[Discord Issue] As of September 1st, the bot doesn't respond to commands!
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Description
**Description of the bug**
[As of September 1st, the Message Content Intent is being enforced](https://support-dev.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404772028055-Message-Content-Privileged-Intent-FAQ), which is the "intent" that allows a bot to read the contents of messages. JMusicBot needs this intent to be able to have custom-prefixed commands. If your music bot stopped responding to commands _on September 1st_, it is almost certainly because the bot's intents have not been migrated and you'll need to update its settings in the developer portal. *(Note that if your bot is in more than 75 servers, it will likely be permanently broken. JMusicBots should be kept private).*
**The Solution**
1. Head on over to and find your bot application.
2. Click on the **Bot** tab on the sidebar

4. Turn **Message Content Intent** (should be the last checkbox on the page) **ON**
5. Make sure your checkboxes match the ones I have shown

6. Shut down and restart your bot
**Version Info**
This affects all connections to Discord, regardless of which version of JMusicBot is used.
Contributor guide
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Research direction
Start with the issue's Discord developer-portal steps and the linked Message Content Intent guidance; no repository file or test is identified. Done means confirming that the bot responds to commands after the intent is enabled and the bot is restarted, so this issue does not describe a code contribution.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100