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Search
/docs search <query>Search your ctrl alt doc documentation by title, description, and content. Title matches take priority, keeping common searches focused.
ctrl alt doc companion
Your docs, in Discord.
A small, self-hosted Discord bot for searching and browsing a ctrl alt doc documentation site without leaving the conversation.
A thin integration
ctrl alt doc does the work. The bot gets it there.
The bot doesn't duplicate your documentation, build its own search index, or maintain a database. It simply connects Discord to the ctrl alt doc API and gets out of the way.
Discord
→ Discord bot
→ ctrl alt doc API
→ Your docs
Commands
Find what you need.
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Page lookup
/docs page <slug>Go directly to a known documentation page and get its title, description, optional excerpt, and a direct link.
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Browse categories
/docs list category:<slug>List the pages in a ctrl alt doc navigation category without flattening your documentation structure.
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Autocomplete
/docs search...Search and category suggestions come directly from ctrl alt doc, so the bot doesn't need to maintain its own index or suggestion history.
In practice
Just a command.
Self-hosted
Your server. Your docs.
The ctrl alt doc Discord bot isn't a central service. You run your own bot, connect it to your own ctrl alt doc documentation site, and control the infrastructure it runs on.
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Create your Discord application and bot.
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Install the bot into your Discord server.
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Connect it to your ctrl alt doc documentation site.
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Run the bot on your own infrastructure.
Configuration
env
DISCORD_TOKEN=
DISCORD_CLIENT_ID=
DISCORD_GUILD_ID=
CAD_BASE_URL=https://docs.example.comBy design
Small on purpose.
No database.
The bot doesn't maintain user profiles, search history, or its own documentation index.
No tracking.
No analytics, telemetry, behavioural tracking, or advertising.
No AI.
Search stays with ctrl alt doc. Queries and documentation aren't sent to an AI provider.
No message monitoring.
The bot uses slash commands and doesn't read arbitrary Discord messages.
Latest release
v1.0.3
The ctrl alt doc Discord companion bot is available on npm.
Install the botDocumentation coming soon.