discord-toggle-rpc

Rust
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A simple utility to toggle Discord Rich Presence on and offDevelopment ToolCross-platform

Why? #

I made this when I got tired of Discord Rich Presence constantly showing what I was doing. This little CLI app lets me toggle it on or off whenever I want, without needing to quit Discord or mess with settings. It’s written in Rust and works by modifying the client state using your Discord token.

How It Works #

This tool uses your Discord token (set via environment variable) to toggle the Rich Presence display. It’s minimal and fast — exactly what I needed at the time.

Installation #

cargo install discord-toggle-rpc

Setup #

Set the environment variable:

DISCORD_TOKEN=<your token>

You can place it in /etc/environment or export it manually in your shell.

Finding Your Token #

Your Discord token looks like mfa.XXXX... or just a long base64 string.

  • In browser: open DevTools → Network tab → click any XHR request → check authorization header.
  • In desktop app: try Ctrl+Shift+I to open DevTools, then follow the same steps. If it doesn’t work, use the browser method instead.

This is a personal utility and may break if Discord changes how their client works.