Answer Overflow

Questions get answered in your Discord, then that knowledge disappears. Answer Overflow makes it findable - in Google, ChatGPT, your AI agents via MCP, wherever people are looking for answers.

What it does

1. Bot joins your Discord server
2. You select which channels to index
3. Creates indexed web pages from threads
4. Your content is indexed by search engines like Google

Project Structure

apps/
  discord-bot/    # The Discord bot (discord.js + Effect)
  main-site/      # Next.js web app
  docs/           # Documentation site

packages/
  database/       # Convex backend + auth
  ui/             # Shared React components
  ai/             # AI features
  agent/          # AI agent system
  ...

Development

bun install
bun dev

Requires:

• Bun 1.3+
• Node 18+
• A Discord bot token (see CONTRIBUTING.md)

Stack

• Runtime: Bun
• Database: Convex
• Web: Next.js 16
• Bot: discord.js
• Types: Effect + TypeScript
• Auth: Better Auth

Links

• Site: answeroverflow.com
• Discord: discord.answeroverflow.com
• Docs: docs.answeroverflow.com

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md

License

MIT