The latest articles on DEV Community by black (@qqmans). https://dev.to/qqmans https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4056781%2F8359b0d7-7c24-4241-a507-b3f5c53ced90.png https://dev.to/qqmans en black Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:36:57 +0000 https://dev.to/qqmans/building-modpulse-a-free-open-source-discord-bot-to-track-nexusmods-updates-4d2b https://dev.to/qqmans/building-modpulse-a-free-open-source-discord-bot-to-track-nexusmods-updates-4d2b <p>Keeping track of mod updates across multiple games can be a real hassle. If you play heavily modded games or manage a gaming server for friends, manually checking NexusMods pages or digging through site notifications gets tedious very fast.</p> <p>To solve this, I built <strong>ModPulse</strong> - a free, open-source Discord bot written in Python that automates the whole process using the official NexusMods API.</p> <h2> ⚡ What ModPulse Does </h2> <p>When a mod you follow gets updated, ModPulse automatically catches it and posts a clean notification embed directly into your Discord channel.</p> <ul> <li>🔄 <strong>Automated Tracking:</strong> Periodically queries NexusMods for new releases and updates.</li> <li>📋 <strong>Rich Discord Embeds:</strong> Displays new version tags, changelog summaries, thumbnails, and direct links.</li> <li>⚡ <strong>Slash Commands:</strong> Add or manage tracked mods easily using <code>/add_mod [url]</code>.</li> <li>🔓 <strong>100% Open-Source &amp; Free:</strong> Self-host it on your own PC or a VPS under the MIT License with zero hidden costs.</li> </ul> <h2> 🛠️ Tech Stack </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Language:</strong> Python 3.11+</li> <li> <strong>Library:</strong> <code>discord.py</code> </li> <li> <strong>HTTP Client:</strong> <code>aiohttp</code> (for async API requests)</li> <li> <strong>API:</strong> NexusMods REST API</li> </ul> <h2> 📂 Source Code &amp; Setup Guide </h2> <p>The project is completely open-source. You can find the full code, installation steps, and setup guide on GitHub:</p> <p>👉 <strong><a href="https://github.com/qqmans/ModPulse" rel="noopener noreferrer">Check out the ModPulse Repository on GitHub</a></strong></p> <h2> 💬 Feedback &amp; Contributions </h2> <p>I built this project to solve my own headache with game updates and wanted to share it with the community. </p> <p>If you find it useful, dropping a <strong>⭐ star on GitHub</strong> would mean a lot! Feel free to leave a comment with any feature requests, ideas, or feedback.</p> python discord opensource showcase