diff --git a/scripts/register-discord-commands.ts b/scripts/register-discord-commands.ts
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+++ b/scripts/register-discord-commands.ts
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+import { commands } from '../src/discord/commands';
+import { registerCommands } from '../src/discord/registration';
+
+if (process.argv.includes('--apply')) {
+  const registered = await registerCommands(process.env.DISCORD_CLIENT_ID ?? '', process.env.DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN ?? '', commands);
+  console.log(`Registered global commands for servers and bot DMs: ${registered.map(name => `/${name}`).join(', ')}`);
+} else {
+  console.log(JSON.stringify(commands, null, 2));
+  console.log('Preview only. Add --apply to register these commands with Discord.');
+}
diff --git a/src/discord/registration.test.ts b/src/discord/registration.test.ts
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+++ b/src/discord/registration.test.ts
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+import { expect, test } from 'bun:test';
+import { registerCommands } from './registration';
+const command = { name: 'today', description: 'Today', type: 1, contexts: [0, 1], integration_types: [0] };
+test('registers global commands individually without removing other application commands', async () => {
+  const calls: { url: string; init?: RequestInit }[] = [];
+  expect(await registerCommands('111111111111111111', 'fake-token', [command], async (url, init) => { calls.push({ url, init }); return Response.json({}); })).toEqual(['today']);
+  expect(calls[0]!.url).toBe('https://discord.com/api/v10/applications/111111111111111111/commands');
+  expect(calls[0]!.init!.method).toBe('POST');
+  expect(JSON.parse(calls[0]!.init!.body as string).contexts).toEqual([0, 1]);
+});
+test('rejects missing DM support before sending any request', async () => {
+  let called = false;
+  await expect(registerCommands('111111111111111111', 'fake-token', [{ ...command, contexts: [0] }], async () => { called = true; return Response.json({}); })).rejects.toThrow('bot DMs');
+  expect(called).toBe(false);
+});
+test('stops on rate limits and does not expose response bodies', async () => {
+  await expect(registerCommands('111111111111111111', 'fake-token', [command], async () => new Response('private provider data', { status: 429, headers: { 'Retry-After': '5' } }))).rejects.toThrow('HTTP 429');
+});
diff --git a/src/discord/registration.ts b/src/discord/registration.ts
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+++ b/src/discord/registration.ts
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+export type CommandDefinition = { name: string; description: string; type?: number; contexts: number[]; integration_types: number[]; options?: unknown[] };
+type Transport = (url: string, init?: RequestInit) => Promise<Response>;
+/** Upsert only Minabot's commands. Never bulk-overwrite unrelated application commands. */
+export async function registerCommands(applicationId: string, token: string, definitions: CommandDefinition[], request: Transport = fetch) {
+  if (!/^\d{17,20}$/.test(applicationId) || !token.trim()) throw new Error('Set DISCORD_CLIENT_ID and DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN.');
+  const names = new Set<string>();
+  for (const command of definitions) {
+    if (names.has(command.name)) throw new Error(`Duplicate command: ${command.name}`);
+    names.add(command.name);
+    if (!command.contexts.includes(0) || !command.contexts.includes(1)) throw new Error(`${command.name} must support servers and bot DMs.`);
+  }
+  const registered: string[] = [];
+  for (const command of definitions) {
+    const response = await request(`https://discord.com/api/v10/applications/${applicationId}/commands`, {
+      method: 'POST', headers: { Authorization: `Bot ${token.trim().replace(/^Bot\s+/i, '')}`, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify(command), redirect: 'error', signal: AbortSignal.timeout(15000),
+    });
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      // Provider payloads may contain sensitive data; report status only.
+      const retry = response.status === 429 ? ` Retry after ${response.headers.get('Retry-After') ?? 'a few'} seconds.` : '';
+      throw new Error(`Registration of /${command.name} failed (HTTP ${response.status}).${retry} Already registered: ${registered.join(', ') || 'none'}. Rerunning safely upserts commands.`);
+    }
+    registered.push(command.name);
+  }
+  return registered;
+}