diff --git a/platform-engineer/configmap.yaml b/platform-engineer/configmap.yaml
index 08f8480..3f725f9 100644
--- a/platform-engineer/configmap.yaml
+++ b/platform-engineer/configmap.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ data:
     cron:
       wrap_response: false
 
+    discord:
+      allowed_channels: '1470909384162017444'        # DISCORD_HOME_CHANNEL
+      free_response_channels: '1470909384162017444'  # no @mention needed here
+      # Per-platform gateway auth. Paired with GATEWAY_ALLOW_ALL_USERS=true in
+      # the env (secret.yaml), this lets the bot reply to inbound DMs and
+      # group messages from anyone. Tighten later by switching to
+      # DISCORD_ALLOWED_USERS=<id> in the secret and dropping these two lines.
+      dm_policy: open
+      group_policy: open
+
     memory:
       memory_enabled: true
       user_profile_enabled: true