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17 changes: 8 additions & 9 deletions docs/discord-social-sdk/development-guides/setting-rich-presence.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ Unlike most other features of the Discord Social SDK, **Rich Presence can be set
using [`Client::Connect`] to authenticate with Discord, you can use Rich Presence functionality by directly communicating
with a running Discord desktop client through RPC (Remote Procedure Call).

### Requirements

* Discord desktop client must be running on the user's machine
* Your application must be registered with Discord and have a valid Application ID

This direct approach makes Rich Presence integration much simpler for developers who only need basic presence
functionality while Discord desktop clients are running.

### Setting Up Direct Rich Presence

To use Rich Presence without authentication, simply:
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -237,15 +245,6 @@ client->UpdateRichPresence(
}
});
```

### Requirements

* Discord desktop client must be running on the user's machine
* Your application must be registered with Discord and have a valid Application ID

This direct approach makes Rich Presence integration much simpler for developers who only need basic presence
functionality while Discord desktop clients are running.

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## Next Steps
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