diff --git a/.github/blocks/notify-discord/action.yaml b/.github/blocks/notify-discord/action.yaml
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+++ b/.github/blocks/notify-discord/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+name: "Notify Discord"
+description: "Post a release announcement embed to a Discord channel webhook"
+
+inputs:
+  webhook-url:
+    description: "[secret] Discord channel webhook URL. Empty disables the block."
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+  service-name:
+    description: "[string] Display name of the released service"
+    required: true
+  version:
+    description: "[string] Version being released (e.g., 1.2.3)"
+    required: true
+  release-url:
+    description: "[string] URL to the GitHub Release"
+    required: true
+  release-notes:
+    description: "[string] Markdown release notes (truncated to 4096 chars)"
+    required: false
+    default: ""
+  prerelease:
+    description: "[boolean: 'true'/'false'] Whether this is a prerelease"
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  dry-run:
+    description: "[boolean: 'true'/'false'] Log payload without sending"
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Send Discord announcement
+      uses: actions/github-script@v7
+      env:
+        WEBHOOK_URL: ${{ inputs.webhook-url }}
+        SERVICE_NAME: ${{ inputs.service-name }}
+        VERSION: ${{ inputs.version }}
+        RELEASE_URL: ${{ inputs.release-url }}
+        RELEASE_NOTES: ${{ inputs.release-notes }}
+        PRERELEASE: ${{ inputs.prerelease }}
+        DRY_RUN: ${{ inputs.dry-run }}
+      with:
+        script: |
+          const webhookUrl = process.env.WEBHOOK_URL;
+          if (!webhookUrl) {
+            core.info('Discord webhook not configured, skipping.');
+            return;
+          }
+          core.setSecret(webhookUrl);
+
+          const serviceName = process.env.SERVICE_NAME;
+          const version = process.env.VERSION;
+          const releaseUrl = process.env.RELEASE_URL;
+          const rawNotes = process.env.RELEASE_NOTES || '';
+          const isPrerelease = process.env.PRERELEASE === 'true';
+          const isDryRun = process.env.DRY_RUN === 'true';
+
+          const MAX_DESCRIPTION = 4096;
+          const description = rawNotes.length > MAX_DESCRIPTION
+            ? rawNotes.slice(0, MAX_DESCRIPTION - 1) + '\u2026'
+            : rawNotes;
+
+          const titlePrefix = isPrerelease ? '[Pre-release] ' : '';
+          const color = isPrerelease ? 0xF1C40F : 0x2ECC71;
+
+          const payload = {
+            embeds: [
+              {
+                title: `${titlePrefix}${serviceName} v${version}`,
+                url: releaseUrl,
+                description,
+                color,
+                timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+                footer: { text: context.payload.repository?.full_name || `${context.repo.owner}/${context.repo.repo}` },
+              },
+            ],
+          };
+
+          if (isDryRun) {
+            core.info('Dry run enabled, not sending. Payload:');
+            core.info(JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2));
+            return;
+          }
+
+          const WEBHOOK_TIMEOUT_MS = 10000;
+          let response;
+          try {
+            response = await fetch(webhookUrl, {
+              method: 'POST',
+              headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+              body: JSON.stringify(payload),
+              signal: AbortSignal.timeout(WEBHOOK_TIMEOUT_MS),
+            });
+          } catch (error) {
+            if (error.name === 'AbortError' || error.name === 'TimeoutError') {
+              core.setFailed(`Discord webhook timed out after ${WEBHOOK_TIMEOUT_MS}ms.`);
+              return;
+            }
+            throw error;
+          }
+
+          if (!response.ok) {
+            const body = await response.text();
+            core.setFailed(`Discord webhook returned ${response.status} ${response.statusText}: ${body}`);
+            return;
+          }
+
+          core.info(`Discord announcement posted (HTTP ${response.status}).`);
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1273,6 +1273,59 @@ Posts or updates a single comment on a pull request. When a `comment-key` is pro
 ```
 
 
+---
+
+### notify-discord
+
+**Path:** `.github/blocks/notify-discord/action.yaml`
+
+Posts a release announcement embed to a Discord channel webhook. The block no-ops when `webhook-url` is empty, so it can be wired into a pipeline unconditionally and stays dormant for repos that haven't configured `DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL`.
+
+#### Setup (one-time, in Discord)
+
+1. Open the Discord server, then **Server Settings → Integrations → Webhooks → New Webhook**.
+2. Pick the channel where releases should be announced.
+3. Copy the webhook URL (looks like `https://discord.com/api/webhooks/<id>/<token>`).
+4. Add it to GitHub as a repo or org Actions secret named `DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL`.
+
+The webhook URL is bound to the channel selected in step 2 — that is how "specific channel" is targeted; no channel ID is needed in the workflow.
+
+#### Inputs
+
+| Input | Type | Required | Default | Description |
+|-------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
+| `webhook-url` | secret | No | `""` | Discord channel webhook URL. Empty disables the block. |
+| `service-name` | string | Yes | — | Display name of the released service |
+| `version` | string | Yes | — | Version being released (e.g., `1.2.3`) |
+| `release-url` | string | Yes | — | URL to the GitHub Release (use the `url` output of `create-github-release`) |
+| `release-notes` | string | No | `""` | Markdown release notes (auto-truncated to Discord's 4096-char embed limit) |
+| `prerelease` | boolean | No | `false` | Tags the embed as a prerelease (amber color, `[Pre-release]` title prefix) |
+| `dry-run` | boolean | No | `false` | Logs the JSON payload without sending |
+
+#### Usage
+
+```yaml
+- name: Create GitHub Release
+  id: gh-release
+  uses: photon-hq/buildspace/.github/blocks/create-github-release@main
+  with:
+    version: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.version }}
+    title: "${{ inputs.service-name }} v${{ steps.release-info.outputs.version }}"
+    notes: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.release_notes }}
+    prerelease: ${{ inputs.prerelease }}
+
+- name: Announce release on Discord
+  uses: photon-hq/buildspace/.github/blocks/notify-discord@main
+  with:
+    webhook-url: ${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL }}
+    service-name: ${{ inputs.service-name }}
+    version: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.version }}
+    release-url: ${{ steps.gh-release.outputs.url }}
+    release-notes: ${{ steps.release-info.outputs.release_notes }}
+    prerelease: ${{ inputs.prerelease }}
+```
+
+
 ---
 
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