diff --git a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/discord.ts b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/discord.ts
index 560c18aae..dcf8927be 100644
--- a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/discord.ts
+++ b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/discord.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { Monitor, Notification, MonitorStatusResponse } from "@/types/index
 import { INotificationProvider } from "@/service/index.js";
 import type { MonitorActionDecision } from "@/service/infrastructure/SuperSimpleQueue/SuperSimpleQueueHelper.js";
 import { buildHardwareAlerts, buildDiscordBody, getTestMessage } from "@/service/infrastructure/notificationProviders/utils.js";
+import type { NotificationMessage } from "@/types/notificationMessage.js";
 import got from "got";
 
 export class DiscordProvider implements INotificationProvider {
@@ -86,4 +87,115 @@ export class DiscordProvider implements INotificationProvider {
 			return false;
 		}
 	};
+
+	/**
+	 * New unified message format implementation
+	 */
+	async sendMessage(notification: Notification, message: NotificationMessage): Promise<boolean> {
+		if (!notification.address) {
+			this.logger.warn({
+				message: "Discord notification missing webhook URL",
+				service: SERVICE_NAME,
+				method: "sendMessage",
+			});
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		const embed = this.buildDiscordEmbed(message);
+
+		try {
+			await got.post(notification.address, {
+				json: { embeds: [embed] },
+				headers: {
+					"Content-Type": "application/json",
+				},
+			});
+			this.logger.info({
+				message: "[NEW] Discord notification sent via sendMessage",
+				service: SERVICE_NAME,
+				method: "sendMessage",
+			});
+			return true;
+		} catch (error) {
+			const err = error as Error;
+			this.logger.warn({
+				message: "Discord notification failed",
+				service: SERVICE_NAME,
+				method: "sendMessage",
+				stack: err?.stack,
+			});
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	private buildDiscordEmbed(message: NotificationMessage): any {
+		// Map severity to Discord embed colors
+		const colorMap: Record<string, number> = {
+			critical: 0xdc2626, // red-600
+			warning: 0xf59e0b, // amber-500
+			info: 0x3b82f6, // blue-500
+			success: 0x10b981, // green-500
+		};
+
+		const color = colorMap[message.severity] || colorMap.info;
+
+		const fields: Array<{ name: string; value: string; inline?: boolean }> = [];
+
+		// Add monitor details
+		fields.push({
+			name: "Monitor",
+			value: message.monitor.name,
+			inline: true,
+		});
+
+		fields.push({
+			name: "Type",
+			value: message.monitor.type.toUpperCase(),
+			inline: true,
+		});
+
+		fields.push({
+			name: "Status",
+			value: message.monitor.status.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + message.monitor.status.slice(1),
+			inline: true,
+		});
+
+		// Add monitor URL
+		fields.push({
+			name: "URL",
+			value: message.monitor.url,
+			inline: false,
+		});
+
+		// Add threshold breaches if present
+		if (message.content.thresholds && message.content.thresholds.length > 0) {
+			const thresholdLines = message.content.thresholds
+				.map((t) => `• **${t.metric.toUpperCase()}**: ${t.formattedValue} (threshold: ${t.threshold}${t.unit})`)
+				.join("\n");
+
+			fields.push({
+				name: "Threshold Breaches",
+				value: thresholdLines,
+				inline: false,
+			});
+		}
+
+		// Add details if present
+		if (message.content.details && message.content.details.length > 0) {
+			const detailsText = message.content.details.join("\n");
+			fields.push({
+				name: "Details",
+				value: detailsText,
+				inline: false,
+			});
+		}
+
+		return {
+			title: message.content.title,
+			description: message.content.summary,
+			color,
+			fields,
+			timestamp: message.content.timestamp.toISOString(),
+		};
+	}
 }
diff --git a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationsService.ts b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationsService.ts
index eec41a0a5..a26a39d33 100644
--- a/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationsService.ts
+++ b/server/src/service/infrastructure/notificationsService.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ export class NotificationsService implements INotificationsService {
 			return await this.pagerDutyProvider.sendMessage(notification, notificationMessage);
 		}
 
+		if (notification.type === "discord" && this.discordProvider.sendMessage && notificationMessage) {
+			this.logger.info({
+				message: "[NEW] Using sendMessage for discord",
+				service: SERVICE_NAME,
+				method: "send",
+			});
+			return await this.discordProvider.sendMessage(notification, notificationMessage);
+		}
+
 		// Fallback to existing sendAlert for all providers
 		switch (notification.type) {
 			case "email":