diff --git a/src/bots/Tupfile b/src/bots/Tupfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..591db9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bots/Tupfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include_rules
+.gitignore
+
diff --git a/src/bots/ketracel.moon b/src/bots/ketracel.moon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a13ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bots/ketracel.moon
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+irce = require "irce"
+moon = require "moon"
+stringx = require "pl.stringx"
+
+{
+  hooks:
+    ["376"]: (state) =>
+      self\NICK "Ketracel", "white", "the.dominion", "+io", "Ketracel White"
+      self\NJOIN "#ketracel", "@Ketracel"
+
+    --["NJOIN"]: (state, chan) =>
+    --  self\NJOIN chan, "Ketracel"
+
+    ["PRIVMSG"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      cmdchar = params[2]\sub 1, 1
+      destsigil = params[1]\sub 1, 1
+
+      if params[1]\lower! == "ketracel"
+        sp = stringx.split params[2]
+        cmd = sp[1]
+        table.remove sp, 1
+        self\handle("Ketracel command", sender[1], params[1], cmd, sp)
+
+      if cmdchar == "?" and destsigil == "#"
+        sp = stringx.split params[2]
+        cmd = string.sub sp[1], 2
+        table.remove sp, 1
+        self\handle("Ketracel command", sender[1], params[1], cmd, sp)
+
+    ["Ketracel command"]: (state, sender, target, cmd, args) =>
+      switch string.upper cmd
+        when "VHOST"
+          if #args > 0
+            self\VHOST sender, args[1]
+            self\PRIVMSG "Ketracel", sender, "your vhost is now " ..args[1]
+          else
+            self\PRIVMSG "Ketracel", sender, "usage: VHOST <your.vhost>"
+        else
+          self\PRIVMSG "Ketracel", sender, "i don't know " .. cmd
+}
diff --git a/src/irce/modules/ngircd/Tupfile b/src/irce/modules/ngircd/Tupfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..591db9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/irce/modules/ngircd/Tupfile
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+include_rules
+.gitignore
+
diff --git a/src/irce/modules/ngircd/init.moon b/src/irce/modules/ngircd/init.moon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..841aa48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/irce/modules/ngircd/init.moon
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+irce = require "irce"
+util = require "irce.util"
+stringx = require "pl.stringx"
+moon = require "moon"
+
+{
+  init: (state) =>
+    state.servers = {}
+    state.clients = {}
+    state.channels = {}
+
+  senders:
+    ["REGISTER"]: (state, password, software, version, sname, real, nicklen) =>
+      assert self\PASS password, software, version
+      assert self\SERVER sname, real
+      assert self\NICKLEN nicklen
+      assert self\EMOTD!
+      string.format ":%s PING :%s", sname, sname
+
+    ["PASS"]: (state, password, software, version) =>
+      state.pass = password
+      string.format "PASS %s 0210-IRC+ %s|%s:CHLMSXo", password, software, version
+
+    ["SERVER"]: (state, sname, real) =>
+      state.sname = sname
+      state.servers[sname] = real
+      string.format "SERVER %s 1 :%s", sname, real
+
+    ["NICKLEN"]: (state, len) =>
+      string.format ":%s 005 * NICKLEN=%s :are supported on this server", state.sname, len
+
+    ["EMOTD"]: (state) =>
+      string.format ":%s 376 * :End of MOTD command", state.sname
+
+    ["KILL"]: (state, who, reason) =>
+      string.format ":%s KILL %s :%s: %s", state.sname, who, state.sname, reason
+
+    ["PING"]: (state, param) =>
+      ":" .. state.sname .. " PING :" .. param
+
+    ["PONG"]: (state, param) =>
+      ":" .. state.sname .. " PONG :" .. param
+
+    ["NICK"]: (state, nick, user, host, modes, real) =>
+      state.clients[string.lower nick] =
+        :nick, :user, :host, :modes, :real, metadata: {}
+      string.format ":%s NICK %s 1 %s %s 1 %s :%s", state.sname, nick, user, host, modes, real
+
+    ["NJOIN"]: (state, channame, who) =>
+      string.format ":%s NJOIN %s :%s", state.sname, channame, who
+
+    ["METADATA"]: (state, nick, key, val) =>
+      state.clients[string.lower nick].metadata[key] = val
+      string.format ":%s METADATA %s %s :%s", state.sname, nick, key, val
+
+    ["VHOST"]: (state, nick, vhost) =>
+      self\METADATA nick, "cloakhost", vhost
+      string.format ":%s MODE %s +x", state.sname, nick
+
+    ["PRIVMSG"]: (state, nick, target, message) =>
+      string.format ":%s PRIVMSG %s :%s", nick, target, message
+
+  handlers:
+    ["ERROR"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      error string.format "%s: %s", sender[1], params[1]
+
+    ["PING"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      self\send "PONG", params[1]
+      sender, params[1]
+
+    ["PONG"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      sender, params[1]
+
+    ["NICK"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      nick = params[1]
+      user = params[3]
+      host = params[4]
+      modes = string.sub params[6], 2
+      real = params[7]
+      metadata = {}
+
+      state.clients[string.lower nick] =
+        :nick, :user, :host, :modes, :real, :metadata
+
+      sender, state.clients[nick]
+
+    ["METADATA"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      nick = params[1]
+      key = params[2]
+      value = params[3]
+
+      state.clients[string.lower nick].metadata[key] = value
+      sender, nick, key: value
+
+    ["NJOIN"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      chan = params[1]
+      whose = stringx.split tostring(params[2]), ","
+
+      for k, v in pairs whose
+        pfxlen = string.find v, "%a+"
+        nick = string.lower string.sub v, pfxlen
+        prefix = string.sub v, 1, pfxlen - 1
+        pfxarr = {}
+
+        for i = 1, #prefix
+          pfxarr[i] = string.sub prefix, i, i
+
+        state.channels[chan].members[nick] = pfxarr
+
+      chan, whose
+
+    ["CHANINFO"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      name = params[1]
+      mode = string.sub params[2], 2
+      topic = params[#params]
+      key = nil
+      limit = nil
+
+      if #params == 5
+        key = params[3]
+        if key == "*"
+          key = nil
+
+        limit = params[4]
+        if limit == "0"
+          limit = nil
+
+      state.channels[name] =
+        :name, :mode, :topic, :key, :limit, members: {}
+
+    ["PRIVMSG"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      if sender[1] == "Cadey" and stringx.startswith params[2], "?eval"
+        code = string.sub(params[2], 7)
+        print string.format "%s %s %s - evaling", params[1], sender[1], code
+        fun, err = load(code, sender[1].."-"..params[1], "t", {
+          state: state, :string,
+        })
+        if err ~= nil
+          error err
+        result = fun!
+        if result ~= nil
+          self\PRIVMSG state.sname, params[1], tostring result
+
+      sender, params
+
+    ["SERVER"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      sname = params[1]
+      real = params[#params]
+
+      state.servers[sname] = real
+      sender, sname, real
+
+    ["PASS"]: (state, sender, params) =>
+      if params[1] ~= state.pass
+        error "got wrong password from " .. sender[1]
+
+      state.pass = nil
+}
diff --git a/src/ketracel.moon b/src/ketracel.moon
index 3bb6e29..2515ae2 100644
--- a/src/ketracel.moon
+++ b/src/ketracel.moon
@@ -3,27 +3,22 @@ socket = require "socket"
 
 config =
   server: os.getenv("IRC_HOST") or "127.0.0.1"
-  nick: os.getenv("IRC_NICK") or "Ketracel-dev"
-  user: os.getenv("IRC_USER") or "white"
-  real: os.getenv("IRC_REAL") or "The favorite of the Jem'Hadar"
-  oper: os.getenv("IRC_OPER")
-  channels: { "#ketracel", "#opers" }
+  sname: os.getenv("KETRACEL_SNAME") or "ketracel.akua"
+  spass: os.getenv("KETRACEL_SPASS") or error("need KETRACEL_SPASS")
+  sreal: os.getenv("KETRACEL_SREAL") or "The favorite of the Jem'Hadar"
   debug: os.getenv("KETRACEL_DEBUG")
+  nicklen: os.getenv("KETRACEL_NICKLEN") or "31"
 
 irc = irce.new!
 running = true
 
 -- load IRC modules
-assert irc\load_module require "irce.modules.base"
-assert irc\load_module require "irce.modules.channel"
-assert irc\load_module require "irce.modules.message"
-assert irc\load_module require "irce.modules.motd"
-assert irc\load_module require "irce.modules.oper"
+assert irc\load_module require "irce.modules.ngircd"
+assert irc\load_module require "bots.ketracel"
 
 client = socket.tcp!
 client\settimeout 1
 
--- irc engine callbacks
 irc\set_send_func (message) =>
   client\send message
 
@@ -31,26 +26,12 @@ if config.debug
   irc\set_callback irce.RAW, (send, message) =>
     print string.format "%s %s", (send and ">" or "<"), message
 
-irc\set_callback "CTCP", (sender, origin, command, params, pm) =>
-  if command == "VERSION"
-    self\CTCP_REPLY origin, "VERSION", string.format("Ketracel white - dev (%s, %s)", irce._VERSION, _VERSION)
-
-irc\set_callback "001", (...) =>
-  for k, chan in ipairs config.channels
-    assert irc\JOIN chan
-
-irc\set_callback "PRIVMSG", (sender, origin, message, pm) =>
-  if message == "?quit"
-    assert self\QUIT "Ran out of white"
-    running = false
+print "Ketracel loaded using " .. irce._VERSION .. " running on " .. _VERSION
 
 -- connect to irc server
 assert client\connect config.server, 6667
 
-assert irc\NICK config.nick
-assert irc\USER config.user, config.real
-
-print "Ketracel loaded using " .. irce._VERSION .. " running on " .. _VERSION
+assert irc\REGISTER config.spass, "ketracel", "0.0.1", config.sname, config.sreal, config.nicklen
 
 if config.oper
   irc\OPER config.nick, config.oper