diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e61bca2..4fe0d89 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# Application specific
+abots-git/
+abots/
+abots
+*.log
+
 # ---> Python
 # Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
 __pycache__/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 59f5f3f..74df92a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
 # irc
 
-The IRC component
\ No newline at end of file
+The IRC component
+
+## Dependencies
+
+* abots
+
+## Setup
+
+Install abots using:
+
+```bash
+
+$ git clone https://tildegit.org/aewens/abots _abots
+$ mv _abots/abots .
+$ rm -rf _abots
+
+
+```
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8b22245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#!/opt/abots/env/bin/python3 
+
+from abots.net import IRCSocketClient
+from abots.helpers import Logger, infinitedict, isnumeric
+from time import sleep
+from os import remove as delete_file
+from os.path import isfile
+
+logname = "babili_irc_client"
+logfile = f"{logname}.log"
+if isfile(logfile):
+    delete_file(logfile)
+settings = infinitedict()
+settings["file"]["formatter"] = "%(message)s"
+settings["stream"]["formatter"] = "%(message)s"
+logger = Logger(logname, settings=settings)
+logger.start()
+
+irc_host = "localhost"
+irc_port = 6667
+irc_timeout = 3
+
+irc_client = IRCSocketClient(irc_host, irc_port, daemon=True)#, timeout=irc_timeout)
+irc_client.start()
+inbox = irc_client.queues.get("inbox")
+outbox = irc_client.queues.get("outbox")
+events = irc_client.queues.get("events")
+
+#sleep(2)
+irc_client.ready.wait()
+
+"""
+
+:center.tilde.chat NOTICE * :*** Looking up your hostname...
+:center.tilde.chat NOTICE * :*** Could not resolve your hostname: Domain not found; using your IP address (127.0.0.1) instead.
+:center.tilde.chat CAP * LS :account-notify account-tag away-notify batch cap-notify chghost echo-message extended-join invite-notify message-tags sasl server-time
+:center.tilde.chat 001 babili|test :Welcome to the tilde.chat IRC Network babili|test!babili|test@127.0.0.1
+:center.tilde.chat 002 babili|test :Your host is center.tilde.chat, running version InspIRCd-3
+:center.tilde.chat 003 babili|test :This server was created 17:19:44 May 06 2019
+
+"""
+
+def parse(message):
+    prefix, command, params = message.lstrip(":").rstrip("\r\n").split(" ", 2)
+    meta = dict()
+    meta["source"] = "nick" if "!" in prefix else "server"
+    meta["type"] = "numeric" if isnumeric(command) else "alpha"
+    return meta
+
+name = "babili"
+first = False
+server = None
+irc_client.send("CAP LS")
+irc_client.send("CAP END")
+irc_client.send(f"USER {name} - - -")
+irc_client.send(f"NICK {name}")
+while True:
+    for letter in irc_client.recv():
+        if letter is not None:# or len(letter) > 0:
+            #meta = parse(letter)
+            #print(meta)
+            #source = meta["source"]
+            #if not first and source == "server":
+            #    server = source
+            #    first = True
+            #elif context == server and command == "CAP":
+            logger.debug(letter)
+    sleep(1)
+#for letter in irc_client.recv():
+#    if letter is not None:
+#        logger.debug(letter)
+irc_client.stop()