diff --git a/lib/bot.ts b/lib/bot.ts
index a319c9a..beef087 100644
--- a/lib/bot.ts
+++ b/lib/bot.ts
@@ -128,11 +128,10 @@ export default class Bot {
 
     this.attachIrcListeners();
 
-    // IRC handlers wil
-    this.logger.info('Connecting to Discord');
     // Begin connection to remote servers
-    await this.discord.connect();
     await this.ircClient.connect(this.config.server, this.config.port, this.config.tls);
+    this.logger.info('Connecting to Discord');
+    await this.discord.connect();
 
     // Extract id and token from Webhook urls and connect.
     this.channelMapping = await ChannelMapper.CreateAsync(this.config, this, this.discord);
diff --git a/lib/channelMapping.ts b/lib/channelMapping.ts
index d6cf00d..426c909 100644
--- a/lib/channelMapping.ts
+++ b/lib/channelMapping.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Bot from './bot.ts';
 import { Config } from './config.ts';
-import { Client, GuildTextChannel, Webhook } from './deps.ts';
+import { CommandClient, GuildTextChannel, Webhook } from './deps.ts';
 
 type Hook = {
   id: string;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export class ChannelMapper {
   discordIdToMapping: Map<string, ChannelMapping> = new Map<string, ChannelMapping>();
   ircNameToMapping: Map<string, ChannelMapping> = new Map<string, ChannelMapping>();
 
-  public static CreateAsync = async (config: Config, bot: Bot, discord: Client) => {
+  public static CreateAsync = async (config: Config, bot: Bot, discord: CommandClient) => {
     const me = new ChannelMapper();
 
     for (const [discordChannelNameOrId, ircChannelNameAndOrPassword] of Object.entries(config.channelMapping)) {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class ChannelMapper {
     }
   }
 
-  private static async findDiscordChannel(discordChannelName: string, discord: Client) {
+  private static async findDiscordChannel(discordChannelName: string, discord: CommandClient) {
     const discordChannel = await discord.channels.get(discordChannelName);
 
     if (!discordChannel && discordChannelName.startsWith('#')) {
diff --git a/lib/deps.ts b/lib/deps.ts
index 7ea9898..8dfb6a2 100644
--- a/lib/deps.ts
+++ b/lib/deps.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export type { AnyRawCommand } from 'https://deno.land/x/irc@v0.15.0/core/protoco
 // Harmony/Discord exports
 export {
   AllowedMentionType,
-  Client,
+  Command,
+  CommandClient,
   DiscordAPIError,
   event,
   GatewayIntents,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export {
   User,
   Webhook,
 } from 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harmonyland/harmony/main/mod.ts';
+export type { CommandContext } from 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harmonyland/harmony/main/mod.ts';
 export type { AllWebhookMessageOptions } from 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harmonyland/harmony/main/src/structures/webhook.ts';
 // std exports
 export { resolve as resolvePath } from 'https://deno.land/std@0.203.0/path/mod.ts';
diff --git a/lib/discordClient.ts b/lib/discordClient.ts
index 14cf78c..5956a5d 100644
--- a/lib/discordClient.ts
+++ b/lib/discordClient.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,44 @@
 import Bot from './bot.ts';
 import { escapeMarkdown } from './helpers.ts';
-import { Client, event, GatewayIntents, Message } from './deps.ts';
+import { Command, CommandClient, CommandContext, event, GatewayIntents, Message } from './deps.ts';
 
-export class DiscordClient extends Client {
+class Names extends Command {
+  name = 'names';
+  private bot: Bot;
+
+  constructor(bot: Bot) {
+    super();
+    this.bot = bot;
+  }
+
+  async execute(ctx: CommandContext): Promise<void> {
+    const ircChannel = this.bot?.channelMapping?.discordIdToMapping.get(ctx.channel.id)?.ircChannel;
+    // return early if message was in channel we don't post to
+    if (!ircChannel) return;
+    const users = this.bot?.channelUsers[ircChannel];
+    if (users && users.length > 0) {
+      const ircNamesArr = new Array(...users);
+      await ctx.message.reply(
+        `Users in ${ircChannel}\n> ${
+          ircNamesArr
+            .map(escapeMarkdown)
+            .join(', ')
+        }`,
+      );
+    } else {
+      this.bot.logger.warn(
+        `No channelUsers found for ${ircChannel} when /names requested`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export class DiscordClient extends CommandClient {
   private bot: Bot;
   constructor(bot: Bot) {
     super({
+      prefix: '/',
+      caseSensitive: false,
       intents: [
         GatewayIntents.GUILDS,
         GatewayIntents.GUILD_MEMBERS,
@@ -16,7 +49,8 @@ export class DiscordClient extends Client {
     });
     this.bot = bot;
     // Reconnect event has to be hooked manually due to naming conflict
-    this.on('reconnect', (shardId) => this.bot.logger.info(`Reconnected to Discord (shard ID ${shardId})`));
+    this.on('reconnect', (shardId) => this.bot?.logger.info(`Reconnected to Discord (shard ID ${shardId})`));
+    this.commands.add(new Names(bot));
   }
 
   @event()
@@ -32,37 +66,16 @@ export class DiscordClient extends Client {
 
   @event()
   async messageCreate(message: Message): Promise<void> {
-    // Show the IRC channel's /names list when asked for in Discord
-    if (message.content.toLowerCase() === '/names') {
-      if (!message.channel.isGuildText()) return;
-      // return early if message was in channel we don't post to
-      if (!(this.bot.channelMapping?.discordIdToMapping.get(message.channel.id))) {
-        return;
-      }
-      const ircChannel = this.bot.channelMapping?.discordIdToMapping.get(message.channel.id)?.ircChannel;
-      if (!ircChannel) return;
-      if (this.bot.channelUsers[ircChannel]) {
-        const ircNames = this.bot.channelUsers[ircChannel].values();
-        const ircNamesArr = new Array(...ircNames);
-        await this.bot.sendExactToDiscord(
-          ircChannel,
-          `Users in ${ircChannel}\n> ${
-            ircNamesArr
-              .map(escapeMarkdown) //TODO: Switch to discord.js escape markdown
-              .join(', ')
-          }`,
-        );
-      } else {
-        this.bot.logger.warn(
-          `No channelUsers found for ${ircChannel} when /names requested`,
-        );
-        // Pass the command through if channelUsers is empty
-        await this.bot.sendToIRC(message);
-      }
-    } else {
-      // Ignore this.bot messages and people leaving/joining
-      await this.bot.sendToIRC(message);
+    if (message.content.trim() === '/names') return;
+    if (!message.channel.isGuildText()) return;
+    // return early if message was in channel we don't post to
+    if (!(this.bot.channelMapping?.discordIdToMapping.get(message.channel.id))) {
+      return;
     }
+    const ircChannel = this.bot?.channelMapping?.discordIdToMapping.get(message.channel.id)?.ircChannel;
+    if (!ircChannel) return;
+    // Ignore this.bot? messages and people leaving/joining
+    await this.bot.sendToIRC(message);
   }
 
   @event()