diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 05906ba..3a994b4 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 TOKEN=
 API=
+CLIENT_ID=
 
 DB_TYPE=
 DB_URL=
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diff --git a/cmd/user.ts b/cmd/user.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5714dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/user.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// commands/overview.ts
+import { ChatInputCommandInteraction, EmbedBuilder, MessageFlags, SlashCommandBuilder } from "discord.js";
+import { db } from "../db";
+import { formatSize } from "../lib";
+import { StereoFile } from "../types";
+
+export const data = new SlashCommandBuilder()
+  .setName("user")
+  .addUserOption(option => option.setName("user").setDescription("user to look up").setRequired(false))
+  .setDescription("get information about a user (or yourself) on stereo");
+
+export const execute = async (interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) => {
+    const user = interaction.options.getUser("user") || interaction.user;
+    if (!user) {
+        await interaction.reply({ content: "couldn't find user", flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral });
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    const id = await db.get<{ id: string }>`SELECT id FROM users WHERE id = ${user.id}`;
+    if (!id) {
+        await interaction.reply({ content: "this user doesn't have a stereo account", flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral });
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const files = await db.all<StereoFile[]>`SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = ${user.id}`;
+    const totalSize = files.reduce((a, b) => a + b.size, 0);
+
+    const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
+        .setColor(0xff264e)
+        .setAuthor({
+        name: `${user.globalName || "user"} on stereo`,
+        iconURL: user.avatarURL({ size: 512 }) || ""
+        })
+        .setDescription("Here's your overview:")
+        .addFields(
+        { name: "Uploads", value: `${files.length} files`, inline: true },
+        { name: "Uploaded", value: `${formatSize(totalSize)} / 15 GB`, inline: true },
+        { name: "Plan", value: `Free`, inline: true }
+        )
+        .setFooter({ text: "powered by stereo" })
+        .setTimestamp();
+
+    await interaction.reply({ embeds: [embed] });
+}
+
+export default [data, execute] as const;
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diff --git a/globals.d.ts b/globals.d.ts
index 94cb302..b9d593c 100644
--- a/globals.d.ts
+++ b/globals.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 declare module "bun" {
   interface Env {
+    // discord
     TOKEN: string;
-    API: string;
+    CLIENT_ID: string;
+
+    // stereo
     DB_URL: string;
     DB_TYPE: "sqlite" | "postgres";
   }
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index d784cc6..5822beb 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,46 +1,47 @@
-import { ActivityType, Client, EmbedBuilder, Events, GatewayIntentBits } from "discord.js";
+import { ActivityType, Client, Events, GatewayIntentBits, REST, Routes } from "discord.js";
+import user from "./cmd/user";
 import { db } from "./db";
-import { formatSize } from "./lib";
 import { StereoFile } from "./types";
 
-const client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages, GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent] });
+const client = new Client({
+	intents: [
+		GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
+		GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
+		GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
+		
+	]
+	});
+const rest = new REST({ version: "10" }).setToken(process.env.TOKEN);
 
 client.once(Events.ClientReady, async (c) => {
-	console.log(c.user.tag);
+	await rest.put(
+		Routes.applicationCommands(process.env.CLIENT_ID),
+		{ body: commands.map(([data]) => data) }
+	);
+
 	const files = (await db.all<StereoFile[]>`SELECT * FROM files`).length
 	c.user.setPresence({
 		activities: [{ name: `${files} files uploaded to stereo`, type: ActivityType.Custom }],
 		status: "dnd"
 	});
+
+	console.log(c.user.tag);
 });
 
-client.on(Events.MessageCreate, async (message) => {
-	if (message.author.bot) return;
-	if (
-	client.user &&
-	message.mentions.has(client.user) &&
-	!message.mentions.everyone
-	) {
-		let files = await db.all<StereoFile[]>`SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = ${message.author.id}`;
-		let totalSize = files.reduce((a, b) => a + b.size, 0);
+const commands = [
+	user
+]
 
-		const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
-			.setColor(0xff264e)
-			.setAuthor({
-				name: `${message.author.globalName || "user"} on stereo`,
-				iconURL: message.author.avatarURL({ size: 512 }) || ""
-			})
-			.setDescription("here's your overview:")
-			.addFields(
-				{ name: "Uploads", value: `${files.length} files`, inline: true },
-				{ name: "Uploaded", value: `${formatSize(totalSize)} / 15 GB`, inline: true },
-				{ name: "Plan", value: `Free`, inline: true }
-			)
-			.setFooter({ text: "powered by stereo" })
-			.setTimestamp();
-
-		await message.reply({ embeds: [embed] });
-	}
+client.on(Events.InteractionCreate, async interaction => {
+  if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;
+  const cmd = commands.find(([data]) => data.name === interaction.commandName);
+  if (!cmd) return;
+  try {
+    await cmd[1](interaction);
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+    await interaction.reply({ content: "there was an error executing this command", ephemeral: true });
+  }
 });
 
 client.login(process.env.TOKEN).catch((err) => {