diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
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+{
+    "command_prefix": "$",
+    "token": ""
+}
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+discord.py[voice]==1.7.3
+PyNaCl==1.4.0
diff --git a/src/commands/command.py b/src/commands/command.py
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+++ b/src/commands/command.py
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+import discord
+
+class Command():
+    def __init__(self):
+        # Useful boilerplate
+        # You should overwrite these values!
+
+        self.name = "command" # Lower case and no spaces please :)
+        self.display_name = "Command"
+        self.description = "command description"
+        self.triggers = ["command"]
+
+        self.hidden = False
+
+        # {} will be .formatted to be the command prefix
+        self.usage = "{}command"
+
+    async def run(self, bot: discord.Client, config: dict, message: discord.message, content: str):
+        # Implement this!
+        pass
diff --git a/src/commands/help.py b/src/commands/help.py
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+++ b/src/commands/help.py
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+import discord
+
+from commands.command import Command
+
+class Help(Command):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.name = "help"
+        self.display_name = "Help"
+        self.description = "Show a summary of the available bot commands"
+        self.triggers = ["help", "h"]
+
+        self.usage = "{0}help"
+
+    async def run(self, bot: discord.Client, config: dict, message: discord.Message, content: str):
+        commands = []
+        output = "MemeMan 3 : Electric Boogaloo 2\n\t The finest meme connoisseur\n"
+
+        output = f"{output}\nCommands:"
+        if config.get("loaded_commands") == None:
+            output = f"{output}\nNo commands to show!"
+        else:
+            for command in config.get("loaded_commands").values():
+                command_output = f"\t{command.display_name} : {command.description}\n"
+
+                usage = command.usage.format(config.get("command_prefix"))
+
+                triggers_str = f"${', $'.join(command.triggers)}"
+
+                command_output = f"{command_output}\t\tTriggers: {triggers_str}\n"
+                command_output = f"{command_output}\t\tUsage: {usage}\n"
+
+                output = f"{output}\n{command_output}"
+
+        output = f"```{output}\n\nMemeMan is open source! Find him at https://gitlab.hodgyj.com/james/mememan```"
+
+        await message.reply(output)
diff --git a/src/core/bot.py b/src/core/bot.py
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+++ b/src/core/bot.py
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+import discord
+
+from core.commands import load_commands
+from core.messages import handle_message
+
+class Bot(discord.Client):
+    def load_config(self: discord.Client, config: dict):
+        self.config = config
+        load_commands(self.config)
+
+    async def on_ready(self: discord.Client):
+        print("It's showtime!")
+        print(f"Logged in as {self.user}")
+
+    async def on_message(self: discord.Client, message: discord.Message):
+        await handle_message(self, self.config, message)
diff --git a/src/core/commands.py b/src/core/commands.py
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+++ b/src/core/commands.py
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+import discord
+
+# Import commands
+from commands.help import Help
+
+def split_message(message: str, config: dict) -> list:
+    prefix = config.get("command_prefix")
+
+    if prefix == None:
+        return []
+
+    if message[0] != prefix:
+        return []
+
+    return message.split(prefix, 1)
+
+def load_commands(config: dict):
+    print("Loading commands")
+
+    commands = [
+        Help
+    ]
+
+    loaded_commands = {}
+
+    for command in commands:
+        loaded = command()
+
+        if loaded_commands.get(loaded.name) == None:
+            loaded_commands[loaded.name] = loaded
+            print(f"\tLoaded command '{loaded.name}'")
+        else:
+            print(f"\tA command with name '{loaded.name}' already exists - skipping")
+            continue
+
+    config["loaded_commands"] = loaded_commands
+
+async def dispatch_command(bot: discord.Client, config: dict, message: discord.Message):
+    split_content = split_message(message.content.lower(), config)
+    if len(split_content) < 2:
+        print(split_content)
+        # no prefix
+        return
+
+    command_name = split_content[1].split(" ", 1)[0]
+
+    message_content = ""
+    if len(split_content) > 2:
+        message_content = split_content[2]
+
+    print(f"Dispatching command '{command_name}'")
+
+    if config.get("loaded_commands") == None:
+        print("No loaded commands!")
+        return
+
+    found = False
+
+    for command in config.get("loaded_commands").values():
+        print(command.triggers)
+        if command_name in command.triggers:
+            print(f"Matched trigger in {command.name}")
+            found = True
+            await command.run(bot, config, message, message_content)
+            break
+
+    if not found:
+        print(f"Could not find command with trigger {command_name}")
+        await message.reply(f"`{command_name}` is not a command!")
diff --git a/src/core/messages.py b/src/core/messages.py
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+++ b/src/core/messages.py
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+import discord
+
+from core.commands import dispatch_command
+
+async def handle_message(bot: discord.Client, config: dict, message: discord.Message):
+    """
+    Handle messages received from Discord
+    """
+    if message.author == bot.user:
+        # Ignore messages from the bot!
+        return
+
+    # Ping!
+    if message.content == "ping":
+        await message.reply("pong!")
+
+    if message.content[0] == config.get("command_prefix"):
+        await dispatch_command(bot, config, message)
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
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+++ b/src/main.py
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+import json
+
+from core.bot import Bot
+
+def main():
+
+    try:
+        with open("config.json", "rt") as config_file:
+            config = json.load(config_file)
+    except OSError as e:
+        print(f"Could not open config.json! Error: {e.strerror}")
+        return
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error loading config. Error: {e}")
+        return
+
+    # Load token from token file if not in JSON config
+    if config["token"] == "":
+        try:
+            with open("token.txt", "rt") as token_file:
+                config["token"] = token_file.readline()
+        except OSError as e:
+            print(f"Could not open token.txt! Error: {e.strerror}")
+            return
+
+    try:
+        bot = Bot()
+        bot.load_config(config)
+        bot.run(config["token"])
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Exception running bot! Error: {e}")
+        return
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()