diff --git a/classes/command.js b/classes/command.js
index bf4d1dc..1c2e78c 100644
--- a/classes/command.js
+++ b/classes/command.js
@@ -1,35 +1,49 @@
 class Command {
-  constructor(client, cluster, worker, ipc, message, args, content, specialArgs) {
+  constructor(client, cluster, worker, ipc, options) {
     this.client = client;
     this.cluster = cluster;
     this.worker = worker;
     this.ipc = ipc;
-    this.message = message;
-    this.args = args;
-    this.content = content;
-    this.specialArgs = specialArgs;
-    this.reference = {
-      messageReference: {
-        channelID: this.message.channel.id,
-        messageID: this.message.id,
-        guildID: this.message.channel.guild ? this.message.channel.guild.id : undefined,
-        failIfNotExists: false
-      },
-      allowedMentions: {
-        repliedUser: false
-      }
-    };
+    this.type = options.type;
+    this.args = options.args;
+    if (options.type === "classic") {
+      this.message = options.message;
+      this.content = options.content;
+      this.specialArgs = options.specialArgs;
+      this.reference = {
+        messageReference: {
+          channelID: this.message.channel.id,
+          messageID: this.message.id,
+          guildID: this.message.channel.guild ? this.message.channel.guild.id : undefined,
+          failIfNotExists: false
+        },
+        allowedMentions: {
+          repliedUser: false
+        }
+      };
+    } else {
+      this.interaction = options.interaction;
+    }
   }
 
   async run() {
     return "It works!";
   }
 
+  async acknowledge() {
+    if (this.type === "classic") {
+      await this.message.channel.sendTyping();
+    } else {
+      await this.interaction.acknowledge();
+    }
+  }
+
   static description = "No description found";
   static aliases = [];
   static arguments = [];
   static flags = [];
   static requires = [];
+  static slashAllowed = true;
 }
 
 export default Command;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/classes/imageCommand.js b/classes/imageCommand.js
index a93d284..f7e18e4 100644
--- a/classes/imageCommand.js
+++ b/classes/imageCommand.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class ImageCommand extends Command {
     if (magickParams.params.type === "image/gif") {
       status = await this.processMessage(this.message);
     } else {
-      this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+      this.acknowledge();
     }
 
     try {
diff --git a/commands/fun/ancient.js b/commands/fun/ancient.js
index 07796eb..a9ad913 100644
--- a/commands/fun/ancient.js
+++ b/commands/fun/ancient.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 
 class AncientCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const controller = new AbortController(); // eslint-disable-line no-undef
     const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
       controller.abort();
diff --git a/commands/fun/bird.js b/commands/fun/bird.js
index 87d9f09..cfd5b27 100644
--- a/commands/fun/bird.js
+++ b/commands/fun/bird.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 
 class BirdCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const imageData = await fetch("http://shibe.online/api/birds");
     const json = await imageData.json();
     return {
diff --git a/commands/fun/cat.js b/commands/fun/cat.js
index a5e2837..62451cd 100644
--- a/commands/fun/cat.js
+++ b/commands/fun/cat.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 
 class CatCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const controller = new AbortController(); // eslint-disable-line no-undef
     const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
       controller.abort();
diff --git a/commands/fun/dog.js b/commands/fun/dog.js
index 3837c15..8014fd2 100644
--- a/commands/fun/dog.js
+++ b/commands/fun/dog.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 
 class DogCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const imageData = await fetch("https://dog.ceo/api/breeds/image/random");
     const json = await imageData.json();
     return {
diff --git a/commands/fun/mc.js b/commands/fun/mc.js
index 118b32a..c769239 100644
--- a/commands/fun/mc.js
+++ b/commands/fun/mc.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 class MCCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
     if (this.args.length === 0) return "You need to provide some text to generate a Minecraft achievement!";
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const request = await fetch(`https://www.minecraftskinstealer.com/achievement/a.php?i=13&h=Achievement+get%21&t=${encodeURIComponent(this.args.join("+"))}`);
     return {
       file: Buffer.from(await request.arrayBuffer()),
diff --git a/commands/fun/wikihow.js b/commands/fun/wikihow.js
index 1c9f6cb..09d0366 100644
--- a/commands/fun/wikihow.js
+++ b/commands/fun/wikihow.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 
 class WikihowCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const request = await fetch("https://www.wikihow.com/api.php?action=query&generator=random&prop=imageinfo&format=json&iiprop=url&grnnamespace=6");
     const json = await request.json();
     const id = Object.keys(json.query.pages)[0];
diff --git a/commands/general/channel.js b/commands/general/channel.js
index 25291b0..979b6c5 100644
--- a/commands/general/channel.js
+++ b/commands/general/channel.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 
 class ChannelCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
+    if (this.type !== "classic") return "This command only works with the old command style!";
     if (!this.message.channel.guild) return "This command only works in servers!";
     const owners = process.env.OWNER.split(",");
     if (!this.message.member.permissions.has("administrator") && !owners.includes(this.message.member.id)) return "You need to be an administrator to enable/disable me!";
@@ -40,8 +41,9 @@ class ChannelCommand extends Command {
     }
   }
 
-  static description = "Enables/disables me in a channel";
+  static description = "Enables/disables me in a channel (does not work with slash commands)";
   static arguments = ["[enable/disable]", "{id}"];
+  static slashAllowed = false;
 }
 
 export default ChannelCommand;
diff --git a/commands/general/donate.js b/commands/general/donate.js
index d5e2bf6..5c2016b 100644
--- a/commands/general/donate.js
+++ b/commands/general/donate.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 
 class DonateCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     let prefix = "";
     const controller = new AbortController(); // eslint-disable-line no-undef
     const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
diff --git a/commands/general/image.js b/commands/general/image.js
index cd95317..2b10a2c 100644
--- a/commands/general/image.js
+++ b/commands/general/image.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class ImageSearchCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
     if (this.message.channel.guild && !this.message.channel.permissionsOf(this.client.user.id).has("embedLinks")) return "I don't have the `Embed Links` permission!";
     if (this.args.length === 0) return "You need to provide something to search for!";
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const embeds = [];
     const rawImages = await fetch(`${random(searx)}/search?format=json&safesearch=2&categories=images&q=!goi%20!ddi%20${encodeURIComponent(this.args.join(" "))}`).then(res => res.json());
     if (rawImages.results.length === 0) return "I couldn't find any results!";
diff --git a/commands/general/imagestats.js b/commands/general/imagestats.js
index 75faa07..7296659 100644
--- a/commands/general/imagestats.js
+++ b/commands/general/imagestats.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 
 class ImageStatsCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
-    await this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    await this.acknowledge();
     const servers = await this.ipc.serviceCommand("image", { type: "stats" }, true);
     const embed = {
       embeds: [{
diff --git a/commands/general/lengthen.js b/commands/general/lengthen.js
index ebe6e99..6fd0542 100644
--- a/commands/general/lengthen.js
+++ b/commands/general/lengthen.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 
 class LengthenCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     if (this.args.length === 0 || !urlCheck(this.args[0])) return "You need to provide a short URL to lengthen!";
     if (urlCheck(this.args[0])) {
       const url = await fetch(encodeURI(this.args[0]), { redirect: "manual" });
diff --git a/commands/general/qrcreate.js b/commands/general/qrcreate.js
index 20ee181..a2f27da 100644
--- a/commands/general/qrcreate.js
+++ b/commands/general/qrcreate.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 class QrCreateCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
     if (this.args.length === 0) return "You need to provide some text to generate a QR code!";
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const writable = new PassThrough();
     qrcode.toFileStream(writable, this.content, { margin: 1 });
     const file = await this.streamToBuf(writable);
diff --git a/commands/general/qrread.js b/commands/general/qrread.js
index 0bda0cf..dec50a1 100644
--- a/commands/general/qrread.js
+++ b/commands/general/qrread.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class QrReadCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
     const image = await imageDetect(this.client, this.message);
     if (image === undefined) return "You need to provide an image/GIF with a QR code to read!";
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const data = await (await fetch(image.path)).buffer();
     const rawData = await sharp(data).ensureAlpha().raw().toBuffer({ resolveWithObject: true });
     const qrBuffer = jsqr(rawData.data, rawData.info.width, rawData.info.height);
diff --git a/commands/general/raw.js b/commands/general/raw.js
index 4896bc9..d1d6800 100644
--- a/commands/general/raw.js
+++ b/commands/general/raw.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import imageDetect from "../../utils/imagedetect.js";
 
 class RawCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const image = await imageDetect(this.client, this.message);
     if (image === undefined) return "You need to provide an image/GIF to get a raw URL!";
     return image.path;
diff --git a/commands/general/soundreload.js b/commands/general/soundreload.js
index 82b5a33..1f2e63c 100644
--- a/commands/general/soundreload.js
+++ b/commands/general/soundreload.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class SoundReloadCommand extends Command {
     return new Promise((resolve) => {
       const owners = process.env.OWNER.split(",");
       if (!owners.includes(this.message.author.id)) return "Only the bot owner can reload Lavalink!";
-      this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+      this.acknowledge();
       this.ipc.broadcast("soundreload");
       this.ipc.register("soundReloadSuccess", (msg) => {
         this.ipc.unregister("soundReloadSuccess");
diff --git a/commands/general/youtube.js b/commands/general/youtube.js
index 1a79989..3edbbc2 100644
--- a/commands/general/youtube.js
+++ b/commands/general/youtube.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Command from "../../classes/command.js";
 class YouTubeCommand extends Command {
   async run() {
     if (this.args.length === 0) return "You need to provide something to search for!";
-    this.client.sendChannelTyping(this.message.channel.id);
+    this.acknowledge();
     const messages = [];
     const videos = await fetch(`${random(searx)}/search?format=json&safesearch=1&categories=videos&q=!youtube%20${encodeURIComponent(this.args.join(" "))}`).then(res => res.json());
     if (videos.results.length === 0) return "I couldn't find any results!";
diff --git a/events/interactionCreate.js b/events/interactionCreate.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91099f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/events/interactionCreate.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+import { promises } from "fs";
+import database from "../utils/database.js";
+import * as logger from "../utils/logger.js";
+import { commands } from "../utils/collections.js";
+import { CommandInteraction } from "eris";
+import { clean } from "../utils/misc.js";
+
+// run when a slash command is executed
+export default async (client, cluster, worker, ipc, interaction) => {
+  if (!(interaction instanceof CommandInteraction)) return;
+
+  // check if command exists and if it's enabled
+  const command = interaction.data.name;
+  const cmd = commands.get(command);
+  if (!cmd) return;
+
+  const invoker = interaction.member ?? interaction.user;
+
+  // actually run the command
+  logger.log("log", `${invoker.username} (${invoker.id}) ran command ${command}`);
+  try {
+    await database.addCount(command);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+    const commandClass = new cmd(client, cluster, worker, ipc, { type: "application", interaction });
+    const result = await commandClass.run();
+    if (typeof result === "string" || (typeof result === "object" && result.embeds)) {
+      await interaction.createMessage(result);
+    } else if (typeof result === "object" && result.file) {
+      let fileSize = 8388119;
+      if (interaction.channel.guild) {
+        switch (interaction.channel.guild.premiumTier) {
+          case 2:
+            fileSize = 52428308;
+            break;
+          case 3:
+            fileSize = 104856616;
+            break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (result.file.length > fileSize) {
+        if (process.env.TEMPDIR && process.env.TEMPDIR !== "") {
+          const filename = `${Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 15)}.${result.name.split(".")[1]}`;
+          await promises.writeFile(`${process.env.TEMPDIR}/${filename}`, result.file);
+          const imageURL = `${process.env.TMP_DOMAIN || "https://tmp.projectlounge.pw"}/${filename}`;
+          await interaction.createMessage({
+            embeds: [{
+              color: 16711680,
+              title: "Here's your image!",
+              url: imageURL,
+              image: {
+                url: imageURL
+              },
+              footer: {
+                text: "The result image was more than 8MB in size, so it was uploaded to an external site instead."
+              },
+            }]
+          });
+        } else {
+          await interaction.createMessage("The resulting image was more than 8MB in size, so I can't upload it.");
+        }
+      } else {
+        await interaction.createMessage({
+          content: result.text ? result.text : undefined
+        }, result);
+      }
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (error.toString().includes("Request entity too large")) {
+      await interaction.createMessage("The resulting file was too large to upload. Try again with a smaller image if possible.");
+    } else if (error.toString().includes("Job ended prematurely")) {
+      await interaction.createMessage("Something happened to the image servers before I could receive the image. Try running your command again.");
+    } else if (error.toString().includes("Timed out")) {
+      await interaction.createMessage("The request timed out before I could download that image. Try uploading your image somewhere else or reducing its size.");
+    } else {
+      logger.error(`Error occurred with slash command ${command} with arguments ${interaction.data.options}: ${error.toString()}`);
+      try {
+        await interaction.createMessage({
+          content: "Uh oh! I ran into an error while running this command. Please report the content of the attached file at the following link or on the esmBot Support server: <https://github.com/esmBot/esmBot/issues>"
+        }, [{
+          file: `Message: ${await clean(error)}\n\nStack Trace: ${await clean(error.stack)}`,
+          name: "error.txt"
+        }]);
+      } catch { /* silently ignore */ }
+    }
+  }
+};
diff --git a/events/messageCreate.js b/events/messageCreate.js
index cceb03d..ccec305 100644
--- a/events/messageCreate.js
+++ b/events/messageCreate.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default async (client, cluster, worker, ipc, message) => {
     await database.addCount(aliases.get(command) ?? command);
     const startTime = new Date();
     // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
-    const commandClass = new cmd(client, cluster, worker, ipc, message, parsed._, message.content.substring(prefix.length).trim().replace(command, "").trim(), (({ _, ...o }) => o)(parsed)); // we also provide the message content as a parameter for cases where we need more accuracy
+    const commandClass = new cmd(client, cluster, worker, ipc, { type: "classic", message, args: parsed._, content: message.content.substring(prefix.length).trim().replace(command, "").trim(), specialArgs: (({ _, ...o }) => o)(parsed) }); // we also provide the message content as a parameter for cases where we need more accuracy
     const result = await commandClass.run();
     const endTime = new Date();
     if ((endTime - startTime) >= 180000) reference.allowedMentions.repliedUser = true;