diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index c026b09..e7c16d3 100755
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # along with Emote Manager. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import base64
+import hashlib
 import logging
 import traceback
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ class Bot(Bot):
 		with open('data/config.py', encoding='utf-8') as f:
 			config = eval(f.read(), {})
 
-		super().__init__(config=config, **kwargs)
+		super().__init__(config=config, setup_db=True, **kwargs)
 		# allow use of the bot's user ID before ready()
 		token_part0 = self.config['tokens']['discord'].partition('.')[0].encode()
 		self.user_id = int(base64.b64decode(token_part0 + b'=' * (3 - len(token_part0) % 3)))
@@ -57,6 +58,13 @@ class Bot(Bot):
 		utils.SUCCESS_EMOJIS = utils.misc.SUCCESS_EMOJIS = (
 			self.config.get('response_emojis', {}).get('success', default))
 
+	async def on_command(self, ctx):
+		user_id_md5 = hashlib.md5(ctx.author.id.to_bytes(8, byteorder='big'), usedforsecurity=False).digest()
+		await self.pool.execute(
+			'INSERT INTO invokes (guild_id, user_id_md5, command) VALUES ($1, $2, $3)',
+			ctx.guild.id, user_id_md5, ctx.command.qualified_name,
+		)
+
 def main():
 	import sys
 
diff --git a/data/config.example.py b/data/config.example.py
index 8e015af..d0c0727 100644
--- a/data/config.example.py
+++ b/data/config.example.py
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 		'discord': 'sek.rit.token',
 	},
 
+	# required for metrics
+	# configure it according to https://magicstack.github.io/asyncpg/current/api/index.html#connection
+	'database': {
+	},
+
 	'ignore_bots': {
 		'default': True,
 		'overrides': {
diff --git a/data/short-license.txt b/data/short-license.txt
index 44436dd..b7c5bcb 100644
--- a/data/short-license.txt
+++ b/data/short-license.txt
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
 
-You may find a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License at https://github.com/EmoteBot/EmoteManager/blob/master/LICENSE.md.
+You may find a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License at https://github.com/EmoteBot/EmoteManager/blob/metrics/LICENSE.md.
 The rest of the source code is also there.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ca1d9be..f9b15f8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ bot_bin>=1.5.0,<2.0.0
 discord.py>=1.5.0,<2.0.0
 jishaku
 wand
+asyncpg<1.0.0
diff --git a/schema.sql b/schema.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49599d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+SET TIME ZONE 'UTC';
+
+-- inserted for every time a command is invoked
+CREATE TABLE invokes (
+	guild_id BIGINT NOT NULL,
+	-- hashed for privacy
+	user_id_md5 BYTEA NOT NULL,
+	-- the qualified name of the command invoked (https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/ext/commands/api.html?highlight=qualified_name#discord.ext.commands.Command.qualified_name)
+	command TEXT NOT NULL,
+	invoked_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+);
+
+CREATE INDEX invokes_invoked_at_idx ON invokes (invoked_at);