diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 57959e1..889d49d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
 
-    - name: Set up Go 1.16
+    - name: Set up Go 1.18
       uses: actions/setup-go@v1
       with:
-        go-version: 1.16.x
+        go-version: 1.18.x
       id: go
 
     - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 785c0bc..63bd8fc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -74,3 +74,4 @@ gus.sh
 rathaus.sh
 run.sh
 impact.ttf
+.env
diff --git a/bot/handlers.go b/bot/handlers.go
index 4464621..2b34fa7 100644
--- a/bot/handlers.go
+++ b/bot/handlers.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/velour/catbase/bot/msg"
 )
 
-func (b *bot) Receive(conn Connector, kind Kind, msg msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (b *bot) Receive(conn Connector, kind Kind, msg msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	// msg := b.buildMessage(client, inMsg)
 	// do need to look up user and fix it
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func ParseValues(r *regexp.Regexp, body string) RegexValues {
 	return out
 }
 
-func (b *bot) runCallback(conn Connector, plugin Plugin, evt Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (b *bot) runCallback(conn Connector, plugin Plugin, evt Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	t := reflect.TypeOf(plugin).String()
 	for _, spec := range b.callbacks[t][evt] {
 		if spec.Regex.MatchString(message.Body) {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (b *bot) runCallback(conn Connector, plugin Plugin, evt Kind, message msg.M
 }
 
 // Send a message to the connection
-func (b *bot) Send(conn Connector, kind Kind, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (b *bot) Send(conn Connector, kind Kind, args ...any) (string, error) {
 	if b.quiet {
 		return "", nil
 	}
@@ -269,14 +269,14 @@ func (b *bot) selfSaid(conn Connector, channel, message string, action bool) {
 }
 
 // PubToASub sends updates to subscribed URLs
-func (b *bot) PubToASub(subject string, payload interface{}) {
+func (b *bot) PubToASub(subject string, payload any) {
 	key := fmt.Sprintf("pubsub.%s.url", subject)
 	subs := b.config.GetArray(key, []string{})
 	if len(subs) == 0 {
 		return
 	}
 	encodedBody, _ := json.Marshal(struct {
-		Payload interface{} `json:"payload"`
+		Payload any `json:"payload"`
 	}{payload})
 	body := bytes.NewBuffer(encodedBody)
 	for _, url := range subs {
diff --git a/bot/interfaces.go b/bot/interfaces.go
index 57ca2a8..f7e14d6 100644
--- a/bot/interfaces.go
+++ b/bot/interfaces.go
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ type Request struct {
 	Kind   Kind
 	Msg    msg.Message
 	Values RegexValues
-	Args   []interface{}
+	Args   []any
 }
 
 type Kind int
-type Callback func(Connector, Kind, msg.Message, ...interface{}) bool
+type Callback func(Connector, Kind, msg.Message, ...any) bool
 type ResponseHandler func(Request) bool
 type CallbackMap map[string]map[Kind][]HandlerSpec
 
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ type Bot interface {
 	// Send transmits a message to a Connector.
 	// Kind is listed in the bot's enum, one of bot.Message/Reply/Action/etc
 	// Usually, the first vararg should be a channel ID, but refer to the Connector for info
-	Send(Connector, Kind, ...interface{}) (string, error)
+	Send(Connector, Kind, ...any) (string, error)
 
 	// bot receives from a Connector.
 	// The Kind arg should be one of bot.Message/Reply/Action/etc
-	Receive(Connector, Kind, msg.Message, ...interface{}) bool
+	Receive(Connector, Kind, msg.Message, ...any) bool
 
 	// Register a set of plugin callbacks
 	// Kind will be matched to the event for the callback
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ type Bot interface {
 	CheckPassword(secret, password string) bool
 
 	// PubToASub publishes a message to any subscribers
-	PubToASub(subject string, payload interface{})
+	PubToASub(subject string, payload any)
 }
 
 // Connector represents a server connection to a chat service
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ type Connector interface {
 	RegisterEvent(Callback)
 
 	// Send transmits a message on the connector
-	Send(Kind, ...interface{}) (string, error)
+	Send(Kind, ...any) (string, error)
 
 	// GetEmojiList returns a connector's known custom emoji
 	GetEmojiList() map[string]string
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ type Connector interface {
 
 // Plugin interface used for compatibility with the Plugin interface
 // Uhh it turned empty, but we're still using it to ID plugins
-type Plugin interface{}
+type Plugin any
 
 type Role struct {
 	ID   string `json:"id"`
diff --git a/bot/mock.go b/bot/mock.go
index 736a085..5b2b470 100644
--- a/bot/mock.go
+++ b/bot/mock.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (mb *MockBot) WhoAmI() string              { return "tester" }
 func (mb *MockBot) DefaultConnector() Connector { return nil }
 func (mb *MockBot) GetPassword() string         { return "12345" }
 func (mb *MockBot) SetQuiet(bool)               {}
-func (mb *MockBot) Send(c Connector, kind Kind, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (mb *MockBot) Send(c Connector, kind Kind, args ...any) (string, error) {
 	switch kind {
 	case Message:
 		mb.Messages = append(mb.Messages, args[1].(string))
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (mb *MockBot) RegisterRegexCmd(p Plugin, kind Kind, r *regexp.Regexp, h Res
 func (mb *MockBot) RegisterWebName(_ http.Handler, _, _ string)                               {}
 func (mb *MockBot) RegisterWeb(_ http.Handler, _ string)                                      {}
 func (mb *MockBot) GetWebNavigation() []EndPoint                                              { return nil }
-func (mb *MockBot) Receive(c Connector, kind Kind, msg msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (mb *MockBot) Receive(c Connector, kind Kind, msg msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	return false
 }
 func (mb *MockBot) Filter(msg msg.Message, s string) string    { return s }
@@ -118,12 +118,12 @@ func NewMockBot() *MockBot {
 	return &b
 }
 
-func (mb *MockBot) GetPluginNames() []string                      { return nil }
-func (mb *MockBot) RefreshPluginBlacklist() error                 { return nil }
-func (mb *MockBot) RefreshPluginWhitelist() error                 { return nil }
-func (mb *MockBot) GetWhitelist() []string                        { return []string{} }
-func (mb *MockBot) OnBlacklist(ch, p string) bool                 { return false }
-func (mb *MockBot) URLFormat(title, url string) string            { return title + url }
-func (mb *MockBot) CheckPassword(secret, password string) bool    { return true }
-func (mb *MockBot) ListenAndServe()                               {}
-func (mb *MockBot) PubToASub(subject string, payload interface{}) {}
+func (mb *MockBot) GetPluginNames() []string                   { return nil }
+func (mb *MockBot) RefreshPluginBlacklist() error              { return nil }
+func (mb *MockBot) RefreshPluginWhitelist() error              { return nil }
+func (mb *MockBot) GetWhitelist() []string                     { return []string{} }
+func (mb *MockBot) OnBlacklist(ch, p string) bool              { return false }
+func (mb *MockBot) URLFormat(title, url string) string         { return title + url }
+func (mb *MockBot) CheckPassword(secret, password string) bool { return true }
+func (mb *MockBot) ListenAndServe()                            {}
+func (mb *MockBot) PubToASub(subject string, payload any)      {}
diff --git a/bot/msg/message.go b/bot/msg/message.go
index 9a13363..2078665 100644
--- a/bot/msg/message.go
+++ b/bot/msg/message.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type Message struct {
 	ChannelName    string
 	Body           string
 	IsIM           bool
-	Raw            interface{}
+	Raw            any
 	Command        bool
 	Action         bool
 	Time           time.Time
diff --git a/connectors/discord/discord.go b/connectors/discord/discord.go
index 6479f43..6e4828c 100644
--- a/connectors/discord/discord.go
+++ b/connectors/discord/discord.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (d *Discord) RegisterEvent(callback bot.Callback) {
 	d.event = callback
 }
 
-func (d Discord) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (d Discord) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...any) (string, error) {
 
 	switch kind {
 	case bot.Ephemeral:
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (d Discord) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (d *Discord) sendMessage(channel, message string, meMessage bool, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (d *Discord) sendMessage(channel, message string, meMessage bool, args ...any) (string, error) {
 	if meMessage && !strings.HasPrefix(message, "_") && !strings.HasSuffix(message, "_") {
 		message = "_" + message + "_"
 	}
diff --git a/connectors/irc/irc.go b/connectors/irc/irc.go
index ab2166e..824623b 100644
--- a/connectors/irc/irc.go
+++ b/connectors/irc/irc.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (i *Irc) RegisterEvent(f bot.Callback) {
 	i.event = f
 }
 
-func (i *Irc) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (i *Irc) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...any) (string, error) {
 	switch kind {
 	case bot.Reply:
 	case bot.Message:
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (i *Irc) JoinChannel(channel string) {
 	i.Client.Out <- irc.Msg{Cmd: irc.JOIN, Args: []string{channel}}
 }
 
-func (i *Irc) sendMessage(channel, message string, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (i *Irc) sendMessage(channel, message string, args ...any) (string, error) {
 	for len(message) > 0 {
 		m := irc.Msg{
 			Cmd:  "PRIVMSG",
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (i *Irc) sendMessage(channel, message string, args ...interface{}) (string,
 }
 
 // Sends action to channel
-func (i *Irc) sendAction(channel, message string, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (i *Irc) sendAction(channel, message string, args ...any) (string, error) {
 	message = actionPrefix + " " + message + "\x01"
 
 	return i.sendMessage(channel, message, args...)
diff --git a/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go b/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go
index 7509998..fe381a4 100644
--- a/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go
+++ b/connectors/slackapp/slackApp.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) Serve() error {
 // or false if the ts isn't yet in the ring (and adds it)
 func (s *SlackApp) checkRingOrAdd(ts string) bool {
 	found := false
-	s.msgIDBuffer.Do(func(p interface{}) {
+	s.msgIDBuffer.Do(func(p any) {
 		if p == nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) msgReceivd(msg *slackevents.MessageEvent) {
 	s.msgBuffer = s.msgBuffer.Next()
 }
 
-func (s *SlackApp) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (s *SlackApp) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...any) (string, error) {
 	switch kind {
 	case bot.Message:
 		return s.sendMessage(args[0].(string), args[1].(string), false, args...)
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
 	return "", fmt.Errorf("No handler for message type %d", kind)
 }
 
-func (s *SlackApp) sendMessage(channel, message string, meMessage bool, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (s *SlackApp) sendMessage(channel, message string, meMessage bool, args ...any) (string, error) {
 	ts, err := "", fmt.Errorf("")
 	nick := s.config.Get("Nick", "bot")
 
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ func (s *SlackApp) reactionReceived(event *slackevents.ReactionAddedEvent) error
 	body := "unknown message"
 
 	// Iterate through the ring and print its contents
-	s.msgBuffer.Do(func(p interface{}) {
+	s.msgBuffer.Do(func(p any) {
 		switch m := p.(type) {
 		case nil:
 		case *slackevents.MessageEvent:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index c5be57f..7661973 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,73 +1,84 @@
 module github.com/velour/catbase
 
-go 1.16
+go 1.18
 
 require (
 	code.chrissexton.org/cws/getaoc v0.0.0-20191201043947-d5417d4b618d
-	github.com/AlekSi/pointer v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ChimeraCoder/anaconda v2.0.0+incompatible
-	github.com/ChimeraCoder/tokenbucket v0.0.0-20131201223612-c5a927568de7 // indirect
 	github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery v1.5.0
+	github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.23.2
+	github.com/cdipaolo/goml v0.0.0-20190412180403-e1f51f713598
+	github.com/chrissexton/leftpad v0.0.0-20181207133115-1e93189d2fff
+	github.com/chrissexton/sentiment v0.0.0-20190927141846-d69c422ba035
+	github.com/fogleman/gg v1.2.1-0.20190220221249-0403632d5b90
+	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.3
+	github.com/gocolly/colly v1.2.0
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1
+	github.com/itchyny/gojq v0.12.3
+	github.com/james-bowman/nlp v0.0.0-20191016091239-d9dbfaff30c6
+	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.2.0
+	github.com/kevinburke/twilio-go v0.0.0-20200424172635-4f0b2357b852
+	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.8
+	github.com/mmcdole/gofeed v1.0.0-beta2
+	github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646
+	github.com/olebedev/when v0.0.0-20190311101825-c3b538a97254
+	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.15.0
+	github.com/slack-go/slack v0.9.4
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
+	github.com/trubitsyn/go-zero-width v1.0.1
+	github.com/velour/velour v0.0.0-20160303155839-8e090e68d158
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211117183948-ae814b36b871
+	gopkg.in/go-playground/webhooks.v5 v5.13.0
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/AlekSi/pointer v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/ChimeraCoder/tokenbucket v0.0.0-20131201223612-c5a927568de7 // indirect
 	github.com/andybalholm/cascadia v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/antchfx/htmlquery v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/antchfx/xmlquery v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/antchfx/xpath v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/armon/go-radix v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/azr/backoff v0.0.0-20160115115103-53511d3c7330 // indirect
-	github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.23.2
-	github.com/cdipaolo/goml v0.0.0-20190412180403-e1f51f713598
-	github.com/chrissexton/leftpad v0.0.0-20181207133115-1e93189d2fff
-	github.com/chrissexton/sentiment v0.0.0-20190927141846-d69c422ba035
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/go-jsonpointer v0.0.0-20160814072949-ba0abeacc3dc // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/gojson v0.0.0-20160307161227-2e71ec9dd5ad // indirect
-	github.com/fogleman/gg v1.2.1-0.20190220221249-0403632d5b90
 	github.com/garyburd/go-oauth v0.0.0-20180319155456-bca2e7f09a17 // indirect
-	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.3
 	github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gobwas/glob v0.2.3 // indirect
-	github.com/gocolly/colly v1.2.0
+	github.com/golang/freetype v0.0.0-20170609003504-e2365dfdc4a0 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20191027212112-611e8accdfc9 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gonum/floats v0.0.0-20181209220543-c233463c7e82 // indirect
 	github.com/gonum/internal v0.0.0-20181124074243-f884aa714029 // indirect
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.1.1
+	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/log15 v0.0.0-20200109203555-b30bc20e4fd1 // indirect
-	github.com/itchyny/gojq v0.12.3
-	github.com/james-bowman/nlp v0.0.0-20191016091239-d9dbfaff30c6
+	github.com/itchyny/timefmt-go v0.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/james-bowman/sparse v0.0.0-20190423065201-80c6877364c7 // indirect
-	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.2.0
 	github.com/kennygrant/sanitize v1.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/kevinburke/go-types v0.0.0-20200309064045-f2d4aea18a7a // indirect
 	github.com/kevinburke/go.uuid v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/kevinburke/rest v0.0.0-20200429221318-0d2892b400f8 // indirect
-	github.com/kevinburke/twilio-go v0.0.0-20200424172635-4f0b2357b852
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.6 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.8
-	github.com/mmcdole/gofeed v1.0.0-beta2
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12 // indirect
 	github.com/mmcdole/goxpp v0.0.0-20181012175147-0068e33feabf // indirect
-	github.com/nfnt/resize v0.0.0-20180221191011-83c6a9932646
-	github.com/olebedev/when v0.0.0-20190311101825-c3b538a97254
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/robertkrimen/otto v0.0.0-20180617131154-15f95af6e78d // indirect
-	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.15.0
 	github.com/saintfish/chardet v0.0.0-20120816061221-3af4cd4741ca // indirect
-	github.com/slack-go/slack v0.9.4
 	github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0
 	github.com/temoto/robotstxt v1.1.1 // indirect
-	github.com/trubitsyn/go-zero-width v1.0.1
 	github.com/ttacon/builder v0.0.0-20170518171403-c099f663e1c2 // indirect
 	github.com/ttacon/libphonenumber v1.1.0 // indirect
-	github.com/velour/velour v0.0.0-20160303155839-8e090e68d158
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20211117183948-ae814b36b871
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20191014171548-69215a2ee97e // indirect
+	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20190802002840-cff245a6509b // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211118161319-6a13c67c3ce4 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 // indirect
 	gonum.org/v1/gonum v0.6.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.5 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/go-playground/webhooks.v5 v5.13.0
 	gopkg.in/sourcemap.v1 v1.0.5 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 78a74b7..a8b8f89 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190311183353-d8887717615a/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190603091049-60506f45cf65/go.mod h1:HSz+uSET+XFnRR8LxR5pz3Of3rY3CfYBVs4xY44aLks=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211112202133-69e39bad7dc2/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211118161319-6a13c67c3ce4 h1:DZshvxDdVoeKIbudAdFEKi+f70l51luSy/7b76ibTY0=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211118161319-6a13c67c3ce4/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
@@ -186,16 +185,11 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200116001909-b77594299b42/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200212091648-12a6c2dcc1e4/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201119102817-f84b799fce68/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210301091718-77cc2087c03b/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210423082822-04245dca01da/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20210615035016-665e8c7367d1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1 h1:kwrAHlwJ0DUBZwQ238v+Uod/3eZ8B2K5rYsUHBQvzmI=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20211117180635-dee7805ff2e1/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/term v0.0.0-20201126162022-7de9c90e9dd1/go.mod h1:bj7SfCRtBDWHUb9snDiAeCFNEtKQo2Wmx5Cou7ajbmo=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.2/go.mod h1:bEr9sfX3Q8Zfm5fL9x+3itogRgK3+ptLWKqgva+5dAk=
-golang.org/x/text v0.3.6/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7 h1:olpwvP2KacW1ZWvsR7uQhoyTYvKAupfQrRGBFM352Gk=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.7/go.mod h1:u+2+/6zg+i71rQMx5EYifcz6MCKuco9NR6JIITiCfzQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180525024113-a5b4c53f6e8b/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
diff --git a/plugins/achievements/achievements.go b/plugins/achievements/achievements.go
index 7a737c3..fe9118d 100644
--- a/plugins/achievements/achievements.go
+++ b/plugins/achievements/achievements.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (p *AchievementsPlugin) greatCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (p *AchievementsPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *AchievementsPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	ch := message.Channel
 	me := p.bot.WhoAmI()
 	msg := "The achievements plugins awards trophies."
diff --git a/plugins/admin/admin.go b/plugins/admin/admin.go
index 9490cf0..6660f0b 100644
--- a/plugins/admin/admin.go
+++ b/plugins/admin/admin.go
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func (p *AdminPlugin) getConfigCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *AdminPlugin) help(conn bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, m msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *AdminPlugin) help(conn bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, m msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(conn, bot.Message, m.Channel, "This does super secret things that you're not allowed to know about.")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/plugins/babbler/babbler.go b/plugins/babbler/babbler.go
index f96a756..4858c19 100644
--- a/plugins/babbler/babbler.go
+++ b/plugins/babbler/babbler.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (p *BabblerPlugin) sayIt(r bot.Request, what string) bool {
 	return what != ""
 }
 
-func (p *BabblerPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, msg msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *BabblerPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, msg msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	commands := []string{
 		"initialize babbler for seabass",
 		"merge babbler drseabass into seabass",
diff --git a/plugins/beers/beers.go b/plugins/beers/beers.go
index f21cdce..950b7ae 100644
--- a/plugins/beers/beers.go
+++ b/plugins/beers/beers.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) register() {
 // This function returns true if the plugin responds in a meaningful way to the users message.
 // Otherwise, the function returns false and the bot continues execution of other plugins.
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *BeersPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *BeersPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	msg := "Beers: imbibe by using either beers +=,=,++ or with the !imbibe/drink " +
 		"commands. I'll keep a count of how many beers you've had and then if you want " +
 		"to reset, just !puke it all up!"
@@ -305,9 +305,9 @@ type checkin struct {
 	Created_at      string
 	Checkin_comment string
 	Rating_score    float64
-	Beer            map[string]interface{}
-	Brewery         map[string]interface{}
-	Venue           interface{}
+	Beer            map[string]any
+	Brewery         map[string]any
+	Venue           any
 	User            mrUntappd
 	Media           struct {
 		Count int
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) checkUntappd(c bot.Connector, channel string) {
 func (p *BeersPlugin) sendCheckin(c bot.Connector, channel string, user untappdUser, checkin checkin) {
 	venue := ""
 	switch v := checkin.Venue.(type) {
-	case map[string]interface{}:
+	case map[string]any:
 		venue = " at " + v["venue_name"].(string)
 	}
 	beerName := checkin.Beer["beer_name"].(string)
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) sendCheckin(c bot.Connector, channel string, user untappdU
 		Msgf("user.chanNick: %s, user.untappdUser: %s, checkin.User.User_name: %s",
 			user.chanNick, user.untappdUser, checkin.User.User_name)
 
-	args := []interface{}{}
+	args := []any{}
 	if checkin.Badges.Count > 0 {
 		for _, b := range checkin.Badges.Items {
 			args = append(args, bot.ImageAttachment{
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ func (p *BeersPlugin) sendCheckin(c bot.Connector, channel string, user untappdU
 			msg, checkin.Checkin_comment)
 	}
 
-	args = append([]interface{}{channel, msg}, args...)
+	args = append([]any{channel, msg}, args...)
 
 	user.lastCheckin = checkin.Checkin_id
 	_, err := p.db.Exec(`update untappd set
diff --git a/plugins/cli/cli.go b/plugins/cli/cli.go
index 8b9220e..d52c982 100644
--- a/plugins/cli/cli.go
+++ b/plugins/cli/cli.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (p *CliPlugin) handleWeb(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 // Completing the Connector interface, but will not actually be a connector
 func (p *CliPlugin) RegisterEvent(cb bot.Callback) {}
-func (p *CliPlugin) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (p *CliPlugin) Send(kind bot.Kind, args ...any) (string, error) {
 	switch kind {
 	case bot.Message:
 		fallthrough
diff --git a/plugins/counter/counter.go b/plugins/counter/counter.go
index 1cf4e55..f970696 100644
--- a/plugins/counter/counter.go
+++ b/plugins/counter/counter.go
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ func (p *CounterPlugin) removeFromCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *CounterPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *CounterPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.b.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "You can set counters incrementally by using "+
 		"`<noun>++` and `<noun>--`. You can see all of your counters using "+
 		"`inspect`, erase them with `clear`, and view single counters with "+
diff --git a/plugins/dice/dice.go b/plugins/dice/dice.go
index bbee7f2..6ff0077 100644
--- a/plugins/dice/dice.go
+++ b/plugins/dice/dice.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (p *DicePlugin) rollCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *DicePlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *DicePlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.Bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "Roll dice using notation XdY. Try \"3d20\".")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/plugins/fact/factoid.go b/plugins/fact/factoid.go
index c89af1a..0437ff4 100644
--- a/plugins/fact/factoid.go
+++ b/plugins/fact/factoid.go
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ func (p *FactoidPlugin) register() {
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *FactoidPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *FactoidPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.Bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "I can learn facts and spit them back out. You can say \"this is that\" or \"he <has> $5\". Later, trigger the factoid by just saying the trigger word, \"this\" or \"he\" in these examples.")
 	p.Bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "I can also figure out some variables including: $nonzero, $digit, $nick, and $someone.")
 	return true
diff --git a/plugins/first/first.go b/plugins/first/first.go
index 872c882..d99ceb7 100644
--- a/plugins/first/first.go
+++ b/plugins/first/first.go
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func (p *FirstPlugin) announceFirst(c bot.Connector, first *FirstEntry) {
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *FirstPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *FirstPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "You can ask 'who's on first?' to find out.")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/plugins/goals/goals.go b/plugins/goals/goals.go
index c05be62..4a7c680 100644
--- a/plugins/goals/goals.go
+++ b/plugins/goals/goals.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func (p *GoalsPlugin) checkGoal(c bot.Connector, ch, what, who string) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (p *GoalsPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *GoalsPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	ch := message.Channel
 	msg := "Goals can set goals and competition for your counters."
 	for _, cmd := range p.handlers {
diff --git a/plugins/gpt3/gpt3.go b/plugins/gpt3/gpt3.go
index f4a9f30..bdcba83 100644
--- a/plugins/gpt3/gpt3.go
+++ b/plugins/gpt3/gpt3.go
@@ -95,15 +95,15 @@ func (p *GPT3Plugin) message(r bot.Request) bool {
 }
 
 type gpt3Request struct {
-	Prompt      string      `json:"prompt"`
-	MaxTokens   int         `json:"max_tokens"`
-	Temperature float64     `json:"temperature"`
-	TopP        float64     `json:"top_p"`
-	N           int         `json:"n"`
-	Stream      bool        `json:"stream"`
-	Logprobs    interface{} `json:"logprobs"`
-	Stop        []string    `json:"stop"`
-	Echo        bool        `json:"echo"`
+	Prompt      string   `json:"prompt"`
+	MaxTokens   int      `json:"max_tokens"`
+	Temperature float64  `json:"temperature"`
+	TopP        float64  `json:"top_p"`
+	N           int      `json:"n"`
+	Stream      bool     `json:"stream"`
+	Logprobs    any      `json:"logprobs"`
+	Stop        []string `json:"stop"`
+	Echo        bool     `json:"echo"`
 }
 
 type gpt3Response struct {
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ type gpt3Response struct {
 	Created int    `json:"created"`
 	Model   string `json:"model"`
 	Choices []struct {
-		Text         string      `json:"text"`
-		Index        int         `json:"index"`
-		Logprobs     interface{} `json:"logprobs"`
-		FinishReason string      `json:"finish_reason"`
+		Text         string `json:"text"`
+		Index        int    `json:"index"`
+		Logprobs     any    `json:"logprobs"`
+		FinishReason string `json:"finish_reason"`
 	} `json:"choices"`
 }
diff --git a/plugins/impossible/impossible.go b/plugins/impossible/impossible.go
index 02d799b..9f5d161 100644
--- a/plugins/impossible/impossible.go
+++ b/plugins/impossible/impossible.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func New(b bot.Bot) *Impossible {
 	return i
 }
 
-func (p *Impossible) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *Impossible) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.b.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "You don't need to do anything. I'll take care of it. But guess what I'm thinking.")
 	return true
 }
@@ -129,12 +129,12 @@ func (p *Impossible) refreshImpossible() bool {
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	body, err = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 
-	var object map[string]interface{}
+	var object map[string]any
 	json.Unmarshal([]byte(body), &object)
 
-	pages := object["query"].(map[string]interface{})["pages"].(map[string]interface{})
+	pages := object["query"].(map[string]any)["pages"].(map[string]any)
 	for _, page := range pages {
-		descriptionText := page.(map[string]interface{})["extract"].(string)
+		descriptionText := page.(map[string]any)["extract"].(string)
 		sentences := strings.Split(strings.ReplaceAll(descriptionText, "\n", " "), ". ")
 		for _, sentence := range sentences {
 			trimmed := strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(sentence))
diff --git a/plugins/meme/meme.go b/plugins/meme/meme.go
index 1d44aae..8ffcb8e 100644
--- a/plugins/meme/meme.go
+++ b/plugins/meme/meme.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (p *MemePlugin) message(r bot.Request) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (p *MemePlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *MemePlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	webRoot := p.c.Get("BaseURL", "https://catbase.velour.ninja")
 	formats := p.c.GetMap("meme.memes", defaultFormats)
 	msg := "Use `/meme [format] [text]` to create a meme.\nI know the following formats:"
diff --git a/plugins/nerdepedia/nerdepedia.go b/plugins/nerdepedia/nerdepedia.go
index 1cde5bc..bc37aa0 100644
--- a/plugins/nerdepedia/nerdepedia.go
+++ b/plugins/nerdepedia/nerdepedia.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func (p *NerdepediaPlugin) message(r bot.Request) bool {
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *NerdepediaPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *NerdepediaPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "nerd stuff")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/plugins/picker/picker.go b/plugins/picker/picker.go
index b1e4a94..e2aa316 100644
--- a/plugins/picker/picker.go
+++ b/plugins/picker/picker.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (p *PickerPlugin) parse(body string) (int, []string, error) {
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *PickerPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *PickerPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "Choose from a list of options. Try \"pick {a,b,c}\".")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/plugins/remember/remember.go b/plugins/remember/remember.go
index fd3fc35..f41ed85 100644
--- a/plugins/remember/remember.go
+++ b/plugins/remember/remember.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (p *RememberPlugin) rememberCmd(r bot.Request) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (p *RememberPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *RememberPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	msg := "remember will let you quote your idiot friends. Just type " +
 		"!remember <nick> <snippet> to remember what they said. Snippet can " +
 		"be any part of their message. Later on, you can ask for a random " +
diff --git a/plugins/reminder/reminder.go b/plugins/reminder/reminder.go
index a3b23b8..6fea17d 100644
--- a/plugins/reminder/reminder.go
+++ b/plugins/reminder/reminder.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func New(b bot.Bot) *ReminderPlugin {
 	return plugin
 }
 
-func (p *ReminderPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *ReminderPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	channel := message.Channel
 	from := message.User.Name
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func (p *ReminderPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Mes
 	return false
 }
 
-func (p *ReminderPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *ReminderPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "Pester someone with a reminder. Try \"remind <user> in <duration> message\".\n\nUnsure about duration syntax? Check https://golang.org/pkg/time/#ParseDuration")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/plugins/rest/rest.go b/plugins/rest/rest.go
index 2dccf6c..e1fa17f 100644
--- a/plugins/rest/rest.go
+++ b/plugins/rest/rest.go
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ type RestPlugin struct {
 	handlers bot.HandlerTable
 }
 
-type postProcessor func(interface{}) string
+type postProcessor func(any) string
 
 var postProcessors = map[string]postProcessor{
-	"gpt2": func(input interface{}) string {
-		values := input.(map[string]interface{})
+	"gpt2": func(input any) string {
+		values := input.(map[string]any)
 		text := values["text"].(string)
 		lastStop := strings.LastIndexAny(text, ".!?")
 		if lastStop > 0 {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ type ScanableRegexp struct {
 	*regexp.Regexp
 }
 
-func (s *ScanableRegexp) Scan(src interface{}) error {
+func (s *ScanableRegexp) Scan(src any) error {
 	var source string
 	switch src.(type) {
 	case string:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ type ScanableURL struct {
 	*url.URL
 }
 
-func (s *ScanableURL) Scan(src interface{}) error {
+func (s *ScanableURL) Scan(src any) error {
 	var source string
 	switch src.(type) {
 	case string:
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func (p *RestPlugin) mkHandler(w wire) bot.ResponseHandler {
 			return true
 		}
 		log.Debug().Str("body", string(body)).Msg("got a body back")
-		var returnValues interface{}
+		var returnValues any
 		json.Unmarshal(body, &returnValues)
 
 		var msg string
diff --git a/plugins/roles/roles.go b/plugins/roles/roles.go
index bb1ec36..de6459d 100644
--- a/plugins/roles/roles.go
+++ b/plugins/roles/roles.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (p *RolesPlugin) Register() {
 			Handler:  p.lsRoles,
 		},
 	}
-	p.b.Register(p, bot.Help, func(c bot.Connector, k bot.Kind, m msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+	p.b.Register(p, bot.Help, func(c bot.Connector, k bot.Kind, m msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 		return p.lsRoles(bot.Request{
 			Conn:   c,
 			Kind:   k,
diff --git a/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go b/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
index 527d808..23b2719 100644
--- a/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
+++ b/plugins/rpgORdie/rpgORdie.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func New(b bot.Bot) *RPGPlugin {
 	return rpg
 }
 
-func (p *RPGPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *RPGPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	if strings.ToLower(message.Body) == "start rpg" {
 		b := NewRandomBoard()
 		ts, _ := p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, b.toMessageString())
@@ -119,12 +119,12 @@ func (p *RPGPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message,
 	return false
 }
 
-func (p *RPGPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *RPGPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "Go find a walkthrough or something.")
 	return true
 }
 
-func (p *RPGPlugin) replyMessage(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *RPGPlugin) replyMessage(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	identifier := args[0].(string)
 	if strings.ToLower(message.User.Name) != strings.ToLower(p.bot.Config().Get("Nick", "bot")) {
 		if b, ok := p.listenFor[identifier]; ok {
diff --git a/plugins/rss/rss.go b/plugins/rss/rss.go
index 41cdcc1..f6df6e9 100644
--- a/plugins/rss/rss.go
+++ b/plugins/rss/rss.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func New(b bot.Bot) *RSSPlugin {
 	return rss
 }
 
-func (p *RSSPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *RSSPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	tokens := strings.Fields(message.Body)
 	numTokens := len(tokens)
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (p *RSSPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message,
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *RSSPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *RSSPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "try '!rss http://rss.cnn.com/rss/edition.rss'")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/plugins/sisyphus/sisyphus.go b/plugins/sisyphus/sisyphus.go
index 4bb607f..9d912bb 100644
--- a/plugins/sisyphus/sisyphus.go
+++ b/plugins/sisyphus/sisyphus.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func New(b bot.Bot) *SisyphusPlugin {
 	return sp
 }
 
-func (p *SisyphusPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *SisyphusPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	if strings.ToLower(message.Body) == "start sisyphus" {
 		b := NewRandomGame(c, p.bot, message.Channel, message.User.Name)
 		p.listenFor[b.id] = b
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ func (p *SisyphusPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Mes
 	return false
 }
 
-func (p *SisyphusPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *SisyphusPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus")
 	return true
 }
 
-func (p *SisyphusPlugin) replyMessage(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *SisyphusPlugin) replyMessage(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	identifier := args[0].(string)
 	if strings.ToLower(message.User.Name) != strings.ToLower(p.bot.Config().Get("Nick", "bot")) {
 		if g, ok := p.listenFor[identifier]; ok {
diff --git a/plugins/sms/sms.go b/plugins/sms/sms.go
index 9f81e7b..8bfdec1 100644
--- a/plugins/sms/sms.go
+++ b/plugins/sms/sms.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (p *SMSPlugin) reg(c bot.Connector, ch, who, num string) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (p *SMSPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *SMSPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	ch := message.Channel
 	m := fmt.Sprintf("You can register your number with: `%s`", regSelfRegex)
 	m += fmt.Sprintf("\nYou can register somebody else with: `%s`", regSomeoneRegex)
diff --git a/plugins/stock/stock.go b/plugins/stock/stock.go
index f2c8ba8..244278f 100644
--- a/plugins/stock/stock.go
+++ b/plugins/stock/stock.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ type StockInfo struct {
 	ChangePercent    string `json:"changepercent"`
 }
 
-func (p *StockPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *StockPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	if !message.Command {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (p *StockPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Messag
 	return false
 }
 
-func (p *StockPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *StockPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "try '!stock-price SYMBOL'")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/plugins/talker/talker.go b/plugins/talker/talker.go
index 45d95e7..5cba8a1 100644
--- a/plugins/talker/talker.go
+++ b/plugins/talker/talker.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func New(b bot.Bot) *TalkerPlugin {
 	return tp
 }
 
-func (p *TalkerPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *TalkerPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	channel := message.Channel
 	body := message.Body
 	lowermessage := strings.ToLower(body)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (p *TalkerPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Messa
 	return false
 }
 
-func (p *TalkerPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *TalkerPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "Hi, this is talker. I like to talk about FredFelps!")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/plugins/tell/tell.go b/plugins/tell/tell.go
index 22e937d..f623188 100644
--- a/plugins/tell/tell.go
+++ b/plugins/tell/tell.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (t *TellPlugin) troll(who string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (t *TellPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (t *TellPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(message.Body), "tell ") ||
 		strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(message.Body), "tellah ") {
 		parts := strings.Split(message.Body, " ")
diff --git a/plugins/tldr/tldr.go b/plugins/tldr/tldr.go
index 0bc3caf..76784d4 100644
--- a/plugins/tldr/tldr.go
+++ b/plugins/tldr/tldr.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func New(b bot.Bot) *TLDRPlugin {
 	return plugin
 }
 
-func (p *TLDRPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *TLDRPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	timeLimit := time.Duration(p.bot.Config().GetInt("TLDR.HourLimit", 1))
 	lowercaseMessage := strings.ToLower(message.Body)
 	if lowercaseMessage == "tl;dr" && p.lastRequest.After(time.Now().Add(-timeLimit*time.Hour)) {
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (p *TLDRPlugin) getTopics() []string {
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *TLDRPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *TLDRPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "tl;dr")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/plugins/twitch/twitch.go b/plugins/twitch/twitch.go
index e82c6f7..db03892 100644
--- a/plugins/twitch/twitch.go
+++ b/plugins/twitch/twitch.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (p *TwitchPlugin) serveStreaming(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if twitcher.gameID != "" {
 		status = "YES."
 	}
-	context := map[string]interface{}{"Name": twitcher.name, "Status": status}
+	context := map[string]any{"Name": twitcher.name, "Status": status}
 
 	t, err := template.New("streaming").Parse(page)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (p *TwitchPlugin) serveStreaming(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *TwitchPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *TwitchPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	body := strings.ToLower(message.Body)
 	if body == "twitch status" {
 		channel := message.Channel
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (p *TwitchPlugin) message(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Messa
 	return false
 }
 
-func (p *TwitchPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *TwitchPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	msg := "You can set the templates for streams with\n"
 	msg += fmt.Sprintf("twitch.istpl (default: %s)\n", isStreamingTplFallback)
 	msg += fmt.Sprintf("twitch.nottpl (default: %s)\n", notStreamingTplFallback)
diff --git a/plugins/your/your.go b/plugins/your/your.go
index ab8cbd7..3c363f1 100644
--- a/plugins/your/your.go
+++ b/plugins/your/your.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (p *YourPlugin) message(r bot.Request) bool {
 }
 
 // Help responds to help requests. Every plugin must implement a help function.
-func (p *YourPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...interface{}) bool {
+func (p *YourPlugin) help(c bot.Connector, kind bot.Kind, message msg.Message, args ...any) bool {
 	p.bot.Send(c, bot.Message, message.Channel, "Your corrects people's grammar.")
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/util/files/main.go b/util/files/main.go
index e18e2f2..8b0e850 100644
--- a/util/files/main.go
+++ b/util/files/main.go
@@ -204,56 +204,56 @@ type fileResp struct {
 }
 
 type slackFile struct {
-	ID                 string        `json:"id"`
-	Created            int           `json:"created"`
-	Timestamp          int           `json:"timestamp"`
-	Name               string        `json:"name"`
-	Title              string        `json:"title"`
-	Mimetype           string        `json:"mimetype"`
-	Filetype           string        `json:"filetype"`
-	PrettyType         string        `json:"pretty_type"`
-	User               string        `json:"user"`
-	Editable           bool          `json:"editable"`
-	Size               int           `json:"size"`
-	Mode               string        `json:"mode"`
-	IsExternal         bool          `json:"is_external"`
-	ExternalType       string        `json:"external_type"`
-	IsPublic           bool          `json:"is_public"`
-	PublicURLShared    bool          `json:"public_url_shared"`
-	DisplayAsBot       bool          `json:"display_as_bot"`
-	Username           string        `json:"username"`
-	URLPrivate         string        `json:"url_private"`
-	URLPrivateDownload string        `json:"url_private_download"`
-	Thumb64            string        `json:"thumb_64"`
-	Thumb80            string        `json:"thumb_80"`
-	Thumb360           string        `json:"thumb_360"`
-	Thumb360W          int           `json:"thumb_360_w"`
-	Thumb360H          int           `json:"thumb_360_h"`
-	Thumb480           string        `json:"thumb_480,omitempty"`
-	Thumb480W          int           `json:"thumb_480_w,omitempty"`
-	Thumb480H          int           `json:"thumb_480_h,omitempty"`
-	Thumb160           string        `json:"thumb_160"`
-	Thumb720           string        `json:"thumb_720,omitempty"`
-	Thumb720W          int           `json:"thumb_720_w,omitempty"`
-	Thumb720H          int           `json:"thumb_720_h,omitempty"`
-	Thumb800           string        `json:"thumb_800,omitempty"`
-	Thumb800W          int           `json:"thumb_800_w,omitempty"`
-	Thumb800H          int           `json:"thumb_800_h,omitempty"`
-	Thumb960           string        `json:"thumb_960,omitempty"`
-	Thumb960W          int           `json:"thumb_960_w,omitempty"`
-	Thumb960H          int           `json:"thumb_960_h,omitempty"`
-	Thumb1024          string        `json:"thumb_1024,omitempty"`
-	Thumb1024W         int           `json:"thumb_1024_w,omitempty"`
-	Thumb1024H         int           `json:"thumb_1024_h,omitempty"`
-	ImageExifRotation  int           `json:"image_exif_rotation"`
-	OriginalW          int           `json:"original_w"`
-	OriginalH          int           `json:"original_h"`
-	Permalink          string        `json:"permalink"`
-	PermalinkPublic    string        `json:"permalink_public"`
-	Channels           []string      `json:"channels"`
-	Groups             []interface{} `json:"groups"`
-	Ims                []interface{} `json:"ims"`
-	CommentsCount      int           `json:"comments_count"`
+	ID                 string   `json:"id"`
+	Created            int      `json:"created"`
+	Timestamp          int      `json:"timestamp"`
+	Name               string   `json:"name"`
+	Title              string   `json:"title"`
+	Mimetype           string   `json:"mimetype"`
+	Filetype           string   `json:"filetype"`
+	PrettyType         string   `json:"pretty_type"`
+	User               string   `json:"user"`
+	Editable           bool     `json:"editable"`
+	Size               int      `json:"size"`
+	Mode               string   `json:"mode"`
+	IsExternal         bool     `json:"is_external"`
+	ExternalType       string   `json:"external_type"`
+	IsPublic           bool     `json:"is_public"`
+	PublicURLShared    bool     `json:"public_url_shared"`
+	DisplayAsBot       bool     `json:"display_as_bot"`
+	Username           string   `json:"username"`
+	URLPrivate         string   `json:"url_private"`
+	URLPrivateDownload string   `json:"url_private_download"`
+	Thumb64            string   `json:"thumb_64"`
+	Thumb80            string   `json:"thumb_80"`
+	Thumb360           string   `json:"thumb_360"`
+	Thumb360W          int      `json:"thumb_360_w"`
+	Thumb360H          int      `json:"thumb_360_h"`
+	Thumb480           string   `json:"thumb_480,omitempty"`
+	Thumb480W          int      `json:"thumb_480_w,omitempty"`
+	Thumb480H          int      `json:"thumb_480_h,omitempty"`
+	Thumb160           string   `json:"thumb_160"`
+	Thumb720           string   `json:"thumb_720,omitempty"`
+	Thumb720W          int      `json:"thumb_720_w,omitempty"`
+	Thumb720H          int      `json:"thumb_720_h,omitempty"`
+	Thumb800           string   `json:"thumb_800,omitempty"`
+	Thumb800W          int      `json:"thumb_800_w,omitempty"`
+	Thumb800H          int      `json:"thumb_800_h,omitempty"`
+	Thumb960           string   `json:"thumb_960,omitempty"`
+	Thumb960W          int      `json:"thumb_960_w,omitempty"`
+	Thumb960H          int      `json:"thumb_960_h,omitempty"`
+	Thumb1024          string   `json:"thumb_1024,omitempty"`
+	Thumb1024W         int      `json:"thumb_1024_w,omitempty"`
+	Thumb1024H         int      `json:"thumb_1024_h,omitempty"`
+	ImageExifRotation  int      `json:"image_exif_rotation"`
+	OriginalW          int      `json:"original_w"`
+	OriginalH          int      `json:"original_h"`
+	Permalink          string   `json:"permalink"`
+	PermalinkPublic    string   `json:"permalink_public"`
+	Channels           []string `json:"channels"`
+	Groups             []any    `json:"groups"`
+	Ims                []any    `json:"ims"`
+	CommentsCount      int      `json:"comments_count"`
 	InitialComment     struct {
 		ID        string `json:"id"`
 		Created   int    `json:"created"`