diff --git a/plugins/cowboy/cowboy.go b/plugins/cowboy/cowboy.go
index 05e1c43..4fcddc4 100644
--- a/plugins/cowboy/cowboy.go
+++ b/plugins/cowboy/cowboy.go
@@ -43,10 +43,8 @@ func (p *Cowboy) register() {
 			Kind: bot.Startup, IsCmd: false,
 			Regex: regexp.MustCompile(`.*`),
 			Handler: func(r bot.Request) bool {
-				log.Debug().Msgf("Got bot.Startup")
 				switch conn := r.Conn.(type) {
 				case *discord.Discord:
-					log.Debug().Msg("Found a discord connection")
 					p.registerCmds(conn)
 				}
 				return false
diff --git a/plugins/emojy/discordslash.go b/plugins/emojy/discordslash.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..505b7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/emojy/discordslash.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package emojy
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/connectors/discord"
+)
+
+func (p *EmojyPlugin) registerCmds(d *discord.Discord) {
+	log.Debug().Msg("About to register some startup commands")
+	cmd := discordgo.ApplicationCommand{
+		Name:        "emojy",
+		Description: "swap in an emojy",
+		Options: []*discordgo.ApplicationCommandOption{
+			{
+				Type:        discordgo.ApplicationCommandOptionString,
+				Name:        "emojy",
+				Description: "which emojy you want swapped in",
+				Required:    true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	if err := d.RegisterSlashCmd(cmd, p.overlayCB); err != nil {
+		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("could not register emojy command")
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *EmojyPlugin) overlayCB(s *discordgo.Session, i *discordgo.InteractionCreate) {
+	lastEmojy := p.c.Get("emojy.lastEmojy", "rust")
+	list := map[string]string{}
+	var err error
+	msg := "hello, user"
+
+	name := i.ApplicationCommandData().Options[0].StringValue()
+
+	if ok, _, _, err := p.isKnownEmojy(name); !ok || err != nil {
+		msg = "I could not find your emojy"
+		goto resp
+	}
+
+	err = p.RmEmojy(p.b.DefaultConnector(), lastEmojy)
+	if err != nil {
+		msg = err.Error()
+		goto resp
+	}
+
+	err = p.UploadEmojyInCache(p.b.DefaultConnector(), name)
+	if err != nil {
+		msg = err.Error()
+		goto resp
+	}
+
+	p.c.Set("emojy.lastEmojy", name)
+
+	list = invertEmojyList(p.b.DefaultConnector().GetEmojiList(true))
+	msg = fmt.Sprintf("You replaced %s with a new emojy %s <:%s:%s>, pardner!", lastEmojy, name, name, list[name])
+
+resp:
+	s.InteractionRespond(i.Interaction, &discordgo.InteractionResponse{
+		Type: discordgo.InteractionResponseChannelMessageWithSource,
+		Data: &discordgo.InteractionResponseData{
+			Content: msg,
+			Flags:   uint64(discordgo.MessageFlagsEphemeral),
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/plugins/emojy/emojy.go b/plugins/emojy/emojy.go
index 7ee2e76..d4ae3e5 100644
--- a/plugins/emojy/emojy.go
+++ b/plugins/emojy/emojy.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/velour/catbase/connectors/discord"
 	"image"
 	"image/draw"
 	"math"
@@ -67,6 +68,17 @@ func (p *EmojyPlugin) setupDB() {
 
 func (p *EmojyPlugin) register() {
 	ht := bot.HandlerTable{
+		{
+			Kind: bot.Startup, IsCmd: false,
+			Regex: regexp.MustCompile(`.*`),
+			Handler: func(r bot.Request) bool {
+				switch conn := r.Conn.(type) {
+				case *discord.Discord:
+					p.registerCmds(conn)
+				}
+				return false
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Kind: bot.Message, IsCmd: false,
 			Regex: regexp.MustCompile(`.*`),