diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 07569d2..a589a61 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
     "token": "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE",
-    "plugin_path": "./plugins"
+    "plugin_path": "./plugins",
+    "authed": [
+        
+    ]
 }
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diff --git a/plugin_manager.py b/plugin_manager.py
index 710590a..730f2b8 100644
--- a/plugin_manager.py
+++ b/plugin_manager.py
@@ -7,12 +7,21 @@ class plugin_manager():
         plugins = [name.split(".py")[0] for name in os.listdir(plugin_path) if name.endswith(".py")]
         self.plugins_loaded = []
         for plugin in plugins:
-            module = __import__(plugin)
+            try:
+                module = __import__(plugin)
+            except: 
+                logger.write(f"error loading plugin {plugin}")
+                continue
             if not(hasattr(module, "run")) or not(hasattr(module, "hooks")):
-                self.logger.write("plugin {plugin} is invalid: crucial attribute missing!")
+                logger.write(f"plugin {plugin} is invalid: crucial attribute missing!")
+                continue
             else:
                 self.plugins_loaded.append(module)
+                logger.write(f"loaded plugin {module.__name__}") # this name will be used for hotloading
     def handle(self, event, ctx, bot):
         for plugin in self.plugins_loaded:
             if event in plugin.hooks:
-                getattr(plugin, "run")(event, ctx, bot)
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+                try:
+                    getattr(plugin, "run")(event, ctx, bot)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    bot.logger.write(e)
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diff --git a/plugins/authy.py b/plugins/authy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0491e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/authy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+hooks = ["MESSAGE_CREATE"]
+def run(event, ctx, bot):
+    if ctx["content"].startswith(":") and not(int(ctx["author"]["id"]) in bot.config["authed"]):
+        bot.send_msg(ctx["channel_id"], "you lack the proper authentication")
+        return
+    if ctx["content"] == ":ops":
+        bot.send_msg(ctx["channel_id"], ", ".join([str(ident) for ident in bot.config["authed"]]))
+    elif ctx["content"].startswith(":op"):
+        for mention in ctx["mentions"]:
+            bot.config["authed"].append(int(mention["id"]))
+            bot.send_msg(ctx["channel_id"], f"added {mention['username']} to the session authed!")
+            bot.logger.write(f"added auth {mention['id']} {mention['username']}")
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diff --git a/plugins/dango.py b/plugins/dango.py
index c398761..39c046e 100644
--- a/plugins/dango.py
+++ b/plugins/dango.py
@@ -13,7 +13,5 @@ this particular example listens for a message that contains the string 'dango' a
 
 hooks = ["MESSAGE_CREATE"] # run() will be called when client.dispatch() gets a MESSAGE_CREATE
 def run(event, ctx, bot):
-    if not(ctx["author"]["id"] == bot.user["id"]): # if the message author is not our bot...
-        if ctx["content"] == "dango": # and if the message body matches...
-            bot.logger.write("d/a/ngo")
+        if ctx["content"] == "dango": # if the message body matches...
             bot.send_msg(ctx["channel_id"], "to all the motherfuckers that shed a tear")
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diff --git a/plugins/hotload.py b/plugins/hotload.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f27eeb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/hotload.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from importlib import reload
+hooks = ["MESSAGE_CREATE"]
+def run(event, ctx, bot):
+    if ctx["content"].startswith(":") and not(int(ctx["author"]["id"]) in bot.config["authed"]):
+        bot.send_msg(ctx["channel_id"], "you lack the proper authentication")
+        return
+    plugin_manager = bot.plugman
+    if ctx["content"].startswith(":reload"):
+        cmd = ctx["content"].split(" ")[1]
+        if not(cmd in [m.__name__ for m in plugin_manager.plugins_loaded]):
+            bot.send_msg(ctx["channel_id"], f"plugin {cmd} could not be found for reloading!")
+        else:
+            for m in plugin_manager.plugins_loaded:
+                if m.__name__ == cmd:
+                    reload(m)
+            bot.send_msg(ctx["channel_id"], f"reloaded plugin {cmd}!")
+            bot.logger.write(f"reloaded {cmd}")
+    elif ctx["content"] ==":plugins":
+        plugins = ", ".join([m.__name__ for m in plugin_manager.plugins_loaded])
+        bot.send_msg(ctx["channel_id"], f"{plugins}")
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