diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 50c2a8a..bdbb270 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # ai_bot
-this code should not be used by any sane person, ever.  
-useless README change to test something
+
+this code should not be used by any sane person, ever.
diff --git a/src/commands/change.ts b/src/commands/change.ts
index e863f94..995a0ab 100644
--- a/src/commands/change.ts
+++ b/src/commands/change.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { sendInteractionResponse, SlashCommandOptions } from "@wackford/mod.ts";
 import { ApplicationCommandOptionTypes } from "@wackford/discordeno.ts";
 import { AIs, checkAI } from "../ai/index.ts";
 import { db } from "../database.ts";
+import { sendInteractionLog } from "../socket.ts";
 
 export default {
     name: "change",
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ export default {
             history: [],
         });
 
+        sendInteractionLog(
+            interaction.user.username,
+            "change",
+            `${newName ? newName : "[name not changed]"}, ${
+                newDesc ? "[check description in panel]" : "[description not changed]"
+            }`,
+            channelId,
+        );
+
         await sendInteractionResponse(bot, interaction, {
             content: `Name: ${newName ?? "[unchanged]"}\nDescription: ${newDesc ?? "[unchanged]"}`,
         });
diff --git a/src/events/onMessage.ts b/src/events/onMessage.ts
index 56a0ee2..5a88779 100644
--- a/src/events/onMessage.ts
+++ b/src/events/onMessage.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { BotEmitter } from "@wackford/mod.ts";
 import { AIs } from "../ai/index.ts";
 import config from "../config.ts";
 import blacklist from "../../blacklist.json" assert { type: "json" };
-import { sendSocketMessage } from "../socket.ts";
+import { sendMessageLog } from "../socket.ts";
 
 //const dirname = new URL(".", import.meta.url).pathname;
 
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ export default function init() {
                 history,
             });
 
-            sendSocketMessage(user.username, message.content, message.channelId.toString());
-            sendSocketMessage(
+            sendMessageLog(user.username, message.content, message.channelId.toString());
+            sendMessageLog(
                 AIs[message.channelId.toString()].name,
                 res,
                 message.channelId.toString(),
diff --git a/src/socket.ts b/src/socket.ts
index 0344fe7..00833f1 100644
--- a/src/socket.ts
+++ b/src/socket.ts
@@ -60,25 +60,46 @@ function reqHandler(req: Request) {
 }
 
 export default function initialize(hostname: string, port: number) {
-    serve(reqHandler, { hostname: hostname, port: port });
+    serve(reqHandler, { hostname, port });
 }
 
-export function sendSocketMessage(
-    name: string,
-    message: string,
-    channel: string,
-    description = "",
-) {
+function sendLog(type: string, data: Record<string, unknown>) {
     Object.keys(connected).forEach((val) => {
         if (connected[val]) {
             connected[val].ws.send(
                 JSON.stringify({
-                    name,
-                    description,
-                    message,
-                    channel,
+                    type,
+                    ...data,
                 }),
             );
         }
     });
 }
+
+export function sendMessageLog(
+    name: string,
+    message: string,
+    channel: string,
+    description = "",
+) {
+    sendLog("MessageLog", {
+        name,
+        description,
+        message,
+        channel,
+    });
+}
+
+export function sendInteractionLog(
+    name: string,
+    command: string,
+    args: string, // funny javascript moment
+    channel: string,
+) {
+    sendLog("InteractionLog", {
+        name,
+        command,
+        arguments: args,
+        channel,
+    });
+}