diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index ff16ecc..884aafc 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ LDFLAGS='-lircclient'
 mkdir -p $PREFIX && echo "Made directory: $PREFIX"
 
 if [ ! -z ${DEBUG} ]; then CFLAG="$CFLAGS -Og -g3";
-                      else CFLAG="$CFLAGS -O2 -flto=auto -fomit-frame-pointer -s"; fi
+                      else CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DNDEBUG";
+                           CFLAG="$CFLAGS -O2 -flto=auto -fomit-frame-pointer -s"; fi
 
 [ ! -z ${SAN} ] && CFLAG="$CFLAGS -fsanitize=$SAN"
 
diff --git a/docs/example_cli_usage.txt b/docs/example_cli_usage.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab93849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/example_cli_usage.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+./probotic irc.rizon.net 6667 '#/g/chad' probotic
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index bd438f0..c9d4399 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ msg_wrapper(const char* fmt,
   { exit(1); }
 
 	puts(fmtdmsg);
-    irc_cmd_msg(session, channel, fmtdmsg);
+  irc_cmd_msg(session, channel, fmtdmsg);
 
 	free(fmtdmsg);
 	va_end(args);
@@ -84,18 +84,48 @@ event_channel(irc_session_t * session,
               const char ** params,
               unsigned int count)
 {
-
+  size_t i = 0, len;
   const char * channel = params[0];
-  const char * message = params[1];
+  char * message = params[1];
+  char * arg;
+  char * swp;
   (void) session;
   (void) event;
   (void) origin;
   (void) channel;
   (void) message;
   (void) count;
-	char * swp = get_username(origin);
-	msg_wrapper("%s, you are a faggot for this opinion.", swp);
-	free(swp);
+	swp = get_username(origin);
+	/* msg_wrapper("%s, you are a faggot for this opinion.", swp); */
+  /* parses the command */
+  len = strlen(message);
+  while (message[i] != ' ')
+  { ++i; }
+  message[i] = '\0';
+  arg = message + i + 1;
+
+  if (*message == '!')
+  {
+    ++message;
+    /* if (strcmp(message, "stop") == 0) { exit(1); } */
+    if (strcmp(message, "remind") == 0)
+    { msg_wrapper("%s: No current assignment.", swp); }
+    else if (strcmp(message, "next") == 0)
+    { msg_wrapper("%s: No future assignments", swp); }
+    else if (strcmp(message, "raw") == 0)
+    { msg_wrapper("%s: executing sql %s", arg); }
+    else if (strcmp(message, "dump") == 0)
+    { msg_wrapper("%s: all projects... they don't seem to exist!"); }
+    else if (strcmp(message, "submit") == 0)
+    { msg_wrapper("%s: Submitting project link '%s' to <random janny>", swp, arg); }
+    else if (strcmp(message, "reroll") == 0)
+    { msg_wrapper("%s: No more rerolls possible.", swp); }
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+    else
+    { msg_wrapper("No such command '%s'", message); }
+#endif /* NDEBUG */
+  }
+  free(swp);
 }
 
 int
@@ -109,8 +139,9 @@ init(char const * username, char const * server, int port)
   if (!session)
   { ERR(1, "Error creating IRC session"); }
   irc_connect(session, server, port, 0, username, username, username);
+  /* We should figure out how the failure happens so we can tell the user that. */
   if (irc_run(session) != 0)
-  { ERR(1, "Error running IRC session\nNo net?"); }
+  { ERR(1, "Error running IRC session\nPossible issue: bad URL, no network connection, bad port, refused connection."); }
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +168,9 @@ main(int argc,
   channel = argv[3];
   port    = atoi(argv[2]);
   server  = argv[1];
-  fprintf(stderr, "-- %s:%d %s %s --", server, port, channel, username);
+#ifdef NDEBUG
+  fprintf(stderr, "-- %s:%d %s %s --\n", server, port, channel, username);
+#endif /* NDEBUG */
   if (!init(username, server, port))
   {
     while(1)
diff --git a/src/parse.c b/src/parse.c
index ea15297..b94a5b4 100644
--- a/src/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse.c
@@ -44,23 +44,6 @@ int parse_repo(char const * arg)
 }
 
 int
-parse_command(char const * command,
-              const char * arg /* NULLABLE */)
-{
-  /* I know. */
-#define COMMAND(cmd,fn) if (strcmp(command,cmd) == 0) { return fn(arg); } else
-  COMMAND("remind", parse_remind)
-  COMMAND("set_repo", parse_repo)
-  /* COMMAND("raw", sql_execute?) */
-  /* COMMAND("post", parse_post) */
-  /* COMMAND("prune", parse_prune) */
-  /* COMMAND("search", parse_search) */
-  /* COMMAND("list", parse_list) */
-  { ERR(1,"No such command.\n"); }
-#undef COMMAND
-}
-
-int
 parse_creds(creds_t * creds,
             char const * creds_file)
 {