diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index 1232dab..886eafb 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/kr/pretty"
+
 	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5/model"
 )
 
@@ -178,6 +180,55 @@ func (b *Bot) SendMsgToDebuggingChannel(msg string, replyToId string) {
 
 func (b *Bot) HandleWebSocketResponse(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {
 	b.HandleMsgFromDebuggingChannel(event)
+	b.HandleMsgFromAnyChannel(event)
+}
+
+func (b *Bot) HandleMsgFromAnyChannel(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {
+	if event.Event != model.WEBSOCKET_EVENT_POSTED {
+		return
+	}
+	println("responding to channel msg")
+
+	post := model.PostFromJson(strings.NewReader(event.Data["post"].(string)))
+	if post == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	pretty.Print(post)
+
+	// FIXME find out what channel it came from so can respond appropriately
+
+	// ignore my events
+	if post.UserId == b.botUser.Id {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// if you see any word matching 'alive' then respond
+	if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`(?:^|\W)alive(?:$|\W)`, post.Message); matched {
+		b.SendMsgToDebuggingChannel("Yes I'm running", post.Id)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// if you see any word matching 'up' then respond
+	if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`(?:^|\W)up(?:$|\W)`, post.Message); matched {
+		b.SendMsgToDebuggingChannel("Yes I'm running", post.Id)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// if you see any word matching 'running' then respond
+	if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`(?:^|\W)running(?:$|\W)`, post.Message); matched {
+		b.SendMsgToDebuggingChannel("Yes I'm running", post.Id)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// if you see any word matching 'hello' then respond
+	if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`(?:^|\W)hello(?:$|\W)`, post.Message); matched {
+		b.SendMsgToDebuggingChannel("Yes I'm running", post.Id)
+		return
+	}
+
+	b.SendMsgToDebuggingChannel("I did not understand you!", post.Id)
+
 }
 
 func (b *Bot) HandleMsgFromDebuggingChannel(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {