diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a84d6ef..21ec3ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 # dictionary-discord-bot
 
 The official dictionary Discord bot for Kumilinwa, the trans constructed language! :3
+
+## How's it work?
+
+The bot is a simple Discord bot that uses the [Discord.js](https://discord.js.org) library to interact with the [Discord API](https://discord.dev). It uses slash commands to interact with the user.
+
+The language specification is cached in a JSON file and refreshed hourly to prevent a stale cache. The search looks through the specification and returns matches.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c1066f8..e8324ab 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
 				"express": "^4.21.1",
 				"helmet": "^8.0.0",
 				"jsoning": "^1.0.1",
+				"luxon": "^3.5.0",
 				"node-schedule": "^2.1.1",
 				"pino": "^9.5.0",
 				"pino-pretty": "^13.0.0"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@types/express": "^5.0.0",
+				"@types/luxon": "^3.4.2",
 				"@types/node-schedule": "^2.1.7",
 				"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.14.0",
 				"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.14.0",
@@ -984,6 +986,13 @@
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"peer": true
 		},
+		"node_modules/@types/luxon": {
+			"version": "3.4.2",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/luxon/-/luxon-3.4.2.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-TifLZlFudklWlMBfhubvgqTXRzLDI5pCbGa4P8a3wPyUQSW+1xQ5eDsreP9DWHX3tjq1ke96uYG/nwundroWcA==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"license": "MIT"
+		},
 		"node_modules/@types/mime": {
 			"version": "1.3.5",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/mime/-/mime-1.3.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02e8d41..fbf087c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 		"express": "^4.21.1",
 		"helmet": "^8.0.0",
 		"jsoning": "^1.0.1",
+		"luxon": "^3.5.0",
 		"node-schedule": "^2.1.1",
 		"pino": "^9.5.0",
 		"pino-pretty": "^13.0.0"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@types/express": "^5.0.0",
+		"@types/luxon": "^3.4.2",
 		"@types/node-schedule": "^2.1.7",
 		"@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.14.0",
 		"@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.14.0",
diff --git a/src/commands/status.ts b/src/commands/status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b393d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import {
+	ChatInputCommandInteraction,
+	EmbedBuilder,
+	SlashCommandBuilder
+} from 'discord.js';
+import { Duration } from 'luxon';
+
+export const data = new SlashCommandBuilder()
+	.setName('status')
+	.setDescription('Get bot status')
+	.addBooleanOption(option =>
+		option
+			.setName('ephemeral')
+			.setDescription('Set the response to ephemeral')
+			.setRequired(false)
+	);
+
+export async function execute(interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) {
+	const ephemeral = interaction.options.getBoolean('ephemeral') ?? false;
+	await interaction.reply({
+		ephemeral,
+		embeds: [
+			new EmbedBuilder().setTitle('Bot Status').setFields(
+				{
+					name: 'Uptime',
+					value: Duration.fromMillis(interaction.client.uptime).toHuman({
+						listStyle: 'long'
+					})
+				},
+				{
+					name: 'Latency (ms)',
+					value: interaction.client.ws.ping.toString()
+				}
+			)
+		]
+	});
+}