diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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index 0000000..432f1b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
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+{
+    "files.exclude": {
+        "**/.git": true,
+        "**/.svn": true,
+        "**/.hg": true,
+        "**/CVS": true,
+        "**/.DS_Store": true,
+        "**/Thumbs.db": true,
+        "**/__pycache__": true,
+        "**/.vscode": true,
+        "**/*.map": true
+    },
+    "hide-files.files": []
+}
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diff --git a/cord/bot.py b/cord/bot.py
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+# This example requires the 'members' and 'message_content' privileged intents to function.
+
+import os
+import discord
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from discord.ext import commands
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+intents = discord.Intents.default()
+intents.members = True
+intents.message_content = True
+
+bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='?', intents=intents)
+
+@bot.event
+async def on_ready():
+    print(f'Online as {bot.user} (ID: {bot.user.id})')
+    await bot.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name='with fire'))
+
+@bot.event
+async def on_message(message):
+    await bot.process_commands(message)
+
+bot.run(os.getenv('DISCORD_TOKEN'))