diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index df16aa51..e0655bbb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -125,6 +125,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.59.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "antithesis_sdk"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "987cdecd45a069a1bd755cce3c7f8434433ccd5f2f54e6545e9f7175256b3b1b"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "libloading",
+ "linkme",
+ "once_cell",
+ "rand",
+ "rustc_version_runtime",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "anyhow"
 version = "1.0.93"
@@ -1048,6 +1064,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "envy"
+version = "0.4.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3f47e0157f2cb54f5ae1bd371b30a2ae4311e1c028f575cd4e81de7353215965"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "equivalent"
 version = "1.0.1"
@@ -1070,6 +1095,16 @@ version = "2.5.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0206175f82b8d6bf6652ff7d71a1e27fd2e4efde587fd368662814d6ec1d9ce0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "eyre"
+version = "0.6.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7cd915d99f24784cdc19fd37ef22b97e3ff0ae756c7e492e9fbfe897d61e2aec"
+dependencies = [
+ "indenter",
+ "once_cell",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "fast_hilbert"
 version = "2.0.0"
@@ -1698,6 +1733,25 @@ dependencies = [
  "valence_text",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hyperion-bot"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "antithesis_sdk",
+ "derive_more",
+ "dotenvy",
+ "envy",
+ "eyre",
+ "rand",
+ "regex",
+ "serde",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+ "uuid",
+ "valence_protocol",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hyperion-clap"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -2043,6 +2097,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "png",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "indenter"
+version = "0.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ce23b50ad8242c51a442f3ff322d56b02f08852c77e4c0b4d3fd684abc89c683"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "2.6.0"
@@ -2215,6 +2275,26 @@ dependencies = [
  "libc",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "linkme"
+version = "0.3.31"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "566336154b9e58a4f055f6dd4cbab62c7dc0826ce3c0a04e63b2d2ecd784cdae"
+dependencies = [
+ "linkme-impl",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "linkme-impl"
+version = "0.3.31"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "edbe595006d355eaf9ae11db92707d4338cd2384d16866131cc1afdbdd35d8d9"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "linux-raw-sys"
 version = "0.4.14"
@@ -3226,6 +3306,25 @@ version = "2.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "583034fd73374156e66797ed8e5b0d5690409c9226b22d87cb7f19821c05d152"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc_version"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cfcb3a22ef46e85b45de6ee7e79d063319ebb6594faafcf1c225ea92ab6e9b92"
+dependencies = [
+ "semver",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc_version_runtime"
+version = "0.3.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2dd18cd2bae1820af0b6ad5e54f4a51d0f3fcc53b05f845675074efcc7af071d"
+dependencies = [
+ "rustc_version",
+ "semver",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
 version = "0.38.40"
@@ -3373,6 +3472,12 @@ version = "0.4.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d659fa6f19e82a52ab8d3fff3c380bd8cc16462eaea411395618a38760eb85bc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "semver"
+version = "1.0.23"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "61697e0a1c7e512e84a621326239844a24d8207b4669b41bc18b32ea5cbf988b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.215"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5d5734a8..cb0ffd87 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,24 +13,25 @@ panic = 'abort'
 members = [
   'crates/bvh-region',
   'crates/hyperion',
+  'crates/hyperion-bot',
+  'crates/hyperion-clap',
+  'crates/hyperion-command',
   'crates/hyperion-crafting',
   'crates/hyperion-event-macros',
   'crates/hyperion-inventory',
+  'crates/hyperion-item',
   'crates/hyperion-minecraft-proto',
   'crates/hyperion-nerd-font',
   'crates/hyperion-palette',
+  'crates/hyperion-permission',
   'crates/hyperion-proto',
   'crates/hyperion-proxy',
+  'crates/hyperion-rank-tree',
   'crates/hyperion-scheduled',
   'crates/hyperion-stats',
   'crates/hyperion-text',
   'crates/hyperion-utils',
   'events/proof-of-concept',
-  'crates/hyperion-permission',
-  'crates/hyperion-clap',
-  'crates/hyperion-command',
-  'crates/hyperion-rank-tree',
-  'crates/hyperion-item',
 ]
 resolver = '2'
 
diff --git a/crates/hyperion-bot/src/bot.rs b/crates/hyperion-bot/src/bot.rs
index 24aad4d0..7423c74e 100644
--- a/crates/hyperion-bot/src/bot.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperion-bot/src/bot.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use tokio::net::{TcpStream, ToSocketAddrs};
+use tracing::info;
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
 mod handshake;
@@ -11,7 +12,9 @@ pub struct Bot {
 }
 
 impl Bot {
-    pub async fn new(name: String, uuid: Uuid, addr: impl ToSocketAddrs) -> Self {
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all, fields(name))]
+    pub async fn new(name: String, uuid: Uuid, addr: impl ToSocketAddrs + std::fmt::Display) -> Self {
+        info!("connecting to {addr}");
         let addr = TcpStream::connect(addr).await.unwrap();
 
         Self {
diff --git a/crates/hyperion-bot/src/lib.rs b/crates/hyperion-bot/src/lib.rs
index d8c46258..692da018 100644
--- a/crates/hyperion-bot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperion-bot/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub fn bootstrap(config: &Config) {
     // todo: use life cycle
 
     let mut rng = AntithesisRng;
-
+    
     let first_name = generate::name();
     assert_sometimes!(first_name.is_valid, "First name is never invalid");
     assert_sometimes!(!first_name.is_valid, "First name is always valid");
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9905fc77..1f4ad1a9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - RUST_LOG=info
       - HOST=hyperion-proxy:25565
+      - MAX_NUMBER_OF_BOTS=10
     networks:
       - proxy-network