diff --git a/src/bot_worker.rs b/src/bot_worker.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29c78ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bot_worker.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+use strafesnet_snf::bot::BotDebug;
+
+pub enum Instruction{
+	//TODO: pass map id
+	Create,
+	//Delete,
+	Push{
+		ins:strafesnet_common::instruction::TimedInstruction<strafesnet_common::physics::Instruction>,
+	},
+}
+
+//a new worker is spawned on a thread
+//create opens a new file
+//push pushes an instruction to the file
+
+pub struct Worker{
+	file:BotDebug,
+}
+
+pub fn new<'a>(scope:&'a std::thread::Scope<'a,'_>)->crate::worker::QNWorker<'a,Instruction>{
+	let mut worker=Worker{
+		file:BotDebug::new().unwrap(),
+	};
+	crate::worker::QNWorker::new(scope,move|instruction|{
+		match instruction{
+			Instruction::Create=>worker.file=BotDebug::new().unwrap(),
+			//Instruction::Delete=>worker.file.delete().unwrap(),
+			Instruction::Push{ins}=>worker.file.push(ins).unwrap(),
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 337ba79..9ea3bcf 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod worker;
 mod physics;
 mod graphics;
 mod settings;
+mod bot_worker;
 mod face_crawler;
 mod compat_worker;
 mod model_physics;
diff --git a/src/physics_worker.rs b/src/physics_worker.rs
index 0a1aec3..f49da0e 100644
--- a/src/physics_worker.rs
+++ b/src/physics_worker.rs
@@ -32,29 +32,33 @@ pub enum Instruction{
 mod mouse_interpolator{
 	use super::*;
 	//TODO: move this or tab
-pub struct MouseInterpolator{
+pub struct MouseInterpolator<'a>{
 	//"PlayerController"
 	user_settings:crate::settings::UserSettings,
 	//"MouseInterpolator"
 	timeline:std::collections::VecDeque<TimedInstruction<PhysicsInputInstruction>>,
 	last_mouse_time:Time,//this value is pre-transformed to simulation time
 	mouse_blocking:bool,
+	//????
+	bot_worker:crate::worker::QNWorker<'a,crate::bot_worker::Instruction>,
 	//"Simulation"
 	timer:Timer<Scaled>,
 	physics:crate::physics::PhysicsContext,
 
 }
-impl MouseInterpolator{
-	pub fn new(
+impl MouseInterpolator<'_>{
+	pub fn new<'a>(
 		physics:crate::physics::PhysicsContext,
+		bot_worker:crate::worker::QNWorker<'a,crate::bot_worker::Instruction>,
 		user_settings:crate::settings::UserSettings,
-	)->MouseInterpolator{
+	)->MouseInterpolator<'a>{
 		MouseInterpolator{
 			mouse_blocking:true,
 			last_mouse_time:physics.get_next_mouse().time,
 			timeline:std::collections::VecDeque::new(),
 			timer:Timer::from_state(Scaled::identity(),false),
 			physics,
+			bot_worker,
 			user_settings,
 		}
 	}
@@ -171,6 +175,13 @@ impl MouseInterpolator{
 	}
 	fn empty_queue(&mut self){
 		while let Some(instruction)=self.timeline.pop_front(){
+			//makeshift clone because requiring all TimedInstructions to be Clone is troublesome
+			self.bot_worker.send(crate::bot_worker::Instruction::Push{
+				ins:TimedInstruction{
+					time:instruction.time,
+					instruction:instruction.instruction.clone(),
+				}
+			}).unwrap();
 			self.physics.run_input_instruction(instruction);
 		}
 	}
@@ -211,10 +222,12 @@ impl MouseInterpolator{
 pub fn new<'a>(
 	mut graphics_worker:crate::compat_worker::INWorker<'a,crate::graphics_worker::Instruction>,
 	user_settings:crate::settings::UserSettings,
+	bot_worker:crate::worker::QNWorker<'a,crate::bot_worker::Instruction>,
 )->crate::compat_worker::QNWorker<'a,TimedInstruction<Instruction>>{
 	let physics=crate::physics::PhysicsContext::default();
 	let mut interpolator=MouseInterpolator::new(
 		physics,
+		bot_worker,
 		user_settings
 	);
 	crate::compat_worker::QNWorker::new(move |ins:TimedInstruction<Instruction>|{
diff --git a/src/setup.rs b/src/setup.rs
index 790352d..3a2568e 100644
--- a/src/setup.rs
+++ b/src/setup.rs
@@ -213,10 +213,13 @@ pub fn setup_and_start(title:String){
 
 	//dedicated thread to ping request redraw back and resize the window doesn't seem logical
 
+	std::thread::scope(|scope|{
+		//TODO: TAB
 	//the thread that spawns the physics thread
 	let mut window_thread=crate::window::worker(
 		&window,
 		setup_context,
+		scope
 	);
 
 	if let Some(arg)=std::env::args().nth(1){
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ pub fn setup_and_start(title:String){
 	println!("Entering event loop...");
 	let root_time=std::time::Instant::now();
 	run_event_loop(event_loop,window_thread,root_time).unwrap();
+	});
 }
 
 fn run_event_loop(
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 4320c67..c2c57e4 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ impl WindowContext<'_>{
 pub fn worker<'a>(
 	window:&'a winit::window::Window,
 	setup_context:crate::setup::SetupContext<'a>,
+	scope:&'a std::thread::Scope<'a,'_>,
 )->crate::compat_worker::QNWorker<'a,TimedInstruction<WindowInstruction>>{
 	// WindowContextSetup::new
 		let user_settings=crate::settings::read_user_settings();
@@ -178,6 +179,8 @@ pub fn worker<'a>(
 	//WindowContextSetup::into_context
 		let screen_size=glam::uvec2(setup_context.config.width,setup_context.config.height);
 		let graphics_thread=crate::graphics_worker::new(graphics,setup_context.config,setup_context.surface,setup_context.device,setup_context.queue);
+		//this obviously doesn't belong here, do something about it pls
+		let bot_thread=crate::bot_worker::new(scope);
 		let mut window_context=WindowContext{
 			manual_mouse_lock:false,
 			mouse:strafesnet_common::mouse::MouseState::default(),
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ pub fn worker<'a>(
 			physics_thread:crate::physics_worker::new(
 				graphics_thread,
 				user_settings,
+				bot_thread,
 			),
 		};