diff --git a/Module/ModLogs/ModLogs.cs b/Module/ModLogs/ModLogs.cs
index 14fc93b..cabc1fc 100644
--- a/Module/ModLogs/ModLogs.cs
+++ b/Module/ModLogs/ModLogs.cs
@@ -1,10 +1,71 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Discord.WebSocket;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using Noikoio.RegexBot.ConfigItem;
 
 namespace Noikoio.RegexBot.Module.ModLogs
 {
-    class ModLogs
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Logs certain events of note to a database for moderators to keep track of user behavior.
+    /// Makes use of a helper class, <see cref="MessageCache"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    class ModLogs : BotModule
     {
+        public override string Name => "ModLogs";
+
+        private readonly MessageCache _msgCacheInstance;
+
+        public ModLogs(DiscordSocketClient client) : base(client)
+        {
+            if (!RegexBot.Config.DatabaseAvailable) return; // do nothing; warn in ProcessConfiguration
+            
+            _msgCacheInstance = new MessageCache(client, Log, GetConfig);
+
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        [ConfigSection("ModLogs")]
+        public override async Task<object> ProcessConfiguration(JToken configSection)
+        {
+            if (configSection.Type != JTokenType.Object)
+                throw new RuleImportException("Configuration for this section is invalid.");
+            var conf = (JObject)configSection;
+            
+            if (!RegexBot.Config.DatabaseAvailable)
+            {
+                await Log("Database access is not available. This module will not load.");
+                return null;
+            }
+            
+            try
+            {
+                // MessageCache debug: will store an EntityName or die trying
+                EntityName? mctarget = new EntityName(conf["mctarget"].Value<string>(), EntityType.Channel);
+                await Log("Enabled MessageCache test on " + mctarget.Value.ToString());
+                return mctarget;
+            }
+            catch (Exception)
+            {
+                // well, not really die
+                return null;
+            }
+            
+
+            /*
+             * Ideas:
+             * -Reporting:
+             * --Reporting channel
+             * --Types to report
+             * ---Ignored if no reporting channel has been set
+             * ---Default to join, quit, kick, ban, ...
+             * ---Any override will disregard defaults
+             * -also how will commands work? how to tie into commands mod?
+             * --modlogs command should also only report a subset of things. custom.
+             * ---ex: don't report nick changes
+             */
+        }
     }
 }
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