diff --git a/bot/__init__.py b/bot/__init__.py
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diff --git a/bot/env.py b/bot/env.py
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+++ b/bot/env.py
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+import os
+
+try:
+    from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+    load_dotenv("../.env")
+except ImportError:
+    print("dotenv not installed, skipping...")
+
+
+WEBUI_URL = os.getenv("WEBUI_URL", "http://localhost:8080")
+TOKEN = os.getenv("TOKEN", "")
diff --git a/bot/examples/pingpong.py b/bot/examples/pingpong.py
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+++ b/bot/examples/pingpong.py
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+import socketio
+from env import WEBUI_URL, TOKEN
+from utils import send_message
+
+# Create a Socket.IO client instance
+sio = socketio.Client(logger=True, engineio_logger=True)
+
+
+# Event handlers
+@sio.event
+def connect():
+    print("Connected!")
+
+
+@sio.event
+def disconnect():
+    print("Disconnected from the server!")
+
+
+def events(sio, user_id):
+    @sio.on("channel-events")
+    def channel_events(data):
+        if data["user"]["id"] == user_id:
+            # Ignore events from the bot itself
+            return
+
+        print("Channel events:", data)
+        send_message(data["channel_id"], "Pong!")
+
+
+try:
+    print(f"Connecting to {WEBUI_URL}...")
+    sio.connect(WEBUI_URL, socketio_path="/ws/socket.io", transports=["websocket"])
+    print("Connection established!")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"Failed to connect: {e}")
+
+
+def join_callback(data):
+    events(sio, data["id"])
+
+
+# Authenticate with the server
+sio.emit("user-join", {"auth": {"token": TOKEN}}, callback=join_callback)
+sio.wait()
diff --git a/bot/main.py b/bot/main.py
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+++ b/bot/main.py
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+import socketio
+from env import WEBUI_URL, TOKEN
+from utils import send_message
+
+# Create a Socket.IO client instance
+sio = socketio.Client(logger=True, engineio_logger=True)
+
+
+# Event handlers
+@sio.event
+def connect():
+    print("Connected!")
+
+
+@sio.event
+def disconnect():
+    print("Disconnected from the server!")
+
+
+def events(sio, user_id):
+    @sio.on("channel-events")
+    def channel_events(data):
+        if data["user"]["id"] == user_id:
+            # Ignore events from the bot itself
+            return
+
+        print("Channel events:", data)
+        send_message(data["channel_id"], "Pong!")
+
+
+try:
+    print(f"Connecting to {WEBUI_URL}...")
+    sio.connect(WEBUI_URL, socketio_path="/ws/socket.io", transports=["websocket"])
+    print("Connection established!")
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"Failed to connect: {e}")
+
+
+def join_callback(data):
+    events(sio, data["id"])
+
+
+# Authenticate with the server
+sio.emit("user-join", {"auth": {"token": TOKEN}}, callback=join_callback)
+sio.wait()
diff --git a/bot/utils.py b/bot/utils.py
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+++ b/bot/utils.py
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+import requests
+from env import WEBUI_URL, TOKEN
+
+
+def send_message(channel_id: str, message: str):
+    url = f"{WEBUI_URL}/api/v1/channels/{channel_id}/messages/post"
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {TOKEN}"}
+
+    data = {"content": message}
+
+    response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+
+    return response.json()