diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ce66808..ab4680a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -65,3 +65,5 @@ config.json
 # error output file
 error.json
 markovDB.json
+
+config
diff --git a/src/deploy-commands.ts b/src/deploy-commands.ts
index 94b1b93..8f5de61 100644
--- a/src/deploy-commands.ts
+++ b/src/deploy-commands.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,53 @@
-import { SlashCommandBuilder } from '@discordjs/builders';
+import { SlashCommandBuilder, SlashCommandChannelOption } from '@discordjs/builders';
 import { REST } from '@discordjs/rest';
-import { Routes } from 'discord-api-types/v9';
+import { ChannelType, Routes } from 'discord-api-types/v9';
 import { config } from './config';
 import { packageJson } from './util';
 
+const CHANNEL_OPTIONS_MAX = 25;
+
 const helpSlashCommand = new SlashCommandBuilder()
   .setName('help')
   .setDescription(`How to use ${packageJson().name}`);
 
-const commands = [helpSlashCommand.toJSON()];
+/**
+ * Helps generate a list of parameters for channel options
+ */
+const channelOptionsGenerator = (builder: SlashCommandChannelOption, index: number) =>
+  builder
+    .setName(`channel-${index + 1}`)
+    .setDescription('A text channel')
+    .setRequired(index === 0)
+    .addChannelType(ChannelType.GuildText as any);
+
+const listenChannelCommand = new SlashCommandBuilder()
+  .setName('listen')
+  .addSubcommand((sub) => {
+    sub
+      .setName('add')
+      .setDescription(
+        `Add channels to learn from. Doesn't add the channel's past messages; re-train to do that.`
+      );
+
+    Array.from(Array(CHANNEL_OPTIONS_MAX).keys()).forEach((index) =>
+      sub.addChannelOption((opt) => channelOptionsGenerator(opt, index))
+    );
+    return sub;
+  })
+  .addSubcommand((sub) => {
+    sub
+      .setName('remove')
+      .setDescription(
+        `Remove channels from being learned from. Doesn't remove the channel's data; re-train to do that.`
+      );
+    Array.from(Array(CHANNEL_OPTIONS_MAX).keys()).forEach((index) =>
+      sub.addChannelOption((opt) => channelOptionsGenerator(opt, index))
+    );
+    return sub;
+  })
+  .setDescription(`How to use ${packageJson().name}`);
+
+const commands = [helpSlashCommand.toJSON(), listenChannelCommand.toJSON()];
 
 export async function deployCommands(clientId: string) {
   const rest = new REST({ version: '9' }).setToken(config.token);
diff --git a/src/entity/Channel.ts b/src/entity/Channel.ts
index 7255678..080469a 100644
--- a/src/entity/Channel.ts
+++ b/src/entity/Channel.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import { Guild } from './Guild';
 @Entity()
 export class Channel extends BaseEntity {
   @PrimaryColumn()
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
 
   @Column({
-    default: true,
+    default: false,
   })
   listen: boolean;
 
diff --git a/src/entity/Guild.ts b/src/entity/Guild.ts
index 8ddb36b..1bd8f41 100644
--- a/src/entity/Guild.ts
+++ b/src/entity/Guild.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Channel } from './Channel';
 @Entity()
 export class Guild extends BaseEntity {
   @PrimaryColumn()
-  id: string;
+  id: number;
 
   @OneToMany(() => Channel, (channel) => channel.guild, { onDelete: 'CASCADE', cascade: true })
   channels: Channel[];
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3914e5b..485efe4 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ const markovOpts: MarkovConstructorOptions = {
   stateSize: config.stateSize,
 };
 
+const markovGenerateOptions: MarkovGenerateOptions<MarkovDataCustom> = {
+  filter: (result): boolean => {
+    return result.score >= config.minScore;
+  },
+  maxTries: config.maxTries,
+};
+
 /**
  * #v3-complete
  */
@@ -50,6 +57,20 @@ async function getMarkovByGuildId(guildId: string): Promise<Markov> {
   return markov;
 }
 
+/**
+ * #v3-complete
+ */
+async function isValidChannel(channelId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const id = parseInt(channelId, 10);
+  const channel = await Channel.findOne(id);
+  if (!channel) {
+    L.warn({ channelId }, 'Channel does not exist, setting to valid');
+    await Channel.create({ id }).save();
+    return false;
+  }
+  return channel.listen;
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks if the author of a message as moderator-like permissions.
  * @param {GuildMember} member Sender of the message
@@ -174,20 +195,25 @@ async function generateResponse(
 ): Promise<void> {
   L.debug('Responding...');
   if (!interaction.guildId) {
-    L.info('Received a message without a guildId');
+    L.debug('Received an interaction without a guildId');
+    return;
+  }
+  if (!interaction.channelId) {
+    L.debug('Received an interaction without a channelId');
+    return;
+  }
+  const isValid = await isValidChannel(interaction.channelId);
+  if (!isValid) {
+    L.debug(
+      { channelId: interaction.channelId },
+      'Channel is not enabled for listening. Ignoring...'
+    );
     return;
   }
-  const options: MarkovGenerateOptions<MarkovDataCustom> = {
-    filter: (result): boolean => {
-      return result.score >= config.minScore;
-    },
-    maxTries: config.maxTries,
-  };
-
   const markov = await getMarkovByGuildId(interaction.guildId);
 
   try {
-    const response = await markov.generate<MarkovDataCustom>(options);
+    const response = await markov.generate<MarkovDataCustom>(markovGenerateOptions);
     L.info({ response }, 'Generated response');
     const messageOpts: Discord.MessageOptions = { tts };
     const attachmentUrls = response.refs
@@ -197,7 +223,6 @@ async function generateResponse(
       const randomRefAttachment = getRandomElement(attachmentUrls);
       messageOpts.files = [randomRefAttachment];
     } else {
-      // TODO: This might not even work
       const randomMessage = await MarkovInputData.createQueryBuilder<
         MarkovInputData<MarkovDataCustom>
       >('input')
@@ -297,19 +322,10 @@ client.on('ready', async (readyClient) => {
 
   await deployCommands(readyClient.user.id);
 
-  const guildsToSave: Guild[] = [];
-  const channelsToSave: Channel[] = [];
-  readyClient.guilds.valueOf().forEach((guild) => {
-    const dbGuild = Guild.create({ id: guild.id });
-    const textChannels = guild.channels.valueOf().filter((channel) => channel.isText());
-    const dbChannels = textChannels.map((channel) =>
-      Channel.create({ id: channel.id, guild: dbGuild })
-    );
-    guildsToSave.push(dbGuild);
-    channelsToSave.push(...dbChannels);
-  });
+  const guildsToSave = readyClient.guilds
+    .valueOf()
+    .map((guild) => Guild.create({ id: parseInt(guild.id, 10) }));
   await Guild.upsert(guildsToSave, ['id']);
-  await Channel.upsert(channelsToSave, ['id']); // TODO: ensure this doesn't overwrite the existing `listen`
 });
 
 client.on('error', (err) => {