diff --git a/src/core.rs b/src/core.rs
index 5faac0c..57d7061 100644
--- a/src/core.rs
+++ b/src/core.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod botinstance;
-pub mod ratelimiter;
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+pub mod ratelimiter;
+pub mod botmodules;
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diff --git a/src/core/botinstance.rs b/src/core/botinstance.rs
index 86428dd..540a130 100644
--- a/src/core/botinstance.rs
+++ b/src/core/botinstance.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ use crate::core::ratelimiter::RateLimiter;
 use crate::core::ratelimiter;
 // use crate::core::ratelimiter;
 
+
+use crate::core::botmodules;
+use crate::core::botmodules::ModulesManager;
+
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum ChType {
     Channel(String),
@@ -42,6 +46,13 @@ pub enum EnType {
 
 pub use EnType::Enabled;
 
+// pub enum ModStatusType {
+//     Enabled(EnType),
+//     Disabled(EnType),
+//     Enabled(ModType),
+//     Disabled(ModType),
+// }
+
 
 pub struct BotInstance {
 	prefix : char,
@@ -50,6 +61,7 @@ pub struct BotInstance {
     pub incoming_messages : UnboundedReceiver<ServerMessage>,
 	pub ratelimiters : HashMap<ChType,RateLimiter>, // used to limit messages sent per channel 
 	// botmodules : HashMap<ModType,Vec<EnType>>,
+    botmodules : ModulesManager,
 	twitch_oauth : String,
 	pub bot_channels : Vec<ChType>,
 	/*bot_commands : Vec[BotCommand],
@@ -109,6 +121,7 @@ impl BotInstance {
             client : client,
             ratelimiters : ratelimiters, // used to limit messages sent per channel 
             // botmodules : HashMap::new(),
+            botmodules : ModulesManager::init(),
             twitch_oauth : oauth_token,
             bot_channels : botchannels,
             /*bot_commands : Vec[BotCommand],
diff --git a/src/core/botmodules.rs b/src/core/botmodules.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bff25ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/botmodules.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+use std::error::Error;
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+
+/*
+
+ModulesManager is made of modulesdb , a HashMap of BotModules with a Vector representing their enabled/disabled status based on channel and instance
+
+Example
+    {
+        BotModule("Experiments") , [Enabled(Channel("modulatingforce")) , Disabled(Channel("modulatingforce")), Enabled(Instance)]
+    }
+
+*/
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub enum ModType {
+    BotModule(String),
+}
+    
+pub use ModType::BotModule;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+pub enum ChType {
+    Channel(String),
+}
+
+
+pub use ChType::Channel;
+
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum StatusLvl {
+    Instance,
+    Ch(ChType),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum ModStatusType {
+    Enabled(StatusLvl),
+    Disabled(StatusLvl),
+}
+    
+// pub use EnType::Enabled;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+enum BotAction {
+	C(BotCommand),
+	L(Listener),
+	R(Routine),
+}
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct BotCommand {}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Listener {
+    module : ModType,
+    name : String,
+    // exec_body : fn,
+    help : String
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct Routine {}
+
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct ModulesManager {
+    modulesdb: HashMap<ModType,Vec<ModStatusType>>,
+    botactions: HashMap<ModType,Vec<BotAction>>, 
+}
+
+impl ModulesManager {
+
+    pub fn init() -> ModulesManager {
+
+        // initializes the modulers manager 
+        // Ideally, this should have added known modules based on
+        // directory structure and API user recommendations
+
+        let mut m = HashMap::new();
+        let mut act = HashMap::new();
+
+        // -- some processing including adding into the hashmap
+
+        // let newmodule = BotModule(String::from("GambaCore"));
+
+        let newlistener = Listener {
+            module : BotModule(String::from("experiments").to_owned()),
+            name : String::from("socklistener"),
+            help : String::from("This will listen and react to sock randomly"),
+        };
+
+
+        // As a Demonstration, the listener's Module is added and Enabled at Instance level
+        let statusvector = m
+            .entry(BotModule(String::from("experiments")))
+            .or_insert(Vec::new());
+
+        statusvector.push(ModStatusType::Enabled(StatusLvl::Instance));
+
+        let modactions = act
+            .entry( BotModule(String::from("experiments")))
+            .or_insert(Vec::new());
+
+        modactions.push(BotAction::L(newlistener));
+
+
+        let mgr = ModulesManager {
+            modulesdb : m,
+            botactions : act,
+        };
+
+        println!(">> Modules Manager : {:?}",mgr);
+
+        mgr 
+    } 
+
+    pub fn modstatus(&self, _:ModType, _:ChType) -> ModStatusType {
+        // Example usage : botmanager.modstatus(
+        //     BotModule("GambaCore"),
+        //     Channel("modulatingforce")
+        // ) 
+        // - The ModStatusType checks in the context of the given channel , 
+        //  but also validates based on wheher the module is disabled at a bot instance
+        //  level as well
+        ModStatusType::Enabled(StatusLvl::Instance)
+    }
+
+
+    pub fn togglestatus(&self, _:ModType, _:ChType) -> ModStatusType {
+        // enables or disables based on current status
+        ModStatusType::Enabled(StatusLvl::Instance)
+    }
+
+
+    pub fn setstatus(&self, _:ModType, _:ModStatusType) -> Result<&str,Box<dyn Error>> {
+        // sets the status based given ModSatusType
+        // e.g., b.setstatus(BodModule("GambaCore"), Enabled(Channel("modulatingforce"))).expect("ERROR")
+        Ok("")
+    }
+
+
+
+
+
+}
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