diff --git a/packages/bolt-discord/conv.ts b/packages/bolt-discord/conv.ts
index 7279a99..4dd03dc 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-discord/conv.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-discord/conv.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ type discord_message = Omit<update_data, 'mentions'>;
 type webhook_message = wh_query & wh_token & { files?: RawFile[]; wait: true };
 
 export async function to_discord(
-	message: message<unknown>,
+	message: message,
 	replied_message?: discord_message
 ): Promise<webhook_message> {
-	if (message.replytoid && replied_message) {
+	if (message.reply_id && replied_message) {
 		if (!message.embeds) message.embeds = [];
 		message.embeds.push(
 			{
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ export async function to_discord(
 			...(replied_message.embeds || []).map(i => {
 				return {
 					...i,
-					timestamp: i.timestamp ? Number(i.timestamp) : undefined
+					timestamp: i.timestamp ? Number(i.timestamp) : undefined,
+					video : i.video ? { ...i.video, url: i.video.url || "" } : undefined
 				};
 			})
 		);
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ export async function to_discord(
 export async function to_core(
 	api: API,
 	message: discord_message
-): Promise<message<discord_message>> {
+): Promise<message> {
 	if (message.flags && message.flags & 128) message.content = 'Loading...';
 	if (message.type === 7) message.content = '*joined on discord*';
 	if (message.sticker_items) {
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ export async function to_core(
 				timestamp: i.timestamp ? Number(i.timestamp) : undefined
 			};
 		}),
-		reply: async (msg: message<unknown>) => {
+		reply: async (msg: message) => {
 			if (!data.author.id || data.author.id == '') return;
 			await api.channels.createMessage(message.channel_id, {
 				...(await to_discord(msg)),
@@ -141,11 +142,7 @@ export async function to_core(
 				}
 			});
 		},
-		platform: {
-			name: 'bolt-discord',
-			message,
-			webhookid: message.webhook_id
-		},
+		plugin: 'bolt-discord',
 		attachments: message.attachments?.map(i => {
 			return {
 				file: i.url,
@@ -154,9 +151,9 @@ export async function to_core(
 				size: i.size / 1000000
 			};
 		}),
-		replytoid: message.referenced_message?.id
+		reply_id: message.referenced_message?.id
 	};
-	return data;
+	return data as message;
 }
 
 export function to_command(interaction: { api: API; data: APIInteraction }) {
@@ -180,7 +177,7 @@ export function to_command(interaction: { api: API; data: APIInteraction }) {
 			);
 		},
 		channel: interaction.data.channel.id,
-		platform: 'bolt-discord',
+		plugin: 'bolt-discord',
 		opts,
 		timestamp: to_instant(interaction.data.id)
 	} as command_arguments;
diff --git a/packages/bolt-discord/mod.ts b/packages/bolt-discord/mod.ts
index 855e393..c91a906 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-discord/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-discord/mod.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class discord_plugin extends plugin<discord_config> {
 
 		this.bot.on(GatewayDispatchEvents.InteractionCreate, interaction => {
 			const cmd = conv.to_command(interaction);
-			if (cmd) this.emit('create_command', cmd);
+			if (cmd) this.lightning.run_command(cmd);
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -86,28 +86,24 @@ export class discord_plugin extends plugin<discord_config> {
 	}
 
 	create_message(
-		msg: message<unknown>,
+		msg: message,
 		bridge: to.channel,
 		_?: undefined,
-		replytoid?: string
+		reply_id?: string
 	): Promise<string> {
-		return to.send_to_discord(this.bot.api, msg, bridge, _, replytoid);
+		return to.send_to_discord(this.bot.api, msg, bridge, _, reply_id);
 	}
 
 	edit_message(
-		msg: message<unknown>,
+		msg: message,
 		bridge: to.channel,
 		edit_id: string,
-		replytoid?: string
+		reply_id?: string
 	): Promise<string> {
-		return to.send_to_discord(this.bot.api, msg, bridge, edit_id, replytoid);
+		return to.send_to_discord(this.bot.api, msg, bridge, edit_id, reply_id);
 	}
 
-	delete_message(
-		_msg: deleted_message<unknown>,
-		bridge: to.channel,
-		id: string
-	) {
+	delete_message(_msg: deleted_message, bridge: to.channel, id: string) {
 		return to.delete_on_discord(this.bot.api, bridge, id);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/bolt-discord/to.ts b/packages/bolt-discord/to.ts
index 4ad6473..3627d33 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-discord/to.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-discord/to.ts
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@ export async function webhook_on_discord(api: API, channel: string) {
 
 export async function send_to_discord(
 	api: API,
-	message: message<unknown>,
+	message: message,
 	channel: channel,
 	edit_id?: string,
-	replytoid?: string
+	reply_id?: string
 ) {
 	let replied_message;
 
-	if (replytoid) {
+	if (reply_id) {
 		try {
-			replied_message = await api.channels.getMessage(channel.id, replytoid);
+			replied_message = await api.channels.getMessage(channel.id, reply_id);
 		} catch {
 			// safe to ignore
 		}
diff --git a/packages/bolt-guilded/deps.ts b/packages/bolt-guilded/deps.ts
index 0747b04..d96fb06 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-guilded/deps.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-guilded/deps.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ export {
 	type lightning,
 	type message
 } from '../lightning/mod.ts';
-
diff --git a/packages/bolt-guilded/guilded.ts b/packages/bolt-guilded/guilded.ts
index 9dbeaf3..cadba6c 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-guilded/guilded.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-guilded/guilded.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export async function create_webhook(
 type guilded_msg = RESTPostWebhookBody & { replyMessageIds?: string[] };
 
 export async function convert_msg(
-	msg: message<unknown>,
+	msg: message,
 	channel?: string,
 	plugin?: guilded_plugin
 ): Promise<guilded_msg> {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export async function convert_msg(
 		]
 	} as guilded_msg;
 
-	if (msg.replytoid) message.replyMessageIds = [msg.replytoid];
+	if (msg.reply_id) message.replyMessageIds = [msg.reply_id];
 
 	if (msg.attachments?.length) {
 		if (!message.embeds) message.embeds = [];
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export async function convert_msg(
 	return message;
 }
 
-function get_valid_username(msg: message<unknown>) {
+function get_valid_username(msg: message) {
 	function valid(e: string) {
 		if (!e || e.length === 0 || e.length > 32) return false;
 		return /^[a-zA-Z0-9_ ()-]*$/gms.test(e);
@@ -110,15 +110,15 @@ function get_valid_username(msg: message<unknown>) {
 }
 
 async function get_reply_embeds(
-	msg: message<unknown>,
+	msg: message,
 	channel?: string,
 	plugin?: guilded_plugin
 ) {
-	if (!msg.replytoid || !channel || !plugin) return [];
+	if (!msg.reply_id || !channel || !plugin) return [];
 	try {
 		const msg_replied_to = await plugin.bot.messages.fetch(
 			channel,
-			msg.replytoid
+			msg.reply_id
 		);
 		let author;
 		if (!msg_replied_to.createdByWebhookId) {
diff --git a/packages/bolt-guilded/messages.ts b/packages/bolt-guilded/messages.ts
index 371ccbe..4aa3d5b 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-guilded/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-guilded/messages.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { guilded_plugin } from './mod.ts';
 export async function tocore(
 	message: Message,
 	plugin: guilded_plugin
-): Promise<message<Message> | undefined> {
+): Promise<message | undefined> {
 	if (!message.serverId) return;
 	let author;
 	if (!message.createdByWebhookId && message.authorId !== 'Ann6LewA') {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export async function tocore(
 							name: embed.author.name || 'embed author',
 							iconUrl: embed.author.iconURL || undefined,
 							url: embed.author.url || undefined
-					  }
+						}
 					: undefined,
 				image: embed.image || undefined,
 				thumbnail: embed.thumbnail || undefined,
@@ -52,15 +52,11 @@ export async function tocore(
 				video: embed.video || undefined
 			};
 		}),
-		platform: {
-			name: 'bolt-guilded',
-			message,
-			webhookid: message.createdByWebhookId || undefined
-		},
-		reply: async (msg: message<unknown>) => {
+		plugin: 'bolt-guilded',
+		reply: async (msg: message) => {
 			await message.reply(await convert_msg(msg));
 		},
 		content: update_content,
-		replytoid: message.isReply ? message.replyMessageIds[0] : undefined
+		reply_id: message.isReply ? message.replyMessageIds[0] : undefined
 	};
 }
diff --git a/packages/bolt-guilded/mod.ts b/packages/bolt-guilded/mod.ts
index ea9e5e6..257bb95 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-guilded/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-guilded/mod.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export class guilded_plugin extends plugin<{ token: string }> {
 			this.emit('delete_message', {
 				channel: del.channelId,
 				id: del.id,
-				platform: { message: del, name: 'bolt-guilded' },
+				plugin: 'bolt-guilded',
 				timestamp: Temporal.Instant.from(del.deletedAt)
 			});
 		});
@@ -47,24 +47,24 @@ export class guilded_plugin extends plugin<{ token: string }> {
 	}
 
 	async create_message(
-		message: message<unknown>,
+		message: message,
 		channel: bridge_channel,
 		_?: undefined,
-		replytoid?: string
+		reply_id?: string
 	) {
 		const { id } = await new WebhookClient(
 			channel.data as { token: string; id: string }
-		).send(await convert_msg({ ...message, replytoid }, channel.id, this));
+		).send(await convert_msg({ ...message, reply_id }, channel.id, this));
 		return id;
 	}
 
 	// deno-lint-ignore require-await
-	async edit_message(_: message<unknown>, __: bridge_channel, edit_id: string) {
+	async edit_message(_: message, __: bridge_channel, edit_id: string) {
 		return edit_id;
 	}
 
 	async delete_message(
-		_message: deleted_message<unknown>,
+		_message: deleted_message,
 		channel: bridge_channel,
 		id: string
 	) {
diff --git a/packages/bolt-matrix/deps.ts b/packages/bolt-matrix/deps.ts
index afc1fdf..aa9a05a 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-matrix/deps.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-matrix/deps.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 export {
 	lightning,
 	plugin,
-	type bridge_platform,
+	type bridge_channel,
 	type message
-} from 'jsr:@jersey/lightning@0.6.2';
+} from '../lightning/mod.ts';
 export { existsSync } from 'jsr:@std/fs@0.221.0/exists';
 export { Buffer } from 'node:buffer';
 export {
diff --git a/packages/bolt-matrix/events.ts b/packages/bolt-matrix/events.ts
index 397b2a4..dda8d76 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-matrix/events.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-matrix/events.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export async function onEvent(
 	if (event.type === 'm.room.redaction') {
 		this.emit('delete_message', {
 			id: event.redacts as string,
-			platform: { name: 'bolt-matrix', message: event },
+			plugin: 'bolt-matrix',
 			channel: event.room_id,
 			timestamp: Temporal.Instant.fromEpochMilliseconds(event.origin_server_ts)
 		});
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export async function messageToCore(
 	event: WeakEvent,
 	intent: Intent,
 	homeserverUrl: string
-): Promise<message<WeakEvent>> {
+): Promise<message> {
 	console.log(event.content.formatted_body);
 	const sender = await intent.getProfileInfo(event.sender);
 	const is_reply = event.content['m.relates_to']
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export async function messageToCore(
 				? `${sender.avatar_url?.replace(
 						'mxc://',
 						`${homeserverUrl}/_matrix/media/v3/thumbnail/`
-				  )}?width=96&height=96&method=scale`
+					)}?width=96&height=96&method=scale`
 				: undefined
 		},
 		channel: event.room_id,
@@ -75,20 +75,20 @@ export async function messageToCore(
 			? (event.content.formatted_body as string).replace(
 					/<mx-reply>(.*?)<\/mx-reply>/i,
 					''
-			  )
+				)
 			: ((event.content['m.new_content']?.body ||
 					event.content.body) as string),
-		reply: async (msg: message<unknown>) => {
+		reply: async (msg: message) => {
 			await intent.sendMessage(event.room_id, coreToMessage(msg));
 		},
-		replytoid: event.content['m.relates_to']
+		reply_id: event.content['m.relates_to']
 			? event.content['m.relates_to']['m.in_reply_to']?.event_id
 			: undefined,
-		platform: { name: 'bolt-matrix', message: event }
+		plugin: 'bolt-matrix'
 	};
 }
 
-export function coreToMessage(msg: message<unknown>) {
+export function coreToMessage(msg: message) {
 	return {
 		body: msg.content
 			? msg.content
diff --git a/packages/bolt-matrix/mod.ts b/packages/bolt-matrix/mod.ts
index 2229c5b..07f1df5 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-matrix/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-matrix/mod.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
 	AppServiceRegistration,
 	Bridge,
-	bridge_platform,
+	bridge_channel,
 	Buffer,
 	existsSync,
 	lightning,
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ type MatrixConfig = {
 export class matrix_plugin extends plugin<MatrixConfig> {
 	bot: Bridge;
 	name = 'bolt-matrix';
-	version = '0.6.1';
-	support = ['0.6.1'];
+	version = '0.7.0';
 
 	constructor(l: lightning, config: MatrixConfig) {
 		super(l, config);
@@ -58,12 +57,13 @@ export class matrix_plugin extends plugin<MatrixConfig> {
 	}
 
 	async create_message(
-		msg: message<unknown>,
-		platform: bridge_platform,
-		edit = false
+		msg: message,
+		channel: bridge_channel,
+		edit_id?: string,
+		reply_id?: string,
+		edit?: boolean
 	) {
-		const room = platform.senddata as string;
-		const name = `@${platform.plugin}_${msg.author.id}:${this.config.domain}`;
+		const name = `@${msg.plugin}_${msg.author.id}:${this.config.domain}`;
 		const intent = this.bot.getIntent(name);
 		await intent.ensureProfile(msg.author.username);
 		const store = this.bot.getUserStore();
@@ -82,52 +82,44 @@ export class matrix_plugin extends plugin<MatrixConfig> {
 			await store?.setMatrixUser(storeUser);
 		}
 		// now to our message
-		const message = coreToMessage(msg);
+		const message = coreToMessage({...msg, reply_id});
 		let editinfo = {};
 		if (edit) {
 			editinfo = {
 				'm.new_content': message,
 				'm.relates_to': {
 					rel_type: 'm.replace',
-					event_id: msg.id
+					event_id: edit_id!
 				}
 			};
 		}
-		const result = await intent.sendMessage(room, {
+		const result = await intent.sendMessage(channel.id, {
 			...message,
 			...editinfo
 		});
-		return {
-			channel: room,
-			id: result.event_id,
-			plugin: 'bolt-matrix',
-			senddata: room
-		};
+		return result.event_id
 	}
 
 	async edit_message(
-		msg: message<unknown>,
-		platform: bridge_platform & { id: string }
+		msg: message,
+		channel: bridge_channel,
+		edit_id?: string,
+		reply_id?: string
 	) {
-		return await this.create_message(msg, platform, true);
+		return await this.create_message(msg, channel, edit_id, reply_id, true);
 	}
 
 	async delete_message(
-		_msg: message<unknown>,
-		platform: bridge_platform & { id: string }
+		_msg: message,
+		channel: bridge_channel,
+		delete_id: string
 	) {
-		const room = platform.senddata as string;
 		const intent = this.bot.getIntent();
 		await intent.botSdkIntent.underlyingClient.redactEvent(
-			room,
-			platform.id,
+			channel.id,
+			delete_id,
 			'bridge message deletion'
 		);
-		return {
-			channel: room,
-			id: platform.id,
-			plugin: 'bolt-matrix',
-			senddata: room
-		};
+		return delete_id
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/bolt-revolt/messages.ts b/packages/bolt-revolt/messages.ts
index 334410d..5b141a0 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-revolt/messages.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-revolt/messages.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { API, Message, TextEmbed, message } from './deps.ts';
 
 export async function torevolt(
-	message: message<unknown>,
+	message: message,
 	masquerade = true
 ): Promise<Omit<API.DataMessageSend, 'nonce'>> {
 	const dat: API.DataMessageSend = {
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ export async function torevolt(
 								).json()
 							)?.id;
 						})
-				  )
+					)
 				: undefined,
 		content: message.content
 			? message.content
 			: message.embeds
-			? undefined
-			: 'empty message',
+				? undefined
+				: 'empty message',
 		embeds: message.embeds?.map(embed => {
 			if (embed.fields) {
 				for (const field of embed.fields) {
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ export async function torevolt(
 					avatar: message.author.profile,
 					name: message.author.username.slice(0, 32),
 					colour: message.author.color
-			  }
+				}
 			: undefined,
-		replies: message.replytoid
-			? [{ id: message.replytoid, mention: true }]
+		replies: message.reply_id
+			? [{ id: message.reply_id, mention: true }]
 			: undefined
 	};
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export async function torevolt(
 	return dat;
 }
 
-export function tocore(message: Message): message<Message> {
+export function tocore(message: Message): message {
 	return {
 		author: {
 			username:
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ export function tocore(message: Message): message<Message> {
 				url: i.url ? i.url : undefined
 			};
 		}),
-		platform: { name: 'bolt-revolt', message },
-		reply: async (msg: message<unknown>, masquerade = true) => {
+		plugin: 'bolt-revolt',
+		reply: async (msg: message, masquerade = true) => {
 			message.reply(await torevolt(msg, masquerade as boolean));
 		},
 		attachments: message.attachments?.map(
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ export function tocore(message: Message): message<Message> {
 			}
 		),
 		content: message.content,
-		replytoid: message.replyIds ? message.replyIds[0] : undefined
+		reply_id: message.replyIds ? message.replyIds[0] : undefined
 	};
 }
diff --git a/packages/bolt-revolt/mod.ts b/packages/bolt-revolt/mod.ts
index ff8af91..0d266f0 100644
--- a/packages/bolt-revolt/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/bolt-revolt/mod.ts
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ export class revolt_plugin extends plugin<{ token: string }> {
 			this.emit('delete_message', {
 				channel: message.channelId,
 				id: message.id,
-				platform: { message, name: 'bolt-revolt' },
+				plugin: 'bolt-revolt',
 				timestamp: message.editedAt
 					? Temporal.Instant.fromEpochMilliseconds(
 							message.editedAt?.getUTCMilliseconds()
-					  )
+						)
 					: Temporal.Now.instant()
 			});
 		});
@@ -48,34 +48,30 @@ export class revolt_plugin extends plugin<{ token: string }> {
 	}
 
 	async create_message(
-		msg: message<unknown>,
+		msg: message,
 		bridge: bridge_channel,
 		_: undefined,
-		replytoid?: string
+		reply_id?: string
 	) {
 		const channel = await this.bot.channels.fetch(bridge.id);
 		const result = await channel.sendMessage(
-			await torevolt({ ...msg, replytoid })
+			await torevolt({ ...msg, reply_id })
 		);
 		return result.id;
 	}
 
 	async edit_message(
-		msg: message<unknown>,
+		msg: message,
 		bridge: bridge_channel,
 		edit_id: string,
-		replytoid?: string
+		reply_id?: string
 	) {
 		const message = await this.bot.messages.fetch(bridge.id, edit_id);
-		await message.edit(await torevolt({ ...msg, replytoid }));
+		await message.edit(await torevolt({ ...msg, reply_id }));
 		return edit_id;
 	}
 
-	async delete_message(
-		_: deleted_message<unknown>,
-		bridge: bridge_channel,
-		id: string
-	) {
+	async delete_message(_: deleted_message, bridge: bridge_channel, id: string) {
 		const message = await this.bot.messages.fetch(bridge.id, id);
 		await message.delete();
 		return id;
diff --git a/packages/lightning/README.md b/packages/lightning/README.md
index a0206ac..ea01d23 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/README.md
+++ b/packages/lightning/README.md
@@ -1,21 +1,23 @@
 # @jersey/lightning
 
-lightning is a Typescript-based chatbot that supports bridging multiple chat platforms via plugins.
+lightning is a Typescript-based chatbot that supports bridging multiple chat
+apps via plugins.
 
 ## [docs](https://williamhorning.dev/bolt)
+
 ## example config
 
 ```ts
-import { define_config } from "jsr:@jersey/lightning@0.7.0";
-import { discord_plugin } from "https://williamhorning.dev/bolt/x/bolt-discord/0.7.0/mod.ts";
+import { define_config } from 'jsr:@jersey/lightning@0.7.0';
+import { discord_plugin } from 'https://williamhorning.dev/bolt/x/bolt-discord/0.7.0/mod.ts';
 
 export default define_config({
-  redis_host: "localhost",
-  redis_port: 6379,
-  plugins: [
-    discord_plugin.new({
-      // ...
-    }),
-  ],
+	redis_host: 'localhost',
+	redis_port: 6379,
+	plugins: [
+		discord_plugin.new({
+			// ...
+		})
+	]
 });
 ```
diff --git a/packages/lightning/mod.ts b/packages/lightning/mod.ts
index 65ce8b8..4514a18 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/mod.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * lightning is a typescript-based chatbot that supports
- * bridging multiple chat platforms via plugins.
+ * bridging multiple chat apps via plugins.
  * @module
  */
 
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/bridges/command_functions.ts b/packages/lightning/src/bridges/command_functions.ts
index a6e486e..66e0578 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/bridges/command_functions.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/bridges/command_functions.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ export async function join(
 		];
 	}
 
-	const plugin = l.plugins.get(opts.platform);
-	
+	const plugin = l.plugins.get(opts.plugin);
+
 	const bridge = (await l.bridges.get_bridge({
 		id
 	})) || {
@@ -34,13 +34,17 @@ export async function join(
 
 	bridge.channels.push({
 		id: opts.channel,
-		plugin: opts.platform,
+		plugin: opts.plugin,
 		data: await plugin!.create_bridge(opts.channel)
 	});
 
 	await l.bridges.set_bridge(bridge);
 
-	await l.redis.sendCommand(['SET', `lightning-bchannel-${opts.channel}`, bridge.id])
+	await l.redis.sendCommand([
+		'SET',
+		`lightning-bchannel-${opts.channel}`,
+		bridge.id
+	]);
 
 	return [true, 'Joined a bridge!'];
 }
@@ -60,11 +64,11 @@ export async function leave(
 	await l.bridges.set_bridge({
 		...bridge,
 		channels: bridge.channels.filter(
-			i => i.id !== opts.channel && i.plugin !== opts.platform
+			i => i.id !== opts.channel && i.plugin !== opts.plugin
 		)
 	});
 
-	await l.redis.sendCommand(['DEL', `lightning-bchannel-${opts.channel}`])
+	await l.redis.sendCommand(['DEL', `lightning-bchannel-${opts.channel}`]);
 
 	return [true, 'Left a bridge!'];
 }
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/bridges/handle_message.ts b/packages/lightning/src/bridges/handle_message.ts
index 68347b3..3d49b25 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/bridges/handle_message.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/bridges/handle_message.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { log_error } from '../utils.ts';
 
 export async function handle_message(
 	lightning: lightning,
-	msg: message<unknown> | deleted_message<unknown>,
+	msg: message | deleted_message,
 	type: 'create_message' | 'edit_message' | 'delete_message'
 ): Promise<void> {
 	const bridge =
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export async function handle_message(
 	if (type !== 'create_message' && bridge.allow_editing !== true) return;
 
 	const channels = bridge.channels.filter(
-		i => i.id !== msg.channel && i.plugin !== msg.platform.name
+		i => i.id !== msg.channel && i.plugin !== msg.plugin
 	);
 
 	if (channels.length < 1) return;
@@ -31,33 +31,28 @@ export async function handle_message(
 
 	for (const channel of channels) {
 		const index = bridge.channels.indexOf(channel);
-		const platform = bridge.channels[index];
 		const bridged_id = bridge.messages?.[index];
 
-		if (!platform.data || (type !== 'create_message' && !bridged_id)) continue;
+		if (!channel.data || (type !== 'create_message' && !bridged_id)) continue;
 
-		const plugin = lightning.plugins.get(platform.plugin);
+		const plugin = lightning.plugins.get(channel.plugin);
 
 		if (!plugin || !plugin[type]) {
 			await log_error(
-				new Error(`plugin ${platform.plugin} doesn't have ${type}_message`),
-				{ platform, bridged_id }
+				new Error(`plugin ${channel.plugin} doesn't have ${type}_message`),
+				{ channel, bridged_id }
 			);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		let dat;
 
-		const reply_id = await get_reply_id(
-			lightning,
-			msg as message<unknown>,
-			platform
-		);
+		const reply_id = await get_reply_id(lightning, msg as message, channel);
 
 		try {
 			dat = await plugin[type](
-				msg as message<unknown>,
-				platform,
+				msg as message,
+				channel,
 				bridged_id?.id!,
 				reply_id
 			);
@@ -65,16 +60,16 @@ export async function handle_message(
 			if (type === 'delete_message') continue;
 
 			try {
-				const err_msg = (await log_error(e, { platform, bridged_id })).message;
+				const err_msg = (await log_error(e, { channel, bridged_id })).message;
 
-				dat = await plugin[type](err_msg, platform, bridged_id?.id!, reply_id);
+				dat = await plugin[type](err_msg, channel, bridged_id?.id!, reply_id);
 			} catch (e) {
 				await log_error(
 					new Error(
-						`Failed to send error for ${type}_message to ${platform.plugin}`,
+						`Failed to send error for ${type}_message to ${channel.plugin}`,
 						{ cause: e }
 					),
-					{ platform, bridged_id }
+					{ channel, bridged_id }
 				);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -86,7 +81,7 @@ export async function handle_message(
 			'1'
 		]);
 
-		messages.push({ id: dat, channel: platform.id, platform: platform.plugin });
+		messages.push({ id: dat, channel: channel.id, plugin: channel.plugin });
 	}
 
 	for (const i of messages) {
@@ -106,17 +101,17 @@ export async function handle_message(
 
 async function get_reply_id(
 	lightning: lightning,
-	msg: message<unknown>,
+	msg: message,
 	channel: bridge_channel
 ) {
-	if ('replytoid' in msg && msg.replytoid) {
+	if (msg.reply_id) {
 		try {
-			const bridged = await lightning.bridges.get_bridge_message(msg.replytoid);
+			const bridged = await lightning.bridges.get_bridge_message(msg.reply_id);
 
 			if (!bridged) return;
 
 			const bridge_channel = bridged.messages?.find(
-				i => i.channel === channel.id && i.platform === channel.plugin
+				i => i.channel === channel.id && i.plugin === channel.plugin
 			);
 
 			return bridge_channel?.id;
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/bridges/mod.ts b/packages/lightning/src/bridges/mod.ts
index 41ca78d..5759f60 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/bridges/mod.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/bridges/mod.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type { bridge_document } from '../types.ts';
 import { bridge_commands } from './commands.ts';
 import { handle_message } from './handle_message.ts';
 
-/** a thing that bridges messages between platforms defined by plugins */
+/** a thing that bridges messages between plugins */
 export class bridges {
 	/** the parent instance of lightning */
 	private l: lightning;
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ export class bridges {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * get all the platforms a message was bridged to
-	 * @param id the id of the message to get the platforms for
+	 * get all the channels a message was bridged to
+	 * @param id the id of the message to get the channels for
 	 */
 	async get_bridge_message(id: string): Promise<bridge_document | undefined> {
 		const rdata = await this.l.redis.sendCommand([
@@ -47,10 +47,9 @@ export class bridges {
 	 * @param id the id of the message to check
 	 */
 	async is_bridged(id: string): Promise<boolean> {
-		return Boolean(await this.l.redis.sendCommand([
-			'EXISTS',
-			`lightning-bridged-${id}`
-		]));
+		return Boolean(
+			await this.l.redis.sendCommand(['EXISTS', `lightning-bridged-${id}`])
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/cli/migrations.ts b/packages/lightning/src/cli/migrations.ts
index 8d6b6c8..26dfb44 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/cli/migrations.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/cli/migrations.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { MongoClient, RedisClient } from '../../deps.ts';
 import { convert_five_to_seven_redis } from '../migrations.ts';
 import { versions } from '../types.ts';
 import { apply_migrations, get_migrations } from '../utils.ts';
-import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
 
 export async function migrations() {
 	const redis_hostname = prompt(
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export async function migrations() {
 
 	console.log(`migrated your data!`);
 
-	const file = await Deno.makeTempFile()
+	const file = await Deno.makeTempFile();
 
 	await writeFile(file, JSON.stringify(final_data));
 
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/lightning.ts b/packages/lightning/src/lightning.ts
index e1a29df..a053dac 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/lightning.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/lightning.ts
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ export class lightning extends EventEmitter<plugin_events> {
 	private listen_commands() {
 		const prefix = this.config.cmd_prefix || 'l!';
 
-		this.on('create_command', this.run_command);
-
 		this.on('create_nonbridged_message', m => {
 			if (!m.content?.startsWith(prefix)) return;
 
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ export class lightning extends EventEmitter<plugin_events> {
 				subcmd: subcmd as string,
 				opts,
 				channel: m.channel,
-				platform: m.platform.name,
+				plugin: m.plugin,
 				reply: m.reply,
 				timestamp: m.timestamp
 			});
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/migrations.ts b/packages/lightning/src/migrations.ts
index 2dca475..0336986 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/migrations.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/migrations.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { versions } from './types.ts';
+import { type bridge_document, versions } from './types.ts';
 
 type doc = [string, unknown][];
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function convert_five_to_seven_redis(items: doc | fivedoc) {
 	}) as doc;
 }
 
-export const fivesevenredis = {
+export const fivesevenexistingredis = {
 	from: versions.Five,
 	to: versions.Seven,
 	translate: (items: doc | fivedocredis) =>
@@ -52,9 +52,15 @@ export const fivesevenredis = {
 								return { id: i.channel, data: i.senddata, plugin: i.plugin };
 							}),
 							id: `oldeditsupport-${msg_id}`,
-							messages: val.map(i => i.id),
+							messages: val.map(i => {
+								return {
+									channel: i.channel,
+									id: i.id,
+									plugin: i.plugin
+								}
+							}),
 							use_rawname: false
-						}
+						} as bridge_document
 					]
 				];
 			}
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/plugins.ts b/packages/lightning/src/plugins.ts
index 0821080..0e9d394 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/plugins.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/plugins.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import type {
 } from './types.ts';
 
 /**
- * lightning plugins are used to add support for new platforms to lightning
+ * lightning plugins are used to add support for new chat apps to lightning
  * @module
  */
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export abstract class plugin<cfg> extends EventEmitter<plugin_events> {
 
 	/** this is used to bridge a NEW message */
 	abstract create_message(
-		message: message<unknown>,
+		message: message,
 		channel: bridge_channel,
 		edit_id?: string,
 		reply_id?: string
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export abstract class plugin<cfg> extends EventEmitter<plugin_events> {
 
 	/** this is used to bridge an EDITED message */
 	abstract edit_message(
-		message: message<unknown>,
+		message: message,
 		channel: bridge_channel,
 		edit_id: string,
 		reply_id?: string
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export abstract class plugin<cfg> extends EventEmitter<plugin_events> {
 
 	/** this is used to bridge a DELETED message */
 	abstract delete_message(
-		message: deleted_message<unknown>,
+		message: deleted_message,
 		channel: bridge_channel,
 		delete_id: string,
 		reply_id?: string
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/tests/error_handling.ts b/packages/lightning/src/tests/error_handling.ts
index df0669d..ce43d16 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/tests/error_handling.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/tests/error_handling.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { log_error } from '../utils.ts';
 
 const temporal_instant = Temporal.Instant.from('2021-01-01T00:00:00Z');
 
-globalThis.Temporal.Now.instant = () => {
+Temporal.Now.instant = () => {
 	return temporal_instant;
 };
 
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ const error_id = () => 'test';
 
 const error_return = {
 	e: err,
-	cause: err.cause,
 	uuid: 'test',
 	extra: { test: 'test' },
 	message: {
@@ -62,10 +61,7 @@ const error_return = {
 		id: '',
 		reply: async () => {},
 		timestamp: Temporal.Instant.from('2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'),
-		platform: {
-			name: 'lightning',
-			message: undefined
-		}
+		plugin: 'lightning'
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/tests/migrations.ts b/packages/lightning/src/tests/migrations.ts
index 525fbf7..023fad5 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/tests/migrations.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/tests/migrations.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 import { assertEquals } from '../../deps.ts';
-import { fivesevenredis } from '../migrations.ts';
+import { fivesevenexistingredis } from '../migrations.ts';
 import { versions } from '../types.ts';
 import { apply_migrations, get_migrations } from '../utils.ts';
 
 Deno.test('get a migration', () => {
 	const migrations = get_migrations(versions.Five, versions.Seven);
-	assertEquals(migrations, [fivesevenredis]);
-})
+	assertEquals(migrations, [fivesevenexistingredis]);
+});
 
 Deno.test('apply migrations', () => {
-	const result = apply_migrations([fivesevenredis], migrations_five);
+	const result = apply_migrations([fivesevenexistingredis], migrations_five);
 
 	assertEquals(result, migrations_seven as [string, unknown][]);
-})
+});
 
 const migrations_five = [
 	[
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/tests/utils.ts b/packages/lightning/src/tests/utils.ts
index 54c7ec3..ca78ff7 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/tests/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/tests/utils.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { create_message, define_config } from '../utils.ts';
 
 const temporal_instant = Temporal.Instant.from('2021-01-01T00:00:00Z');
 
-globalThis.Temporal.Now.instant = () => {
+Temporal.Now.instant = () => {
 	return temporal_instant;
 };
 
@@ -33,15 +33,11 @@ const msg = {
 	id: '',
 	reply: async () => {},
 	timestamp: Temporal.Instant.from('2021-01-01T00:00:00Z'),
-	platform: {
-		name: 'lightning',
-		message: undefined
-	}
+	plugin: 'lightning'
 };
 
 const cfg = {
 	plugins: [],
-	commands: [],
 	redis_host: 'localhost',
 	redis_port: 6379
 };
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/types.ts b/packages/lightning/src/types.ts
index 4ed121b..70882c4 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/types.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ export interface bridge_message {
 	id: string;
 	/** the id of the channel the message was sent in */
 	channel: string;
-	/** the platform the message was sent on */
-	platform: string;
+	/** the plugin the message was sent using */
+	plugin: string;
 }
 
 /** the representation of a bridge */
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ export interface command_arguments {
 	subcmd?: string;
 	/** the channel its being run in */
 	channel: string;
-	/** the platform its being run on */
-	platform: string;
+	/** the plugin its being run on */
+	plugin: string;
 	/** timestamp given */
 	timestamp: Temporal.Instant;
 	/** options passed by the user */
 	opts: Record<string, string>;
 	/** the function to reply to the command */
-	reply: (message: message<unknown>, optional?: unknown) => Promise<void>;
+	reply: (message: message, optional?: unknown) => Promise<void>;
 }
 
 /** options when parsing a command */
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ export interface command {
 }
 
 /** a representation of a message that has been deleted */
-export interface deleted_message<platform_message> {
+export interface deleted_message {
 	/** the message's id */
 	id: string;
 	/** the channel the message was sent in */
 	channel: string;
-	/** the platform the message was sent on */
-	platform: platform<platform_message>;
+	/** the plugin that recieved the message */
+	plugin: string;
 	/**
 	 * the time the message was sent/edited as a temporal instant
 	 * @see https://tc39.es/proposal-temporal/docs/instant.html
@@ -199,21 +199,19 @@ export interface embed {
 	/** a site linked to by the embed */
 	url?: string;
 	/** a video inside of the embed */
-	video?: Omit<embed_media, 'url'> & { url?: string };
+	video?: embed_media;
 }
 
 /** the error returned from log_error */
 export interface err {
 	/** the original error */
 	e: Error;
-	/** the cause of the error */
-	cause: unknown;
 	/** extra information about the error */
 	extra: Record<string, unknown>;
 	/** the uuid associated with the error */
 	uuid: string;
 	/** the message associated with the error */
-	message: message<unknown>;
+	message: message;
 }
 
 /** the author of a message */
@@ -226,15 +224,14 @@ export interface message_author {
 	profile?: string;
 	/** a url pointing to the authors banner */
 	banner?: string;
-	/** the author's id on their platform */
+	/** the author's id */
 	id: string;
 	/** the color of an author */
 	color?: string;
 }
 
 /** a message recieved by a plugin */
-export interface message<platform_message>
-	extends deleted_message<platform_message> {
+export interface message extends deleted_message {
 	/** the attachments sent with the message */
 	attachments?: attachment[];
 	/** the author of the message */
@@ -244,9 +241,9 @@ export interface message<platform_message>
 	/** discord-style embeds */
 	embeds?: embed[];
 	/** a function to reply to a message */
-	reply: (message: message<unknown>, optional?: unknown) => Promise<void>;
+	reply: (message: message, optional?: unknown) => Promise<void>;
 	/** the id of the message replied to */
-	replytoid?: string;
+	reply_id?: string;
 }
 
 /** the type of a migration */
@@ -259,28 +256,16 @@ export interface migration {
 	translate: (data: [string, unknown][]) => [string, unknown][];
 }
 
-/** the platform that recieved a message */
-export interface platform<message_type> {
-	/** the name of a plugin */
-	name: string;
-	/** the platforms representation of a message */
-	message: message_type;
-	/** the webhook the message was sent with */
-	webhookid?: string;
-}
-
 /** the events emitted by a plugin */
 export type plugin_events = {
 	/** when a message is created */
-	create_message: [message<unknown>];
-	/** when a command is run (not a text command) */
-	create_command: [Omit<command_arguments, 'commands'>];
+	create_message: [message];
 	/** when a message isn't already bridged (don't emit outside of core) */
-	create_nonbridged_message: [message<unknown>];
+	create_nonbridged_message: [message];
 	/** when a message is edited */
-	edit_message: [message<unknown>];
+	edit_message: [message];
 	/** when a message is deleted */
-	delete_message: [deleted_message<unknown>];
+	delete_message: [deleted_message];
 };
 
 /** all of the versions with migrations to/from them */
diff --git a/packages/lightning/src/utils.ts b/packages/lightning/src/utils.ts
index 81907d0..e05d4ed 100644
--- a/packages/lightning/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/lightning/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { fivesevenredis } from './migrations.ts';
+import { fivesevenexistingredis } from './migrations.ts';
 import type { config, err, message, migration, versions } from './types.ts';
 
 /**
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import type { config, err, message, migration, versions } from './types.ts';
  * @module
  */
 
-/** 
- * apply many migrations given data 
+/**
+ * apply many migrations given data
  * @param migrations the migrations to apply
  * @param data the data to apply the migrations to
  */
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function apply_migrations(
  * creates a message that can be sent using lightning
  * @param text the text of the message (can be markdown)
  */
-export function create_message(text: string): message<undefined> {
+export function create_message(text: string): message {
 	const data = {
 		author: {
 			username: 'lightning',
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ export function create_message(text: string): message<undefined> {
 		id: '',
 		reply: async () => {},
 		timestamp: Temporal.Now.instant(),
-		platform: { name: 'lightning', message: undefined }
+		plugin: 'lightning'
 	};
 	return data;
 }
 
-/** 
- * a function that returns a config object when given a partial config object 
+/**
+ * a function that returns a config object when given a partial config object
  * @param config a partial config object
  */
 export function define_config(config?: Partial<config>): config {
@@ -49,18 +49,17 @@ export function define_config(config?: Partial<config>): config {
 		plugins: [],
 		redis_host: 'localhost',
 		redis_port: 6379,
-		commands: [],
 		...(config || {})
 	};
 }
 
-/** 
+/**
  * get migrations that can then be applied using apply_migrations
  * @param from the version that the data is currently in
  * @param to the version that the data will be migrated to
  */
 export function get_migrations(from: versions, to: versions): migration[] {
-	const migrations: migration[] = [fivesevenredis];
+	const migrations: migration[] = [fivesevenexistingredis];
 	return migrations.slice(
 		migrations.findIndex(i => i.from === from),
 		migrations.findLastIndex(i => i.to === to) + 1
@@ -100,5 +99,5 @@ export async function log_error(
 		`Something went wrong! [Look here](https://williamhorning.dev/bolt) for help.\n\`\`\`\n${e.message}\n${uuid}\n\`\`\``
 	);
 
-	return { e, cause: e.cause, uuid, extra, message };
+	return { e, uuid, extra, message };
 }