diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/Configuration.java
index f7f2021..e33fb4e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/Configuration.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class Configuration {
     public BotInfo hbot = new BotInfo("#", null);
     public BotInfo sbot = new BotInfo(":", null);
     public BotInfo chipmunk = new BotInfo("'", null);
-    public ChomeNSBotInfo chomens = new ChomeNSBotInfo("*", null, null);
+    public ChomeNSBotInfo chomens = new ChomeNSBotInfo("*", null, null, null);
     public BotInfo kittycorp = new BotInfo("^", null);
     public TestBotInfo testbot = new TestBotInfo("-", null);
   }
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ public class Configuration {
     public String prefix;
     public String key;
     public String authKey;
+    public String formatKey;
 
-    public ChomeNSBotInfo (String prefix, String key, String authKey) {
+    public ChomeNSBotInfo (String prefix, String key, String authKey, String formatKey) {
       this.prefix = prefix;
       this.key = key;
       this.authKey = authKey;
+      this.formatKey = formatKey;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/CustomChat.java b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/CustomChat.java
index 6a59ae8..a180237 100644
--- a/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/CustomChat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/land/chipmunk/chipmunkmod/modules/CustomChat.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package land.chipmunk.chipmunkmod.modules;
 
+import com.google.common.hash.Hashing;
 import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
 import land.chipmunk.chipmunkmod.ChipmunkMod;
 
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import net.minecraft.client.network.ClientPlayNetworkHandler;
 import net.minecraft.client.network.ClientPlayerEntity;
 import net.minecraft.text.Text;
 
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -73,6 +75,17 @@ public class CustomChat {
         final Component deserialized = serializer.deserialize(message);
         final String messageWithColor = GsonComponentSerializer.gson().serialize(deserialized).replace("MESSAGE", randomized);
 
+        final long time = System.currentTimeMillis() / 10_000;
+
+        final String key = ChipmunkMod.CONFIG.bots.chomens.formatKey;
+
+        final String hash = key != null ?
+                Hashing.sha256()
+                    .hashString(key + key + time + time, StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+                    .toString()
+                    .substring(0, 8) :
+                "";
+
         try {
 //            final MutablePlayerListEntry entry = Players.INSTANCE.getEntry(client.getNetworkHandler().getProfile().getId());
 
@@ -86,9 +99,10 @@ public class CustomChat {
 //                        .replace("\"PREFIX\"", prefix)
 //                        .replace("\"DISPLAYNAME\"", displayName)
                             .replace("USERNAME", username)
+                            .replace("HASH", hash)
                             .replace("{\"text\":\"MESSAGE\"}", messageWithColor)
                             .replace("\"extra\":[\"MESSAGE\"],\"color\":", "\"extra\":[" + messageWithColor + "],\"color\":")
-                            .replace("MESSAGE", sanitizedMessage.replaceAll("&.", "")) // TODO: make this not use regex
+                            .replace("MESSAGE", sanitizedMessage.replaceAll("&.", ""))
                             .replace(randomized, "MESSAGE"); // ohio ohio
 
             CommandCore.INSTANCE.run((KaboomCheck.INSTANCE.isKaboom ? "minecraft:tellraw @a " : "tellraw @a ") + sanitizedFormat);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/default_config.json b/src/main/resources/default_config.json
index 35bf4af..3ce37ff 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/default_config.json
+++ b/src/main/resources/default_config.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "hbot": { "prefix": "#", "key": null },
     "sbot": { "prefix": ":", "key": null },
     "chipmunk": { "prefix": "'", "key": null },
-    "chomens": { "prefix": "*", "key": null, "authKey": null },
+    "chomens": { "prefix": "*", "key": null, "authKey": null, "formatKey": null },
     "kittycorp": { "prefix": "^", "key": null },
     "testbot": { "prefix": "-", "webhookUrl": null }
   },