diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0f31be20..4574a3f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Eventually this can be tied into the rechecker tool and launchpad
 
 Future Work
 ------------
-- IRC bot output to #openstack-qa with output
 - Pull in list of queries from a more flexible source, so a commit isn't needed to update each time
 - Turn into a server app
 - Make unit tests robust and not need internet
diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..21be6a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env python
+
+# The configuration file should look like:
+"""
+[ircbot]
+nick=NICKNAME
+pass=PASSWORD
+server=irc.freenode.net
+port=6667
+server_password=SERVERPASS
+channel_config=/path/to/yaml/config
+
+[gerrit]
+user=gerrit2
+"""
+
+# The yaml channel config should look like:
+"""
+openstack-qa:
+    events:
+     - positive
+     - negative
+"""
+
+
+import ConfigParser
+import daemon
+import lockfile
+import irc.bot
+import os
+import sys
+import threading
+import time
+import yaml
+import logging
+
+from elasticRecheck import Stream
+from elasticRecheck import Classifier
+
+
+
+class RecheckWatchBot(irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot):
+    def __init__(self, channels, nickname, password, server, port=6667,
+                 server_password=None):
+        irc.bot.SingleServerIRCBot.__init__(
+            self, [(server, port, server_password)], nickname, nickname)
+        self.channel_list = channels
+        self.nickname = nickname
+        self.password = password
+        self.log = logging.getLogger('gerritbot')
+
+    def on_nicknameinuse(self, c, e):
+        self.log.info('Nick previously in use, recovering.')
+        c.nick(c.get_nickname() + "_")
+        c.privmsg("nickserv", "identify %s " % self.password)
+        c.privmsg("nickserv", "ghost %s %s" % (self.nickname, self.password))
+        c.privmsg("nickserv", "release %s %s" % (self.nickname, self.password))
+        time.sleep(1)
+        c.nick(self.nickname)
+        self.log.info('Nick previously in use, recovered.')
+
+    def on_welcome(self, c, e):
+        self.log.info('Identifying with IRC server.')
+        c.privmsg("nickserv", "identify %s " % self.password)
+        self.log.info('Identified with IRC server.')
+        for channel in self.channel_list:
+            c.join(channel)
+            self.log.info('Joined channel %s' % channel)
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+
+    def send(self, channel, msg):
+        self.log.info('Sending "%s" to %s' % (msg, channel))
+        self.connection.privmsg(channel, msg)
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+
+class RecheckWatch(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, ircbot, channel_config, username):
+        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
+        self.ircbot = ircbot
+        self.channel_config = channel_config
+        self.log = logging.getLogger('recheckwatchbot')
+        self.username = username
+        self.connected = False
+
+    def new_error(self, channel, data):
+        msg = '%s change: %s failed tempest with an unrecognized error' % (
+            data['change']['project'],
+            data['change']['url'])
+        self.log.info('Compiled Message %s: %s' % (channel, msg))
+        self.ircbot.send(channel, msg)
+
+    def error_found(self, channel, data):
+        msg = ('%s change: %s failed tempest because of: '
+               'https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/%s' % (
+            data['change']['project'],
+            data['change']['url'],
+            data['bug_number']))
+        self.log.info('Compiled Message %s: %s' % (channel, msg))
+        self.ircbot.send(channel, msg)
+
+    def _read(self, data):
+        for channel in self.channel_config.channels:
+            if data.get('bug_number'):
+                if channel in self.channel_config.events['positive']:
+                    self.error_found(channel, data)
+            else:
+                if channel in self.channel_config.events['negative']:
+                    self.new_error(channel, data)
+
+    def run(self):
+        classifier = Classifier()
+        stream = Stream(self.username)
+        while True:
+            event = stream.get_failed_tempest()
+            change = event['change']['number']
+            rev = event['patchSet']['number']
+            bug_number = classifier.classify(change, rev, event['comment'])
+            if bug_number is None:
+                self._read(event)
+            else:
+                event['bug_number'] = bug_number
+                self._read(event)
+            
+
+
+class ChannelConfig(object):
+    def __init__(self, data):
+        self.data = data
+        keys = data.keys()
+        for key in keys:
+            if key[0] != '#':
+                data['#' + key] = data.pop(key)
+        self.channels = data.keys()
+        self.events = {}
+        for channel, val in self.data.iteritems():
+            for event in val['events']:
+                event_set = self.events.get(event, set())
+                event_set.add(channel)
+                self.events[event] = event_set
+
+
+def _main():
+    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser({'server_password': None})
+    config.read(sys.argv[1])
+    setup_logging(config)
+
+    fp = config.get('ircbot', 'channel_config')
+    if fp:
+        fp = os.path.expanduser(fp)
+        if not os.path.exists(fp):
+            raise Exception("Unable to read layout config file at %s" % fp)
+    else:
+        raise Exception("Channel Config must be specified in config file.")
+
+    channel_config = ChannelConfig(yaml.load(open(fp)))
+
+    bot = RecheckWatchBot(channel_config.channels,
+                          config.get('ircbot', 'nick'),
+                          config.get('ircbot', 'pass'),
+                          config.get('ircbot', 'server'),
+                          config.getint('ircbot', 'port'),
+                          config.get('ircbot', 'server_password'))
+    recheck = RecheckWatch(bot, channel_config, config.get('gerrit', 'user'))
+
+    recheck.start()
+    bot.start()
+
+
+def main():
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        print "Usage: %s CONFIGFILE" % sys.argv[0]
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    pid = lockfile.FileLock(
+        "/var/run/recheckwatchbot/recheckwatchbot.pid", 10)
+#    with daemon.DaemonContext(pidfile=pid):
+    _main()
+
+
+def setup_logging(config):
+    if config.has_option('ircbot', 'log_config'):
+        log_config = config.get('ircbot', 'log_config')
+        fp = os.path.expanduser(log_config)
+        if not os.path.exists(fp):
+            raise Exception("Unable to read logging config file at %s" % fp)
+        logging.config.fileConfig(fp)
+    else:
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/elasticRecheck.conf b/elasticRecheck.conf
index e38b7a4a..3e5d800e 100644
--- a/elasticRecheck.conf
+++ b/elasticRecheck.conf
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
+[ircbot]
+nick=RecheckWatchBot
+pass=
+server=irc.freenode.net
+port=6667
+channel_config=recheckwatchbot.yaml
+
 [gerrit]
 user=jogo
diff --git a/elasticRecheck.py b/elasticRecheck.py
index aec09009..7e7ee50a 100755
--- a/elasticRecheck.py
+++ b/elasticRecheck.py
@@ -17,11 +17,8 @@ class Stream(object):
     Monitors gerrit stream looking for tempest-devstack failures.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-        config.read('elasticRecheck.conf')
+    def __init__(self, user):
         host = 'review.openstack.org'
-        user = config.get('gerrit', 'user', 'jogo')
         port = 29418
         self.gerrit = gerritlib.gerrit.Gerrit(host, user, port)
         self.gerrit.startWatching()
@@ -154,7 +151,9 @@ class Classifier():
 def main():
     classifier = Classifier()
     #classifier.test()
-    stream = Stream()
+    config = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+    user = config.get('gerrit', 'user', 'jogo')
+    stream = Stream(user)
     while True:
         event = stream.get_failed_tempest()
         change = event['change']['number']
diff --git a/recheckwatchbot.yaml b/recheckwatchbot.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8721501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recheckwatchbot.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+openstack-recheck-watch-test:
+    events:
+      - positive
+      - negative
+
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0dec9adf..d51d5ea4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 pyelasticsearch
 gerritlib
 testtools
+daemon
+irc
+pyyaml
+lockfile