diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a07201..b452778 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 .*swp
+*.pyc
 cmdfifo
 logs/
 event_files/
diff --git a/eventlooper.py b/eventlooper.py
index d9ed54c..00c8685 100755
--- a/eventlooper.py
+++ b/eventlooper.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import sys, os, re, time, urllib, pickle, random, HTMLParser
+from local_config import conf
 
 BUFSIZ = 8192
 delay = 0.100 # seconds
@@ -211,13 +212,15 @@ def parse_commands(data):
 			return False
 
 		if 'command' in data:
-			chat_write(reply_user + (""": known commands: 'command', 'info', 'hangup', 'ping', 'uptime', 'version'"""))
+			chat_write(reply_user + (""": known commands: 'command', 'info', 'hangup', 'ping', 'uptime', 'source', 'version'"""))
 		elif 'version' in data:
 			chat_write(reply_user + (''': I'm running ''' + VERSION))
 		elif 'unikot' in data:
 			chat_write(reply_user + (u''': ┌────────┐'''))
 			chat_write(reply_user + (u''': │Unicode!│'''))
 			chat_write(reply_user + (u''': └────────┘'''))
+		elif 'source' in data:
+			chat_write('My source code can be found at %s' % conf('src-url'))
 		elif 'uptime' in data:
 			u = int(uptime + time.time())
 			plural_uptime = 's'
diff --git a/local_config.py.skel b/local_config.py.skel
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87d6cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/local_config.py.skel
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+if '__main__' == __name__:
+	print '''this is a config file, which is not meant to be executed'''
+	exit(-1)
+
+config = {}
+config['src-url'] = 'FIXME'
+
+def conf(val):
+	if val in config.keys():
+		return config[val]
+	return None