diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/chat.dm b/code/__HELPERS/chat.dm
index 57824b6286..a45bbe23d5 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/chat.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/chat.dm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ For example if you have the following channels in tgs4 set up
 
 and you make the call:
 
-send2chat("I sniff butts", CONFIG_GET(string/where_to_send_sniff_butts))
+send2chat(new /datum/tgs_message_content("I sniff butts"), CONFIG_GET(string/where_to_send_sniff_butts))
 
 and the config option is set like:
 
@@ -40,23 +40,22 @@ In TGS3 it will always be sent to all connected designated game chats.
  *
  * message - The message to send.
  * channel_tag - Required. If "", the message with be sent to all connected (Game-type for TGS3) channels. Otherwise, it will be sent to TGS4 channels with that tag (Delimited by ','s).
+ * admin_only - Determines if this communication can only be sent to admin only channels.
  */
-/proc/send2chat(message, channel_tag)
+/proc/send2chat(message, channel_tag, admin_only = FALSE)
 	if(channel_tag == null || !world.TgsAvailable())
 		return
 
 	var/datum/tgs_version/version = world.TgsVersion()
 	if(channel_tag == "" || version.suite == 3)
-		world.TgsTargetedChatBroadcast(message, FALSE)
+		world.TgsTargetedChatBroadcast(message, admin_only)
 		return
-
 	var/list/channels_to_use = list()
 	for(var/I in world.TgsChatChannelInfo())
 		var/datum/tgs_chat_channel/channel = I
 		var/list/applicable_tags = splittext(channel.custom_tag, ",")
-		if(channel_tag in applicable_tags)
+		if((!admin_only || channel.is_admin_channel) && (channel_tag in applicable_tags))
 			channels_to_use += channel
-
 	if(channels_to_use.len)
 		world.TgsChatBroadcast(message, channels_to_use)
 
@@ -69,6 +68,9 @@ In TGS3 it will always be sent to all connected designated game chats.
 /proc/send2adminchat(category, message, embed_links = FALSE)
 	category = replacetext(replacetext(category, "\proper", ""), "\improper", "")
 	message = replacetext(replacetext(message, "\proper", ""), "\improper", "")
-	// if(!embed_links)
-	// 	message = GLOB.has_discord_embeddable_links.Replace(replacetext(message, "`", ""), " ```$1``` ")
+	if(!embed_links)
+		message = GLOB.has_discord_embeddable_links.Replace(replacetext(message, "`", ""), " ```$1``` ")
 	world.TgsTargetedChatBroadcast("[category] | [message]", TRUE)
+
+/// Handles text formatting for item use hints in examine text
+#define EXAMINE_HINT(text) ("<b>" + text + "</b>")
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/roundend.dm b/code/__HELPERS/roundend.dm
index 0a9e68a790..4a68f219d2 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/roundend.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/roundend.dm
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 		if(CONFIG_GET(string/chat_reboot_role))
 			broadcastmessage += "\n\n<@&[CONFIG_GET(string/chat_reboot_role)]>, the server will reboot shortly!"
 
-		send2chat(broadcastmessage, CONFIG_GET(string/chat_roundend_notice_tag))
+		send2chat(new /datum/tgs_message_content(broadcastmessage), CONFIG_GET(string/chat_roundend_notice_tag))
 
 	CHECK_TICK
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index a67efdf178..a04fd9ef4e 100755
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 			for(var/client/C in GLOB.clients)
 				window_flash(C, ignorepref = TRUE) //let them know lobby has opened up.
 			to_chat(world, "<span class='boldnotice'>Welcome to [station_name()]!</span>")
-			send2chat("New round starting on [SSmapping.config.map_name]!", CONFIG_GET(string/chat_announce_new_game))
+			send2chat(new /datum/tgs_message_content("New round starting on [SSmapping.config.map_name]!"), CONFIG_GET(string/chat_announce_new_game))
 			current_state = GAME_STATE_PREGAME
 			SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_TICKER_ENTER_PREGAME)
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 	var/list/allmins = adm["present"]
 	send2adminchat("Server", "Round [GLOB.round_id ? "#[GLOB.round_id]:" : "of"] [hide_mode ? "secret":"[mode.name]"] has started[allmins.len ? ".":" with no active admins online!"]")
 	if(CONFIG_GET(string/new_round_ping))
-		send2chat("<@&[CONFIG_GET(string/new_round_ping)]> | A new round has started on [SSmapping.config.map_name]!", CONFIG_GET(string/chat_announce_new_game))
+		send2chat(new /datum/tgs_message_content("<@&[CONFIG_GET(string/new_round_ping)]> | A new round has started on [SSmapping.config.map_name]!"), CONFIG_GET(string/chat_announce_new_game))
 	setup_done = TRUE
 
 	for(var/i in GLOB.start_landmarks_list)
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/chat_commands.dm b/code/modules/admin/chat_commands.dm
index 8dfca20d4f..88e17e6093 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/chat_commands.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/chat_commands.dm
@@ -15,22 +15,8 @@
 	var/list/allmins = adm["total"]
 	var/status = "Admins: [allmins.len] (Active: [english_list(adm["present"])] AFK: [english_list(adm["afk"])] Stealth: [english_list(adm["stealth"])] Skipped: [english_list(adm["noflags"])]). "
 	status += "Players: [GLOB.clients.len] (Active: [get_active_player_count(0,1,0)]). Mode: [SSticker.mode ? SSticker.mode.name : "Not started"]."
-	return status
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content(status)
 
-/datum/tgs_chat_command/irccheck
-	name = "check"
-	help_text = "Gets the playercount, round info, and address of the server"
-	var/last_irc_check = 0
-
-/datum/tgs_chat_command/irccheck/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
-	var/rtod = REALTIMEOFDAY
-	if(rtod - last_irc_check < IRC_STATUS_THROTTLE)
-		return
-	last_irc_check = rtod
-	var/server = CONFIG_GET(string/server)
-	return "[GLOB.round_id ? "Round #[GLOB.round_id]: " : ""][GLOB.clients.len] players on [SSmapping.config.map_name]; Round [SSticker.HasRoundStarted() ? (SSticker.IsRoundInProgress() ? "Active for [DisplayTimeText(world.time - SSticker.round_start_time, 1)]" : "Finishing") : "Starting"] -- [server ? server : "<byond://[world.internet_address]:[world.port]"]>"
-	//CIT CHANGE obfuscates the gamemode for TGS bot commands on discord by removing Mode:[GLOB.master_mode]
-	//sandstorm change, says how long the round has been on for
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/ahelp
 	name = "ahelp"
 	help_text = "<ckey|ticket #> <message|ticket <close|resolve|icissue|reject|reopen <ticket #>|list>>"
@@ -39,7 +25,7 @@
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/ahelp/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
 	var/list/all_params = splittext(params, " ")
 	if(all_params.len < 2)
-		return "Insufficient parameters"
+		return new /datum/tgs_message_content("Insufficient parameters")
 	var/target = all_params[1]
 	all_params.Cut(1, 2)
 	var/id = text2num(target)
@@ -48,10 +34,10 @@
 		if(AH)
 			target = AH.initiator_ckey
 		else
-			return "Ticket #[id] not found!"
+			return new /datum/tgs_message_content("Ticket #[id] not found!")
 	var/res = IrcPm(target, all_params.Join(" "), sender.friendly_name)
 	if(res != "Message Successful")
-		return res
+		return new /datum/tgs_message_content(res)
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/namecheck
 	name = "namecheck"
@@ -64,7 +50,7 @@
 		return "Insufficient parameters"
 	log_admin("Chat Name Check: [sender.friendly_name] on [params]")
 	message_admins("Name checking [params] from [sender.friendly_name]")
-	return keywords_lookup(params, 1)
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content(keywords_lookup(params, 1))
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/adminwho
 	name = "adminwho"
@@ -72,7 +58,7 @@
 	admin_only = TRUE
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/adminwho/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
-	return ircadminwho()
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content(ircadminwho())
 
 GLOBAL_LIST(round_end_notifiees)
 
@@ -83,10 +69,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(round_end_notifiees)
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/notify/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
 	if(!SSticker.IsRoundInProgress() && SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
-		return "[sender.mention], the round has already ended!"
+		return new /datum/tgs_message_content("[sender.mention], the round has already ended!")
 	LAZYINITLIST(GLOB.round_end_notifiees)
 	GLOB.round_end_notifiees[sender.mention] = TRUE
-	return "I will notify [sender.mention] when the round ends."
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content("I will notify [sender.mention] when the round ends.")
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/sdql
 	name = "sdql"
@@ -95,12 +81,12 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(round_end_notifiees)
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/sdql/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
 	if(GLOB.AdminProcCaller)
-		return "Unable to run query, another admin proc call is in progress. Try again later."
+		return new /datum/tgs_message_content("Unable to run query, another admin proc call is in progress. Try again later.")
 	GLOB.AdminProcCaller = "CHAT_[sender.friendly_name]"	//_ won't show up in ckeys so it'll never match with a real admin
 	var/list/results = world.SDQL2_query(params, GLOB.AdminProcCaller, GLOB.AdminProcCaller)
 	GLOB.AdminProcCaller = null
 	if(!results)
-		return "Query produced no output"
+		return new /datum/tgs_message_content("Query produced no output")
 	var/list/text_res = results.Copy(1, 3)
 	var/list/refs = results.len > 3 ? results.Copy(4) : null
 	if(refs)
@@ -112,7 +98,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(round_end_notifiees)
 			else
 				L += "[ref]"
 		refs = L
-	. = "[text_res.Join("\n")][refs ? "\nRefs: [refs.Join(" ")]" : ""]"
+	. = new /datum/tgs_message_content("[text_res.Join("\n")][refs ? "\nRefs: [refs.Join(" ")]" : ""]")
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/reload_admins
 	name = "reload_admins"
@@ -122,7 +108,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(round_end_notifiees)
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/reload_admins/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
 	ReloadAsync()
 	log_admin("[sender.friendly_name] reloaded admins via chat command.")
-	return "Admins reloaded."
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content("Admins reloaded.")
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/reload_admins/proc/ReloadAsync()
 	set waitfor = FALSE
@@ -135,14 +121,14 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(round_end_notifiees)
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/addbunkerbypass/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
 	if(!CONFIG_GET(flag/sql_enabled))
-		return "The Database is not enabled!"
+		return new /datum/tgs_message_content("The Database is not enabled!")
 
 	GLOB.bunker_passthrough |= ckey(params)
 	GLOB.bunker_passthrough[ckey(params)] = world.realtime
 	SSpersistence.SavePanicBunker() //we can do this every time, it's okay
 	log_admin("[sender.friendly_name] has added [params] to the current round's bunker bypass list.")
 	message_admins("[sender.friendly_name] has added [params] to the current round's bunker bypass list.")
-	return "[params] has been added to the current round's bunker bypass list."
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content("[params] has been added to the current round's bunker bypass list.")
 
 // More (silly) chat commands citadel added.
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/wheelofsalt
@@ -159,21 +145,21 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(round_end_notifiees)
 			saltresult += " @everyone gets some salt this time too"
 	else
 		saltresult += "[saltprimarysubject] [saltsecondarysubject]"
-	return "[saltresult]!"
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content("[saltresult]!")
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/valentine
 	name = "valentine"
 	help_text = "Get a random flirt line."
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/valentine/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
-	return "[pick(GLOB.flirts)]"
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content("[pick(GLOB.flirts)]")
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/despacito
 	name = "despacito"			//someone please high effort this sometime and make it a full on ytdl search
 	help_text = "This is so sad."
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/despacito/Run()
-	return "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk"
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJQP7kiw5Fk")
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/polly
 	name = "polly"
@@ -187,7 +173,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(round_end_notifiees)
 	else
 		var/json_file = file("data/npc_saves/Poly.json")
 		if(!fexists(json_file))
-			return "**BAWWWWWK!** LEAVE THE HEADSET! ***BAWKKKKK!!***"
+			return new /datum/tgs_message_content("**BAWWWWWK!** LEAVE THE HEADSET! ***BAWKKKKK!!***")
 		var/list/json = json_decode(file2text(json_file))
 		speech_buffer = json["phrases"]
-		return "[pick(speech_buffer)]"
+		return new /datum/tgs_message_content("[pick(speech_buffer)]")
diff --git a/code/modules/discord/tgs_commands.dm b/code/modules/discord/tgs_commands.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49b26eb005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/discord/tgs_commands.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/datum/tgs_chat_command/tgscheck
+	name = "check"
+	help_text = "Gets the playercount, gamemode, and address of the server"
+
+/datum/tgs_chat_command/tgscheck/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
+	var/server = CONFIG_GET(string/server)
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content("[GLOB.round_id ? "Round #[GLOB.round_id]: " : ""][GLOB.clients.len] players on [SSmapping.config.map_name]; Round [SSticker.HasRoundStarted() ? (SSticker.IsRoundInProgress() ? "Active" : "Finishing") : "Starting"] -- [server ? server : "[world.internet_address]:[world.port]"]")
+
+/datum/tgs_chat_command/gameversion
+	name = "gameversion"
+	help_text = "Gets the version details from the show-server-revision verb, basically"
+
+/datum/tgs_chat_command/gameversion/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
+	var/list/msg = list("")
+	msg += "BYOND Server Version: [world.byond_version].[world.byond_build] (Compiled with: [DM_VERSION].[DM_BUILD])\n"
+
+	if (!GLOB.revdata)
+		msg += "No revision information found."
+	else
+		msg += "Revision [copytext_char(GLOB.revdata.commit, 1, 9)]"
+		if (GLOB.revdata.date)
+			msg += " compiled on '[GLOB.revdata.date]'"
+
+		if(GLOB.revdata.originmastercommit)
+			msg += ", from origin commit: <[CONFIG_GET(string/githuburl)]/commit/[GLOB.revdata.originmastercommit]>"
+
+		if(GLOB.revdata.testmerge.len)
+			msg += "\n"
+			for(var/datum/tgs_revision_information/test_merge/PR as anything in GLOB.revdata.testmerge)
+				msg += "PR #[PR.number] at [copytext_char(PR.head_commit, 1, 9)] [PR.title].\n"
+				if (PR.url)
+					msg += "<[PR.url]>\n"
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content(msg.Join(""))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
index 0c24dd36fa..516ffa1085 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/parrot.dm
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(strippable_parrot_items, create_strippable_list(list(
 /mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/Polly/say(message, bubble_type,var/list/spans = list(), sanitize = TRUE, datum/language/language = null, ignore_spam = FALSE, forced = null)
 	. = ..()
 	if(. && !client && prob(1) && prob(1) && CONFIG_GET(string/chat_squawk_tag)) //Only the one true bird may speak across dimensions.
-		send2chat("A stray squawk is heard... \"[message]\"", CONFIG_GET(string/chat_squawk_tag))
+		send2chat(new /datum/tgs_message_content("A stray squawk is heard... \"[message]\""), CONFIG_GET(string/chat_squawk_tag))
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/parrot/Polly/BiologicalLife(delta_time, times_fired)
 	if(!(. = ..()))
diff --git a/modular_sand/code/modules/tgs/chat_commands.dm b/modular_sand/code/modules/tgs/chat_commands.dm
index c87de31a3d..6c8611306f 100644
--- a/modular_sand/code/modules/tgs/chat_commands.dm
+++ b/modular_sand/code/modules/tgs/chat_commands.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	help_text = "Lists everyone currently on the server"
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/who/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
-	return tgswho()
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content(tgswho())
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/awho
 	name = "awho"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	admin_only = TRUE
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/awho/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender, params)
-	return tgsadminwho()
+	return new /datum/tgs_message_content(tgsadminwho())
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/restart
 	name = "restart"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	admin_only = TRUE
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_command/restart/Run(datum/tgs_chat_user/sender)
-	. = "Restarting."
+	. = new /datum/tgs_message_content("Restarting.")
 	to_chat(world, span_boldwarning("Server restart - Initialized by [sender.friendly_name] on Discord."))
 	send2adminchat("Server", "[sender.friendly_name] forced a restart.")
 	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, world.TgsEndProcess()), 1 SECONDS)
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index d7f975eb98..2dbc56f9c3 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -2162,6 +2162,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\detectivework\detective_work.dm"
 #include "code\modules\detectivework\evidence.dm"
 #include "code\modules\detectivework\scanner.dm"
+#include "code\modules\discord\tgs_commands.dm"
 #include "code\modules\economy\_economy.dm"
 #include "code\modules\economy\account.dm"
 #include "code\modules\economy\paystand.dm"