diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e73f1bc..db2f308 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 use clap::Parser;
 use url::Url;
+use jetstream::{
+    JetstreamCompression, JetstreamConfig, JetstreamConnector,
+    events::{CommitOp, Cursor, EventKind},
+    exports::Nsid,
+};
 use jacquard::{
     api::app_bsky::{
         feed::post::Post,
@@ -19,7 +24,6 @@ use jacquard::{
     },
 };
 
-
 type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Box<dyn std::error::Error>>;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Parser)]
@@ -34,6 +38,17 @@ struct Args {
     /// app password for the bot user
     #[arg(short, long, env = "BOT_APP_PASSWORD")]
     app_password: String,
+    /// lightweight firehose
+    #[arg(short, long, env = "BOT_JETSTREAM_URL")]
+    #[clap(default_value = "wss://jetstream1.us-east.fire.hose.cam/subscribe")]
+    jetstream_url: Url,
+    /// optional: we can pick up from a past jetstream cursor
+    ///
+    /// the default is to just live-tail
+    ///
+    /// warning: setting this can lead to rapid bot posting
+    #[arg(long)]
+    jetstream_cursor: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 async fn post_link<C: HttpClient>(client: &AuthenticatedClient<C>, identifier: &AtIdentifier<'_>, pre_text: &str, link: Url) -> Result<()> {
@@ -88,31 +103,104 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     env_logger::init();
     let args = Args::parse();
 
-
-    // Create HTTP client
+    // Create HTTP client and session
     let pds_uri = args.pds.as_str().trim_end_matches('/').to_string().into();
     let mut client = AuthenticatedClient::new(reqwest::Client::new(), pds_uri);
-
-    // Create session
+    let bot_id = AtIdentifier::new(&args.identifier)?;
     let session = Session::from(
         client
             .send(
                 CreateSession::new()
-                    .identifier(&args.identifier)
+                    .identifier(&bot_id.to_string())
                     .password(args.app_password)
                     .build(),
             )
             .await?
             .into_output()?,
     );
-
     println!("logged in as {} ({})", session.handle, session.did);
     client.set_session(session);
 
-    let identifier = AtIdentifier::new(&args.identifier)?;
+    let jetstream_config: JetstreamConfig = JetstreamConfig {
+        endpoint: args.jetstream_url.to_string(),
+        wanted_collections: vec![Nsid::new("sh.tangled.label.op".to_string())?],
+        user_agent: Some("hacktober_bot".to_string()),
+        compression: JetstreamCompression::Zstd,
+        replay_on_reconnect: true,
+        channel_size: 1024, // buffer up to ~1s of jetstream events
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
 
-    let u2: Url = "https://bad-example.com".parse()?;
-    post_link(&client, &identifier, "link test 2: ", u2).await?;
+    let mut receiver = JetstreamConnector::new(jetstream_config)?
+        .connect_cursor(args.jetstream_cursor.map(Cursor::from_raw_u64))
+        .await?;
+
+    println!("receiving jetstream messages...");
+    loop {
+       let Some(event) = receiver.recv().await else {
+            eprintln!("consumer: could not receive event, bailing");
+            break;
+        };
+        if event.kind != EventKind::Commit {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some(ref commit) = event.commit else {
+            eprintln!("consumer: commit event missing commit data, ignoring");
+            continue;
+        };
+        if commit.operation != CommitOp::Create {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some(ref record) = commit.record else {
+            eprintln!("consumer: commit update/delete missing record, ignoring");
+            continue;
+        };
+        let jv: serde_json::Value = match record.get().parse() {
+            Ok(v) => v,
+            Err(e) => {
+                eprintln!("consumer: record failed to parse, ignoring: {e}");
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
+        let serde_json::Value::Object(o) = jv else {
+            eprintln!("record was not an object, ignoring");
+            continue;
+        };
+        let Some(serde_json::Value::Array(adds)) = o.get("add") else {
+            eprintln!("op did not have label added or was not an array");
+            continue;
+        };
+        let mut added_good_first_issue = false;
+        for added in adds {
+            let serde_json::Value::Object(a) = added else {
+                eprintln!("added item was not an obj");
+                continue;
+            };
+            let Some(serde_json::Value::String(key)) = a.get("key") else {
+                eprintln!("added was missing key prop");
+                continue;
+            };
+            if key == "at://did:plc:wshs7t2adsemcrrd4snkeqli/sh.tangled.label.definition/good-first-issue" {
+                println!("found a good first issue label!! {:?}", event.cursor);
+                added_good_first_issue = true;
+                break;
+            }
+            eprintln!("found a label but it wasn't good-first-issue, ignoring...");
+        }
+        if !added_good_first_issue {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some(serde_json::Value::String(subject)) = o.get("subject") else {
+            eprintln!("could not find `subject` string for the good-first-issue label");
+            continue;
+        };
+
+        eprintln!("got {subject} {o:?}");
+    }
+
+    // let u2: Url = "https://bad-example.com".parse()?;
+    // let bot_id = AtIdentifier::new(&args.identifier)?;
+    // post_link(&client, &bot_id, "link test 2: ", u2).await?;
 
     Ok(())
 }