diff --git a/euphoxide-bot/examples/examplebot.rs b/euphoxide-bot/examples/examplebot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdc4864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/euphoxide-bot/examples/examplebot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+use std::time::Duration;
+
+use euphoxide::{
+    api::{Data, Message, Nick, Send},
+    client::conn::ClientConnHandle,
+};
+use euphoxide_bot::{Bot, BotEvent, ServerConfig};
+
+async fn set_nick(conn: &ClientConnHandle) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    conn.send_only(Nick {
+        name: "examplebot".to_string(),
+    })
+    .await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn send_pong(conn: &ClientConnHandle, msg: Message) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    conn.send_only(Send {
+        content: "Pong!".to_string(),
+        parent: Some(msg.id),
+    })
+    .await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn send_pyramid(conn: &ClientConnHandle, msg: Message) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let mut parent = msg.id;
+
+    for _ in 0..3 {
+        let first = conn
+            .send(Send {
+                content: "brick".to_string(),
+                parent: Some(parent),
+            })
+            .await?;
+
+        conn.send_only(Send {
+            content: "brick".to_string(),
+            parent: Some(parent),
+        })
+        .await?;
+
+        parent = first.await?.0.id;
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+    }
+
+    conn.send_only(Send {
+        content: "brick".to_string(),
+        parent: Some(parent),
+    })
+    .await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+async fn on_data(conn: ClientConnHandle, data: Data) {
+    let result = match data {
+        Data::SnapshotEvent(_) => set_nick(&conn).await,
+        Data::SendEvent(event) if event.0.content == "!ping" => send_pong(&conn, event.0).await,
+        Data::SendEvent(event) if event.0.content == "!pyramid" => {
+            send_pyramid(&conn, event.0).await
+        }
+        _ => Ok(()),
+    };
+
+    if let Err(err) = result {
+        println!("Error while responding: {err}");
+    }
+}
+
+async fn run() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    let mut bot = Bot::new();
+
+    let config = ServerConfig::default()
+        .instance("test")
+        .with_username("examplebot");
+
+    bot.add_instance((), config);
+
+    while let Some(event) = bot.recv().await {
+        if let BotEvent::Packet { conn, packet, .. } = event {
+            let data = packet.into_data()?;
+            tokio::task::spawn(on_data(conn, data));
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() {
+    loop {
+        if let Err(err) = run().await {
+            println!("Error while running: {err}");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/euphoxide-bot/src/bot.rs b/euphoxide-bot/src/bot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67bc8d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/euphoxide-bot/src/bot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    fmt, hash,
+    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+};
+
+use euphoxide::{
+    api::ParsedPacket,
+    client::{conn::ClientConnHandle, state::State},
+};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+
+use crate::{BotConfig, Instance, InstanceConfig, InstanceEvent};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum BotEvent<I> {
+    Started {
+        instance: Instance<I>,
+    },
+    Connecting {
+        instance: Instance<I>,
+    },
+    Connected {
+        instance: Instance<I>,
+        conn: ClientConnHandle,
+        state: State,
+    },
+    Joined {
+        instance: Instance<I>,
+        conn: ClientConnHandle,
+        state: State,
+    },
+    Packet {
+        instance: Instance<I>,
+        conn: ClientConnHandle,
+        state: State,
+        packet: ParsedPacket,
+    },
+    Disconnected {
+        instance: Instance<I>,
+    },
+    Stopped {
+        instance: Instance<I>,
+    },
+}
+
+impl<I> BotEvent<I> {
+    fn from_instance_event(instance: Instance<I>, event: InstanceEvent<I>) -> Self {
+        match event {
+            InstanceEvent::Started { id: _ } => Self::Started { instance },
+            InstanceEvent::Connecting { id: _ } => Self::Connecting { instance },
+            InstanceEvent::Connected { id: _, conn, state } => Self::Connected {
+                instance,
+                conn,
+                state,
+            },
+            InstanceEvent::Joined { id: _, conn, state } => Self::Joined {
+                instance,
+                conn,
+                state,
+            },
+            InstanceEvent::Packet {
+                id: _,
+                conn,
+                state,
+                packet,
+            } => Self::Packet {
+                instance,
+                conn,
+                state,
+                packet,
+            },
+            InstanceEvent::Disconnected { id: _ } => Self::Disconnected { instance },
+            InstanceEvent::Stopped { id: _ } => Self::Stopped { instance },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn instance(&self) -> &Instance<I> {
+        match self {
+            Self::Started { instance } => instance,
+            Self::Connecting { instance, .. } => instance,
+            Self::Connected { instance, .. } => instance,
+            Self::Joined { instance, .. } => instance,
+            Self::Packet { instance, .. } => instance,
+            Self::Disconnected { instance } => instance,
+            Self::Stopped { instance } => instance,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Bot<I> {
+    config: BotConfig,
+    instances: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<I, Instance<I>>>>,
+    event_tx: mpsc::Sender<InstanceEvent<I>>,
+    event_rx: mpsc::Receiver<InstanceEvent<I>>,
+}
+
+impl<I> Bot<I> {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self::new_with_config(BotConfig::default())
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_with_config(config: BotConfig) -> Self {
+        let (event_tx, event_rx) = mpsc::channel(10);
+        Self {
+            config,
+            instances: Arc::new(RwLock::new(HashMap::new())),
+            event_tx,
+            event_rx,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn purge_instances(&self) {
+        let mut guard = self.instances.write().unwrap();
+        guard.retain(|_, v| !v.stopped());
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_instances(&self) -> Vec<Instance<I>>
+    where
+        I: Clone,
+    {
+        self.instances.read().unwrap().values().cloned().collect()
+    }
+
+    pub fn add_instance(&self, id: I, config: InstanceConfig)
+    where
+        I: Clone + fmt::Debug + Send + 'static + Eq + hash::Hash,
+    {
+        let mut guard = self.instances.write().unwrap();
+
+        if guard.contains_key(&id) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        guard.insert(id.clone(), Instance::new(id, config, self.event_tx.clone()));
+    }
+
+    pub async fn recv(&mut self) -> Option<BotEvent<I>>
+    where
+        I: Clone + Eq + hash::Hash,
+    {
+        // We hold exactly one sender. If no other senders exist, then all
+        // instances are dead and we'll never receive any more events unless we
+        // return and allow the user to add more instances again.
+        while self.event_rx.sender_strong_count() > 1 {
+            // Prevent potential memory leak
+            self.purge_instances();
+
+            let Ok(event) =
+                tokio::time::timeout(self.config.event_timeout, self.event_rx.recv()).await
+            else {
+                // We need to re-check the sender count occasionally. It's
+                // possible that there are still instances that just haven't
+                // sent an event in a while, so we can't just return here.
+                continue;
+            };
+
+            // This only returns None if no senders remain, and since we always
+            // own one sender, this can't happen.
+            let event = event.expect("event channel should never close since we own a sender");
+
+            if let Some(instance) = self.instances.read().unwrap().get(event.id()) {
+                return Some(BotEvent::from_instance_event(instance.clone(), event));
+            }
+        }
+
+        None
+    }
+}
+
+impl<I> Default for Bot<I> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/euphoxide-bot/src/config.rs b/euphoxide-bot/src/config.rs
index 40b508d..18880b0 100644
--- a/euphoxide-bot/src/config.rs
+++ b/euphoxide-bot/src/config.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,19 @@ pub struct ServerConfig {
     pub join_attempts: usize,
     pub reconnect_delay: Duration,
     pub cmd_channel_bufsize: usize,
-    pub event_channel_bufsize: usize,
+}
+
+impl ServerConfig {
+    pub fn instance(self, room: impl ToString) -> InstanceConfig {
+        InstanceConfig {
+            server: self,
+            room: room.to_string(),
+            human: false,
+            username: None,
+            force_username: false,
+            password: None,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for ServerConfig {
@@ -24,7 +36,6 @@ impl Default for ServerConfig {
             join_attempts: 5,
             reconnect_delay: Duration::from_secs(30),
             cmd_channel_bufsize: 1,
-            event_channel_bufsize: 10,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -40,17 +51,6 @@ pub struct InstanceConfig {
 }
 
 impl InstanceConfig {
-    pub fn new(room: impl ToString) -> Self {
-        Self {
-            server: ServerConfig::default(),
-            room: room.to_string(),
-            human: false,
-            username: None,
-            force_username: false,
-            password: None,
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn with_username(mut self, username: impl ToString) -> Self {
         self.username = Some(username.to_string());
         self
@@ -66,3 +66,17 @@ impl InstanceConfig {
         self
     }
 }
+
+pub struct BotConfig {
+    pub event_timeout: Duration,
+    pub event_channel_bufsize: usize,
+}
+
+impl Default for BotConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            event_timeout: Duration::from_secs(1),
+            event_channel_bufsize: 10,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/euphoxide-bot/src/instance.rs b/euphoxide-bot/src/instance.rs
index 0c7bd93..962df18 100644
--- a/euphoxide-bot/src/instance.rs
+++ b/euphoxide-bot/src/instance.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,20 @@ pub enum InstanceEvent<I> {
     },
 }
 
+impl<I> InstanceEvent<I> {
+    pub fn id(&self) -> &I {
+        match self {
+            Self::Started { id } => id,
+            Self::Connecting { id } => id,
+            Self::Connected { id, .. } => id,
+            Self::Joined { id, .. } => id,
+            Self::Packet { id, .. } => id,
+            Self::Disconnected { id } => id,
+            Self::Stopped { id } => id,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 struct InstanceTask<I> {
     id: I,
     config: InstanceConfig,
@@ -342,9 +356,8 @@ impl<I: fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for Instance<I> {
 }
 
 impl<I: Clone + fmt::Debug + Send + 'static> Instance<I> {
-    pub fn new(id: I, config: InstanceConfig) -> (Self, mpsc::Receiver<InstanceEvent<I>>) {
+    pub fn new(id: I, config: InstanceConfig, event_tx: mpsc::Sender<InstanceEvent<I>>) -> Self {
         let (cmd_tx, cmd_rx) = mpsc::channel(config.server.cmd_channel_bufsize);
-        let (event_tx, event_rx) = mpsc::channel(config.server.event_channel_bufsize);
 
         let task = InstanceTask {
             id: id.clone(),
@@ -357,7 +370,7 @@ impl<I: Clone + fmt::Debug + Send + 'static> Instance<I> {
 
         tokio::task::spawn(task.run());
 
-        (Self { id, cmd_tx }, event_rx)
+        Self { id, cmd_tx }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/euphoxide-bot/src/lib.rs b/euphoxide-bot/src/lib.rs
index fc1ba4e..1a02484 100644
--- a/euphoxide-bot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/euphoxide-bot/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
+mod bot;
 mod config;
 mod instance;
 
-pub use crate::{config::*, instance::*};
+pub use crate::{bot::*, config::*, instance::*};