diff --git a/.config/dotnet-tools.json b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
index 085fcbc..d2b1b96 100644
--- a/.config/dotnet-tools.json
+++ b/.config/dotnet-tools.json
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
   "isRoot": true,
   "tools": {
     "csharpier": {
-      "version": "0.30.1",
+      "version": "0.30.6",
       "commands": [
         "dotnet-csharpier"
       ],
       "rollForward": false
     },
     "husky": {
-      "version": "0.7.1",
+      "version": "0.7.2",
       "commands": [
         "husky"
       ],
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommands.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommands.cs
index 2dab68f..7f2ec0d 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommands.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommands.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ public class ChannelCommands(
     Config config,
     GuildRepository guildRepository,
     GuildCache guildCache,
+    GuildFetchService guildFetchService,
     ChannelCache channelCache,
     IMemberCache memberCache,
     IFeedbackService feedbackService,
@@ -68,8 +69,11 @@ public class ChannelCommands(
     public async Task<IResult> CheckPermissionsAsync()
     {
         var (userId, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
+
         if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-            throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+        {
+            return CataloggerError.Result($"Guild {guildId} not in cache");
+        }
 
         var embed = new EmbedBuilder().WithTitle($"Permission check for {guild.Name}");
 
@@ -78,8 +82,18 @@ public class ChannelCommands(
             DiscordSnowflake.New(config.Discord.ApplicationId)
         );
         var currentUser = await memberCache.TryGetAsync(guildId, userId);
+
         if (botUser == null || currentUser == null)
-            throw new CataloggerError("Bot member or invoking member not found in cache");
+        {
+            // If this happens, something has gone wrong when fetching members. Refetch the guild's members.
+            guildFetchService.EnqueueGuild(guildId);
+            _logger.Error(
+                "Either our own user {BotId} or the invoking user {UserId} is not in cache, aborting permission check",
+                config.Discord.ApplicationId,
+                userId
+            );
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Bot member or invoking member not found in cache");
+        }
 
         // We don't want to check categories or threads
         var guildChannels = channelCache
@@ -204,7 +218,7 @@ public class ChannelCommands(
     {
         var (userId, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
         if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-            throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
         var guildChannels = channelCache.GuildChannels(guildId).ToList();
         var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
 
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommandsComponents.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommandsComponents.cs
index 9867e7d..1104c82 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommandsComponents.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/ChannelCommandsComponents.cs
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ public class ChannelCommandsComponents(
     public async Task<Result> OnMenuSelectionAsync(IReadOnlyList<string> values)
     {
         if (contextInjection.Context is not IInteractionCommandContext ctx)
-            throw new CataloggerError("No context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No context");
         if (!ctx.TryGetUserID(out var userId))
-            throw new CataloggerError("No user ID in context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No user ID in context");
         if (!ctx.Interaction.Message.TryGet(out var msg))
-            throw new CataloggerError("No message ID in context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No message ID in context");
         if (!ctx.TryGetGuildID(out var guildId))
-            throw new CataloggerError("No guild ID in context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No guild ID in context");
         if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-            throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
         var guildChannels = channelCache.GuildChannels(guildId).ToList();
         var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class ChannelCommandsComponents(
         var state = values[0];
 
         if (!Enum.TryParse<LogChannelType>(state, out var logChannelType))
-            throw new CataloggerError($"Invalid config-channels state {state}");
+            return CataloggerError.Result($"Invalid config-channels state {state}");
 
         var channelId = WebhookExecutorService.GetDefaultLogChannel(guildConfig, logChannelType);
         string? channelMention;
@@ -147,15 +147,15 @@ public class ChannelCommandsComponents(
     public async Task<Result> OnButtonPressedAsync(string state)
     {
         if (contextInjection.Context is not IInteractionCommandContext ctx)
-            throw new CataloggerError("No context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No context");
         if (!ctx.TryGetUserID(out var userId))
-            throw new CataloggerError("No user ID in context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No user ID in context");
         if (!ctx.Interaction.Message.TryGet(out var msg))
-            throw new CataloggerError("No message ID in context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No message ID in context");
         if (!ctx.TryGetGuildID(out var guildId))
-            throw new CataloggerError("No guild ID in context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No guild ID in context");
         if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-            throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
         var guildChannels = channelCache.GuildChannels(guildId).ToList();
         var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
 
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ public class ChannelCommandsComponents(
                 );
             case "reset":
                 if (lease.Data.CurrentPage == null)
-                    throw new CataloggerError("CurrentPage was null in reset button callback");
+                    return CataloggerError.Result("CurrentPage was null in reset button callback");
                 if (!Enum.TryParse<LogChannelType>(lease.Data.CurrentPage, out var channelType))
-                    throw new CataloggerError(
+                    return CataloggerError.Result(
                         $"Invalid config-channels CurrentPage: '{lease.Data.CurrentPage}'"
                     );
 
@@ -281,15 +281,15 @@ public class ChannelCommandsComponents(
     public async Task<Result> OnMenuSelectionAsync(IReadOnlyList<IPartialChannel> channels)
     {
         if (contextInjection.Context is not IInteractionCommandContext ctx)
-            throw new CataloggerError("No context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No context");
         if (!ctx.TryGetUserID(out var userId))
-            throw new CataloggerError("No user ID in context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No user ID in context");
         if (!ctx.Interaction.Message.TryGet(out var msg))
-            throw new CataloggerError("No message ID in context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No message ID in context");
         if (!ctx.TryGetGuildID(out var guildId))
-            throw new CataloggerError("No guild ID in context");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("No guild ID in context");
         if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-            throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
         var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
         var channelId = channels[0].ID.ToUlong();
 
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ public class ChannelCommandsComponents(
         }
 
         if (!Enum.TryParse<LogChannelType>(lease.Data.CurrentPage, out var channelType))
-            throw new CataloggerError(
+            return CataloggerError.Result(
                 $"Invalid config-channels CurrentPage '{lease.Data.CurrentPage}'"
             );
 
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreEntitiesCommands.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreEntitiesCommands.cs
index 5ffc7a9..7e8987c 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreEntitiesCommands.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreEntitiesCommands.cs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class IgnoreEntitiesCommands : CommandGroup
         {
             var (_, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
             if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-                throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+                return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
 
             var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
 
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ public class IgnoreEntitiesCommands : CommandGroup
         {
             var (userId, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
             if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-                throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+                return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
 
             var guildChannels = channelCache.GuildChannels(guildId).ToList();
             var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
 
             var member = await memberCache.TryGetAsync(guildId, userId);
             if (member == null)
-                throw new CataloggerError("Executing member not found");
+                return CataloggerError.Result("Executing member not found");
 
             var ignoredChannels = guildConfig
                 .IgnoredChannels.Select(id =>
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Channels.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Channels.cs
index 69b225e..b61fabc 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Channels.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Channels.cs
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ public partial class IgnoreMessageCommands : CommandGroup
         {
             var (userId, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
             if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-                throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+                return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
 
             var guildChannels = channelCache.GuildChannels(guildId).ToList();
             var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
 
             var member = await memberCache.TryGetAsync(guildId, userId);
             if (member == null)
-                throw new CataloggerError("Executing member not found");
+                return CataloggerError.Result("Executing member not found");
 
             var ignoredChannels = guildConfig
                 .Messages.IgnoredChannels.Select(id =>
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Roles.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Roles.cs
index cf3cb10..2cc46b7 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Roles.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Roles.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public partial class IgnoreMessageCommands
         {
             var (_, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
             if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-                throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+                return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
 
             var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
 
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Users.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Users.cs
index d89f487..15ae280 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Users.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/IgnoreMessageCommands.Users.cs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public partial class IgnoreMessageCommands
         {
             var (userId, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
             if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-                throw new CataloggerError("Guild was not cached");
+                return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
 
             var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
 
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/InviteCommands.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/InviteCommands.cs
index 7ffa031..6ec6991 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/InviteCommands.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/InviteCommands.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class InviteCommands(
         var (userId, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
         var guildInvites = await guildApi.GetGuildInvitesAsync(guildId).GetOrThrow();
         if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-            throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
 
         var dbInvites = await inviteRepository.GetGuildInvitesAsync(guildId);
 
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/KeyRoleCommands.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/KeyRoleCommands.cs
index 1ebc458..dd2ff90 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/KeyRoleCommands.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/KeyRoleCommands.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class KeyRoleCommands(
     {
         var (_, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
         if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-            throw new CataloggerError("Guild not in cache");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
         var guildRoles = roleCache.GuildRoles(guildId).ToList();
         var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public class KeyRoleCommands(
         var (_, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
         var role = roleCache.GuildRoles(guildId).FirstOrDefault(r => r.ID == roleId);
         if (role == null)
-            throw new CataloggerError("Role is not cached");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Role is not cached");
 
         var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
         if (guildConfig.KeyRoles.Any(id => role.ID.Value == id))
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class KeyRoleCommands(
         var (_, guildId) = contextInjection.GetUserAndGuild();
         var role = roleCache.GuildRoles(guildId).FirstOrDefault(r => r.ID == roleId);
         if (role == null)
-            throw new CataloggerError("Role is not cached");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Role is not cached");
 
         var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
         if (guildConfig.KeyRoles.All(id => role.ID != id))
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/MetaCommands.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/MetaCommands.cs
index 1887507..8b543af 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/MetaCommands.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/MetaCommands.cs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class MetaCommands(
             await channelApi.EditMessageAsync(msg.ChannelID, msg.ID, content: "", embeds: embeds);
     }
 
-    // TODO: add more checks around response format, configurable prometheus endpoint
+    // TODO: add more checks around response format
     private async Task<double?> MessagesRate()
     {
         if (!config.Logging.EnableMetrics)
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ public class MetaCommands(
         try
         {
             var query = HttpUtility.UrlEncode("increase(catalogger_received_messages[5m])");
-            var resp = await _client.GetAsync($"http://localhost:9090/api/v1/query?query={query}");
+            var prometheusUrl = config.Logging.PrometheusUrl ?? "http://localhost:9090";
+            var resp = await _client.GetAsync($"{prometheusUrl}/api/v1/query?query={query}");
             resp.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
 
             var data = await resp.Content.ReadFromJsonAsync<PrometheusResponse>();
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/RedirectCommands.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/RedirectCommands.cs
index 586deb3..3864c54 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/RedirectCommands.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/RedirectCommands.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public class RedirectCommands(
     {
         var (userId, guildId) = contextInjectionService.GetUserAndGuild();
         if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-            throw new CataloggerError("Guild was not cached");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
         var guildChannels = channelCache.GuildChannels(guildId).ToList();
         var guildConfig = await guildRepository.GetAsync(guildId);
 
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/WatchlistCommands.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/WatchlistCommands.cs
index b47a583..c92a886 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/WatchlistCommands.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Commands/WatchlistCommands.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class WatchlistCommands(
     {
         var (userId, guildId) = contextInjectionService.GetUserAndGuild();
         if (!guildCache.TryGet(guildId, out var guild))
-            throw new CataloggerError("Guild was not cached");
+            return CataloggerError.Result("Guild not in cache");
 
         var watchlist = await watchlistRepository.GetGuildWatchlistAsync(guildId);
         if (watchlist.Count == 0)
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/CustomInteractionResponder.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/CustomInteractionResponder.cs
index c07dc6d..1fd3b9e 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/CustomInteractionResponder.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/CustomInteractionResponder.cs
@@ -19,17 +19,21 @@ using Remora.Commands.Services;
 using Remora.Commands.Tokenization;
 using Remora.Commands.Trees;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Gateway.Events;
+using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Objects;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Rest;
+using Remora.Discord.API.Objects;
 using Remora.Discord.Commands.Responders;
 using Remora.Discord.Commands.Services;
 using Remora.Discord.Gateway.Responders;
+using Remora.Rest.Core;
 using Remora.Results;
 using Serilog.Context;
 
 namespace Catalogger.Backend.Bot.Responders;
 
 /// <summary>
-/// Wrapper for Remora.Discord's default interaction responder, that ignores all events if test mode is enabled.
+/// Wrapper for Remora.Discord's default interaction responder, that ignores all events if test mode is enabled,
+/// and handles <see cref="CataloggerError" /> results returned by commands.
 /// </summary>
 public class CustomInteractionResponder(
     Config config,
@@ -87,6 +91,38 @@ public class CustomInteractionResponder(
             true
         );
 
-        return await _inner.RespondAsync(evt, ct);
+        var result = await _inner.RespondAsync(evt, ct);
+        if (result.Error is not CataloggerError cataloggerError)
+            return result;
+
+        return await interactionAPI.CreateInteractionResponseAsync(
+            evt.ID,
+            evt.Token,
+            new InteractionResponse(
+                Type: InteractionCallbackType.ChannelMessageWithSource,
+                Data: new Optional<OneOf.OneOf<
+                    IInteractionMessageCallbackData,
+                    IInteractionAutocompleteCallbackData,
+                    IInteractionModalCallbackData
+                >>(
+                    new InteractionMessageCallbackData(
+                        Embeds: new Optional<IReadOnlyList<IEmbed>>(
+                            [
+                                new Embed(
+                                    Colour: DiscordUtils.Red,
+                                    Title: "Something went wrong",
+                                    Description: $"""
+                                    Something went wrong while running this command.
+                                    > {cataloggerError.Message}
+                                    Please try again later.
+                                    """
+                                ),
+                            ]
+                        )
+                    )
+                )
+            ),
+            ct: ct
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageCreateResponder.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageCreateResponder.cs
index 5098cd2..e54d12b 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageCreateResponder.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageCreateResponder.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class MessageCreateResponder(
             return Result.Success;
         }
 
-        await messageRepository.SaveMessageAsync(msg, ct);
+        await messageRepository.SaveMessageAsync(msg, msg.GuildID, ct);
         return Result.Success;
     }
 }
@@ -144,6 +144,19 @@ public partial class PkMessageHandler(ILogger logger, IServiceProvider services)
         await using var messageRepository =
             scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<MessageRepository>();
 
+        if (await messageRepository.IsMessageIgnoredAsync(originalId))
+        {
+            _logger.Debug(
+                "Proxied message {MessageId} should be ignored as trigger {OriginalId} is already ignored",
+                msgId,
+                originalId
+            );
+
+            await messageRepository.IgnoreMessageAsync(originalId);
+            await messageRepository.IgnoreMessageAsync(msgId);
+            return;
+        }
+
         _logger.Debug(
             "Setting proxy data for {MessageId} and ignoring {OriginalId}",
             msgId,
@@ -195,6 +208,19 @@ public partial class PkMessageHandler(ILogger logger, IServiceProvider services)
             pkMessage.Original
         );
 
+        if (await messageRepository.IsMessageIgnoredAsync(pkMessage.Original))
+        {
+            _logger.Debug(
+                "Proxied message {MessageId} should be ignored as trigger {OriginalId} is already ignored",
+                pkMessage.Id,
+                pkMessage.Original
+            );
+
+            await messageRepository.IgnoreMessageAsync(pkMessage.Original);
+            await messageRepository.IgnoreMessageAsync(msgId);
+            return;
+        }
+
         await messageRepository.SetProxiedMessageDataAsync(
             msgId,
             pkMessage.Original,
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageDeleteResponder.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageDeleteResponder.cs
index 315daec..55a5a68 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageDeleteResponder.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageDeleteResponder.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ using Catalogger.Backend.Database.Repositories;
 using Catalogger.Backend.Extensions;
 using Catalogger.Backend.Services;
 using Humanizer;
-using NodaTime;
 using Remora.Discord.API;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Gateway.Events;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Objects;
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ using Remora.Discord.Extensions.Embeds;
 using Remora.Discord.Gateway.Responders;
 using Remora.Rest.Core;
 using Remora.Results;
-using Serilog.Context;
 
 namespace Catalogger.Backend.Bot.Responders.Messages;
 
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ public class MessageDeleteResponder(
     WebhookExecutorService webhookExecutor,
     ChannelCache channelCache,
     UserCache userCache,
-    IClock clock,
     PluralkitApiService pluralkitApi
 ) : IResponder<IMessageDelete>
 {
@@ -81,8 +78,8 @@ public class MessageDeleteResponder(
                 new Embed(
                     Title: "Message deleted",
                     Description: $"A message not found in the database was deleted in <#{evt.ChannelID}> ({evt.ChannelID}).",
-                    Footer: new EmbedFooter(Text: $"ID: {evt.ID}"),
-                    Timestamp: clock.GetCurrentInstant().ToDateTimeOffset()
+                    Footer: new EmbedFooter(Text: $"ID: {evt.ID} | Original sent at"),
+                    Timestamp: evt.ID.Timestamp
                 )
             );
 
@@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ public class MessageDeleteResponder(
             .WithTitle("Message deleted")
             .WithDescription(msg.Content)
             .WithColour(DiscordUtils.Red)
-            .WithFooter($"ID: {msg.Id}")
+            .WithFooter($"ID: {msg.Id} | Original sent at")
             .WithTimestamp(evt.ID);
 
         if (user != null)
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageUpdateResponder.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageUpdateResponder.cs
index fa1e75d..0bf2c28 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageUpdateResponder.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Bot/Responders/Messages/MessageUpdateResponder.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ using Catalogger.Backend.Services;
 using Remora.Discord.API;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Gateway.Events;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Objects;
-using Remora.Discord.API.Gateway.Events;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Objects;
 using Remora.Discord.Extensions.Embeds;
 using Remora.Discord.Gateway.Responders;
@@ -40,13 +39,9 @@ public class MessageUpdateResponder(
 {
     private readonly ILogger _logger = logger.ForContext<MessageUpdateResponder>();
 
-    public async Task<Result> RespondAsync(IMessageUpdate evt, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    public async Task<Result> RespondAsync(IMessageUpdate msg, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-        using var _ = LogUtils.Enrich(evt);
-
-        // Discord only *very* recently changed message update events to have all fields,
-        // so we convert the event to a MessageCreate to avoid having to unwrap every single field
-        var msg = ConvertToMessageCreate(evt);
+        using var _ = LogUtils.Enrich(msg);
 
         if (!msg.GuildID.IsDefined())
         {
@@ -134,7 +129,7 @@ public class MessageUpdateResponder(
             if (oldMessage is { System: not null, Member: not null })
             {
                 embedBuilder.WithTitle($"Message by {msg.Author.Username} edited");
-                embedBuilder.AddField("\u200b", "**PluralKit information**", false);
+                embedBuilder.AddField("\u200b", "**PluralKit information**");
                 embedBuilder.AddField("System ID", oldMessage.System, true);
                 embedBuilder.AddField("Member ID", oldMessage.Member, true);
             }
@@ -174,7 +169,7 @@ public class MessageUpdateResponder(
             )
             {
                 if (
-                    !await messageRepository.SaveMessageAsync(msg, ct)
+                    !await messageRepository.SaveMessageAsync(msg, msg.GuildID, ct)
                     && msg.ApplicationID.Is(DiscordUtils.PkUserId)
                 )
                 {
@@ -196,44 +191,6 @@ public class MessageUpdateResponder(
         }
     }
 
-    private static MessageCreate ConvertToMessageCreate(IMessageUpdate evt) =>
-        new(
-            evt.GuildID,
-            evt.Member,
-            evt.Mentions.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.ID.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.ChannelID.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.Author.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.Content.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.Timestamp.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.EditedTimestamp.GetOrThrow(),
-            IsTTS: false,
-            evt.MentionsEveryone.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.MentionedRoles.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.MentionedChannels,
-            evt.Attachments.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.Embeds.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.Reactions,
-            evt.Nonce,
-            evt.IsPinned.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.WebhookID,
-            evt.Type.GetOrThrow(),
-            evt.Activity,
-            evt.Application,
-            evt.ApplicationID,
-            evt.MessageReference,
-            evt.Flags,
-            evt.ReferencedMessage,
-            evt.Interaction,
-            evt.Thread,
-            evt.Components,
-            evt.StickerItems,
-            evt.Position,
-            evt.Resolved,
-            evt.InteractionMetadata,
-            evt.Poll
-        );
-
     private static IEnumerable<string> ChunksUpTo(string str, int maxChunkSize)
     {
         for (var i = 0; i < str.Length; i += maxChunkSize)
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Cache/RedisCache/RedisMemberCache.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Cache/RedisCache/RedisMemberCache.cs
index dfa9694..0e08c1f 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Cache/RedisCache/RedisMemberCache.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Cache/RedisCache/RedisMemberCache.cs
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ internal record RedisMember(
             User.ToRemoraUser(),
             Nickname,
             Avatar != null ? new ImageHash(Avatar) : null,
+            Banner: null,
             Roles.Select(DiscordSnowflake.New).ToList(),
             JoinedAt,
             PremiumSince,
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Catalogger.Backend.csproj b/Catalogger.Backend/Catalogger.Backend.csproj
index 6d048ab..b377418 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Catalogger.Backend.csproj
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Catalogger.Backend.csproj
@@ -21,18 +21,18 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Humanizer.Core" Version="2.14.1"/>
         <PackageReference Include="LazyCache" Version="2.4.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson" Version="9.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="9.0.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory" Version="9.0.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3"/>
         <PackageReference Include="NodaTime" Version="3.2.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="NodaTime.Serialization.SystemTextJson" Version="1.2.0"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Npgsql" Version="9.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.NodaTime" Version="9.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Polly.Core" Version="8.5.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Polly.Core" Version="8.5.2" />
         <PackageReference Include="Polly.RateLimiting" Version="8.5.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net" Version="8.2.1"/>
         <PackageReference Include="prometheus-net.AspNetCore" Version="8.2.1"/>
         <PackageReference Include="Remora.Sdk" Version="3.1.2"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Remora.Discord" Version="2024.3.0-github11168366508"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Remora.Discord" Version="2025.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="4.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="8.0.3" />
         <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Extensions.Hosting" Version="8.0.0"/>
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/CataloggerError.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/CataloggerError.cs
index 31abf6f..40322a4 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/CataloggerError.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/CataloggerError.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+using Remora.Results;
+using RemoraResult = Remora.Results.Result;
+
 namespace Catalogger.Backend;
 
-public class CataloggerError(string message) : Exception(message) { }
+public class CataloggerError(string message) : Exception(message), IResultError
+{
+    public static RemoraResult Result(string message) =>
+        RemoraResult.FromError(new CataloggerError(message));
+}
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Config.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Config.cs
index 612b91e..831c439 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Config.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Config.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class Config
         public bool EnableMetrics { get; init; } = true;
 
         public string? SeqLogUrl { get; init; }
+        public string? PrometheusUrl { get; init; }
     }
 
     public class DatabaseConfig
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Database/DatabaseConnection.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Database/DatabaseConnection.cs
index f15c2c7..b2488f9 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Database/DatabaseConnection.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Database/DatabaseConnection.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using System.Data;
 using System.Data.Common;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using Npgsql;
+using Serilog;
 
 namespace Catalogger.Backend.Database;
 
@@ -49,11 +50,18 @@ public class DatabaseConnection(NpgsqlConnection inner) : DbConnection, IDisposa
 
     public new void Dispose()
     {
-        Close();
-        inner.Dispose();
+        Dispose(true);
         GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
     }
 
+    protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
+    {
+        Log.Error("Called Dispose method on DbConnection, should call DisposeAsync!");
+        Log.Warning("CloseAsync will be called synchronously.");
+        CloseAsync().Wait();
+        inner.Dispose();
+    }
+
     public override async ValueTask DisposeAsync()
     {
         await CloseAsync();
@@ -62,13 +70,13 @@ public class DatabaseConnection(NpgsqlConnection inner) : DbConnection, IDisposa
     }
 
     protected override DbTransaction BeginDbTransaction(IsolationLevel isolationLevel) =>
-        inner.BeginTransaction(isolationLevel);
+        throw new SyncException(nameof(BeginDbTransaction));
 
     public override void ChangeDatabase(string databaseName) => inner.ChangeDatabase(databaseName);
 
-    public override void Close() => inner.Close();
+    public override void Close() => throw new SyncException(nameof(Close));
 
-    public override void Open() => inner.Open();
+    public override void Open() => throw new SyncException(nameof(Open));
 
     [AllowNull]
     public override string ConnectionString
@@ -83,4 +91,6 @@ public class DatabaseConnection(NpgsqlConnection inner) : DbConnection, IDisposa
     public override string ServerVersion => inner.ServerVersion;
 
     protected override DbCommand CreateDbCommand() => inner.CreateCommand();
+
+    public class SyncException(string method) : Exception($"Tried to use sync method {method}");
 }
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Repositories/MessageRepository.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Repositories/MessageRepository.cs
index 17925c3..fc45e4f 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Repositories/MessageRepository.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Database/Repositories/MessageRepository.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ using Catalogger.Backend.Extensions;
 using Dapper;
 using Remora.Discord.API;
 using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Gateway.Events;
+using Remora.Discord.API.Abstractions.Objects;
 using Remora.Rest.Core;
 
 namespace Catalogger.Backend.Database.Repositories;
@@ -63,7 +64,11 @@ public class MessageRepository(
     /// <summary>
     /// Adds a new message. If the message is already in the database, updates the existing message instead.
     /// </summary>
-    public async Task<bool> SaveMessageAsync(IMessageCreate msg, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    public async Task<bool> SaveMessageAsync(
+        IMessage msg,
+        Optional<Snowflake> guildId,
+        CancellationToken ct = default
+    )
     {
         var content = await Task.Run(
             () =>
@@ -107,7 +112,9 @@ public class MessageRepository(
                 Id = msg.ID.Value,
                 UserId = msg.Author.ID.Value,
                 ChannelId = msg.ChannelID.Value,
-                GuildId = msg.GuildID.Map(s => s.Value).OrDefault(),
+                GuildId = guildId.IsDefined(out var guildIdValue)
+                    ? guildIdValue.Value
+                    : (ulong?)null,
                 Content = content,
                 Username = username,
                 Metadata = metadata,
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Program.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Program.cs
index 7f948fc..6fbf6b3 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Program.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Program.cs
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ builder
                     | GatewayIntents.GuildMessages
                     | GatewayIntents.GuildWebhooks
                     | GatewayIntents.MessageContents
-                    // Actually GUILD_EXPRESSIONS
-                    | GatewayIntents.GuildEmojisAndStickers;
+                    | GatewayIntents.GuildExpressions;
 
                 // Set a default status for all shards. This is updated to a shard-specific one in StatusUpdateService.
                 g.Presence = new UpdatePresence(
@@ -97,12 +96,7 @@ builder
             .WithCommandGroup<KeyRoleCommands>()
             .WithCommandGroup<InviteCommands>()
             .WithCommandGroup<IgnoreMessageCommands>()
-            .WithCommandGroup<IgnoreMessageCommands.Channels>()
-            .WithCommandGroup<IgnoreMessageCommands.Users>()
-            .WithCommandGroup<IgnoreMessageCommands.Roles>()
             .WithCommandGroup<IgnoreEntitiesCommands>()
-            .WithCommandGroup<IgnoreEntitiesCommands.Channels>()
-            .WithCommandGroup<IgnoreEntitiesCommands.Roles>()
             .WithCommandGroup<RedirectCommands>()
             .WithCommandGroup<WatchlistCommands>()
             // End command tree
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Services/TimeoutService.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Services/TimeoutService.cs
index 6615f43..03d1831 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Services/TimeoutService.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Services/TimeoutService.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ public class TimeoutService(
         _logger.Information("Populating timeout service with existing database timeouts");
 
         await using var scope = serviceProvider.CreateAsyncScope();
-        var timeoutRepository = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<TimeoutRepository>();
+        await using var timeoutRepository =
+            scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<TimeoutRepository>();
 
         var timeouts = await timeoutRepository.GetAllAsync();
         foreach (var timeout in timeouts)
@@ -53,8 +54,10 @@ public class TimeoutService(
         _logger.Information("Sending timeout log for {TimeoutId}", timeoutId);
 
         await using var scope = serviceProvider.CreateAsyncScope();
-        var guildRepository = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<GuildRepository>();
-        var timeoutRepository = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<TimeoutRepository>();
+        await using var guildRepository =
+            scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<GuildRepository>();
+        await using var timeoutRepository =
+            scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<TimeoutRepository>();
 
         var timeout = await timeoutRepository.RemoveAsync(timeoutId);
         if (timeout == null)
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/Services/WebhookExecutorService.cs b/Catalogger.Backend/Services/WebhookExecutorService.cs
index 6b73cb4..8ca8cb3 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/Services/WebhookExecutorService.cs
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/Services/WebhookExecutorService.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
     private readonly ILogger _logger = logger.ForContext<WebhookExecutorService>();
     private readonly Snowflake _applicationId = DiscordSnowflake.New(config.Discord.ApplicationId);
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<ulong, ConcurrentQueue<IEmbed>> _cache = new();
-    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<ulong, object> _locks = new();
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<ulong, Lock> _locks = new();
     private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<ulong, Timer> _timers = new();
     private IUser? _selfUser;
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
     private List<IEmbed> TakeFromQueue(ulong channelId)
     {
         var queue = _cache.GetOrAdd(channelId, []);
-        var channelLock = _locks.GetOrAdd(channelId, channelId);
+        var channelLock = _locks.GetOrAdd(channelId, new Lock());
         lock (channelLock)
         {
             var totalContentLength = 0;
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
             roleIds != null && logChannelType is LogChannelType.GuildMemberUpdate;
 
         if (isMessageLog)
-            return GetMessageLogChannel(guild, logChannelType, channelId, userId);
+            return GetLogChannelForMessageEvent(guild, logChannelType, channelId, userId);
 
         if (isChannelLog)
-            return GetChannelLogChannel(guild, logChannelType, channelId!.Value);
+            return GetLogChannelForChannelEvent(guild, logChannelType, channelId!.Value);
 
         if (isRoleLog && guild.IgnoredRoles.Contains(roleId!.Value.Value))
             return null;
@@ -305,77 +305,11 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
         if (isMemberRoleUpdateLog && roleIds!.All(r => guild.IgnoredRoles.Contains(r.Value)))
             return null;
 
-        // If nothing is ignored, return the correct log channel!
+        // If nothing is ignored, and this isn't a message or channel event, return the default log channel.
         return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
     }
 
-    private ulong? GetChannelLogChannel(
-        Guild guild,
-        LogChannelType logChannelType,
-        Snowflake channelId
-    )
-    {
-        _logger.Verbose(
-            "Getting log channel for event {Event} in guild {GuildId} and channel {ChannelId}",
-            logChannelType,
-            guild.Id,
-            channelId
-        );
-
-        if (!channelCache.TryGet(channelId, out var channel))
-        {
-            _logger.Verbose(
-                "Channel with ID {ChannelId} is not cached, returning default log channel",
-                channelId
-            );
-            return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
-        }
-
-        Snowflake? categoryId;
-        if (
-            channel.Type
-            is ChannelType.AnnouncementThread
-                or ChannelType.PrivateThread
-                or ChannelType.PublicThread
-        )
-        {
-            // parent_id should always have a value for threads
-            channelId = channel.ParentID.Value!.Value;
-            if (!channelCache.TryGet(channelId, out var parentChannel))
-            {
-                _logger.Verbose(
-                    "Parent channel for thread {ChannelId} is not in cache, returning the default log channel",
-                    channelId
-                );
-                return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
-            }
-            categoryId = parentChannel.ParentID.Value;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            channelId = channel.ID;
-            categoryId = channel.ParentID.Value;
-        }
-
-        // Check if the channel or its category is ignored
-        if (
-            guild.IgnoredChannels.Contains(channelId.Value)
-            || (categoryId != null && guild.IgnoredChannels.Contains(categoryId.Value.Value))
-        )
-        {
-            _logger.Verbose(
-                "Channel {ChannelId} or its parent {CategoryId} is ignored",
-                channelId,
-                categoryId
-            );
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        _logger.Verbose("Returning default log channel for {EventType}", logChannelType);
-        return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
-    }
-
-    private ulong? GetMessageLogChannel(
+    private ulong? GetLogChannelForMessageEvent(
         Guild guild,
         LogChannelType logChannelType,
         Snowflake? channelId = null,
@@ -415,41 +349,24 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
             return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
         }
 
-        Snowflake? categoryId;
-        if (
-            channel.Type
-            is ChannelType.AnnouncementThread
-                or ChannelType.PrivateThread
-                or ChannelType.PublicThread
-        )
+        if (!GetChannelAndParentId(channel, out var actualChannelId, out var categoryId))
         {
-            // parent_id should always have a value for threads
-            channelId = channel.ParentID.Value!.Value;
-            if (!channelCache.TryGet(channelId.Value, out var parentChannel))
-            {
-                _logger.Verbose(
-                    "Parent channel for thread {ChannelId} is not in cache, returning the default log channel",
-                    channelId
-                );
-                return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
-            }
-            categoryId = parentChannel.ParentID.Value;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            channelId = channel.ID;
-            categoryId = channel.ParentID.Value;
+            _logger.Verbose(
+                "Could not get root channel and category ID for channel {ChannelId}, returning default log channel",
+                channelId
+            );
+            return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
         }
 
         // Check if the channel or its category is ignored
         if (
-            guild.Messages.IgnoredChannels.Contains(channelId.Value.Value)
+            guild.Messages.IgnoredChannels.Contains(actualChannelId.Value)
             || categoryId != null && guild.Messages.IgnoredChannels.Contains(categoryId.Value.Value)
         )
         {
             _logger.Verbose(
                 "Channel {ChannelId} or its parent {CategoryId} is ignored",
-                channelId,
+                actualChannelId,
                 categoryId
             );
             return null;
@@ -459,8 +376,10 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
         {
             // Check the channel-local and category-local ignored users
             var channelIgnoredUsers =
-                guild.Messages.IgnoredUsersPerChannel.GetValueOrDefault(channelId.Value.Value)
+                guild.Messages.IgnoredUsersPerChannel.GetValueOrDefault(actualChannelId.Value)
                 ?? [];
+
+            // Obviously, we can only check for category-level ignored users if we actually got a category ID.
             var categoryIgnoredUsers =
                 (
                     categoryId != null
@@ -469,6 +388,8 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
                         )
                         : []
                 ) ?? [];
+
+            // Combine the ignored users in the channel and category, then check if the user is in there.
             if (channelIgnoredUsers.Concat(categoryIgnoredUsers).Contains(userId.Value))
             {
                 _logger.Verbose(
@@ -482,7 +403,7 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
         }
 
         // These three events can be redirected to other channels. Redirects can be on a channel or category level.
-        // The events are only redirected if they're supposed to be logged in the first place.
+        // The events are only redirected if they're supposed to be logged in the first place (i.e. GetDefaultLogChannel doesn't return 0)
         if (GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType) == 0)
         {
             _logger.Verbose(
@@ -492,21 +413,21 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
             return null;
         }
 
-        var categoryRedirect =
-            categoryId != null
-                ? guild.Channels.Redirects.GetValueOrDefault(categoryId.Value.Value)
-                : 0;
-
-        if (guild.Channels.Redirects.TryGetValue(channelId.Value.Value, out var channelRedirect))
+        if (guild.Channels.Redirects.TryGetValue(actualChannelId.Value, out var channelRedirect))
         {
             _logger.Verbose(
                 "Messages from channel {ChannelId} should be redirected to {RedirectId}",
-                channelId,
+                actualChannelId,
                 channelRedirect
             );
             return channelRedirect;
         }
 
+        var categoryRedirect =
+            categoryId != null
+                ? guild.Channels.Redirects.GetValueOrDefault(categoryId.Value.Value)
+                : 0;
+
         if (categoryRedirect != 0)
         {
             _logger.Verbose(
@@ -514,6 +435,7 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
                 categoryId,
                 categoryRedirect
             );
+            return categoryRedirect;
         }
 
         _logger.Verbose(
@@ -523,6 +445,92 @@ public class WebhookExecutorService(
         return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
     }
 
+    private ulong? GetLogChannelForChannelEvent(
+        Guild guild,
+        LogChannelType logChannelType,
+        Snowflake channelId
+    )
+    {
+        _logger.Verbose(
+            "Getting log channel for event {Event} in guild {GuildId} and channel {ChannelId}",
+            logChannelType,
+            guild.Id,
+            channelId
+        );
+
+        if (!channelCache.TryGet(channelId, out var channel))
+        {
+            _logger.Verbose(
+                "Channel with ID {ChannelId} is not cached, returning default log channel",
+                channelId
+            );
+            return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
+        }
+
+        if (!GetChannelAndParentId(channel, out channelId, out var categoryId))
+        {
+            _logger.Verbose(
+                "Could not get root channel and category ID for channel {ChannelId}, returning default log channel",
+                channelId
+            );
+            return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
+        }
+
+        // Check if the channel or its category is ignored
+        if (
+            guild.IgnoredChannels.Contains(channelId.Value)
+            || (categoryId != null && guild.IgnoredChannels.Contains(categoryId.Value.Value))
+        )
+        {
+            _logger.Verbose(
+                "Channel {ChannelId} or its parent {CategoryId} is ignored",
+                channelId,
+                categoryId
+            );
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        _logger.Verbose("Returning default log channel for {EventType}", logChannelType);
+        return GetDefaultLogChannel(guild, logChannelType);
+    }
+
+    private bool GetChannelAndParentId(
+        IChannel channel,
+        out Snowflake channelId,
+        out Snowflake? categoryId
+    )
+    {
+        if (
+            channel.Type
+            is ChannelType.AnnouncementThread
+                or ChannelType.PrivateThread
+                or ChannelType.PublicThread
+        )
+        {
+            // parent_id should always have a value for threads
+            channelId = channel.ParentID.Value!.Value;
+            if (!channelCache.TryGet(channelId, out var parentChannel))
+            {
+                _logger.Verbose(
+                    "Parent channel for thread {ChannelId} is not in cache, returning the default log channel",
+                    channelId
+                );
+
+                channelId = Snowflake.CreateTimestampSnowflake();
+                categoryId = null;
+                return false;
+            }
+            categoryId = parentChannel.ParentID.Value;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            channelId = channel.ID;
+            categoryId = channel.ParentID.Value;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     public static ulong GetDefaultLogChannel(Guild guild, LogChannelType logChannelType) =>
         logChannelType switch
         {
diff --git a/Catalogger.Backend/config.example.ini b/Catalogger.Backend/config.example.ini
index 9b74c55..3f12c79 100644
--- a/Catalogger.Backend/config.example.ini
+++ b/Catalogger.Backend/config.example.ini
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ LogQueries = false
 SeqLogUrl = http://localhost:5341
 # Whether to enable Prometheus metrics. If disabled, Catalogger will update metrics manually every so often.
 EnableMetrics = false
+# The URL for the Prometheus server. Used for message rate if metrics are enabled.
+# Defaults to http://localhost:9090, should be changed if Prometheus is on another server.
+PrometheusUrl = http://localhost:9090
 
 [Database]
 Url = Host=localhost;Database=postgres;Username=postgres;Password=postgres
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b9603c..e33918a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ Command-line tools for this project can be installed with `dotnet tool restore`.
 - We use [CSharpier][csharpier] for formatting .NET code.
   It can be called with `dotnet csharpier .`, but is automatically run by Husky pre-commit.
 
-### Nuget
-
-We currently use Remora's GitHub packages as the releases on nuget.org are missing some key features.
-Add these with `dotnet nuget add source --username <githubUsername> --password <githubToken> --store-password-in-clear-text --name Remora "https://nuget.pkg.github.com/Remora/index.json"`
-
-You must generate a personal access token (classic) [here](personal-access-token). Only give it the `read:packages` permission.
-
 ## Deploying Catalogger yourself
 
 The bot itself should run on any server with .NET 8 and PostgreSQL 15 or later.