diff --git a/agent.js b/agent.js
index e6491c3..2715cd1 100644
--- a/agent.js
+++ b/agent.js
@@ -16,11 +16,35 @@ export class Agent {
         if (!restart_memory) {
             this.history.load();
         }
-    
+        // Add the default behaviors and events
+        else {
+            this.history.default = `let blocks = world.getNearbyBlockTypes(bot, 4);
+                let block_type = blocks[Math.floor(Math.random() * blocks.length)];
+                await skills.collectBlock(bot, block_type);
+                await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000));
+
+                let players = world.getNearbyPlayerNames(bot);
+                let player_name = players[Math.floor(Math.random() * players.length)];
+                await skills.goToPlayer(bot, player_name);
+                await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 1000));`;
+            this.history.events.push(['finished_executing', this.executeCode, 'default']);
+            // this.history.events.push(['finished_executing', this.sendThought, 'What should I do next? I will make a plan and execute it.']);
+            this.history.events.push(['health', this.sendThought, 'I may be under attack or need to eat! I will stop what I am doing to check my health and take action.']);
+            this.history.events.push(['sunrise', null, null]);
+            this.history.events.push(['noon', null, null]);
+            this.history.events.push(['sunset', null, null]);
+            this.history.events.push(['midnight', null, null]);
+        }
+
         this.bot.on('login', () => {
             this.bot.chat('Hello world! I am ' + this.name);
             console.log(`${this.name} logged in.`);
         });
+
+        for (let [event, callback, params] of this.history.events) {
+            if (callback != null)
+                this.bot.on(event, callback.bind(this, params));
+        }
     }
 
     async start() {
@@ -30,59 +54,82 @@ export class Agent {
             if (username === this.name) return;
             console.log('received message from', username, ':', message);
 
-            this.respond(username, message);
-            this.history.save();
+            this.history.add(username, message);
+            this.handleMessage();
         });
 
-        this.bot.on('finished_executing', () => {
-            setTimeout(() => {
-                if (!this.coder.executing) {
-                    // return to default behavior
-                }
-            }, 10000);
-        })
-    }
+        this.bot.on('time', () => {
+            if (this.bot.time.timeOfDay == 0)
+                this.bot.emit('sunrise');
+            else if (this.bot.time.timeOfDay == 6000)
+                this.bot.emit('noon');
+            else if (this.bot.time.timeOfDay == 12000)
+                this.bot.emit('sunset');
+            else if (this.bot.time.timeOfDay == 18000)
+                this.bot.emit('midnight');
+        });
 
-    async respond(username, message) {
-        await this.history.add(username, message);
-        for (let i=0; i<5; i++) {
-            let res = await sendRequest(this.history.getHistory(), this.history.getSystemMessage());
-            this.history.add(this.name, res);
-            let query_cmd = containsQuery(res);
-            if (query_cmd) { // contains query
-                let message = res.substring(0, res.indexOf(query_cmd)).trim();
-                if (message) 
-                    this.bot.chat(message);
-                let query = getQuery(query_cmd);
-                let query_res = query.perform(this);
-                console.log('Agent used query:', query_cmd, 'and got:', query_res)
-                this.history.add('system', query_res);
-            }
-            else if (containsCodeBlock(res)) { // contains code block
-                console.log('Agent is executing code:', res)
-
-                let message = res.substring(0, res.indexOf('```')).trim();
-                if (message) 
-                    this.bot.chat(message);
-                let code = res.substring(res.indexOf('```')+3, res.lastIndexOf('```'));
-                if (code) {
-                    this.coder.queueCode(code);
-                    let code_return = await this.coder.execute();
-                    let message = code_return.message;
-                    if (code_return.interrupted)
-                        break; // can only be interrupted by another chat, so this chat is over.
-                    if (!code_return.success) {
-                        message += "\n Write code to fix the problem and try again.";
-                    }
-                    console.log('code return:', message);
-                    this.history.add('system', message);
-                }
-            }
-            else { // conversation response
-                this.bot.chat(res);
-                console.log('Purely conversational response:', res)
-                break;
-            }
+        if (this.history.default) {
+            this.executeCode(this.history.default);
         }
     }
+
+    async sendThought(message) {
+        this.history.add(this.name, message);
+        await this.handleMessage();
+    }
+
+    async executeCode(code, triesRemaining=5) {
+        if (code == 'default')
+            code = this.history.default;
+
+        if (code) {
+            this.coder.queueCode(code);
+            let code_return = await this.coder.execute();
+            let message = code_return.message;
+            if (code_return.interrupted)
+                return;
+            if (!code_return.success)
+                message += "\n Write code to fix the problem and try again.";
+            console.log('code return:', message);
+            this.history.add('system', message);
+            if (!code_return.success)
+                await this.handleMessage(triesRemaining-1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    async handleMessage(triesRemaining=5) {
+        if (triesRemaining == 0) {
+            console.log('Quitting response loop.');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let res = await sendRequest(this.history.getHistory(), this.history.getSystemMessage());
+        this.history.add(this.name, res);
+        let query_cmd = containsQuery(res);
+        if (query_cmd) { // contains query
+            let message = res.substring(0, res.indexOf(query_cmd)).trim();
+            if (message) 
+                this.bot.chat(message);
+            let query = getQuery(query_cmd);
+            let query_res = query.perform(this);
+            console.log('Agent used query:', query_cmd, 'and got:', query_res)
+            this.history.add('system', query_res);
+            await this.handleMessage(triesRemaining-1);
+        }
+        else if (containsCodeBlock(res)) { // contains code block
+            console.log('Agent is executing code:', res)
+
+            let message = res.substring(0, res.indexOf('```')).trim();
+            if (message) 
+                this.bot.chat(message);
+            let code = res.substring(res.indexOf('```')+3, res.lastIndexOf('```'));
+            await this.executeCode(code, triesRemaining);
+        }
+        else { // conversation response
+            this.bot.chat(res);
+            console.log('Purely conversational response:', res)
+        }
+        this.history.save();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/utils/history.js b/utils/history.js
index b14a909..3289b7f 100644
--- a/utils/history.js
+++ b/utils/history.js
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ export class History {
         this.bio = '';
         this.memory = '';
 
+        // The bot's default behaviors
+        this.default = '';
+        this.events = [];
+
         // Variables for controlling the agent's memory and knowledge
         this.max_messages = 20;
         this.fewshot = 5;
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ export class History {
         if (this.turns.length >= this.max_messages) {
             console.log('summarizing memory')
             let to_summarize = [this.turns.shift()];
-            while (this.turns[0].role != 'user' && this.turns.length > 0)
+            while (this.turns[0].role != 'user' && this.turns.length > 1)
                 to_summarize.push(this.turns.shift());
             await this.storeMemories(to_summarize);
         }
@@ -152,6 +156,8 @@ export class History {
             'name': this.name,
             'bio': this.bio,
             'memory': this.memory,
+            'default': this.default,
+            'events': this.events,
             'turns': this.turns
         };
         const json_data = JSON.stringify(data, null, 4);
@@ -169,10 +175,11 @@ export class History {
             // load history object from json file
             const data = readFileSync(this.save_path, 'utf8');
             const obj = JSON.parse(data);
-            this.turns = obj.turns;
             this.bio = obj.bio;
             this.memory = obj.memory;
-            this.num_saved_turns = obj.num_saved_turns;
+            this.default = obj.default;
+            this.events = obj.events;
+            this.turns = obj.turns;
         } catch (err) {
             console.log('No history file found for ' + this.name + '.');
         }
diff --git a/utils/queries.js b/utils/queries.js
index 417b235..e2cbdb4 100644
--- a/utils/queries.js
+++ b/utils/queries.js
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ const queryList = [
             return pad("Current code:\n`" + agent.coder.current_code +"`");
         }
     },
+    {
+        name: "!events",
+        description: "Get the bot's events and callbacks.",
+        perform: function (agent) {
+            let res = "Events:";
+            for (let [event, callback, params] of agent.history.events) {
+                res += `\n- ${event} -> ${callback.name}(${params})`;
+            }
+            return pad(res);
+        }
+    }
 ];
 
 const queryMap = {};
diff --git a/utils/world.js b/utils/world.js
index cc6fbd1..9cf6749 100644
--- a/utils/world.js
+++ b/utils/world.js
@@ -183,15 +183,16 @@ export function getNearbyPlayerNames(bot) {
 }
 
 
-export function getNearbyBlockTypes(bot) {
+export function getNearbyBlockTypes(bot, distance=16) {
     /**
      * Get a list of all nearby block names.
      * @param {Bot} bot - The bot to get nearby blocks for.
+     * @param {number} distance - The maximum distance to search, default 16.
      * @returns {string[]} - A list of all nearby blocks.
      * @example
      * let blocks = world.getNearbyBlockTypes(bot);
      **/
-    let blocks = getNearbyBlocks(bot, 16);
+    let blocks = getNearbyBlocks(bot, distance);
     let found = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < blocks.length; i++) {
         if (!found.includes(blocks[i].name)) {