diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index cef33f5..1825865 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ password = "test"
 [schalter]
 url = "https://schalter.ccchb.de/spaceapi.json"
 
-muc = ["ffhb_events@conference.chat.sum7.eu","#ccchb@irc.hackint.org"]
+mucs = ["ffhb_events@conference.chat.sum7.eu","#ccchb@irc.hackint.org"]
diff --git a/schalter/bot.go b/schalter/bot.go
index 754c72f..2f143d0 100644
--- a/schalter/bot.go
+++ b/schalter/bot.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func (s *Schalter) HandleBotMessage(c xmpp.Sender, msg stanza.Message) error {
 			Attrs: stanza.Attrs{Type: msg.Type,
 				To: msg.From,
 			},
-			Body: s.StateString(),
+			Body: s.stateString(),
 		}
 		if msg.Type == stanza.MessageTypeGroupchat {
 			reply.To = jid.Bare()
diff --git a/schalter/main.go b/schalter/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fd947d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schalter/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package schalter
+
+import (
+	"github.com/bdlm/log"
+	"gosrc.io/xmpp"
+	"gosrc.io/xmpp/stanza"
+
+	"dev.sum7.eu/ccchb/ccchatbot/runtime"
+)
+
+type Schalter struct {
+	URL  string `toml:"url"`
+	Path string `toml:"path"`
+
+	Nickname string `toml:"nickname"`
+
+	Users []string `toml:"users"`
+	MUCs  []string `toml:"mucs"`
+
+	state     bool
+	spaceName string
+}
+
+func (s *Schalter) updatePresence(c xmpp.Sender) {
+	pres := stanza.Presence{
+		Show:   stanza.PresenceShowChat,
+		Status: s.stateString(),
+	}
+	if s.state {
+		pres.Show = stanza.PresenceShowXA
+	}
+	c.Send(pres)
+}
+
+func (s *Schalter) Run(c xmpp.Sender) {
+	if s.Nickname == "" {
+		s.Nickname = "ccchalter"
+	}
+	s.fetchState()
+	s.updatePresence(c)
+	for _, m := range s.MUCs {
+		runtime.JoinMUC(c, m, s.Nickname)
+	}
+	log.Infof("started schalter with state: %s", s.stateString())
+}
diff --git a/schalter/state.go b/schalter/state.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8d79ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schalter/state.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package schalter
+
+import "fmt"
+
+func (s *Schalter) stateString() string {
+	if s.state {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s is open", s.spaceName)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s is closed", s.spaceName)
+}
+func (s *Schalter) fetchState() bool {
+	return false
+}