diff --git a/cogs/copypasta.py b/cogs/copypasta.py
index 97f0462..45a03e2 100644
--- a/cogs/copypasta.py
+++ b/cogs/copypasta.py
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ I will love, cherish, and protect Yuuka until my very last breath; my successors
 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠛⣳⡾⢯⣿⣷⣶⣦⣤⣤⣤⣤⠤⡶⢶⣞⡛⠛⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀"""
         await ctx.reply(file=discord.File(io.StringIO(pasta), filename="yuyuko.txt"))
 
+    @commands.command()
+    async def anlaki(self, ctx):
+        pasta = r"""bro anlaki bro anlaki you guys are dogshit bro anlaki bro anlaki. You guys have; NO hands, NO brain, I'm so happy that I have monitor I have mouse I have keyboard uhh I have body I have hands I have arms... feet? Like bro..."""
+        await ctx.reply(pasta)
+
 async def setup(bot):
     await bot.add_cog(Copypasta(bot))
 
diff --git a/cogs/currency_converter.py b/cogs/currency_converter.py
index dfca605..21df741 100644
--- a/cogs/currency_converter.py
+++ b/cogs/currency_converter.py
@@ -3,81 +3,141 @@ import time
 import json
 import aiohttp
 import discord
+from discord import app_commands
 from discord.ext import commands
 
 # load aliases from json
 with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'currency_aliases.json'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
     _ALIAS_MAP = json.load(f)
 
-# in‑memory cache for rates: {base: (timestamp, rates_dict)}
+# unique ISO codes available for autocomplete (preserves order, deduplicates)
+_ISO_CODES = sorted(set(_ALIAS_MAP.values()))
+
+# in-memory cache for rates: {base: (timestamp, rates_dict)}
 _RATE_CACHE = {}
 _CACHE_TTL = 3600  # seconds
 
+
+def _norm(cur: str) -> str:
+    """Normalize a currency string to its ISO code.
+    Returns upper-case ISO code or raises ValueError if unknown.
+    """
+    cur = cur.strip().lower()
+    if cur in _ALIAS_MAP:
+        return _ALIAS_MAP[cur]
+    cur = cur.upper()
+    if len(cur) == 3 and cur.isalpha():
+        return cur
+    raise ValueError(f"unknown currency '{cur}'")
+
+
+async def _get_rates(base: str) -> dict:
+    """Fetch rates for *base* from cache or the Frankfurter API."""
+    now = time.time()
+    cached = _RATE_CACHE.get(base)
+    if cached and now - cached[0] < _CACHE_TTL:
+        return cached[1]
+    url = f"https://api.frankfurter.app/latest?base={base}"
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        async with session.get(url) as resp:
+            if resp.status != 200:
+                raise RuntimeError('currency API error')
+            data = await resp.json()
+    rates = data.get('rates', {})
+    _RATE_CACHE[base] = (now, rates)
+    return rates
+
+
+def _make_embed(amount: float, from_code: str, to_code: str, rate: float) -> discord.Embed:
+    result = amount * rate
+    embed = discord.Embed(title='Currency conversion', color=0x5865F2)
+    embed.add_field(name='From', value=f"{amount:g} {from_code}", inline=True)
+    embed.add_field(name='To', value=f"{result:g} {to_code}", inline=True)
+    embed.add_field(name='Rate', value=f"1 {from_code} = {rate:g} {to_code}", inline=False)
+    embed.set_footer(text='Data from frankfurter.app')
+    return embed
+
+
+async def _currency_autocomplete(
+    interaction: discord.Interaction,
+    current: str,
+) -> list[app_commands.Choice[str]]:
+    """Return up to 25 matching currency codes/aliases for autocomplete."""
+    current_lower = current.strip().lower()
+    results: list[app_commands.Choice[str]] = []
+
+    # exact alias matches first
+    for alias, code in _ALIAS_MAP.items():
+        if current_lower in alias and len(results) < 25:
+            results.append(app_commands.Choice(name=f"{code} ({alias})", value=code))
+
+    # fill remaining slots with ISO code prefix matches
+    for code in _ISO_CODES:
+        if code.startswith(current.upper()) and len(results) < 25:
+            if not any(c.value == code for c in results):
+                results.append(app_commands.Choice(name=code, value=code))
+
+    return results[:25]
+
+
 class CurrencyConverter(commands.Cog):
-    def __init__(self, bot):
+    def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
         self.bot = bot
 
-    def _norm(self, cur: str) -> str:
-        """Normalize a currency string to its ISO code.
-        Returns upper‑case ISO code or raises ValueError if unknown.
-        """
-        cur = cur.strip().lower()
-        if cur in _ALIAS_MAP:
-            return _ALIAS_MAP[cur]
-        cur = cur.upper()
-        if len(cur) == 3 and cur.isalpha():
-            return cur
-        raise ValueError(f"unknown currency '{cur}'")
+    # ── slash command ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-    async def _get_rates(self, base: str) -> dict:
-        """Fetch rates for *base* from cache or the Frankfurter API.
-        Returns a dict mapping target ISO codes to float rates.
-        """
-        now = time.time()
-        cached = _RATE_CACHE.get(base)
-        if cached and now - cached[0] < _CACHE_TTL:
-            return cached[1]
-        url = f"https://api.frankfurter.app/latest?base={base}"
-        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
-            async with session.get(url) as resp:
-                if resp.status != 200:
-                    raise RuntimeError('currency API error')
-                data = await resp.json()
-        rates = data.get('rates', {})
-        _RATE_CACHE[base] = (now, rates)
-        return rates
+    @app_commands.command(name='currency', description='Convert between currencies')
+    @app_commands.describe(
+        from_cur='Currency to convert from (e.g. USD, dollar, $)',
+        to_cur='Currency to convert to (e.g. EUR, euro, €)',
+        amount='Amount to convert (default: 1)',
+    )
+    @app_commands.autocomplete(from_cur=_currency_autocomplete, to_cur=_currency_autocomplete)
+    async def currency_slash(
+        self,
+        interaction: discord.Interaction,
+        from_cur: str,
+        to_cur: str,
+        amount: float = 1.0,
+    ):
+        await interaction.response.defer()
+        try:
+            from_code = _norm(from_cur)
+            to_code = _norm(to_cur)
+        except ValueError as e:
+            return await interaction.followup.send(f"Unknown currency: {e}", ephemeral=True)
+        try:
+            rates = await _get_rates(from_code)
+        except Exception:
+            return await interaction.followup.send('Could not fetch conversion rates, try again later.', ephemeral=True)
+        rate = rates.get(to_code)
+        if rate is None:
+            return await interaction.followup.send(f"Unsupported conversion: {from_code} to {to_code}", ephemeral=True)
+        await interaction.followup.send(embed=_make_embed(amount, from_code, to_code, rate))
+
+    # ── prefix command (kept for backwards compat) ───────────────────────────
 
     @commands.command(name='currency')
-    async def currency(self, ctx, amount: float = 1, from_cur: str = None, to_cur: str = None):
-        """Convert *amount* from *from_cur* to *to_cur*.
-        If *amount* is omitted the command is parsed as ``!currency <from> <to>``.
-        """
-        # discord.py passes arguments left‑to‑right; we need to support two signatures.
-        # When the user supplies only two strings, *amount* will be parsed as the first string.
+    async def currency_prefix(self, ctx, amount: float = 1, from_cur: str = None, to_cur: str = None):
+        """Convert amount from from_cur to to_cur. Usage: !currency [amount] <from> <to>"""
         if from_cur is None and to_cur is None:
-            # only two arguments were given, treat them as from/to and default amount=1
-            to_cur = amount  # type: ignore
+            to_cur = amount       # type: ignore
             from_cur = str(amount)  # type: ignore
             amount = 1.0
         try:
-            from_code = self._norm(str(from_cur))
-            to_code = self._norm(str(to_cur))
+            from_code = _norm(str(from_cur))
+            to_code = _norm(str(to_cur))
         except ValueError as e:
-            return await ctx.reply(f"❌ {e}")
+            return await ctx.reply(f"Unknown currency: {e}")
         try:
-            rates = await self._get_rates(from_code)
+            rates = await _get_rates(from_code)
         except Exception:
-            return await ctx.reply('❌ could not fetch conversion rates, try again later')
+            return await ctx.reply('Could not fetch conversion rates, try again later.')
         rate = rates.get(to_code)
         if rate is None:
-            return await ctx.reply(f"❌ unsupported conversion: {from_code} → {to_code}")
-        result = amount * rate
-        embed = discord.Embed(title='Currency conversion', color=0x00ff00)
-        embed.add_field(name='From', value=f"{amount:g} {from_code}", inline=True)
-        embed.add_field(name='To', value=f"{result:g} {to_code}", inline=True)
-        embed.add_field(name='Rate', value=f"1 {from_code} = {rate:g} {to_code}", inline=False)
-        embed.set_footer(text='Data from frankfurter.app')
-        await ctx.reply(embed=embed)
+            return await ctx.reply(f"Unsupported conversion: {from_code} to {to_code}")
+        await ctx.reply(embed=_make_embed(amount, from_code, to_code, rate))
 
-async def setup(bot):
+
+async def setup(bot: commands.Bot):
     await bot.add_cog(CurrencyConverter(bot))
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index c0dbbc7..6f995e2 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ async def on_ready():
     print(f'✅ {bot.user} is online!')
     asyncio.create_task(forwarder.start())
     asyncio.create_task(twitter.start())
+    try:
+        synced = await bot.tree.sync()
+        print(f'✅ synced {len(synced)} slash command(s)')
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f'slash command sync failed: {e}')
+
 
 async def main():
     async with bot: