diff --git a/cogs/message_xp.py b/cogs/message_xp.py
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+from discord.ext import commands
+import json
+import os
+from cogs.base_cog.bot_base_cog import BotBaseCog
+
+class MessageXP(BotBaseCog):
+
+    def __init__(self, bot):
+        super().__init__(bot)
+        self.setup(__class__.__name__)
+
+    @commands.command()
+    async def stats(self, ctx):
+        author_id = ctx.author.id
+        if not os.path.exists(self.data_dir + "xp.json"):
+            create_xp_file(self)
+        try:
+            with open(self.data_dir + "xp.json", "r") as xp_file:
+                xp_data = json.load(xp_file)
+                xp_file.close()
+            if author_id in xp_data:
+                await ctx.send(f"You have {xp_data[author_id]} XP")
+            else:
+                await ctx.send("You have 0 XP")
+        except:
+            await ctx.send("Error getting XP")
+            
+
+    @commands.Cog.listener()
+    async def on_message(self, message: discord.Message):
+        author_id = message.author.id
+        if author_id == self.bot_id:
+            return
+        else:
+            #check if file exists
+            if not os.path.exists(self.data_dir + "xp.json"):
+                create_xp_file(self)
+            with open(self.data_dir + "xp.json", "r") as xp_file:
+                xp_data = json.load(xp_file)
+                xp_file.close()
+            if author_id in xp_data:
+                xp_data[author_id] += 1
+            else:
+                xp_data[author_id] = 1
+            with open(self.data_dir + "xp.json", "w") as xp_file:
+                    json.dump(xp_data, xp_file)
+                    xp_file.close()
+
+def create_xp_file(self):
+    with open(self.data_dir + "xp.json", "w") as xp_file:
+        xp_data = {}
+        json.dump(xp_data, xp_file)
+        xp_file.close()
+                
+
+async def setup(bot):
+    await bot.add_cog(MessageXP(bot))
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