diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index be18af9..bae1c1c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ SERVER_ID=your_server_id_here
 GUIDES_CHANNEL_ID=your_guides_channel_id_here
 ADVENT_OF_CODE_CHANNEL_ID=your_advent_of_code_forum_channel_id_here
 REPEL_LOG_CHANNEL_ID=your_repel_log_channel_id_here
+ONBOARDING_CHANNEL_ID=onboarding_channel_id_here
 
 # Role IDs (REQUIRED)
 MODERATORS_ROLE_IDS=role_id_1,role_id_2,role_id_3
 REPEL_ROLE_ID=your_repel_role_id_here
+ONBOARDING_ROLE_ID=onboarding_role_id_here
 
 # Optional Role IDs
 # ROLE_A_ID=optional_role_a_id
@@ -24,3 +26,6 @@ REPEL_ROLE_ID=your_repel_role_id_here
 # Docker deployments should use /app/data for persistence
 GUIDES_TRACKER_PATH=guides-tracker.json
 ADVENT_OF_CODE_TRACKER_PATH=advent-of-code-tracker.json
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/commands/onboarding/component.ts b/src/commands/onboarding/component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4245246
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/onboarding/component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import {
+  ActionRowBuilder,
+  ButtonBuilder,
+  ButtonStyle,
+  ContainerBuilder,
+  type MessageActionRowComponentBuilder,
+} from 'discord.js';
+
+// Exported at the bottom after all child components are added
+const containerComponent = new ContainerBuilder();
+
+const actionRowComponent = new ActionRowBuilder<MessageActionRowComponentBuilder>();
+
+const buttonComponent = new ButtonBuilder()
+  .setCustomId('onboarding_add_role')
+  .setLabel('Add role')
+  .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Primary);
+
+actionRowComponent.addComponents(buttonComponent);
+containerComponent.addActionRowComponents(actionRowComponent);
+
+export { containerComponent };
diff --git a/src/commands/onboarding/index.ts b/src/commands/onboarding/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9841fdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/commands/onboarding/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { ApplicationCommandType, MessageFlags } from 'discord.js';
+import { config } from '../../env.js';
+import { addRoleToUser } from '../../util/addRoleToUser.js';
+import { createCommand } from '../../util/commands.js';
+import { containerComponent } from './component.js';
+
+export const onboardingCommand = createCommand({
+  data: {
+    name: 'onboarding',
+    description: 'Manage onboarding settings',
+    type: ApplicationCommandType.ChatInput,
+  },
+  execute: async (interaction) => {
+    const guild = interaction.guild;
+    if (!guild) {
+      await interaction.reply({
+        content: 'This command can only be used in a server.',
+        flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral,
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    const onboardingRole = guild.roles.cache.get(config.onboarding.roleId);
+    if (!onboardingRole) {
+      await interaction.reply({
+        content: 'Onboarding role not found. Please check the configuration.',
+        flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral,
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    const onboardingChannel = guild.channels.cache.get(config.onboarding.channelId);
+    if (!onboardingChannel || !onboardingChannel.isSendable()) {
+      await interaction.reply({
+        content:
+          'Onboarding channel not found or is not a text channel. Please check the configuration.',
+        flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral,
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const onboardingMessage = await interaction.reply({
+      components: [containerComponent],
+      flags: MessageFlags.IsComponentsV2,
+    });
+
+    const collector = onboardingMessage.createMessageComponentCollector({});
+
+    collector.on('collect', async (componentInteraction) => {
+      if (componentInteraction.customId === 'onboarding_add_role') {
+        try {
+          const member = await guild.members.fetch(componentInteraction.user.id);
+          await addRoleToUser(member, onboardingRole);
+
+          await componentInteraction.reply({
+            content: `You have been given the ${onboardingRole.name} role!`,
+            flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral,
+          });
+        } catch (error) {
+          await componentInteraction.reply({
+            content: `Failed to add role. Please contact an administrator.`,
+            flags: MessageFlags.Ephemeral,
+          });
+          console.error('Error adding role:\n', error);
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  },
+});
diff --git a/src/env.ts b/src/env.ts
index ace8485..12a93cd 100644
--- a/src/env.ts
+++ b/src/env.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ export const config = {
     guides: requireEnv('GUIDES_CHANNEL_ID'),
     adventOfCode: requireEnv('ADVENT_OF_CODE_CHANNEL_ID'),
   },
+  onboarding: {
+    channelId: optionalEnv('ONBOARDING_CHANNEL_ID'),
+    roleId: optionalEnv('ONBOARDING_ROLE_ID'),
+  },
+  // Add more config sections as needed:
+  // database: {
+  //   url: requireEnv('DATABASE_URL'),
+  // },
+  // api: {
+  //   openaiKey: optionalEnv('OPENAI_API_KEY'),
+  // },
 };
 
 export type Config = typeof config;
diff --git a/src/util/addRoleToUser.ts b/src/util/addRoleToUser.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4cdf02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/addRoleToUser.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { GuildMember, Role } from 'discord.js';
+
+export async function addRoleToUser(member: GuildMember, role: Role): Promise<void> {
+  const hasRole = member.roles.cache.has(role.id);
+  if (!hasRole) {
+    try {
+      await member.roles.add(role);
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Failed to add role "${role.name}" to user "${member.user.username}": ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}