diff --git a/api/src/lib.rs b/api/src/lib.rs
index d916bd4..630aa95 100644
--- a/api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/api/src/lib.rs
@@ -403,6 +403,19 @@ pub enum ChanSetting {
     BotGreet,
 }
 
+// A BotServ kicker: the assigned bot kicks a message that trips an enabled one.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum Kicker {
+    Caps,
+    Bolds,
+    Colors,
+    Underlines,
+    Reverses,
+    Italics,
+    // Exemption, not a rule: never kick channel operators.
+    DontKickOps,
+}
+
 impl ChannelView {
     // The channel mode this account is entitled to on join (+o founder/op, +v
     // voice), or None if it holds no access.
@@ -534,6 +547,8 @@ pub trait Store {
     fn set_mlock(&mut self, name: &str, on: &str, off: &str) -> Result<(), ChanError>;
     fn set_desc(&mut self, channel: &str, desc: &str) -> Result<(), ChanError>;
     fn set_channel_setting(&mut self, channel: &str, setting: ChanSetting, on: bool) -> Result<(), ChanError>;
+    fn set_kicker(&mut self, channel: &str, kicker: Kicker, on: bool) -> Result<(), ChanError>;
+    fn set_caps_kicker(&mut self, channel: &str, caps_min: u16, caps_percent: u16) -> Result<(), ChanError>;
     fn set_channel_topic(&mut self, channel: &str, topic: &str) -> Result<(), ChanError>;
     fn suspend_channel(&mut self, channel: &str, by: &str, reason: &str, expires: Option<u64>) -> Result<(), ChanError>;
     fn unsuspend_channel(&mut self, channel: &str) -> Result<bool, ChanError>;
diff --git a/botserv/src/assign.rs b/botserv/src/assign.rs
index 157df4c..5da96da 100644
--- a/botserv/src/assign.rs
+++ b/botserv/src/assign.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use fedserv_api::{Priv, Sender, ServiceCtx, Store};
+use fedserv_api::{Sender, ServiceCtx, Store};
 
 // ASSIGN <#channel> <bot> / UNASSIGN <#channel>: put a bot in a channel (or take
 // it out). Channel founder only (or a services admin).
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@ pub fn handle(me: &str, from: &Sender, args: &[&str], ctx: &mut ServiceCtx, db:
         ctx.notice(me, from.uid, syntax);
         return;
     };
-    let Some(founder) = db.channel(chan).map(|c| c.founder) else {
-        ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("\x02{chan}\x02 isn't registered."));
-        return;
-    };
-    if from.account != Some(founder.as_str()) && !from.privs.has(Priv::Admin) {
-        ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("Only \x02{chan}\x02's founder can assign a bot to it."));
+    if !super::require_channel_admin(me, from, chan, ctx, db) {
         return;
     }
     if !assigning {
diff --git a/botserv/src/kick.rs b/botserv/src/kick.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f2edc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/botserv/src/kick.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+use fedserv_api::{Kicker, Sender, ServiceCtx, Store};
+
+// KICK <#channel> <type> {ON|OFF} [params]: configure the bot's kickers.
+// Types: CAPS [min [percent]], BOLDS, COLORS, UNDERLINES, REVERSES, ITALICS,
+// and the exemption DONTKICKOPS. Founder-or-admin.
+pub fn handle(me: &str, from: &Sender, args: &[&str], ctx: &mut ServiceCtx, db: &mut dyn Store) {
+    let (Some(&chan), Some(kind)) = (args.get(1), args.get(2)) else {
+        ctx.notice(me, from.uid, "Syntax: KICK <#channel> <CAPS|BOLDS|COLORS|UNDERLINES|REVERSES|ITALICS|DONTKICKOPS> <ON|OFF> [params]");
+        return;
+    };
+    if !super::require_channel_admin(me, from, chan, ctx, db) {
+        return;
+    }
+    let on = match args.get(3).map(|s| s.to_ascii_uppercase()).as_deref() {
+        Some("ON") | Some("TRUE") => true,
+        Some("OFF") | Some("FALSE") => false,
+        _ => {
+            ctx.notice(me, from.uid, "Say \x02ON\x02 or \x02OFF\x02, e.g. KICK #channel CAPS ON.");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    // CAPS carries optional length/percentage thresholds when turned on.
+    if kind.eq_ignore_ascii_case("CAPS") {
+        if on {
+            let min = args.get(4).and_then(|s| s.parse::<u16>().ok()).unwrap_or(0);
+            let percent = args.get(5).and_then(|s| s.parse::<u16>().ok()).filter(|p| (1..=100).contains(p)).unwrap_or(0);
+            match db.set_caps_kicker(chan, min, percent) {
+                Ok(()) => ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("The bot will now kick for \x02caps\x02 in \x02{chan}\x02.")),
+                Err(_) => reg_error(me, from, chan, ctx),
+            }
+        } else {
+            toggle(me, from, chan, Kicker::Caps, false, ctx, db);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let kicker = match kind.to_ascii_uppercase().as_str() {
+        "BOLDS" => Kicker::Bolds,
+        "COLORS" | "COLOURS" => Kicker::Colors,
+        "UNDERLINES" => Kicker::Underlines,
+        "REVERSES" => Kicker::Reverses,
+        "ITALICS" => Kicker::Italics,
+        "DONTKICKOPS" => Kicker::DontKickOps,
+        other => {
+            ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("Unknown kicker \x02{other}\x02. Try CAPS, BOLDS, COLORS, UNDERLINES, REVERSES, ITALICS or DONTKICKOPS."));
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    toggle(me, from, chan, kicker, on, ctx, db);
+}
+
+fn label(kicker: Kicker) -> &'static str {
+    match kicker {
+        Kicker::Caps => "caps",
+        Kicker::Bolds => "bolds",
+        Kicker::Colors => "colours",
+        Kicker::Underlines => "underlines",
+        Kicker::Reverses => "reverses",
+        Kicker::Italics => "italics",
+        Kicker::DontKickOps => "dontkickops",
+    }
+}
+
+fn toggle(me: &str, from: &Sender, chan: &str, kicker: Kicker, on: bool, ctx: &mut ServiceCtx, db: &mut dyn Store) {
+    match db.set_kicker(chan, kicker, on) {
+        Ok(()) if kicker == Kicker::DontKickOps && on => ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("The bot will no longer kick channel operators in \x02{chan}\x02.")),
+        Ok(()) if kicker == Kicker::DontKickOps => ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("The bot may again kick channel operators in \x02{chan}\x02.")),
+        Ok(()) if on => ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("The \x02{}\x02 kicker is now on in \x02{chan}\x02.", label(kicker))),
+        Ok(()) => ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("The \x02{}\x02 kicker is now off in \x02{chan}\x02.", label(kicker))),
+        Err(_) => reg_error(me, from, chan, ctx),
+    }
+}
+
+fn reg_error(me: &str, from: &Sender, chan: &str, ctx: &mut ServiceCtx) {
+    ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("Couldn't update \x02{chan}\x02 — please try again in a moment."));
+}
diff --git a/botserv/src/lib.rs b/botserv/src/lib.rs
index 5e30804..d1ffde9 100644
--- a/botserv/src/lib.rs
+++ b/botserv/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //! and (in later slices) run fantasy commands. `lib.rs` holds the dispatcher;
 //! each command lives in its own file, matching NickServ/ChanServ.
 
-use fedserv_api::{NetView, Sender, Service, ServiceCtx, Store};
+use fedserv_api::{NetView, Priv, Sender, Service, ServiceCtx, Store};
 
 #[path = "bot.rs"]
 mod bot;
@@ -14,6 +14,22 @@ mod info;
 mod say;
 #[path = "set.rs"]
 mod set;
+#[path = "kick.rs"]
+mod kick;
+
+// Shared gate: the sender may administer <chan>'s bot options only as its
+// founder or a services admin. Notices and returns false on failure.
+fn require_channel_admin(me: &str, from: &Sender, chan: &str, ctx: &mut ServiceCtx, db: &dyn Store) -> bool {
+    let Some(founder) = db.channel(chan).map(|c| c.founder) else {
+        ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("\x02{chan}\x02 isn't registered."));
+        return false;
+    };
+    if from.account != Some(founder.as_str()) && !from.privs.has(Priv::Admin) {
+        ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("Only \x02{chan}\x02's founder can change that."));
+        return false;
+    }
+    true
+}
 
 pub struct BotServ {
     pub uid: String,
@@ -40,7 +56,8 @@ impl Service for BotServ {
             Some("SAY") => say::handle(me, from, args, ctx, net, db, false),
             Some("ACT") => say::handle(me, from, args, ctx, net, db, true),
             Some("SET") => set::handle(me, from, args, ctx, db),
-            Some("HELP") | None => ctx.notice(me, from.uid, "BotServ keeps service bots for your channels: \x02ASSIGN\x02 <#channel> <bot> puts a bot in your channel, \x02UNASSIGN\x02 <#channel> removes it, \x02INFO\x02 <bot|#channel> shows details, \x02SAY\x02/\x02ACT\x02 <#channel> <text> speaks through the bot, \x02SET\x02 <#channel> GREET <on|off> toggles greets. Operators also have \x02BOT\x02 ADD|DEL|LIST."),
+            Some("KICK") => kick::handle(me, from, args, ctx, db),
+            Some("HELP") | None => ctx.notice(me, from.uid, "BotServ keeps service bots for your channels: \x02ASSIGN\x02 <#channel> <bot> puts a bot in your channel, \x02UNASSIGN\x02 <#channel> removes it, \x02INFO\x02 <bot|#channel> shows details, \x02SAY\x02/\x02ACT\x02 <#channel> <text> speaks through the bot, \x02SET\x02 <#channel> GREET <on|off> toggles greets, \x02KICK\x02 <#channel> <type> <on|off> configures kickers. Operators also have \x02BOT\x02 ADD|DEL|LIST."),
             Some(other) => ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("I don't know the command \x02{other}\x02. Try \x02HELP\x02.")),
         }
     }
diff --git a/botserv/src/set.rs b/botserv/src/set.rs
index e92977d..db85205 100644
--- a/botserv/src/set.rs
+++ b/botserv/src/set.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use fedserv_api::{ChanSetting, Priv, Sender, ServiceCtx, Store};
+use fedserv_api::{ChanSetting, Sender, ServiceCtx, Store};
 
 // SET <#channel> <option> <on|off>: per-channel bot options. Founder-or-admin.
 // Currently: GREET (show members' personal greets when they join).
@@ -7,12 +7,7 @@ pub fn handle(me: &str, from: &Sender, args: &[&str], ctx: &mut ServiceCtx, db:
         ctx.notice(me, from.uid, "Syntax: SET <#channel> GREET <ON|OFF>");
         return;
     };
-    let Some(founder) = db.channel(chan).map(|c| c.founder) else {
-        ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("\x02{chan}\x02 isn't registered."));
-        return;
-    };
-    if from.account != Some(founder.as_str()) && !from.privs.has(Priv::Admin) {
-        ctx.notice(me, from.uid, format!("Only \x02{chan}\x02's founder can change its bot options."));
+    if !super::require_channel_admin(me, from, chan, ctx, db) {
         return;
     }
     let on = match args.get(3).map(|s| s.to_ascii_uppercase()).as_deref() {
diff --git a/src/engine/db.rs b/src/engine/db.rs
index 23a54fa..00b7458 100644
--- a/src/engine/db.rs
+++ b/src/engine/db.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use super::scram::{self, Hash};
 // fedserv-api SDK crate; re-exported so the engine keeps naming them locally and
 // modules importing `crate::engine::db::{ChanError, ...}` are unaffected.
 pub use fedserv_api::{
-    AccountView, AjoinView, BotView, MemoView, SuspensionView, ChanAccessView, ChanAkickView, ChanError, ChanSetting, ChannelView, CertError, CodeKind, RegError, Store,
+    AccountView, AjoinView, BotView, MemoView, SuspensionView, ChanAccessView, ChanAkickView, ChanError, ChanSetting, ChannelView, CertError, CodeKind, Kicker, RegError, Store,
 };
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ pub enum Event {
     ChannelDescSet { channel: String, desc: String },
     ChannelEntryMsgSet { channel: String, msg: String },
     ChannelSettingsSet { channel: String, settings: ChanSettings },
+    ChannelKickerSet { channel: String, kickers: KickerSettings },
     ChannelTopicSet { channel: String, topic: String },
     ChannelSuspended { channel: String, by: String, reason: String, ts: u64, expires: Option<u64> },
     ChannelUnsuspended { channel: String },
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ impl Event {
             | Event::ChannelDescSet { .. }
             | Event::ChannelEntryMsgSet { .. }
             | Event::ChannelSettingsSet { .. }
+            | Event::ChannelKickerSet { .. }
             | Event::ChannelTopicSet { .. }
             | Event::ChannelSuspended { .. }
             | Event::ChannelUnsuspended { .. }
@@ -272,6 +274,74 @@ pub struct ChannelInfo {
     // BotServ bot assigned to sit in this channel, if any (its nick).
     #[serde(default)]
     pub assigned_bot: Option<String>,
+    // BotServ kicker configuration (the bot kicks on caps/formatting/etc.).
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub kickers: KickerSettings,
+}
+
+// BotServ's per-channel "kickers": the assigned bot kicks a message that trips
+// an enabled rule. Typed, like ChanSettings — a new kicker is one field.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct KickerSettings {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub caps: bool,
+    // Only messages at least this long are caps-checked (0 = the default, 10).
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub caps_min: u16,
+    // Percentage of letters that must be uppercase to trip (0 = default, 25).
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub caps_percent: u16,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub bolds: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub colors: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub underlines: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub reverses: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub italics: bool,
+    // Don't kick channel operators, whatever they send.
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub dontkickops: bool,
+}
+
+impl KickerSettings {
+    // Any kicker enabled? (dontkickops alone doesn't count.)
+    pub fn any(&self) -> bool {
+        self.caps || self.bolds || self.colors || self.underlines || self.reverses || self.italics
+    }
+
+    // The reason to kick `text` for, or None if it trips no enabled kicker.
+    pub fn violation(&self, text: &str) -> Option<&'static str> {
+        if self.bolds && text.contains('\x02') {
+            return Some("Don't use bold formatting on this channel.");
+        }
+        if self.colors && text.contains('\x03') {
+            return Some("Don't use colour codes on this channel.");
+        }
+        if self.underlines && text.contains('\x1f') {
+            return Some("Don't use underline formatting on this channel.");
+        }
+        if self.reverses && text.contains('\x16') {
+            return Some("Don't use reverse formatting on this channel.");
+        }
+        if self.italics && text.contains('\x1d') {
+            return Some("Don't use italic formatting on this channel.");
+        }
+        if self.caps {
+            let min = if self.caps_min == 0 { 10 } else { self.caps_min } as usize;
+            let percent = if self.caps_percent == 0 { 25 } else { self.caps_percent } as u32;
+            if text.chars().count() >= min {
+                let upper = text.chars().filter(|c| c.is_ascii_uppercase()).count() as u32;
+                let lower = text.chars().filter(|c| c.is_ascii_lowercase()).count() as u32;
+                if upper as usize >= min && upper + lower > 0 && upper * 100 / (upper + lower) >= percent {
+                    return Some("Turn caps lock off!");
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
 }
 
 impl ChannelInfo {
@@ -690,6 +760,9 @@ impl Db {
             if let Some(bot) = &c.assigned_bot {
                 snapshot.push(Event::ChannelBotAssigned { channel: c.name.clone(), bot: bot.clone() });
             }
+            if c.kickers.any() || c.kickers.dontkickops {
+                snapshot.push(Event::ChannelKickerSet { channel: c.name.clone(), kickers: c.kickers.clone() });
+            }
         }
         for (nick, account) in &self.grouped {
             snapshot.push(Event::NickGrouped { nick: nick.clone(), account: account.clone() });
@@ -1132,7 +1205,7 @@ impl Db {
         self.log
             .append(Event::ChannelRegistered { name: name.to_string(), founder: founder.to_string(), ts })
             .map_err(|_| ChanError::Internal)?;
-        self.channels.insert(k, ChannelInfo { name: name.to_string(), founder: founder.to_string(), ts, lock_on: String::new(), lock_off: String::new(), access: Vec::new(), akick: Vec::new(), desc: String::new(), entrymsg: String::new(), settings: ChanSettings::default(), topic: String::new(), suspension: None, assigned_bot: None });
+        self.channels.insert(k, ChannelInfo { name: name.to_string(), founder: founder.to_string(), ts, lock_on: String::new(), lock_off: String::new(), access: Vec::new(), akick: Vec::new(), desc: String::new(), entrymsg: String::new(), settings: ChanSettings::default(), topic: String::new(), suspension: None, assigned_bot: None , kickers: KickerSettings::default() });
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -1289,6 +1362,42 @@ impl Db {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Turn one BotServ kicker on or off. Caps thresholds are set via
+    /// `set_caps_kicker`; passing `Kicker::Caps` here only toggles it off.
+    pub fn set_kicker(&mut self, channel: &str, kicker: Kicker, on: bool) -> Result<(), ChanError> {
+        self.update_kickers(channel, |k| match kicker {
+            Kicker::Caps => k.caps = on,
+            Kicker::Bolds => k.bolds = on,
+            Kicker::Colors => k.colors = on,
+            Kicker::Underlines => k.underlines = on,
+            Kicker::Reverses => k.reverses = on,
+            Kicker::Italics => k.italics = on,
+            Kicker::DontKickOps => k.dontkickops = on,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Enable the caps kicker with its length/percentage thresholds (0 = default).
+    pub fn set_caps_kicker(&mut self, channel: &str, caps_min: u16, caps_percent: u16) -> Result<(), ChanError> {
+        self.update_kickers(channel, |k| {
+            k.caps = true;
+            k.caps_min = caps_min;
+            k.caps_percent = caps_percent;
+        })
+    }
+
+    // Read-modify-write the whole kicker struct through one event.
+    fn update_kickers(&mut self, channel: &str, f: impl FnOnce(&mut KickerSettings)) -> Result<(), ChanError> {
+        let k = key(channel);
+        let Some(c) = self.channels.get(&k) else { return Err(ChanError::NoChannel) };
+        let mut kickers = c.kickers.clone();
+        f(&mut kickers);
+        self.log
+            .append(Event::ChannelKickerSet { channel: channel.to_string(), kickers: kickers.clone() })
+            .map_err(|_| ChanError::Internal)?;
+        self.channels.get_mut(&k).unwrap().kickers = kickers;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Remember a channel's topic (KEEPTOPIC / TOPICLOCK).
     pub fn set_channel_topic(&mut self, channel: &str, topic: &str) -> Result<(), ChanError> {
         let k = key(channel);
@@ -1574,7 +1683,7 @@ fn apply(accounts: &mut HashMap<String, Account>, channels: &mut HashMap<String,
             grouped.remove(&key(&nick));
         }
         Event::ChannelRegistered { name, founder, ts } => {
-            channels.insert(key(&name), ChannelInfo { name, founder, ts, lock_on: String::new(), lock_off: String::new(), access: Vec::new(), akick: Vec::new(), desc: String::new(), entrymsg: String::new(), settings: ChanSettings::default(), topic: String::new(), suspension: None, assigned_bot: None });
+            channels.insert(key(&name), ChannelInfo { name, founder, ts, lock_on: String::new(), lock_off: String::new(), access: Vec::new(), akick: Vec::new(), desc: String::new(), entrymsg: String::new(), settings: ChanSettings::default(), topic: String::new(), suspension: None, assigned_bot: None , kickers: KickerSettings::default() });
         }
         Event::ChannelDropped { name } => {
             channels.remove(&key(&name));
@@ -1622,6 +1731,11 @@ fn apply(accounts: &mut HashMap<String, Account>, channels: &mut HashMap<String,
                 c.settings = settings;
             }
         }
+        Event::ChannelKickerSet { channel, kickers } => {
+            if let Some(c) = channels.get_mut(&key(&channel)) {
+                c.kickers = kickers;
+            }
+        }
         Event::ChannelTopicSet { channel, topic } => {
             if let Some(c) = channels.get_mut(&key(&channel)) {
                 c.topic = topic;
@@ -1843,6 +1957,12 @@ impl Store for Db {
     fn set_channel_setting(&mut self, channel: &str, setting: ChanSetting, on: bool) -> Result<(), ChanError> {
         Db::set_channel_setting(self, channel, setting, on)
     }
+    fn set_kicker(&mut self, channel: &str, kicker: Kicker, on: bool) -> Result<(), ChanError> {
+        Db::set_kicker(self, channel, kicker, on)
+    }
+    fn set_caps_kicker(&mut self, channel: &str, caps_min: u16, caps_percent: u16) -> Result<(), ChanError> {
+        Db::set_caps_kicker(self, channel, caps_min, caps_percent)
+    }
     fn set_channel_topic(&mut self, channel: &str, topic: &str) -> Result<(), ChanError> {
         Db::set_channel_topic(self, channel, topic)
     }
diff --git a/src/engine/mod.rs b/src/engine/mod.rs
index 2509306..22297b8 100644
--- a/src/engine/mod.rs
+++ b/src/engine/mod.rs
@@ -860,9 +860,12 @@ impl Engine {
         let mut ctx = ServiceCtx::default();
         let sender = Sender { uid: from, nick: &nick, account: account.as_deref(), privs };
         if to.starts_with('#') || to.starts_with('&') {
-            // In-channel: the only thing we act on is a fantasy command (!op …)
-            // spoken in a channel that has a bot assigned.
+            // In-channel: a fantasy command (!op …) if a bot is assigned, plus a
+            // BotServ kicker check on every line.
             self.fantasy(&sender, to, text, &mut ctx);
+            if let Some(k) = self.kicker_check(from, to, text) {
+                ctx.actions.push(k);
+            }
         } else {
             let Self { services, network, db, .. } = self;
             for svc in services.iter_mut() {
@@ -897,6 +900,23 @@ impl Engine {
         Some(NetAction::Privmsg { from: botuid, to: channel.to_string(), text: format!("[{acc}] {greet}") })
     }
 
+    // A BotServ kicker verdict for a channel line: if the channel has an active
+    // kicker the message trips (and the sender isn't an exempt operator), the
+    // assigned bot kicks them.
+    fn kicker_check(&self, from: &str, channel: &str, text: &str) -> Option<NetAction> {
+        let c = self.db.channel(channel)?;
+        if !c.kickers.any() {
+            return None;
+        }
+        if c.kickers.dontkickops && self.network.is_op(channel, from) {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let reason = c.kickers.violation(text)?;
+        let bot = c.assigned_bot.clone()?;
+        let botuid = self.network.uid_by_nick(&bot)?.to_string();
+        Some(NetAction::Kick { from: botuid, channel: channel.to_string(), uid: from.to_string(), reason: reason.to_string() })
+    }
+
     // Fantasy commands: `!op nick`, `!kick nick`, `!topic …` spoken in a channel
     // that has a bot assigned. We reuse ChanServ's real command handlers — the
     // fantasy word becomes the command and the channel is injected as its first
@@ -1879,6 +1899,55 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(out.iter().any(|a| matches!(a, NetAction::Notice { text, .. } if text.contains("Access denied"))), "denied notice: {out:?}");
     }
 
+    // The caps kicker makes the assigned bot kick a shouting message, exempts
+    // operators when DONTKICKOPS is on, and leaves ordinary lines alone.
+    #[test]
+    fn botserv_caps_kicker_kicks() {
+        use fedserv_botserv::BotServ;
+        use fedserv_nickserv::NickServ;
+        let path = std::env::temp_dir().join("fedserv-bskick.jsonl");
+        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&path);
+        let mut db = Db::open(&path, "42S");
+        db.scram_iterations = 4096;
+        db.register("boss", "password1", None).unwrap();
+        db.register_channel("#c", "boss").unwrap();
+        let mut e = Engine::new(
+            vec![
+                Box::new(NickServ { uid: "42SAAAAAA".into(), guest_nick: "Guest".into(), guest_seq: 0 }),
+                Box::new(BotServ { uid: "42SAAAAAD".into() }),
+            ],
+            db,
+        );
+        e.set_sid("42S".into());
+        let mut opers = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+        opers.insert("boss".to_string(), Privs::default().with(fedserv_api::Priv::Admin));
+        e.set_opers(opers);
+        let ns = |e: &mut Engine, uid: &str, t: &str| e.handle(NetEvent::Privmsg { from: uid.into(), to: "42SAAAAAA".into(), text: t.into() });
+        let bs = |e: &mut Engine, uid: &str, t: &str| e.handle(NetEvent::Privmsg { from: uid.into(), to: "42SAAAAAD".into(), text: t.into() });
+        let say = |e: &mut Engine, uid: &str, t: &str| e.handle(NetEvent::Privmsg { from: uid.into(), to: "#c".into(), text: t.into() });
+
+        e.handle(NetEvent::UserConnect { uid: "000AAAAAB".into(), nick: "boss".into(), host: "h".into() });
+        e.handle(NetEvent::UserConnect { uid: "000AAAAAR".into(), nick: "rando".into(), host: "h".into() });
+        ns(&mut e, "000AAAAAB", "IDENTIFY password1");
+        bs(&mut e, "000AAAAAB", "BOT ADD Bendy bot serv.host Helper");
+        bs(&mut e, "000AAAAAB", "ASSIGN #c Bendy");
+        bs(&mut e, "000AAAAAB", "KICK #c CAPS ON");
+        e.handle(NetEvent::Join { uid: "000AAAAAR".into(), channel: "#c".into(), op: false });
+
+        // Shouting is kicked, sourced from the bot.
+        let out = say(&mut e, "000AAAAAR", "HELLO EVERYONE LISTEN UP");
+        assert!(
+            out.iter().any(|a| matches!(a, NetAction::Kick { from, channel, uid, .. } if from.starts_with("42SB") && channel == "#c" && uid == "000AAAAAR")),
+            "caps kicked: {out:?}"
+        );
+        // A normal line is fine.
+        assert!(!say(&mut e, "000AAAAAR", "hello everyone").iter().any(|a| matches!(a, NetAction::Kick { .. })), "quiet line ok");
+        // With DONTKICKOPS, an operator can shout.
+        bs(&mut e, "000AAAAAB", "KICK #c DONTKICKOPS ON");
+        e.network.set_op("#c", "000AAAAAR", true);
+        assert!(!say(&mut e, "000AAAAAR", "SHOUTING BUT I AM OP").iter().any(|a| matches!(a, NetAction::Kick { .. })), "op exempt");
+    }
+
     // A member's personal greet is shown by the assigned bot on join, once the
     // channel enables greets and the member has access.
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/grpc.rs b/src/grpc.rs
index 1cda885..1224905 100644
--- a/src/grpc.rs
+++ b/src/grpc.rs
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ fn to_wire(entry: &LogEntry) -> Option<ReplicationEvent> {
         | Event::ChannelAkickDel { .. }
         | Event::ChannelEntryMsgSet { .. }
         | Event::ChannelSettingsSet { .. }
+        | Event::ChannelKickerSet { .. }
         | Event::ChannelTopicSet { .. }
         | Event::ChannelSuspended { .. }
         | Event::ChannelUnsuspended { .. }