diff --git a/src/coremods/core_mode.rs b/src/coremods/core_mode.rs
index 1a72202..6c8fea1 100644
--- a/src/coremods/core_mode.rs
+++ b/src/coremods/core_mode.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,66 @@ pub fn apply_mode(s: &mut Server, uid: Uid, params: &[String]) -> CmdResult {
     CmdResult::Ok
 }
 
+/// Apply channel modes with **server** authority (no acting user) — for the RPC
+/// `channel.set_mode`. Same per-letter dispatch as [`apply_mode`] under `mode_sudo`
+/// (so every rank gate passes), but the resulting `MODE` line is sourced from the
+/// server, not a user. The handlers only ever touch the actor uid through
+/// `s.rank()` (maxed by sudo) or `s.users.get()` (safe on the `0` sentinel), so no
+/// live actor is needed. Returns whether anything actually changed.
+pub fn svs_set_chan_modes(s: &mut Server, target: &str, modestring: &str, args: &[String]) -> bool {
+    let key = target.to_ascii_lowercase();
+    if !s.channels.contains_key(&key) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    s.mode_sudo = true;
+    let mut argi = 0usize;
+    let mut sign = '+';
+    let mut applied = String::new();
+    let mut last = ' ';
+    let mut echoed: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    for c in modestring.chars() {
+        if c == '+' || c == '-' {
+            sign = c;
+            continue;
+        }
+        let adding = sign == '+';
+        let Some(handler) = chan_mode(c) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        let param = if handler.wants_param(adding) {
+            let p = args.get(argi).cloned();
+            if p.is_some() {
+                argi += 1;
+            }
+            p
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
+        if let Applied::Yes(echo) = handler.apply(s, target, &key, 0, adding, param.as_deref()) {
+            emit(&mut applied, &mut last, sign, c);
+            if let Some(p) = echo {
+                echoed.push(p);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    s.mode_sudo = false;
+    if applied.is_empty() {
+        return false;
+    }
+    let pstr = if echoed.is_empty() {
+        String::new()
+    } else {
+        format!(" {}", echoed.join(" "))
+    };
+    s.to_channel(
+        &key,
+        &format!(":{} MODE {target} {applied}{pstr}", s.name),
+        None,
+    );
+    s.propagate(&format!(":{} MODE {target} {applied}{pstr}", s.sid), None); // links
+    true
+}
+
 /// User modes: dispatched to the [`crate::mode`] `UserMode` handler objects.
 fn apply_user_modes(s: &mut Server, uid: Uid, target: &str, params: &[String]) -> CmdResult {
     let me = s
diff --git a/src/modules/rpc/channel.rs b/src/modules/rpc/channel.rs
index 966c508..e185760 100644
--- a/src/modules/rpc/channel.rs
+++ b/src/modules/rpc/channel.rs
@@ -148,6 +148,24 @@ pub fn handle(s: &mut Server, action: &str, params: &str) -> Result<String, RpcE
             s.to_channel(&key, &format!(":{} TOPIC {display} :{text}", s.name), None);
             Ok(obj(&[("result", "true".into())]))
         }
+        "set_mode" => {
+            let name = json_channel(params)?;
+            let key = name.to_ascii_lowercase();
+            let modes = super::json::get_str(params, "modes")
+                .ok_or_else(|| RpcError::invalid_params("missing 'modes'"))?;
+            if !s.channels.contains_key(&key) {
+                return Err(RpcError::not_found("no such channel"));
+            }
+            // `parameters` (array) or `param` (single) — the mode arguments
+            let mut args = super::json::get_str_array(params, "parameters");
+            if args.is_empty() {
+                if let Some(p) = super::json::get_str(params, "param") {
+                    args.push(p);
+                }
+            }
+            let changed = crate::coremods::core_mode::svs_set_chan_modes(s, &name, &modes, &args);
+            Ok(obj(&[("result", changed.to_string())]))
+        }
         other => Err(RpcError::method_not_found(&format!("channel.{other}"))),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/rpc/json.rs b/src/modules/rpc/json.rs
index 09c644f..dfcf091 100644
--- a/src/modules/rpc/json.rs
+++ b/src/modules/rpc/json.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,36 @@ pub fn get_num<T: std::str::FromStr>(obj: &str, key: &str) -> Option<T> {
     raw.trim_matches('"').parse().ok()
 }
 
+/// The string elements of a top-level array field, e.g. `"parameters":["a","b"]`
+/// → `["a","b"]`. Empty vec if the key is absent or not an array of strings.
+pub fn get_str_array(obj: &str, key: &str) -> Vec<String> {
+    let Some(raw) = get_raw(obj, key) else {
+        return Vec::new();
+    };
+    let inner = raw.trim();
+    if !inner.starts_with('[') {
+        return Vec::new();
+    }
+    let b = inner.as_bytes();
+    let mut out = Vec::new();
+    let mut i = 1;
+    while i < b.len() {
+        match b[i] {
+            b'"' => {
+                if let Some(end) = scan_string(b, i) {
+                    out.push(unescape(&inner[i + 1..end - 1]));
+                    i = end;
+                } else {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            b']' => break,
+            _ => i += 1,
+        }
+    }
+    out
+}
+
 /// A boolean field (`true`/`false`, or the strings `"true"`/`"false"`).
 pub fn get_bool(obj: &str, key: &str) -> Option<bool> {
     match get_raw(obj, key)?.trim_matches('"') {
diff --git a/src/modules/rpc/log.rs b/src/modules/rpc/log.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..912bf71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/rpc/log.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//! rpc log provider — `log.tail` and `log.events`. InspIRCd's `m_rpc_log` /
+//! `m_jsonrpclog`. echoIRCd has no log *file* (it logs to journald), so both read
+//! the in-memory server-log ring that `Server::snotice` feeds (`Server.log`).
+
+use super::json::{self, obj, qstr};
+use super::RpcError;
+use crate::server::Server;
+
+pub fn handle(s: &mut Server, action: &str, params: &str) -> Result<String, RpcError> {
+    let log = s.log.borrow();
+    match action {
+        "tail" => {
+            let n = json::get_num::<usize>(params, "lines")
+                .unwrap_or(200)
+                .clamp(1, 1000);
+            let start = log.ring.len().saturating_sub(n);
+            let lines: Vec<String> = log.ring.iter().skip(start).map(|e| qstr(&e.msg)).collect();
+            Ok(obj(&[("lines", format!("[{}]", lines.join(",")))]))
+        }
+        "events" => {
+            let since = json::get_num::<u64>(params, "since").unwrap_or(0);
+            let limit = json::get_num::<usize>(params, "limit")
+                .unwrap_or(200)
+                .clamp(1, 1000);
+            let events: Vec<String> = log
+                .ring
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|e| e.id > since)
+                .take(limit)
+                .map(|e| {
+                    obj(&[
+                        ("id", e.id.to_string()),
+                        ("timestamp", e.ts.to_string()),
+                        ("msg", qstr(&e.msg)),
+                    ])
+                })
+                .collect();
+            let last_id = log.ring.back().map(|e| e.id).unwrap_or(since);
+            Ok(obj(&[
+                ("events", format!("[{}]", events.join(","))),
+                ("last_id", last_id.to_string()),
+            ]))
+        }
+        other => Err(RpcError::method_not_found(&format!("log.{other}"))),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/rpc/mod.rs b/src/modules/rpc/mod.rs
index 74eec87..9a215fc 100644
--- a/src/modules/rpc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/modules/rpc/mod.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub mod channel;
 pub mod core;
 pub mod httpd;
 pub mod json;
+pub mod log;
 pub mod message;
 pub mod server;
 pub mod spamfilter;
@@ -83,8 +84,10 @@ pub const ALL_METHODS: &[&str] = &[
     "channel.get",
     "channel.kick",
     "channel.set_topic",
+    "channel.set_mode",
     "server.list",
     "server.rehash",
+    "server.connect",
     "server.disconnect",
     "module.list",
     "oper.list",
@@ -97,6 +100,8 @@ pub const ALL_METHODS: &[&str] = &[
     "spamfilter.list",
     "spamfilter.add",
     "spamfilter.del",
+    "log.tail",
+    "log.events",
 ];
 
 /// Run a parsed JSON-RPC request on the core thread. `params` is the raw JSON of
@@ -115,6 +120,7 @@ pub fn dispatch(s: &mut Server, method: &str, params: &str, id: &str) -> String
             Some(("message", action)) => message::handle(s, action, params),
             Some(("whowas", action)) => whowas::handle(s, action, params),
             Some(("spamfilter", action)) => spamfilter::handle(s, action, params),
+            Some(("log", action)) => log::handle(s, action, params),
             _ => Err(RpcError::method_not_found(method)),
         },
     };
diff --git a/src/modules/rpc/server.rs b/src/modules/rpc/server.rs
index 03f713e..950be99 100644
--- a/src/modules/rpc/server.rs
+++ b/src/modules/rpc/server.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,28 @@ pub fn handle(s: &mut Server, action: &str, params: &str) -> Result<String, RpcE
             }
             None => Err(RpcError::internal("config file could not be read")),
         },
+        "connect" => {
+            let name = json_name(params)?;
+            let Some(b) = s
+                .link_blocks
+                .iter()
+                .find(|b| b.name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&name))
+                .cloned()
+            else {
+                return Err(RpcError::not_found(&format!("no link block named {name}")));
+            };
+            if s.servers
+                .values()
+                .any(|sv| sv.name.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&b.name))
+            {
+                return Err(RpcError::invalid_params("server is already linked"));
+            }
+            let addr = format!("{}:{}", b.ip, b.port);
+            let (tx, counter) = (s.event_tx.clone(), s.conn_counter.clone());
+            std::thread::spawn(move || crate::socketengine::connect_link(&addr, tx, counter));
+            s.snotice(&format!("RPC initiated a link to {}", b.name));
+            Ok(obj(&[("result", "true".into())]))
+        }
         "disconnect" => {
             let name = json_name(params)?;
             let via = s
diff --git a/src/server.rs b/src/server.rs
index aa15bcc..08bb2f3 100644
--- a/src/server.rs
+++ b/src/server.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,21 @@ pub struct WhowasEntry {
     pub ts: u64,
 }
 
+/// One captured server log line (fed by `snotice`), for the RPC `log.tail` /
+/// `log.events` methods — echoIRCd's in-memory answer to InspIRCd's log file.
+pub struct LogLine {
+    pub id: u64,
+    pub ts: u64,
+    pub msg: String,
+}
+
+/// The rolling server-log ring plus its monotonic sequence counter.
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct LogState {
+    pub seq: u64,
+    pub ring: VecDeque<LogLine>,
+}
+
 pub struct Server {
     pub name: String,
     pub network: String,
@@ -141,6 +156,8 @@ pub struct Server {
     // the command's `label` (single tag, BATCH, or ACK). RefCell because the
     // output primitives are `&self`.
     pub label_capture: RefCell<Option<(Uid, Vec<String>)>>,
+    /// Rolling in-memory server log (fed by `snotice`), read by the RPC log methods.
+    pub log: RefCell<LogState>,
     pub event_tx: Sender<Event>,      // self-inject events (DNS results)
     pub conn_counter: Arc<AtomicU64>, // mints connection uids (for CONNECT dials)
     /// Module-owned server state, keyed by type — the InspIRCd `ExtensionItem`
@@ -189,6 +206,7 @@ impl Server {
             webirc: cfg.webirc,
             raw_config: cfg.raw,
             label_capture: RefCell::new(None),
+            log: RefCell::new(LogState::default()),
             event_tx,
             conn_counter,
             ext: Extensible::default(),
@@ -581,6 +599,20 @@ impl Server {
 
     /// Send a server notice to every operator who has snomask (+s) on.
     pub fn snotice(&self, msg: &str) {
+        // record it in the rolling server log (for RPC log.tail / log.events)
+        {
+            let mut lg = self.log.borrow_mut();
+            lg.seq += 1;
+            let id = lg.seq;
+            lg.ring.push_back(LogLine {
+                id,
+                ts: now(),
+                msg: msg.to_string(),
+            });
+            while lg.ring.len() > 1000 {
+                lg.ring.pop_front();
+            }
+        }
         let opers: Vec<Uid> = self
             .users
             .iter()