diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8ee32f7..8f8cc10 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 require = require('esm')(module);
 const mod = require('./src/index.mjs').default;
 
-module.exports = mod;
+mod();
diff --git a/index.mjs b/index.mjs
index 5329a9f..ab478a1 100644
--- a/index.mjs
+++ b/index.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import mod from './src/index.mjs';
 
-export default mod;
+mod();
diff --git a/src/index.mjs b/src/index.mjs
index 8ace411..deca71e 100644
--- a/src/index.mjs
+++ b/src/index.mjs
@@ -1,3 +1,63 @@
-export default function() {
-  // es6 module code goes here
+import dotenv from 'dotenv';
+import createRepo from './lib/create_repo.mjs';
+import getComments from './lib/get_comments.mjs';
+import getPull from './lib/get_pull.mjs';
+import getCommits from './lib/get_commits.mjs';
+import getCommitStatus from './lib/get_commit_status.mjs';
+import History from './lib/history.mjs';
+
+// load env vars from .env file
+dotenv.config();
+
+export default async function() {
+  // parse repo name from cli and create repo instance
+  const repo = createRepo(process.argv.splice(2)[0]);
+  const { COMMENT_BODY_REGEXP, COMMENT_BODY_REGEXP_FLAGS, COMMENT_ACTOR } = process.env;
+
+  // load the history module
+  const history = new History();
+
+  // fetch comment info from event stream, filter for only new comments
+  const comments = (await getComments(repo, {
+    body: new RegExp(COMMENT_BODY_REGEXP, COMMENT_BODY_REGEXP_FLAGS),
+    actor: COMMENT_ACTOR,
+  })).filter(comment => !history.get(comment.id));
+
+  // read pull data, filter out any closed pulls
+  const pulls = (await Promise.all(
+    comments.map(async comment => {
+      const pull = await getPull(repo, comment.number);
+      if (pull.state !== 'open') return false;
+      return { comment, pull };
+    })
+  )).filter(Boolean);
+
+  const records = (await Promise.all(
+    pulls.map(async ({ pull, comment }) => {
+      const commit = await getCommits(repo, pull.number, true);
+      const buildStatus = await getCommitStatus(repo, commit.sha);
+      // do nothing if the build has not started, or is pending or successful
+      if (!buildStatus || buildStatus.state === 'pending' || buildStatus.state === 'success')
+        return false;
+      return { comment, pull, commit, buildStatus };
+    })
+  )).filter(Boolean);
+
+  console.log(records);
+  process.exit();
+
+  /*
+
+  TODO:
+
+  - [x] keep track of seen comment ids, only process new ones
+  - [x] check the pr's status and only retest if no longer "Pending"
+  - [ ] add a retest comment
+    - POST /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/:number/comments
+  - [ ] delete the build comment
+    - DELETE /repos/:owner/:repo/issues/comments/:comment_id
+  - [ ] delete ALL build failure comments
+  - [ ] delete the retest comment
+
+  */
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/create_repo.mjs b/src/lib/create_repo.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12ae949
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/create_repo.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* eslint no-console: 0 */
+import Octokat from 'octokat';
+
+function usageError() {
+  console.error('You must provide a github repo in the form of "owner/repo"');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+export default function(repo) {
+  if (typeof repo !== 'string' || repo.length === 0) usageError();
+  const settings = {
+    token: process.env.GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN,
+  };
+
+  const octo = new Octokat(settings);
+  const [owner, name] = repo.split('/');
+
+  if (!owner || !name) usageError();
+
+  return octo.repos(owner, name);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/get_comments.mjs b/src/lib/get_comments.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccd3292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/get_comments.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+export default async function getEvents(repo, { body, actor } = {}) {
+  const { items: events } = await repo.events.fetch();
+
+  return events
+    .map(comment => {
+      // only comments created by specific user
+      if (comment.type !== 'IssueCommentEvent') return false;
+      if (comment.payload.action !== 'created') return false;
+      if (comment.actor.login !== actor) return false;
+      if (body && !body.test(comment.payload.comment.body)) return false;
+
+      return {
+        id: comment.id,
+        number: comment.payload.issue.number,
+        owner: comment.payload.issue.user.login,
+        labels: comment.payload.issue.labels.map(label => label.name),
+        comment_id: comment.payload.comment.id,
+        comment_author: comment.payload.comment.user.login,
+        comment_body: comment.payload.comment.body,
+      };
+    })
+    .filter(Boolean);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/get_commit_status.mjs b/src/lib/get_commit_status.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..881adbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/get_commit_status.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+function getBuildStatus({ items: statuses }) {
+  const buildStatus = statuses.find(status => status.context === 'kibana-ci');
+  if (!buildStatus) return buildStatus;
+  return {
+    id: buildStatus.id,
+    url: buildStatus.url,
+    state: buildStatus.state,
+  };
+}
+
+export default async function getCommitStatus(repo, sha) {
+  const statuses = await repo.commits(sha).statuses.fetch();
+
+  const buildStatus = await (async stats => {
+    if (stats.lastPage) {
+      return getBuildStatus(await stats.lastPage.fetch());
+    }
+    return getBuildStatus(stats);
+  })(statuses);
+
+  return buildStatus;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/get_commits.mjs b/src/lib/get_commits.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a8ba38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/get_commits.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+function formatCommit(commit) {
+  return {
+    sha: commit.sha,
+    owner: commit.committer.login,
+    message: commit.commit.message,
+  };
+}
+
+function formatCommits(commits, lastOnly) {
+  if (lastOnly) return formatCommit(commits.pop());
+  return commits.map(c => formatCommit(c));
+}
+
+export default async function getCommits(repo, id, lastOnly = true) {
+  const commits = await repo.pulls(id).commits.fetch();
+
+  if (commits.lastPage) {
+    const { items } = await commits.lastPage.fetch();
+    return formatCommits(items, lastOnly);
+  }
+
+  return formatCommits(commits.items, lastOnly);
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/get_pull.mjs b/src/lib/get_pull.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1296505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/get_pull.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export default async function getPull(repo, id) {
+  const pull = await repo.pulls(id).fetch();
+  return {
+    id: pull.id,
+    url: pull.url,
+    number: pull.number,
+    state: pull.state,
+    title: pull.title,
+    labels: pull.labels.map(label => label.name),
+  };
+}