diff --git a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/DataAndSecurity/Logging.cs b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/DataAndSecurity/Logging.cs
index 4e819e23..5f6f2b39 100644
--- a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/DataAndSecurity/Logging.cs
+++ b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/DataAndSecurity/Logging.cs
@@ -50,5 +50,14 @@ public static void WriteInfo(string info, bool MSGBox = false, bool autoclose =
             if(exitapp)
                 System.Environment.Exit(10);
         }
+
+        public static void WriteDebug(string debug, bool MSGBox = false, bool autoclose = false, bool exitapp = false)
+        {
+            LogController.Debug(debug);
+            if(MSGBox)
+                ShowMSGBox(msgboxtext: debug, autoClose: autoclose);
+            if(exitapp)
+                ShowMSGBox(msgboxtext: "debug did throw application exit", autoClose: autoclose);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/Modules/AfkModule.cs b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/Modules/AfkModule.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..49a3d9b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/Modules/AfkModule.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Windows.Threading;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.ComponentModel;
+using vrcosc_magicchatbox.Classes.DataAndSecurity;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace vrcosc_magicchatbox.Classes.Modules
+{
+    public partial class AfkModuleSettings : ObservableObject
+    {
+        private const string SettingsFileName = "AfkModuleSettings.json";
+
+        [ObservableProperty]
+        private int afkTimeout = 5;
+
+        [ObservableProperty]
+        private bool enableAfkDetection = true;
+
+        [ObservableProperty]
+        private bool detectKeyboardActivity = false;
+
+        [ObservableProperty]
+        private bool detectMouseActivity = true;
+
+        [ObservableProperty]
+        private string targetApplication = "VRChat.exe";
+
+        [ObservableProperty]
+        private bool overrideAfk = false;
+
+
+        public static AfkModuleSettings LoadSettings()
+        {
+            var path = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "Vrcosc-MagicChatbox", SettingsFileName);
+
+            if (File.Exists(path))
+            {
+                var settingsJson = File.ReadAllText(path);
+
+                if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(settingsJson) || settingsJson.All(c => c == '\0'))
+                {
+                    Logging.WriteInfo("The settings JSON file is empty or corrupted.");
+                    return new AfkModuleSettings();
+                }
+
+                try
+                {
+                    var settings = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<AfkModuleSettings>(settingsJson);
+
+                    if (settings != null)
+                    {
+                        return settings;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        Logging.WriteInfo("Failed to deserialize the settings JSON.");
+                        return new AfkModuleSettings();
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (JsonException ex)
+                {
+                    Logging.WriteInfo($"Error parsing settings JSON: {ex.Message}");
+                    return new AfkModuleSettings();
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Logging.WriteInfo("Settings file does not exist, returning new settings instance.");
+                return new AfkModuleSettings();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void SaveSettings()
+        {
+            var path = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), "Vrcosc-MagicChatbox", SettingsFileName);
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.GetDirectoryName(path)); // Ensure directory exists
+            var settingsJson = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(this, Formatting.Indented);
+            File.WriteAllText(path, settingsJson);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public partial class AfkModule : ObservableObject
+    {
+        private DispatcherTimer afkTimer;
+
+        public event EventHandler<EventArgs> AfkDetected;
+
+        [ObservableProperty]
+        private AfkModuleSettings settings;
+
+        [ObservableProperty]
+        private bool isAfk;
+
+        public AfkModule()
+        {
+            Settings = AfkModuleSettings.LoadSettings();
+            InitializeAfkDetection();
+        }
+
+        private void InitializeAfkDetection()
+        {
+            if (Settings.EnableAfkDetection)
+            {
+                afkTimer = new DispatcherTimer();
+                afkTimer.Interval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
+                afkTimer.Tick += AfkTimer_Tick;
+                afkTimer.Start();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void AfkTimer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (Settings.EnableAfkDetection)
+            {
+                uint idleTime = GetIdleTime();
+                if (idleTime >= Settings.AfkTimeout)
+                {
+                    if (!Settings.OverrideAfk)
+                    {
+                        IsAfk = true;
+                        OnAfkDetected();
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    IsAfk = false;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        private uint GetIdleTime()
+        {
+            LASTINPUTINFO lastInputInfo = new LASTINPUTINFO();
+            lastInputInfo.cbSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(lastInputInfo);
+            GetLastInputInfo(ref lastInputInfo);
+
+            return ((uint)Environment.TickCount - lastInputInfo.dwTime) / 1000;
+        }
+
+        private bool IsTargetApplicationFocused()
+        {
+            var foregroundWindow = GetForegroundWindow();
+            if (foregroundWindow != IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                uint processId;
+                GetWindowThreadProcessId(foregroundWindow, out processId);
+                var process = Process.GetProcessById((int)processId);
+                return process.ProcessName.Equals(settings.TargetApplication, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        private void OnAfkDetected()
+        {
+            AfkDetected?.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+        }
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        private static extern bool GetLastInputInfo(ref LASTINPUTINFO plii);
+
+        [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+        private struct LASTINPUTINFO
+        {
+            public uint cbSize;
+            public uint dwTime;
+        }
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        private static extern IntPtr GetForegroundWindow();
+
+        [DllImport("user32.dll")]
+        private static extern uint GetWindowThreadProcessId(IntPtr hWnd, out uint lpdwProcessId);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/Modules/WhisperModule.cs b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/Modules/WhisperModule.cs
index 70684f25..72d972e8 100644
--- a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/Modules/WhisperModule.cs
+++ b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/Classes/Modules/WhisperModule.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using vrcosc_magicchatbox.ViewModels;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using vrcosc_magicchatbox.Classes.DataAndSecurity;
 
 namespace vrcosc_magicchatbox.Classes.Modules
diff --git a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/MainWindow.xaml b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/MainWindow.xaml
index 71bb55f4..866c7a92 100644
--- a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -5940,7 +5940,7 @@
                                 FontFamily="Albert Sans Thin"
                                 FontSize="12"
                                 Foreground="#FFB3B0B9"
-                                Text="Sent to VRChat" />
+                                Text="{Binding AfkModule.IsAfk,UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"/>
                             <CheckBox
                                 Name="MasterSwitch"
                                 Width="62"
diff --git a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 6b46f7cf..02cfc1dd 100644
--- a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ public MainWindow()
             ViewModel.Instance.WhisperModule = new WhisperModule();
             ViewModel.Instance.WhisperModule.TranscriptionReceived += WhisperModule_TranscriptionReceived;
 
+            ViewModel.Instance.AfkModule = new AfkModule();
+            ViewModel.Instance.AfkModule.AfkDetected += AfkModule_AfkDetected;
+
+        }
+
+        private void AfkModule_AfkDetected(object? sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            //throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
 
         private void WhisperModule_TranscriptionReceived(string newTranscription)
diff --git a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/ViewModels/ViewModel.cs b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/ViewModels/ViewModel.cs
index cf27bebc..d4a5a8b5 100644
--- a/vrcosc-magicchatbox/ViewModels/ViewModel.cs
+++ b/vrcosc-magicchatbox/ViewModels/ViewModel.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ public PulsoidModule HeartRateConnector
             }
         }
 
+        private AfkModule _AfkModule;
+        public AfkModule AfkModule
+        {
+            get { return _AfkModule; }
+            set
+            {
+                _AfkModule = value;
+                NotifyPropertyChanged(nameof(AfkModule));
+            }
+        }
+
 
         private IntelliChatModule _IntelliChatModule;
         public IntelliChatModule IntelliChatModule