diff --git a/scripts/mqtt.py b/scripts/mqtt.py
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+import irssi
+import asyncio
+import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
+import threading
+
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
+
+IRSSI = {
+    "authors": "terminaldweller",
+    "contact": "https://terminaldweller.com",
+    "name": "mqtt",
+    "description": "publish messages on mqtt",
+    "license": "GPL3 or newer",
+    "url": "https://github.com/irssi/scripts.irssi.org",
+}
+
+
+def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
+    pass
+
+
+def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
+    pass
+
+
+def work(client, content):
+    mqtt_server = irssi.settings_get_str(b"mqtt_server")
+    mqtt_port = irssi.settings_get_int(b"mqtt_port")
+    mqtt_topic = irssi.settings_get_str(b"mqtt_topic")
+    mqtt_pass = irssi.settings_get_str(b"mqtt_pass")
+    mqtt_retain = irssi.settings_get_bool(b"mqtt_retain")
+    client.username_pw_set("irssi", mqtt_pass)
+    client.connect(mqtt_server, mqtt_port, 60)
+    client.loop_start()
+    client.publish(
+        mqtt_topic.decode("utf-8"),
+        content.decode("utf-8"),
+        qos=0,
+        retain=mqtt_retain,
+    )
+
+
+def publish(
+    content: bytes, target: bytes, nick: bytes, server: irssi.IrcServer
+) -> None:
+    client = mqtt.Client(
+        clean_session=True, userdata=None, protocol=mqtt.MQTTv311, transport="tcp"
+    )
+    client.on_connect = on_connect
+    client.on_message = on_message
+    mqtt_server = irssi.settings_get_str(b"mqtt_server")
+    mqtt_port = irssi.settings_get_int(b"mqtt_port")
+    mqtt_topic = irssi.settings_get_str(b"mqtt_topic")
+    mqtt_pass = irssi.settings_get_str(b"mqtt_pass")
+    mqtt_retain = irssi.settings_get_bool(b"mqtt_retain")
+
+    threading.Thread(target=work(client, content)).start()
+    # @args = ("mosquitto_pub", "-h", $MQTTServ, "-p", $MQTTPort, "-q", $MQTTQoS, "-I", $MQTTClient, "-u", $MQTTUser, "-P", $MQTTPass, "-t", $MQTTTopic,);
+    # await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+    #     "mosquitto_pub",
+    #     "-h",
+    #     mqtt_server,
+    #     "-p",
+    #     repr(mqtt_port),
+    #     "-P",
+    #     mqtt_pass,
+    #     "-t",
+    #     mqtt_topic.decode("utf-8"),
+    #     "-m",
+    #     content.decode("utf-8"),
+    #     stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+    #     stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+    # )
+    # task = asyncio.create_task(work(client, content))
+    # await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+
+def mqtt_sig_handler(*args, **kwargs) -> None:
+    server = args[0]
+    msg = args[1]
+    nick = args[2]
+    target = args[4]
+    mqtt_server = irssi.settings_get_str(b"mqtt_server")
+    if mqtt_server != "":
+        publish(msg, target, nick, server)
+
+
+def run_on_script_load() -> None:
+    irssi.settings_add_str(
+        b"misc",
+        b"mqtt_server",
+        b"172.17.0.1",
+    )
+    irssi.settings_add_int(
+        b"misc",
+        b"mqtt_port",
+        1883,
+    )
+    irssi.settings_add_str(
+        b"misc",
+        b"mqtt_topic",
+        b"test",
+    )
+    irssi.settings_add_str(
+        b"misc",
+        b"mqtt_pass",
+        b"",
+    )
+    irssi.settings_add_bool(
+        b"misc",
+        b"mqtt_retain",
+        False,
+    )
+
+    irssi.signal_add(b"message private", mqtt_sig_handler)
+
+
+run_on_script_load()