diff --git a/src/constants/channels.ts b/src/constants/channels.ts
index 837a4d7e..052c8a87 100644
--- a/src/constants/channels.ts
+++ b/src/constants/channels.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const LOCAL_CHANNELS: Record<keyof typeof PRODUCTION_CHANNELS, string> = {
   thanks: "926931785219207301",
   jobBoard: "925847361996095509",
   resumeReview: "1166075559172907008",
+  lookingForGroup: "1166085100493078590",
   jobsLog: "925847644318879754",
   events: "950790520811184150",
   iBuiltThis: "950790520811184150",
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ const PRODUCTION_CHANNELS = {
   thanks: "798567961468076072",
   jobBoard: "103882387330457600",
   resumeReview: "955507127877791795",
+  lookingForGroup: "1255898446158757939",
   jobsLog: "989201828572954694",
   events: "127442949435817984",
   iBuiltThis: "312761588778139658",
diff --git a/src/features/looking-for-group.ts b/src/features/looking-for-group.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..754f7811
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/looking-for-group.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import {
+  Client,
+  EmbedType,
+  InteractionType,
+  ComponentType,
+  ChannelType,
+  ActionRowBuilder,
+  ButtonBuilder,
+  ButtonStyle,
+} from "discord.js";
+import { CHANNELS } from "../constants/channels";
+import { EMBED_COLOR } from "./commands";
+
+const LOCK_POST = "lock-post";
+
+export const lookingForGroup = async (bot: Client) => {
+  bot.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction) => {
+    if (
+      interaction.type !== InteractionType.MessageComponent ||
+      interaction.componentType !== ComponentType.Button ||
+      !interaction.channel ||
+      interaction.channel.type !== ChannelType.PublicThread ||
+      interaction.channel.parentId !== CHANNELS.lookingForGroup
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (interaction.user.id !== interaction.channel.ownerId) {
+      interaction.reply({
+        ephemeral: true,
+        content:
+          "This is not your thread! These interactions can only be used by the original poster.",
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (interaction.customId === LOCK_POST) {
+      await interaction.reply(
+        "This post has been locked at the request of the post author",
+      );
+      await interaction.channel.setLocked(true);
+    }
+  });
+  bot.on("threadCreate", async (thread) => {
+    console.log("create");
+    if (thread.parentId !== CHANNELS.lookingForGroup) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    await thread.send({
+      embeds: [
+        {
+          title: "Looking For Group",
+          type: EmbedType.Rich,
+          description: `Projects in this space must be open source licensed and may not be commercially monetized — this is a place for enthusiastic collaboration, and anyone found to be exploiting in any manner, especially for free labor, will be moderatated as a hostile actor. 
+
+Please do not routinely re-post your own skills. This is a forum, not a chat channel, prefer to bump your old post by replying to it (maybe with an update about what you've been working on?)
+
+Reactiflux moderators cannot moderate behavior outside of the public channels. If you suspect someone is taking advantage of your generosity, block and move on. Before you accuse someone of being a bot or scammer, though, consider if there might be a language and cultural barrier.
+
+Post authors: Once you've found collaborators or a project to contribute to, please lock your post to indicate that you're no longer seeking responses 🙏`,
+          color: EMBED_COLOR,
+        },
+      ],
+      components: [
+        // @ts-expect-error Discord.js types appear to be wrong
+        new ActionRowBuilder().addComponents(
+          new ButtonBuilder()
+            .setCustomId(LOCK_POST)
+            .setLabel("Lock post")
+            .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Danger),
+        ),
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+};
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 77926cbe..cda3db81 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { logger, channelLog } from "./features/log";
 // import codeblock from './features/codeblock';
 import jobsMod, { resetJobCacheCommand } from "./features/jobs-moderation";
 import { resumeResources } from "./features/resume";
+import { lookingForGroup } from "./features/looking-for-group";
 import autoban from "./features/autoban";
 import commands from "./features/commands";
 import setupStats from "./features/stats";
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ bot.on("ready", () => {
   deployCommands(bot);
   jobsMod(bot);
   resumeResources(bot);
+  lookingForGroup(bot);
   voiceActivity(bot);
   modActivity(bot);
   debugEventButtonHandler(bot);