diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 43b5961..c101966 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@squeebot/core",
-  "version": "3.0.1",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "description": "Squeebot v3 core for the execution environment",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "module": "lib/",
diff --git a/src/channel/index.ts b/src/channel/index.ts
index 606ce52..141e9aa 100644
--- a/src/channel/index.ts
+++ b/src/channel/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { IPlugin } from '../plugin';
-import { IMessage, Protocol } from '../types';
+import { IMessage, MessageResolver, Protocol } from '../types';
 import { ScopedEventEmitter } from '../util/events';
 
 export interface IChannel {
@@ -32,20 +32,28 @@ export class ChannelManager {
 
     for (const event of ['message', 'event', 'special']) {
       this.stream.on('channel', event, (data: IMessage) => {
+        let msr;
+        if (event === 'message') {
+          msr = new MessageResolver(data);
+        }
+
         const plugin = ChannelManager.determinePlugin(data.source);
         if (!plugin) {
           return;
         }
+
         const source = plugin.manifest.name;
         const emitTo = this.getChannelsByPluginName(source, data.source);
+
         for (const chan of emitTo) {
           if (chan.plugins.length < 2) {
             continue;
           }
+
           for (const pl of chan.plugins) {
             if (pl !== source &&
               !(pl.indexOf('/') !== -1 && pl.split('/')[0] === source)) {
-              this.stream.emitTo(pl, event, data, chan);
+              this.stream.emitTo(pl, event, data, chan, msr);
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index a1edc47..e3fd5e1 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ export * from './message';
 export * from './message-format';
 export * from './protocol';
 export * from './service';
+export * from './staged-handler';
diff --git a/src/types/message.ts b/src/types/message.ts
index a13d2cb..5d8a695 100644
--- a/src/types/message.ts
+++ b/src/types/message.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,12 @@ export interface IMessage {
    * @param args Message data
    */
   resolve(...args: any[]): void;
-
+  /**
+   * Bot's error response to this message. Will be passed to the protocol,
+   * which usually sends `error.message` directly to the target of the message
+   * @param error Error
+   */
+  reject(error: Error): void;
   /**
    * Insert a mention into the response
    * @param target UserTarget to mention (i.e. `msg.sender`)
diff --git a/src/types/staged-handler.ts b/src/types/staged-handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a533ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/staged-handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+import { IMessage } from './message';
+
+/**
+ * Message data object for staged handling
+ * Response value is always mandatory.
+ */
+export interface IMessageData {
+  text?: string;
+  data?: any;
+  compose?: any[];
+  value: any;
+}
+
+export type IMessageHandler = (data: IMessageData | string, reject: Function, next: IMessageHandler) => void;
+
+/**
+ * Staged messaging handler
+ */
+export class MessageResolver {
+  private handlers: IMessageHandler[] = [];
+
+  public static textFormatter(text: string | undefined, value: any): string {
+    let stri = text || '';
+    if (Array.isArray(value) || typeof value === 'object') {
+      stri = stri.replace(/%([a-z]+)?(\d+)?/ig, (substr: string, word?: string, nr?: number): string => {
+        if (nr && typeof nr === 'string') {
+          nr = parseInt(nr as 'string', 10);
+        }
+
+        if (Array.isArray(value) && nr != null) {
+          return value[nr];
+        }
+
+        if (!word) {
+          return substr;
+        }
+
+        const val = value[word];
+        if (Array.isArray(val) && nr) {
+          return val[nr];
+        }
+
+        return val;
+      });
+    } else if (value === 'string') {
+      if (!text) {
+        stri = value;
+      } else {
+        text += ' ' + value;
+      }
+    }
+    return stri;
+  }
+
+  constructor(public msg: IMessage) {}
+
+  /**
+   * Inject a middleware message handler
+   * @param fn Message handler function
+   */
+  use(fn: IMessageHandler): void {
+    this.handlers.push(fn);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Resolve the message. Call this only from the last plugin in the chain.
+   * @param data Message response data
+   */
+  resolve(data: IMessageData | string, ...rest: any[]): void {
+    const ist = this.handlers.pop();
+    if (!this.handlers.length || !ist) {
+      if (typeof data === 'string') {
+        this.msg.resolve(data, ...rest);
+        return;
+      }
+      if (data.compose && Array.isArray(data.compose)) {
+        this.msg.resolve(data.compose);
+        return;
+      }
+      this.msg.resolve(MessageResolver.textFormatter(data.text, data.value));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    ist.call(this, data, this.msg.reject, this.resolve);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Reject the message. You can call this from anywhere.
+   * @param error Error
+   */
+  reject(error: Error): void {
+    this.msg.reject(error);
+  }
+}