diff --git a/telegram_inference_bot.py b/telegram_inference_bot.py
index 9cb6bb0..8b0c929 100644
--- a/telegram_inference_bot.py
+++ b/telegram_inference_bot.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import importlib
 import inspect
 import logging
 import asyncio
+import subprocess
+import requests
 from telegram import Update, __version__ as telegram_version, InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup
 from telegram.ext import Application, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, filters, ContextTypes, CallbackQueryHandler
 from openai import OpenAI
@@ -38,8 +40,12 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING, handlers=[
     logging.FileHandler('logs/output.log', mode='a')
 ])
 
-# Set up Telegram bot
-TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv('TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN')
+# Set up Telegram bots
+DAEMON_BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv('TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN')
+APPRENTICE_BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv('TELEGRAM_APPRENTICE_BOT_TOKEN')
+GITHUB_REPO_OWNER = os.getenv('GITHUB_REPO_OWNER')
+GITHUB_REPO_NAME = os.getenv('GITHUB_REPO_NAME')
+GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN = os.getenv('GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN')
 
 # Load system prompt
 with open("prompts/developer_prompt.txt", "r") as file:
@@ -272,22 +278,75 @@ async def abort_processing(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -
     else:
         await query.edit_message_text(text="No active processing to abort.")
 
+async def handover(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
+    if context.bot.token == DAEMON_BOT_TOKEN:
+        # Daemon bot initiating handover
+        apprentice_chat_id = os.getenv('APPRENTICE_CHAT_ID')
+        await context.bot.send_message(chat_id=apprentice_chat_id, text="Handover initiated. Taking control.")
+        await update.message.reply_text("Handover initiated. Apprentice bot is now in control.")
+    else:
+        await update.message.reply_text("Handover can only be initiated by the daemon bot.")
+
+async def update_apprentice(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
+    if context.bot.token == APPRENTICE_BOT_TOKEN:
+        try:
+            # Pull latest changes
+            subprocess.run(["git", "pull", "origin", "main"], check=True)
+            
+            # Restart the bot
+            os.execv(sys.executable, ['python'] + sys.argv)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            logging.error(f"Failed to pull latest changes: {e}")
+            await update.message.reply_text("Failed to update. Please check the logs.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logging.error(f"Failed to restart the bot: {e}")
+            await update.message.reply_text("Failed to restart. Please check the logs.")
+    else:
+        await update.message.reply_text("Update can only be performed by the apprentice bot.")
+
+async def check_for_updates(context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE) -> None:
+    url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{GITHUB_REPO_OWNER}/{GITHUB_REPO_NAME}/pulls"
+    headers = {"Authorization": f"token {GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN}"}
+    response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
+    
+    if response.status_code == 200:
+        pull_requests = response.json()
+        for pr in pull_requests:
+            if pr['state'] == 'closed' and pr['merged']:
+                # A pull request was merged, update the apprentice bot
+                await context.bot.send_message(chat_id=os.getenv('APPRENTICE_CHAT_ID'), text="A new update is available. Updating now...")
+                await update_apprentice(None, context)
+                break
+
 def main() -> None:
     # Create the Application and pass it your bot's token
-    application = Application.builder().token(TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN).build()
+    daemon_app = Application.builder().token(DAEMON_BOT_TOKEN).build()
+    apprentice_app = Application.builder().token(APPRENTICE_BOT_TOKEN).build()
 
-    # Add handlers
-    application.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", start))
-    application.add_handler(CommandHandler("clear", clear))
-    application.add_handler(CommandHandler("switch", switch))
-    application.add_handler(CommandHandler("toggle", switch_providers))
-    application.add_handler(CommandHandler("status", status))
-    application.add_handler(MessageHandler(filters.TEXT & ~filters.COMMAND, handle_message))
-    application.add_handler(CallbackQueryHandler(abort_processing, pattern='^abort$'))
+    # Add handlers for both bots
+    for app in [daemon_app, apprentice_app]:
+        app.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", start))
+        app.add_handler(CommandHandler("clear", clear))
+        app.add_handler(CommandHandler("switch", switch))
+        app.add_handler(CommandHandler("toggle", switch_providers))
+        app.add_handler(CommandHandler("status", status))
+        app.add_handler(MessageHandler(filters.TEXT & ~filters.COMMAND, handle_message))
+        app.add_handler(CallbackQueryHandler(abort_processing, pattern='^abort$'))
 
-    # Start the Bot
-    logging.info("Bot is running...")
-    application.run_polling()
+    # Add handover command only to daemon bot
+    daemon_app.add_handler(CommandHandler("handover", handover))
+
+    # Add update command only to apprentice bot
+    apprentice_app.add_handler(CommandHandler("update", update_apprentice))
+
+    # Set up job queue to check for updates every 15 minutes
+    job_queue = apprentice_app.job_queue
+    job_queue.run_repeating(check_for_updates, interval=900, first=10)
+
+    # Start both bots
+    logging.info("Bots are running...")
+    daemon_app.run_polling()
+    apprentice_app.run_polling()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
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