diff --git a/discord-scripts/role-selection.ts b/discord-scripts/role-selection.ts
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+import {
+  Client,
+  ButtonStyle,
+  ButtonBuilder,
+  ActionRowBuilder,
+} from "discord.js"
+
+export default async function setupRoleChannels(discordClient: Client) {
+  const { application } = discordClient
+
+  if (application) {
+    discordClient.on("messageCreate", async (message) => {
+      if (message.content.startsWith("!select-role")) {
+        const actionRow = new ActionRowBuilder<ButtonBuilder>().addComponents(
+          new ButtonBuilder()
+            .setCustomId("choose-project")
+            .setLabel("Choose Project")
+            .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Primary),
+          new ButtonBuilder()
+            .setCustomId("choose-department")
+            .setLabel("Choose Department")
+            .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Primary),
+        )
+
+        try {
+          await message.reply({
+            content: "How can Valkyrie Help you?:",
+            components: [actionRow],
+          })
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error("Could not send reply in channel.", error)
+          await message.reply("Error sending role selection options.")
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    discordClient.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction) => {
+      if (!interaction.isButton()) return
+
+      if (interaction.customId === "choose-project") {
+        const projectRow = new ActionRowBuilder<ButtonBuilder>().addComponents(
+          new ButtonBuilder()
+            .setCustomId("mezo")
+            .setLabel("Mezo")
+            .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Secondary),
+          new ButtonBuilder()
+            .setCustomId("Taho")
+            .setLabel("taho")
+            .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Secondary),
+          new ButtonBuilder()
+            .setCustomId("Thesis Defense")
+            .setLabel("defense")
+            .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Secondary),
+          new ButtonBuilder()
+            .setCustomId("Acre")
+            .setLabel("acre")
+            .setStyle(ButtonStyle.Secondary),
+        )
+
+        await interaction.reply({
+          content: "Select a project:",
+          components: [projectRow],
+          ephemeral: true,
+        })
+      } else if (interaction.customId === "chhose-department") {
+        await interaction.reply({
+          content: "department selection is not implemented yet.",
+          ephemeral: true,
+        })
+      }
+    })
+  }
+}