diff --git a/config/default.js b/config/default.js
index 811398b..b723fbc 100644
--- a/config/default.js
+++ b/config/default.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ const _config = {
   },
 
   discord: {
+    disableUrlEmbeds: true, // wraps any URLs detected in angle-brackets (<>) before sending to Discord
     userScriptOutputChannelId: '',
     privMsgChannelStalenessTimeMinutes: 720,
     privMsgChannelStalenessRemovalAlert: 0.1, // remaining of privMsgChannelStalenessTimeMinutes
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ const _config = {
     enabled: false,
     port: 4242,
     proto: 'https',
-    host: "localhost",
+    host: 'localhost',
     fqdn: os.hostname(),
     ttlSecs: 30 * 60,
     staticDir: HTTP_STATIC_DIR,
diff --git a/discord.js b/discord.js
index 67f482d..5999900 100644
--- a/discord.js
+++ b/discord.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const {
   scopedRedisClient,
   fmtDuration
 } = require('./util');
+const { wrapUrls } = require('./lib/wrapUrls');
 
 require('./logger')('discord');
 require('./lib/promRedisExport')('discord');
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ client.once('ready', async () => {
         }
 
         if (!raw) {
-          s = replaceIrcEscapes(s);
+          s = wrapUrls(replaceIrcEscapes(s));
         }
 
         toSend = formatForAllowedSpeakerResponse(s, raw);
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@ client.once('ready', async () => {
               const privMsg = '_(Only visible to you)_';
 
               if (!raw) {
-                msgFormatted = `${privMsg} ${msgFormatted}`;
+                msgFormatted = `${privMsg} ${!chan.__drcSend ? wrapUrls(msgFormatted) : msgFormatted}`;
               }
 
               await _realSender(msgFormatted, raw);
diff --git a/discord/ipcMessages/irc-channelJoined.js b/discord/ipcMessages/irc-channelJoined.js
index d00ef8e..dcfd5a9 100644
--- a/discord/ipcMessages/irc-channelJoined.js
+++ b/discord/ipcMessages/irc-channelJoined.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const {
   replaceIrcEscapes,
   scopedRedisClient
 } = require('../../util');
+const { wrapUrls } = require('../../lib/wrapUrls');
 
 const { AvatarGenerators, createAvatarName } = require('../avatarGenerators');
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = async function (parsed, context) {
   }
 
   msgChan.__drcSend = (s) => {
-    msgChan.send(s)
+    msgChan.send(wrapUrls(s))
       .catch((err) => console.error(`send on ${joined.channel} failed! "${err.message}"`, err.stack, parsed, JSON.stringify(err)));
   };
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ module.exports = async function (parsed, context) {
                 }
               }
 
-              let content = replaceIrcEscapes(e.message).trim();
+              let content = wrapUrls(replaceIrcEscapes(e.message).trim());
 
               if (e.type === 'action') {
                 content = `_${content}_`;
diff --git a/discord/ipcMessages/irc-notice.js b/discord/ipcMessages/irc-notice.js
index af0622a..1d96e81 100644
--- a/discord/ipcMessages/irc-notice.js
+++ b/discord/ipcMessages/irc-notice.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const {
   persistPmChan
 } = require('../common');
 const { MessageEmbed, MessageActionRow, MessageButton } = require('discord.js');
+const { wrapUrls } = require('../../lib/wrapUrls');
 
 module.exports = async function (parsed, context) {
   const {
@@ -150,7 +151,8 @@ module.exports = async function (parsed, context) {
       }
 
       const msChar = config.user.monospacePrivmsgs ? '`' : '';
-      const msg = msChar + isIgnored + e.message + isIgnored + msChar;
+      const msg = msChar + isIgnored + wrapUrls(e.message) + isIgnored + msChar;
+
       if (msg.length && !e.message.match(/^\s*$/g)) {
         try {
           await client.channels.cache.get(chanId)?.send(msg);
diff --git a/discord/userCommands/config.js b/discord/userCommands/config.js
index b161508..82a20ef 100644
--- a/discord/userCommands/config.js
+++ b/discord/userCommands/config.js
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@ const config = require('config');
 const { PREFIX } = require('../../util');
 const { formatKVs } = require('../common');
 
+function redactedConfig () {
+  return config._replace(Object.assign({}, config), config._secretKeys, '*<REDACTED>*');
+}
+
 async function userCommandConfig (context, ...a) {
   const key = PREFIX + ':userConfig';
 
   switch (a[0]) {
     case 'get':
-      return '\n\n' + formatKVs(_.get(
-        config._replace(Object.assign({}, config), config._secretKeys, '*<REDACTED>*'), a[1]));
+      return '\n\n' + formatKVs(_.get(redactedConfig(), a[1]));
 
     case 'set':
     {
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ async function userCommandConfig (context, ...a) {
         await context.redis.set(key, JSON.stringify(config.user));
       }
 
-      return '\n' + formatKVs(_.get(config, ppathArr.length ? ppathArr.join('.') : a[1]));
+      return '\n' + formatKVs(_.get(redactedConfig(), ppathArr.length ? ppathArr.join('.') : a[1]));
     }
 
     case 'load':
diff --git a/http.js b/http.js
index 197a97a..3b50489 100644
--- a/http.js
+++ b/http.js
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ redisListener.subscribe(PREFIX, (err) => {
     app.close();
   });
 
-  app.listen({host: config.http.host, port: config.http.port}, (err, addr) => {
+  app.listen({ host: config.http.host, port: config.http.port }, (err, addr) => {
     if (err) {
       throw err;
     }
diff --git a/lib/wrapUrls.js b/lib/wrapUrls.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29defed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/wrapUrls.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const extractUrls = require('extract-urls');
+const config = require('config');
+
+function wrapUrls (text, wrapPrefix = '<', wrapPostfix = '>', checkIfEnabled = true) {
+  if (typeof (text) !== 'string') {
+    return text;
+  }
+
+  if (checkIfEnabled && !config.discord.disableUrlEmbeds) {
+    return text;
+  }
+
+  return extractUrls(text)?.reduce((ostr, url) => ostr.replace(url, `${wrapPrefix}${url}${wrapPostfix}`), text) ?? text;
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  wrapUrls
+};
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dbd0c70..aa60f9e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "discord-api-types": "^0.37.24",
         "discord.js": "^13.3.1",
         "eslint": "^7.32.0",
+        "extract-urls": "^1.4.0",
         "fastify": "^3.29.4",
         "inquirer": "^8.2.0",
         "ioredis": "^5.3.0",
@@ -4336,6 +4337,14 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/extract-urls": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extract-urls/-/extract-urls-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-x8OnCTbXW/I4BkdPeKuw9/1rThb9yoPRrKeYKafuSEEJ2epthzm/eSI2jYgZ0g2GiSydj2QGSogsJMlOi9isQA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/fast-decode-uri-component": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-decode-uri-component/-/fast-decode-uri-component-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -12970,6 +12979,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "extract-urls": {
+      "version": "1.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/extract-urls/-/extract-urls-1.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-x8OnCTbXW/I4BkdPeKuw9/1rThb9yoPRrKeYKafuSEEJ2epthzm/eSI2jYgZ0g2GiSydj2QGSogsJMlOi9isQA=="
+    },
     "fast-decode-uri-component": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-decode-uri-component/-/fast-decode-uri-component-1.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a5deb0..dec6e6a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "discord-api-types": "^0.37.24",
     "discord.js": "^13.3.1",
     "eslint": "^7.32.0",
+    "extract-urls": "^1.4.0",
     "fastify": "^3.29.4",
     "inquirer": "^8.2.0",
     "ioredis": "^5.3.0",