diff --git a/code/botguard_interface.js b/code/botguard_interface.js
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/code/botguard_interface.js
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+// interface to the use of the google 'botguard' javascript added to the intel site
+
+
+iitc_bg = Object();
+
+iitc_bg.init = function() {
+// stock site - 'ud.g()' constructor
+//function ud() {
+//  this.lb = {}; //a map, indexed by 'group-[ab]-actions', each entry containing an array of 'yd' objects (simple object, with 'gf' and 'cb' members). a queue of data to process?
+//  this.ya = {}; //a map, indexed by 'group-[ab]-actions', each entry containing an object with an 'invoke' method
+//  this.qc = {}; //a map, indexed by group, witn constructors for botguard
+//  this.cb = ""; // the 'key' - B
+//  this.gd = []; //the list of methods to protect
+//}
+
+  iitc_bg.data_queue = {};    //.lb - indexed by group
+  iitc_bg.instance_queue = {}; //.ya - indexed by group
+  iitc_bg.key = "";      //.cb
+  iitc_bg.botguard = {}; //.qc - indexed by key
+
+
+// stock site code
+//ud.prototype.R = function(a, b, c) {
+//// a==B, b==CS, c==window.niantic_params.botguard_protected_methods
+//  this.gd = c;
+//  vd(this, a);
+//  for (var d in b) if ("group-b-actions" == d || "group-a-actions" == d) {
+//    for (c = 0; c < b[d].length; ++c) xd(this, d, new yd(b[d][c], a));
+//    zd(this, d);
+//  }
+//};
+// and... a simple object that just holds onto it's parameters (the data - a - and the key - b)
+//function yd(a, b) {
+//  this.gf = a;
+//  this.cb = b;
+//}
+    
+
+  // to initialise, we need four things
+  // B - a key(?). set in the main web page HTML, name isn't changed on site updates
+  // CS - initialisation data for botguard - again in the main page, again name is constant
+  // a list of method names to protect. varies on site updates (sometimes) - in window.niantic_params.botguard_protected_methods
+  // a (smaller) list of methods for group a - in window.niantic_params.botguard_group_methods
+
+
+  var botguard_key = B;
+  var botguard_data = CS;
+
+  iitc_bg.process_key(botguard_key);
+
+  for (var group in botguard_data) {
+    // TODO? filter this loop by group-[ab]-actions only? the stock site does, but this seems unnecessary
+
+    // the stock site has code to create the emtpy arrays with the group index as and when needed
+    // however, it makes more sense to do it here just once, rather than testing every time
+    iitc_bg.data_queue[group] = [];
+    iitc_bg.instance_queue[group] = [];
+
+    for (var i=0; i < botguard_data[group].length; i++) {
+      iitc_bg.push_queue(group, botguard_data[group][i], botguard_key);
+    }
+
+    iitc_bg.process_queue(group);
+  }
+};
+
+//TODO: better name - will do for now...
+iitc_bg.push_queue = function(group, data, key) {
+//stock site code
+//function xd(a, b, c) {
+//// a==this, b=="group-[ab]-actions", c==a 'yd' object (c.gf == botguard data, c.cb == key)
+//  var d = c.cb && a.qc[c.cb];
+//  if ("dkxm" == c.gf || d) a.lb[b] || (a.lb[b] = []), a.lb[b].push(c);
+//}
+
+  var botguard_instance = iitc_bg.key && iitc_bg.botguard[iitc_bg.key];
+
+  if (data == "dkxm" || botguard_instance) {
+    // NOTE: we pre-create empty per-group arrays on init
+    iitc_bg.data_queue[group].push( {data: data, key: key} );
+  }
+};
+
+
+// called both on initialisation and on processing responses from the server
+// 
+iitc_bg.process_key = function(key,serverEval) {
+
+// stock site code
+//function vd(a, b, c) {
+//// a == the ud.g() singleton
+//// b == the 'b' response from the server, or on init, the key
+//// c == the 'a' response from the server (code to eval), or not set on init
+//  a.cb = b;
+//  if (!a.qc[b]) {
+//    var d = !1; //false
+//    if (c) try {
+//      eval(c);
+//    } catch (e) {
+//       d = !0; //true
+//    }
+//    d || (a.qc[b] = botguard.bg)
+//  }
+//}
+
+  iitc_bg.key = key;
+
+  if (!iitc_bg.botguard[key]) {
+    var caught = false;
+    if (serverEval) {
+      // server wants us to eval some code! risky, and impossible to be certain we can do it safely
+      // however... reports say that it only interacts with the botguard.bg code, so we might be fine just running it
+      try {
+        eval(serverEval);
+      } catch(e) {
+        caught = true;
+      }
+    }
+    if (!caught) {
+      iitc_bg.botguard[key] = botguard.bg;
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+
+
+iitc_bg.get_method_group = function(method) {
+//stock site
+//function wd(a) {
+//  return -1 != Rf.indexOf(a) ? "group-a-actions" : "group-b-actions";
+//}
+//NOTE: stock site has separate test for 'is any group' - IITC combines it into this one function that returns
+// undefined for no group
+
+  if (window.niantic_params.botguard_protected_methods.indexOf(method) != -1) {
+    if (window.niantic_params.botguard_group_methods.indexOf(method) != -1) {
+      return "group-a-actions";
+    } else {
+      return "group-b-actions";
+    }
+  }
+  // method is not of any group
+  return undefined;
+};
+
+
+// stock site code - called to create the 'c' parameter for each request
+//function Cd(a, b) {
+//  if (-1 == a.gd.indexOf(b)) return "";
+//  var c = "mxkd", d = wd(b);
+//  a.ya[d] && 0 < a.ya[d].length && a.ya[d].shift().invoke(function(a) {
+//    c = a;
+//  });
+//  zd(a, d);
+//  return c;
+//}
+//... also
+//function Sf() {}
+//
+//Sf.prototype.invoke = function(a) {
+//  a("dkxm");
+//};
+
+
+
+// returns the extra parameters to add to any JSON request
+iitc_bg.extra_request_params = function(method) {
+
+  var extra = {};
+  extra.b = iitc_bg.key;
+  extra.c = iitc_bg.get_request_data(method);
+
+  return extra;
+};
+
+iitc_bg.get_request_data = function(method) {
+//function Cd(a, b) {
+////a==this, b==method
+//  if (-1 == a.gd.indexOf(b)) return "";
+//  var c = "mxkd", d = wd(b); //d==group
+//  a.ya[d] && 0 < a.ya[d].length && a.ya[d].shift().invoke(function(a) {
+//    c = a;
+//  });
+//  zd(a, d);
+//  return c;
+//}
+
+
+  var group = iitc_bg.get_method_group(method);
+  if (!group) {
+    return "";
+  }
+
+  // this seems to be some kind of 'flag' string - and is either "mkxd" or "dkxm". it can be returned from the
+  // server, so we stick with the same string rather than something more sensibly named
+  var data = "mkxd";
+
+  if (iitc_bg.botguard[group] && iitc_bg.botguard[group].length > 0) {
+    var instance = iitc_bg.botguard[group].shift();
+    instance.invoke(function(a) { data=a; });
+  };
+
+
+};
+
+// stock site - 'dummy' botguard object
+//function Sf() {}
+//Sf.prototype.invoke = function(a) {
+//  a("dkxm");
+//};
+  
+iitc_bg.dummy_botguard = function() {};
+iitc_bg.dummy_botguard.prototype.invoke = function(callback) {
+  callback("dkxm");
+}
+
+
+iitc_bg.process_queue = function(group) {
+//stock site
+//function zd(a, b) {
+//// a==this, b==group
+//  if (a.lb[b] && 0 < a.lb[b].length) {
+//    var c = a.lb[b].shift(), d = c.gf, c = "dkxm" == d ? new Sf : new a.qc[c.cb](d);
+//    a.ya[b] || (a.ya[b] = []);
+//    a.ya[b].push(c);
+//  }
+//}
+
+// processes an entry in the queue for the specified group
+
+  if (iitc_bg.data_queue[group] && iitc_bg.data_queue[group].length > 0) {
+    var item = iitc_bg.data_queue[group].shift();
+    var obj = undefined;
+
+    if (item.data == "dkxm") {
+      obj = new iitc_bg.dummy_botguard;
+    } else {
+
+      obj = new iitc_bg.botguard[item.key](item.data);
+    }
+
+    // note: we pre-create empty per-group arrays on init
+    iitc_bg.instance_queue[group].push(obj);
+  }
+
+};
diff --git a/code/extract_niantic_parameters.js b/code/extract_niantic_parameters.js
index c8348f47..25f862c8 100644
--- a/code/extract_niantic_parameters.js
+++ b/code/extract_niantic_parameters.js
@@ -5,13 +5,12 @@
 window.extractFromStock = function() {
   window.niantic_params = {}
 
-  //TODO: need to search through the stock intel minified functions/data structures for the required variables
-  // just as a *very* quick fix, test the theory with hard-coded variable names
-
 
   // extract the former nemesis.dashboard.config.CURRENT_VERSION from the code
   var reVersion = new RegExp('[a-z]=[a-z].getData\\(\\);[a-z].v="([a-f0-9]{40})";');
 
+  // we also extract all top-level arrays of strings, for botguard
+  var arrays = [];
 
   var minified = new RegExp('^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]$');
 
@@ -19,8 +18,8 @@ window.extractFromStock = function() {
     if (minified.test(topLevel)) {
       // a minified object - check for minified prototype entries
 
-      // the object has a prototype - iterate through the properties of that
       if (window[topLevel] && window[topLevel].prototype) {
+        // the object has a prototype - iterate through the properties of that
         for (var secLevel in window[topLevel].prototype) {
           if (minified.test(secLevel)) {
 
@@ -44,17 +43,86 @@ window.extractFromStock = function() {
         }
 
       }
+
+      // finding the required method names for the botguard interface code
+      if (window[topLevel] && Object.prototype.toString.call(window[topLevel]) == "[object Array]") {
+        // look for all arrays in the top-level namespace
+
+        var arr = window[topLevel];
+        var onlyStrings = true;
+        if (arr.length > 0) {
+          for (var i in arr) {
+            if (Object.prototype.toString.call(arr[i]) != "[object String]") {
+              onlyStrings = false;
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+          if (onlyStrings) {
+            arrays.push(arr);
+          }
+        }
+
+      }
+
     }
   }
 
+  // we extracted a list of string arrays. now, we need to find which ones we want to use
+  // there are two. both contain a list of method names - one is the list of methods protected by either
+  // botguard group-a or group-b, while the others is just a list of those in one group
 
-  if (niantic_params.CURRENT_VERSION === undefined) {
+  window.niantic_params.botguard_protected_methods = [];
+  window.niantic_params.botguard_group_methods = [];
+
+  var countMethods = function(arr) {
+    var methods = ['artifacts', 'getGameScore', 'getPlexts', 'getPortalDetails', 'redeemReward', 'sendInviteEmail', 'sendPlext'];
+    var count = 0;
+    for (var j in arr) {
+      if (methods.indexOf(arr[j]) != -1) {
+        count++;
+      }
+    }
+    return count;
+  }
+
+  var protectedMethodsCount = 0;
+  var groupMethodsCount = 0;
+
+  for (var i in arrays) {
+    var arr = arrays[i];
+    var arrCount = countMethods(arr);
+
+    // now store the longest in niantic_params.botguard_protected_methods, and 2nd longest in .niantic_params.botguard_group_methods
+
+    if (arrCount > protectedMethodsCount) {
+      // longest found - copy any existing longest to the 2nd longest
+
+      window.niantic_params.botguard_group_methods = window.niantic_params.botguard_protected_methods;
+      groupMethodsCount = protectedMethodsCount;
+
+      //... and set the longest
+      window.niantic_params.botguard_protected_methods = arr;
+      protectedMethodsCount = arrCount;
+
+    } else if (arrCount > groupMethodsCount) {
+      // 2nd longest - store
+      window.niantic_params.botguard_group_methods = arr;
+      groupMethodsCount = arrCount;
+    }
+
+  }
+
+
+  if (niantic_params.CURRENT_VERSION === undefined || window.niantic_params.botguard_protected_methods.length == 0 || window.niantic_params.botguard_group_methods == 0) {
     dialog({
       title: 'IITC Broken',
-      html: '<p>IITC failed to extract the required varsion parameter from the intel site</p>'
+      html: '<p>IITC failed to extract the required parameters from the intel site</p>'
            +'<p>This can happen after Niantic update the standard intel site. A fix will be needed from the IITC developers.</p>',
     });
 
+    console.log('Discovered parameters');
+    console.log(JSON.stringify(window.niantic_params,null,2));
+
     throw('Error: IITC failed to extract CURRENT_VERSION string - cannot continue');
   }