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+"""
+Sopel plugin: osterman help system
+
+  !help                       list topics
+  !help <topic>               list commands for a topic
+  !help <topic> <cmd>         description and usage for a command
+  !help <cmd>                 description and usage (topic not required)
+"""
+
+import os as _os, sys as _sys
+_osterman_dir = _os.path.dirname(_os.path.abspath(__file__))
+if _osterman_dir not in _sys.path:
+    _sys.path.insert(0, _osterman_dir)
+import helpstrings as h
+
+from sopel import plugin
+
+
+def _notice(bot, nick, text):
+    bot.notice(text, nick)
+
+
+@plugin.command("help", "h")
+def cmd_help(bot, trigger):
+    args = (trigger.group(2) or "").split()
+    result = h.lookup(args)
+    if result:
+        _notice(bot, trigger.nick, result)
+    else:
+        _notice(bot, trigger.nick, f"no help for '{' '.join(args)}'. {h.TOPICS}")