diff --git a/plugins/remind.py b/plugins/remind.py
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+"""Plugin: one-shot and repeating reminders with short ID tracking."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import asyncio
+import hashlib
+import re
+import time
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+from derp.plugin import command
+
+_DURATION_RE = re.compile(r"(?:(\d+)d)?(?:(\d+)h)?(?:(\d+)m)?(?:(\d+)s)?$")
+
+
+def _make_id(nick: str, label: str) -> str:
+    """Generate a short hex ID from nick + label + timestamp."""
+    raw = f"{nick}:{label}:{time.monotonic()}".encode()
+    return hashlib.sha256(raw).hexdigest()[:6]
+
+
+def _parse_duration(spec: str) -> int | None:
+    """Parse a duration like '5m', '1h30m', '2d', '90s', or raw seconds."""
+    try:
+        secs = int(spec)
+        return secs if secs > 0 else None
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
+    m = _DURATION_RE.match(spec.lower())
+    if not m or not any(m.groups()):
+        return None
+    days = int(m.group(1) or 0)
+    hours = int(m.group(2) or 0)
+    mins = int(m.group(3) or 0)
+    secs = int(m.group(4) or 0)
+    total = days * 86400 + hours * 3600 + mins * 60 + secs
+    return total if total > 0 else None
+
+
+def _format_duration(secs: int) -> str:
+    """Format seconds into compact duration."""
+    parts = []
+    if secs >= 86400:
+        parts.append(f"{secs // 86400}d")
+        secs %= 86400
+    if secs >= 3600:
+        parts.append(f"{secs // 3600}h")
+        secs %= 3600
+    if secs >= 60:
+        parts.append(f"{secs // 60}m")
+        secs %= 60
+    if secs or not parts:
+        parts.append(f"{secs}s")
+    return "".join(parts)
+
+
+# In-memory tracking: {rid: (task, target, nick, label, created, repeating)}
+_reminders: dict[str, tuple[asyncio.Task, str, str, str, str, bool]] = {}
+# Reverse lookup: (target, nick) -> [rid, ...]
+_by_user: dict[tuple[str, str], list[str]] = {}
+
+
+def _cleanup(rid: str, target: str, nick: str) -> None:
+    """Remove a reminder from tracking structures."""
+    _reminders.pop(rid, None)
+    ukey = (target, nick)
+    if ukey in _by_user:
+        _by_user[ukey] = [r for r in _by_user[ukey] if r != rid]
+        if not _by_user[ukey]:
+            del _by_user[ukey]
+
+
+async def _remind_once(bot, rid: str, target: str, nick: str, label: str,
+                       duration: int, created: str) -> None:
+    """One-shot reminder: sleep, fire, clean up."""
+    try:
+        await asyncio.sleep(duration)
+        await bot.send(target, f"{nick}: reminder #{rid} (set {created})")
+        if label:
+            await bot.send(target, label)
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        _cleanup(rid, target, nick)
+
+
+async def _remind_repeat(bot, rid: str, target: str, nick: str, label: str,
+                         interval: int, created: str) -> None:
+    """Repeating reminder: fire every interval until cancelled."""
+    try:
+        while True:
+            await asyncio.sleep(interval)
+            await bot.send(target, f"{nick}: reminder #{rid} (every {_format_duration(interval)})")
+            if label:
+                await bot.send(target, label)
+    except asyncio.CancelledError:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        _cleanup(rid, target, nick)
+
+
+@command("remind", help="Reminder: !remind [every] <duration> <text> | list | cancel <id>")
+async def cmd_remind(bot, message):
+    """Set a one-shot or repeating reminder.
+
+    Usage:
+        !remind 5m check the oven
+        !remind every 1h drink water
+        !remind 2d12h renew cert
+        !remind list
+        !remind cancel <id>
+    """
+    parts = message.text.split(None, 2)
+    if len(parts) < 2:
+        await bot.reply(message, "Usage: !remind [every] <duration> <text> | list | cancel <id>")
+        return
+
+    target = message.target if message.is_channel else message.nick
+    nick = message.nick
+    sub = parts[1].lower()
+    ukey = (target, nick)
+
+    # List active reminders
+    if sub == "list":
+        rids = _by_user.get(ukey, [])
+        active = []
+        for rid in rids:
+            entry = _reminders.get(rid)
+            if entry and not entry[0].done():
+                tag = f"#{rid} (repeat)" if entry[5] else f"#{rid}"
+                active.append(tag)
+        if not active:
+            await bot.reply(message, "No active reminders")
+            return
+        await bot.reply(message, f"Reminders: {', '.join(active)}")
+        return
+
+    # Cancel by ID
+    if sub == "cancel":
+        rid = parts[2].lstrip("#") if len(parts) > 2 else ""
+        if not rid:
+            await bot.reply(message, "Usage: !remind cancel <id>")
+            return
+        entry = _reminders.get(rid)
+        if entry and not entry[0].done() and entry[2] == nick:
+            entry[0].cancel()
+            await bot.reply(message, f"Cancelled #{rid}")
+        else:
+            await bot.reply(message, f"No active reminder #{rid}")
+        return
+
+    # Detect repeating flag
+    repeating = False
+    if sub == "every":
+        repeating = True
+        rest = parts[2] if len(parts) > 2 else ""
+        parts = ["", "", *rest.split(None, 1)]  # re-split: [_, _, duration, text]
+
+    duration = _parse_duration(parts[1] if not repeating else parts[2])
+    if duration is None:
+        await bot.reply(message, "Invalid duration (use: 5m, 1h30m, 2d, 90s)")
+        return
+
+    label = ""
+    if repeating:
+        label = parts[3] if len(parts) > 3 else ""
+    else:
+        label = parts[2] if len(parts) > 2 else ""
+
+    rid = _make_id(nick, label)
+    created = datetime.now(timezone.utc).strftime("%H:%M:%S UTC")
+
+    if repeating:
+        task = asyncio.create_task(
+            _remind_repeat(bot, rid, target, nick, label, duration, created),
+        )
+    else:
+        task = asyncio.create_task(
+            _remind_once(bot, rid, target, nick, label, duration, created),
+        )
+
+    _reminders[rid] = (task, target, nick, label, created, repeating)
+    _by_user.setdefault(ukey, []).append(rid)
+
+    kind = f"every {_format_duration(duration)}" if repeating else _format_duration(duration)
+    await bot.reply(message, f"Reminder #{rid} set ({kind})")
diff --git a/tests/test_remind.py b/tests/test_remind.py
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+++ b/tests/test_remind.py
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+"""Tests for the remind plugin."""
+
+import importlib.util
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# plugins/ is not a Python package -- load the module from file path
+_spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+    "plugins.remind", Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "plugins" / "remind.py",
+)
+_mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(_spec)
+sys.modules[_spec.name] = _mod
+_spec.loader.exec_module(_mod)
+
+from plugins.remind import (  # noqa: E402
+    _format_duration,
+    _make_id,
+    _parse_duration,
+)
+
+
+class TestParseDurationRawSeconds:
+    def test_positive_integer(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("60") == 60
+
+    def test_zero_returns_none(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("0") is None
+
+    def test_negative_returns_none(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("-5") is None
+
+    def test_large_value(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("86400") == 86400
+
+
+class TestParseDurationSpecs:
+    def test_minutes(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("5m") == 300
+
+    def test_hours_and_minutes(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("1h30m") == 5400
+
+    def test_days(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("2d") == 172800
+
+    def test_seconds_suffix(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("90s") == 90
+
+    def test_full_combo(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("1d12h30m15s") == 131415
+
+
+class TestParseDurationInvalid:
+    def test_empty_string(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("") is None
+
+    def test_letters_only(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("abc") is None
+
+    def test_all_zeros(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("0m0s") is None
+
+
+class TestParseDurationEdgeCases:
+    def test_uppercase_works(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("5M") == 300
+
+    def test_hours_with_zero_minutes(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("1h0m") == 3600
+
+    def test_all_zeros_except_one_second(self):
+        assert _parse_duration("0d0h0m1s") == 1
+
+
+class TestFormatDuration:
+    def test_minutes_and_seconds(self):
+        assert _format_duration(90) == "1m30s"
+
+    def test_exact_hour(self):
+        assert _format_duration(3600) == "1h"
+
+    def test_exact_day(self):
+        assert _format_duration(86400) == "1d"
+
+    def test_zero(self):
+        assert _format_duration(0) == "0s"
+
+    def test_full_combo(self):
+        assert _format_duration(90061) == "1d1h1m1s"
+
+    def test_seconds_only(self):
+        assert _format_duration(45) == "45s"
+
+
+class TestMakeId:
+    def test_returns_six_char_hex(self):
+        rid = _make_id("user", "check oven")
+        assert len(rid) == 6
+        assert all(c in "0123456789abcdef" for c in rid)
+
+    def test_different_inputs_differ(self):
+        rid1 = _make_id("alice", "task one")
+        rid2 = _make_id("bob", "task two")
+        assert rid1 != rid2