diff --git a/src/bot/TicTacToeBot.ts b/src/bot/TicTacToeBot.ts
index 24dc74f9..3ce35944 100644
--- a/src/bot/TicTacToeBot.ts
+++ b/src/bot/TicTacToeBot.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export default class TicTacToeBot {
      * Programmatically handles a discord.js message to request a game.
      *
      * @param message Discord.js message object
+     * @deprecated use chat command interaction instead
      */
     public handleMessage(message: Message): void {
         this.command.handleMessage(message, true);
diff --git a/src/bot/command/GameCommand.ts b/src/bot/command/GameCommand.ts
index de69845a..b4b305ee 100644
--- a/src/bot/command/GameCommand.ts
+++ b/src/bot/command/GameCommand.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export default class GameCommand {
      *
      * @param message discord.js message instance
      * @param noTrigger true to bypass trigger checks
+     * @deprecated use chat command interaction instead
      */
     public async handleMessage(message: Message, noTrigger = false): Promise<void> {
         if (
diff --git a/src/config/CommandConfig.ts b/src/config/CommandConfig.ts
index 547a5306..64e270c0 100644
--- a/src/config/CommandConfig.ts
+++ b/src/config/CommandConfig.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ export default interface CommandConfig {
     commandOptionName?: string;
     /**
      * Text command used to start a new game.
+     *
+     * @deprecated use chat command interaction instead
      */
     textCommand?: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6ab91730..98f54ab6 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class TicTacToe {
      * Programmatically handles a discord.js message to request a game.
      *
      * @param message Discord.js message object
+     * @deprecated use chat command interaction instead
      */
     public handleMessage(message: Message): void {
         this.bot.handleMessage(message);