diff --git a/bot/src/dotty/tools/bot/Main.scala b/bot/src/dotty/tools/bot/Main.scala
index 8edd1dcc9cab..f209d4547aef 100644
--- a/bot/src/dotty/tools/bot/Main.scala
+++ b/bot/src/dotty/tools/bot/Main.scala
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import scalaz.concurrent.Task
 
 object Main extends ServerApp with PullRequestService {
 
-  val githubUser  = sys.env("GITHUB_USER")
-  val githubToken = sys.env("GITHUB_TOKEN")
-  val droneToken  = sys.env("DRONE_TOKEN")
-  val port        = sys.env("PORT").toInt
+  val githubUser         = sys.env("GITHUB_USER")
+  val githubToken        = sys.env("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+  val githubClientId     = sys.env("GITHUB_CLIENT_ID")
+  val githubClientSecret = sys.env("GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET")
+  val droneToken         = sys.env("DRONE_TOKEN")
+  val port               = sys.env("PORT").toInt
 
   /** Services mounted to the server */
   final val services = prService
diff --git a/bot/src/dotty/tools/bot/PullRequestService.scala b/bot/src/dotty/tools/bot/PullRequestService.scala
index afe5f10ce623..89651ab6bc26 100644
--- a/bot/src/dotty/tools/bot/PullRequestService.scala
+++ b/bot/src/dotty/tools/bot/PullRequestService.scala
@@ -34,8 +34,23 @@ trait PullRequestService {
   /** OAuth token for drone, needed to cancel builds */
   def droneToken: String
 
+  /** OAuthed application's "client_id" */
+  def githubClientId: String
+
+  /** OAuthed application's "client_secret" */
+  def githubClientSecret: String
+
   /** Pull Request HTTP service */
   val prService = HttpService {
+    case GET -> Root / "rate" => {
+      val client = PooledHttp1Client()
+      for {
+        rates <- client.expect(get(rateLimit))(EntityDecoder.text)
+        resp  <- Ok(rates)
+        _     <- client.shutdown
+      } yield resp
+    }
+
     case request @ POST -> Root =>
       val githubEvent =
         request.headers
@@ -68,21 +83,25 @@ trait PullRequestService {
   )
 
   private[this] val githubUrl = "https://api.github.com"
+  private[this] def withGithubSecret(url: String, extras: String*): String =
+    s"$url?client_id=$githubClientId&client_secret=$githubClientSecret" + extras.mkString("&", "&", "")
+
+  def rateLimit: String = withGithubSecret("https://api.github.com/rate_limit")
 
   def claUrl(userName: String): String =
    s"https://www.lightbend.com/contribute/cla/scala/check/$userName"
 
   def commitsUrl(prNumber: Int): String =
-    s"$githubUrl/repos/lampepfl/dotty/pulls/$prNumber/commits?per_page=100"
+    withGithubSecret(s"$githubUrl/repos/lampepfl/dotty/pulls/$prNumber/commits", "per_page=100")
 
   def statusUrl(sha: String): String =
-    s"$githubUrl/repos/lampepfl/dotty/statuses/$sha"
+    withGithubSecret(s"$githubUrl/repos/lampepfl/dotty/statuses/$sha")
 
   def issueCommentsUrl(issueNbr: Int): String =
-    s"$githubUrl/repos/lampepfl/dotty/issues/$issueNbr/comments"
+    withGithubSecret(s"$githubUrl/repos/lampepfl/dotty/issues/$issueNbr/comments")
 
   def reviewUrl(issueNbr: Int): String =
-    s"$githubUrl/repos/lampepfl/dotty/pulls/$issueNbr/reviews"
+    withGithubSecret(s"$githubUrl/repos/lampepfl/dotty/pulls/$issueNbr/reviews")
 
   sealed trait CommitStatus {
     def commit: Commit
diff --git a/bot/test/PRServiceTests.scala b/bot/test/PRServiceTests.scala
index f80def044a2d..c94c553224c3 100644
--- a/bot/test/PRServiceTests.scala
+++ b/bot/test/PRServiceTests.scala
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ import org.http4s.client.Client
 import scalaz.concurrent.Task
 
 class PRServiceTests extends PullRequestService {
-  val githubUser  = sys.env("GITHUB_USER")
-  val githubToken = sys.env("GITHUB_TOKEN")
-  val droneToken  = sys.env("DRONE_TOKEN")
+  val githubUser         = sys.env("GITHUB_USER")
+  val githubToken        = sys.env("GITHUB_TOKEN")
+  val droneToken         = sys.env("DRONE_TOKEN")
+  val githubClientId     = sys.env("GITHUB_CLIENT_ID")
+  val githubClientSecret = sys.env("GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET")
 
   private def withClient[A](f: Client => Task[A]): A = {
     val httpClient = PooledHttp1Client()