alias spy {
  if (%spychat == $null) {
    join $1
    join $2
    set %spychan $1
    set %spyreport $2
    enable #spybot
    echo SpyBot can only work in one channel at a time.
    mode $me +p
  }

so when it does activate it makes itself +p

alias unspy {
  echo No longer spying on %spychan
  mode $me -p
  unset %spychan
  unset %spyreport
  disable #spybot
}

maybe add a CTCP section so it replies to a certain ctcp if it is in remote mode

maybe something like

ctcp *:status:?:{
   ctcpreply $nick I am currently spying on %spychan and reporting to %spyreport
}

the above might be useless but i[m known tfor making useless stuff