diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/Sidebar.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/Sidebar.tsx
index 8c71bf77..74d327a9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { useSidebarState } from '../util/contextForServices.js';
 // import { SidebarChat } from './SidebarChat.js';
 
 import '../styles.css'
+import { SidebarThreadSelector } from './SidebarThreadSelector.js';
 
 const Sidebar = () => {
 	const [sidebarState, sidebarStateService] = useSidebarState()
@@ -15,18 +16,18 @@ const Sidebar = () => {
 	return <div className='@@void-scope'>
 		<div className={`flex flex-col h-screen w-full`}>
 
-			<span onClick={() => {
+			{/* <span onClick={() => {
 				const tabs = ['chat', 'settings', 'threadSelector']
 				const index = tabs.indexOf(tab)
 				sidebarStateService.setState({ currentTab: tabs[(index + 1) % tabs.length] as any })
-			}}>clickme {tab}</span>
+			}}>clickme {tab}</span> */}
 
 			<div className={`mb-2 h-[30vh] ${isHistoryOpen ? '' : 'hidden'}`}>
-				{/* <SidebarThreadSelector onClose={() => setTab('chat')} /> */}
+				<SidebarThreadSelector />
 			</div>
 
 			<div className={`${tab === 'chat' ? '' : 'hidden'}`}>
-				{/* <SidebarChat chatInputRef={chatInputRef} /> */}
+				{/* <SidebarChat /> */}
 			</div>
 
 			<div className={`${tab === 'settings' ? '' : 'hidden'}`}>
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
index 54829333..a1706501 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarChat.tsx
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ const ChatBubble = ({ chatMessage }: { chatMessage: ChatMessage }) => {
 
 
 
-export const SidebarChat = ({ chatInputRef }: { chatInputRef: React.RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement> }) => {
+export const SidebarChat = () => {
+
+	const chatInputRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement | null>(null)
 
 	const fileService = useService('fileService')
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarThreadSelector.tsx b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarThreadSelector.tsx
index b89bb1b6..e66d2798 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarThreadSelector.tsx
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/src/sidebar-tsx/SidebarThreadSelector.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from "react";
-import { useThreadsState } from '../util/contextForServices.js';
+import { useSidebarState, useThreadsState } from '../util/contextForServices.js';
 
 
 const truncate = (s: string) => {
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ const truncate = (s: string) => {
 }
 
 
-export const SidebarThreadSelector = ({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) => {
+export const SidebarThreadSelector = () => {
 	const [threadsState, threadsStateService] = useThreadsState()
 
+	const [sidebarState, sidebarStateService] = useSidebarState()
+
 	const { allThreads } = threadsState
 
 	// sorted by most recent to least recent
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ export const SidebarThreadSelector = ({ onClose }: { onClose: () => void }) => {
 
 			{/* X button at top right */}
 			<div className="text-right">
-				<button className="btn btn-sm" onClick={onClose}>
+				<button className="btn btn-sm" onClick={() => sidebarStateService.setState({ isHistoryOpen: false })}>
 					<svg
 						xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
 						fill="none"
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tsconfig.json b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tsconfig.json
index 8568ca68..66c9dc85 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tsconfig.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 		"esModuleInterop": true,
 	},
 	"include": [
+		// this is just for type checking, so src/ is the correct dir
 		"./src/**/*.ts",
 		"./src/**/*.tsx"
 	]
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tsup.config.js b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tsup.config.js
index 1509177e..7f23c448 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tsup.config.js
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/react/tsup.config.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
 	],
 	outDir: './out',
 	format: ['esm'],
-	dts: true,
+	// dts: true,
 	splitting: false,
 	// sourcemap: true,
 	clean: true,
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerMetrics.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerMetrics.ts
index 72307101..f50a8e30 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerMetrics.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerMetrics.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ interface IMetricsService {
 	readonly _serviceBrand: undefined;
 }
 
-const IMetricsService = createDecorator<IMetricsService>('inlineDiffService');
+const IMetricsService = createDecorator<IMetricsService>('metricsService');
 class MetricsService extends Disposable implements IMetricsService {
 	_serviceBrand: undefined;
 
@@ -17,29 +17,16 @@ class MetricsService extends Disposable implements IMetricsService {
 		@ITelemetryService private readonly _telemetryService: ITelemetryService
 	) {
 		super()
-	}
-
-	init() {
-
-		posthog.init('phc_UanIdujHiLp55BkUTjB1AuBXcasVkdqRwgnwRlWESH2',
-			{
-				api_host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
-				person_profiles: 'identified_only' // we only track events from identified users. We identify them in Sidebar
-			}
-		)
-
+		posthog.init('phc_UanIdujHiLp55BkUTjB1AuBXcasVkdqRwgnwRlWESH2', {
+			api_host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
+			person_profiles: 'identified_only' // we only track events from identified users. We identify them in Sidebar
+		})
 		const deviceId = this._telemetryService.devDeviceId
 		console.debug('deviceId', deviceId)
-
 		posthog.identify(deviceId)
-
-
-		// export const captureEvent = (eventId: string, properties: object) => {
-		// 	posthog.capture(eventId, properties)
-		// }
-
 	}
 
+
 }
 
 registerSingleton(IMetricsService, MetricsService, InstantiationType.Eager);
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerSidebar.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerSidebar.ts
index d9927c58..b7ed6fe2 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerSidebar.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/registerSidebar.ts
@@ -108,46 +108,6 @@ class VoidSidebarViewPane extends ViewPane {
 		});
 	}
 
-
-
-	// private _renderChat(element: HTMLElement) {
-
-	// 	// useEffect(() => {
-	// 	// 	this._voidSidebarStateService.onDidChange(() => {
-	// 	// 	})
-	// 	// 	this._voidSidebarStateService.onFocusChat(() => {
-	// 	// 	})
-	// 	// 	this._voidSidebarStateService.onBlurChat(() => {
-	// 	// 	})
-	// 	// })
-
-
-	// }
-
-
-	// private _renderHistory(element: HTMLElement) {
-	// 	// 	<div className={`mb-2 h-[30vh] ${tab !== 'threadSelector' ? 'hidden' : ''}`}>
-	// 	// 	<SidebarThreadSelector onClose={() => setTab('chat')} />
-	// 	// </div>
-
-
-	// 	this._voidSidebarStateService.onDidChange(() => {
-	// 	})
-
-	// 	this._threadHistoryService.onDidChangeCurrentThread(() => {
-
-	// 	})
-
-	// }
-
-	// private _renderSettings(element: HTMLElement) {
-	// 	// <div className={`${tab !== 'settings' ? 'hidden' : ''}`}>
-	// 	// 	<SidebarSettings />
-	// 	// </div>
-
-	// }
-
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/void.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/void.contribution.ts
index 95d109bc..cbc2c859 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/void.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/void/browser/void.contribution.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
-// register Settings
+// // register Settings
 import './registerConfig.js'
 
-// register Sidebar chat
+// // register Sidebar chat
 import './registerSidebar.js'
 
-// register Posthog metrics
+// // register Posthog metrics
 import './registerMetrics.js'
 
-// register Thread History
+// // register Thread History
 import './registerThreads.js'
+
+// // register inline diffs
+import './registerInlineDiffs.js'