diff --git a/talk/auto/auto.go b/talk/auto/auto.go
index 44efd1a..b4938a1 100644
--- a/talk/auto/auto.go
+++ b/talk/auto/auto.go
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 package auto
 
 import (
-    "fmt"
     "log"
-    "io/ioutil"
 	"strings"
+    "os"
 
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
     "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textarea"
-    "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/cursor"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/viewport"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
@@ -26,9 +24,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Auto struct {
-    common common.Common
+    common *common.Common
     styles common.Styles
+    picked pane
     tabs *tabs.Tabs
+	panes  []tea.Model
 
     textarea textarea.Model
     state State
@@ -41,13 +41,18 @@ type Auto struct {
 	height     int
 }
 
-func New(c common.Common, s common.Styles) *Auto {
+func New(c *common.Common, s common.Styles) *Auto {
     a := &Auto{
         common: c,
         textarea: textarea.New(),
 		styles:   s,
-        tabs: tabs.New(c, []string{"chat", "history"}),
+        picked: paneChat,
         viewport: viewport.New(0, 0),
+		tabs:   InitTabs(c),
+        panes: []tea.Model{
+            nil,
+            nil,
+        },
     }
 	a.viewport.YPosition = 0
 
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ func New(c common.Common, s common.Styles) *Auto {
     a.textarea.ShowLineNumbers = false
     a.textarea.Focus()
 
-    data, err := ioutil.ReadFile("chat/llm_1.json")
+    data, err := os.ReadFile("chat/llm_1.json")
     if err != nil {
         log.Fatal(err)
     }
@@ -67,20 +72,65 @@ func New(c common.Common, s common.Styles) *Auto {
     return a
 }
 
+func (a *Auto) Init() tea.Cmd {
+    return nil
+}
+
+type pane int
+
+const (
+	paneChat pane = iota
+	paneHistory
+	paneLast
+)
+
+func (p pane) String() string {
+	return []string{
+		"Chat",
+		"History",
+	}[p]
+}
+
+func InitTabs(c *common.Common) *tabs.Tabs {
+	ts := make([]string, paneLast)
+	for i, b := range []pane{paneChat, paneHistory} {
+		ts[i] = b.String()
+	}
+	t := tabs.New(c, ts)
+	return t
+}
+
 func (a *Auto) Focus() tea.Cmd {
     return textarea.Blink
 }
 
 func (a *Auto) SetSize(width, height int) {
-    a.width = width
-    a.height = height
+    a.common.SetSize(width, height)
     a.textarea.SetWidth(width)
     a.textarea.MaxHeight = height / 2
     a.viewport.Width = width
     a.viewport.Height = height
 }
 
+func (a *Auto) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	cmds := make([]tea.Cmd, 0)
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case tabs.ActiveTabMsg:
+		a.picked = pane(msg)
+	}
+	model, cmd := a.tabs.Update(msg)
+	cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
+	a.tabs = model.(*tabs.Tabs)
+
+    /*
+	model, cmd = a.panes[a.picked].Update(msg)
+	cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
+	a.panes[a.picked] = model
+    */
+	return a, tea.Batch(cmds...)
+}
 
+/*
 func (a *Auto) Update(msg tea.Msg) (*Auto, tea.Cmd) {
     var cmd tea.Cmd
     cmds := make([]tea.Cmd, 0)
@@ -120,38 +170,46 @@ func (a *Auto) Update(msg tea.Msg) (*Auto, tea.Cmd) {
     }
     return a, tea.Batch(cmds...)
 }
+*/
 
 func (a *Auto) wrap(in string) string {
     return wordwrap.WrapString(in, uint(a.textarea.Width()/2))
 }
 
 func (a *Auto) View() string {
-    // FIXME use string builder
-    view := a.styles.Logo.Render(" Alfredo ")
-    view += "\n\n"
-    view += a.tabs.View()
-    view += "\n\n"
-    view += a.styles.ContextTag.String() + " " + a.styles.Context.Render(a.wrap(a.Response.Context))
-    view += "\n\n"
-    view += a.styles.GoalTag.String() + " " + a.styles.Goal.Render(a.wrap(a.Response.Goal))
-    view += "\n\n"
+    var builder strings.Builder
+    
+    builder.WriteString(a.styles.Logo.Render(" Alfredo "))
+    builder.WriteString("\n\n")
+    builder.WriteString(a.tabs.View())
+    builder.WriteString("\n\n")
+    builder.WriteString(a.styles.ContextTag.String() + " " + a.styles.Context.Render(a.wrap(a.Response.Context)))
+    /*
+    builder.WriteString("\n\n")
+    builder.WriteString(a.styles.GoalTag.String() + " " + a.styles.Goal.Render(a.wrap(a.Response.Goal)))
+    builder.WriteString("\n\n")
+    
     if a.state == stateAnswering {
         if len(a.outputs) < len(a.Response.Commands) {
-			var styledCmds []string
-			for _, cmd := range a.Response.Commands {
-				styledCmds = append(styledCmds, fmt.Sprintf("$ %s", a.wrap(cmd)))
-			}
-			styledCmdStr := strings.Join(styledCmds, "\n")
-			view += a.styles.Command.Render(styledCmdStr) + "\n\n"
-            view += a.styles.Comment.Render("Press y to execute all commands or esc to exit")
+            var styledCmds []string
+            for _, cmd := range a.Response.Commands {
+                styledCmds = append(styledCmds, fmt.Sprintf("$ %s", a.wrap(cmd)))
+            }
+            styledCmdStr := strings.Join(styledCmds, "\n")
+            builder.WriteString(a.styles.Command.Render(styledCmdStr) + "\n\n")
+            builder.WriteString(a.styles.Comment.Render("Press y to execute all commands or esc to exit"))
         } else if len(a.answers) < len(a.Response.Questions) {
             question := a.Response.Questions[len(a.answers)]
-            view += a.styles.QuestionTag.String() + " " + a.styles.Question.Render(a.wrap(question))
-            view += "\n\n"
-            view += a.textarea.View()
-            view += "\n"
-            view += a.styles.Comment.Render(fmt.Sprintf("Question %d of %d: press ctrl+d to submit answer", len(a.answers)+1, len(a.Response.Questions)))
+            builder.WriteString(a.styles.QuestionTag.String() + " " + a.styles.Question.Render(a.wrap(question)))
+            builder.WriteString("\n\n")
+            builder.WriteString(a.textarea.View())
+            builder.WriteString("\n")
+            builder.WriteString(a.styles.Comment.Render(fmt.Sprintf("Question %d of %d: press ctrl+d to submit answer", len(a.answers)+1, len(a.Response.Questions))))
         }
     }
-    return lipgloss.Place(a.width, a.height, lipgloss.Left, lipgloss.Top, a.styles.App.Render(view))
+    */
+    
+    // Use String method to get the final string
+    view := builder.String()
+    return lipgloss.Place(a.common.Width, a.common.Height, lipgloss.Left, lipgloss.Top, a.styles.App.Render(view))
 }
diff --git a/talk/common/styles.go b/talk/common/styles.go
index 5c6b231..c091c76 100644
--- a/talk/common/styles.go
+++ b/talk/common/styles.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ type Styles struct {
 	TabInactive  Style
 	TabActive    Style
 	TabSeparator Style
+
+	TopLevelNormalTab    Style
+	TopLevelActiveTab    Style
+	TopLevelActiveTabDot Style
 }
 
 func MakeStyles(r *Renderer) (s Styles) {
@@ -107,5 +111,16 @@ func MakeStyles(r *Renderer) (s Styles) {
 		SetString("│").
 		Padding(0, 1).
 		Foreground(Color("238"))
+
+
+	s.TopLevelNormalTab = NewStyle().
+		MarginRight(2)
+
+	s.TopLevelActiveTab = s.TopLevelNormalTab.Copy().
+		Foreground(Color("36"))
+
+	s.TopLevelActiveTabDot = NewStyle().
+		Foreground(Color("36"))
+
 	return s
 }
diff --git a/talk/components/chat/chat.go b/talk/components/chat/chat.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c93f630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/talk/components/chat/chat.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package chat
+    
+type Chat struct {
+}
+
+func New() *Chat {
+    return &Chat{}
+}
diff --git a/talk/components/tabs/tabs.go b/talk/components/tabs/tabs.go
index e6d08bb..993abb5 100644
--- a/talk/components/tabs/tabs.go
+++ b/talk/components/tabs/tabs.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type ActiveTabMsg int
 
 // Tabs is bubbletea component that displays a list of tabs.
 type Tabs struct {
-	common       common.Common
+	common       *common.Common
 	tabs         []string
 	activeTab    int
 	TabSeparator lipgloss.Style
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type Tabs struct {
 }
 
 // New creates a new Tabs component.
-func New(c common.Common, tabs []string) *Tabs {
+func New(c *common.Common, tabs []string) *Tabs {
 	r := &Tabs{
 		common:       c,
 		tabs:         tabs,
@@ -86,28 +86,25 @@ func (t *Tabs) View() string {
 	s := strings.Builder{}
 	sep := t.TabSeparator
 	for i, tab := range t.tabs {
-		style := t.TabInactive.Copy()
-		prefix := "  "
+		style := t.TabInactive
+		prefix := "   "
 		if i == t.activeTab {
-			style = t.TabActive.Copy()
-			prefix = t.TabDot.Render("• ")
+			style = t.TabActive
+			prefix = t.TabDot.Render(" • ")
 		}
 		if t.UseDot {
 			s.WriteString(prefix)
 		}
-		s.WriteString(
-			t.common.Zone.Mark(
-				tab,
-				style.Render(tab),
-			),
-		)
+		s.WriteString(style.Render(tab))
 		if i != len(t.tabs)-1 {
 			s.WriteString(sep.String())
 		}
 	}
+
+    out := s.String()
 	return lipgloss.NewStyle().
 		MaxWidth(t.common.Width).
-		Render(s.String())
+		Render(out)
 }
 
 func (t *Tabs) activeTabCmd() tea.Msg {
diff --git a/talk/mods.go b/talk/mods.go
index 7d01a96..2b4e93b 100644
--- a/talk/mods.go
+++ b/talk/mods.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func newMods(r *lipgloss.Renderer) *Mods {
 		state:    stateStart,
 		renderer: r,
 		styles:   s,
-        auto: auto.New(c, s),
+        auto: auto.New(&c, s),
 	}
 
 }
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ func (m *Mods) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 		}
 	}
     if m.Config.Auto {
-        var cmd tea.Cmd
         m.state = stateAuto
-        m.auto, cmd = m.auto.Update(msg)
+        model, cmd := m.auto.Update(msg)
+        m.auto = model.(*auto.Auto)
         return m, cmd
     }
 	if m.state == stateConfigLoaded || m.state == stateCompletion {