diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 988511c..12ab4be 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@
   :license {:name "EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0"
             :url "https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/"}
   :dependencies [[org.clojure/clojure "1.10.0"]
-                 [com.kohlschutter.junixsocket/junixsocket-demo "2.2.0"]
-                 [seesaw "1.5.0"]
-                 [org.clojure/data.json "0.2.6"]]
+                 [com.kohlschutter.junixsocket/junixsocket-common "2.3.2"]
+                 [com.kohlschutter.junixsocket/junixsocket-native-common "2.3.2"]
+                 [cljfx "1.7.10"]
+                 [org.clojure/data.json "0.2.6"]
+                 [org.clojure/tools.logging "1.1.0"]
+                 [org.clojure/core.cache "1.0.207"]
+                 [org.clojure/core.async "1.3.610"]
+                 [clj.qrgen "0.4.0"]]
   :main ^:skip-aot whisper.core
   :target-path "target/%s"
   :profiles {:uberjar {:aot :all}})
diff --git a/src/whisper/core.clj b/src/whisper/core.clj
index 5fb48fb..e2aedef 100644
--- a/src/whisper/core.clj
+++ b/src/whisper/core.clj
@@ -1,15 +1,65 @@
 (ns whisper.core
   "Whisper Namespace"
+  (:require [clojure.tools.logging :as log]
+            [clojure.data.json     :as json]
+            [clojure.core.async    :as async
+             :refer [<!! thread]]
+            [clojure.java.io       :as io])
+
+  (:import (java.io BufferedReader InputStreamReader))
+
   (:use [whisper.ui]
         [whisper.signald]))
 
-(defn main-loop
-  "updates UI with data from Signald"
-  [content]
-  (update-window mainWindow content)
-  (recur (str (get-next-update))))
+(def sockpath "/var/run/signald/signald.sock")
+(def user (atom {}))
+
+;; TODO: handle multi users (with list ui)
+(defn handle-users
+  [data]
+  (let [users (get-in data ["data" "accounts"])]
+        (if (> (count users) 1)
+          (log/info "Alert, multi account not supported yet. picking first on list"))
+        (swap! user (first users))))
 
 (defn -main
   "packs and shows main window with signald version string"
   [& args]
-  (main-loop "whisper is online"))
+
+  ;; TODO: removeme
+  (add-str-flag (json/read-str "\"loading....\""))
+
+  ;; paint main chat window
+  (paint-main)
+
+  ;; register callbacks between the UI and signald
+  (assoc-callback-type "version" (fn [x] (add-str-flag (get-version-from-version-message x))))
+  (assoc-callback-type "linking_uri" (fn [x] (paint-linking x)))
+  (assoc-callback-type "linking_successful" (fn [_]
+                                              (paint-linking nil)))
+  (assoc-callback-type "linking_error" (fn [_]
+                                         (paint-linking nil)
+                                         (add-str-flag "Linking returned Error")))
+
+  ;; update ui loop
+  (let [sigd (get-signald-sock sockpath)]
+    (if (nil? sigd)
+      ;; TODO: change this to call add-json-flag
+      (add-str-flag "No signald connection.")
+
+      ;; else, we have connection to signald
+      (let [sigd-input  (io/writer (.getOutputStream sigd))
+            sigd-output (BufferedReader. (InputStreamReader. (.getInputStream sigd)))
+            sigd-loop   (thread (callback-loop sigd-output))]
+
+        ;; handle login basically
+        (assoc-callback-type "account_list" (fn [x] (if (< (count x) 1)
+                                                      (do (make-link-data-req sigd-input)
+                                                          (make-list-accounts-req sigd-input))
+                                                      (handle-users x))))
+
+        ;; find avail accounts
+        (make-list-accounts-req sigd-input)
+
+        ;; finally, block on signald loop till return
+        (<!! sigd-loop)))))
diff --git a/src/whisper/signald.clj b/src/whisper/signald.clj
index 48fc625..34e2fa7 100644
--- a/src/whisper/signald.clj
+++ b/src/whisper/signald.clj
@@ -1,19 +1,54 @@
 (ns whisper.signald
-  (:require [clojure.data.json :as json])
+  (:require [clojure.data.json     :as json]
+            [clojure.tools.logging :as log])
   (:import
    (org.newsclub.net.unix AFUNIXSocket AFUNIXSocketAddress)
-   (java.io File BufferedReader InputStreamReader)))
+   (java.io File)))
 
-;; Signald global state vars
-(def sigdSock (AFUNIXSocket/connectTo
-               (AFUNIXSocketAddress. (File. "/var/run/signald/signald.sock"))))
-(def sigdRead (BufferedReader. (InputStreamReader.
-                                (. sigdSock getInputStream))))
-(def sigdWrite (. sigdSock getOutputStream))
+(def callback-table (atom {}))
 
-;; Signald Functions
-(defn get-next-update
-  "Retrieves and parses next line of incoming data from signald"
-  []
-  (map :data (json/read-str (. sigdRead readLine) :key-fn keyword)))
+(defn get-signald-sock
+  [filepath]
+  (try
+    (let [target (AFUNIXSocketAddress. (File. filepath))]
+      (log/info "Connected to signald at: " filepath)
+      (AFUNIXSocket/connectTo target))
+    (catch Exception e
+      (log/error e "Caught exception connecting to socket")
+      nil)))
 
+(defn assoc-callback-type
+  [callback-token callback]
+  (swap! callback-table assoc callback-token callback))
+
+;; TODO wrap attempt to call callback func in try catch
+(defn callback-loop
+  [BufferedReader]
+  (doall (for [line (line-seq BufferedReader)]
+           (let [obj (json/read-str line)
+                 type-tok (get obj "type")
+                 callback-func (get @callback-table type-tok)]
+             (log/info "Signald: " line)
+             (if (nil? callback-func)
+               (log/error "No callback for message type: " type-tok)
+               (callback-func obj))))))
+
+(defn get-version-from-version-message
+  [version-message-obj]
+  (let [data (get version-message-obj "data")]
+    (str (get data "name")    " "
+         (get data "version") " "
+         (get data "branch"))))
+
+(defn -make-req
+  [output-stream data]
+  (try (.write output-stream data) (.flush output-stream)
+       (catch Exception e (log/error e "Error sending to signald"))))
+
+(defn make-link-data-req
+  [output-stream]
+  (-make-req output-stream "{\"type\": \"link\"}\n"))
+
+(defn make-list-accounts-req
+  [output-stream]
+  (-make-req output-stream "{\"type\": \"list_accounts\"}\n"))
diff --git a/src/whisper/ui.clj b/src/whisper/ui.clj
index ff4bfe6..9c033f7 100644
--- a/src/whisper/ui.clj
+++ b/src/whisper/ui.clj
@@ -1,18 +1,107 @@
 (ns whisper.ui
   "Whisper UI Module"
-  (:use [seesaw.core]))
+  (:require [cljfx.api             :as fx]
+            [clojure.data.json     :as json]
+            [clojure.tools.logging :as log]
+            [clojure.core.cache    :as cache]
+            [clj.qrgen             :as qr]
+            [clojure.java.io       :as io])
 
-;; UI Global State
-(native!)
-(def mainWindow (frame :title "Signald Version Reader"
-                       :content "  Loading... "
-                       :width 250
-                       :height 40))
+  (:import [net.glxn.qrgen.core.image ImageType]
+           [java.io FileInputStream]
+           [javafx.scene.image Image WritableImage]))
 
-;; UI Functions
-(defn update-window
-  "Updates WINDOW to display additional content: CONTENT"
-  [window content]
-  (config! window :content
-           (str (:content window) content "\n"))
-  window)
+;; simple permutation of json into label
+(defn paint-message
+  [message]
+  {:fx/type :label
+   :text (json/write-str message)})
+
+(defn paint-contact
+  [contact]
+  {:fx/type :label
+   :text (json/write-str contact)})
+
+(defn paint-flag
+  [flag]
+  {:fx/type :label
+   :v-box/margin 10
+   :text (json/write-str flag)})
+
+;; atomic global state for the UI
+(def main-context  (atom (fx/create-context
+                          {:contacts []
+                           :messages []
+                           :flags    []}
+                         cache/lru-cache-factory)))
+
+(def qrcode-context (atom (fx/create-context
+                           {:message "In Progress..." }
+                           cache/lru-cache-factory)))
+
+(defn add-json-message
+  [obj]
+  (swap! main-context fx/swap-context update :messages conj (paint-message obj)))
+
+(defn add-json-contact
+  [obj]
+  (swap! main-context fx/swap-context update :contacts conj (paint-contact obj)))
+
+(defn add-str-flag
+  [str]
+  (swap! main-context fx/swap-context update :flags conj
+         (paint-flag str)))
+
+;; TODO: maybe an actual UI lol
+(defn main-ui
+  [{:keys [fx/context]}]
+  {:fx/type :stage
+   :showing true
+   :width 500
+   :height 500
+   :scene {:fx/type :scene
+           :root {:fx/type :v-box
+                  :children (fx/sub-val context :flags)}}})
+
+(defn qrcode-ui
+  [{:keys [showing image]}]
+  {:fx/type :stage
+   :showing showing
+   :title "link device"
+   :width 500
+   :height 500
+   :scene {:fx/type :scene
+           :root {:fx/type :v-box
+                  :children [{:fx/type :image-view
+                              :fit-height 480
+                              :fit-width 480
+                              :image image}]}}})
+
+(def main-renderer (fx/create-renderer
+                    :middleware (comp
+                                 fx/wrap-context-desc
+                                 (fx/wrap-map-desc (fn [_] {:fx/type main-ui})))
+                    :opts {:fx.opt/type->lifecycle #(or (fx/keyword->lifecycle %)
+                                                        (fx/fn->lifecycle-with-context %))}))
+
+(def aux-renderer (fx/create-renderer))
+
+(defn paint-main
+  []
+  (fx/mount-renderer main-context main-renderer))
+
+(defn paint-linking
+  [obj]
+  (if (nil? obj)
+    ;; if no obj, turn off window
+    (aux-renderer {:fx/type qrcode-ui
+                   :showing false
+                   :image (WritableImage. 1 1)
+                   :message "lol"})
+
+    ;; else gen qr
+    (let [uri (str (get-in obj ["data" "uri"]))
+          image (io/file (qr/from uri))]
+      (aux-renderer {:fx/type qrcode-ui
+                     :showing true
+                     :image (Image. (FileInputStream. image))}))))