diff --git a/appview/pages/pages.go b/appview/pages/pages.go
index 4079c72..fd16a90 100644
--- a/appview/pages/pages.go
+++ b/appview/pages/pages.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/sotangled/tangled/appview/auth"
 	"github.com/sotangled/tangled/appview/db"
 	"github.com/sotangled/tangled/types"
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ func funcMap() template.FuncMap {
 			}
 			return pairs, nil
 		},
+		"timeFmt": humanize.Time,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/layouts/repobase.html b/appview/pages/templates/layouts/repobase.html
index 945e00a..3c3c94d 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/layouts/repobase.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/layouts/repobase.html
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 {{ define "title" }}{{ .RepoInfo.FullName }}{{ end }}
 
 {{ define "content" }}
-
-    <section id="repo-header">
-        <h1>{{ .RepoInfo.FullName }}</h1>
-        {{ if .RepoInfo.Description }}
-            <h3 class="desc">{{ .RepoInfo.Description }}</h3>
-        {{ else }}
-            <em>this repo has no description</em>
-        {{ end }}
+    <section id="repo-header" class="mb-4">
+        <span class="text-xl">{{ .RepoInfo.FullName }}</span>
+        <br/>
+        <span>
+          {{ if .RepoInfo.Description }}
+            {{ .RepoInfo.Description }}
+          {{ else }}
+          <span class="italic">this repo has no description</span>
+          {{ end }}
+        </span>
     </section>
     <section id="repo-links" class="min-h-screen flex flex-col">
       <nav class="w-full mx-auto">
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@
               hx-boost="true"
             >
               <div
-                  class="px-4 py-2 mr-1 text-black min-w-[80px] text-center text-sm relative group-hover:bg-gray-50
+                  class="px-4 py-2 mr-1 text-black min-w-[80px] text-center relative group-hover:bg-gray-200
                          {{ if eq $.Active $key }}{{ $activeTabStyles }}{{ end }}"
                   >
                   {{ $key }}
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/layouts/topbar.html b/appview/pages/templates/layouts/topbar.html
index d56397a..632256b 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/layouts/topbar.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/layouts/topbar.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {{ define "layouts/topbar" }}
     {{ with .LoggedInUser }}
-        <nav class="flex items-center justify-center space-x-4 py-10">
+        <nav class="flex items-center justify-center space-x-4 text-sm mb-4">
             <a
                 href="/"
                 hx-boost="true"
diff --git a/appview/pages/templates/repo/index.html b/appview/pages/templates/repo/index.html
index c840c79..e497ee9 100644
--- a/appview/pages/templates/repo/index.html
+++ b/appview/pages/templates/repo/index.html
@@ -4,18 +4,62 @@
   {{- if .IsEmpty }}
   this repo is empty
   {{ else }}
-  <div class="log">
-    {{ range .Commits }}
-    <div>
-      <div><a href="/{{ $.RepoInfo.FullName }}/commit/{{ .Hash.String }}" class="commit-hash">{{ slice .Hash.String 0 8 }}</a></div>
-      <pre>{{ .Message }}</pre>
+  <div class="flex gap-4">
+    <div id="file-tree" class="w-2/3">
+      {{ $containerstyle := "py-1" }}
+      {{ $linkstyle := "no-underline hover:underline" }}
+
+      {{ range .Files }}
+        {{ if not .IsFile }}
+        <div class="{{ $containerstyle }}">
+          <a href="/{{ $.RepoInfo.FullName }}/tree/{{ $.Ref }}/{{ .Name }}" class="{{ $linkstyle }}">{{ .Name }}/</a>
+        </div>
+        {{ end }}
+      {{ end }}
+
+      {{ range .Files }}
+        {{ if .IsFile }}
+        <div class="{{ $containerstyle }}">
+          <a href="/{{ $.RepoInfo.FullName }}/blob/{{ $.Ref }}/{{ .Name }}" class="{{ $linkstyle }}">{{ .Name }}</a>
+        </div>
+        {{ end }}
+      {{ end }}
     </div>
-    <div class="commit-info">
-      {{ .Author.Name }} <a href="mailto:{{ .Author.Email }}" class="commit-email">{{ .Author.Email }}</a>
-      <div>{{ .Author.When.Format "Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05 -0700" }}</div>
+    <div id="file-tree" class="flex-1">
+      {{ range .Commits }}
+      <div class=
+      "relative
+       px-4
+       py-4
+       border-l
+       border-black
+       before:content-[''] 
+       before:absolute 
+       before:w-1
+       before:h-1
+       before:bg-black
+       before:rounded-full
+       before:left-[-2.2px]
+       before:top-1/2
+       before:-translate-y-1/2
+       ">
+        <div class="text-base">{{ .Message }}</div>
+
+        <div class="text-xs text-gray-500">
+          <span class="font-mono">
+            <a href="/{{ $.RepoInfo.FullName }}/commit/{{ .Hash.String }}" class="text-gray-500 no-underline hover:underline">{{ slice .Hash.String 0 8 }}</a>
+          </span>
+          &nbsp;·&nbsp;
+          <span>
+            <a href="mailto:{{ .Author.Email }}" class="text-gray-500 no-underline hover:underline">{{ .Author.Name }}</a>
+          </span>
+          &nbsp;·&nbsp;
+          <span>{{ timeFmt .Author.When }}</span>
+        </div>
+
+      </div>
+      {{ end }}
     </div>
-    <hr />
-    {{ end }}
   </div>
   {{- if .Readme }}
   <article class="readme">
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 132fe61..d027ef8 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "run"
         ''
           ${pkgs.air}/bin/air -c /dev/null \
-          -build.cmd "cp -rf ${htmx-src} appview/pages/static/htmx.min.js && ${pkgs.tailwindcss}/bin/tailwindcss -i input.css -o ./appview/pages/static/tw.css && ${pkgs.go}/bin/go build -o ./out/${name}.out ./cmd/${name}/main.go" \
+          -build.cmd "${pkgs.tailwindcss}/bin/tailwindcss -i input.css -o ./appview/pages/static/tw.css && ${pkgs.go}/bin/go build -o ./out/${name}.out ./cmd/${name}/main.go" \
           -build.bin "./out/${name}.out" \
           -build.include_ext "go,html,css"
         '';
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 9ccc19b..a91ea93 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.3.3 // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/go-git/gcfg v1.5.1-0.20230307220236-3a3c6141e376 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b706033..595ad51 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.3.3/go.mod h1:8s/MCNJREmFK0H02MF6Ihv1na
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 h1:GzkhY7T5VNhEkwH0PVJgjz+fX1rhBrR7pRT3mDkpeCY=
+github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Mu1zIs6XwVuF/gI1OepvI0qD18qycQx+mFykh5fBlto=
 github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 h1:FXtiHYKDGKCW2KzwZKx0iC0PQmdlorYgdFG9jPXJ1Bc=
 github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1/go.mod h1:8tpGGwCnJ5H4r6BWwaV6OrWmMoPhUl5jm/FMNAnJvWQ=
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.4 h1:NFTV2Zj1bL4mc9sqWACXbQFVBBg2W3GPvqp8/ESS2Wg=
diff --git a/input.css b/input.css
index a6bfd83..cf59353 100644
--- a/input.css
+++ b/input.css
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     }
 
     ::selection {
-        @apply bg-green-400;
+        @apply bg-yellow-400;
         @apply text-black;
         @apply bg-opacity-30;
     }
diff --git a/knotserver/routes.go b/knotserver/routes.go
index beb726e..8835404 100644
--- a/knotserver/routes.go
+++ b/knotserver/routes.go
@@ -87,15 +87,20 @@ func (h *Handle) RepoIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if len(commits) >= 3 {
-		commits = commits[:3]
+	files, err := gr.FileTree("")
+	if err != nil {
+		writeError(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		l.Error("file tree", "error", err.Error())
+		return
 	}
+
 	resp := types.RepoIndexResponse{
 		IsEmpty:     false,
 		Ref:         mainBranch,
 		Commits:     commits,
 		Description: getDescription(path),
 		Readme:      readmeContent,
+		Files:       files,
 	}
 
 	writeJSON(w, resp)
diff --git a/types/repo.go b/types/repo.go
index 9c41cb7..28e0d30 100644
--- a/types/repo.go
+++ b/types/repo.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ type RepoIndexResponse struct {
 	Readme      template.HTML    `json:"readme,omitempty"`
 	Commits     []*object.Commit `json:"commits,omitempty"`
 	Description string           `json:"description,omitempty"`
+	Files       []NiceTree       `json:"files,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type RepoLogResponse struct {