diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4d29575..01f7fd6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 /.pnp
 .pnp.js
 
+/public/flow.json
+
 # testing
 /coverage
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d6e0a0b..9bb4667 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "random-words": "^1.1.1",
     "react": "^16.13.1",
     "react-dom": "^16.13.1",
+    "react-router-dom": "^5.2.0",
     "react-scripts": "3.4.1",
     "react-use-comlink": "^2.0.1",
     "reconnecting-websocket": "^4.4.0",
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index bc1880e..357db1b 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -1,30 +1,35 @@
 import randomWords from "random-words";
 import React, { useEffect, useMemo } from "react";
 import { connectToDB, getConnection } from "./sharedb";
-
-const loadNewFlow = () => {
-  window.location.href = [window.location.origin, randomWords()].join("#");
-  // should react to url change rather than full reload
-  window.location.reload();
+import {
+  Link,
+  BrowserRouter as Router,
+  useHistory,
+  useLocation,
+} from "react-router-dom";
+
+type Flow = {
+  nodes: Record<string, {}>;
+  edges: Array<[string | null, string]>;
 };
 
-function useShareDB<T>(config: {
+function useFlow(config: {
   id: string;
 }): {
-  state: T | null;
-  submitOp: (ops: any[]) => void;
+  state: Flow | null;
+  addNode: () => void;
+  removeNode: (id: string) => void;
 } {
-  const [state, setState] = React.useState<T | null>(null);
+  const [state, setState] = React.useState<Flow | null>(null);
 
-  const doc = useMemo(() => {
-    return getConnection(config.id);
-  }, [config.id]);
+  const doc = useMemo(() => getConnection(config.id), [config.id]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const cloneStateFromShareDB = () =>
       setState(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(doc.data)));
 
     connectToDB(doc).then(() => {
+      console.log("connecting to db");
       cloneStateFromShareDB();
       doc.on("op", cloneStateFromShareDB);
     });
@@ -34,62 +39,105 @@ function useShareDB<T>(config: {
     };
   }, [doc]);
 
-  const submitOp = React.useCallback(
-    (op) => {
-      doc.submitOp(op);
+  const addNode = React.useCallback(() => {
+    doc.submitOp([{ p: ["nodes", randomWords()], oi: {} }]);
+  }, [doc]);
+
+  const removeNode = React.useCallback(
+    (id) => {
+      doc.submitOp([{ p: ["nodes", id], od: {} }]);
     },
     [doc]
   );
 
   return {
     state,
-    submitOp,
+    addNode,
+    removeNode,
   };
 }
 
 const Flow: React.FC<{ id: string }> = ({ id }) => {
-  const { state, submitOp } = useShareDB<{ nodes: any }>({ id });
+  const flow = useFlow({ id });
 
-  if (state === null) {
+  if (flow.state === null) {
     return <p>Loading...</p>;
   }
 
   return (
     <div>
-      {state.nodes &&
-        Object.keys(state.nodes).map((k) => (
-          <Node key={k} submitOp={submitOp} id={k} />
-        ))}
+      {Object.keys(flow.state.nodes).map((k) => (
+        <Node key={k} onRemove={flow.removeNode} id={k} />
+      ))}
       <button
         onClick={() => {
-          // add a node
-          submitOp([{ p: ["nodes", randomWords()], oi: {} }]);
+          flow.addNode();
         }}
       >
         ADD
       </button>
-
-      <button onClick={loadNewFlow}>New flow</button>
     </div>
   );
 };
 
-const Node = React.memo(({ id, submitOp }: any) => (
-  <h1
-    onClick={() => {
-      // remove the node
-      submitOp([{ p: ["nodes", id], od: { [id]: {} } }]);
-    }}
-  >
-    {id} {Math.round(Math.random() * 1000)}
-  </h1>
-));
+const Node = React.memo(
+  ({ id, onRemove }: { id: string; onRemove: (id: string) => void }) => (
+    <h1
+      onClick={() => {
+        // remove the node
+        onRemove(id);
+      }}
+    >
+      {id} {Math.round(Math.random() * 1000)}
+    </h1>
+  )
+);
 
 const App = () => {
-  let [, id] = window.location.href.split("#");
-  if (!id) loadNewFlow();
+  const history = useHistory();
+  const location = useLocation();
+
+  const id = React.useMemo(() => {
+    console.log("new ID");
+    if (location.hash.length < 2) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return location.hash.slice(1);
+  }, [location]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (id === null) {
+      history.push(`#${randomWords()}`);
+    }
+  }, [id]);
+
+  if (id === null) {
+    return <p>Redirecting...</p>;
+  }
 
-  return <Flow id={id} />;
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <nav>
+        <Link to="#direct">#direct</Link> <Link to="#captain">#captain</Link>{" "}
+        <button
+          onClick={() => {
+            history.push(`#${randomWords()}`);
+          }}
+        >
+          New flow
+        </button>
+      </nav>
+      <Flow id={id} />
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+const Container = () => {
+  return (
+    <Router>
+      <App />
+    </Router>
+  );
 };
 
-export default App;
+export default Container;
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 2afc29b..3116d9f 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ ReactDOM.render(
   document.getElementById("root")
 );
 
+fetch("/flow.json")
+  .then((res) => res.json())
+  .then(console.log.bind(console));
+
 // If you want your app to work offline and load faster, you can change
 // unregister() to register() below. Note this comes with some pitfalls.
 // Learn more about service workers: https://bit.ly/CRA-PWA
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 253389f..d15e693 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@
   dependencies:
     regenerator-runtime "^0.13.4"
 
-"@babel/runtime@^7.10.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.10.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.1":
+"@babel/runtime@^7.1.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.10.2", "@babel/runtime@^7.10.3", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.1", "@babel/runtime@^7.5.5":
   version "7.10.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/runtime/-/runtime-7.10.5.tgz#303d8bd440ecd5a491eae6117fd3367698674c5c"
   integrity sha512-otddXKhdNn7d0ptoFRHtMLa8LqDxLYwTjB4nYgM1yy5N6gU/MUf8zqyyLltCH3yAVitBzmwK4us+DD0l/MauAg==
@@ -5187,6 +5187,18 @@ hex-color-regex@^1.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hex-color-regex/-/hex-color-regex-1.1.0.tgz#4c06fccb4602fe2602b3c93df82d7e7dbf1a8a8e"
   integrity sha512-l9sfDFsuqtOqKDsQdqrMRk0U85RZc0RtOR9yPI7mRVOa4FsR/BVnZ0shmQRM96Ji99kYZP/7hn1cedc1+ApsTQ==
 
+history@^4.9.0:
+  version "4.10.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/history/-/history-4.10.1.tgz#33371a65e3a83b267434e2b3f3b1b4c58aad4cf3"
+  integrity sha512-36nwAD620w12kuzPAsyINPWJqlNbij+hpK1k9XRloDtym8mxzGYl2c17LnV6IAGB2Dmg4tEa7G7DlawS0+qjew==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.1.2"
+    loose-envify "^1.2.0"
+    resolve-pathname "^3.0.0"
+    tiny-invariant "^1.0.2"
+    tiny-warning "^1.0.0"
+    value-equal "^1.0.1"
+
 hmac-drbg@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hmac-drbg/-/hmac-drbg-1.0.1.tgz#d2745701025a6c775a6c545793ed502fc0c649a1"
@@ -5196,6 +5208,13 @@ hmac-drbg@^1.0.0:
     minimalistic-assert "^1.0.0"
     minimalistic-crypto-utils "^1.0.1"
 
+hoist-non-react-statics@^3.1.0:
+  version "3.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoist-non-react-statics/-/hoist-non-react-statics-3.3.2.tgz#ece0acaf71d62c2969c2ec59feff42a4b1a85b45"
+  integrity sha512-/gGivxi8JPKWNm/W0jSmzcMPpfpPLc3dY/6GxhX2hQ9iGj3aDfklV4ET7NjKpSinLpJ5vafa9iiGIEZg10SfBw==
+  dependencies:
+    react-is "^16.7.0"
+
 hosted-git-info@^2.1.4:
   version "2.8.8"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hosted-git-info/-/hosted-git-info-2.8.8.tgz#7539bd4bc1e0e0a895815a2e0262420b12858488"
@@ -5897,6 +5916,11 @@ is-wsl@^2.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-wsl/-/is-wsl-2.1.1.tgz#4a1c152d429df3d441669498e2486d3596ebaf1d"
   integrity sha512-umZHcSrwlDHo2TGMXv0DZ8dIUGunZ2Iv68YZnrmCiBPkZ4aaOhtv7pXJKeki9k3qJ3RJr0cDyitcl5wEH3AYog==
 
+isarray@0.0.1:
+  version "0.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isarray/-/isarray-0.0.1.tgz#8a18acfca9a8f4177e09abfc6038939b05d1eedf"
+  integrity sha1-ihis/Kmo9Bd+Cav8YDiTmwXR7t8=
+
 isarray@1.0.0, isarray@^1.0.0, isarray@~1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isarray/-/isarray-1.0.0.tgz#bb935d48582cba168c06834957a54a3e07124f11"
@@ -6772,7 +6796,7 @@ loglevel@^1.6.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loglevel/-/loglevel-1.6.7.tgz#b3e034233188c68b889f5b862415306f565e2c56"
   integrity sha512-cY2eLFrQSAfVPhCgH1s7JI73tMbg9YC3v3+ZHVW67sBS7UxWzNEk/ZBbSfLykBWHp33dqqtOv82gjhKEi81T/A==
 
-loose-envify@^1.0.0, loose-envify@^1.1.0, loose-envify@^1.4.0:
+loose-envify@^1.0.0, loose-envify@^1.1.0, loose-envify@^1.2.0, loose-envify@^1.3.1, loose-envify@^1.4.0:
   version "1.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/loose-envify/-/loose-envify-1.4.0.tgz#71ee51fa7be4caec1a63839f7e682d8132d30caf"
   integrity sha512-lyuxPGr/Wfhrlem2CL/UcnUc1zcqKAImBDzukY7Y5F/yQiNdko6+fRLevlw1HgMySw7f611UIY408EtxRSoK3Q==
@@ -7010,6 +7034,14 @@ min-indent@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/min-indent/-/min-indent-1.0.1.tgz#a63f681673b30571fbe8bc25686ae746eefa9869"
   integrity sha512-I9jwMn07Sy/IwOj3zVkVik2JTvgpaykDZEigL6Rx6N9LbMywwUSMtxET+7lVoDLLd3O3IXwJwvuuns8UB/HeAg==
 
+mini-create-react-context@^0.4.0:
+  version "0.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mini-create-react-context/-/mini-create-react-context-0.4.0.tgz#df60501c83151db69e28eac0ef08b4002efab040"
+  integrity sha512-b0TytUgFSbgFJGzJqXPKCFCBWigAjpjo+Fl7Vf7ZbKRDptszpppKxXH6DRXEABZ/gcEQczeb0iZ7JvL8e8jjCA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.5.5"
+    tiny-warning "^1.0.3"
+
 mini-css-extract-plugin@0.9.0:
   version "0.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mini-css-extract-plugin/-/mini-css-extract-plugin-0.9.0.tgz#47f2cf07aa165ab35733b1fc97d4c46c0564339e"
@@ -7854,6 +7886,13 @@ path-to-regexp@0.1.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-0.1.7.tgz#df604178005f522f15eb4490e7247a1bfaa67f8c"
   integrity sha1-32BBeABfUi8V60SQ5yR6G/qmf4w=
 
+path-to-regexp@^1.7.0:
+  version "1.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-to-regexp/-/path-to-regexp-1.8.0.tgz#887b3ba9d84393e87a0a0b9f4cb756198b53548a"
+  integrity sha512-n43JRhlUKUAlibEJhPeir1ncUID16QnEjNpwzNdO3Lm4ywrBpBZ5oLD0I6br9evr1Y9JTqwRtAh7JLoOzAQdVA==
+  dependencies:
+    isarray "0.0.1"
+
 path-type@^1.0.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/path-type/-/path-type-1.1.0.tgz#59c44f7ee491da704da415da5a4070ba4f8fe441"
@@ -8965,11 +9004,40 @@ react-error-overlay@^6.0.7:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-error-overlay/-/react-error-overlay-6.0.7.tgz#1dcfb459ab671d53f660a991513cb2f0a0553108"
   integrity sha512-TAv1KJFh3RhqxNvhzxj6LeT5NWklP6rDr2a0jaTfsZ5wSZWHOGeqQyejUp3xxLfPt2UpyJEcVQB/zyPcmonNFA==
 
-react-is@^16.12.0, react-is@^16.8.1, react-is@^16.8.4:
+react-is@^16.12.0, react-is@^16.6.0, react-is@^16.7.0, react-is@^16.8.1, react-is@^16.8.4:
   version "16.13.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-is/-/react-is-16.13.1.tgz#789729a4dc36de2999dc156dd6c1d9c18cea56a4"
   integrity sha512-24e6ynE2H+OKt4kqsOvNd8kBpV65zoxbA4BVsEOB3ARVWQki/DHzaUoC5KuON/BiccDaCCTZBuOcfZs70kR8bQ==
 
+react-router-dom@^5.2.0:
+  version "5.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router-dom/-/react-router-dom-5.2.0.tgz#9e65a4d0c45e13289e66c7b17c7e175d0ea15662"
+  integrity sha512-gxAmfylo2QUjcwxI63RhQ5G85Qqt4voZpUXSEqCwykV0baaOTQDR1f0PmY8AELqIyVc0NEZUj0Gov5lNGcXgsA==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.1.2"
+    history "^4.9.0"
+    loose-envify "^1.3.1"
+    prop-types "^15.6.2"
+    react-router "5.2.0"
+    tiny-invariant "^1.0.2"
+    tiny-warning "^1.0.0"
+
+react-router@5.2.0:
+  version "5.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-router/-/react-router-5.2.0.tgz#424e75641ca8747fbf76e5ecca69781aa37ea293"
+  integrity sha512-smz1DUuFHRKdcJC0jobGo8cVbhO3x50tCL4icacOlcwDOEQPq4TMqwx3sY1TP+DvtTgz4nm3thuo7A+BK2U0Dw==
+  dependencies:
+    "@babel/runtime" "^7.1.2"
+    history "^4.9.0"
+    hoist-non-react-statics "^3.1.0"
+    loose-envify "^1.3.1"
+    mini-create-react-context "^0.4.0"
+    path-to-regexp "^1.7.0"
+    prop-types "^15.6.2"
+    react-is "^16.6.0"
+    tiny-invariant "^1.0.2"
+    tiny-warning "^1.0.0"
+
 react-scripts@3.4.1:
   version "3.4.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-scripts/-/react-scripts-3.4.1.tgz#f551298b5c71985cc491b9acf3c8e8c0ae3ada0a"
@@ -9393,6 +9461,11 @@ resolve-from@^4.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-from/-/resolve-from-4.0.0.tgz#4abcd852ad32dd7baabfe9b40e00a36db5f392e6"
   integrity sha512-pb/MYmXstAkysRFx8piNI1tGFNQIFA3vkE3Gq4EuA1dF6gHp/+vgZqsCGJapvy8N3Q+4o7FwvquPJcnZ7RYy4g==
 
+resolve-pathname@^3.0.0:
+  version "3.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-pathname/-/resolve-pathname-3.0.0.tgz#99d02224d3cf263689becbb393bc560313025dcd"
+  integrity sha512-C7rARubxI8bXFNB/hqcp/4iUeIXJhJZvFPFPiSPRnhU5UPxzMFIl+2E6yY6c4k9giDJAhtV+enfA+G89N6Csng==
+
 resolve-url-loader@3.1.1:
   version "3.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/resolve-url-loader/-/resolve-url-loader-3.1.1.tgz#28931895fa1eab9be0647d3b2958c100ae3c0bf0"
@@ -10476,6 +10549,16 @@ timsort@^0.3.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/timsort/-/timsort-0.3.0.tgz#405411a8e7e6339fe64db9a234de11dc31e02bd4"
   integrity sha1-QFQRqOfmM5/mTbmiNN4R3DHgK9Q=
 
+tiny-invariant@^1.0.2:
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tiny-invariant/-/tiny-invariant-1.1.0.tgz#634c5f8efdc27714b7f386c35e6760991d230875"
+  integrity sha512-ytxQvrb1cPc9WBEI/HSeYYoGD0kWnGEOR8RY6KomWLBVhqz0RgTwVO9dLrGz7dC+nN9llyI7OKAgRq8Vq4ZBSw==
+
+tiny-warning@^1.0.0, tiny-warning@^1.0.3:
+  version "1.0.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tiny-warning/-/tiny-warning-1.0.3.tgz#94a30db453df4c643d0fd566060d60a875d84754"
+  integrity sha512-lBN9zLN/oAf68o3zNXYrdCt1kP8WsiGW8Oo2ka41b2IM5JL/S1CTyX1rW0mb/zSuJun0ZUrDxx4sqvYS2FWzPA==
+
 tmp@^0.0.33:
   version "0.0.33"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tmp/-/tmp-0.0.33.tgz#6d34335889768d21b2bcda0aa277ced3b1bfadf9"
@@ -10870,6 +10953,11 @@ validate-npm-package-license@^3.0.1:
     spdx-correct "^3.0.0"
     spdx-expression-parse "^3.0.0"
 
+value-equal@^1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/value-equal/-/value-equal-1.0.1.tgz#1e0b794c734c5c0cade179c437d356d931a34d6c"
+  integrity sha512-NOJ6JZCAWr0zlxZt+xqCHNTEKOsrks2HQd4MqhP1qy4z1SkbEP467eNx6TgDKXMvUOb+OENfJCZwM+16n7fRfw==
+
 vary@~1.1.2:
   version "1.1.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vary/-/vary-1.1.2.tgz#2299f02c6ded30d4a5961b0b9f74524a18f634fc"