diff --git a/adapter/honk.go b/adapter/honk.go
index d416346..d41476e 100644
--- a/adapter/honk.go
+++ b/adapter/honk.go
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ func (self *HonkAdapter) donk(data map[string]string) error {
 				fieldName = "donkdesc"
 			case "content":
 				fieldName = "noise"
+			case "replyto":
+				fieldName = "rid"
 			}
 			if fw, err = w.CreateFormField(fieldName); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -292,6 +294,12 @@ func (self *HonkAdapter) Do(action string, data map[string]string) error {
 		if exists {
 			return self.donk(data)
 		}
+
+		replyto, exists := data["replyto"]
+		if exists {
+			honkForm["rid"] = []string{replyto}
+		}
+
 		res, err := http.PostForm(self.server+"/api", honkForm)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/frontend/ts/author-messages-element.ts b/frontend/ts/author-messages-element.ts
index 9f54389..d9c0081 100644
--- a/frontend/ts/author-messages-element.ts
+++ b/frontend/ts/author-messages-element.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export class AuthorMessagesElement extends HTMLElement {
   private _id: string | null = null;
   private _adapter: string = "";
   
+  private _interactable: boolean = false;
+  
   private _messages: Message[] = [];
   private _byAuthorTimer: BatchTimer | null = null;
 
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ export class AuthorMessagesElement extends HTMLElement {
     this._adapter = this.getAttribute("data-adapter") ?? "";
     const gateway = this.getAttribute("data-gateway") ?? "";
     this._byAuthorTimer = new BatchTimer(gateway, this._adapter, "byAuthor");
+    this._interactable = this.getAttribute("data-interactable") != null;
   }
   
   attributeChangedCallback(attr: string, prev: string, next: string) {
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ export class AuthorMessagesElement extends HTMLElement {
         }
         let msg = datastore.messages.get(next);
         if (msg) {
-          const existingIdx = this._messages.findIndex(m=>(m.renoteId ?? m.id) == (msg.renoteId ?? msg.id) && ((m.edited ?? m.created) < (msg.edited ?? msg.created)));
+          const existingIdx = this._messages.findIndex(m=>(m.renoteId ?? m.id) == (msg.renoteId ?? msg.id) && ((m.edited ?? m.created) <= (msg.edited ?? msg.created)));
           
           // first we update the backing data store
           if (existingIdx >= 0) {
@@ -67,12 +70,12 @@ export class AuthorMessagesElement extends HTMLElement {
           
           // if we made it this far, let's create a node
           const e = document.createElement("li");
-          e.innerHTML = `<underbbs-message data-adapter="${this._adapter}" data-target="${next}"></underbbs-message>`
+          e.innerHTML = `<underbbs-message data-adapter="${this._adapter}" data-target="${next}" ${this._interactable ? "data-interactable" : ""}></underbbs-message>`
           // second pass, try to place it in reverse-chronological order
           for (let i = 0; i < ul.childElementCount; i++){
             const id = ul.children[i]?.children[0]?.getAttribute("data-target");
             const ogMsg = this._messages.find(m=>(m.renoteId ?? m.id) == id);
-            if (ogMsg && (ogMsg.renoteTime ?? ogMsg.created) < (msg.renoteTime ?? msg.created)) {
+            if (ogMsg && (ogMsg.renoteTime ?? ogMsg.created) <= (msg.renoteTime ?? msg.created)) {
               ul.insertBefore(e, ul.children[i])
               e.children[0].setAttribute("data-latest", next);
               return;
diff --git a/frontend/ts/create-message-element.ts b/frontend/ts/create-message-element.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0103401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/ts/create-message-element.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { Doer } from './doer'
+
+export class CreateMessageElement extends HTMLElement {
+  private _gateway: string = "";
+  private _adapter: string = ""
+  private _doer: Doer | null = null;
+  static observedAttributes = [ "data-replyto" ];
+
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.innerHTML = `<form onsubmit="return false"><input readonly class="createmessage_replyto"></input><textarea class="createmessage_content"></textarea><details><summary>attachment?</summary><input type="file" class="createmessage_file"></input><input class="createmessage_desc"></input></details><input type="submit" value="post"></input></form>`
+  }
+  
+  connectedCallback() {
+    this._gateway = this.getAttribute("data-gateway") ?? "";
+    this._adapter = this.getAttribute("data-adapter") ?? "";
+    this._doer = new Doer(this._gateway, this._adapter);
+    
+    const postBtn = this.querySelector(`input[type="submit"]`);
+    if (postBtn) {
+      postBtn.addEventListener("click", this.doPost.bind(this));
+    }
+  }
+  
+  attributeChangedCallback(attr: string, prev: string, next: string) {
+    switch (attr) {
+      // when we implement replies, we'll come back here
+      case "data-replyto":
+        const e = this.querySelector(".createmessage_replyto") as HTMLInputElement;
+        if (e) {
+          e.value = next;
+        }
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+  
+  resetInput(r: Response) {
+    if (r.ok) {
+      const f = this.querySelector("form") as HTMLFormElement;
+      if (f) {
+        f.reset();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  doPost() {
+    const msgContent = this.querySelector(".createmessage_content") as HTMLTextAreaElement;
+    const msgAttachment = this.querySelector(".createmessage_file") as HTMLInputElement;
+    const msgAttachmentDesc = this.querySelector(".createmessage_desc") as HTMLInputElement;
+    const msgReplyTo = this.querySelector(".createmessage_replyto") as HTMLInputElement;
+    
+    const doReq: any = {};
+    doReq.action = "post";
+    doReq.content = msgContent.value ?? "";
+    
+    if (msgReplyTo && msgReplyTo.value) {
+      doReq.replyto = msgReplyTo.value;
+    }
+    
+    if (msgAttachment.files && msgAttachment.files[0]) {
+      const r = new FileReader();
+      const self = this;
+      
+      doReq.desc = msgAttachmentDesc.value ?? "";
+      r.onload = ()=>{
+        if (self && self._doer) {
+          doReq.file = r.result;
+          self._doer.do(doReq)
+          .then(r=>{
+            if (r.ok) {
+              msgContent.value = '';
+              msgAttachment.value = '';
+              msgAttachmentDesc.value = '';
+              msgReplyTo.value = '';
+            }
+          })
+          .catch(err=>{
+            // try to display an error locally on the component
+          });
+        }
+      }
+       r.readAsDataURL(msgAttachment.files[0]);
+       return;
+    }
+    if (this._doer) {
+      this._doer.do(doReq)
+      .then(r=>{
+        if (r.ok) {
+          msgContent.value = '';
+          msgAttachment.value = '';
+          msgAttachmentDesc.value = '';
+          msgReplyTo.value = '';
+        }
+      })
+      .catch(err=>{
+            // try to display an error locally on the component
+      });;
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/ts/doer.ts b/frontend/ts/doer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b14334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/ts/doer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import util from './util';
+
+export class Doer {
+  private _reqFn: (doParams: any) => Promise<Response>;
+  
+  constructor(gateway: string, adapter: string) {
+    this._reqFn = (doParams: any) => {
+      let url = `${gateway}/api/adapters/${adapter}/do`;
+      return util.authorizedFetch("POST", url, JSON.stringify(doParams));
+    }
+  }
+  
+  do(doParams: any): Promise<Response> {
+    return this._reqFn(doParams);
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/ts/message-element.ts b/frontend/ts/message-element.ts
index 358659c..cc5fe6d 100644
--- a/frontend/ts/message-element.ts
+++ b/frontend/ts/message-element.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ export class MessageElement extends HTMLElement {
   private _adapter: string | null = null;
   
   private _message: Message | null = null;
+  private _interactable: boolean = false;
+  private _replyWith: string | null = null;
   
   private _messageTimer: BatchTimer | null = null;
   
   constructor() {
     super();
-    this.innerHTML = `<div class="message_metadata"></div><div class="message_content"></div><div class="message_attachments"></div>`
+    this.innerHTML = `<div class="message_metadata"></div><div class="message_content"></div><div class="message_attachments"></div><div class="message_interactions"></div>`
   }
   
   connectedCallback() {
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ export class MessageElement extends HTMLElement {
     this._adapter = this.getAttribute("data-adapter");
     const gateway = this.getAttribute("data-gateway") ?? "";
     this._messageTimer = new BatchTimer(gateway, this._adapter ?? "", "message");
+    this._interactable = this.getAttribute("data-interactable") != null;
+    this._replyWith = this.getAttribute("data-replywith");
   }
   
   attributeChangedCallback(attr: string, prev: string, next: string) {
@@ -33,7 +37,7 @@ export class MessageElement extends HTMLElement {
         }
         this._id = next;
         this._message = null;
-        this.innerHTML = `<div class="message_metadata"></div><div class="message_content"></div><div class="message_attachments"></div>`;
+        this.innerHTML = `<div class="message_metadata"></div><div class="message_content"></div><div class="message_attachments"></div><div class="message_interactions"></div>`;
         if (this._messageTimer) {
           this._messageTimer.queue(next, 100);
         }
@@ -51,6 +55,7 @@ export class MessageElement extends HTMLElement {
           const metadata = this.querySelector(".message_metadata");
           const content = this.querySelector(".message_content");
           const attachments = this.querySelector(".message_attachments");
+          const interactions = this.querySelector(".message_interactions");
           if (metadata) {
             if (this._message.renoteId) {
               metadata.innerHTML = `<span class="message_renoter">${this._message.renoter}</span><span class="message_renotetime">${new Date(this._message.renoteTime ?? 0)}</span>`
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ export class MessageElement extends HTMLElement {
           if (content) {
             content.innerHTML = this._message.content;
           }
-          if (attachments && this._message.attachments.length > 0) {
+          if (attachments && this._message.attachments && this._message.attachments.length > 0) {
             let html = "<ul>";
             for (const a of this._message.attachments) {
               // we can do it based on actual mimetype later but now let's just do an extension check
@@ -104,8 +109,34 @@ export class MessageElement extends HTMLElement {
             html += "</ul>";
             attachments.innerHTML = html;
           }
+          if (this._interactable && interactions) {
+            interactions.innerHTML = `<button class="message_reply">reply</button><button class="message_boost">boost</button><a target="_blank" href="${this._message.uri}">permalink</a>`
+            const replyBtn = this.querySelector(".message_reply");
+            const boostBtn = this.querySelector(".message_boost");
+            if (replyBtn) {
+              replyBtn.addEventListener("click", this.reply.bind(this));
+            }
+            if (boostBtn) {
+              boostBtn.addEventListener("click", this.boost.bind(this));
+            }
+          }
         }
         break;
     }
   }
+  
+  private reply() {
+    const e = document.querySelector(`#${this._replyWith}`);
+    if (e) {
+      e.setAttribute("data-replyto", this._id || "");
+      const txtArea = e.querySelector("textarea") as HTMLTextAreaElement;
+      if (txtArea) {
+        txtArea.focus();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  
+  private boost() {
+    // use a Doer to boost
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/ts/timeline-element.ts b/frontend/ts/timeline-element.ts
index 2a4f0d8..472b1fb 100644
--- a/frontend/ts/timeline-element.ts
+++ b/frontend/ts/timeline-element.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ export class TimelineElement extends HTMLElement {
   private _timeline: string | null = null;
   private _adapter: string = "";
   
+  private _interactable: boolean = false;
+  private _replyWith: string | null = null;
+  
   private _messages: Message[] = [];
   private _subscriber: Subscriber | null = null;
 
@@ -22,6 +25,8 @@ export class TimelineElement extends HTMLElement {
     this._adapter = this.getAttribute("data-adapter") ?? "";
     const gateway = this.getAttribute("data-gateway") ?? "";
     this._subscriber = new Subscriber(gateway, this._adapter ?? "", this.getAttribute("id") ?? null);
+    this._interactable = this.getAttribute("data-interactable") != null;
+    this._replyWith = this.getAttribute("data-replywith");
   }
   
   attributeChangedCallback(attr: string, prev: string, next: string) {
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ export class TimelineElement extends HTMLElement {
         let msg = datastore.messages.get(next);
         if (msg) {
           console.log(msg);
-          const existingIdx = this._messages.findIndex(m=>(m.renoteId ?? m.id) == (msg.renoteId ?? msg.id) && ((m.edited ?? m.created) < (msg.edited ?? msg.created)));
+          const existingIdx = this._messages.findIndex(m=>(m.renoteId ?? m.id) == (msg.renoteId ?? msg.id) && ((m.edited ?? m.created) <= (msg.edited ?? msg.created)));
           
           // first we update the backing data store
           if (existingIdx >= 0) {
@@ -70,12 +75,12 @@ export class TimelineElement extends HTMLElement {
           
           // if we made it this far, let's create a node
           const e = document.createElement("li");
-          e.innerHTML = `<underbbs-message data-adapter="${this._adapter}" data-target="${next}"></underbbs-message>`
+          e.innerHTML = `<underbbs-message data-adapter="${this._adapter}" data-target="${next}" ${this._interactable ? "data-interactable" : ""} ${this._replyWith ? "data-replywith='" + this._replyWith + "'" : ""}></underbbs-message>`
           // second pass, try to place it in reverse-chronological order
           for (let i = 0; i < ul.childElementCount; i++){
             const id = ul.children[i]?.children[0]?.getAttribute("data-target");
             const ogMsg = this._messages.find(m=>(m.renoteId ?? m.id) == id);
-            if (ogMsg && (ogMsg.renoteTime ?? ogMsg.created) < (msg.renoteTime ?? msg.created)) {
+            if (ogMsg && (ogMsg.renoteTime ?? ogMsg.created) <= (msg.renoteTime ?? msg.created)) {
               ul.insertBefore(e, ul.children[i])
               e.children[0].setAttribute("data-latest", next);
               return;
diff --git a/frontend/ts/websocket.ts b/frontend/ts/websocket.ts
index 31fd876..bff8e2f 100644
--- a/frontend/ts/websocket.ts
+++ b/frontend/ts/websocket.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {ProfileElement} from "./profile-element"
 import {MessageElement} from "./message-element"
 import {TimelineElement} from "./timeline-element"
 import {TimelineFilterElement} from "./timeline-filter-element"
+import {CreateMessageElement} from "./create-message-element"
 
 export class DatagramSocket {
   public static skey: string | null = null;
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ function init() {
   customElements.define("underbbs-author-messages", AuthorMessagesElement);
   customElements.define("underbbs-timeline", TimelineElement);
   customElements.define("underbbs-timeline-filter", TimelineFilterElement);
+  customElements.define("underbbs-create-message", CreateMessageElement);
   
   console.log("underbbs initialized!")
 }
diff --git a/server/api.go b/server/api.go
index 55cd93f..c54a467 100644
--- a/server/api.go
+++ b/server/api.go
@@ -223,14 +223,22 @@ func apiAdapterDo(next http.Handler, subscribers map[*Subscriber][]adapter.Adapt
 							return
 						}
 						if f, exists := doReq["file"]; exists {
-							rawFile, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(f)
+							firstCommaIdx := strings.Index(f, ",")
+							rawFile, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(f[firstCommaIdx+1:])
 							if err != nil {
 								w.WriteHeader(500)
 								return
 							}
 							doReq["file"] = string(rawFile)
 						}
-						a.Do(doReq["action"], doReq)
+						action, ok := doReq["action"]
+						if ok {
+							delete(doReq, "action")
+						} else {
+							w.WriteHeader(422)
+							return
+						}
+						a.Do(action, doReq)
 						next.ServeHTTP(w, req)
 						return
 					}
@@ -265,7 +273,7 @@ func (self *BBSServer) apiMux() http.Handler {
 		self.subscribers,
 	))
 
-	rtr.Post(`adapters/(?P<adapter-id>\S+)/do`, ProtectWithSubscriberKey(
+	rtr.Post(`/adapters/(?P<adapter_id>\S+)/do`, ProtectWithSubscriberKey(
 		apiAdapterDo(renderer.JSON("data"), self.subscribers),
 		self.subscribers,
 	))