diff --git a/src/tui/command.zig b/src/tui/command.zig
index 9d620ca..7b69697 100644
--- a/src/tui/command.zig
+++ b/src/tui/command.zig
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ const Vtable = struct {
     id: ID = ID_unknown,
     name: []const u8,
     run: *const fn (self: *Vtable, ctx: Context) tp.result,
+    meta: Metadata,
+};
+
+const Metadata = struct {
+    description: []const u8 = &[_]u8{},
+    interactive: bool = true,
 };
 
 pub fn Closure(comptime T: type) type {
@@ -33,11 +39,12 @@ pub fn Closure(comptime T: type) type {
         const FunT: type = *const fn (T, ctx: Context) Result;
         const Self = @This();
 
-        pub fn init(f: FunT, data: T, name: []const u8) Self {
+        pub fn init(f: FunT, data: T, name: []const u8, meta: Metadata) Self {
             return .{
                 .vtbl = .{
                     .run = run,
                     .name = name,
+                    .meta = meta,
                 },
                 .f = f,
                 .data = data,
@@ -142,6 +149,7 @@ fn CmdDef(comptime T: type) type {
         const Fn = fn (T, Context) anyerror!void;
         name: [:0]const u8,
         f: *const Fn,
+        meta: Metadata,
     };
 }
 
@@ -150,6 +158,7 @@ fn getTargetType(comptime Namespace: type) type {
 }
 
 fn getCommands(comptime Namespace: type) []const CmdDef(*getTargetType(Namespace)) {
+    @setEvalBranchQuota(10_000);
     comptime switch (@typeInfo(Namespace)) {
         .Struct => |info| {
             var count = 0;
@@ -164,7 +173,14 @@ fn getCommands(comptime Namespace: type) []const CmdDef(*getTargetType(Namespace
             var i = 0;
             for (info.decls) |decl| {
                 if (@TypeOf(@field(Namespace, decl.name)) == CmdDef(*Target).Fn) {
-                    cmds[i] = .{ .f = &@field(Namespace, decl.name), .name = decl.name };
+                    cmds[i] = .{
+                        .f = &@field(Namespace, decl.name),
+                        .name = decl.name,
+                        .meta = if (@hasDecl(Namespace, decl.name ++ "_meta"))
+                            @field(Namespace, decl.name ++ "_meta")
+                        else
+                            .{},
+                    };
                     i += 1;
                 }
             }
@@ -208,7 +224,7 @@ pub fn Collection(comptime Namespace: type) type {
             if (cmds.len == 0)
                 @compileError("no commands found in type " ++ @typeName(Target) ++ " (did you mark them public?)");
             inline for (cmds) |cmd| {
-                @field(self.fields, cmd.name) = Closure(*Target).init(cmd.f, targetPtr, cmd.name);
+                @field(self.fields, cmd.name) = Closure(*Target).init(cmd.f, targetPtr, cmd.name, cmd.meta);
                 try @field(self.fields, cmd.name).register();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig
index 9bcc4c9..56216be 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/command_palette.zig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub const name = "󱊒 command";
 pub const description = "command";
 
 pub const Entry = struct {
+    label: []const u8,
     name: []const u8,
     id: command.ID,
     used_time: i64,
@@ -19,7 +20,13 @@ pub const Entry = struct {
 
 pub fn load_entries(palette: *Type) !void {
     for (command.commands.items) |cmd_| if (cmd_) |p| {
-        (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{ .name = p.name, .id = p.id, .used_time = 0 };
+        if (p.meta.interactive)
+            (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{
+                .label = if (p.meta.description.len > 0) p.meta.description else p.name,
+                .name = p.name,
+                .id = p.id,
+                .used_time = 0,
+            };
     };
 }
 
@@ -27,24 +34,27 @@ pub fn add_menu_entry(palette: *Type, entry: *Entry, matches: ?[]const usize) !v
     var value = std.ArrayList(u8).init(palette.allocator);
     defer value.deinit();
     const writer = value.writer();
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.name);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.id);
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.label);
     try cbor.writeValue(writer, if (palette.hints) |hints| hints.get(entry.name) orelse "" else "");
-    if (matches) |matches_|
-        try cbor.writeValue(writer, matches_);
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, matches orelse &[_]usize{});
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.id);
     try palette.menu.add_item_with_handler(value.items, select);
     palette.items += 1;
 }
 
 fn select(menu: **Type.MenuState, button: *Type.ButtonState) void {
-    var command_name: []const u8 = undefined;
+    var unused: []const u8 = undefined;
     var command_id: command.ID = undefined;
     var iter = button.opts.label;
-    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &command_name) catch false)) return;
+    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &unused) catch false)) return;
+    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &unused) catch false)) return;
+    var len = cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter) catch return;
+    while (len > 0) : (len -= 1)
+        cbor.skipValue(&iter) catch break;
     if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&command_id)) catch false)) return;
     update_used_time(menu.*.opts.ctx, command_id);
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err("navigate", e);
-    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", command_name, .{} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err("navigate", e);
+    tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", command_id, .{} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err("navigate", e);
 }
 
 fn sort_by_used_time(palette: *Type) void {
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent_project.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent_project.zig
index e69a68e..07f8ddc 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent_project.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/open_recent_project.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub const name = " project";
 pub const description = "project";
 
 pub const Entry = struct {
-    name: []const u8,
+    label: []const u8,
 };
 
 pub const Match = struct {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub const Match = struct {
 
 pub fn deinit(palette: *Type) void {
     for (palette.entries.items) |entry|
-        palette.allocator.free(entry.name);
+        palette.allocator.free(entry.label);
 }
 
 pub fn load_entries(palette: *Type) !void {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn load_entries(palette: *Type) !void {
     while (len > 0) : (len -= 1) {
         var name_: []const u8 = undefined;
         if (try cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&name_))) {
-            (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{ .name = try palette.allocator.dupe(u8, name_) };
+            (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{ .label = try palette.allocator.dupe(u8, name_) };
         } else return error.InvalidMessageField;
     }
 }
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ pub fn add_menu_entry(palette: *Type, entry: *Entry, matches: ?[]const usize) !v
     var value = std.ArrayList(u8).init(palette.allocator);
     defer value.deinit();
     const writer = value.writer();
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.name);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, if (palette.hints) |hints| hints.get(entry.name) orelse "" else "");
-    if (matches) |matches_|
-        try cbor.writeValue(writer, matches_);
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.label);
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, matches orelse &[_]usize{});
     try palette.menu.add_item_with_handler(value.items, select);
     palette.items += 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
index 98846de..f06e943 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/palette.zig
@@ -108,28 +108,25 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
         }
 
         fn on_render_menu(_: *Self, button: *Button.State(*Menu.State(*Self)), theme: *const Widget.Theme, selected: bool) bool {
-            const style_base = if (button.active) theme.editor_cursor else if (button.hover or selected) theme.editor_selection else theme.editor_widget;
-            const style_keybind = if (tui.find_scope_style(theme, "entity.name")) |sty| sty.style else style_base;
-            button.plane.set_base_style(" ", style_base);
+            const style_label = if (button.active) theme.editor_cursor else if (button.hover or selected) theme.editor_selection else theme.editor_widget;
+            const style_hint = if (tui.find_scope_style(theme, "entity.name")) |sty| sty.style else style_label;
+            button.plane.set_base_style(" ", style_label);
             button.plane.erase();
             button.plane.home();
-            var command_name: []const u8 = undefined;
-            var keybind_hint: []const u8 = undefined;
+            var label: []const u8 = undefined;
+            var hint: []const u8 = undefined;
             var iter = button.opts.label; // label contains cbor, first the file name, then multiple match indexes
-            if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &command_name) catch false))
-                command_name = "#ERROR#";
-            var command_id: command.ID = undefined;
-            if (!(cbor.matchValue(&iter, cbor.extract(&command_id)) catch false))
-                command_id = 0;
-            if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &keybind_hint) catch false))
-                keybind_hint = "";
-            button.plane.set_style(style_keybind);
+            if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &label) catch false))
+                label = "#ERROR#";
+            if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &hint) catch false))
+                hint = "";
+            button.plane.set_style(style_hint);
             const pointer = if (selected) "⏵" else " ";
             _ = button.plane.print("{s}", .{pointer}) catch {};
-            button.plane.set_style(style_base);
-            _ = button.plane.print("{s} ", .{command_name}) catch {};
-            button.plane.set_style(style_keybind);
-            _ = button.plane.print_aligned_right(0, "{s} ", .{keybind_hint}) catch {};
+            button.plane.set_style(style_label);
+            _ = button.plane.print("{s} ", .{label}) catch {};
+            button.plane.set_style(style_hint);
+            _ = button.plane.print_aligned_right(0, "{s} ", .{hint}) catch {};
             var index: usize = 0;
             var len = cbor.decodeArrayHeader(&iter) catch return false;
             while (len > 0) : (len -= 1) {
@@ -301,7 +298,7 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
             self.menu.reset_items();
             self.menu.selected = null;
             for (self.entries.items) |entry|
-                self.longest = @max(self.longest, entry.name.len);
+                self.longest = @max(self.longest, entry.label.len);
 
             if (self.inputbox.text.items.len == 0) {
                 self.total_items = 0;
@@ -340,7 +337,7 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
             var matches = std.ArrayList(Match).init(self.allocator);
 
             for (self.entries.items) |*entry| {
-                const match = searcher.scoreMatches(entry.name, query);
+                const match = searcher.scoreMatches(entry.label, query);
                 if (match.score) |score|
                     (try matches.addOne()).* = .{
                         .entry = entry,
@@ -353,7 +350,7 @@ pub fn Create(options: type) type {
             const less_fn = struct {
                 fn less_fn(_: void, lhs: Match, rhs: Match) bool {
                     return if (lhs.score == rhs.score)
-                        lhs.entry.name.len < rhs.entry.name.len
+                        lhs.entry.label.len < rhs.entry.label.len
                     else
                         lhs.score > rhs.score;
                 }
diff --git a/src/tui/mode/overlay/theme_palette.zig b/src/tui/mode/overlay/theme_palette.zig
index 9415986..f3b08d4 100644
--- a/src/tui/mode/overlay/theme_palette.zig
+++ b/src/tui/mode/overlay/theme_palette.zig
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub const name = " theme";
 pub const description = "theme";
 
 pub const Entry = struct {
+    label: []const u8,
     name: []const u8,
 };
 
@@ -25,24 +26,28 @@ var previous_theme: ?[]const u8 = null;
 pub fn load_entries(palette: *Type) !void {
     previous_theme = tui.current().theme.name;
     for (Widget.themes) |theme|
-        (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{ .name = theme.name };
+        (try palette.entries.addOne()).* = .{
+            .label = theme.description,
+            .name = theme.name,
+        };
 }
 
 pub fn add_menu_entry(palette: *Type, entry: *Entry, matches: ?[]const usize) !void {
     var value = std.ArrayList(u8).init(palette.allocator);
     defer value.deinit();
     const writer = value.writer();
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.label);
     try cbor.writeValue(writer, entry.name);
-    try cbor.writeValue(writer, if (palette.hints) |hints| hints.get(entry.name) orelse "" else "");
-    if (matches) |matches_|
-        try cbor.writeValue(writer, matches_);
+    try cbor.writeValue(writer, matches orelse &[_]usize{});
     try palette.menu.add_item_with_handler(value.items, select);
     palette.items += 1;
 }
 
 fn select(menu: **Type.MenuState, button: *Type.ButtonState) void {
+    var description_: []const u8 = undefined;
     var name_: []const u8 = undefined;
     var iter = button.opts.label;
+    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &description_) catch false)) return;
     if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &name_) catch false)) return;
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "exit_overlay_mode" }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err("theme_palette", e);
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "set_theme", .{name_} }) catch |e| menu.*.opts.ctx.logger.err("theme_palette", e);
@@ -50,8 +55,10 @@ fn select(menu: **Type.MenuState, button: *Type.ButtonState) void {
 
 pub fn updated(palette: *Type, button_: ?*Type.ButtonState) !void {
     const button = button_ orelse return cancel(palette);
+    var description_: []const u8 = undefined;
     var name_: []const u8 = undefined;
     var iter = button.opts.label;
+    if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &description_) catch false)) return;
     if (!(cbor.matchString(&iter, &name_) catch false)) return;
     tp.self_pid().send(.{ "cmd", "set_theme", .{name_} }) catch |e| palette.logger.err("theme_palette upated", e);
 }
diff --git a/src/tui/tui.zig b/src/tui/tui.zig
index ba872de..bc40fca 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui.zig
+++ b/src/tui/tui.zig
@@ -223,9 +223,12 @@ fn receive_safe(self: *Self, from: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) !void {
         return;
 
     var cmd: []const u8 = undefined;
+    var cmd_id: command.ID = undefined;
     var ctx: cmds.Ctx = .{};
     if (try m.match(.{ "cmd", tp.extract(&cmd) }))
         return command.executeName(cmd, ctx) catch |e| self.logger.err(cmd, e);
+    if (try m.match(.{ "cmd", tp.extract(&cmd_id) }))
+        return command.execute(cmd_id, ctx) catch |e| self.logger.err("command", e);
 
     var arg: []const u8 = undefined;
 
@@ -233,6 +236,10 @@ fn receive_safe(self: *Self, from: tp.pid_ref, m: tp.message) !void {
         ctx.args = .{ .buf = arg };
         return command.executeName(cmd, ctx) catch |e| self.logger.err(cmd, e);
     }
+    if (try m.match(.{ "cmd", tp.extract(&cmd_id), tp.extract_cbor(&arg) })) {
+        ctx.args = .{ .buf = arg };
+        return command.execute(cmd_id, ctx) catch |e| self.logger.err("command", e);
+    }
     if (try m.match(.{"quit"})) {
         project_manager.shutdown();
         return;