diff --git a/cmd/editor/main.go b/cmd/editor/main.go
index 7c0c828..77bf961 100644
--- a/cmd/editor/main.go
+++ b/cmd/editor/main.go
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ func main() {
 
 	consoleBuilder := terminal.New(newXTermFunc)
 	taskConsoleBuilder := taskconsole.New()
-	win, tasks := ide.New(app, editorBuilder, consoleBuilder, taskConsoleBuilder)
+	win, _ := ide.New(app, editorBuilder, consoleBuilder, taskConsoleBuilder)
 
-	if _, err := tasks.Start(goBinaryPath, "go", "version"); err != nil {
-		log.Error("Failed to start go version: ", err)
-		return
-	}
+	//if _, err := tasks.Start(goBinaryPath, "go", "version"); err != nil {
+	//log.Error("Failed to start go version: ", err)
+	//return
+	//}
 
 	if err := os.MkdirAll("playground", 0700); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Failed to make playground dir", err)
@@ -62,15 +62,17 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	_, err := os.Stat("go.mod")
-	makeNewModule := os.IsNotExist(err)
-	if makeNewModule {
-		_, err := tasks.Start(goBinaryPath, "go", "mod", "init", "playground")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Failed to start module init: ", err)
-			return
+	/*
+		_, err := os.Stat("go.mod")
+		makeNewModule := os.IsNotExist(err)
+		if makeNewModule {
+			_, err := tasks.Start(goBinaryPath, "go", "mod", "init", "playground")
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error("Failed to start module init: ", err)
+				return
+			}
 		}
-	}
+	*/
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat("main.go"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		mainGoContents := `package main
@@ -92,17 +94,19 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if makeNewModule {
-		_, err := tasks.Start(goBinaryPath, "go", "mod", "tidy")
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Error("Failed to start go mod tidy: ", err)
-			return
+	/*
+		if makeNewModule {
+			_, err := tasks.Start(goBinaryPath, "go", "mod", "tidy")
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error("Failed to start go mod tidy: ", err)
+				return
+			}
 		}
-	}
+	*/
 
-	win.NewConsole()
+	//win.NewConsole()
 	editor := win.NewEditor()
-	err = editor.OpenFile("main.go")
+	err := editor.OpenFile("main.go")
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("Failed to open main.go in editor: ", err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/js/process/process.go b/internal/js/process/process.go
index a8b7baf..acc80b3 100644
--- a/internal/js/process/process.go
+++ b/internal/js/process/process.go
@@ -95,9 +95,11 @@ func (p *workerProcess) Start() (err error) {
 		message["files"] = true
 	}
 
-	log.Warn("Starting process:", message)
+	log.Print("Starting process:", message)
+	log.PrintJSValues("kernel start proc message", message)
+	// TODO is p.kernel definitely the right port? this needs to be received by the kernel, but it's not making it there. in fact, seems like _nothing_ makes it there
 	resp, err := jsworker.DoRequest(context.Background(), p.kernel, js.ValueOf(message), nil)
-	log.Warn("Process started:", resp, err)
+	log.Print("Process started:", resp, err)
 	if err != nil {
 		p.startErr = err
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/js/process/spawn.go b/internal/js/process/spawn.go
index 4d2f9d6..d8a8a25 100644
--- a/internal/js/process/spawn.go
+++ b/internal/js/process/spawn.go
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hack-pad/hackpad/internal/fs"
 	"github.com/hack-pad/hackpad/internal/interop"
+	"github.com/hack-pad/hackpad/internal/log"
 	"github.com/hack-pad/hackpad/internal/process"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 func spawn(args []js.Value) (interface{}, error) {
+	log.Warn("spawn call received")
 	if len(args) == 0 {
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("Invalid number of args, expected command name: %v", args)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/jsworker/message_port.go b/internal/jsworker/message_port.go
index ec18db4..526b218 100644
--- a/internal/jsworker/message_port.go
+++ b/internal/jsworker/message_port.go
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ func wrapMessagePort(v js.Value, source, destination string) (*MessagePort, erro
 func (p *MessagePort) debug(args ...interface{}) {
 	destination := fmt.Sprintf("(%s->%s) ", p.sourceName, p.destinationName)
 	args = append([]interface{}{destination}, args...)
-	log.Print(args...)
+	callers := log.Callers(1, 10)
+	var groupArgs [][]interface{}
+	for _, c := range callers {
+		groupArgs = append(groupArgs, []interface{}{c})
+	}
+	log.PrintGroup(fmt.Sprintln(args...), groupArgs...)
 }
 
 func (p *MessagePort) PostMessage(message js.Value, transfers []js.Value) (err error) {
diff --git a/internal/jsworker/request.go b/internal/jsworker/request.go
index 2eb4cf9..87c6d6b 100644
--- a/internal/jsworker/request.go
+++ b/internal/jsworker/request.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ func DoRequest(ctx context.Context, port *MessagePort, req js.Value, transfers [
 	id := newID()
 	var resp messageRequest
 	err := port.Listen(ctx, func(ev MessageEvent, err error) {
+		log.Print("Port Listen DoRequest")
 		message := parseMessageRequest(ev.Data)
 		if message.IsRequest { // only listen for responses, ignore requests
 			return
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ func DoRequest(ctx context.Context, port *MessagePort, req js.Value, transfers [
 		return js.Value{}, err
 	}
 
+	log.Print("Listening DoRequest")
 	err = port.PostMessage(messageRequest{
 		ID:        id,
 		Data:      req,
@@ -107,7 +109,9 @@ func DoRequest(ctx context.Context, port *MessagePort, req js.Value, transfers [
 	if err != nil {
 		return js.Value{}, err
 	}
+	log.Print("Awaiting response")
 	<-ctx.Done()
+	log.Print("DoReq response received")
 	if !receivedResponse {
 		resp.Err = ctx.Err()
 	}
diff --git a/internal/kernel/op.go b/internal/kernel/op.go
index fdb9053..462ad8d 100644
--- a/internal/kernel/op.go
+++ b/internal/kernel/op.go
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package kernel
 type Op int
 
 const (
-	OpStartProcess Op = iota + 1
+	OpStartProcess Op = iota + 64 // arbitrarily higher than worker op codes, to help find mistakes
 	OpStartCoprocess
 	OpWaitProcess
 )
diff --git a/kernel.go b/kernel.go
index 262d191..4786d35 100644
--- a/kernel.go
+++ b/kernel.go
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ func newKernelHandler(workers *jsworker.Manager, port *jsworker.MessagePort) jsw
 }
 
 func (k kernelHandler) Handle(req jsworker.RequestData) (response js.Value, transfers []js.Value, responseErr error) {
+	log.Warn("kernel received message")
+	panic("how is this not being hit?")
 	if req.Err != nil {
 		log.Error("Received error: ", req.Err)
 		return
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 850987a..e622aa1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall/js"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/hack-pad/hackpad/internal/common"
 	"github.com/hack-pad/hackpad/internal/global"
 	"github.com/hack-pad/hackpad/internal/interop"
 	jsfs "github.com/hack-pad/hackpad/internal/js/fs"
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 func main() {
 	start := time.Now()
 
-	processPort, kernelPort, err := jsworker.NewChannel("kernel", "dom")
+	processPort, kernelPort, err := jsworker.NewChannel("dom", "kernel")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -79,15 +80,26 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	log.Printf("Startup took %.2f seconds", time.Since(start).Seconds())
 
-	go func() {
-		v, err := jsprocess.Spawn("editor", []string{"editor", "--editor=editor"}, &process.ProcAttr{
-			SameWorker: true,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		log.PrintJSValues("spawned editor:", v)
+	//go func() {
+	//v, err := jsprocess.Spawn("editor", []string{"editor", "--editor=editor"}, &process.ProcAttr{
+	//SameWorker: true,
+	//})
+	//if err != nil {
+	//panic(err)
+	//}
+	//log.PrintJSValues("spawned editor:", v)
+	//}()
+
+	err = func() (err error) {
+		defer common.CatchException(&err)
+		js.Global().Get("child_process").Call("spawn", "go")
+		return nil
 	}()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed go command:", err)
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	log.Print("done spawning")
 
 	select {}
 }
diff --git a/worker_listener.go b/worker_listener.go
index 7928b23..a41b0fb 100644
--- a/worker_listener.go
+++ b/worker_listener.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ func startWorkerListener(kernelPort *jsworker.MessagePort) error {
 			_ = kernelPort.PostMessage(js.ValueOf("ready"), nil)
 		},
 		func(req jsworker.RequestData) (response js.Value, transfers []js.Value, responseErr error) {
+			log.Warn("DOM worker received message")
 			if req.Err != nil {
 				log.Error("Received error: ", req.Err)
 				return js.Value{}, nil, nil
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ func doRequest(data js.Value) (js.Value, []js.Value, error) {
 
 		cache := jsBoolProp(data, "cache")
 		for _, mountPath := range mountPaths {
-			log.Warn("DOM overlaying FSs: ", mountPath)
 			err := overlayIDB(context.Background(), mountPath, 0600, cache)
 			if err != nil {
 				return js.Value{}, nil, err