diff --git a/app/backend/InputOutputHandler.tsx b/app/backend/InputOutputHandler.tsx
index 646e924..07806d7 100644
--- a/app/backend/InputOutputHandler.tsx
+++ b/app/backend/InputOutputHandler.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import React, { use, useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import ConversationFrontend from "../components/ConversationFrontend";
 import InputFrontend from "../components/InputFrontend";
 import { sendToVoiceRecognition } from "./voice_backend"
+import { AudioRecorder } from "./AudioRecorder";
 import axios from "axios";
+import { resolve } from "path";
+import { FFmpeg } from "@ffmpeg/ffmpeg";
+import { fetchFile, toBlobURL } from "@ffmpeg/util"
 
 const InputOutputBackend: React.FC = () => {
   // # variables
@@ -63,6 +67,10 @@ const InputOutputBackend: React.FC = () => {
   const mediaRecorderRef = useRef<MediaRecorder | null>(null)
   const audioChunks = useRef<Blob[]>([])
 
+
+  console.log(messages);
+
+
   useEffect(() => {
     getNewToken()
 
@@ -95,9 +103,11 @@ const InputOutputBackend: React.FC = () => {
   }, [])
 
   const getNewToken = () => {
+    console.log("getting access");
     axios.get("http://localhost:5000/interstellar_ai/api/ai_create")
       .then(response => {
         setAccessToken(response.data.access_token)
+        console.log(response.data.access_token);
       })
       .catch(error => {
         console.log("error:", error.message);
@@ -134,6 +144,7 @@ const InputOutputBackend: React.FC = () => {
       getWorkerRef.current.postMessage({ action: "terminate" })
       getWorkerRef.current.terminate()
       getWorkerRef.current = null
+      console.log(messages);
     }
   }
 
@@ -163,6 +174,7 @@ const InputOutputBackend: React.FC = () => {
         setInputDisabled(true)
         if (postWorkerRef.current) {
           addMessage("user", inputValue)
+          console.log("input:", inputValue);
           const type = localStorage.getItem('type')
           var api_key: string = ""
           if (type != null && type != 'local') {
@@ -197,6 +209,7 @@ const InputOutputBackend: React.FC = () => {
         audioChunks.current = [];
 
         const text_voice = await sendToVoiceRecognition(audioBlob);
+        console.log(text_voice);
         resolve(text_voice); // Resolve the promise with the recognized text
       };
     });
@@ -217,6 +230,7 @@ const InputOutputBackend: React.FC = () => {
     if (!isRecording) {
       const recognizedText = await startRecording();
       setInputMessage(recognizedText); // Set the recognized text after recording
+      console.log("Set!")
     } else {
       stopRecording();
     }
@@ -233,9 +247,8 @@ const InputOutputBackend: React.FC = () => {
   }
 
   const handleEditClick = () => {
-    let newestMessage = messages[messages.length - 2].content
-    setInputMessage(newestMessage)
-    const updatedMessages = messages.slice(0, messages.length-2)
+    setInputMessage(messages[messages.length - 2]['content'])
+    const updatedMessages = messages.slice(0, -2)
     setMessages(updatedMessages)
     endGetWorker()
     getNewToken()
diff --git a/app/backend/database.ts b/app/backend/database.ts
index 78d7307..45fd103 100644
--- a/app/backend/database.ts
+++ b/app/backend/database.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ export const sendToDatabase = async (data: any): Promise<boolean> => {
     const status = response.data.status;
     const success = response.data.response;
     postMessage({ status, success });
+    console.log(status);
     return success;
   } catch (error) {
     postMessage({ status: 500, success: false });
+    console.log("NO");
     return false;
   }
 };
diff --git a/app/backend/threads/GetWorker.js b/app/backend/threads/GetWorker.js
index 5eedbb2..e035407 100644
--- a/app/backend/threads/GetWorker.js
+++ b/app/backend/threads/GetWorker.js
@@ -11,14 +11,18 @@ onmessage = (event) => {
     }
 }
 
+console.log('starting get loop');
 
 const fetchData = () => {
+    console.log(accesstoken);
+
 
     const apiURL = "http://localhost:5000/interstellar_ai/api/ai_get?access_token=" + accesstoken
 
     axios.get(apiURL)
         .then(response => {
             const data = response.data
+            console.log(data);
             postMessage(data)
             setTimeout(fetchData, 100)
         })
diff --git a/app/backend/threads/PostWorker.js b/app/backend/threads/PostWorker.js
index f63ad77..bae9989 100644
--- a/app/backend/threads/PostWorker.js
+++ b/app/backend/threads/PostWorker.js
@@ -12,10 +12,15 @@ onmessage = (e) => {
         api_key: api_key
     }
 
+    console.log(Message);
+
+
     axios.post("http://localhost:5000/interstellar_ai/api/ai_send", Message)
         .then(response => {
             const status = response.data.status
+            console.log(status);
             postMessage({ status })
+            console.log('message posted');
 
         })
         .catch(error => {
diff --git a/app/backend/voice_backend.ts b/app/backend/voice_backend.ts
index 4bf0092..c91a058 100644
--- a/app/backend/voice_backend.ts
+++ b/app/backend/voice_backend.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 
 export const sendToVoiceRecognition = (audio_data: Blob): Promise<string> => {
+    console.log("sending recording...");
 
     const formdata = new FormData()
     formdata.append("audio", audio_data)
 
     return axios.post("http://localhost:5000/interstellar_ai/api/voice_recognition", formdata)
         .then((response) => {
+            console.log(response.data)
             return response.data.response
         })
         .catch(error => {
diff --git a/app/components/ConversationFrontend.tsx b/app/components/ConversationFrontend.tsx
index f32e19a..fd17324 100644
--- a/app/components/ConversationFrontend.tsx
+++ b/app/components/ConversationFrontend.tsx
@@ -10,12 +10,17 @@ interface ConversationProps {
   onResendClick: () => void;
   onEditClick: () => void;
   onCopyClick: () => void;
-  isClicked: boolean
+  isClicked:boolean
 }
 
 const ConversationFrontend = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, ConversationProps>(
   ({ messages, onResendClick, onEditClick, onCopyClick, isClicked}, ref: ForwardedRef<HTMLDivElement>) => {
     const endOfMessagesRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+      console.log(isClicked);
+      
+    },[isClicked])
   
     return (
       <div className="output">
diff --git a/app/components/InputFrontend.tsx b/app/components/InputFrontend.tsx
index 7ae6fd7..5d51834 100644
--- a/app/components/InputFrontend.tsx
+++ b/app/components/InputFrontend.tsx
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ interface InputProps {
   onSendClick: (message: string, override: boolean) => void;
   onMicClick: () => void;
   inputDisabled: boolean;
-  isRecording: boolean;
+  isRecording: boolean
 }
 
 const InputFrontend = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, InputProps>(
-  ({ message, onSendClick, onMicClick, inputDisabled, isRecording}, ref: ForwardedRef<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+  ({ message, onSendClick, onMicClick, inputDisabled, isRecording }, ref: ForwardedRef<HTMLDivElement>) => {
     const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState('');
 
     useEffect(() => {
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ const InputFrontend = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, InputProps>(
       }
     };
 
-    const handleSendClick = () => {
-      if (inputValue.trim() !== "") {
-        onSendClick(inputValue, false);  // Send message to parent component
-        setInputValue('');               // Clear input after sending
-      }
-    };
-
     return (
       <div className="input" id="inputForm" ref={ref}>
         <input
@@ -48,7 +41,7 @@ const InputFrontend = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, InputProps>(
           onChange={handleInputChange}
           onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
         />
-        <button type="button" onClick={handleSendClick} disabled={inputDisabled ? true : false}>
+        <button type="button" onClick={() => onSendClick(inputValue, false)} disabled={inputDisabled ? true : false}>
           <img src="/img/send.svg" alt="send" />
         </button>
         <button className={`microphone-button ${isRecording ? "red" : "var(--input-button-color)"}`} type="button" onClick={onMicClick}>
diff --git a/app/components/Models.tsx b/app/components/Models.tsx
index 525b569..5d7a6d7 100644
--- a/app/components/Models.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Models.tsx
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ const Models: React.FC = () => {
     setRadioSelection(localStorage.getItem('radioSelection'))
     const handleStorageChange = () => {
       setSelectedModel(localStorage.getItem('selectedModel') || '');
+      console.log("Changed the selectedModel")
+      console.log(selectedModel)
     };
     handleStorageChange();
 
@@ -237,6 +239,10 @@ const Models: React.FC = () => {
 
   const modelClicked = (model: string) => {
     const category = selectedModel as keyof typeof modelList;
+    console.log(model)
+    console.log(category)
+    console.log(modelList[category][model as keyof typeof modelList[typeof category]]);
+    console.log(modelList[category]['model_type' as keyof typeof modelList[typeof category]])
     localStorage.setItem("model", modelList[category][model as keyof typeof modelList[typeof category]])
     localStorage.setItem("type", modelList[category]['model_type' as keyof typeof modelList[typeof category]])
   }