diff --git a/completions_menu.py b/completions_menu.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18b1197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/completions_menu.py
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+from textual.screen import ModalScreen
+from textual.containers import Container
+
+from context_menu import ButtonStatic
+from textual.widgets import TextArea, OptionList
+from textual.widgets.option_list import Option
+from textual.widget import Widget
+
+from textual.geometry import Region, Spacing, Offset
+
+
+class CompletionsMenu(Widget):
+    DEFAULT_CSS = """
+    CompletionsMenu {
+        width: auto;
+        height: auto;
+        overlay: screen;
+        position: absolute;
+        background: $surface;
+        min-width: 30;
+        
+        OptionList {
+            padding: 0 1;
+            background: $surface;
+            border: $panel tall;
+            width: 30;
+        }
+    }
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, options: list[dict], text_area: TextArea):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.options = options
+        self.text_area = text_area
+        self.options_list = None
+    
+    def compose(self):
+        self.options_list = OptionList(*[self.render_option(option) for option in self.options])
+        yield self.options_list
+        
+    def update(self, new_choices: list[dict]):
+        self.options = new_choices
+        self.options_list.set_options([self.render_option(option) for option in self.options])
+        
+    def hide(self):
+        self.display = "none"
+        
+    def show(self):
+        self.display = "block"
+        
+    def render_option(self, option_data: dict):
+        icon = ""
+    
+        
+        match option_data["type"]:
+            case 1: # text
+                icon = "󰦨"
+            case 2 | 3: # method / function
+                icon = "[blueviolet]󰅩[/]"
+            case 14: # keyword
+                icon = ""
+            case 7: # class
+                icon = "[orange][/]"
+            case 9: # module
+                icon = "[cornflowerblue][/]"
+            
+            case _:
+                icon = str(option_data["type"])
+                
+        return icon + " " + option_data["text"]
+            
+    def align_to_cursor(self):
+        x, y = self.text_area.cursor_screen_offset
+        dropdown = self.options_list
+        width, height = dropdown.outer_size
+
+        # Constrain the dropdown within the screen.
+        x, y, _width, _height = Region(x - 1, y + 1, width, height).constrain(
+            "inside",
+            "none",
+            Spacing.all(0),
+            self.screen.scrollable_content_region,
+        )
+        
+        self.absolute_offset = Offset(x, y)
+            
+    def on_mount(self):
+        #self.options_list.styles.height = len(self.options_list.children) + 2
+        self.align_to_cursor()
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diff --git a/lsp_client.py b/lsp_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..927e0f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lsp_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+import asyncio
+import json
+import time
+import lsprotocol
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+class NoFileOpen(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, *args):
+        super().__init__(self, *args)
+
+class LSPClient:
+    def __init__(self, proc_name: str, proc_flags: list[str], langauge_id: str):
+        self.proc = None
+        self.proc_flags = proc_flags
+        self.proc_name = proc_name
+        self.request_id = 0
+        
+        self.langauge_id = langauge_id
+        self.file_path = None
+        self.folder = None
+        
+        self.has_file_open = False
+        
+        self.pending = {}
+        self.running = False
+        
+    async def message_loop(self):
+        while True:
+            msg = await self.read_message()
+            
+            if "id" in msg:
+                future = self.pending.pop(msg["id"], None)
+                
+                if future:
+                    future.set_result(msg)
+            elif "method" in msg:
+                print("notification:", msg)
+        
+    async def open_folder(self, folder_path: str):
+        self.folder = Path(folder_path).resolve().as_uri()
+        
+    async def open_file(self, file_path: str):
+        
+        
+        with open(file_path, "r") as f:
+            content = f.read()
+            
+        resolved_path = Path(file_path).resolve()
+        self.file_path = resolved_path.as_uri()
+        await self.open_folder(resolved_path.parent)
+
+        await self.send({
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "method": "textDocument/didOpen",
+            "params": {
+                "textDocument": {
+                    "uri": self.file_path,
+                    "languageId": self.langauge_id,
+                    "version": 1,
+                    "text": content
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        
+        self.has_file_open = True
+        
+    async def start(self, starting_file_path: str):
+        if self.running:
+            raise Exception("LSP is already running!")
+        self.running = True
+        
+        resolved_path = Path(starting_file_path).resolve()
+        
+        self.file_path = resolved_path.as_uri()
+        self.folder = resolved_path.parent.as_uri()
+        
+        # create a subprocess which we talk to over stdio
+        self.proc = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(
+            self.proc_name,
+            *self.proc_flags,
+            stdin=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE
+        )
+        
+        asyncio.create_task(self.message_loop())
+        
+        await self.initialize()
+        await self.open_file(starting_file_path)
+        
+    async def send(self, data: dict):
+        body = json.dumps(data).encode("utf-8")
+        
+        header = (
+            f"Content-Length: {len(body)}\r\n\r\n"
+        ).encode("ascii")
+        
+        print("writing")
+        self.proc.stdin.write(header + body)
+
+        print("draining")
+        await self.proc.stdin.drain()
+        print("done draining")
+        
+    async def read_message(self):
+        headers = {}
+        
+        while True:
+            line = await self.proc.stdout.readline()
+            
+            if line == b"\r\n": break
+            
+            decoded = line.decode("ascii").strip()
+            
+            key, value = decoded.split(":", 1)
+            headers[key.strip()] = value.strip()
+            
+        content_length = int(headers["Content-Length"])
+        
+        body = await self.proc.stdout.readexactly(content_length)
+        
+        return json.loads(body.decode("utf-8"))
+        
+    async def apply_change(self, text: str):
+        await self.send({
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "method": "textDocument/didChange",
+            "params": {
+                "textDocument": {
+                    "uri": self.file_path,
+                    "version": 1
+                },
+                "contentChanges": [
+                    {
+                        "text": text
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        })
+        
+    async def request(self, method, params):
+        self.request_id += 1
+        reg_id = self.request_id
+        
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        
+        future = loop.create_future()
+        
+        print(self.request_id)
+        
+        self.pending[reg_id] = future
+        print(self.pending)
+        
+        await self.send({
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "id": self.request_id,
+            "method": method,
+            "params": params
+        })
+        
+        return await future
+
+    async def get_completions(self, cursor_pos: tuple[int, int]):
+        if not self.has_file_open:
+            raise NoFileOpen("Can't get completions when you haven't openned a file yet.")
+        
+        return await self.request(
+            "textDocument/completion",
+            {
+                "textDocument": {
+                    "uri": self.file_path,
+                },
+                "position": {
+                    "line": cursor_pos[0],
+                    "character": cursor_pos[1]
+                },
+                "context": {
+                    "triggerKind": 1
+                }
+            }
+        )
+        
+    async def initialize(self):
+        print(f"rootUri: {self.folder}")
+        
+        response = await self.request(
+            "initialize",
+            {
+                "processId": None,
+                "rootUri": self.folder,
+                "capabilities": {},
+                "initializationOptions": {
+                    "clangdFileStatus": True
+                }
+            }
+        )
+        
+        print(response)
+        
+        await self.send({
+            "jsonrpc": "2.0",
+            "method": "initialized",
+            "params": {}
+        })
+        
+    def get_from_file_path(file_path: str, ):
+        file_path = Path(file_path)
+        
+        
+        
+        
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    async def main():
+        client = LSPClient("jedi-language-server", [], "python")
+        await client.start("test.py")
+        
+        start = time.time()
+        print(await client.get_completions((0, 9)))
+        
+        
+        
+        print(f"took {round(time.time() - start, 1)} seconds")
+        
+    asyncio.run(main())
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 3816ed7..35657e7 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ from plugin_loader import PluginLoader
 from settings import SettingsScreen
 from settings_store import ConfigHandler
 from directory_tree_custom import CustomDirectoryTree
+from completions_menu import CompletionsMenu
 
 from watchdog.observers import Observer
 from watchdog.events import FileSystemEventHandler
 
+from lsp_client import LSPClient
+
 import os, sys
 
 
@@ -61,6 +64,13 @@ class Berry(App):
         
         self.current_editor = None
         self.file_tabs = {}
+        
+        self.completions_menu = None
+        self.current_lsp = None
+        self.running_lsps = {
+            "py": LSPClient("jedi-language-server", [], "python")
+        }
+        self.last_change_pos = None
 
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         yield Header()
@@ -244,11 +254,25 @@ class Berry(App):
         else:
             tabs.active = self.file_tabs[str(event.path)].id
 
-    def open_text_editor(self, file_content: bytes, file_extension: str):
-        code_editor = TextArea.code_editor(placeholder="This file is empty.", theme="css", disabled=True, soft_wrap=bool(int(self.config_handler.get("editor", "word_wrap"))), show_line_numbers=bool(int(self.config_handler.get("editor", "line_numbers"))))
+    async def open_text_editor(self, file_content: bytes, file_extension: str):
+        code_editor = TextArea.code_editor(placeholder="This file is empty.", classes="code-editor", theme="css", disabled=True, soft_wrap=bool(int(self.config_handler.get("editor", "word_wrap"))), show_line_numbers=bool(int(self.config_handler.get("editor", "line_numbers"))))
         
-        self.current_editor.mount(code_editor)
+        await self.current_editor.mount(code_editor)
         
+        # start lsp
+        if file_extension in self.running_lsps:
+            lsp = self.running_lsps[file_extension]
+            
+            self.current_lsp = file_extension
+            
+            if not lsp.running:
+                await lsp.start(self.open_file)
+            else:
+                await lsp.open_file(self.open_file)
+        else:
+            self.current_lsp = None
+        
+        # setup text editor
         code_editor.language = theme_mappings.get(file_extension, None) 
         
         try:
@@ -261,17 +285,17 @@ class Berry(App):
             
         code_editor.focus()
         
-    def open_editor(self, file_extension: str, file_content: bytes):
+    async def open_editor(self, file_extension: str, file_content: bytes):
         default_editors: dict = eval(self.config_handler.get("editor", "default_editors"))
         editor_for_file = default_editors.get(file_extension, None)
 
         self.current_editor.remove_children()
             
         if not editor_for_file:
-            self.open_text_editor(file_content, file_extension)
+            await self.open_text_editor(file_content, file_extension)
 
     @on(Tabs.TabActivated)
-    def on_tab_shown(self, event: Tabs.TabActivated):
+    async def on_tab_shown(self, event: Tabs.TabActivated):
 
         if self.file_clicked:
             self.file_clicked = False
@@ -307,7 +331,7 @@ class Berry(App):
             # close the file
             f.close()
             
-        self.open_editor(file_extension, content)
+        await self.open_editor(file_extension, content)
             
         
 
@@ -316,7 +340,10 @@ class Berry(App):
     def window_minimized(self, event: Window.Minimized):
         event.window.remove_window()
     
-    def on_text_area_changed(self, event: TextArea.Changed):
+    async def on_text_area_changed(self, event: TextArea.Changed):
+        if not event.text_area.has_class("code-editor"):
+            return
+        
         if self.switching:
             self.switching = False
             return
@@ -329,7 +356,7 @@ class Berry(App):
                 with open(self.open_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
                     if f.read() == event.text_area.text: # TODO: figure out why im guetting what seems like a race conidition which is making this if statement needed
                         return
-                    self.unsaved_files[self.open_file] = {"current": event.text_area.text, "original": f.read()}
+                    self.unsaved_files[self.open_file] = {"current": event.text_area.text.encode(), "original": f.read()}
 
                     
                 tabs.active_tab.tooltip = f"Unsaved changes in {tabs.active_tab.label}"
@@ -341,6 +368,48 @@ class Berry(App):
                     tabs.active_tab.label = os.path.basename(self.open_file)
                     tabs.active_tab.tooltip = str(tabs.active_tab.label)
                     self.unsaved_files.pop(self.open_file)
+                    
+        await self.run_completions()
+
+    async def run_completions(self):
+        code_editor: TextArea = self.current_editor.query_one(TextArea)
+        if len(code_editor.text.strip()) == 0: return
+        
+        lsp: LSPClient = self.running_lsps[self.current_lsp]
+        
+        line, col = code_editor.cursor_location
+        
+        # ensure we're on the latest version of the file when we apply completions or else we will error
+        if self.last_change_pos:
+            await lsp.apply_change(code_editor.text)
+        self.last_change_pos = (line, col)
+
+        self.log("waiting for completions")
+        completions = await lsp.get_completions((line,col-1))
+        self.log("god completions")
+        
+        self.notify(str(completions.get("error", None)))
+        
+        if not completions["result"]:
+            if self.completions_menu:
+                self.completions_menu.hide()
+            return
+        else:
+            if self.completions_menu:
+                self.completions_menu.show()
+        
+        
+        completion_choices = [{"text": result["label"], "type": result["kind"]} for result in completions["result"]["items"]]
+        
+        
+        if not self.completions_menu:
+            
+            self.completions_menu = CompletionsMenu(completion_choices, code_editor)
+            await self.current_editor.mount(self.completions_menu)
+        else:
+            self.completions_menu.align_to_cursor()   
+            self.completions_menu.update(completion_choices) 
+        
 
     def action_new(self):
         tabs: Tabs = self.query_one("#file-tabs")
@@ -390,7 +459,7 @@ class Berry(App):
         self.observer.join()
         return super().action_quit()
     
-    def on_ready(self):
+    async def on_ready(self):
         self.open_file = None
         self.unsaved_files = {} # list of paths
         self.switching = False
diff --git a/plugins/Markdown Reader/lua/main.lua b/plugins/Markdown Reader/lua/main.lua
index e5fc983..87463e3 100644
--- a/plugins/Markdown Reader/lua/main.lua	
+++ b/plugins/Markdown Reader/lua/main.lua	
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
  local plugin = {}
 
 function plugin.run()
-    berry.ui.notify("hi lmao")
+    --berry.ui.notify("hi lmao")
 end
 
 return plugin
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