diff --git a/assets/repo_view_screen.tcss b/assets/repo_view_screen.tcss
index ac3f662..8f1b8a2 100644
--- a/assets/repo_view_screen.tcss
+++ b/assets/repo_view_screen.tcss
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 }
 
 #files {
-    height: 5;
+    min-height: 4;
     background: red 50%;
     margin-left: 1;
     border: tall $surface;
@@ -75,4 +75,8 @@
         max-width: 16;
         margin-right: 1;
     }
+}
+
+LoadingIndicator {
+    height: 1;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/screens/repo_view_screen.py b/screens/repo_view_screen.py
index 89712f9..1e584aa 100644
--- a/screens/repo_view_screen.py
+++ b/screens/repo_view_screen.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from textual.screen import Screen
 from textual.app import ComposeResult
-from textual.widgets import Input, Select, Static, DataTable, ContentSwitcher, Tabs, Tab, Button
+from textual.widgets import Input, Select, LoadingIndicator, Static, DataTable, ContentSwitcher, Tabs, Tab, Button
 from textual.containers import VerticalGroup, Vertical, HorizontalGroup, Right
 
 from widgets import Navbar
@@ -15,6 +15,98 @@ class RepoViewScreen(Screen):
         super().__init__()
         self.owner_name = owner_name
         self.repo_name = repo_name
+        
+    def get_icon_from_name_and_type(self, file_name: str, is_folder: bool):
+        
+        # nerd font icons my beloved
+        if not is_folder:            
+            if not "." in file_name:
+                match file_name:
+                    case "Makefile":
+                        return "\ue673"
+                    case "Dockerfile":
+                        return "\ue7b0"
+                    case _:
+                        return "\uf15b"
+            
+            extension = file_name[file_name.index(".")+1:]
+            
+            match extension:
+                case 'c' | 'h':
+                    return "\ue61e"
+                case 'cpp':
+                    return "\ue61d"
+                case 'py':
+                    return "\ue73c"
+                case 'js':
+                    return "\ue781"
+                case 'gitignore':
+                    return "\ue702"
+                case 'css' | 'tcss':
+                    return "\ue749"
+                case 'go':
+                    return "\ue65e"
+                case 'rs':
+                    return "\ue7a8"
+                case 'grnd':
+                    return "\uf44f"
+                case 'md':
+                    return "\ueb1d"
+                case 'fish':
+                    return "\uee41"
+                case 'sh':
+                    return "\ue760"
+                case 'bat':
+                    return "\ue70f"
+                case _:
+                    return "\uf15b"
+        else:
+            return "\ue5ff"
+        
+    async def on_mount(self):
+        files: DataTable = self.query_one("#files")
+        loading = self.query_one(LoadingIndicator)
+        
+        files.display = False
+        
+        # get files in root dir
+        files_response = requests.get(
+            self.app.GITEA_HOST + f"api/v1/repos/{self.owner_name}/{self.repo_name}/contents"
+        )
+        
+        loading.display = False
+        
+        if not files_response.ok:
+            self.notify(files_response.text, title="Failed to get files:", severity="error")
+            return
+        
+        # get most recent commit
+        commits_response = requests.get(
+            self.app.GITEA_HOST + f"api/v1/repos/{self.owner_name}/{self.repo_name}/commits",
+            params={
+                "limit": 1
+            }
+        )
+        
+        if not commits_response.ok:
+            self.notify(commits_response.text, title="Failed to get most recent commit:", severity="error")
+            return
+
+        most_recent_commit = commits_response.json()[0]
+        files.add_columns(
+            f"[b]{most_recent_commit["author"]["login"]}[/]",
+            f"[r]{most_recent_commit["sha"][:10]}[/]",
+            f"[d]{most_recent_commit["commit"]["message"]}"
+        )
+        
+        
+        
+        rows = []
+        for file in files_response.json():
+            rows.append((f"[cyan]{self.get_icon_from_name_and_type(file["name"], file["type"] != "file")}[/] {file["name"]}", "[d]todo lol", "Updated idk ago"))
+        files.add_rows(rows)
+        
+        files.display = True
     
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         
@@ -65,9 +157,11 @@ class RepoViewScreen(Screen):
                         yield Button("Go to file", flat=True)
                         
                     table = DataTable(id="files", show_cursor=False)
-                    table.add_columns("SpookyDervish [r]9b32c417e9[/]", "switched from tabs to spaces", "51 minutes ago")
-                    table.add_row("\ue5ff screens", "[d]switched from tabs to spaces", "[d]51 minutes ago")
+                    #table.add_columns("SpookyDervish [r]9b32c417e9[/]", "switched from tabs to spaces", "51 minutes ago")
+                    #table.add_row("\ue5ff screens", "[d]switched from tabs to spaces", "[d]51 minutes ago")                    
                     yield table
+                    
+                    yield LoadingIndicator()
                 with Vertical(id="repo-info"):
                     with HorizontalGroup():
                         yield Input("Search code...", id="search-query")