diff --git a/backend/src/agents/expert.py b/backend/src/agents/expert.py
index 0942179..469210a 100644
--- a/backend/src/agents/expert.py
+++ b/backend/src/agents/expert.py
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class ExpertAgent(Agent):
         elif model_engine == "replicate":
             if 'parameters' in db_model:
                 opts['parameters'] = db_model['parameters']
+            if 'format' in db_model:
+                opts['format'] = db_model['format']
 
             response = await inference.replicate_completion(self.app, messages, model=db_model.value['model'], opts=opts)
 
diff --git a/backend/src/app_mixins/chat.py b/backend/src/app_mixins/chat.py
index bdef4b4..89a5006 100644
--- a/backend/src/app_mixins/chat.py
+++ b/backend/src/app_mixins/chat.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class ChatMixin:
                 sender=sender,
                 kind=kind or 'message',
                 subkind=subkind,
-                #format=format,
+                format=format,
                 content=initial_content,
                 thread_id=thread_id
             )
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class ChatMixin:
             for agent_id in agent_ids:
                 if str(agent_id) != str(sender):
                     await self.notify_message_to_agent(agent_id, message)
-        
+
         def notify_users():
             nonlocal updating
             self.notify_message_to_user(chat_owner_id, message, updating)
diff --git a/backend/src/chat.py b/backend/src/chat.py
index e319d3c..1a63cf8 100644
--- a/backend/src/chat.py
+++ b/backend/src/chat.py
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ import temporary as tmp
 MESSAGE_PAGE_SIZE = 256
 
 class Message:
-    def __init__(self, id, content, sender, time=None, kind='message', subkind=None, thread_id=None):
+    def __init__(self, id, content, sender, time=None, kind='message', subkind=None, format=None, thread_id=None):
         self.id = id
         self.content = content
         self.sender = sender
         self.time = time
         self.kind = kind
         self.subkind = subkind
+        self.format = format
         self.thread_id = thread_id
     
     def from_db_record(record):
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ class Message:
             "time": self.time,
             "sender": self.sender,
             "kind": self.kind,
+            "subkind": self.subkind,
+            "format": self.format,
             "content": self.content,
             "threadId": self.thread_id,
         }
diff --git a/backend/src/database.py b/backend/src/database.py
index 4cd626b..c7d0800 100644
--- a/backend/src/database.py
+++ b/backend/src/database.py
@@ -31,7 +31,16 @@ async def init_database (data_directory):
 
 # Checks whether an object is an instance of any database model
 def is_instance (value):
-    isinstance(value, models.Model)
+    import temporary as tmp
+    if hasattr(value, 'id'):
+        if tmp.is_tmp_id(value.id):
+            return False
+
+    if isinstance(value, models.Model):
+        return True
+
+    print("NOT A DB INSTANCE??? " + repr(value))
+    return False
 
 class User(models.Model):
     id = fields.IntField(pk=True)
diff --git a/backend/src/inference.py b/backend/src/inference.py
index a1815f9..2174608 100644
--- a/backend/src/inference.py
+++ b/backend/src/inference.py
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ def get_llama_cpp_model(app, model_file):
         return last_model_instance
     
     if last_model_instance is not None:
-        #last_model_instance = None
-        del last_model_instance
+        last_model_instance = None
+        #del last_model_instance
 
     last_model_file = model_file
     last_model_instance = Llama(    
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ async def replicate_base_completion(app, model, input):
 
 def run_replicate_inference_loop(replicate_client, model, input, content_stream):
     print("START INFERENCE")
-    completion = replicate_client.run(model, input=input)
+    completion = replicate_client.run(model, input=input, stream=True)
     for event in completion:
         if event:
             content_stream.feed(str(event))
diff --git a/backend/src/server.py b/backend/src/server.py
index 723e425..c2904d8 100644
--- a/backend/src/server.py
+++ b/backend/src/server.py
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ from stream import Stream
 # relative to the module file???? wtf
 frontend_path = '../../frontend/dist'
 
-def start_server(app):
+async def start_server(app):
     nest_asyncio.apply()
 
     server = Quart(__name__, static_folder=frontend_path)
     server.secret_key = 'horde-secret'
-    auth_manager = QuartAuth(server, mode="brearer")
+    auth_manager = QuartAuth(server, mode="bearer")
 
     stream_listeners = {}
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def start_server(app):
                 return
 
         # TODO: print username instead, same in the finally block
-        print("User logged in:", user_id) 
+        print("User logged in:", user_id)
         await websocket.send(json.dumps({'message': 'authentication successful'}))
 
         send_queue = asyncio.Queue()
@@ -307,4 +307,4 @@ def start_server(app):
             print("User logged out:", user_id)
             app.remove_user_connection(user_id, send_queue)
 
-    server.run(debug=True)
\ No newline at end of file
+    server.run(debug=True)
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 4ed4094..e8b9a3e 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "preview": "vite preview"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "marked": "^18.0.2",
     "vite-plugin-pwa": "^1.0.2",
     "vue": "^3.5.17",
     "vue-router": "^4.5.1"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Message.vue b/frontend/src/components/Message.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43c2bc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Message.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<script setup>
+import { marked } from "marked";
+marked.use({
+  renderer: {
+    code (code, infostring, escaped) {
+      let langElem = infostring ? 
+        `<div class="language">${infostring}</div>` : "";
+
+      return `<div class="code">
+        ${langElem}
+        <div class="content">${code}</div>
+      </div>`;
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+const props = defineProps({
+  message: {
+    type: Object,
+    required: true
+  }
+});
+
+function chatEntryClass(msg) {
+  if (msg.type == 'note') {
+    return ['note'];
+  } else if (msg.type == 'message') {
+    return ['message', msg.sender == 'user' ? 'sent' : 'received'];
+  } else if (msg.type == 'log') {
+    return ['message', 'log'];
+  } else {
+    return ['info'];
+  }
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div :class="chatEntryClass(message)" @contextmenu.prevent="$emit('open-menu', message)">
+    <template v-if="message.type == 'message' || message.type == null">
+      <div v-if="message.sender != 'user'" class="sender">{{message.sender}}</div>
+
+      <div v-if="message.format == 'markdown'" v-html="marked.parse(message.content)" class="content"></div>
+      <div v-else class="content">{{message.content}}</div>
+    </template>
+
+    <template v-if="message.type == 'note'">
+      <div class="sender">{{message.sender}}</div>
+      <div class="content">{{message.content}}</div>
+    </template>
+
+    <template v-if="message.type == 'log'">
+      <div class="sender">Log ({{message.sender}})</div>
+      <div class="content">{{message.content}}</div>
+    </template>
+
+    <template v-if="message.type == 'thread-header'">
+      <div class="content">
+        Thread {{message.threadId}} ({{message.messageCount}} messages)
+        <a href="#" @click.prevent="$emit('toggleThread', message.threadId, !message.expanded)">{{message.expanded ? "Hide" : "Show"}}</a>
+      </div>
+    </template>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.info {
+  align-self: center;
+}
+
+.message {
+  width: fit-content;
+  max-width: 50em;
+  padding: 10px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background-color: var(--color-background-soft);
+}
+
+.note {
+  width: fit-content;
+  padding: 10px;
+  background-color: var(--color-background-soft);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+}
+
+.message.sent {
+  align-self: end;
+  margin-left: 2em;
+}
+.message.received {
+  margin-right: 2em;
+}
+
+.message .content {
+  white-space: preserve;
+  width: fit-content;
+}
+
+.message ul, .message ol {
+  white-space: normal;
+}
+
+.message .sender,
+.note .sender {
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-size: 100%;
+  margin-top: -5px; /* half message padding */
+}
+
+.message.log .content {
+  font-family: monospace;
+  font-size: 80%;
+}
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/Chat.vue b/frontend/src/views/Chat.vue
index ea43b79..c2c6e13 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/Chat.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/Chat.vue
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   } from "vue";
 
   import TitleBar from '../components/TitleBar.vue';
+  import Message from '../components/Message.vue';
 
   import * as backend from '../backend';
   import * as ui from '../ui';
@@ -401,18 +402,6 @@
     });
   }
 
-  function chatEntryClass (msg) {
-    if (msg.type == 'note') {
-      return ['note'];
-    } else if (msg.type == 'message') {
-      return ['message', msg.sender == 'user' ? 'sent' : 'received'];
-    } else if (msg.type == 'log') {
-      return ['message', 'log'];
-    } else {
-      return ['info'];
-    }
-  }
-
   function inputKeyDown (event) {
     if (event.key == "Enter" && event.ctrlKey) {
       event.preventDefault();
@@ -433,31 +422,13 @@
     </TitleBar>
 
     <div class="messages-container" ref="chatContainerElem">
-      <div v-for="msg in chatEntries" :class="chatEntryClass(msg)" @contextmenu.prevent="chatEntryContextMenu(msg)">
-        <template v-if="msg.type == 'message' || msg.type == null">
-          <div v-if="msg.sender != 'user'" class="sender">{{msg.sender}}</div>
-          <div class="content">{{msg.content}}</div>
-        </template>
-
-        <template v-if="msg.type == 'note'">
-          <div class="sender">{{msg.sender}}</div>
-          <div class="content">{{msg.content}}</div>
-        </template>
-
-        <template v-if="msg.type == 'log'">
-          <div class="sender">Log ({{msg.sender}})</div>
-          <div class="content">{{msg.content}}</div>
-        </template>
-
-        <template v-if="msg.type == 'thread-header'">
-          <div class="content">
-            Thread {{msg.threadId}} ({{msg.messageCount}} messages)
-            <a hred="#" @click.prevent="expandThread(msg.threadId, !msg.expanded)">{{msg.expanded ? "Hide" : "Show"}}</a>
-          </div>
-        </template>
-
-        <!--message v-if="!msg.collapse" :value="msg.content" :format="msg.format"></message-->
-      </div>
+      <Message 
+        v-for="msg in chatEntries" 
+        :key="msg.id || msg.threadId" 
+        :message="msg" 
+        @open-menu="chatEntryContextMenu"
+        @toggle-thread="expandThread"
+      />
     </div>
 
     <div class="input-container">
@@ -511,50 +482,6 @@
     margin-bottom: 10px;
   }
 
-  .info {
-    align-self: center;
-  }
-
-  .message {
-    width: fit-content;
-    max-width: 50em;
-    padding: 10px;
-    border-radius: 8px;
-    background-color: var(--color-background-soft);
-  }
-
-  .note {
-    width: fit-content;
-    padding: 10px;
-    background-color: var(--color-background-soft);
-    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
-  }
-
-  .message.sent {
-    align-self: end;
-    margin-left: 2em;
-  }
-  .message.received {
-    margin-right: 2em;
-  }
-
-  .message .content {
-    white-space: preserve;
-    width: fit-content;
-  }
-
-  .message .sender,
-  .note .sender {
-    font-weight: bold;
-    font-size: 100%;
-    margin-top: -5px; /* half message padding */
-  }
-
-  .message.log .content {
-    font-family: monospace;
-    font-size: 80%;
-  }
-
   .input-container {
     padding: 10px;
     background-color: var(--color-background-soft);