diff --git a/main.ts b/main.ts
index c1a24bb..5cb0564 100644
--- a/main.ts
+++ b/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { App, Plugin, PluginSettingTab, Setting } from 'obsidian';
-import { AppView, VIEW_TYPE } from './src/ui/AppView';
+import { AppView, OBSIDIAN_INTELLIGENCE_VIEW_TYPE } from './src/ui/AppView';
 import OpenAI from 'openai';
 import { IThread } from './src/ui/types';
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default class ObsidianIntelligence extends Plugin {
 
     async onload() {
         await this.loadSettings();
-        this.registerView(VIEW_TYPE, (leaf) => new AppView(leaf, this));
+        this.registerView(OBSIDIAN_INTELLIGENCE_VIEW_TYPE, (leaf) => new AppView(leaf, this));
 
         const ribbonIconEl = this.addRibbonIcon(
             'bot',
@@ -68,15 +68,18 @@ export default class ObsidianIntelligence extends Plugin {
     }
 
     async activateView() {
-        this.app.workspace.detachLeavesOfType(VIEW_TYPE);
+        this.app.workspace.detachLeavesOfType(OBSIDIAN_INTELLIGENCE_VIEW_TYPE);
 
         await this.app.workspace.getRightLeaf(false).setViewState({
-            type: VIEW_TYPE,
+            type: OBSIDIAN_INTELLIGENCE_VIEW_TYPE,
             active: true,
         });
 
+        this.revealView();
+    }
+    async revealView() {
         this.app.workspace.revealLeaf(
-            this.app.workspace.getLeavesOfType(VIEW_TYPE)[0],
+            this.app.workspace.getLeavesOfType(OBSIDIAN_INTELLIGENCE_VIEW_TYPE)[0],
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ui/AppView.tsx b/src/ui/AppView.tsx
index 4a5d9bf..b13c858 100644
--- a/src/ui/AppView.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/AppView.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import { App } from 'obsidian';
 import ObsidianIntelligence from '../../main';
 import OpenAI from 'openai';
 
-export const VIEW_TYPE = 'example-view';
+export const OBSIDIAN_INTELLIGENCE_VIEW_TYPE = 'obsidian-intelligence-view';
+
+
 
 export const AppContext = React.createContext<App | undefined>(undefined);
 
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ export class AppView extends ItemView {
     }
 
     getViewType() {
-        return VIEW_TYPE;
+        return OBSIDIAN_INTELLIGENCE_VIEW_TYPE;
     }
 
     getDisplayText() {
diff --git a/src/ui/components/AssistantManager.tsx b/src/ui/components/AssistantManager.tsx
index 905e444..891dcc2 100644
--- a/src/ui/components/AssistantManager.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/components/AssistantManager.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import OpenAI from 'openai';
-import { useApp, useOpenAI, usePlugin } from '../AppView';
+import { OBSIDIAN_INTELLIGENCE_VIEW_TYPE, useApp, useOpenAI, usePlugin } from '../AppView';
 import { IThread } from '../types';
 import DropdownSelect from './DropdownSelect';
 import { MarkdownView } from 'obsidian';
@@ -96,9 +96,27 @@ const AssistantManager = ({
                 }
             },
         });
+
+        plugin.addCommand({
+            id: 'create-assistant-from-active-note',
+            name: 'Create Thread',
+            callback: async () => {
+                const isViewOpen = app.workspace.getLeavesOfType(OBSIDIAN_INTELLIGENCE_VIEW_TYPE).some((leaf) => {
+                    return leaf.view;
+                });
+                if (!isViewOpen) {
+                    plugin.activateView();
+                }
+                
+                plugin.revealView();
+                createThread();
+            }
+        });
     }, [plugin]);
 
-    useEffect(() => {}, [plugin]);
+    useEffect(() => {
+        console.log('threads update', threads);
+    }, [threads]);
 
     const createThread = async () => {
         if (!openaiInstance || !plugin) {
@@ -120,9 +138,8 @@ const AssistantManager = ({
                         name: newThreadName,
                     },
                 };
-                updateThreads([...threads, newThread]);
+                updateThreads([...plugin.settings.threads, newThread]);
                 updateActiveThread(newThread);
-                plugin.saveSettings();
             });
     };