diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index 62be0b25..d1d65e74 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
 /* tiptap */
 
-.tiptap {
+.tiptap[contenteditable="true"] {
   @apply max-h-[350px] overflow-y-auto rounded-box bg-base-300 p-2 px-4;
 }
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
 }
 
 .link-content {
-  @apply rounded bg-neutral px-1 text-sm text-neutral-content no-underline;
+  @apply inline-block max-w-full overflow-hidden text-ellipsis whitespace-nowrap rounded bg-neutral px-1 text-sm text-neutral-content no-underline;
 }
 
 .link-content.link-content-selected {
diff --git a/src/app/components/GroupCompose.svelte b/src/app/components/GroupCompose.svelte
index 34339769..768796fd 100644
--- a/src/app/components/GroupCompose.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/GroupCompose.svelte
@@ -1,63 +1,24 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {onMount} from "svelte"
   import type {Readable} from "svelte/store"
-  import {nprofileEncode} from "nostr-tools/nip19"
-  import {createEditor, type Editor, EditorContent, SvelteNodeViewRenderer} from "svelte-tiptap"
-  import Code from "@tiptap/extension-code"
-  import CodeBlock from "@tiptap/extension-code-block"
-  import Document from "@tiptap/extension-document"
-  import Dropcursor from "@tiptap/extension-dropcursor"
-  import Gapcursor from "@tiptap/extension-gapcursor"
-  import History from "@tiptap/extension-history"
-  import Paragraph from "@tiptap/extension-paragraph"
-  import Text from "@tiptap/extension-text"
-  import HardBreakExtension from "@tiptap/extension-hard-break"
-  import {
-    Bolt11Extension,
-    NProfileExtension,
-    NEventExtension,
-    NAddrExtension,
-    ImageExtension,
-    VideoExtension,
-    FileUploadExtension,
-  } from "nostr-editor"
-  import type {StampedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
+  import {writable} from "svelte/store"
+  import {createEditor, type Editor, EditorContent} from "svelte-tiptap"
+  import {NProfileExtension, ImageExtension} from "nostr-editor"
   import {createEvent, CHAT_MESSAGE} from "@welshman/util"
-  import {LinkExtension, TopicExtension, createSuggestions, findNodes} from "@lib/tiptap"
+  import {TopicExtension, findNodes} from "@lib/tiptap"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
-  import GroupComposeMention from "@app/components/GroupComposeMention.svelte"
-  import GroupComposeTopic from "@app/components/GroupComposeTopic.svelte"
-  import GroupComposeEvent from "@app/components/GroupComposeEvent.svelte"
-  import GroupComposeImage from "@app/components/GroupComposeImage.svelte"
-  import GroupComposeBolt11 from "@app/components/GroupComposeBolt11.svelte"
-  import GroupComposeVideo from "@app/components/GroupComposeVideo.svelte"
-  import GroupComposeLink from "@app/components/GroupComposeLink.svelte"
-  import GroupComposeSuggestions from "@app/components/GroupComposeSuggestions.svelte"
-  import GroupComposeTopicSuggestion from "@app/components/GroupComposeTopicSuggestion.svelte"
-  import GroupComposeProfileSuggestion from "@app/components/GroupComposeProfileSuggestion.svelte"
-  import {signer} from "@app/base"
-  import {
-    searchProfiles,
-    publishThunk,
-    makeThunk,
-    searchTopics,
-    userRelayUrlsByNom,
-  } from "@app/state"
-  import {getPubkeyHints, makeMention, makeIMeta} from "@app/commands"
+  import {publishThunk, makeThunk, userRelayUrlsByNom} from "@app/state"
+  import {makeMention, makeIMeta} from "@app/commands"
+  import {getChatEditorOptions, addFile} from "@app/editor"
 
   export let nom
 
+  const uploading = writable(false)
+
   let editor: Readable<Editor>
-  let uploading = false
 
-  const asInline = (extend: Record<string, any>) => ({inline: true, group: "inline", ...extend})
-
-  const addFile = () => $editor.chain().selectFiles().run()
-
-  const uploadFiles = () => $editor.chain().uploadFiles().run()
-
-  const sendMessage = async () => {
+  const sendMessage = () => {
     const json = $editor.getJSON()
     const relays = $userRelayUrlsByNom.get(nom)
     const event = createEvent(CHAT_MESSAGE, {
@@ -80,120 +41,22 @@
   }
 
   onMount(() => {
-    editor = createEditor({
-      autofocus: true,
-      extensions: [
-        Code,
-        CodeBlock,
-        Document,
-        Dropcursor,
-        Gapcursor,
-        History,
-        Paragraph,
-        Text,
-        HardBreakExtension.extend({
-          addKeyboardShortcuts() {
-            return {
-              "Shift-Enter": () => this.editor.commands.setHardBreak(),
-              "Mod-Enter": () => this.editor.commands.setHardBreak(),
-              Enter: () => {
-                if (this.editor.getText().trim()) {
-                  uploadFiles()
-
-                  return true
-                }
-
-                return false
-              },
-            }
-          },
-        }),
-        LinkExtension.extend({
-          addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeLink),
-        }),
-        Bolt11Extension.extend(
-          asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeBolt11)}),
-        ),
-        NProfileExtension.extend({
-          addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeMention),
-          addProseMirrorPlugins() {
-            return [
-              createSuggestions({
-                char: "@",
-                name: "nprofile",
-                editor: this.editor,
-                search: searchProfiles,
-                select: (pubkey: string, props: any) => {
-                  const relays = getPubkeyHints(pubkey)
-                  const nprofile = nprofileEncode({pubkey, relays})
-
-                  return props.command({pubkey, nprofile, relays})
-                },
-                suggestionComponent: GroupComposeProfileSuggestion,
-                suggestionsComponent: GroupComposeSuggestions,
-              }),
-            ]
-          },
-        }),
-        NEventExtension.extend(
-          asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeEvent)}),
-        ),
-        NAddrExtension.extend(
-          asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeEvent)}),
-        ),
-        ImageExtension.extend(
-          asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeImage)}),
-        ).configure({defaultUploadUrl: "https://nostr.build", defaultUploadType: "nip96"}),
-        VideoExtension.extend(
-          asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeVideo)}),
-        ).configure({defaultUploadUrl: "https://nostr.build", defaultUploadType: "nip96"}),
-        TopicExtension.extend({
-          addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeTopic),
-          addProseMirrorPlugins() {
-            return [
-              createSuggestions({
-                char: "#",
-                name: "topic",
-                editor: this.editor,
-                search: searchTopics,
-                select: (name: string, props: any) => props.command({name}),
-                allowCreate: true,
-                suggestionComponent: GroupComposeTopicSuggestion,
-                suggestionsComponent: GroupComposeSuggestions,
-              }),
-            ]
-          },
-        }),
-        FileUploadExtension.configure({
-          immediateUpload: false,
-          sign: (event: StampedEvent) => {
-            uploading = true
-
-            return $signer!.sign(event)
-          },
-          onComplete: () => {
-            uploading = false
-            sendMessage()
-          },
-        }),
-      ],
-      content: "",
-    })
+    editor = createEditor(getChatEditorOptions({uploading, sendMessage}))
   })
 </script>
 
 <div
   class="shadow-top-xl relative z-feature flex gap-2 border-t border-solid border-base-100 bg-base-100 p-2">
   <Button
-    on:click={addFile}
+    on:click={() => addFile($editor)}
     class="center h-10 w-10 rounded-box bg-base-300 transition-colors hover:bg-base-200">
-    {#if uploading}
+    {#if $uploading}
       <span class="loading loading-spinner loading-xs"></span>
     {:else}
       <Icon icon="gallery-send" />
     {/if}
   </Button>
-  <div class="flex-grow">
+  <div class="flex-grow overflow-hidden">
     <EditorContent editor={$editor} />
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/components/GroupNote.svelte b/src/app/components/GroupNote.svelte
index 6c9c8f0b..0d182943 100644
--- a/src/app/components/GroupNote.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/GroupNote.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import {onMount} from "svelte"
   import twColors from "tailwindcss/colors"
+  import type {Readable} from "svelte/store"
+  import {createEditor, type Editor, EditorContent} from "svelte-tiptap"
   import {readable, derived} from "svelte/store"
   import {hash, groupBy, now} from "@welshman/lib"
   import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
@@ -20,6 +23,7 @@
   import {repository} from "@app/base"
   import type {PublishStatusData} from "@app/state"
   import {deriveProfile, deriveProfileDisplay, deriveEvent, publishStatusData} from "@app/state"
+  import {getChatViewOptions} from "@app/editor"
 
   export let event: TrustedEvent
   export let showPubkey: boolean
@@ -66,6 +70,8 @@
   const findStatus = ($ps: PublishStatusData[], statuses: PublishStatus[]) =>
     $ps.find(({status}) => statuses.includes(status))
 
+  let editor: Readable<Editor>
+
   $: parentPubkey = $parentEvent?.pubkey || replies[0]?.[4]
   $: parentProfile = deriveProfile(parentPubkey)
   $: parentProfileDisplay = deriveProfileDisplay(parentPubkey)
@@ -73,6 +79,11 @@
   $: isPending = findStatus($ps, [PublishStatus.Pending]) && event.created_at > now() - 30
   $: failure =
     !isPending && !isPublished && findStatus($ps, [PublishStatus.Failure, PublishStatus.Timeout])
+
+  onMount(() => {
+    editor = createEditor(getChatViewOptions(event.content))
+    console.log($editor)
+  })
 </script>
 
 <div in:fly class="group relative flex flex-col gap-1 p-2 transition-colors hover:bg-base-300">
@@ -104,7 +115,7 @@
         </div>
       {/if}
       <p class="text-sm">
-        {event.content}
+        <EditorContent editor={$editor} />
         {#if isPending}
           <span class="flex-inline ml-1 gap-1">
             <span class="loading loading-spinner mx-1 h-3 w-3 translate-y-px" />
diff --git a/src/app/editor.ts b/src/app/editor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0fb57d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/editor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+import type {Writable} from "svelte/store"
+import {nprofileEncode} from "nostr-tools/nip19"
+import {SvelteNodeViewRenderer} from "svelte-tiptap"
+import {Editor} from "@tiptap/core"
+import Code from "@tiptap/extension-code"
+import CodeBlock from "@tiptap/extension-code-block"
+import Document from "@tiptap/extension-document"
+import Dropcursor from "@tiptap/extension-dropcursor"
+import Gapcursor from "@tiptap/extension-gapcursor"
+import History from "@tiptap/extension-history"
+import Paragraph from "@tiptap/extension-paragraph"
+import Text from "@tiptap/extension-text"
+import HardBreakExtension from "@tiptap/extension-hard-break"
+import {
+  Bolt11Extension,
+  NProfileExtension,
+  NEventExtension,
+  NAddrExtension,
+  ImageExtension,
+  VideoExtension,
+  FileUploadExtension,
+} from "nostr-editor"
+import type {StampedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
+import {LinkExtension, TopicExtension, asInline, createSuggestions} from "@lib/tiptap"
+import GroupComposeMention from "@app/components/GroupComposeMention.svelte"
+import GroupComposeTopic from "@app/components/GroupComposeTopic.svelte"
+import GroupComposeEvent from "@app/components/GroupComposeEvent.svelte"
+import GroupComposeImage from "@app/components/GroupComposeImage.svelte"
+import GroupComposeBolt11 from "@app/components/GroupComposeBolt11.svelte"
+import GroupComposeVideo from "@app/components/GroupComposeVideo.svelte"
+import GroupComposeLink from "@app/components/GroupComposeLink.svelte"
+import GroupComposeSuggestions from "@app/components/GroupComposeSuggestions.svelte"
+import GroupComposeTopicSuggestion from "@app/components/GroupComposeTopicSuggestion.svelte"
+import GroupComposeProfileSuggestion from "@app/components/GroupComposeProfileSuggestion.svelte"
+import {signer} from "@app/base"
+import {searchProfiles, searchTopics} from "@app/state"
+import {getPubkeyHints} from "@app/commands"
+
+export const addFile = (editor: Editor) => editor.chain().selectFiles().run()
+
+export const uploadFiles = (editor: Editor) => editor.chain().uploadFiles().run()
+
+type ChatComposeEditorOptions = {
+  uploading: Writable<boolean>
+  sendMessage: () => void
+}
+
+export const getChatEditorOptions = ({uploading, sendMessage}: ChatComposeEditorOptions) => ({
+  content: "",
+  autofocus: true,
+  extensions: [
+    Code,
+    CodeBlock,
+    Document,
+    Dropcursor,
+    Gapcursor,
+    History,
+    Paragraph,
+    Text,
+    HardBreakExtension.extend({
+      addKeyboardShortcuts() {
+        return {
+          "Shift-Enter": () => this.editor.commands.setHardBreak(),
+          "Mod-Enter": () => this.editor.commands.setHardBreak(),
+          Enter: () => {
+            if (this.editor.getText().trim()) {
+              uploadFiles(this.editor)
+
+              return true
+            }
+
+            return false
+          },
+        }
+      },
+    }),
+    LinkExtension.extend({
+      addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeLink),
+    }),
+    Bolt11Extension.extend(
+      asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeBolt11)}),
+    ),
+    NProfileExtension.extend({
+      addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeMention),
+      addProseMirrorPlugins() {
+        return [
+          createSuggestions({
+            char: "@",
+            name: "nprofile",
+            editor: this.editor,
+            search: searchProfiles,
+            select: (pubkey: string, props: any) => {
+              const relays = getPubkeyHints(pubkey)
+              const nprofile = nprofileEncode({pubkey, relays})
+
+              return props.command({pubkey, nprofile, relays})
+            },
+            suggestionComponent: GroupComposeProfileSuggestion,
+            suggestionsComponent: GroupComposeSuggestions,
+          }),
+        ]
+      },
+    }),
+    NEventExtension.extend(
+      asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeEvent)}),
+    ),
+    NAddrExtension.extend(asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeEvent)})),
+    ImageExtension.extend(
+      asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeImage)}),
+    ).configure({defaultUploadUrl: "https://nostr.build", defaultUploadType: "nip96"}),
+    VideoExtension.extend(
+      asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeVideo)}),
+    ).configure({defaultUploadUrl: "https://nostr.build", defaultUploadType: "nip96"}),
+    TopicExtension.extend({
+      addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeTopic),
+      addProseMirrorPlugins() {
+        return [
+          createSuggestions({
+            char: "#",
+            name: "topic",
+            editor: this.editor,
+            search: searchTopics,
+            select: (name: string, props: any) => props.command({name}),
+            allowCreate: true,
+            suggestionComponent: GroupComposeTopicSuggestion,
+            suggestionsComponent: GroupComposeSuggestions,
+          }),
+        ]
+      },
+    }),
+    FileUploadExtension.configure({
+      immediateUpload: false,
+      sign: (event: StampedEvent) => {
+        uploading.set(true)
+
+        return signer.get()!.sign(event)
+      },
+      onComplete: () => {
+        uploading.set(false)
+        sendMessage()
+      },
+    }),
+  ],
+})
+
+export const getChatViewOptions = (content: string) => ({
+  content,
+  editable: false,
+  shouldRerenderOnTransaction: false,
+  extensions: [
+    Code,
+    CodeBlock,
+    Document,
+    Paragraph,
+    Text,
+    LinkExtension.extend({
+      addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeLink),
+    }),
+    Bolt11Extension.extend(
+      asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeBolt11)}),
+    ),
+    NProfileExtension.extend({
+      addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeMention),
+    }),
+    NEventExtension.extend(
+      asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeEvent)}),
+    ),
+    NAddrExtension.extend(asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeEvent)})),
+    ImageExtension.extend(asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeImage)})),
+    VideoExtension.extend(asInline({addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeVideo)})),
+    TopicExtension.extend({
+      addNodeView: () => SvelteNodeViewRenderer(GroupComposeTopic),
+    }),
+  ],
+})
diff --git a/src/app/state.ts b/src/app/state.ts
index 12d4878a..451393df 100644
--- a/src/app/state.ts
+++ b/src/app/state.ts
@@ -593,15 +593,20 @@ export const {
   name: "groups",
   store: groups,
   getKey: (group: PublishedGroup) => group.nom,
-  load: (nom: string, hints: string[] = [], request: Partial<SubscribeRequest> = {}) =>
-    Promise.all([
+  load: async (nom: string, hints: string[] = [], request: Partial<SubscribeRequest> = {}) => {
+    if (hints.length === 0) {
+      hints = relayUrlsByNom.get().get(nom) || []
+    }
+
+    await Promise.all([
       ...hints.map(loadRelay),
       load({
         ...request,
         relays: hints,
         filters: [{kinds: [GROUP_META], "#d": [nom]}],
       }),
-    ]),
+    ])
+  },
 })
 
 export const searchGroups = derived(groups, $groups =>
@@ -642,15 +647,17 @@ export const qualifiedGroupsByNom = derived(qualifiedGroups, $qualifiedGroups =>
   groupBy($qg => $qg.group.nom, $qualifiedGroups),
 )
 
-export const relayUrlsByNom = derived(qualifiedGroups, $qualifiedGroups => {
-  const $relayUrlsByNom = new Map()
+export const relayUrlsByNom = withGetter(
+  derived(qualifiedGroups, $qualifiedGroups => {
+    const $relayUrlsByNom = new Map()
 
-  for (const {relay, group} of $qualifiedGroups) {
-    pushToMapKey($relayUrlsByNom, group.nom, relay.url)
-  }
+    for (const {relay, group} of $qualifiedGroups) {
+      pushToMapKey($relayUrlsByNom, group.nom, relay.url)
+    }
 
-  return $relayUrlsByNom
-})
+    return $relayUrlsByNom
+  }),
+)
 
 // Group membership
 
@@ -760,10 +767,6 @@ export const {
     const timestamps = chat?.messages.map(m => m.event.created_at) || []
     const since = Math.max(0, max(timestamps) - 3600)
 
-    if (relays.length === 0) {
-      console.warn(`Attempted to load chat for ${nom} with no qualified groups`)
-    }
-
     return load({...request, relays, filters: [{"#h": [nom], since}]})
   },
 })
diff --git a/src/lib/tiptap/LinkExtension.ts b/src/lib/tiptap/LinkExtension.ts
index 3fbc9fd5..81453037 100644
--- a/src/lib/tiptap/LinkExtension.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tiptap/LinkExtension.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface LinkAttributes {
 
 declare module "@tiptap/core" {
   interface Commands<ReturnType> {
-    link: {
+    inlineLink: {
       insertLink: (options: {url: string}) => ReturnType
     }
   }
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ declare module "@tiptap/core" {
 
 export const LinkExtension = Node.create({
   atom: true,
-  name: "link",
+  name: "inlineLink",
   group: "inline",
   inline: true,
   selectable: true,
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export const LinkExtension = Node.create({
           const matches = []
 
           for (const match of text.matchAll(LINK_REGEX)) {
+            console.log(text, match)
             try {
               matches.push(createPasteRuleMatch(match, {url: match[0]}))
             } catch (e) {
diff --git a/src/lib/tiptap/TopicExtension.ts b/src/lib/tiptap/TopicExtension.ts
index fd3bad24..c1723783 100644
--- a/src/lib/tiptap/TopicExtension.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tiptap/TopicExtension.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import type {Node as ProsemirrorNode} from "@tiptap/pm/model"
 import type {MarkdownSerializerState} from "prosemirror-markdown"
 import {createPasteRuleMatch} from "@lib/tiptap/util"
 
-export const TOPIC_REGEX = /(#[^\s]+)/g
+export const TOPIC_REGEX = /(?:^|\s)(#[^\s]+)/g
 
 export interface TopicAttributes {
   name: string
diff --git a/src/lib/tiptap/util.ts b/src/lib/tiptap/util.ts
index 8f6a1f5a..d1652c8a 100644
--- a/src/lib/tiptap/util.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tiptap/util.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import type {JSONContent, PasteRuleMatch} from "@tiptap/core"
 
+export const asInline = (extend: Record<string, any>) => ({
+  inline: true,
+  group: "inline",
+  ...extend,
+})
+
 export const createPasteRuleMatch = <T extends Record<string, unknown>>(
   match: RegExpMatchArray,
   data: T,
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[nom]/[[room]]/+page.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[nom]/[[room]]/+page.svelte
index 475363fa..36f17faf 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[nom]/[[room]]/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[nom]/[[room]]/+page.svelte
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   onMount(() => {
     const sub = subscribe({
       filters: [{"#h": [nom], since: now() - 30}],
-      relays: $userRelayUrlsByNom.get(nom)!,
+      relays: $userRelayUrlsByNom.get(nom) || [],
     })
 
     return () => sub.close()