diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0afa4c0..27f2afa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
     "@types/react-reconciler": "^0.26.4",
     "immer": "^9.0.7",
     "nanoid": "^3.1.30",
-    "react-reconciler": "^0.26.2"
+    "react-reconciler": "^0.26.2",
+    "react-tree-reconciler": "^1.2.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "discord.js": "^13.3",
diff --git a/playground/main.tsx b/playground/main.tsx
index 6ea3165..d2f3e0b 100644
--- a/playground/main.tsx
+++ b/playground/main.tsx
@@ -1,59 +1,22 @@
-import type { CommandInteraction } from "discord.js"
 import { Client } from "discord.js"
 import "dotenv/config"
-import * as React from "react"
-import { createRoot } from "../src/main.js"
-import { Counter } from "./counter.js"
+import { InstanceManager } from "../src.new/main.js"
+import { createCommandHandler } from "./command-handler.js"
 
 const client = new Client({
   intents: ["GUILDS"],
 })
 
-type Command = {
-  name: string
-  description: string
-  run: (interaction: CommandInteraction) => unknown
-}
+const manager = new InstanceManager()
 
-const commands: Command[] = [
+createCommandHandler(client, [
   {
     name: "counter",
     description: "shows a counter button",
-    run: async (interaction) => {
-      await interaction.reply("a")
-      await createRoot(interaction.channel!).render(<Counter />)
+    run: (interaction) => {
+      manager.create(interaction).render("hi world")
     },
   },
-]
-
-client.on("ready", async () => {
-  for (const command of commands) {
-    for (const guild of client.guilds.cache.values()) {
-      await client.application?.commands.create(
-        {
-          name: command.name,
-          description: command.description,
-        },
-        guild.id,
-      )
-    }
-  }
-  console.info("ready 💖")
-})
-
-client.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction) => {
-  if (!interaction.isCommand()) return
-
-  const command = commands.find(
-    (command) => command.name === interaction.commandName,
-  )
-  if (command) {
-    try {
-      await command.run(interaction)
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error(error)
-    }
-  }
-})
+])
 
 await client.login(process.env.TEST_BOT_TOKEN)
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1111dac..603b9a7 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ importers:
       prettier: ^2.5.1
       react: ^17.0.2
       react-reconciler: ^0.26.2
+      react-tree-reconciler: ^1.2.0
       tsup: ^5.11.7
       typescript: ^4.5.4
       vite: ^2.7.6
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ importers:
       immer: 9.0.7
       nanoid: 3.1.30
       react-reconciler: 0.26.2_react@17.0.2
+      react-tree-reconciler: 1.2.0_cfedea9b3ed0faf0dded75c187406c5e
     devDependencies:
       '@itsmapleleaf/configs': 1.1.2
       '@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin': 5.8.0_836011a006f4f5d67178564baf2b6d34
@@ -4828,6 +4830,18 @@ packages:
       scheduler: 0.20.2
     dev: false
 
+  /react-tree-reconciler/1.2.0_cfedea9b3ed0faf0dded75c187406c5e:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-DmILQhig+Nnh1tOrYFn7Tary077qW943vdjYqRUWLpYLMP5vS/+k0ICNTPQVNaLQJhh4nDCvVUhFxcSSTzYvHA==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@types/react': '*'
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/react': 17.0.37
+      react-reconciler: 0.26.2_react@17.0.2
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - react
+    dev: false
+
   /react/17.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-gnhPt75i/dq/z3/6q/0asP78D0u592D5L1pd7M8P+dck6Fu/jJeL6iVVK23fptSUZj8Vjf++7wXA8UNclGQcbA==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
diff --git a/src.new/components/text.tsx b/src.new/components/text.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ce9b59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src.new/components/text.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from "react"
+import React from "react"
+
+export type TextProps = {
+  children?: ReactNode
+}
+
+export const TextTag = "reacord-text"
+
+export function Text(props: TextProps) {
+  return React.createElement(TextTag, props)
+}
+
+export class TextElementNode {}
diff --git a/src.new/context.ts b/src.new/context.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c4847b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src.new/context.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export type Context = {}
diff --git a/src.new/main.ts b/src.new/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a52d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src.new/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import type { CommandInteraction } from "discord.js"
+import type { ReactNode } from "react"
+import type { OpaqueRoot } from "react-reconciler"
+import { reconciler } from "./reconciler.js"
+import { RootNode } from "./root-node.js"
+
+export class InstanceManager {
+  private instances = new Set<Instance>()
+
+  create(interaction: CommandInteraction) {
+    const instance = new Instance(interaction)
+    this.instances.add(instance)
+    return instance
+  }
+
+  destroy(instance: Instance) {
+    this.instances.delete(instance)
+  }
+}
+
+class Instance {
+  private rootNode: RootNode
+  private container: OpaqueRoot
+
+  constructor(interaction: CommandInteraction) {
+    this.rootNode = new RootNode(interaction)
+    this.container = reconciler.createContainer(this.rootNode, 0, false, {})
+  }
+
+  render(content: ReactNode) {
+    reconciler.updateContainer(content, this.container)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src.new/reconciler.ts b/src.new/reconciler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..089020d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src.new/reconciler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import type { HostConfig } from "react-reconciler"
+import ReactReconciler from "react-reconciler"
+import { raise } from "../src/helpers/raise.js"
+import type { RootNode } from "./root-node.js"
+import { TextNode } from "./text-node.js"
+
+const config: HostConfig<
+  string, // Type,
+  Record<string, unknown>, // Props,
+  RootNode, // Container,
+  never, // Instance,
+  TextNode, // TextInstance,
+  never, // SuspenseInstance,
+  never, // HydratableInstance,
+  never, // PublicInstance,
+  {}, // HostContext,
+  never, // UpdatePayload,
+  never, // ChildSet,
+  number, // TimeoutHandle,
+  number // NoTimeout,
+> = {
+  // config
+  now: Date.now,
+  supportsMutation: true,
+  supportsPersistence: false,
+  supportsHydration: false,
+  isPrimaryRenderer: true,
+  scheduleTimeout: global.setTimeout,
+  cancelTimeout: global.clearTimeout,
+  noTimeout: -1,
+
+  getRootHostContext: () => ({}),
+  getChildHostContext: () => ({}),
+
+  createInstance: () => raise("not implemented"),
+  createTextInstance: (text) => new TextNode(text),
+  shouldSetTextContent: () => false,
+
+  clearContainer: (root) => {
+    root.clear()
+  },
+  appendChildToContainer: (root, child) => {
+    root.add(child)
+  },
+  removeChildFromContainer: (root, child) => {
+    root.remove(child)
+  },
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
+  prepareUpdate: () => null,
+  commitUpdate: () => {},
+  commitTextUpdate: (node, oldText, newText) => {
+    node.text = newText
+  },
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-null
+  prepareForCommit: () => null,
+  resetAfterCommit: (root) => {
+    root.render()
+  },
+
+  preparePortalMount: () => raise("Portals are not supported"),
+  getPublicInstance: () => raise("Refs are currently not supported"),
+
+  appendInitialChild: () => raise("not implemented"),
+  finalizeInitialChildren: () => false,
+}
+
+export const reconciler = ReactReconciler(config)
diff --git a/src.new/root-node.ts b/src.new/root-node.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..210d91f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src.new/root-node.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import type { CommandInteraction, MessageOptions } from "discord.js"
+import type { TextNode } from "./text-node.js"
+
+export class RootNode {
+  private children = new Set<TextNode>()
+
+  constructor(private interaction: CommandInteraction) {}
+
+  add(child: TextNode) {
+    this.children.add(child)
+  }
+
+  clear() {
+    this.children.clear()
+  }
+
+  remove(child: TextNode) {
+    this.children.delete(child)
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    this.interaction.reply(this.getMessageOptions()).catch(console.error)
+  }
+
+  getMessageOptions() {
+    const options: MessageOptions = {}
+
+    for (const child of this.children) {
+      options.content = (options.content ?? "") + child.text
+    }
+
+    return options
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src.new/text-node.ts b/src.new/text-node.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d66981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src.new/text-node.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export class TextNode {
+  constructor(public text: string) {}
+}