diff --git a/src/common/beam/BeamRay.tsx b/src/common/beam/BeamRay.tsx
index 8e44d691d..e5c5eb5a1 100644
--- a/src/common/beam/BeamRay.tsx
+++ b/src/common/beam/BeamRay.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import { GoodTooltip } from '~/common/components/GoodTooltip';
 import { useLLMSelect } from '~/common/components/forms/useLLMSelect';
 
 import { BeamStoreApi, useBeamStore } from './store-beam.hooks';
-import { rayIsError, rayIsImported, rayIsScattering, rayIsSelectable, rayIsUserSelected } from './store-beam';
+import { rayIsError, rayIsImported, rayIsScattering, rayIsSelectable, rayIsUserSelected } from './beam.rays';
 
 
 // component configuration
diff --git a/src/common/beam/beam.rays.ts b/src/common/beam/beam.rays.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e8aedd3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/beam/beam.rays.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
+
+import { streamAssistantMessage } from '../../apps/chat/editors/chat-stream';
+
+import type { DLLMId } from '~/modules/llms/store-llms';
+
+import { createDMessage, DMessage } from '~/common/state/store-chats';
+import { getUXLabsHighPerformance } from '~/common/state/store-ux-labs';
+
+import type { BeamStore } from './store-beam';
+
+
+// configuration
+const PLACEHOLDER_SCATTER_TEXT = '🖊️ ...'; // 💫 ..., 🖊️ ...
+
+
+export type DRayId = string;
+
+export interface DRay {
+  rayId: DRayId;
+  status: 'empty' | 'scattering' | 'success' | 'stopped' | 'error';
+  message: DMessage;
+  scatterLlmId: DLLMId | null;
+  scatterIssue?: string;
+  genAbortController?: AbortController;
+  userSelected: boolean;
+  imported: boolean;
+}
+
+
+export function createDRay(scatterLlmId: DLLMId | null): DRay {
+  return {
+    rayId: uuidv4(),
+    status: 'empty',
+    message: createDMessage('assistant', ''),
+    scatterLlmId,
+    userSelected: false,
+    imported: false,
+  };
+}
+
+export function rayScatterStart(ray: DRay, onlyIdle: boolean, beamStore: BeamStore): DRay {
+  if (ray.genAbortController)
+    return ray;
+  if (onlyIdle && ray.status !== 'empty')
+    return ray;
+
+  const { gatherLlmId, inputHistory, rays, _updateRay, syncRaysStateToBeam } = beamStore;
+
+  // validate model
+  const rayLlmId = ray.scatterLlmId || gatherLlmId;
+  if (!rayLlmId)
+    return { ...ray, scatterIssue: 'No model selected' };
+
+  // validate history
+  if (!inputHistory || inputHistory.length < 1 || inputHistory[inputHistory.length - 1].role !== 'user')
+    return { ...ray, scatterIssue: `Invalid conversation history (${inputHistory?.length})` };
+
+  const abortController = new AbortController();
+
+  const updateMessage = (update: Partial<DMessage>) => _updateRay(ray.rayId, (ray) => ({
+    ...ray,
+    message: {
+      ...ray.message,
+      ...update,
+      // only update the timestamp when the text changes
+      ...(update.text ? { updated: Date.now() } : {}),
+    },
+  }));
+
+  // stream the assistant's messages
+  streamAssistantMessage(rayLlmId, inputHistory, getUXLabsHighPerformance() ? 0 : rays.length, 'off', updateMessage, abortController.signal)
+    .then((outcome) => {
+      _updateRay(ray.rayId, {
+        status: (outcome === 'success') ? 'success' : (outcome === 'aborted') ? 'stopped' : (outcome === 'errored') ? 'error' : 'empty',
+        genAbortController: undefined,
+      });
+    })
+    .catch((error) => {
+      _updateRay(ray.rayId, {
+        status: 'error',
+        scatterIssue: error?.message || error?.toString() || 'Unknown error',
+        genAbortController: undefined,
+      });
+    })
+    .finally(() => {
+      syncRaysStateToBeam();
+    });
+
+  return {
+    rayId: ray.rayId,
+    status: 'scattering',
+    message: {
+      ...ray.message,
+      text: PLACEHOLDER_SCATTER_TEXT,
+      created: Date.now(),
+      updated: null,
+    },
+    scatterLlmId: rayLlmId,
+    scatterIssue: undefined,
+    genAbortController: abortController,
+    userSelected: false,
+    imported: false,
+  };
+}
+
+export function rayScatterStop(ray: DRay): DRay {
+  ray.genAbortController?.abort();
+  return {
+    ...ray,
+    ...(ray.status === 'scattering' ? { status: 'stopped' } : {}),
+    genAbortController: undefined,
+  };
+}
+
+
+export function rayIsError(ray: DRay | null): boolean {
+  return ray?.status === 'error';
+}
+
+export function rayIsScattering(ray: DRay | null): boolean {
+  return ray?.status === 'scattering';
+}
+
+export function rayIsSelectable(ray: DRay | null): boolean {
+  return !!ray?.message && !!ray.message.updated && !!ray.message.text && ray.message.text !== PLACEHOLDER_SCATTER_TEXT;
+}
+
+export function rayIsUserSelected(ray: DRay | null): boolean {
+  return !!ray?.userSelected;
+}
+
+export function rayIsImported(ray: DRay | null): boolean {
+  return !!ray?.imported;
+}
diff --git a/src/common/beam/store-beam.ts b/src/common/beam/store-beam.ts
index d1314ce8d..c6e9a35c6 100644
--- a/src/common/beam/store-beam.ts
+++ b/src/common/beam/store-beam.ts
@@ -1,139 +1,18 @@
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import { createStore } from 'zustand/vanilla';
 
-import { streamAssistantMessage } from '../../apps/chat/editors/chat-stream';
-
 import type { DLLMId } from '~/modules/llms/store-llms';
 
 import { createDMessage, DMessage } from '~/common/state/store-chats';
-import { getUXLabsHighPerformance } from '~/common/state/store-ux-labs';
+import { createDRay, DRay, DRayId, rayIsScattering, rayIsSelectable, rayScatterStart, rayScatterStop } from '~/common/beam/beam.rays';
 
 
 // configuration
-const PLACEHOLDER_SCATTER_TEXT = '🖊️ ...'; // 💫 ..., 🖊️ ...
 const PLACEHOLDER_GATHER_TEXT = '📦 ...';
 
 
 // Ray - each invidual thread of the beam
 
-type DRayId = string;
-
-interface DRay {
-  rayId: DRayId;
-  status: 'empty' | 'scattering' | 'success' | 'stopped' | 'error';
-  message: DMessage;
-  scatterLlmId: DLLMId | null;
-  scatterIssue?: string;
-  genAbortController?: AbortController;
-  userSelected: boolean;
-  imported: boolean;
-}
-
-function createDRay(scatterLlmId: DLLMId | null): DRay {
-  return {
-    rayId: uuidv4(),
-    status: 'empty',
-    message: createDMessage('assistant', ''),
-    scatterLlmId,
-    userSelected: false,
-    imported: false,
-  };
-}
-
-function rayScatterStart(ray: DRay, onlyIdle: boolean, beamStore: BeamStore): DRay {
-  if (ray.genAbortController)
-    return ray;
-  if (onlyIdle && ray.status !== 'empty')
-    return ray;
-
-  const { gatherLlmId, inputHistory, rays, _updateRay, syncRaysStateToBeam } = beamStore;
-
-  // validate model
-  const rayLlmId = ray.scatterLlmId || gatherLlmId;
-  if (!rayLlmId)
-    return { ...ray, scatterIssue: 'No model selected' };
-
-  // validate history
-  if (!inputHistory || inputHistory.length < 1 || inputHistory[inputHistory.length - 1].role !== 'user')
-    return { ...ray, scatterIssue: `Invalid conversation history (${inputHistory?.length})` };
-
-  const abortController = new AbortController();
-
-  const updateMessage = (update: Partial<DMessage>) => _updateRay(ray.rayId, (ray) => ({
-    ...ray,
-    message: {
-      ...ray.message,
-      ...update,
-      // only update the timestamp when the text changes
-      ...(update.text ? { updated: Date.now() } : {}),
-    },
-  }));
-
-  // stream the assistant's messages
-  streamAssistantMessage(rayLlmId, inputHistory, getUXLabsHighPerformance() ? 0 : rays.length, 'off', updateMessage, abortController.signal)
-    .then((outcome) => {
-      _updateRay(ray.rayId, {
-        status: (outcome === 'success') ? 'success' : (outcome === 'aborted') ? 'stopped' : (outcome === 'errored') ? 'error' : 'empty',
-        genAbortController: undefined,
-      });
-    })
-    .catch((error) => {
-      _updateRay(ray.rayId, {
-        status: 'error',
-        scatterIssue: error?.message || error?.toString() || 'Unknown error',
-        genAbortController: undefined,
-      });
-    })
-    .finally(() => {
-      syncRaysStateToBeam();
-    });
-
-  return {
-    rayId: ray.rayId,
-    status: 'scattering',
-    message: {
-      ...ray.message,
-      text: PLACEHOLDER_SCATTER_TEXT,
-      created: Date.now(),
-      updated: null,
-    },
-    scatterLlmId: rayLlmId,
-    scatterIssue: undefined,
-    genAbortController: abortController,
-    userSelected: false,
-    imported: false,
-  };
-}
-
-function rayScatterStop(ray: DRay): DRay {
-  ray.genAbortController?.abort();
-  return {
-    ...ray,
-    ...(ray.status === 'scattering' ? { status: 'stopped' } : {}),
-    genAbortController: undefined,
-  };
-}
-
-export function rayIsError(ray: DRay | null): boolean {
-  return ray?.status === 'error';
-}
-
-export function rayIsScattering(ray: DRay | null): boolean {
-  return ray?.status === 'scattering';
-}
-
-export function rayIsSelectable(ray: DRay | null): boolean {
-  return !!ray?.message && !!ray.message.updated && !!ray.message.text && ray.message.text !== PLACEHOLDER_SCATTER_TEXT;
-}
-
-export function rayIsUserSelected(ray: DRay | null): boolean {
-  return !!ray?.userSelected;
-}
-
-export function rayIsImported(ray: DRay | null): boolean {
-  return !!ray?.imported;
-}
-
 
 // Beam