diff --git a/funcs.el b/funcs.el
index 649d4e8..60c5249 100644
--- a/funcs.el
+++ b/funcs.el
@@ -10,22 +10,11 @@
 ;;; License: GPLv3
 
 ;;; Code:
-;;;; jupter repl minor mode keymap
-(spacemacs/set-leader-keys-for-minor-mode 'use-jupyter-repl-mode
-  "'"  'jupyter-run-repl
-  "cc" 'jupyter-load-file
-  "cC" '(lambda (file) (interactive "f\file: ") (progn (jupyter-load-file file) (jupyter-repl-pop-to-buffer)))
-  "sB" '(lambda () (interactive) (progn (jupyter-eval-buffer (current-buffer)) (jupyter-repl-pop-to-buffer)))
-  "sb" 'jupyter-eval-buffer
-  "sF" '(lambda () (interactive) (progn (jupyter-eval-defun) (jupyter-repl-pop-to-buffer)))
-  "sf" 'jupyter-eval-defun
-  "si" 'jupyter-run-repl
-  "sR" '(lambda () (interactive) (progn (jupyter-eval-line-or-region 'null) (jupyter-repl-pop-to-buffer)))
-  "sr" 'jupyter-eval-line-or-region)
 
 ;;;; jupyter repl minor mode
-(defvar use-jupyter-repl-mode nil)
+;; (defvar use-jupyter-repl-mode nil)
 
+;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode use-jupyter-repl-mode
   "Minor mode that will use a jupyter-repl from package
 emacs-jupyter instead of the default repl.
@@ -34,7 +23,7 @@ Dependancies:
 	Jupyter kernel corresponding to the major-mode language.
 		This needs to be installed on your system."
   :group 'jupyter-repl
-  ;; :lighter "j-repl"
+  :lighter "jrepl"
   :init-value nil
   (cond
    (use-jupyter-repl-mode
@@ -42,4 +31,20 @@ Dependancies:
    (t
     (remove-hook 'after-revert-hook 'use-jupyter-repl-mode t))))
 
+;;;; use-jupyter-repl
+(defun use-jupyter-repl ()
+  "Checks whether a jupyter repl kernel is associated with this buffer.
+If there is, then set repl keybindings to use it. Otherwise, associate the
+buffer with a repl. If no repl is running for the major-mode, ask to start one."
+  (interactive)
+  (if (eq jupyter-current-client nil)
+      (call-interactively 'jupyter-repl-associate-buffer))
+  (call-interactively 'use-jupyter-repl-mode))
+
+;;;; use-jupyter-eval-pop
+(defun use-jupyter-eval-pop (func &rest args)
+  (interactive)
+  (call-interactively func 'args)
+  (jupyter-repl-pop-to-buffer))
+
 ;;; funcs.el ends here
diff --git a/packages.el b/packages.el
index d2c052d..7ab2183 100644
--- a/packages.el
+++ b/packages.el
@@ -32,13 +32,21 @@
 (defconst jupyter-packages
   '(
     company
-    jupyter
+    ;; (jupyter :location (recipe :fetcher file :path "~/.spacemacs.d/emacs-jupyter"))
+    ;; upate may 27, 2023
+    (jupyter :Location (recipe :fetcher github :repo "emacs-jupyter/jupyter"))
+    ;; (jupyter :location local) 
+    ;; jupyter
+    smartparens
+    websocket
+    zmq
     ))
 
 (defun jupyter/init-jupyter ()
   (if (executable-find "jupyter")
       (use-package jupyter
         :defer t
+        :demand t
         :init
         (progn
           (spacemacs/set-leader-keys
@@ -46,31 +54,49 @@
             "ajc" 'jupyter-connect-repl
             "ajr" 'jupyter-run-repl
             "ajs" 'jupyter-server-list-kernels
-            "ajt" 'use-jupyter-repl-mode
-            )
+            "ajt" 'use-jupyter-repl)
           (spacemacs/set-leader-keys-for-major-mode 'jupyter-repl-mode
             "i" 'jupyter-inspect-at-point
             "l" 'jupyter-load-file
             "s" 'jupyter-repl-scratch-buffer
             "I" 'jupyter-repl-interrupt-kernel
-            "R" 'jupyter-repl-restart-kernel))
-        :config
-        (progn
+            "R" 'jupyter-repl-restart-kernel)
+          (spacemacs/set-leader-keys-for-minor-mode 'use-jupyter-repl-mode
+            "'"  'jupyter-run-repl
+            "cc" 'jupyter-load-file
+            "cC" '(lambda () (interactive) (use-jupyter-eval-pop 'jupyter-load-file))
+            "sB" '(lambda () (interactive) (use-jupyter-eval-pop 'jupyter-eval-buffer))
+            "sb" 'jupyter-eval-buffer
+            "sF" '(lambda () (interactive) (use-jupyter-eval-pop 'jupyter-eval-defun))
+            "sf" 'jupyter-eval-defun
+            "si" 'jupyter-run-repl
+            "sR" '(lambda () (interactive) (use-jupyter-eval-pop 'jupyter-eval-line-or-region))
+            "sr" 'jupyter-eval-line-or-region)
           (when (eq dotspacemacs-editing-style 'vim)
             (evil-define-key '(insert normal) jupyter-repl-mode-map
               (kbd "C-j") 'jupyter-repl-history-next
               (kbd "C-k") 'jupyter-repl-history-previous
-              (kbd "C-l") 'jupyter-repl-clear-cells
+              ;; (kbd "C-l") 'jupyter-repl-clear-cells
               (kbd "M-j") 'jupyter-repl-forward-cell
               (kbd "M-k") 'jupyter-repl-backward-cell
               (kbd "C-s") 'jupyter-repl-scratch-buffer
-              (kbd "C-R") 'jupyter-repl-history-next-matching
-              (kbd "C-r") 'jupyter-repl-history-previous-matching))
-          ))
+              (kbd "C-R") 'isearch-forward
+              (kbd "C-r") 'isearch-backward))))
 
     (message "jupyter was not found in your path, jupyter is not loaded")))
 
 (defun jupyter/post-init-company ()
   (spacemacs|add-company-backends :backends company-capf :modes jupyter-repl-mode))
 
+(defun jupyter/post-init-smartparens ()
+  (add-hook 'jupyter-repl-mode-hook 'smartparens-mode))
+
+(defun jupyter/init-websocket ()
+  (use-package websocket
+    :defer t))
+
+(defun jupyter/init-zmq ()
+  (use-package zmq
+    :defer t))
+
 ;;; packages.el ends here