diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/chat-view.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/chat-view.hoon
index cbb0837a1..42a28bee6 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/chat-view.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/chat-view.hoon
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   ::
   ++  on-init
     ^-  (quip card _this)
-    =/  launcha  [%launch-action !>([%chat-view /configs '/~chat/js/tile.js'])]
+    =/  launcha  [%launch-action !>([%add %chat-view /configs '/~chat/js/tile.js'])]
     :_  this
     :~  [%pass /updates %agent [our.bol %chat-store] %watch /updates]
         [%pass / %arvo %e %connect [~ /'~chat'] %chat-view]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/clock.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/clock.hoon
index 8d45bec83..201c9fecd 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/clock.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/clock.hoon
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 ++  on-init
   ^-  (quip card:agent:gall _this)
   =/  launcha
-    [%launch-action !>([%clock /clocktile '/~clock/js/tile.js'])]
+    [%launch-action !>([%add %clock /clocktile '/~clock/js/tile.js'])]
   :_  this
   :~  [%pass / %arvo %e %connect [~ /'~clock'] %clock]
       [%pass /clock %agent [our.bowl %launch] %poke launcha]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon
index 65edebd63..4686d06fe 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/contact-view.hoon
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     :_  this
     :~  [%pass /updates %agent [our.bowl %contact-store] %watch /updates]
         [%pass / %arvo %e %connect [~ /'~groups'] %contact-view]
-        (launch-poke:cc [%contact-view /primary '/~groups/js/tile.js'])
         (contact-poke:cc [%create /~/default])
         (group-poke:cc [%bundle /~/default])
         (contact-poke:cc [%add /~/default our.bowl *contact])
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@
   ::
   ++  on-save   on-save:def
   ++  on-load   on-load:def
+  :: (launch-poke:cc [%remove %contact-view /primary '/~groups/js/tile.js'])
   ++  on-poke
     |=  [=mark =vase]
     ^-  (quip card _this)
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/launch.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/launch.hoon
index 2fea6034d..03390e10f 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/launch.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/launch.hoon
@@ -86,18 +86,29 @@
   ::
       %launch-action
     =/  act  !<(action:launch vas)
-    =/  beforedata  (~(get by data) name.act)
-    =/  newdata
-      ?~  beforedata
-        (~(put by data) name.act [*json url.act])
-      (~(put by data) name.act [jon.u.beforedata url.act])
-    =/  new-tile  `tile:launch`[`@tas`name.act `path`subscribe.act]
-    :-  [%pass subscribe.act %agent [our.bol name.act] %watch subscribe.act]~
-    %=  this
-      tiles         (~(put in tiles) new-tile)
-      data          newdata
-      path-to-tile  (~(put by path-to-tile) subscribe.act name.act)
-    ==
+    ?-  -.act
+        %add
+      =/  beforedata  (~(get by data) name.act)
+      =/  newdata
+        ?~  beforedata
+          (~(put by data) name.act [*json url.act])
+        (~(put by data) name.act [jon.u.beforedata url.act])
+      =/  new-tile  `tile:launch`[`@tas`name.act `path`subscribe.act]
+      :-  [%pass subscribe.act %agent [our.bol name.act] %watch subscribe.act]~
+      %=  this
+        tiles         (~(put in tiles) new-tile)
+        data          newdata
+        path-to-tile  (~(put by path-to-tile) subscribe.act name.act)
+      ==
+::
+        %remove
+      :-  [%pass subscribe.act %agent [our.bol name.act] %leave ~]~
+      %=  this
+        tiles         (~(del in tiles) [name.act subscribe.act])
+        data          (~(del by data) name.act)
+        path-to-tile  (~(del by path-to-tile) subscribe.act)
+      ==
+      ==
   ::
       %handle-http-request
     =+  !<([eyre-id=@ta =inbound-request:eyre] vas)
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/link-view.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/link-view.hoon
index 94c6a9778..7103d437f 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/link-view.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/link-view.hoon
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         [%pass /discussions %agent [our.bowl %link-store] %watch /discussions]
         [%pass /seen %agent [our.bowl %link-store] %watch /seen]
       ::
-        =+  [dap.bowl /tile '/~link/js/tile.js']
+        =+  [%add dap.bowl /tile '/~link/js/tile.js']
         [%pass /launch %agent [our.bowl %launch] %poke %launch-action !>(-)]
       ::
         =+  [%invite-action !>([%create /link])]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon
index 78abb7aad..b1fc2b90c 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   ::
   ++  on-init
     ^-  (quip card _this)
-    =/  lac  [%publish /publishtile '/~publish/tile.js']
+    =/  lac  [%add %publish /publishtile '/~publish/tile.js']
     =/  rav  [%sing %t [%da now.bol] /app/publish/notebooks]
     :_  this
     :~  [%pass /bind %arvo %e %connect [~ /'~publish'] %publish]
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/weather.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/weather.hoon
index 7eaedc2a5..6f4d01774 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/weather.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/weather.hoon
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     :_  this
     :~  [%pass /bind/weather %arvo %e %connect [~ /'~weather'] %weather]
         :*  %pass  /launch/weather  %agent  [our.bol %launch]  %poke
-            %launch-action  !>([%weather /weathertile '/~weather/js/tile.js'])
+            %launch-action  !>([%add %weather /weathertile '/~weather/js/tile.js'])
         ==
     ==
   ++  on-save  !>(state)
diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sur/launch.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sur/launch.hoon
index ca8893c19..f4496ad11 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sur/launch.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sur/launch.hoon
@@ -3,5 +3,9 @@
 ::
 +$  tile-data  (map @tas [jon=json url=@t])
 ::
-+$  action  [name=@tas subscribe=path url=@t]
++$  action
+  $%
+      [%add name=@tas subscribe=path url=@t]
+      [%remove name=@tas subscribe=path]
+  ==
 --