diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/chat.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/chat.ts
index ad6e5029d..26e1f65f0 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/chat.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/chat.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export default class ChatApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
    * If we don't host the chat, then it just leaves
    */
   delete(path: Path) {
-    this.viewAction({ delete: { 'app-path': path } });
+    return this.viewAction({ delete: { 'app-path': path } });
   }
 
   /**
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ export default class ChatApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
       this.store.state.pendingMessages.set(path, [envelope]);
     }
 
-    this.store.setState({
+    return this.store.setState({
       pendingMessages: this.store.state.pendingMessages
     });
   }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/graph.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/graph.ts
index d58332202..0c62f835d 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/graph.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/graph.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   addGraph(ship: Patp, name: string, graph: any, mark: any) {
-    this.storeAction({
+    return this.storeAction({
       'add-graph': {
         resource: { ship, name },
         graph,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   removeGraph(ship: Patp, name: string) {
-    this.storeAction({
+    return this.storeAction({
       'remove-graph': {
         resource: { ship, name }
       }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
       children: { empty: null }
     };
 
-    this.storeAction({
+    return this.storeAction({
       'add-nodes': {
         resource: { ship, name },
         nodes
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   addNodes(ship: Patp, name: string, nodes: Object) {
-    this.storeAction({
+    return this.storeAction({
       'add-nodes': {
         resource: { ship, name },
         nodes
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   removeNodes(ship: Patp, name: string, indices: string[]) {
-    this.storeAction({
+    return this.storeAction({
       'remove-nodes': {
         resource: { ship, name },
         indices
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   getKeys() {
-    this.scry<any>('graph-store', '/keys')
+    return this.scry<any>('graph-store', '/keys')
       .then((keys) => {
         this.store.handleEvent({
           data: keys
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   getTags() {
-    this.scry<any>('graph-store', '/tags')
+    return this.scry<any>('graph-store', '/tags')
       .then((tags) => {
         this.store.handleEvent({
           data: tags
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   getTagQueries() {
-    this.scry<any>('graph-store', '/tag-queries')
+    return this.scry<any>('graph-store', '/tag-queries')
       .then((tagQueries) => {
         this.store.handleEvent({
           data: tagQueries
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   getGraph(ship: string, resource: string) {
-    this.scry<any>('graph-store', `/graph/${ship}/${resource}`)
+    return this.scry<any>('graph-store', `/graph/${ship}/${resource}`)
       .then((graph) => {
         this.store.handleEvent({
           data: graph
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   getGraphSubset(ship: string, resource: string, start: string, end: start) {
-    this.scry<any>(
+    return this.scry<any>(
       'graph-store',
       `/graph-subset/${ship}/${resource}/${end}/${start}`
     ).then((subset) => {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export default class GraphApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   getNode(ship: string, resource: string, index: string) {
-    this.scry<any>(
+    return this.scry<any>(
       'graph-store',
       `/node/${ship}/${resource}/${index}`
     ).then((node) => {
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/launch.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/launch.ts
index 0eeca42e8..30661df83 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/launch.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/launch.ts
@@ -5,31 +5,31 @@ import { StoreState } from '../store/type';
 export default class LaunchApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
 
   add(name: string, tile = { basic : { title: '', linkedUrl: '', iconUrl: '' }}) {
-    this.launchAction({ add: { name, tile } });
+    return this.launchAction({ add: { name, tile } });
   }
 
   remove(name: string) {
-    this.launchAction({ remove: name });
+    return this.launchAction({ remove: name });
   }
 
   changeOrder(orderedTiles: string[] = []) {
-    this.launchAction({ 'change-order': orderedTiles });
+    return this.launchAction({ 'change-order': orderedTiles });
   }
 
   changeFirstTime(firstTime = true) {
-    this.launchAction({ 'change-first-time': firstTime });
+    return this.launchAction({ 'change-first-time': firstTime });
   }
 
   changeIsShown(name: string, isShown = true) {
-    this.launchAction({ 'change-is-shown': { name, isShown }});
+    return this.launchAction({ 'change-is-shown': { name, isShown }});
   }
 
   weather(latlng: any) {
-    this.action('weather', 'json', latlng);
+    return this.action('weather', 'json', latlng);
   }
 
   private launchAction(data) {
-    this.action('launch', 'launch-action', data);
+    return this.action('launch', 'launch-action', data);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/links.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/links.ts
index e3ad42f5d..d3beec02a 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/links.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/links.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default class LinksApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   getCommentsPage(path: Path, url: string, page: number) {
     const strictUrl = stringToTa(url);
     const endpoint = '/json/' + page + '/discussions/' + strictUrl + path;
-    this.fetchLink(
+    return this.fetchLink(
       endpoint,
       (res) => {
         if (res.data['link-update']['initial-discussions']) {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default class LinksApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
 
   getPage(path: Path, page: number) {
     const endpoint = '/json/' + page + '/submissions' + path;
-    this.fetchLink(
+    return this.fetchLink(
       endpoint,
       (dat) => {
         this.store.handleEvent(dat);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default class LinksApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   getSubmission(path: Path, url: string, callback) {
     const strictUrl = stringToTa(url);
     const endpoint = '/json/0/submission/' + strictUrl + path;
-    this.fetchLink(
+    return this.fetchLink(
       endpoint,
       (res) => {
         if (res.data?.['link-update']?.submission) {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export default class LinksApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   }
 
   private fetchLink(path: Path, result, fail, quit) {
-    this.subscribe.bind(this)(
+    return this.subscribe.bind(this)(
       path,
       'PUT',
       this.ship,
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/publish.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/publish.ts
index 5b49aabfc..ce9e0a49a 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/publish.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/publish.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default class PublishApi extends BaseApi {
   }
 
   fetchNotebooks() {
-    fetch('/publish-view/notebooks.json')
+    return fetch('/publish-view/notebooks.json')
     .then(response => response.json())
     .then((json) => {
       this.handleEvent({
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default class PublishApi extends BaseApi {
   }
 
   fetchNotebook(host: PatpNoSig, book: BookId) {
-    fetch(`/publish-view/${host}/${book}.json`)
+    return fetch(`/publish-view/${host}/${book}.json`)
     .then(response => response.json())
     .then((json) => {
       this.handleEvent({
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default class PublishApi extends BaseApi {
   }
 
   fetchNote(host: PatpNoSig, book: BookId, note: NoteId) {
-    fetch(`/publish-view/${host}/${book}/${note}.json`)
+    return fetch(`/publish-view/${host}/${book}/${note}.json`)
     .then(response => response.json())
     .then((json) => {
       this.handleEvent({
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export default class PublishApi extends BaseApi {
   }
 
   fetchNotesPage(host: PatpNoSig, book: BookId, start: number, length: number) {
-    fetch(`/publish-view/notes/${host}/${book}/${start}/${length}.json`)
+    return fetch(`/publish-view/notes/${host}/${book}/${start}/${length}.json`)
     .then(response => response.json())
     .then((json) => {
       this.handleEvent({
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default class PublishApi extends BaseApi {
   }
 
   fetchCommentsPage(host: PatpNoSig, book: BookId, note: NoteId, start: number, length: number) {
-    fetch(`/publish-view/comments/${host}/${book}/${note}/${start}/${length}.json`)
+    return fetch(`/publish-view/comments/${host}/${book}/${note}/${start}/${length}.json`)
     .then(response => response.json())
     .then((json) => {
       this.handleEvent({
@@ -78,6 +78,24 @@ export default class PublishApi extends BaseApi {
     });
   }
 
+  subscribeNotebook(who: PatpNoSig, book: BookId) {
+    return this.publishAction({
+      subscribe: {
+        who,
+        book
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  unsubscribeNotebook(who: PatpNoSig, book: BookId) {
+    return this.publishAction({
+      unsubscribe: {
+        who,
+        book
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   publishAction(act: any) {
     return this.action('publish', 'publish-action', act);
   }
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/s3.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/s3.ts
index e5b67595a..834cc6ffe 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/s3.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/s3.ts
@@ -6,31 +6,31 @@ import {S3Update} from '../../types/s3-update';
 export default class S3Api extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
 
   setCurrentBucket(bucket: string) {
-    this.s3Action({ 'set-current-bucket': bucket });
+    return this.s3Action({ 'set-current-bucket': bucket });
   }
 
   addBucket(bucket: string) {
-    this.s3Action({ 'add-bucket': bucket });
+    return this.s3Action({ 'add-bucket': bucket });
   }
 
   removeBucket(bucket: string) {
-    this.s3Action({ 'remove-bucket': bucket });
+    return this.s3Action({ 'remove-bucket': bucket });
   }
 
   setEndpoint(endpoint: string) {
-    this.s3Action({ 'set-endpoint': endpoint });
+    return this.s3Action({ 'set-endpoint': endpoint });
   }
 
   setAccessKeyId(accessKeyId: string) {
-    this.s3Action({ 'set-access-key-id': accessKeyId });
+    return this.s3Action({ 'set-access-key-id': accessKeyId });
   }
 
   setSecretAccessKey(secretAccessKey: string) {
-    this.s3Action({ 'set-secret-access-key': secretAccessKey });
+    return this.s3Action({ 'set-secret-access-key': secretAccessKey });
   }
 
   private s3Action(data: any) {
-    this.action('s3-store', 's3-action', data);
+    return this.action('s3-store', 's3-action', data);
   }
 
 }