diff --git a/ape/dojo.hoon b/ape/dojo.hoon
index a6a0665fa..d8c6f2fa1 100644
--- a/ape/dojo.hoon
+++ b/ape/dojo.hoon
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
       ?~(b [%brev a] [[%verb a] u.b])
     ::
     ++  dp-command                                      ::  ++dojo-command
+      :: =<  ;~(less |-(;~(pose (jest '|*') ;~(pfix next (knee ** |.(^$))))) .)
       %+  knee  *dojo-command  |.  ~+
       ;~  pose  
         ;~  pfix  bar
@@ -253,9 +254,10 @@
     ::
     ++  dy-stop                                         ::  stop work
       ^+  +>
+      =.  poy  ~
       ?~  pux  +>
       %.  [%txt "! cancel {<u.pux>}"]
-      he-diff:(he-card(poy ~) %exec u.pux our.hid ~)
+      he-diff:(he-card %exec u.pux our.hid ~)
     ::
     ++  dy-slam                                         ::  call by ford
       |=  [way=wire gat=vase sam=vase]
@@ -543,6 +545,7 @@
       ?-  -.act
         %det  (dy-edit +.act)
         %ret  (dy-done (tufa buf.say))
+        %clr  dy-stop
       ==
     ::
     ++  dy-cage       |=(num=@ud (~(got by rez) num))   ::  known cage
@@ -710,7 +713,6 @@
       dy-make(cud `[nex (~(got by job) nex)])
     --
   ::
-  ++  he-baxp  |=(~ he-pine:he-stop)                    ::  exit out of project
   ++  he-dope                                           ::  sole user of ++dp
     |=  txt=tape                                        ::
     ^-  (each (unit (each dojo-command tape)) hair)     ::  prefix/result
@@ -762,7 +764,6 @@
   ::
   ++  he-stop                                           ::  abort work
     ^+  .
-    =.  buf  ""
     ?~(poy . ~(dy-stop dy u.poy))
   ::
   ++  he-peer                                           ::  subscribe to
@@ -885,6 +886,7 @@
     ?-  -.act
       %det  (he-stir +.act)
       %ret  (he-done (tufa buf.say))
+      %clr  he-pine(buf "")
     ==
   ::
   ++  he-lame                                           ::  handle error
@@ -939,8 +941,6 @@
 ++  poke-sole-action
   |=  act=sole-action  ~|  poke/act  %.  act
   (wrap he-type):arm
-::
-++  poke-sole-back  (wrap he-baxp):arm
 ++  made       (wrap he-made):arm
 ++  sigh-httr  (wrap he-sigh):arm
 ++  sigh-tang  |=([a=wire b=tang] ~|(`term`(cat 3 'sigh-' -.a) (mean b)))
diff --git a/ape/talk.hoon b/ape/talk.hoon
index bd3b1870f..baa48aada 100644
--- a/ape/talk.hoon
+++ b/ape/talk.hoon
@@ -1049,12 +1049,12 @@
           [%txt (weld "----------------| " (tufa buf))]
       ==
     ::
-    ++  sh-baxp  (sh-pact ~)                            ::  clear target
     ++  sh-sole                                         ::  apply edit
       |=  act=sole-action
       ^+  +>
       ?-  -.act
         %det  (sh-stir +.act)
+        %clr  (sh-pact ~)
         %ret  sh-done
       ==
     ::
@@ -1117,14 +1117,6 @@
       +>.$
     sh-abet:(~(sh-sole sh ~ u.shu) act)
   ::  
-  ++  ra-baxp
-    ^+  ..ra-baxp
-    =+  shu=(~(get by shells) ost.hid)
-    ?~  shu
-      ~&  [%ra-console-broken ost.hid]
-      ..ra-baxp
-    sh-abet:~(sh-baxp sh ~ u.shu)
-  ::  
   ++  ra-emil                                           ::  ra-emit move list
     |=  mol=(list move)
     %_(+> moves (welp (flop mol) moves))
@@ -1916,7 +1908,6 @@
   |=  [act=sole-action]
   ra-abet:(ra-sole:ra act)
 ::
-++  poke-sole-back  |=(~ ra-abet:ra-baxp:ra)            ::  SOL backspace
 ++  diff-talk-report                                    ::
   |=  [way=wire rad=report]
   ^-  (quip move +>)
diff --git a/lib/drum.hoon b/lib/drum.hoon
index f4c527e89..544109f6c 100644
--- a/lib/drum.hoon
+++ b/lib/drum.hoon
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@
 =>  |%                                                ::  arvo structures
     ++  pear                                          ::  request
       $%  [%sole-action p=sole-action]                ::
-          [%sole-back ~]                              ::  back out of dialog
           [%talk-command command:talk]                ::
       ==                                              ::
     ++  lime                                          ::  update
@@ -544,7 +543,7 @@
         ta-bel
       .(str.u.ris (scag (dec (lent str.u.ris)) str.u.ris))
     ?:  =(0 pos.inp)
-      (ta-poke %sole-back ~)
+      (ta-act %clr ~)
       :: .(+> (se-blit %bel ~))
     =+  pre=(dec pos.inp)
     (ta-hom(pos.inp pre) %del pre)
diff --git a/mar/sole/back.hoon b/mar/sole/back.hoon
deleted file mode 100644
index 23b2f6c34..000000000
--- a/mar/sole/back.hoon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-::
-::::  /hoon/back/sole/mar
-  ::
-!:
-|_  ~
-++  grab
-  |%  ++  noun  ,~
-  --
---
-
diff --git a/sur/sole.hoon b/sur/sole.hoon
index 1ebeb960c..45bd17c88 100644
--- a/sur/sole.hoon
+++ b/sur/sole.hoon
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   $%  ::  [%abo ~]                                      ::  reset interaction
       [%det sole-change]                                ::  command line edit
       [%ret ~]                                          ::  submit and clear
+      [%clr ~]                                          ::  exit context
   ==                                                    :: 
 ++  sole-buffer  (list ,@c)                             ::  command state
 ++  sole-change                                         ::  network change