diff --git a/editor/src/Unison/Editor.elm b/editor/src/Unison/Editor.elm
index 4ab28954a..ef12379e7 100644
--- a/editor/src/Unison/Editor.elm
+++ b/editor/src/Unison/Editor.elm
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ search2 searchbox reqs =
         _ -> Nothing
       openEdit' =
         let go oe model = List.head []
-        in Signal.map openEdit reqs |> JR.send (Node.openEdit host `JR.to` go)
+        in Signal.map openEdit reqs |> JR.send (Node.localInfo host `JR.to` go)
       search r = case r of
         Search typ query -> Just (typ,query)
         _ -> Nothing
diff --git a/editor/src/Unison/Node.elm b/editor/src/Unison/Node.elm
index fbeff0484..5464de5fc 100644
--- a/editor/src/Unison/Node.elm
+++ b/editor/src/Unison/Node.elm
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ editType host = Request.post host "edit-type"
   (Encoder.tuple3 Path.encodePath A.encode T.encodeType)
   T.decodeType
 
-metadatas : Host -> Request (List Hash) (M.Dict Hash Metadata)
-metadatas host = Request.post host "metadatas"
-  (Encoder.list H.encode)
-  (Decoder.object MD.decodeMetadata)
-
 type alias LocalInfo =
   { current : Type
   , admissible : Type
@@ -79,8 +74,8 @@ type alias LocalInfo =
   , localApplications : List Int
   , wellTypedLocals : List Term }
 
-openEdit : Host -> Request (Term, Path) LocalInfo
-openEdit host = Request.post host "open-edit"
+localInfo : Host -> Request (Term, Path) LocalInfo
+localInfo host = Request.post host "local-info"
   (Encoder.tuple2 E.encodeTerm Path.encodePath)
   (Decoder.product5 LocalInfo
     T.decodeType
@@ -89,6 +84,11 @@ openEdit host = Request.post host "open-edit"
     (Decoder.list Decoder.int)
     (Decoder.list E.decodeTerm))
 
+metadatas : Host -> Request (List Hash) (M.Dict Hash Metadata)
+metadatas host = Request.post host "metadatas"
+  (Encoder.list H.encode)
+  (Decoder.object MD.decodeMetadata)
+
 search : Host -> Request (Maybe Type, Query) (List Term)
 search host = Request.post host "search"
   (Encoder.tuple2 (Encoder.optional T.encodeType) MD.encodeQuery)
diff --git a/node/src/Unison/Node.hs b/node/src/Unison/Node.hs
index 8560828b5..cec306d0d 100644
--- a/node/src/Unison/Node.hs
+++ b/node/src/Unison/Node.hs
@@ -23,15 +23,14 @@ data Node m k t e = Node {
   editTerm :: P.Path -> A.Action -> e -> Noted m e,
   -- | Modify the given type, which may fail
   editType :: P.Path -> A.Action -> t -> Noted m t,
+  -- | Returns ( current type
+  --           , admissible type
+  --           , local vars
+  --           , well-typed applications of focus
+  --           , well-typed expressions involving local vars )
+  localInfo :: e -> P.Path -> Noted m (t, t, [e], [Int], [e]),
   -- | Access the metadata for the term and/or types identified by @k@
   metadatas :: [k] -> Noted m (Map k (MD.Metadata k)),
-  -- | Open the given location for editing;
-  -- returns ( current type
-  --         , admissible type
-  --         , local vars
-  --         , well-typed applications of focus
-  --         , well-typed expressions involving local vars )
-  openEdit :: e -> P.Path -> Noted m (t, t, [e], [Int], [e]),
   -- | Search for a term, optionally constrained to be of the given type
   search :: Maybe t -> Query -> Noted m [e],
   -- | Lookup the source of the term identified by @k@
diff --git a/node/src/Unison/Node/Common.hs b/node/src/Unison/Node/Common.hs
index 4dee120f4..5275614f5 100644
--- a/node/src/Unison/Node/Common.hs
+++ b/node/src/Unison/Node/Common.hs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ node eval store =
     metadatas hs =
       M.fromList <$> sequence (map (\h -> (,) h <$> readMetadata store h) hs)
 
-    openEdit e loc = do
+    localInfo e loc = do
       current <- TE.typeOf readTypeOf loc e
       admissible <- TE.admissibleTypeOf readTypeOf loc e
       locals <- TE.locals readTypeOf loc e
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ node eval store =
        dependents
        edit
        editType
+       localInfo
        metadatas
-       openEdit
        search
        terms
        transitiveDependencies
diff --git a/node/src/Unison/Node/Server.hs b/node/src/Unison/Node/Server.hs
index feb4447c8..bdbaba267 100644
--- a/node/src/Unison/Node/Server.hs
+++ b/node/src/Unison/Node/Server.hs
@@ -54,80 +54,81 @@ originOptions = do
 route :: ActionM () -> ActionM ()
 route action = do
   originPolicy
-  body <- S.body
-  liftIO (putStrLn ("request body\n" ++ show body))
   action
 
+postRoute :: S.RoutePattern -> ActionM () -> S.ScottyM ()
+postRoute s action = S.post s (route action)
+
 server :: Int -> Node IO Reference T.Type E.Term -> IO ()
 server port node = S.scotty port $ do
   S.addroute OPTIONS (S.regex ".*") $ originOptions
-  S.post "/admissible-type-of" . route $ do
+  postRoute "/admissible-type-of" $ do
     (h, path) <- S.jsonData
     t <- runN $ N.admissibleTypeOf node h path
     S.json t
-  S.post "/create-term" $ do
+  postRoute "/create-term" $ do
     (e, md) <- S.jsonData
     k <- runN $ N.createTerm node e md
     S.json k
-  S.post "/create-type" $ do
+  postRoute "/create-type" $ do
     (t, md) <- S.jsonData
     k <- runN $ N.createType node t md
     S.json k
-  S.get "/dependencies" $ do
+  postRoute "/dependencies" $ do
     (limit, h) <- S.jsonData
     k <- runN $ N.dependencies node limit h
     S.json k
-  S.get "/dependents" $ do
+  postRoute "/dependents" $ do
     (limit, h) <- S.jsonData
     k <- runN $ N.dependents node limit h
     S.json k
-  S.get "/edit-term" $ do -- this merely computes the new term, hence a GET
+  postRoute "/edit-term" $ do -- this merely computes the new term, hence a GET
     (loc, a, e) <- S.jsonData
     e <- runN $ N.editTerm node loc a e
     S.json e -- we might follow this up with a 'create-term', which is a POST
-  S.get "/edit-type" $ do -- this merely computes the new type and its hash, hence a GET!
+  postRoute "/edit-type" $ do -- this merely computes the new type and its hash, hence a GET!
     (loc, a, t) <- S.jsonData
     t <- runN $ N.editType node loc a t
     S.json t
-  S.get "/metadatas" $ do
+  postRoute "/local-info" $ do
+    (e, path) <- S.jsonData
+    t <- runN $ N.localInfo node e path
+    S.json t
+  postRoute "/metadatas" $ do
     hs <- S.jsonData
     md <- runN $ N.metadatas node hs
     S.json md
-  S.post "/open-edit" . route $ do
-    (e, path) <- S.jsonData
-    t <- runN $ N.openEdit node e path
-    S.json t
-  S.get "/search" $ do
+  postRoute "/search" $ do
     (t,q) <- S.jsonData
     es <- runN $ N.search node t q
     S.json es
-  S.get "/terms" $ do
+  postRoute "/terms" $ do
     hs <- S.jsonData
     r <- runN $ N.terms node hs
     S.json r
-  S.get "/transitive-dependencies" $ do
+  postRoute "/transitive-dependencies" $ do
     (limit,h) <- S.jsonData
     s <- runN $ N.transitiveDependencies node limit h
     S.json s
-  S.get "/transitive-dependents" $ do
+  postRoute "/transitive-dependents" $ do
     (limit,h) <- S.jsonData
     s <- runN $ N.transitiveDependents node limit h
     S.json s
-  S.get "/types" $ do
+  postRoute "/types" $ do
     hs <- S.jsonData
     ts <- runN $ N.types node hs
     S.json ts
-  S.post "/type-of" . route $ do
+  postRoute "/type-of" . route $ do
     (h,loc) <- S.jsonData
     s <- runN $ N.typeOf node h loc
     S.json s
-  S.post "/update-metadata" $ do
+  postRoute "/update-metadata" $ do
     (h,md) <- S.jsonData
     s <- runN $ N.updateMetadata node h md
     S.json s
   S.defaultHandler $ \msg -> originPolicy *> S.raise msg
   {-
-  S.get "/type-of-constructor-argument" $ do
+  postRoute "/type-of-constructor-argument" $ do
     (h,loc) <- S.jsonData
     s <- runN $ N.typeOf node h loc
     S.json s