diff --git a/kinode/packages/app_store/ui/kinode.css b/kinode/packages/app_store/ui/kinode.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 395a7ae9..00000000
--- a/kinode/packages/app_store/ui/kinode.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,182 +0,0 @@
-/* CSS Reset and Base Styles */
-*,
-*::before,
-*::after {
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-    margin: 0;
-    padding: 0;
-}
-
-img,
-picture,
-video,
-canvas,
-svg {
-    display: block;
-    max-width: 100%;
-}
-
-input,
-button,
-textarea,
-select {
-    font-family: var(--font-family-main);
-}
-
-/* Variables */
-:root {
-    color-scheme: light dark;
-    --orange: #FF4F00;
-    --dark-orange: #cc4100;
-    --blue: #2B88D9;
-    --off-white: #fdfdfd;
-    --white: #ffffff;
-    --off-black: #0C090A;
-    --black: #000000;
-    --tan: #fdf6e3;
-    --ansi-red: #dc322f;
-    --maroon: #4f0000;
-    --gray: #657b83;
-    --tasteful-dark: #1f1f1f;
-
-    --font-family-main: 'Kode Mono', monospace;
-}
-
-/* Typography */
-h1,
-h2,
-h3,
-h4,
-h5,
-h6,
-p,
-label,
-li,
-span {
-    font-family: var(--font-family-main);
-    color: light-dark(var(--off-black), var(--off-white));
-}
-
-p,
-li {
-    font-size: 0.8em;
-}
-
-h1 {
-    font-size: 2em;
-}
-
-h2 {
-    font-size: 1.5em;
-}
-
-h3 {
-    font-size: 1.3em;
-}
-
-h4 {
-    font-size: 1.2em;
-}
-
-h5 {
-    font-size: 1.1em;
-}
-
-h6 {
-    font-size: 1em;
-}
-
-a {
-    font-family: var(--font-family-main);
-    color: light-dark(var(--blue), var(--orange));
-    text-decoration: none;
-}
-
-a:hover {
-    color: light-dark(var(--orange), var(--dark-orange));
-    text-decoration: underline wavy;
-}
-
-/* Layout */
-body {
-    line-height: 1.6;
-    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-    background-color: light-dark(var(--tan), var(--tasteful-dark));
-    background-image: radial-gradient(circle at -1% -47%, #4700002b 7%, transparent 58.05%), radial-gradient(circle at 81% 210%, #d6430550 17%, transparent 77.05%);
-    min-width: 100vw;
-    min-height: 100vh;
-}
-
-/* Sections */
-section {
-    background-color: light-dark(var(--white), var(--maroon));
-    border-radius: 8px;
-    box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
-    padding: 2rem;
-    margin-bottom: 2rem;
-    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
-}
-
-section:hover {
-    transform: translateY(-5px);
-}
-
-/* Forms */
-form {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    gap: 1rem;
-}
-
-form label {
-    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-    font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-form input {
-    padding: 0.75rem;
-    border: 2px solid var(--orange);
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    transition: all 0.3s ease;
-}
-
-form input:focus {
-    outline: none;
-    border-color: var(--dark-orange);
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 79, 0, 0.2);
-}
-
-/* Button styles */
-button {
-    display: inline-block;
-    padding: 10px 20px;
-    font-size: 16px;
-    font-weight: bold;
-    text-align: center;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    background-color: var(--orange);
-    color: white;
-    border: none;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    transition: background-color 0.3s;
-}
-
-button:hover {
-    background-color: var(--dark-orange);
-}
-
-button:disabled {
-    opacity: 0.5;
-    cursor: not-allowed;
-}
-
-button.secondary {
-    background-color: light-dark(var(--off-white), var(--off-black));
-    color: var(--orange);
-    border: 2px solid var(--orange);
-}
-
-button.secondary:hover {
-    background-color: var(--orange);
-    color: white;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kinode/packages/app_store/ui/vite.config.ts b/kinode/packages/app_store/ui/vite.config.ts
index b8721149..625a5e05 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/app_store/ui/vite.config.ts
+++ b/kinode/packages/app_store/ui/vite.config.ts
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@ export default defineConfig({
           return '/our.js';
         },
       },
-      // [`^${BASE_URL}/kinode.css`]: {
-      //   target: PROXY_URL,
-      //   changeOrigin: true,
-      //   rewrite: (path) => {
-      //     console.log('Proxying  csrequest:', path);
-      //     return '/kinode.css';
-      //   },
-      // },
+      [`^${BASE_URL}/kinode.css`]: {
+        target: PROXY_URL,
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        rewrite: (path) => {
+          console.log('Proxying  csrequest:', path);
+          return '/kinode.css';
+        },
+      },
       // This route will match all other HTTP requests to the backend
-      [`^${BASE_URL}/(?!(@vite/client|src/.*|kinode.css|node_modules/.*|@react-refresh|$))`]: {
+      [`^${BASE_URL}/(?!(@vite/client|src/.*|node_modules/.*|@react-refresh|$))`]: {
         target: PROXY_URL,
         changeOrigin: true,
       },
diff --git a/kinode/packages/homepage/ui/kinode.css b/kinode/packages/homepage/ui/kinode.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 395a7ae9..00000000
--- a/kinode/packages/homepage/ui/kinode.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,182 +0,0 @@
-/* CSS Reset and Base Styles */
-*,
-*::before,
-*::after {
-    box-sizing: border-box;
-    margin: 0;
-    padding: 0;
-}
-
-img,
-picture,
-video,
-canvas,
-svg {
-    display: block;
-    max-width: 100%;
-}
-
-input,
-button,
-textarea,
-select {
-    font-family: var(--font-family-main);
-}
-
-/* Variables */
-:root {
-    color-scheme: light dark;
-    --orange: #FF4F00;
-    --dark-orange: #cc4100;
-    --blue: #2B88D9;
-    --off-white: #fdfdfd;
-    --white: #ffffff;
-    --off-black: #0C090A;
-    --black: #000000;
-    --tan: #fdf6e3;
-    --ansi-red: #dc322f;
-    --maroon: #4f0000;
-    --gray: #657b83;
-    --tasteful-dark: #1f1f1f;
-
-    --font-family-main: 'Kode Mono', monospace;
-}
-
-/* Typography */
-h1,
-h2,
-h3,
-h4,
-h5,
-h6,
-p,
-label,
-li,
-span {
-    font-family: var(--font-family-main);
-    color: light-dark(var(--off-black), var(--off-white));
-}
-
-p,
-li {
-    font-size: 0.8em;
-}
-
-h1 {
-    font-size: 2em;
-}
-
-h2 {
-    font-size: 1.5em;
-}
-
-h3 {
-    font-size: 1.3em;
-}
-
-h4 {
-    font-size: 1.2em;
-}
-
-h5 {
-    font-size: 1.1em;
-}
-
-h6 {
-    font-size: 1em;
-}
-
-a {
-    font-family: var(--font-family-main);
-    color: light-dark(var(--blue), var(--orange));
-    text-decoration: none;
-}
-
-a:hover {
-    color: light-dark(var(--orange), var(--dark-orange));
-    text-decoration: underline wavy;
-}
-
-/* Layout */
-body {
-    line-height: 1.6;
-    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-    background-color: light-dark(var(--tan), var(--tasteful-dark));
-    background-image: radial-gradient(circle at -1% -47%, #4700002b 7%, transparent 58.05%), radial-gradient(circle at 81% 210%, #d6430550 17%, transparent 77.05%);
-    min-width: 100vw;
-    min-height: 100vh;
-}
-
-/* Sections */
-section {
-    background-color: light-dark(var(--white), var(--maroon));
-    border-radius: 8px;
-    box-shadow: 0 4px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
-    padding: 2rem;
-    margin-bottom: 2rem;
-    transition: transform 0.3s ease;
-}
-
-section:hover {
-    transform: translateY(-5px);
-}
-
-/* Forms */
-form {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    gap: 1rem;
-}
-
-form label {
-    margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
-    font-weight: bold;
-}
-
-form input {
-    padding: 0.75rem;
-    border: 2px solid var(--orange);
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    transition: all 0.3s ease;
-}
-
-form input:focus {
-    outline: none;
-    border-color: var(--dark-orange);
-    box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 79, 0, 0.2);
-}
-
-/* Button styles */
-button {
-    display: inline-block;
-    padding: 10px 20px;
-    font-size: 16px;
-    font-weight: bold;
-    text-align: center;
-    text-decoration: none;
-    background-color: var(--orange);
-    color: white;
-    border: none;
-    border-radius: 4px;
-    transition: background-color 0.3s;
-}
-
-button:hover {
-    background-color: var(--dark-orange);
-}
-
-button:disabled {
-    opacity: 0.5;
-    cursor: not-allowed;
-}
-
-button.secondary {
-    background-color: light-dark(var(--off-white), var(--off-black));
-    color: var(--orange);
-    border: 2px solid var(--orange);
-}
-
-button.secondary:hover {
-    background-color: var(--orange);
-    color: white;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kinode/packages/homepage/ui/vite.config.ts b/kinode/packages/homepage/ui/vite.config.ts
index 58260215..b8c44288 100644
--- a/kinode/packages/homepage/ui/vite.config.ts
+++ b/kinode/packages/homepage/ui/vite.config.ts
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ export default defineConfig({
           return '/our.js';
         },
       },
-      // '^/kinode\\.css': {
-      //   target: PROXY_URL,
-      //   changeOrigin: true,
-      //   rewrite: (path) => {
-      //     return '/kinode.css';
-      //   },
-      // },
+      '^/kinode\\.css': {
+        target: PROXY_URL,
+        changeOrigin: true,
+        rewrite: (path) => {
+          return '/kinode.css';
+        },
+      },
       '^/version': {
         target: PROXY_URL,
         changeOrigin: true,