diff --git a/src_code/go_src/cmd/root.go b/src_code/go_src/cmd/root.go
index 4846f27..206bdc1 100644
--- a/src_code/go_src/cmd/root.go
+++ b/src_code/go_src/cmd/root.go
@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	//TODO: add bubble tea interface to this
 	Args: cobra.MinimumNArgs(0),
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		var message string
+
 		// check if the print flag is set
 		pflag, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("print")
 		// run execute commands again as root run will not call this part
 		// redundant check for now but will be useful later when we add tui
-		wrap_around:
+	wrap_around:
 		switch len(args) {
 		case 0:
 			// launch the tui
 			args = append(args, tui.Entry_CM())
-			fmt.Println(args[0])
-			//sel_auth := tui.Entry()
-			// for _, a := range sel_auth {
-			// 	fmt.Println(a)
-			// }
+			sel_auth := tui.Entry()
+			message = utils.Commit(args[0], sel_auth)
+			goto tui
 		case 1:
 			if len(args) == 1 {
 				utils.GitWrapper(args[0])
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 				os.Exit(0)
 			}
 		}
-		
+
 		// check if user included -m tag and remove. Wrap around for safety's sake
 		if args[0] == "-m" {
 			args = args[1:]
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		// builds the commit message with the selected authors
-		message := utils.Commit(args[0], args[1:])
+		message = utils.Commit(args[0], args[1:])
+
+	tui:
 		// prints the commit message to the console if the print flag is set
 		if pflag {
 			fmt.Println(message)
diff --git a/src_code/go_src/cmd/tui/tui_commit_message.go b/src_code/go_src/cmd/tui/tui_commit_message.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f94c136
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src_code/go_src/cmd/tui/tui_commit_message.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package tui
+
+// A simple program demonstrating the textarea component from the Bubbles
+// component library.
+
+//TODO: maybe add a submit button below the textarea
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/key"
+	"github.com/charmbracelet/bubbles/textarea"
+	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
+)
+
+type KeyMap struct {
+	EndWithMes key.Binding
+}
+
+func newKeyMap() *KeyMap {
+	return &KeyMap{
+		EndWithMes: key.NewBinding(
+			key.WithKeys("alt+enter"),
+		),
+	}
+}
+
+func Entry_CM() string {
+
+	newKeyMap()
+
+	p := tea.NewProgram(initialModel_cm())
+	m, err := p.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if m.(model_cm).textarea.Value() == "" {
+		fmt.Println("No commit message provided. Exiting...")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	return m.(model_cm).textarea.Value() + "\n"
+}
+
+type errMsg error
+
+type model_cm struct {
+	textarea textarea.Model
+	keys    *KeyMap
+	err      error
+}
+
+func initialModel_cm() model_cm {
+	ti := textarea.New()
+	ti.Placeholder = "Write your commit message here..."
+	ti.Focus()
+
+	return model_cm{
+		textarea: ti,
+		keys:    newKeyMap(),
+		err:      nil,
+	}
+}
+
+func (m model_cm) Init() tea.Cmd {
+	return textarea.Blink
+}
+
+func (m model_cm) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
+	var cmds []tea.Cmd
+	var cmd tea.Cmd
+
+	switch msg := msg.(type) {
+	case tea.KeyMsg:
+		switch {
+			case key.Matches(msg, m.keys.EndWithMes):
+				return m, tea.Quit
+		}
+		switch msg.Type {
+		case tea.KeyCtrlC:
+			m.textarea.SetValue("")
+			return m, tea.Quit
+		default:
+			if !m.textarea.Focused() {
+				cmd = m.textarea.Focus()
+				cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
+			}
+		}
+
+	// We handle errors just like any other message
+	case errMsg:
+		m.err = msg
+		return m, nil
+	}
+
+	m.textarea, cmd = m.textarea.Update(msg)
+	cmds = append(cmds, cmd)
+	return m, tea.Batch(cmds...)
+}
+
+func (m model_cm) View() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"Tell me a story.\n\n%s\n\n%s",
+		m.textarea.View(),
+		"alt+enter|Submit\nctrl+c|Cancel",
+	) + "\n\n"
+}
+