diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index fa3ee5e..7e0a5a9 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -27,14 +27,17 @@
     "@tiptap/react": "^2.1.8",
     "@tiptap/starter-kit": "^2.1.8",
     "axios": "^1.4.0",
+    "clsx": "^2.0.0",
     "jotai": "^2.3.1",
     "jotai-optics": "^0.3.1",
     "js-cookie": "^3.0.5",
     "next": "13.5.3",
     "react": "18.2.0",
+    "react-arborist": "^3.2.0",
     "react-dom": "18.2.0",
     "react-hot-toast": "^2.4.1",
     "typescript": "5.2.2",
+    "uuid": "^9.0.1",
     "yjs": "^13.6.7",
     "zod": "^3.22.2"
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/navbar/navbar.module.css b/frontend/src/components/navbar/navbar.module.css
index ea1f85a..c113220 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/navbar/navbar.module.css
+++ b/frontend/src/components/navbar/navbar.module.css
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 .navbar {
-    background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-0), var(--mantine-color-dark-6));
+    background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-0), var(--mantine-color-dark-7));
     height: 100%;
-    width: rem(300px);
+    width: 100%;
     padding: var(--mantine-spacing-md);
     padding-top: 0;
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: column;
-    border-right: rem(1px) solid light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-3), var(--mantine-color-dark-4));
-    user-select: none;
+    /*border-right: rem(1px) solid light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-3), var(--mantine-color-dark-4));*/
 }
 
 .section {
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@
     color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-7), var(--mantine-color-dark-0));
 
     &:hover {
-        background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-2), var(--mantine-color-dark-5));
+        background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-2), var(--mantine-color-dark-6));
         color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-7), var(--mantine-color-dark-0));
     }
 }
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@
     font-weight: 500;
 
     &:hover {
-        background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-2), var(--mantine-color-dark-5));
+        background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-0), var(--mantine-color-dark-6));
         color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-7), var(--mantine-color-dark-0));
     }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/navbar/navbar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/navbar/navbar.tsx
index e30749a..134a719 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/navbar/navbar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/navbar/navbar.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import { useAtom } from 'jotai';
 import { settingsModalAtom } from '@/features/settings/modal/atoms/settings-modal-atom';
 import SettingsModal from '@/features/settings/modal/settings-modal';
 import { SearchSpotlight } from '@/features/search/search-spotlight';
+import PageTree from '@/features/page/tree/page-tree';
+import { treeApiAtom } from '@/features/page/tree/atoms/tree-api-atom';
 
 interface PrimaryMenuItem {
   icon: React.ElementType;
@@ -53,9 +55,9 @@ const pages: PageItem[] = [
 
 export function Navbar() {
   const [, setSettingsModalOpen] = useAtom(settingsModalAtom);
+  const [tree] = useAtom(treeApiAtom);
 
   const handleMenuItemClick = (label: string) => {
-
     if (label === 'Search') {
       spotlight.open();
     }
@@ -65,12 +67,22 @@ export function Navbar() {
     }
   };
 
+  function handleCreatePage() {
+    tree?.create({ type: 'internal', index: 0 });
+  }
+
   const primaryMenuItems = primaryMenu.map((menuItem) => (
-    <UnstyledButton key={menuItem.label} className={classes.menu}
-                    onClick={() => handleMenuItemClick(menuItem.label)}
+    <UnstyledButton
+      key={menuItem.label}
+      className={classes.menu}
+      onClick={() => handleMenuItemClick(menuItem.label)}
     >
       <div className={classes.menuItemInner}>
-        <menuItem.icon size={20} className={classes.menuItemIcon} stroke={1.5} />
+        <menuItem.icon
+          size={20}
+          className={classes.menuItemIcon}
+          stroke={1.5}
+        />
         <span>{menuItem.label}</span>
       </div>
     </UnstyledButton>
@@ -106,8 +118,13 @@ export function Navbar() {
             <Text size="xs" fw={500} c="dimmed">
               Pages
             </Text>
+
             <Tooltip label="Create page" withArrow position="right">
-              <ActionIcon variant="default" size={18}>
+              <ActionIcon
+                variant="default"
+                size={18}
+                onClick={handleCreatePage}
+              >
                 <IconPlus
                   style={{ width: rem(12), height: rem(12) }}
                   stroke={1.5}
@@ -115,6 +132,11 @@ export function Navbar() {
               </ActionIcon>
             </Tooltip>
           </Group>
+
+          <div className={classes.pages}>
+            <PageTree />
+          </div>
+
           <div className={classes.pages}>{pageLinks}</div>
         </div>
       </nav>
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/page/tree/atoms/tree-api-atom.ts b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/atoms/tree-api-atom.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ac2a67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/atoms/tree-api-atom.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { atom } from "jotai";
+import { TreeApi } from 'react-arborist';
+import { Data } from "../types";
+
+export const treeApiAtom = atom<TreeApi<Data> | null>(null);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/page/tree/components/fill-flex-parent.tsx b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/components/fill-flex-parent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d88a6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/components/fill-flex-parent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import React, { ReactElement } from 'react';
+import mergeRefs from './merge-refs';
+import { useElementSize } from '@mantine/hooks';
+
+type Props = {
+  children: (dimens: { width: number; height: number }) => ReactElement;
+};
+
+const style = {
+  flex: 1,
+  width: '100%',
+  height: '100%',
+  minHeight: 0,
+  minWidth: 0,
+};
+
+export const FillFlexParent = React.forwardRef(function FillFlexParent(
+  props: Props,
+  forwardRef
+) {
+  const { ref, width, height } = useElementSize();
+  return (
+    <div style={style} ref={mergeRefs(ref, forwardRef)}>
+      {width && height ? props.children({ width, height }) : null}
+    </div>
+  );
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/page/tree/components/merge-refs.ts b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/components/merge-refs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f974d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/components/merge-refs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import React from "react";
+
+type AnyRef = React.MutableRefObject<any> | React.RefCallback<any> | null;
+
+export default function mergeRefs(...refs: AnyRef[]) {
+  return (instance: any) => {
+    refs.forEach((ref) => {
+      if (typeof ref === "function") {
+        ref(instance);
+      } else if (ref != null) {
+        ref.current = instance;
+      }
+    });
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/page/tree/data.ts b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/data.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fde4d5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/data.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import { Data } from "./types";
+
+export const pageData: Data[] = [
+  {
+    id: '1',
+    name: 'Homehvhjjjgjggjgjjghfjgjghhyryrtttttttygchcghcghghvcctgccrtrtcrtrr',
+    icon: 'home',
+    children: [],
+  },
+  {
+    id: '2',
+    name: 'About Us',
+    icon: 'info',
+    children: [
+      {
+        id: '2-1',
+        name: 'History',
+        icon: 'history',
+        children: [],
+      },
+      {
+        id: '2-2',
+        name: 'Team',
+        icon: 'group',
+        children: [
+          {
+            id: '2-2-1',
+            name: 'Members',
+            icon: 'person',
+            children: [],
+          },
+          {
+            id: '2-2-2',
+            name: 'Join Us',
+            icon: 'person_add',
+            children: [],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    id: '3',
+    name: 'Services',
+    icon: 'services',
+    children: [],
+  },
+  {
+    id: '4',
+    name: 'Contact',
+    icon: 'contact_mail',
+    children: [],
+  },
+  {
+    id: '5',
+    name: 'Blog',
+    icon: 'blog',
+    children: [
+      {
+        id: '5-1',
+        name: 'Latest Posts',
+        icon: 'post',
+        children: [],
+      },
+      {
+        id: '5-2',
+        name: 'Categories',
+        icon: 'category',
+        children: [
+          {
+            id: '5-2-1',
+            name: 'Tech',
+            icon: 'laptop',
+            children: [
+              {
+                id: '5-2-1-1',
+                name: 'Programming',
+                icon: 'code',
+                children: [],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    id: '6',
+    name: 'Support',
+    icon: 'support',
+    children: [],
+  },
+  {
+    id: '7',
+    name: 'FAQ',
+    icon: 'faq',
+    children: [],
+  },
+  {
+    id: '8',
+    name: 'Shop',
+    icon: 'shop',
+    children: [],
+  },
+  {
+    id: '9',
+    name: 'Testimonials',
+    icon: 'testimonials',
+    children: [],
+  },
+  {
+    id: '10',
+    name: 'Careers',
+    icon: 'career',
+    children: [],
+  },
+];
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/page/tree/hooks/use-dynamic-tree.ts b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/hooks/use-dynamic-tree.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ccd336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/hooks/use-dynamic-tree.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import {
+  CreateHandler,
+  DeleteHandler,
+  MoveHandler,
+  RenameHandler,
+  SimpleTree,
+} from 'react-arborist';
+
+let nextId = 0;
+
+export function useDynamicTree<T>() {
+  const [data, setData] = useState<T[]>([]);
+  const tree = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      new SimpleTree<// @ts-ignore
+      T>(data),
+    [data]
+  );
+
+  const onMove: MoveHandler<T> = (args: {
+    dragIds: string[];
+    parentId: null | string;
+    index: number;
+  }) => {
+    for (const id of args.dragIds) {
+      tree.move({ id, parentId: args.parentId, index: args.index });
+    }
+    setData(tree.data);
+
+    // reparent pages in db on move
+
+  };
+
+  const onRename: RenameHandler<T> = ({ name, id }) => {
+    tree.update({ id, changes: { name } as any });
+    setData(tree.data);
+
+    console.log('new title: ' + name + ' for ' + id )
+    // use jotai to store the title in an atom
+    // on rename, persist to db
+  };
+
+  const onCreate: CreateHandler<T> = ({ parentId, index, type }) => {
+    const data = { id: `id-${nextId++}`, name: '' } as any;
+    //if (type === 'internal') 
+    data.children = []; // all nodes are internal
+    tree.create({ parentId, index, data });
+    setData(tree.data);
+
+    // oncreate, create new page on db
+    // figure out the id for new pages
+    // perhaps persist the uuid to the create page endpoint 
+
+    return data;
+  };
+
+  const onDelete: DeleteHandler<T> = (args: { ids: string[] }) => {
+    args.ids.forEach((id) => tree.drop({ id }));
+    setData(tree.data);
+    // delete page by id from db
+  };
+
+  const controllers = { onMove, onRename, onCreate, onDelete };
+
+  return { data, setData, controllers } as const;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/page/tree/page-tree.tsx b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/page-tree.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..695c965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/page-tree.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+import { NodeApi, NodeRendererProps, Tree, TreeApi } from 'react-arborist';
+import { pageData } from '@/features/page/tree/data';
+import {
+  IconArrowsLeftRight,
+  IconChevronDown,
+  IconChevronRight,
+  IconCornerRightUp,
+  IconDots,
+  IconDotsVertical,
+  IconEdit,
+  IconFileDescription,
+  IconLink,
+  IconPlus,
+  IconStar,
+  IconTrash,
+} from '@tabler/icons-react';
+
+import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import clsx from 'clsx';
+
+import styles from './tree.module.css';
+import { ActionIcon, Menu, rem } from '@mantine/core';
+import { atom, useAtom } from 'jotai';
+import { useDynamicTree } from './hooks/use-dynamic-tree';
+import { FillFlexParent } from './components/fill-flex-parent';
+import { Data } from './types';
+import { treeApiAtom } from './atoms/tree-api-atom';
+
+export default function PageTree() {
+  const { data, setData, controllers } = useDynamicTree();
+
+  const [, setTree] = useAtom<TreeApi<Data>>(treeApiAtom);
+
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setData(pageData);
+  }, [setData]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className={styles.treeContainer}>
+      <FillFlexParent>
+        {(dimens) => (
+          <Tree
+            data={data}
+            {...controllers}
+            {...dimens}
+            // @ts-ignore
+            ref={(t) => setTree(t)}
+            openByDefault={false}
+            disableMultiSelection={true}
+            className={styles.tree}
+            rowClassName={styles.row}
+            padding={15}
+            rowHeight={30}
+            overscanCount={5}
+          >
+            {Node}
+          </Tree>
+        )}
+      </FillFlexParent>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function Node({ node, style, dragHandle }: NodeRendererProps<any>) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <div
+        style={style}
+        className={clsx(styles.node, node.state)}
+        ref={dragHandle}
+      >
+        <PageArrow node={node} />
+
+        <IconFileDescription size="18px" style={{ marginRight: '4px' }} />
+
+        <span className={styles.text}>
+          {node.isEditing ? (
+            <Input node={node} />
+          ) : (
+            node.data.name || 'untitled'
+          )}
+        </span>
+
+        <div className={styles.actions}>
+          <NodeMenu node={node} />
+          <CreateNode node={node} />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
+function CreateNode({ node }: { node: NodeApi<Data> }) {
+  const [tree] = useAtom(treeApiAtom);
+
+  function handleCreate() {
+    tree?.create({ type: 'internal', parentId: node.id, index: 0 });
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <ActionIcon variant="transparent" color="gray" onClick={handleCreate}>
+      <IconPlus style={{ width: rem(20), height: rem(20) }} stroke={2} />
+    </ActionIcon>
+  );
+}
+
+function NodeMenu({ node }: { node: NodeApi<Data> }) {
+  const [tree] = useAtom(treeApiAtom);
+
+  function handleDelete() {
+    const sib = node.nextSibling;
+    const parent = node.parent;
+    tree?.focus(sib || parent, { scroll: false });
+    tree?.delete(node);
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Menu shadow="md" width={200}>
+      <Menu.Target>
+        <ActionIcon variant="transparent" color="gray">
+          <IconDotsVertical
+            style={{ width: rem(20), height: rem(20) }}
+            stroke={2}
+          />
+        </ActionIcon>
+      </Menu.Target>
+
+      <Menu.Dropdown>
+        <Menu.Item
+          leftSection={<IconEdit style={{ width: rem(14), height: rem(14) }} />}
+          onClick={() => node.edit()}
+        >
+          Rename
+        </Menu.Item>
+        <Menu.Item
+          leftSection={<IconStar style={{ width: rem(14), height: rem(14) }} />}
+        >
+          Favorite
+        </Menu.Item>
+
+        <Menu.Divider />
+
+        <Menu.Item
+          leftSection={<IconLink style={{ width: rem(14), height: rem(14) }} />}
+        >
+          Copy link
+        </Menu.Item>
+
+        <Menu.Item
+          leftSection={
+            <IconCornerRightUp style={{ width: rem(14), height: rem(14) }} />
+          }
+        >
+          Move
+        </Menu.Item>
+
+        <Menu.Divider />
+        <Menu.Item
+          leftSection={
+            <IconArrowsLeftRight style={{ width: rem(14), height: rem(14) }} />
+          }
+        >
+          Archive
+        </Menu.Item>
+        <Menu.Item
+          color="red"
+          leftSection={
+            <IconTrash style={{ width: rem(14), height: rem(14) }} />
+          }
+          onClick={() => handleDelete()}
+        >
+          Delete
+        </Menu.Item>
+      </Menu.Dropdown>
+    </Menu>
+  );
+}
+
+function PageArrow({ node }: { node: NodeApi<Data> }) {
+  return (
+    <span onClick={() => node.toggle()}>
+      {node.isInternal ? (
+        node.children && node.children.length > 0 ? (
+          node.isOpen ? (
+            <IconChevronDown size={18} />
+          ) : (
+            <IconChevronRight size={18} />
+          )
+        ) : (
+          <IconChevronRight size={18} style={{ visibility: 'hidden' }} />
+        )
+      ) : null}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+function Input({ node }: { node: NodeApi<Data> }) {
+  return (
+    <input
+      autoFocus
+      name="name"
+      type="text"
+      placeholder="untitled"
+      defaultValue={node.data.name}
+      onFocus={(e) => e.currentTarget.select()}
+      onBlur={() => node.reset()}
+      onKeyDown={(e) => {
+        if (e.key === 'Escape') node.reset();
+        if (e.key === 'Enter') node.submit(e.currentTarget.value);
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/page/tree/tree.json b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/tree.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..511270b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/tree.json
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+[
+  {
+    "id": "1",
+    "title": "Home",
+    "icon": "home",
+    "children": []
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "2",
+    "title": "About Us",
+    "icon": "info",
+    "children": [
+      {
+        "id": "2-1",
+        "title": "History",
+        "icon": "history",
+        "children": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "2-2",
+        "title": "Team",
+        "icon": "group",
+        "children": [
+          {
+            "id": "2-2-1",
+            "title": "Members",
+            "icon": "person",
+            "children": []
+          },
+          {
+            "id": "2-2-2",
+            "title": "Join Us",
+            "icon": "person_add",
+            "children": []
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "3",
+    "title": "Services",
+    "icon": "services",
+    "children": []
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "4",
+    "title": "Contact",
+    "icon": "contact_mail",
+    "children": []
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "5",
+    "title": "Blog",
+    "icon": "blog",
+    "children": [
+      {
+        "id": "5-1",
+        "title": "Latest Posts",
+        "icon": "post",
+        "children": []
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "5-2",
+        "title": "Categories",
+        "icon": "category",
+        "children": [
+          {
+            "id": "5-2-1",
+            "title": "Tech",
+            "icon": "laptop",
+            "children": [
+              {
+                "id": "5-2-1-1",
+                "title": "Programming",
+                "icon": "code",
+                "children": []
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "6",
+    "title": "Support",
+    "icon": "support",
+    "children": []
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "7",
+    "title": "FAQ",
+    "icon": "faq",
+    "children": []
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "8",
+    "title": "Shop",
+    "icon": "shop",
+    "children": []
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "9",
+    "title": "Testimonials",
+    "icon": "testimonials",
+    "children": []
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "10",
+    "title": "Careers",
+    "icon": "career",
+    "children": []
+  }
+]
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/page/tree/tree.module.css b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/tree.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9d2dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/tree.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+.tree {
+     border-radius: 0px;
+}
+
+.treeContainer {
+    display: flex;
+    height: 50vh;
+    flex: 1;
+    min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.node {
+    position: relative;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    height: 100%;
+    width: 100%;
+
+    color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-7), var(--mantine-color-dark-0));
+
+    &:hover {
+        background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-3), var(--mantine-color-dark-6));
+     }
+
+    
+    .actions {
+        visibility: hidden;
+        position: absolute;
+        height: 100%;
+        top: 0;
+        right: 0; 
+        border-top-right-radius: 4px;
+        border-bottom-right-radius: 4px;
+        background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-3), var(--mantine-color-dark-6));
+    }
+    
+      &:hover .actions {
+       visibility: visible;
+    }
+
+}
+
+.node:global(.willReceiveDrop) {
+    background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-blue-1), var(--mantine-color-gray-7));
+}
+
+.node:global(.isSelected) {
+    border-radius: 0;
+  
+    background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-3), var(--mantine-color-dark-6));
+/*
+    color: white;
+
+ // background-color: light-dark(
+  //  var(--mantine-color-gray-0),
+   // var(--mantine-color-dark-6)
+  //);
+  //background: rgb(20, 127, 250, 0.5);*/
+}
+
+.node:global(.isSelectedStart.isSelectedEnd) {
+    border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+.row:focus .node:global(.isSelected) {
+    background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-3), var(--mantine-color-dark-6));
+}
+
+.row {
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.row:focus {
+    outline: none;
+}
+
+.row:focus .node {
+    /** come back to this **/
+    background-color: light-dark(var(--mantine-color-gray-2), var(--mantine-color-dark-5));
+}
+
+.icon {
+    margin: 0 rem(10px);
+    flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.text {
+    flex: 1;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    font-size: rem(14px);
+    font-weight: 500;
+}
+
+.arrow {
+    display: flex;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/page/tree/types.ts b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b23751
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/features/page/tree/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export type Data = {
+    id: string
+    name: string
+    icon?: string
+    slug?: string
+    selected?: boolean
+    children: Data[]
+  }
+  
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