diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-server/src/commands.rs b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/commands.rs
index 4f10ab4..24a552d 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog-server/src/commands.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/commands.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use hyperlog_core::log::{GraphItem, ItemState};
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub enum Command {
     CreateRoot {
         root: String,
@@ -33,8 +34,10 @@ pub enum Command {
     },
 }
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct Commander {}
 
+#[allow(dead_code, unused_variables)]
 impl Commander {
     pub fn execute(&self, cmd: Command) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         match cmd {
@@ -57,8 +60,6 @@ impl Commander {
             Command::ToggleItem { root, path } => todo!(),
             Command::Move { root, src, dest } => todo!(),
         }
-
-        Ok(())
     }
 
     pub async fn create_root(&self, root: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_grpc.rs b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_grpc.rs
index 59fb353..e637f48 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_grpc.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_grpc.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-use std::{collections::HashMap, net::SocketAddr};
-
 use hyperlog_protos::hyperlog::{
     graph_server::{Graph, GraphServer},
     *,
 };
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use tonic::{transport, Response};
 
 use crate::{
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ use crate::{
     state::SharedState,
 };
 
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct Server {
     querier: Querier,
 }
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_http.rs b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_http.rs
index 2dbe14e..ac1c3cb 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_http.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-server/src/external_http.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::{net::SocketAddr, sync::Arc};
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
 use axum::{extract::MatchedPath, http::Request, routing::get, Router};
 use tower_http::trace::TraceLayer;
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/commands/batch.rs b/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/commands/batch.rs
index ebb6efe..fb4a2bf 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/commands/batch.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/commands/batch.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ impl IntoCommand for BatchCommand {
             for command in self.commands {
                 let msg = command.execute(dispatch.clone());
                 if let Some(msg) = msg {
-                    tracing::info!("executing batch command for msg: {:?}", msg);
                     dispatch.send(msg);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/commands/update_graph.rs b/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/commands/update_graph.rs
index baead7e..06c6379 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/commands/update_graph.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/commands/update_graph.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ use crate::{
     state::SharedState,
 };
 
-use super::IntoCommand;
-
 pub struct UpdateGraphCommand {
     querier: Querier,
 }
@@ -26,11 +24,6 @@ impl UpdateGraphCommand {
                 let now = std::time::SystemTime::now();
                 dispatch.send(Msg::GraphUpdated(GraphUpdatedEvent::Initiated));
 
-                #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-                {
-                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
-                }
-
                 match self
                     .querier
                     .get_async(&root, path)
@@ -38,6 +31,15 @@ impl UpdateGraphCommand {
                     .ok_or(anyhow::anyhow!("failed to find path"))
                 {
                     Ok(graph) => {
+                        dispatch.send(Msg::GraphUpdated(GraphUpdatedEvent::Optimistic(
+                            graph.clone(),
+                        )));
+
+                        #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+                        {
+                            tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+                        }
+
                         dispatch.send(Msg::GraphUpdated(GraphUpdatedEvent::Success(graph)))
                     }
                     Err(e) => dispatch.send(Msg::GraphUpdated(GraphUpdatedEvent::Failure(
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/components/graph_explorer.rs b/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/components/graph_explorer.rs
index 0bc2b98..f2967ce 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/components/graph_explorer.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/components/graph_explorer.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ impl<'a> GraphExplorerState<'a> {
                 GraphUpdatedEvent::Failure(e) => {
                     tracing::error!("graph update failed: {}", e);
                 }
+                GraphUpdatedEvent::Optimistic(graph) => {
+                    tracing::trace!("graph updated optimistically");
+                    self.graph = Some(graph.clone());
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/models.rs b/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/models.rs
index cb106ed..04ef7d1 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/models.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog-tui/src/models.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ pub enum Msg {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum GraphUpdatedEvent {
     Initiated,
+    Optimistic(GraphItem),
     Success(GraphItem),
     Failure(String),
 }
diff --git a/crates/hyperlog/src/cli.rs b/crates/hyperlog/src/cli.rs
index f6d52c7..52841bb 100644
--- a/crates/hyperlog/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/hyperlog/src/cli.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};
-use hyperlog_tui::{commander, core_state::State, state};
+use hyperlog_tui::{commander, core_state::State};
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]