diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1460c2b..889d019 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@
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         "@codemirror/lang-javascript": "^6.1.9",
         "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^6.7.2",
+        "@monaco-editor/react": "^4.7.0",
         "@uiw/codemirror-theme-vscode": "^4.21.9",
         "@uiw/react-codemirror": "^4.21.9",
+        "monaco-editor": "^0.52.2",
         "react": "^19.0.0",
         "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
         "react-router-dom": "^6.27.0",
@@ -1256,6 +1258,29 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/@monaco-editor/loader": {
+      "version": "1.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@monaco-editor/loader/-/loader-1.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hKoGSM+7aAc7eRTRjpqAZucPmoNOC4UUbknb/VNoTkEIkCPhqV8LfbsgM1webRM7S/z21eHEx9Fkwx8Z/C/+Xw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "state-local": "^1.0.6"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@monaco-editor/react": {
+      "version": "4.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@monaco-editor/react/-/react-4.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cyzXQCtO47ydzxpQtCGSQGOC8Gk3ZUeBXFAxD+CWXYFo5OqZyZUonFl0DwUlTyAfRHntBfw2p3w4s9R6oe1eCA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@monaco-editor/loader": "^1.5.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "monaco-editor": ">= 0.25.0 < 1",
+        "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0",
+        "react-dom": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@parcel/watcher": {
       "version": "2.5.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@parcel/watcher/-/watcher-2.5.1.tgz",
@@ -2946,6 +2971,12 @@
         "node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/monaco-editor": {
+      "version": "0.52.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/monaco-editor/-/monaco-editor-0.52.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-GEQWEZmfkOGLdd3XK8ryrfWz3AIP8YymVXiPHEdewrUq7mh0qrKrfHLNCXcbB6sTnMLnOZ3ztSiKcciFUkIJwQ==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/ms": {
       "version": "2.1.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
@@ -3345,6 +3376,12 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/state-local": {
+      "version": "1.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/state-local/-/state-local-1.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HTEHMNieakEnoe33shBYcZ7NX83ACUjCu8c40iOGEZsngj9zRnkqS9j1pqQPXwobB0ZcVTk27REb7COQ0UR59w==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/strip-json-comments": {
       "version": "3.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/strip-json-comments/-/strip-json-comments-3.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 61efa9e..a8ec0eb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
     "@codemirror/lang-html": "^6.4.3",
     "@codemirror/lang-javascript": "^6.1.9",
     "@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": "^6.7.2",
+    "@monaco-editor/react": "^4.7.0",
     "@uiw/codemirror-theme-vscode": "^4.21.9",
     "@uiw/react-codemirror": "^4.21.9",
+    "monaco-editor": "^0.52.2",
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.27.0",
diff --git a/src/components/EditorPanel.jsx b/src/components/EditorPanel.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc7c247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/EditorPanel.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import Editor from '@monaco-editor/react';
+
+export default function EditorPanel({ code, onChange }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="editor-panel">
+      <Editor
+        height="100%"
+        defaultLanguage="python"
+        value={code}
+        onChange={v => onChange(v || '')}
+        theme="vs-dark"
+      />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/PreviewPanel.jsx b/src/components/PreviewPanel.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f94a471
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/PreviewPanel.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+
+export default function PreviewPanel({ code }) {
+  const [gameUrl, setGameUrl] = useState('');
+  const [snakeApiUrl, setSnakeApiUrl] = useState('');
+  const [settings, setSettings] = useState(null);
+  const [moveRes, setMoveRes] = useState(null);
+  const [loadingSetup, setLoadingSetup] = useState(false);
+  const [loadingMove, setLoadingMove] = useState(false);
+
+
+    const fetchSetup = async (e) => {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      setLoadingSetup(true);
+      try {
+        const res = await fetch(
+          `/api/fetch-board?url=${encodeURIComponent(gameUrl.trim())}`
+        );
+        setSettings(await res.json());
+        setMoveRes(null);
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.error(err);
+      }
+      setLoadingSetup(false);
+    };
+
+  const testMove = async (e) => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    if (!settings) return;
+    setLoadingMove(true);
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch('/api/move', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ code, boardState: settings })
+      });
+      setMoveRes(await res.json());
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error(err);
+    }
+    setLoadingMove(false);
+  };
+
+  const gameId = gameUrl.trim().split('/').pop();
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className="preview-panel"
+      style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', height: '100%' }}
+    >
+      <h2>Battlesnake Preview</h2>
+
+      {/* game board URL */}
+      <form style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.5rem', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          placeholder="Game URL"
+          value={gameUrl}
+          onChange={(e) => setGameUrl(e.target.value)}
+          style={{ flex: 1 }}
+        />
+        <button onClick={fetchSetup} disabled={!gameUrl || loadingSetup}>
+          {loadingSetup ? 'Loading…' : 'Fetch Board'}
+        </button>
+      </form>
+
+      {/* API server URL */}
+      <form style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.5rem', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
+        <input
+          type="text"
+          placeholder="Your Snake API URL"
+          value={snakeApiUrl}
+          onChange={(e) => setSnakeApiUrl(e.target.value)}
+          style={{ flex: 1 }}
+        />
+        <button onClick={fetchSetup} disabled={!snakeApiUrl || loadingSetup}>
+          {loadingSetup ? 'Loading…' : 'Connect Snake API'}
+        </button>
+      </form>
+
+      {/* Test Move */}
+      <div style={{ marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
+        <button onClick={testMove} disabled={!settings || loadingMove}>
+          {loadingMove ? 'Testing…' : 'Test Move'}
+        </button>
+      </div>
+
+      {settings && gameId && (
+        <div style={{ flex: 1, display: 'flex', overflow: 'hidden' }}>
+          <iframe
+            src={`/proxy/?game=${gameId}&autoplay=false&showControls=true`}
+            style={{ width: '70%', height: '100%', border: 'none' }}
+            title="Battlesnake Board"
+          />
+
+          {/*<iframe
+            src={`/board/index.html?game=${gameId}&autoplay=true&showControls=true`}
+            style={{ width: '70%', height: '100%', border: 'none' }}
+            title="Battlesnake Board"
+          />*/}
+
+          <div
+            style={{
+              width: '30%',
+              display: 'flex',
+              flexDirection: 'column',
+              overflow: 'auto',
+              background: '#222',
+              color: '#eee',
+              padding: '1rem'
+            }}
+          >
+            {moveRes && (
+              <pre
+                style={{
+                  background: moveRes.error ? '#500' : '#050',
+                  color: '#fff',
+                  padding: '0.5rem',
+                  marginBottom: '1rem',
+                  overflowX: 'auto'
+                }}
+              >
+                {JSON.stringify(moveRes, null, 2)}
+              </pre>
+            )}
+            <pre
+              style={{
+                flex: 1,
+                margin: 0,
+                padding: '0.5rem',
+                overflow: 'auto'
+              }}
+            >
+              {JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2)}
+            </pre>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/CodeEditor.jsx b/src/pages/CodeEditor.jsx
index a8225a1..43a9b5d 100644
--- a/src/pages/CodeEditor.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/CodeEditor.jsx
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ import { javascript } from "@codemirror/lang-javascript";
 import { html } from "@codemirror/lang-html";
 import { css } from "@codemirror/lang-css";
 import { vscodeDark } from "@uiw/codemirror-theme-vscode";
+import EditorPanel from "../components/EditorPanel";
+import PreviewPanel from "../components/PreviewPanel";
 
 const PageCodeEditor = () => {
+
+  const [code, setCode] = useState(`# Write your Battlesnake code here\ndef move(board):\n    return { 'move': 'up' }`);
+
   // State for storing code in different tabs
   const [htmlCode, setHtmlCode] = useState(
     "<div>\n  <h1>Hello World</h1>\n  <p>Start editing to see some magic happen!</p>\n</div>"
@@ -78,6 +83,14 @@ const PageCodeEditor = () => {
 
   return (
     <main className="code-editor-page">
+
+      <div className="editor-section">
+          <EditorPanel code={code} onChange={setCode} />
+      </div>
+      <div className="preview-section">
+          <PreviewPanel code={code} />
+      </div>
+
       <div className="editor-container">
         <div className="editor-tabs">
           <button
diff --git a/src/routers/AppRouter.jsx b/src/routers/AppRouter.jsx
index 6f85e45..6ecc508 100644
--- a/src/routers/AppRouter.jsx
+++ b/src/routers/AppRouter.jsx
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ const AppRouter = () => {
           <Route
             path="/editor"
             element={
-              <ProtectedRoute>
+//              <ProtectedRoute>
                 <PageCodeEditor />
-              </ProtectedRoute>
+  //            </ProtectedRoute>
             }
           />