diff --git a/jrx/src/b_lib.ts b/jrx/src/b_lib.ts
index 45a34cf..eee194f 100644
--- a/jrx/src/b_lib.ts
+++ b/jrx/src/b_lib.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export {
     p_get_data,
     p_generate_keypair,
     p_get_unique_name,
+    p_activate_key,
     // background script api
     b_main
 };
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ p_get_unique_name
     ()
     : Promise<string>
 {
-    console.log('b_lib p_generate_keypair');
+    console.log('b_lib p_get_unique_name');
 
     return await browser.runtime.sendMessage({frum: 'popup',
                                               data: {method : 'p_get_unique_name',
@@ -169,6 +170,22 @@ p_get_unique_name
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * Activate given key
+ */
+async function
+p_activate_key
+    (name: string)
+    : Promise<void>
+{
+    console.log('b_lib p_activate_key');
+
+    return await browser.runtime.sendMessage({frum: 'popup',
+                                              data: {method : 'p_activate_key',
+                                                     args   : {name: name}}}) as void;
+}
+
+
 //=============================================================================
 //=============================================================================
 // API: BACKGROUND SCRIPT
@@ -901,6 +918,7 @@ type bi_popup_calldata
     = bi_pc_p_get_data
     | bi_pc_p_generate_keypair
     | bi_pc_p_get_unique_name
+    | bi_pc_p_activate_key
     ;
 
 type bi_pc_p_get_data
@@ -915,6 +933,10 @@ type bi_pc_p_get_unique_name
     = {method : 'p_get_unique_name',
        args   : {}};
 
+type bi_pc_p_activate_key
+    = {method : 'p_activate_key',
+       args   : {name: string}};
+
 type bi_popup_return_data
     = p_data
     | void
@@ -943,6 +965,8 @@ bi_msg_handler_popup
             return await bi_p_generate_keypair(msg.args);
         case 'p_get_unique_name':
             return await bi_p_get_unique_name(msg.args);
+        case 'p_activate_key':
+            return await bi_p_activate_key(msg.args);
         default:
             throw new Error('unsupported popup call method');
     }
@@ -1068,6 +1092,37 @@ bi_name_unique
 }
 
 
+async function
+bi_p_activate_key
+    (args: {name: string})
+    : Promise<void>
+{
+    console.log('b_lib bi_p_activate_key ' + args.name);
+
+    // get state
+    let istate : bi_state = await bi_get_state();
+
+    // find key with name
+    // type bi_rich_keypair
+    //     = {nacl_keypair : bi_nacl_keypair,
+    //        name         : string,
+    //        active       : boolean};
+    // type bi_state
+    //     = {rich_keypairs: Array<bi_rich_keypair>};
+    let new_rich_keypairs : Array<bi_rich_keypair> = [];
+    for (let this_irkp of istate.rich_keypairs) {
+        // if this is the name, set active = true
+        if (args.name === this_irkp.name)
+            this_irkp.active = true;
+        else
+            this_irkp.active = false;
+        new_rich_keypairs.push(this_irkp);
+    }
+
+    let new_state : bi_state = {rich_keypairs: new_rich_keypairs};
+    await bi_set_state(new_state);
+}
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/jrx/src/popup.ts b/jrx/src/popup.ts
index 6d0074d..9c5f252 100644
--- a/jrx/src/popup.ts
+++ b/jrx/src/popup.ts
@@ -137,37 +137,25 @@ pi_repop
             // if active, make background green
             if (this_rkp.active)
                 this_li.style.background = 'green';
-            else
+            // otherwise make background red and add activate li
+            else {
                 this_li.style.background = 'red';
-
-            // // balance
-            // // add a br
-            // let br = document.createElement('br');
-            // this_li.appendChild(br);
-
-            // // add balance
-            // this_li.innerHTML += 'Balance: ';
-            // let maybe_balance = await pi_balance(this_akstr);
-            // // if there is a balance, show it in green
-            // if (maybe_balance.ok)
-            // {
-            //     let greentext         = document.createElement('span');
-            //     greentext.style.color = 'green';
-            //     // @ts-ignore fuck off i know what i'm doing
-            //     greentext.innerHTML   = '' + maybe_balance.balance;
-
-            //     this_li.appendChild(greentext);
-            // }
-            // // if not, show reason and make it red
-            // else
-            // {
-            //     let redtext         = document.createElement('span');
-            //     redtext.style.color = 'red';
-            //     // @ts-ignore fuck off i know what i'm doing
-            //     redtext.innerHTML   = '' + maybe_balance.reason;
-
-            //     this_li.appendChild(redtext);
-            // }
+                let activate_li = document.createElement('li');
+                let activate_a = document.createElement('a');
+                activate_a.innerHTML = 'Switch to this key';
+                activate_a.style.color = 'blue';
+                activate_a.style.textDecoration = 'underline';
+                // dirty but so is your mind so go fuck yourself
+                activate_a.onclick =
+                    async function () {
+                        // tell controller that we want to activate this key
+                        await b_lib.p_activate_key(this_rkp.name);
+                        await pi_repop();
+                    };
+                // add li and a
+                activate_li.appendChild(activate_a);
+                rkp_ul.appendChild(activate_li);
+            }
 
             // add it to the list
             pubkeys_ul.appendChild(this_li);