diff --git a/frontend/app/block/block.tsx b/frontend/app/block/block.tsx
index b8d97e302..180f195cb 100644
--- a/frontend/app/block/block.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/block/block.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { atoms, globalStore, setBlockFocus, useBlockAtom } from "@/store/global"
 import * as services from "@/store/services";
 import * as WOS from "@/store/wos";
 import * as util from "@/util/util";
+import { CpuPlotView, makeCpuPlotViewModel } from "@/view/cpuplot";
 import { PlotView } from "@/view/plotview";
 import { PreviewView, makePreviewModel } from "@/view/preview";
 import { TerminalView, makeTerminalModel } from "@/view/term/term";
@@ -521,6 +522,10 @@ function getViewElemAndModel(
         const waveAiModel = makeWaveAiViewModel(blockId);
         viewElem = <WaveAi key={blockId} model={waveAiModel} />;
         viewModel = waveAiModel;
+    } else if (blockView === "cpuplot") {
+        const cpuPlotModel = makeCpuPlotViewModel(blockId);
+        viewElem = <CpuPlotView key={blockId} model={cpuPlotModel} />;
+        viewModel = cpuPlotModel;
     }
     if (viewModel == null) {
         viewElem = <CenteredDiv>Invalid View "{blockView}"</CenteredDiv>;
diff --git a/frontend/app/hook/useWidth.tsx b/frontend/app/hook/useWidth.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68d0d204c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/app/hook/useWidth.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import debounce from "lodash.debounce";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+const useWidth = (ref: React.RefObject<HTMLElement>, delay = 0) => {
+    const [width, setWidth] = useState<number | null>(null);
+
+    const updateWidth = useCallback(() => {
+        if (ref.current) {
+            const element = ref.current;
+            const style = window.getComputedStyle(element);
+            const paddingLeft = parseFloat(style.paddingLeft);
+            const paddingRight = parseFloat(style.paddingRight);
+            const marginLeft = parseFloat(style.marginLeft);
+            const marginRight = parseFloat(style.marginRight);
+            const parentWidth = element.clientWidth - paddingLeft - paddingRight - marginLeft - marginRight;
+            setWidth(parentWidth);
+        }
+    }, []);
+
+    const fUpdateWidth = useCallback(delay > 0 ? debounce(updateWidth, delay) : updateWidth, [updateWidth, delay]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => {
+            fUpdateWidth();
+        });
+
+        if (ref.current) {
+            resizeObserver.observe(ref.current);
+            fUpdateWidth();
+        }
+
+        return () => {
+            if (ref.current) {
+                resizeObserver.unobserve(ref.current);
+            }
+            if (delay > 0) {
+                fUpdateWidth.cancel();
+            }
+        };
+    }, [fUpdateWidth]);
+
+    return width;
+};
+
+export { useWidth };
diff --git a/frontend/app/store/wshserver.ts b/frontend/app/store/wshserver.ts
index 6f4a6f48b..d464f28f9 100644
--- a/frontend/app/store/wshserver.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/store/wshserver.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ class WshServerType {
         return WOS.wshServerRpcHelper_call("setview", data, opts);
     }
 
+    // command "streamcpudata" [responsestream]
+	StreamCpuDataCommand(data: CpuDataRequest, opts?: WshRpcCommandOpts): AsyncGenerator<CpuDataType, void, boolean> {
+        return WOS.wshServerRpcHelper_responsestream("streamcpudata", data, opts);
+    }
+
     // command "streamtest" [responsestream]
 	StreamTestCommand(opts?: WshRpcCommandOpts): AsyncGenerator<number, void, boolean> {
         return WOS.wshServerRpcHelper_responsestream("streamtest", null, opts);
diff --git a/frontend/app/view/cpuplot.less b/frontend/app/view/cpuplot.less
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f950dc63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/app/view/cpuplot.less
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Copyright 2024, Command Line Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+.plot-view {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    align-items: stretch;
+    width: 100%;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/app/view/cpuplot.tsx b/frontend/app/view/cpuplot.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..826f32bb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/app/view/cpuplot.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+// Copyright 2024, Command Line Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+import { useHeight } from "@/app/hook/useHeight";
+import { useWidth } from "@/app/hook/useWidth";
+import { WshServer } from "@/store/wshserver";
+import * as Plot from "@observablehq/plot";
+import dayjs from "dayjs";
+import * as htl from "htl";
+import * as jotai from "jotai";
+import * as React from "react";
+
+import "./cpuplot.less";
+
+type Point = {
+    time: number;
+    value: number;
+};
+
+class CpuPlotViewModel {
+    blockAtom: jotai.Atom<Block>;
+    termMode: jotai.Atom<string>;
+    htmlElemFocusRef: React.RefObject<HTMLInputElement>;
+    blockId: string;
+    viewIcon: jotai.Atom<string>;
+    viewText: jotai.Atom<string>;
+    viewName: jotai.Atom<string>;
+    dataAtom: jotai.PrimitiveAtom<Array<Point>>;
+    addDataAtom: jotai.WritableAtom<unknown, [Point], void>;
+    width: number;
+
+    constructor(blockId: string) {
+        this.blockId = blockId;
+        this.width = 100;
+        this.dataAtom = jotai.atom(this.getDefaultData());
+        this.addDataAtom = jotai.atom(null, (get, set, point) => {
+            // not efficient but should be okay for a demo?
+            const data = get(this.dataAtom);
+            set(this.dataAtom, [...data.slice(1), point]);
+        });
+
+        this.viewIcon = jotai.atom((get) => {
+            return "chart-line"; // should not be hardcoded
+        });
+        this.viewName = jotai.atom((get) => {
+            return "CPU %"; // should not be hardcoded
+        });
+    }
+
+    getDefaultData(): Array<Point> {
+        // set it back one to avoid backwards line being possible
+        const currentTime = Date.now() / 1000 - 1;
+        const points = [];
+        for (let i = this.width; i > -1; i--) {
+            points.push({ time: currentTime - i, value: 0 });
+        }
+        return points;
+    }
+}
+
+function makeCpuPlotViewModel(blockId: string): CpuPlotViewModel {
+    const cpuPlotViewModel = new CpuPlotViewModel(blockId);
+    return cpuPlotViewModel;
+}
+
+function CpuPlotView({ model }: { model: CpuPlotViewModel }) {
+    const containerRef = React.useRef<HTMLInputElement>();
+    const plotData = jotai.useAtomValue(model.dataAtom);
+    const addPlotData = jotai.useSetAtom(model.addDataAtom);
+    const parentHeight = useHeight(containerRef);
+    const parentWidth = useWidth(containerRef);
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        console.log("plotData:", plotData);
+    }, [plotData]);
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        const temp = async () => {
+            const dataGen = WshServer.StreamCpuDataCommand(
+                { id: model.blockId },
+                { timeout: 999999999, noresponse: false }
+            );
+            try {
+                for await (const datum of dataGen) {
+                    addPlotData(datum);
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.log(e);
+            }
+        };
+        temp();
+    }, []);
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+        const plot = Plot.plot({
+            x: { grid: true, label: "time", tickFormat: (d) => `${dayjs.unix(d).format("HH:mm:ss")}` },
+            y: { label: "%", domain: [0, 100] },
+            width: parentWidth,
+            height: parentHeight,
+            marks: [
+                () => htl.svg`<defs>
+      <linearGradient id="gradient" gradientTransform="rotate(90)">
+        <stop offset="0%" stop-color="#58C142" stop-opacity="0.7" />
+        <stop offset="100%" stop-color="#58C142" stop-opacity="0" />
+      </linearGradient>
+	      </defs>`,
+                Plot.lineY(plotData, {
+                    stroke: "#58C142",
+                    strokeWidth: 2,
+                    x: "time",
+                    y: "value",
+                }),
+                Plot.areaY(plotData, {
+                    fill: "url(#gradient)",
+                    x: "time",
+                    y: "value",
+                }),
+            ],
+        });
+
+        if (plot !== undefined) {
+            containerRef.current.append(plot);
+        }
+
+        return () => {
+            if (plot !== undefined) {
+                plot.remove();
+            }
+        };
+    }, [plotData, parentHeight, parentWidth]);
+
+    return <div className="plot-view" ref={containerRef} />;
+}
+
+export { CpuPlotView, CpuPlotViewModel, makeCpuPlotViewModel };
diff --git a/frontend/app/view/directorypreview.tsx b/frontend/app/view/directorypreview.tsx
index 21d45307d..399a970a8 100644
--- a/frontend/app/view/directorypreview.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/view/directorypreview.tsx
@@ -426,8 +426,10 @@ function TableBody({
                     label: "Open Preview in New Block",
                     click: async () => {
                         const blockDef = {
-                            view: "preview",
-                            meta: { file: path },
+                            meta: {
+                                view: "preview",
+                                file: path,
+                            },
                         };
                         await createBlock(blockDef);
                     },
@@ -438,10 +440,10 @@ function TableBody({
                     label: "Open Terminal in New Block",
                     click: async () => {
                         const termBlockDef: BlockDef = {
-                            controller: "shell",
-                            view: "term",
                             meta: {
-                                cwd: path,
+                                controller: "shell",
+                                view: "term",
+                                "cmd:cwd": path,
                             },
                         };
                         await createBlock(termBlockDef);
diff --git a/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts b/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts
index f280b9666..51ec5cb0a 100644
--- a/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts
+++ b/frontend/types/gotypes.d.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@ declare global {
         meta: MetaType;
     };
 
+    // wshrpc.CpuDataRequest
+    type CpuDataRequest = {
+        id: string;
+    };
+
+    // wshrpc.CpuDataType
+    type CpuDataType = {
+        time: number;
+        value: number;
+    };
+
     // wstore.FileDef
     type FileDef = {
         filetype?: string;
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 704d53251..c89d332f3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0
 	github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai v1.27.1
 	github.com/sawka/txwrap v0.2.0
+	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.6
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/wavetermdev/htmltoken v0.1.0
 	github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/wavesrv v0.0.0-20240508181017-d07068c09d94
@@ -27,11 +28,17 @@ require (
 
 require (
 	github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.3 // indirect
+	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/errwrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/lufia/plan9stats v0.0.0-20211012122336-39d0f177ccd0 // indirect
+	github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20210106213030-5aafc221ea8c // indirect
+	github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 // indirect
+	github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.12 // indirect
+	github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 // indirect
+	github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.7.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.22.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index cc33522f1..ad7d2d664 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.3 h1:s/nj+GCswXYzN5v2DpNMuMQYe+0DDwt5WVCU6CWBd
 github.com/felixge/httpsnoop v1.0.3/go.mod h1:m8KPJKqk1gH5J9DgRY2ASl2lWCfGKXixSwevea8zH2U=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
+github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6 h1:/Fpf6oFPoeFik9ty7siob0G6Ke8QvQEuVcuChpwXzpY=
+github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.6/go.mod h1:pprOEPIfldk/42T2oK7lQ4v4JSDwmV0As9GaiUsvbm0=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 h1:LedoTUt/eveggdHS9qUFC1EFSa8bU2+1pZjSRpvNJ1Y=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wEBSXgmK//2ZFJyE+qWnIsVGmvmEKlqwuVSjsCm7DZg=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1 h1:OuVbFODueb089Lh128TAcimifWaLhJwVflnrgM17wHk=
 github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.2.1/go.mod h1:pqrtFR0X4osieyHYxtmOUWsAWrfe1Q5UVIyoH402zdk=
 github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4 v4.17.1 h1:4zQ6iqL6t6AiItphxJctQb3cFqWiSpMnX7wLTPnnYO4=
 github.com/golang-migrate/migrate/v4 v4.17.1/go.mod h1:m8hinFyWBn0SA4QKHuKh175Pm9wjmxj3S2Mia7dbXzM=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.6/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 h1:ofyhxvXcZhMsU5ulbFiLKl/XBFqE1GSq7atu8tAmTRI=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/gorilla/handlers v1.5.2 h1:cLTUSsNkgcwhgRqvCNmdbRWG0A3N4F+M2nWKdScwyEE=
@@ -37,17 +42,27 @@ github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0 h1:1PLqN7S1UYp5t4SrVVnt4nUVNemrDAtxlulVe+Qgm3o=
 github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0/go.mod h1:ZrZ7UsYB/weZdl2Bxg6jCRO9c3YHl8r3ahlKmRT4JLY=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9 h1:YXG7RB+JIjhP29X+OtkiDnYaXQwpS4JEWq7dtCCRUEw=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.10.9/go.mod h1:AlVN5x4E4T544tWzH6hKfbfQvm3HdbOxrmggDNAPY9o=
+github.com/lufia/plan9stats v0.0.0-20211012122336-39d0f177ccd0 h1:6E+4a0GO5zZEnZ81pIr0yLvtUWk2if982qA3F3QD6H4=
+github.com/lufia/plan9stats v0.0.0-20211012122336-39d0f177ccd0/go.mod h1:zJYVVT2jmtg6P3p1VtQj7WsuWi/y4VnjVBn7F8KPB3I=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22 h1:2gZY6PC6kBnID23Tichd1K+Z0oS6nE/XwU+Vz/5o4kU=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.22/go.mod h1:Uh1q+B4BYcTPb+yiD3kU8Ct7aC0hY9fxUwlHK0RXw+Y=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 h1:jeMsZIYE/09sWLaz43PL7Gy6RuMjD2eJVyuac5Z2hdY=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0/go.mod h1:bFUtVrKA4DC2yAKiSyO/QUcy7e+RRV2QTWOzhPopBRo=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20210106213030-5aafc221ea8c h1:ncq/mPwQF4JjgDlrVEn3C11VoGHZN7m8qihwgMEtzYw=
+github.com/power-devops/perfstat v0.0.0-20210106213030-5aafc221ea8c/go.mod h1:OmDBASR4679mdNQnz2pUhc2G8CO2JrUAVFDRBDP/hJE=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai v1.27.1 h1:7Nx6db5NXbcoutNmAUQulEQZEpHG/SkzfexP2X5RWMk=
 github.com/sashabaranov/go-openai v1.27.1/go.mod h1:lj5b/K+zjTSFxVLijLSTDZuP7adOgerWeFyZLUhAKRg=
 github.com/sawka/txwrap v0.2.0 h1:V3LfvKVLULxcYSxdMguLwFyQFMEU9nFDJopg0ZkL+94=
 github.com/sawka/txwrap v0.2.0/go.mod h1:wwQ2SQiN4U+6DU/iVPhbvr7OzXAtgZlQCIGuvOswEfA=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.6 h1:9qqCSYF2pgOU+t+NgJtp7Co5+5mHF/HyKBUckySQL64=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.24.6/go.mod h1:aoebb2vxetJ/yIDZISmduFvVNPHqXQ9SEJwRXxkf0RA=
+github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6 h1:nxdKQNcEB6vzgA2E2bvzKIYRuNj7XNJ4S/aRSwKzFtM=
+github.com/shoenig/go-m1cpu v0.1.6/go.mod h1:1JJMcUBvfNwpq05QDQVAnx3gUHr9IYF7GNg9SUEw2VQ=
+github.com/shoenig/test v0.6.4 h1:kVTaSd7WLz5WZ2IaoM0RSzRsUD+m8wRR+5qvntpn4LU=
+github.com/shoenig/test v0.6.4/go.mod h1:byHiCGXqrVaflBLAMq/srcZIHynQPQgeyvkvXnjqq0k=
 github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1 h1:e5/vxKd/rZsfSJMUX1agtjeTDf+qv1/JdBF8gg5k9ZM=
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@@ -55,25 +70,36 @@ github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5/go.mod h1:McXfInJRrz4CZXVZOBLb0bTZqETkiAhM9Iw0y3An
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-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4 h1:CcVxjf3Q8PM0mHUKJCdn+eZZtm5yQwehR5yeSVQQcUk=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.4/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0 h1:HtqpIVDClZ4nwg75+f6Lvsy/wHu+3BoSGCbBAcpTsTg=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
+github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.12 h1:0QaGUFOdQaIVdPgfITYzaTegZvdCjmYO52cSFAEVmqU=
+github.com/tklauser/go-sysconf v0.3.12/go.mod h1:Ho14jnntGE1fpdOqQEEaiKRpvIavV0hSfmBq8nJbHYI=
+github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 h1:ng9scYS7az0Bk4OZLvrNXNSAO2Pxr1XXRAPyjhIx+Fk=
+github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1/go.mod h1:1XfjsgE2zo8GVw7POkMbHENHzVg3GzmoZ9fESEdAacY=
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ef42d23d5..ff02c9dbd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
         "css-tree": "^2.3.1",
         "dayjs": "^1.11.12",
         "electron-updater": "6.3.1",
+        "htl": "^0.3.1",
         "html-to-image": "^1.11.11",
         "immer": "^10.1.1",
         "jotai": "^2.9.1",
diff --git a/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go b/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
index 818bb9ff8..5ae98aabb 100644
--- a/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/wconfig/settingsconfig.go
@@ -304,6 +304,15 @@ func applyDefaultSettings(settings *SettingsConfigType) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			Icon:  "chart-line",
+			Label: "cpu",
+			BlockDef: wstore.BlockDef{
+				Meta: map[string]any{
+					wstore.MetaKey_View: "cpuplot",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	if settings.Widgets == nil {
 		settings.Widgets = defaultWidgets
diff --git a/pkg/wshrpc/wshclient/wshclient.go b/pkg/wshrpc/wshclient/wshclient.go
index 4d06eab15..677563d44 100644
--- a/pkg/wshrpc/wshclient/wshclient.go
+++ b/pkg/wshrpc/wshclient/wshclient.go
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ func SetViewCommand(w *wshutil.WshRpc, data wshrpc.CommandBlockSetViewData, opts
     return err
 }
 
+// command "streamcpudata", wshserver.StreamCpuDataCommand
+func StreamCpuDataCommand(w *wshutil.WshRpc, data wshrpc.CpuDataRequest, opts *wshrpc.WshRpcCommandOpts) chan wshrpc.RespOrErrorUnion[wshrpc.CpuDataType] {
+    return sendRpcRequestResponseStreamHelper[wshrpc.CpuDataType](w, "streamcpudata", data, opts)
+}
+
 // command "streamtest", wshserver.StreamTestCommand
 func StreamTestCommand(w *wshutil.WshRpc, opts *wshrpc.WshRpcCommandOpts) chan wshrpc.RespOrErrorUnion[int] {
     return sendRpcRequestResponseStreamHelper[int](w, "streamtest", nil, opts)
diff --git a/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go b/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go
index d45da0775..dab222964 100644
--- a/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go
+++ b/pkg/wshrpc/wshrpctypes.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ const (
 	Command_EventUnsubAll     = "eventunsuball"
 	Command_StreamTest        = "streamtest"
 	Command_StreamWaveAi      = "streamwaveai"
+	Command_StreamCpuData     = "streamcpudata"
 )
 
 type RespOrErrorUnion[T any] struct {
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ type WshRpcInterface interface {
 	EventUnsubAllCommand(ctx context.Context) error
 	StreamTestCommand(ctx context.Context) chan RespOrErrorUnion[int]
 	StreamWaveAiCommand(ctx context.Context, request OpenAiStreamRequest) chan RespOrErrorUnion[OpenAIPacketType]
+	StreamCpuDataCommand(ctx context.Context, request CpuDataRequest) chan RespOrErrorUnion[CpuDataType]
 }
 
 // for frontend
@@ -228,3 +230,12 @@ type OpenAIUsageType struct {
 	CompletionTokens int `json:"completion_tokens,omitempty"`
 	TotalTokens      int `json:"total_tokens,omitempty"`
 }
+
+type CpuDataRequest struct {
+	Id string `json:"id"`
+}
+
+type CpuDataType struct {
+	Time  int64   `json:"time"`
+	Value float64 `json:"value"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/wshrpc/wshserver/wshserver.go b/pkg/wshrpc/wshserver/wshserver.go
index 44876a530..b2ab795e8 100644
--- a/pkg/wshrpc/wshserver/wshserver.go
+++ b/pkg/wshrpc/wshserver/wshserver.go
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ package wshserver
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4/cpu"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/blockcontroller"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/eventbus"
 	"github.com/wavetermdev/thenextwave/pkg/filestore"
@@ -67,6 +69,71 @@ func (ws *WshServer) StreamWaveAiCommand(ctx context.Context, request wshrpc.Ope
 	return waveai.RunLocalCompletionStream(ctx, request)
 }
 
+func (ws *WshServer) StreamCpuDataCommand(ctx context.Context, request wshrpc.CpuDataRequest) chan wshrpc.RespOrErrorUnion[wshrpc.CpuDataType] {
+	rtn := make(chan wshrpc.RespOrErrorUnion[wshrpc.CpuDataType])
+	go func() {
+		defer close(rtn)
+		MakePlotData(ctx, request.Id)
+		// we can use the err from MakePlotData to determine if a routine is already running
+		// but we still need a way to close it or get data from it
+		for {
+			now := time.Now()
+			percent, err := cpu.Percent(0, false)
+			if err != nil {
+				rtn <- wshrpc.RespOrErrorUnion[wshrpc.CpuDataType]{Error: err}
+			}
+			var value float64
+			if len(percent) > 0 {
+				value = percent[0]
+			} else {
+				value = 0.0
+			}
+			cpuData := wshrpc.CpuDataType{Time: now.UnixMilli() / 1000, Value: value}
+			rtn <- wshrpc.RespOrErrorUnion[wshrpc.CpuDataType]{Response: cpuData}
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
+			// this will end the goroutine if the block is closed
+			err = SavePlotData(ctx, request.Id, "")
+			if err != nil {
+				rtn <- wshrpc.RespOrErrorUnion[wshrpc.CpuDataType]{Error: err}
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return rtn
+}
+
+func MakePlotData(ctx context.Context, blockId string) error {
+	block, err := wstore.DBMustGet[*wstore.Block](ctx, blockId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	viewName := block.Meta.GetString(wstore.MetaKey_View, "")
+	if viewName != "cpuplot" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid view type: %s", viewName)
+	}
+	return filestore.WFS.MakeFile(ctx, blockId, "cpuplotdata", nil, filestore.FileOptsType{})
+}
+
+func SavePlotData(ctx context.Context, blockId string, history string) error {
+	block, err := wstore.DBMustGet[*wstore.Block](ctx, blockId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	viewName := block.Meta.GetString(wstore.MetaKey_View, "")
+	if viewName != "cpuplot" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid view type: %s", viewName)
+	}
+	// todo: interpret the data being passed
+	// for now, this is just to throw an error if the block was closed
+	historyBytes, err := json.Marshal(history)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to serialize plot data: %v", err)
+	}
+	// ignore MakeFile error (already exists is ok)
+	return filestore.WFS.WriteFile(ctx, blockId, "cpuplotdata", historyBytes)
+}
+
 func (ws *WshServer) GetMetaCommand(ctx context.Context, data wshrpc.CommandGetMetaData) (waveobj.MetaMapType, error) {
 	log.Printf("calling meta: %s\n", data.ORef)
 	obj, err := wstore.DBGetORef(ctx, data.ORef)
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 8b9125d9c..3ba2073eb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7934,6 +7934,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"htl@npm:^0.3.1":
+  version: 0.3.1
+  resolution: "htl@npm:0.3.1"
+  checksum: 10c0/36a22e10e0f11982c4e142c8c7bd389b3e9e7d70379c12f7572140a668a2a0328198f53fcb582281be761db91240ffb60261840256ebb10131739454baf82560
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "html-escaper@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.2
   resolution: "html-escaper@npm:2.0.2"
@@ -12099,6 +12106,7 @@ __metadata:
     electron-vite: "npm:^2.3.0"
     eslint: "npm:^9.8.0"
     eslint-config-prettier: "npm:^9.1.0"
+    htl: "npm:^0.3.1"
     html-to-image: "npm:^1.11.11"
     immer: "npm:^10.1.1"
     jotai: "npm:^2.9.1"