diff --git a/r2ai/interpreter.py b/r2ai/interpreter.py
index dbd4137..f1f4177 100644
--- a/r2ai/interpreter.py
+++ b/r2ai/interpreter.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from .const import R2AI_HOMEDIR
 from . import auto, LOGGER, logging
 from .web import stop_http_server, server_running
+from .progress import progress_bar
 
 try:
     from openai import OpenAI, OpenAIError
@@ -729,10 +730,10 @@ def keywords_ai(self, text):
         mm = None
         return [word.strip() for word in text0.split(',')]
 
+    @progress_bar("Thinking", color="yellow") 
     def chat(self, message=None):
         global print
         global Ginterrupted
-
         if self.print is not None:
             print = self.print
 
@@ -920,7 +921,6 @@ def respond(self):
                         model=openai_model,
                         max_tokens=maxtokens,
                         temperature=float(self.env["llm.temperature"]),
-                        repeat_penalty=float(self.env["llm.repeat_penalty"]),
                         messages=self.messages,
                         extra_headers={
                             "HTTP-Referer": "https://rada.re", # openrouter specific: Optional, for including your app on openrouter.ai rankings.
diff --git a/r2ai/pipe.py b/r2ai/pipe.py
index adcecf8..e0e7a57 100644
--- a/r2ai/pipe.py
+++ b/r2ai/pipe.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import traceback
 import r2pipe
+from .progress import progress_bar
 
 have_rlang = False
 r2lang = None
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ def get_r2_inst():
     global r2
     return r2
 
+@progress_bar("Loading", color="yellow")
 def open_r2(file, flags=[]):
     global r2
     r2 = r2pipe.open(file, flags=flags)
diff --git a/r2ai/progress.py b/r2ai/progress.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..944dda0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/r2ai/progress.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+from rich.progress import Progress, SpinnerColumn, TimeElapsedColumn, Task
+from rich.console import Console
+from .web import server_running, server_in_background
+from inspect import signature
+from functools import wraps
+
+
+def _support_total(sig, *args, **kwargs):
+    bound = sig.bind(*args, **kwargs)
+    bound.apply_defaults()
+    return "__progress_cls" in bound.arguments and "__progress_task" in bound.arguments
+
+
+def progress_bar(text, color=None, total=None, infinite=False):
+    def decorator(func):
+        @wraps(func)
+        def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+            sig = signature(func)
+            has_total = total is not None and _support_total(
+                sig, *args, **kwargs)
+            is_infinite = infinite or not has_total
+
+            if server_running() and not server_in_background():
+                return func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+            with Progress(SpinnerColumn(), *Progress.get_default_columns(), console=Console(no_color=not bool(color)), transient=True) as p:
+                task_text = f"[{color}]{text}" if color else text
+                task = p.add_task(
+                    task_text, total=None if is_infinite else total)
+
+                if has_total:
+                    result = func(
+                        *args,
+                        **kwargs,
+                        __progress_cls=p,
+                        __progress_task=task)
+                else:
+                    result = func(*args, **kwargs)
+
+            return result
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
+
+# For consistency with the above
+class ProgressBar:
+    def __init__(self, text, color=None, total=None, infinite=False) -> None:
+        self.text = text
+        self.color = color
+        self.total = total
+        self.infinite = infinite
+        self.progress: Progress = None
+        self.task: Task = None
+
+    def __enter__(self):
+        self.progress = Progress(
+            SpinnerColumn(),
+            *Progress.get_default_columns(),
+            console=Console(
+                no_color=not bool(
+                    self.color)),
+            transient=True)
+        if self.color:
+            self.task = self.progress.add_task(
+                f"[{self.color}]{self.text}", total=None if self.infinite else self.total)
+        else:
+            self.task = self.progress.add_task(
+                f"{self.text}", total=None if self.infinite else self.total)
+        self.progress.start()
+        return self
+
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+        if self.progress:
+            self.progress.stop()
+
+# from .progress import ProgressBar, progress_bar
+# progress_bar is used as an decorator
+# @progress_bar(Title, color="yellow")
+# def foo():
+#    bar
+#
+#
+# unlike in the class, the decorated functin can only use progressive progress only if
+#   __progress_cls and __progress_task are used as positional arguments. else it defaults to infinite
+# @progress_bar("Title", color="yellow", total=100)
+# def foo(a,b, __progress_cls=None, __progress_task=None):
+#   i = 1
+#   while True:
+        # progress_cls.update(p.task, advance=i)
+        # i+=1
+        # time.sleep(1)
+#
+#
+# ProgressBar is made for consistency with the decorator
+# import time
+# with ProgressBar("Title", color="Yellow", total=50) as p:
+#   i = 0
+#   while True:
+        # p.progress.update(p.task, advance=i)
+        # i+=1
+        # time.sleep(1)