diff --git a/src/id_intern.rs b/src/id_intern.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e187dea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/id_intern.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+
+use gc_arena::{lock::GcRefLock, Collect, Gc, Rootable};
+use piccolo::{Context, IntoValue, Singleton, UserData, Value};
+
+#[derive(Collect)]
+#[collect(no_drop)]
+struct InternMapSingleton<'gc, A>(GcRefLock<'gc, BTreeMap<A, Gc<'gc, A>>>);
+
+impl<'gc, A> Singleton<'gc> for InternMapSingleton<'gc, A>
+where
+    A: Collect,
+{
+    fn create(ctx: Context<'gc>) -> Self {
+        InternMapSingleton(Gc::new(&ctx, Default::default()))
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn intern_id<'gc, A>(ctx: Context<'gc>, input: A) -> Value<'gc>
+where
+    A: Collect + Ord + Clone + 'static,
+{
+    let intern_map: &'gc InternMapSingleton<'gc, A> =
+        ctx.singleton::<Rootable!['gcb => InternMapSingleton<'gcb, A>]>();
+    let gc_id = intern_map
+        .0
+        .borrow_mut(&ctx)
+        .entry(input.clone())
+        .or_insert_with(|| Gc::new(&ctx, input.clone()))
+        .clone();
+    UserData::<'gc>::new::<Rootable!['gcb => Gc<'gcb, A>]>(&ctx, gc_id).into_value(ctx)
+}
+
+pub fn unintern_id<'gc, A>(ctx: Context<'gc>, input: &A)
+where
+    A: Collect + Ord + Clone + 'static,
+{
+    let intern_map: &InternMapSingleton<'gc, A> =
+        ctx.singleton::<Rootable!['gcb => InternMapSingleton<'gcb, A>]>();
+    intern_map.0.borrow_mut(&ctx).remove(input);
+}
diff --git a/src/lua_state.rs b/src/lua_state.rs
index 4207bad..b5dd855 100644
--- a/src/lua_state.rs
+++ b/src/lua_state.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::Error;
-use gc_arena::Rootable;
+use gc_arena::{Gc, Rootable};
 use piccolo::{
     self, Callback, Closure, Context, Executor, FromValue, Function, IntoValue, Lua,
     StashedExecutor, StaticError, Table, UserData, Value, Variadic,
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use yew::UseStateSetter;
 use crate::{
     command_handler::debrace,
     echo_to_term_frame,
+    id_intern::intern_id,
     websocket::{connect_websocket, send_message_to_mud, WebSocketId},
     GlobalLayoutCell, GlobalLayoutState, GlobalMemoCell, TermFrame,
 };
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ impl LuaState {
             info_table.set(
                 ctx,
                 ctx.intern_static(b"current_frame"),
-                wrap_frame(ctx, frame),
+                intern_id::<TermFrame>(ctx, frame.clone()),
             )?;
             Ok(())
         })
@@ -120,6 +121,7 @@ pub fn install_lua_globals(
             register_command!(echo);
             register_command!(echo_frame);
             register_command!(echo_frame_raw);
+            register_command!(connect_mud);
             register_command!(sendmud_raw);
             register_command!(hsplit);
             register_command!(panel_merge);
@@ -281,10 +283,6 @@ fn panel_merge<'gc>(
     })
 }
 
-fn wrap_frame<'gc>(ctx: Context<'gc>, frame: &TermFrame) -> Value<'gc> {
-    UserData::new::<Rootable![TermFrame]>(&ctx, frame.clone()).into()
-}
-
 fn try_unwrap_frame<'gc>(
     ctx: Context<'gc>,
     value: &Value<'gc>,
@@ -292,21 +290,19 @@ fn try_unwrap_frame<'gc>(
     match u64::from_value(ctx, *value) {
         Ok(v) => Ok(TermFrame(v)),
         Err(_) => Ok(UserData::from_value(ctx, *value)?
-            .downcast::<Rootable![TermFrame]>()?
+            .downcast::<Rootable!['gcb => Gc<'gcb, TermFrame>]>()?
+            .as_ref()
             .clone()),
     }
 }
 
-fn wrap_socketid<'gc>(ctx: Context<'gc>, socket: &WebSocketId) -> Value<'gc> {
-    UserData::new::<Rootable![WebSocketId]>(&ctx, socket.clone()).into()
-}
-
 fn try_unwrap_socketid<'gc>(
     ctx: Context<'gc>,
     value: &Value<'gc>,
 ) -> Result<WebSocketId, piccolo::Error<'gc>> {
     Ok(UserData::from_value(ctx, *value)?
-        .downcast::<Rootable![WebSocketId]>()?
+        .downcast::<Rootable!['gcb => Gc<'gcb, WebSocketId>]>()?
+        .as_ref()
         .clone())
 }
 
@@ -324,7 +320,7 @@ pub fn handle_websocket_output(
             ctx.fetch(&engine.exec).restart(
                 ctx,
                 input_fn,
-                (wrap_socketid(ctx, socket), ctx.intern(input)),
+                (intern_id(ctx, socket.clone()), ctx.intern(input)),
             );
             Ok(())
         })
@@ -353,7 +349,7 @@ pub fn handle_websocket_close(socket: &WebSocketId, engine: &mut LuaState) -> Re
             let input_fn =
                 Function::from_value(ctx, handlers.get(ctx, ctx.intern_static(b"mudclose")))?;
             ctx.fetch(&engine.exec)
-                .restart(ctx, input_fn, wrap_socketid(ctx, socket));
+                .restart(ctx, input_fn, intern_id(ctx, socket.clone()));
             Ok(())
         })
         .map_err(|err| format!("{}", err))?;
@@ -394,7 +390,7 @@ fn connect_mud<'gc>(
 ) -> Callback<'gc> {
     let global_memo = global_memo.clone();
     Callback::from_fn(&ctx, move |ctx, _ex, mut stack| {
-        let trusted: bool = false;
+        let mut trusted: bool = false;
         let name: String = loop {
             let v: String = stack.from_front(ctx)?;
             if v == "-trust" {
@@ -413,20 +409,17 @@ fn connect_mud<'gc>(
         }
 
         let url: String = stack.from_front(ctx)?;
-        let new_socket = connect_websocket(
-            trusted,
-            &url,
-            &mut global_memo.ws_registry.borrow_mut(),
-            &global_memo,
-        )?;
+        let new_socket = intern_id(
+            ctx,
+            connect_websocket(
+                trusted,
+                &url,
+                &mut global_memo.ws_registry.borrow_mut(),
+                &global_memo,
+            )?,
+        );
 
-        ctx.registry.singleton()
-        
         muds.set(ctx, name, new_socket)?;
-
-        let mud: WebSocketId = try_unwrap_socketid(ctx, &stack.pop_front())?;
-        let msg: piccolo::String = stack.from_front(ctx)?;
-        send_message_to_mud(&mud, msg.as_bytes(), &global_memo)?;
         Ok(piccolo::CallbackReturn::Return)
     })
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 2f833db..8d73fdf 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use term_split::TermSplit;
 use yew::prelude::*;
 
 pub mod command_handler;
+pub mod id_intern;
 pub mod lineengine;
 pub mod lua_state;
 pub mod parsing;