diff --git a/src/main/ui/extract_data.cljs b/src/main/ui/extract_data.cljs
index cf34306..12d3867 100644
--- a/src/main/ui/extract_data.cljs
+++ b/src/main/ui/extract_data.cljs
@@ -169,24 +169,26 @@
     @res))
 
 
-(defn get-all-data-for [title]
-  (let [children (get-children-for title)
-        refs     (get-all-refs-for title)]
-    {:title     title
-     :body (:plain-text children)
-     :refs refs}))
+(defn get-all-data-for [title get-linked-refs?]
+  (let [children (get-children-for title)]
+    (merge
+     {:title     title
+      :body      (:plain-text children)}
+     (when @get-linked-refs?
+       {:refs (get-all-refs-for title)}))))
 
 
-(defn data-for-pages [pages]
+(defn data-for-pages [pages get-linked-refs?]
   (let [res (atom [])]
     (doall
      (for [page pages]
        (swap! res (fn [old-res]
-                    (conj old-res
-                          (with-out-str
-                            (print "\n")
-                            (print (get-all-data-for (:text page)))
-                            (print "\n")))))))
+                    (let [page-data (get-all-data-for (:text page) get-linked-refs?)]
+                     (conj old-res
+                           (with-out-str
+                             (print "\n")
+                             (print page-data)
+                             (print "\n"))))))))
     @res))
 
 
@@ -196,12 +198,16 @@
 #_(get-all-refs-for "[[HYP]] - **I am guessing that the ability of arp2/3 complex to bind as frequently as it likes to actin filaments explains the discrepancy between CryoET and simulation measurements**")
 
 
-(data-for-pages [
-                 {:text
-                  "[[EVD]] - siRNA silenced IRSp53 significantly reduced internalized 10kDa TMR Dextran, while siRNA silenced Swip1 did not in MDA-MB-231 cells. - [[@moreno-layseca2021cargospecific]]",
-                  :text-uid "YEbfS-WDB",
-                  :uid "YEbfS-WDB"}
-                 {:text "[[CLM]] - Enough number of DNM2 molecules is important for performing endocytosis."}])
+(comment
+  (data-for-pages [
+                   {:text
+                    "[[EVD]] - siRNA silenced IRSp53 significantly reduced internalized 10kDa TMR Dextran, while siRNA silenced Swip1 did not in MDA-MB-231 cells. - [[@moreno-layseca2021cargospecific]]",
+                    :text-uid "YEbfS-WDB",
+                    :uid "YEbfS-WDB"}
+                   {:text "[[CLM]] - Enough number of DNM2 molecules is important for performing endocytosis."}]
+    (atom false)))
+
+
 
 (defn is-a-page? [s]
   (second (re-find #"\[\[(.+)\]\]" s)))
diff --git a/src/main/ui/render_comp.cljs b/src/main/ui/render_comp.cljs
index 772c9f7..7d670d4 100644
--- a/src/main/ui/render_comp.cljs
+++ b/src/main/ui/render_comp.cljs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   (:require [reagent.core :as r]
             [applied-science.js-interop :as j]
             [clojure.pprint :as pp :refer [pprint]]
-            ["@blueprintjs/core" :as bp :refer [Tooltip HTMLSelect Button ButtonGroup Card Slider Divider Menu MenuItem Popover MenuDivider]]
+            ["@blueprintjs/core" :as bp :refer [Checkbox Tooltip HTMLSelect Button ButtonGroup Card Slider Divider Menu MenuItem Popover MenuDivider]]
             [cljs-http.client :as http]
             [cljs.core.async :as async :refer [<! >! go chan put! take! timeout]]
             [ui.components :as comp :refer [send-message-component]]
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
                                                                                   500))))})))
 
 
-(defn load-context [context-atom messages-atom parent-id active? settings]
+(defn load-context [context-atom messages-atom parent-id active? get-linked-refs? settings]
   (println "load context ")
   ;(pprint context)
   (let [messages (get-child-with-str parent-id "Messages")
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
                                                           (let [res (js->clj r :keywordize-keys true)
                                                                 page-data (str
                                                                             "```"
-                                                                            (clojure.string/join "\n -----" (data-for-pages res))
+                                                                            (clojure.string/join "\n -----" (data-for-pages res get-linked-refs?))
                                                                             "```")]
                                                             (update-block-string-and-move
                                                               child-uid
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@
               (some? (is-a-page? cstr)) (<p!
                                           (let [page-data (str
                                                             "```"
-                                                            (clojure.string/join "\n -----" (data-for-pages [{:text (is-a-page? cstr)}]))
+                                                            (clojure.string/join "\n -----" (data-for-pages
+                                                                                              [{:text (is-a-page? cstr)}]
+                                                                                              get-linked-refs?))
                                                             "```")]
                                             (update-block-string-and-move
                                               child-uid
@@ -268,7 +270,8 @@
         active? (r/atom true)
         default-msg-value (r/atom 400)
         default-temp (r/atom 0.9)
-        default-model (r/atom "gpt-4-1106-preview")]
+        default-model (r/atom "gpt-4-1106-preview")
+        get-linked-refs (r/atom true)]
    (fn [_]
      (let [msg               @messages
            c-msg             (:children @context)
@@ -280,9 +283,9 @@
                                   (when @active?
                                     (do
                                       (reset! active? false)
-                                      (load-context context messages b-parent active? {:model @default-model
-                                                                                       :max-tokens @default-msg-value
-                                                                                       :temperature @default-temp}))))))]
+                                      (load-context context messages b-parent active? get-linked-refs {:model @default-model
+                                                                                                       :max-tokens @default-msg-value
+                                                                                                       :temperature @default-temp}))))))]
 
        [:div.chat-container
         {:style {:display "flex"
@@ -365,7 +368,23 @@
                          :on-change (fn [e]
                                       (reset! default-temp e))
                          :on-release (fn [e]
-                                       (reset! default-temp e))}]]]]
+                                       (reset! default-temp e))}]]]
+
+           [:> Divider]
+           [:div.chk
+            {:style {:align-self "center"
+                     :margin-left "5px"}}
+            [:> Checkbox
+             {:style {:margin-bottom "0px"}
+              :checked @get-linked-refs
+              :on-change (fn [x]
+                            (reset! get-linked-refs (not @get-linked-refs)))}
+             [:span.bp3-button-text
+              {:style {:font-size "14px"
+                       :font-family "initial"
+                       :font-weight "initial"}} "Include linked references?"]]]]
+
+
           [send-message-component
            active?
            (fn []
@@ -373,9 +392,9 @@
               (do
                 (println "clicked send button")
                 (reset! active? false)
-                (load-context context messages block-uid active? {:model @default-model
-                                                                  :max-tokens @default-msg-value
-                                                                  :temperature @default-temp}))))]]]]))))
+                (load-context context messages block-uid active? get-linked-refs {:model @default-model
+                                                                                  :max-tokens @default-msg-value
+                                                                                  :temperature @default-temp}))))]]]]))))
 
 
 (defn main [{:keys [:block-uid]} & args]