diff --git a/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantViewExtension.cs b/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantViewExtension.cs
index 98c707b..637e14b 100644
--- a/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantViewExtension.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantViewExtension.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Windows.Controls;
+using Dynamo.ViewModels;
 using Dynamo.Wpf.Extensions;
 
 namespace DynamoAssistant
@@ -47,8 +48,8 @@ public override void Loaded(ViewLoadedParams p)
                 // Set the owner of the window to the Dynamo window.
                 Owner = p.DynamoWindow
             };
-
-            assistantMenuItem = new MenuItem { Header = "Show Dynamo Assistant", IsCheckable = true };
+            viewModel.dynamoViewModel = p.DynamoWindow.DataContext as DynamoViewModel;
+            assistantMenuItem = new MenuItem { Header = "Open Copilot", IsCheckable = true };
             assistantMenuItem.Checked += (sender, args) => p.AddToExtensionsSideBar(this, window);
             assistantMenuItem.Unchecked += (sender, args) => p.CloseExtensioninInSideBar(this);
             p.AddExtensionMenuItem(assistantMenuItem);
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public override string Name
         {
             get
             {
-                return "Dynamo Assistant";
+                return "Copilot";
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantViewExtension.csproj b/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantViewExtension.csproj
index 1e86dc1..adf01cb 100644
--- a/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantViewExtension.csproj
+++ b/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantViewExtension.csproj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="DynamoVisualProgramming.DynamoCoreNodes" Version="3.1.0-beta4081" />
     <PackageReference Include="DynamoVisualProgramming.DynamoServices" Version="3.1.0-beta4081" />
     <PackageReference Include="DynamoVisualProgramming.WpfUILibrary" Version="3.1.0-beta4081" />
     <PackageReference Include="DynamoVisualProgramming.ZeroTouchLibrary" Version="3.1.0-beta4081" />
diff --git a/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantWindowViewModel.cs b/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantWindowViewModel.cs
index 30054fd..a5f1638 100644
--- a/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/DynamoAssistantViewExtension/DynamoAssistantWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
-using Dynamo.Core;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using Dynamo.Core;
 using Dynamo.Extensions;
+using Dynamo.Models;
 using Dynamo.UI.Commands;
+using Dynamo.ViewModels;
 using OpenAI_API;
 using OpenAI_API.Chat;
 using OpenAI_API.Models;
-using System;
-using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
-using System.Windows.Input;
 
 namespace DynamoAssistant
 {
@@ -14,12 +16,15 @@ public class DynamoAssistantWindowViewModel : NotificationObject, IDisposable
     {
         private string userInput;
         private readonly ReadyParams readyParams;
+        internal DynamoViewModel dynamoViewModel;
+
+        // Chat GPT related fields
         private readonly OpenAIAPI chatGPTClient;
         private readonly Conversation conversation;
         private static readonly string apikey = "Your API Key";
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// 
+        /// User input to the Copilot
         /// </summary>
         public string UserInput
         {
@@ -36,6 +41,11 @@ public string UserInput
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Dynamo Model getter
+        /// </summary>
+        internal DynamoModel dynamoModel => dynamoViewModel.Model;
+
         public ObservableCollection<string> Messages { get; set; } = new ObservableCollection<string>();
 
         public DynamoAssistantWindowViewModel(ReadyParams p)
@@ -46,23 +56,38 @@ public DynamoAssistantWindowViewModel(ReadyParams p)
             chatGPTClient = new OpenAIAPI(new APIAuthentication(apikey));
             // ChatGPT lets you start a new chat. 
             conversation = chatGPTClient.Chat.CreateConversation();
-            conversation.Model = Model.DefaultChatModel;
-            conversation.RequestParameters.Temperature = 0;
+            conversation.Model = Model.GPT4_Turbo;
+            // Adjust this value for more or less "creativity" in the response
+            conversation.RequestParameters.Temperature = 0.2;
             // Display a welcome message
-            Messages.Add("Assistant:\nWelcome to Dynamo world and ask me anything to get started!");
+            Messages.Add("Copilot:\nWelcome to Dynamo world and ask me anything to get started!\n");
         }
 
         internal async void SendMessage(string msg)
         {
             // Send the user's input to the ChatGPT API and receive a response
             conversation?.AppendUserInput(msg);
-            string response = await conversation.GetResponseFromChatbotAsync();
             // Display user message first
-            Messages.Add("You:\n" + msg);
+            Messages.Add("You:\n" + msg + "\n");
+            string response = await conversation.GetResponseFromChatbotAsync();
             // Display the chatbot's response
-            Messages.Add("Assistant:\n" + response);
+            Messages.Add("Copilot:\n" + response + "\n");
+            //var pythonNode = new PythonNodeModels.PythonNode();
+            //dynamoModel.ExecuteCommand(new DynamoModel.CreateNodeCommand(pythonNode, 0, 0, false, false));
+            
+            // create a Dynamo note example
+            CreateNote("A1BE9F01-55C4-495E-B24C-099D018A29CE", "This is a sample Note.", 0, 0, true);
+        }
+
+        internal void CreateNote(string nodeId, string noteText, double x, double y, bool defaultPosition)
+        {
+            dynamoModel.ExecuteCommand(new DynamoModel.CreateNoteCommand(nodeId, noteText, x, y, defaultPosition));
+            Messages.Add("Copilot:\nYour note has been created!\n");
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Dispose function
+        /// </summary>
         public void Dispose()
         {
             // Do nothing
@@ -74,10 +99,7 @@ public ICommand EnterCommand
         {
             get
             {
-                if (enterCommand == null)
-                {
-                    enterCommand = new DelegateCommand(Enter);
-                }
+                enterCommand ??= new DelegateCommand(Enter);
 
                 return enterCommand;
             }