diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1055b510..ed2eca9c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ ExtensionCache/
 settings/
 
 src/equicordplugins/usrpe
+
+# vencord companion module cache
+.modules
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 076215ed..df9c501a 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@
             "domain": "codeberg.org",
             "type": "Gitea"
         }
-    ]
-}
+    ],
+    "equicord-companion.showSidebar": true,
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 7706f6e5..d32d009d 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -31,6 +31,25 @@
             "command": "pnpm build --dev",
             "group": "build"
         },
+        {
+            // for use with the vencord companion extension
+            "label": "Build Companion Reporter",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "pnpm build --dev --reporter --companion-test",
+            "presentation": {
+                "echo": true,
+                "reveal": "silent",
+                "panel": "shared",
+                "showReuseMessage": true,
+                "clear": true
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Build Dev",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "pnpm build --dev",
+            "group": "build"
+        },
         {
             "label": "Watch",
             "type": "shell",
@@ -41,4 +60,4 @@
             }
         }
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/api/Notices.ts b/src/api/Notices.ts
index cd5d5876..72054aa0 100644
--- a/src/api/Notices.ts
+++ b/src/api/Notices.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 import { waitFor } from "@webpack";
 
-let NoticesModule: any;
+export let NoticesModule: any;
 waitFor(m => m.show && m.dismiss && !m.suppressAll, m => NoticesModule = m);
 
 export const noticesQueue = [] as any[];
diff --git a/src/debug/reporterData.ts b/src/debug/reporterData.ts
index 1ed7a9cb..1bce68f6 100644
--- a/src/debug/reporterData.ts
+++ b/src/debug/reporterData.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ interface ErroredPatch extends EvaledPatch {
     oldModule: string,
     newModule: string;
 }
-interface ReporterData {
+export interface ReporterData {
     failedPatches: {
         foundNoModule: Patch[];
         hadNoEffect: EvaledPatch[];
diff --git a/src/plugins/devCompanion/index.tsx b/src/plugins/devCompanion/index.tsx
index a72c519e..e7bb86b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/devCompanion/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/devCompanion/index.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ import { Logger } from "@utils/Logger";
 import definePlugin, { OptionType, ReporterTestable } from "@utils/types";
 
 import { initWs, socket, stopWs } from "./initWs";
+console.log("imported");
 export const PORT = 8485;
+const NAV_ID = "dev-companion-reconnect";
 
 export const logger = new Logger("DevCompanion");
 
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ export default definePlugin({
     },
 
     start() {
-        initWs();
+        // if we're running the reporter, we need to initws in the reporter file to avoid a race condition
+        if (!IS_COMPANION_TEST)
+            initWs();
     },
 
     stop: stopWs,
diff --git a/src/plugins/devCompanion/initWs.tsx b/src/plugins/devCompanion/initWs.tsx
index 702b706c..941e84bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/devCompanion/initWs.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/devCompanion/initWs.tsx
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import { canonicalizeMatch, canonicalizeReplace } from "@utils/patches";
 import { filters, findAll, search, wreq } from "@webpack";
 import { React, Toasts, useState } from "@webpack/common";
 import { loadLazyChunks } from "debug/loadLazyChunks";
+import { reporterData } from "debug/reporterData";
 import { Settings } from "Vencord";
 
 import { logger, PORT, settings } from ".";
-import { Recieve } from "./types";
-import { FullOutgoingMessage, OutgoingMessage } from "./types/send";
+import { Recieve, Send } from "./types";
 import { extractModule, extractOrThrow, findModuleId, mkRegexFind, parseNode, toggleEnabled, } from "./util";
 
 export function stopWs() {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export function initWs(isManual = false) {
     let hasErrored = false;
     const ws = socket = new WebSocket(`ws://localhost:${PORT}`);
 
-    function replyData(data: OutgoingMessage) {
+    function replyData(data: Send.OutgoingMessage) {
         ws.send(JSON.stringify(data));
     }
 
@@ -47,6 +47,21 @@ export function initWs(isManual = false) {
             ok: true
         });
 
+        if (IS_COMPANION_TEST) {
+            const toSend = JSON.stringify(reporterData, (_k, v) => {
+                if (v instanceof RegExp)
+                    return String(v);
+                return v;
+            });
+
+            socket?.send(JSON.stringify({
+                type: "report",
+                data: JSON.parse(toSend),
+                ok: true
+            }));
+        }
+
+
         try {
             if (settings.store.notifyOnAutoConnect || isManual) {
                 Toasts.show({
@@ -112,8 +127,8 @@ export function initWs(isManual = false) {
 
             ws.send(JSON.stringify(data));
         }
-        function replyData(data: OutgoingMessage) {
-            const toSend: FullOutgoingMessage = {
+        function replyData(data: Send.OutgoingMessage) {
+            const toSend: Send.FullOutgoingMessage = {
                 ...data,
                 nonce: d.nonce
             };
@@ -290,7 +305,6 @@ export function initWs(isManual = false) {
             case "testPatch": {
                 const m = d.data;
                 let candidates;
-                console.log(m.find.toString());
                 if (d.data.findType === "string")
                     candidates = search(m.find.toString());
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/devCompanion/types/index.ts b/src/plugins/devCompanion/types/index.ts
index 18bc6854..532843e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/devCompanion/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/devCompanion/types/index.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
  */
 
 export * as Recieve from "./recieve";
+export * as Send from "./send";
diff --git a/src/plugins/devCompanion/types/send.ts b/src/plugins/devCompanion/types/send.ts
index 5865d681..870189b1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/devCompanion/types/send.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/devCompanion/types/send.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
  */
 
 // should be the same types as src/server/types/recieve.ts in the companion
-import { reporterData } from "debug/reporterData";
-export type ReporterData = typeof reporterData;
+import { ReporterData as IReporterData } from "debug/reporterData";
+export type ReporterData = IReporterData;
 
 export type OutgoingMessage = (Report | DiffModule | ExtractModule | ModuleList | RawId) & Base;
 export type FullOutgoingMessage = OutgoingMessage & Nonce;
diff --git a/src/plugins/devCompanion/util.tsx b/src/plugins/devCompanion/util.tsx
index 8e172976..95d6c403 100644
--- a/src/plugins/devCompanion/util.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/devCompanion/util.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { CodeFilter, stringMatches, wreq } from "@webpack";
 import { Toasts } from "@webpack/common";
 
 import { settings as companionSettings } from ".";
-import { FindNode } from "./types/recieve";
+import { Recieve } from "./types";
 
 /**
  * extracts the patched module, if there is no patched module, throws an error
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function extractModule(id: number, patched = companionSettings.store.useP
         throw new Error("No module found for module id:" + id);
     return patched ? module.$$vencordPatchedSource ?? module.original.toString() : module.original.toString();
 }
-export function parseNode(node: FindNode): any {
+export function parseNode(node: Recieve.FindNode): any {
     switch (node.type) {
         case "string":
             return node.value;