diff --git a/lib/web/doctreeclient/client.v b/lib/web/doctreeclient/client.v
index a781c714..59eaa42d 100644
--- a/lib/web/doctreeclient/client.v
+++ b/lib/web/doctreeclient/client.v
@@ -244,3 +244,44 @@ pub fn (mut c DocTreeClient) list_images(collection_name string) ![]string {
 
 	return image_names
 }
+
+// list_pages_map returns a map of collection names to a list of page names within that collection.
+// The structure is map[collectionname][]pagename.
+pub fn (mut c DocTreeClient) list_pages_map() !map[string][]string {
+	mut result := map[string][]string{}
+	collections := c.list_collections()!
+	
+	for col_name in collections {
+		mut page_names := c.list_pages(col_name)!
+		page_names.sort()
+		result[col_name] = page_names
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// list_markdown returns the collections and their pages in markdown format.
+pub fn (mut c DocTreeClient) list_markdown() !string {
+	mut markdown_output := ''
+	pages_map := c.list_pages_map()!
+
+	if pages_map.len == 0 {
+		return 'No collections or pages found in this doctree.'
+	}
+
+	mut sorted_collections := pages_map.keys()
+	sorted_collections.sort()
+
+	for col_name in sorted_collections {
+		page_names := pages_map[col_name]
+		markdown_output += '## ${col_name}\n'
+		if page_names.len == 0 {
+			markdown_output += '  * No pages in this collection.\n'
+		} else {
+			for page_name in page_names {
+				markdown_output += '  * ${page_name}\n'
+			}
+		}
+		markdown_output += '\n' // Add a newline for spacing between collections
+	}
+	return markdown_output
+}
diff --git a/lib/web/docusaurus/dsite_generate.v b/lib/web/docusaurus/dsite_generate.v
index c1fe60e4..a85fb09e 100644
--- a/lib/web/docusaurus/dsite_generate.v
+++ b/lib/web/docusaurus/dsite_generate.v
@@ -60,11 +60,8 @@ pub fn (mut site DocSite) generate() ! {
 	// 		draft:1 hide_title:1 
 
 	configpath:="${site.path_src.path}/cfg"
-	sitegen.play(heroscript_path: configpath)!
-	sitegenpath := '${os.home_dir()}/hero/var/sitegen/${site.name}'
-	if true || os.exists(sitegenpath) {
-		panic("Sdsdsd:${sitegenpath}")
-	}
+	sitegen.play(heroscript_path: configpath, dest:'${site.factory.path_build.path}/docs', flat:true)!
+
 	site.process_imports()!
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/web/docusaurus/dsite_get.v b/lib/web/docusaurus/dsite_get.v
index 99404a51..1275e137 100644
--- a/lib/web/docusaurus/dsite_get.v
+++ b/lib/web/docusaurus/dsite_get.v
@@ -96,13 +96,7 @@ pub fn (mut f DocusaurusFactory) get(args_ DSiteGetArgs) !&DocSite {
 		reset:           args.update
 	)!
 
-	// doctreename:="main"
-	// mut tree := doctree.tree_get(doctreename) or {
-	// 	return error("can't find doctree with name ${doctreename}\n list of trees: ${doctree.tree_list()}")
-	// }
-	// println(tree)
-	// if true{panic("226")}
-
+	//the play will automatically do an export on ~/hero/var/doctree/main if no export specified in the heroscript
 
 	mut mysiteconfig := *siteconfig.new(configpath)!
 
diff --git a/lib/web/sitegen/factory.v b/lib/web/sitegen/factory.v
index 979f3f14..353d53ad 100644
--- a/lib/web/sitegen/factory.v
+++ b/lib/web/sitegen/factory.v
@@ -1,42 +1,54 @@
 module sitegen
 
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.core.pathlib
-import freeflowuniverse.herolib.data.doctree
+import freeflowuniverse.herolib.web.doctreeclient
 import os
 
 pub struct SiteFactory {
 pub mut:
 	sites map[string]&Site
 	path  pathlib.Path
-	tree &doctree.Tree
+	client &doctreeclient.DocTreeClient
+	flat bool // if flat then won't use sitenames as subdir's
 }
 
 @[params]
-pub struct SiteNewArgs {
+pub struct SiteFactoryArgs {
 pub mut:
 	path string
+	flat bool // if flat then won't use sitenames as subdir's
 }
 
 
+
 // new creates a new siteconfig and stores it in redis, or gets an existing one
-pub fn new(tree &doctree.Tree, args SiteNewArgs) !SiteFactory {
+pub fn new(args SiteFactoryArgs) !SiteFactory {
 	mut path := args.path
 	if path == '' {
 		path = '${os.home_dir()}/hero/var/sitegen'
 	}
 	mut factory := SiteFactory{
 		path: pathlib.get_dir(path: path, create: true)!
-		tree: tree
+		client: doctreeclient.new()!
+		flat:args.flat
 	}
 	return factory
 }
 
+
 pub fn (mut f SiteFactory) site_get(name string) !&Site {
+
+
+
 	mut s := f.sites[name] or { 
+		mut mypath:=f.path
+		if !f.flat {
+			mypath=f.path.dir_get_new(name)!
+		}
 		mut mysite:=&Site{
-			path: f.path.dir_get_new(name)!
+			path: mypath
 			name: name
-			tree: f.tree
+			client: f.client
 		}
 		mysite
 	}
diff --git a/lib/web/sitegen/play.v b/lib/web/sitegen/play.v
index 4f50358d..ec725e08 100644
--- a/lib/web/sitegen/play.v
+++ b/lib/web/sitegen/play.v
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ module sitegen
 
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.core.playbook { PlayBook }
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.ui.console
-import freeflowuniverse.herolib.data.doctree
-
+import os
 
 @[params]
 pub struct PlayArgs {
@@ -11,6 +10,8 @@ pub mut:
 	heroscript string
 	heroscript_path string
 	plbook     ?PlayBook
+	dest 	 string
+	flat bool //if flat then won't use sitenames as subdir's
 }
 
 
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ pub fn play(args_ PlayArgs) ! {
 	mut args := args_
 	mut plbook := args.plbook or { playbook.new(text: args.heroscript,path:args.heroscript_path)! }
 
+	if args.dest==""{
+		args.dest = '${os.home_dir()}/hero/var/sitegen'
+	}
+
 	mut doctreename:="main"
 	if plbook.exists(filter: 'site.doctree'){
 		if plbook.exists_once(filter: 'site.doctree'){
@@ -30,9 +35,6 @@ pub fn play(args_ PlayArgs) ! {
 		}
 	}
 
-	mut tree := doctree.tree_get(doctreename) or {
-		return error("can't find doctree with name ${doctreename}\n list of trees: ${doctree.tree_list()}")
-	}
 
 	// !!site.page name:"atest" path:"crazy/sub" position:1
 	// 	src:"marketplace_specs:tft_tfp_marketplace" 
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ pub fn play(args_ PlayArgs) ! {
 	// 	description:"A description not filled in"
 	// 	draft:1 hide_title:1 
 
-	mut factory:=new(tree)!
+	mut factory:=new(path:args.dest,flat:args.flat)!
 
 	page_actions := plbook.find(filter: 'site.page')!
 	mut mypage:=Page{src:"",path:""}
diff --git a/lib/web/sitegen/site.v b/lib/web/sitegen/site.v
index 823c9041..2f640bbf 100644
--- a/lib/web/sitegen/site.v
+++ b/lib/web/sitegen/site.v
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 module sitegen
 
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.core.pathlib
-import freeflowuniverse.herolib.data.doctree
-
+import freeflowuniverse.herolib.web.doctreeclient
+import freeflowuniverse.herolib.ui.console
 pub struct Site {
 pub mut:
 	name string
 	path pathlib.Path
-	tree &doctree.Tree
+	client &doctreeclient.DocTreeClient
 }
 
 
@@ -59,17 +59,27 @@ pub fn (mut site Site) page_add(args_ Page) ! {
 
 	mut c:=content.join("\n")
 
-	mut mypage:=site.tree.page_get(args.src) or {
-		// site.tree.print_pages()
-		return error("Couldn't find page '${args.src}' in site tree:'${site.tree.name}', needs to be in form \$collection:\$name\n${site.tree.list_markdown()}")
+	mut parts := args.src.split(':')
+	if parts.len != 2 {
+		return error("Invalid src format for page '${args.src}', expected format: collection:page_name")
+	}
+	collection_name := parts[0]
+	page_name := parts[1]
+
+	mut page_content := site.client.get_page_content(collection_name, page_name) or {
+		return error("Couldn't find page '${page_name}' in collection '${collection_name}' using doctreeclient. Available pages:\n${site.client.list_markdown()!}\nError: ${err}")
 	}
 
-	c+="\n${mypage.get_markdown()!}\n"
+	c+="\n${page_content}\n"
 
 	mut pagepath:= "${site.path.path}/${args.path}"
 	mut pagefile:= pathlib.get_file(path:pagepath,create:true)!
 
+   console.print_debug("Writing page '${pagepath}'")
+
 	pagefile.write(c)!
 
 
+
+
 }