diff --git a/debug.rkt b/debug.rkt
index 26a4e6e..a4414e3 100644
--- a/debug.rkt
+++ b/debug.rkt
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@
 (define (make-debug-timestamp)
   (format "[~a ∆~as]" (make-timestamp) (seconds-since-last-message)))
 
+
+
+;; todo: consolidate these two message functions
+(define (basic-message . items)
+  (displayln (string-join `(,@(map (λ(x)(if (string? x) x (~v x))) items))) (current-error-port)))
+
 (define (message . items)
   (displayln (string-join `(,(make-debug-timestamp) ,@(map (λ(x)(if (string? x) x (~v x))) items))) (current-error-port)))
 
@@ -68,5 +74,5 @@
 ; report the current value of the variable, then return it
 (define-syntax-rule (report var)
   (begin 
-    (message 'var "=" var) 
+    (basic-message 'var "=" var) 
     var))
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diff --git a/file-tools.rkt b/file-tools.rkt
index 2f0eeb7..d31b229 100644
--- a/file-tools.rkt
+++ b/file-tools.rkt
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 (module+ test
   (check-true (directory-pathish? "/Users/"))
-  (check-false (directory-pathish? "foobar")))
+  (check-false (directory-pathish? "foobarzooblish")))
 
 
 ;; helper function for ptree
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 (module+ test
   (define foo-path-strings '("foo" "foo.txt" "foo.bar" "foo.bar.txt"))
   (define-values (foo-path foo.txt-path foo.bar-path foo.bar.txt-path) 
-    (apply values (map string->path foo-path-strings)))
+    (apply values (map ->path foo-path-strings)))
   ;; test the sample paths before using them for other tests
   (define foo-paths (list foo-path foo.txt-path foo.bar-path foo.bar.txt-path))
   (for-each check-equal? (map ->string foo-paths) foo-path-strings))
diff --git a/foobar/-main.html b/foobar/-main.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c3a2a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/foobar/-main.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+world 10201
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diff --git a/foobar/screen.gif b/foobar/screen.gif
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7b2fb6
Binary files /dev/null and b/foobar/screen.gif differ
diff --git a/server-route-index.rkt b/server-route-index.rkt
index ab85de3..d9a40c5 100644
--- a/server-route-index.rkt
+++ b/server-route-index.rkt
@@ -1,22 +1,36 @@
 #lang racket/base
 (require racket/list racket/set)
-(require "readability.rkt" "file-tools.rkt" "world.rkt")
+(require "readability.rkt" "file-tools.rkt" "world.rkt" "debug.rkt")
 
 
 (define (pd which) 
-  (->path (format "/Users/MB/git/~a" which)))
+  (->path (format "/Users/MB/git/pollen/~a" which)))
 
 
-(define (ineligible-path? f)
-  (or (not (visible? f)) (member f RESERVED_PATHS)))
-
-(define (unique-members xs)
-  (set->list (list->set xs)))
-
 (define (route-index [dir pollen-project-directory])
-  (define unique-eligible-paths 
-    (unique-members (map ->output-path
-                         (filter-not ineligible-path? (directory-list dir)))))
-  unique-eligible-paths)
+  (define (make-link-cell [href+text (cons #f #f)])
+    (define href (car href+text))
+    (define text (cdr href+text))
+    (filter-not void? `(td ,(when (and href text) 
+                              `(a ((href ,href)) ,text)))))
+  
+  (define (make-path-row p)
+    (define pstring (->string p))
+    (define (file-in-dir? p) (file-exists? (apply build-path (map ->path (list dir p)))))
+    (define sources (filter file-in-dir? (list (->preproc-source-path pstring) (->pollen-source-path pstring))))
+    `(tr ,@(map make-link-cell (list 
+                                (cons pstring pstring)
+                                (cons (format "raw/~a" pstring) "raw")
+                                (if (not (empty? sources))
+                                    (cons (->string (car sources)) "source")
+                                    (cons #f #f))))))
+  
+  (define (unique-sorted-paths xs)
+    (sort (set->list (list->set (map ->output-path xs))) #:key ->string string<?))
+  
+  (define (ineligible-path? x) (or (not (visible? x)) (member x RESERVED_PATHS)))  
+  
+  (define project-paths (filter-not ineligible-path? (directory-list dir)))
+  `(table ,@(map make-path-row (unique-sorted-paths project-paths))))
 
 (route-index (pd "foobar"))
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diff --git a/world.rkt b/world.rkt
index 3841259..6bc6eed 100644
--- a/world.rkt
+++ b/world.rkt
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 
 (require racket/string racket/port racket/system)
 ;; todo: is path to racket already available as an environment variable?
-(define RACKET_PATH (string-trim (with-output-to-string (λ() (system "which racket")))))
+;; e.g., (find-system-path 'xxx)?
+;;(define RACKET_PATH (string-trim (with-output-to-string (λ() (system "which racket")))))
+(define RACKET_PATH "/usr/bin/racket")
 
 (define POLLEN_ROOT 'main)
 (define POLLEN_COMMAND_FILE "polcom")
@@ -51,3 +53,5 @@
 (require "readability.rkt")
 (define RESERVED_PATHS
   (map ->path (list POLLEN_COMMAND_FILE EXTRAS_DIR)))
+
+