diff --git a/libdc/include/dc/channel.h b/libdc/include/dc/channel.h
index 7a7598d..d174a71 100644
--- a/libdc/include/dc/channel.h
+++ b/libdc/include/dc/channel.h
@@ -21,27 +21,27 @@ typedef enum {
 
     /* A direct message channel for 1:1 communication
      */
-    CHANNEL_TYPE_DM,
+    CHANNEL_TYPE_DM = 1,
 
     /* A guild voice channel
      */
-    CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_VOICE,
+    CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_VOICE = 2,
 
     /* Group direct message channel 1:N communication
      */
-    CHANNEL_TYPE_GROUP_DM,
+    CHANNEL_TYPE_GROUP_DM = 3,
 
     /* Category within a GUILD
      */
-    CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_CATEGORY,
+    CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_CATEGORY = 4,
 
     /* News channel
      */
-    CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_NEWS,
+    CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_NEWS = 5,
 
     /* Guild store, no idea what this is
      */
-    CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_STORE,
+    CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_STORE = 6,
 } dc_channel_type_t;
 
 struct dc_channel_;
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ dc_channel_t dc_channel_new(void);
 dc_channel_t dc_channel_from_json(json_t *j);
 
 char const *dc_channel_id(dc_channel_t c);
+char const *dc_channel_name(dc_channel_t c);
 
 dc_channel_type_t dc_channel_type(dc_channel_t c);
 bool dc_channel_is_dm(dc_channel_t c);
diff --git a/libdc/include/dc/guild.h b/libdc/include/dc/guild.h
index 97cdb04..ab3b13a 100644
--- a/libdc/include/dc/guild.h
+++ b/libdc/include/dc/guild.h
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
 #ifndef DC_GUILD_H
 #define DC_GUILD_H
 
+#include <dc/channel.h>
+
+#include <jansson.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
 /* Discords version of groups or chat servers
  */
 struct dc_guild_;
 typedef struct dc_guild_ *dc_guild_t;
 
 dc_guild_t dc_guild_new(void);
+dc_guild_t dc_guild_from_json(json_t *j);
+
+size_t dc_guild_channels(dc_guild_t d);
+dc_channel_t dc_guild_nth_channel(dc_guild_t d, size_t idx);
 
 char const *dc_guild_name(dc_guild_t d);
 void dc_guild_set_name(dc_guild_t d, char const *val);
diff --git a/libdc/include/dc/session.h b/libdc/include/dc/session.h
index 76f78c5..943f045 100644
--- a/libdc/include/dc/session.h
+++ b/libdc/include/dc/session.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <dc/account.h>
 #include <dc/channel.h>
 #include <dc/gateway.h>
+#include <dc/guild.h>
 
 /**
  * A session object will contain all information gathered after a user
@@ -86,6 +87,12 @@ dc_channel_t dc_session_make_channel(dc_session_t s, dc_account_t *r,
 dc_channel_t dc_session_channel_recipients(dc_session_t s,
                                            dc_account_t *r, size_t sz);
 
+/**
+ * Add a guild to be managed by this session.
+ */
+void dc_session_add_guild(dc_session_t s, dc_guild_t g);
+GHashTable *dc_session_guilds(dc_session_t s);
+
 /**
  * comparision functions for sorting, and finding
  */
diff --git a/libdc/src/channel.c b/libdc/src/channel.c
index 20fd937..a01c784 100644
--- a/libdc/src/channel.c
+++ b/libdc/src/channel.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ dc_channel_t dc_channel_from_json(json_t *j)
     }
 
     v = json_object_get(j, "name");
-    if (v == NULL && json_is_string(v)) {
+    if (v != NULL && json_is_string(v)) {
         c->name = strdup(json_string_value(v));
     }
 
@@ -237,6 +237,12 @@ json_t *dc_channel_to_json(dc_channel_t c)
     return j;
 }
 
+char const *dc_channel_name(dc_channel_t c)
+{
+    return_if_true(c == NULL, NULL);
+    return c->name;
+}
+
 char const *dc_channel_id(dc_channel_t c)
 {
     return_if_true(c == NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/libdc/src/guild.c b/libdc/src/guild.c
index 966f1bd..f6fd739 100644
--- a/libdc/src/guild.c
+++ b/libdc/src/guild.c
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ struct dc_guild_
 
     char *name;
     char *id;
+
+    GPtrArray *channels;
 };
 
 static void dc_guild_free(dc_guild_t ptr)
@@ -16,6 +18,11 @@ static void dc_guild_free(dc_guild_t ptr)
     free(ptr->name);
     free(ptr->id);
 
+    if (ptr->channels != NULL) {
+        g_ptr_array_unref(ptr->channels);
+        ptr->channels = NULL;
+    }
+
     free(ptr);
 }
 
@@ -26,9 +33,64 @@ dc_guild_t dc_guild_new(void)
 
     p->ref.cleanup = (dc_cleanup_t)dc_guild_free;
 
+    p->channels = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func((GDestroyNotify)dc_unref);
+    if (p->channels == NULL) {
+        free(p);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     return dc_ref(p);
 }
 
+dc_guild_t dc_guild_from_json(json_t *j)
+{
+    dc_guild_t g = dc_guild_new();
+    json_t *val = NULL;
+    json_t *c = NULL;
+    size_t idx = 0;
+
+    val = json_object_get(j, "name");
+    goto_if_true(val == NULL || !json_is_string(val), error);
+    g->name = strdup(json_string_value(val));
+
+    val = json_object_get(j, "id");
+    goto_if_true(val == NULL || !json_is_string(val), error);
+    g->id = strdup(json_string_value(val));
+
+    /* there is a ton of more information here, that we should look
+     * add, including "member_count", "owner_id", but for channels
+     * will do nicely
+     */
+    val = json_object_get(j, "channels");
+    goto_if_true(val == NULL || !json_is_array(val), error);
+
+    json_array_foreach(val, idx, c) {
+        dc_channel_t chan = dc_channel_from_json(c);
+        continue_if_true(chan == NULL);
+        g_ptr_array_add(g->channels, chan);
+    }
+
+    return g;
+
+error:
+
+    dc_unref(g);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+size_t dc_guild_channels(dc_guild_t d)
+{
+    return_if_true(d == NULL || d->channels == NULL, 0);
+    return d->channels->len;
+}
+
+dc_channel_t dc_guild_nth_channel(dc_guild_t d, size_t idx)
+{
+    return_if_true(d == NULL || d->channels == NULL, NULL);
+    return_if_true(idx >= d->channels->len, NULL);
+    return g_ptr_array_index(d->channels, idx);
+}
+
 char const *dc_guild_name(dc_guild_t d)
 {
     return_if_true(d == NULL, NULL);
diff --git a/libdc/src/session.c b/libdc/src/session.c
index 75a2552..ebd556b 100644
--- a/libdc/src/session.c
+++ b/libdc/src/session.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct dc_session_
 
     GHashTable *accounts;
     GHashTable *channels;
+    GHashTable *guilds;
 };
 
 /* event handlers
@@ -40,6 +41,11 @@ static void dc_session_free(dc_session_t s)
         s->channels = NULL;
     }
 
+    if (s->guilds != NULL) {
+        g_hash_table_unref(s->guilds);
+        s->guilds = NULL;
+    }
+
     dc_session_logout(s);
 
     dc_unref(s->api);
@@ -79,6 +85,7 @@ static void dc_session_handle_ready(dc_session_t s, dc_event_t e)
     size_t idx = 0;
     json_t *c = NULL;
     json_t *channels = NULL;
+    json_t *guilds = NULL;
 
     /* retrieve user information about ourselves, including snowflake,
      * discriminator, and other things
@@ -127,6 +134,17 @@ static void dc_session_handle_ready(dc_session_t s, dc_event_t e)
         }
     }
 
+    /* load guilds
+     */
+    guilds = json_object_get(r, "guilds");
+    if (guilds != NULL && json_is_array(guilds)) {
+        json_array_foreach(guilds, idx, c) {
+            dc_guild_t guild = dc_guild_from_json(c);
+            continue_if_true(guild == NULL);
+            dc_session_add_guild(s, guild);
+        }
+    }
+
     /* load channels
      */
     channels = json_object_get(r, "private_channels");
@@ -181,6 +199,11 @@ dc_session_t dc_session_new(dc_loop_t loop)
         );
     goto_if_true(s->channels == NULL, error);
 
+    s->guilds = g_hash_table_new_full(g_str_hash, g_str_equal,
+                                      free, dc_unref
+        );
+    goto_if_true(s->channels == NULL, error);
+
     s->loop = dc_ref(loop);
 
     s->api = dc_api_new();
@@ -394,3 +417,23 @@ dc_channel_t dc_session_channel_recipients(dc_session_t s,
 
     return NULL;
 }
+
+GHashTable *dc_session_guilds(dc_session_t s)
+{
+    return_if_true(s == NULL, NULL);
+    return s->guilds;
+}
+
+void dc_session_add_guild(dc_session_t s, dc_guild_t g)
+{
+    return_if_true(s == NULL || g == NULL,);
+    return_if_true(dc_guild_id(g) == NULL,);
+
+    char const *id = dc_guild_id(g);
+
+    if (!g_hash_table_contains(s->guilds, id)) {
+        g_hash_table_insert(s->guilds, strdup(id), dc_ref(g));
+        /* TODO: dedup for saving storage
+         */
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ncdc/CMakeLists.txt b/ncdc/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b2490d..7b01352 100644
--- a/ncdc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/ncdc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SET(SOURCES
   "include/ncdc/mainwindow.h"
   "include/ncdc/ncdc.h"
   "include/ncdc/textview.h"
+  "include/ncdc/treeview.h"
   "src/ack.c"
   "src/cmds.c"
   "src/config.c"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ SET(SOURCES
   "src/ncdc.c"
   "src/post.c"
   "src/textview.c"
+  "src/treeview.c"
   "src/util.c"
   )
 
diff --git a/ncdc/include/ncdc/mainwindow.h b/ncdc/include/ncdc/mainwindow.h
index d92b8de..d5f4639 100644
--- a/ncdc/include/ncdc/mainwindow.h
+++ b/ncdc/include/ncdc/mainwindow.h
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ void ncdc_mainwindow_input_ready(ncdc_mainwindow_t n);
 void ncdc_mainwindow_rightview(ncdc_mainwindow_t n);
 void ncdc_mainwindow_leftview(ncdc_mainwindow_t n);
 
+void ncdc_mainwindow_update_guilds(ncdc_mainwindow_t n);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/ncdc/include/ncdc/treeview.h b/ncdc/include/ncdc/treeview.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..116098c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ncdc/include/ncdc/treeview.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef NCDC_TREEVIEW_H
+#define NCDC_TREEVIEW_H
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <ncdc/ncdc.h>
+
+struct ncdc_treeitem_;
+typedef struct ncdc_treeitem_ *ncdc_treeitem_t;
+
+ncdc_treeitem_t ncdc_treeitem_new(void);
+ncdc_treeitem_t ncdc_treeitem_new_string(wchar_t const *s);
+
+wchar_t const *ncdc_treeitem_label(ncdc_treeitem_t i);
+void ncdc_treeitem_set_label(ncdc_treeitem_t i, wchar_t const *s);
+
+void *ncdc_treeitem_tag(ncdc_treeitem_t i);
+void ncdc_treeitem_set_tag(ncdc_treeitem_t i, void *t);
+
+void ncdc_treeitem_clear(ncdc_treeitem_t i);
+void ncdc_treeitem_add(ncdc_treeitem_t i, ncdc_treeitem_t c);
+void ncdc_treeitem_remove(ncdc_treeitem_t i, ncdc_treeitem_t c);
+
+struct ncdc_treeview_;
+typedef struct ncdc_treeview_ *ncdc_treeview_t;
+
+ncdc_treeview_t ncdc_treeview_new(void);
+ncdc_treeitem_t ncdc_treeview_root(ncdc_treeview_t t);
+void ncdc_treeview_render(ncdc_treeview_t t, WINDOW *w, int lines, int cols);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/ncdc/src/mainwindow.c b/ncdc/src/mainwindow.c
index b113307..cb27156 100644
--- a/ncdc/src/mainwindow.c
+++ b/ncdc/src/mainwindow.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <ncdc/mainwindow.h>
 #include <ncdc/input.h>
 #include <ncdc/textview.h>
+#include <ncdc/treeview.h>
 #include <ncdc/cmds.h>
 #include <ncdc/ncdc.h>
 
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ struct ncdc_mainwindow_
     WINDOW *sep2;
 
     ncdc_input_t in;
+    ncdc_treeview_t guildview;
+    ncdc_treeitem_t root;
 
     GPtrArray *views;
     int curview;
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ static void ncdc_mainwindow_free(ncdc_mainwindow_t n)
     delwin(n->sep2);
 
     dc_unref(n->in);
+    dc_unref(n->guildview);
 
     if (n->views != NULL) {
         g_ptr_array_unref(n->views);
@@ -81,6 +85,9 @@ ncdc_mainwindow_t ncdc_mainwindow_new(void)
     ptr->in = ncdc_input_new();
     ncdc_input_set_callback(ptr->in, ncdc_mainwindow_callback, ptr);
 
+    ptr->guildview = ncdc_treeview_new();
+    ptr->root = ncdc_treeview_root(ptr->guildview);
+
     ptr->views = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func(
         (GDestroyNotify)dc_unref
         );
@@ -134,7 +141,7 @@ ncdc_mainwindow_callback(ncdc_input_t i, wchar_t const *s,
 static void ncdc_mainwindow_resize(ncdc_mainwindow_t n)
 {
     n->guilds_h = LINES - 2;
-    n->guilds_w = (COLS / 5);
+    n->guilds_w = (COLS / 4);
     n->guilds_y = 0;
     n->guilds_x = 0;
 
@@ -239,6 +246,85 @@ static void ncdc_mainwindow_render_status(ncdc_mainwindow_t n)
     free(status);
 }
 
+void ncdc_mainwindow_update_guilds(ncdc_mainwindow_t n)
+{
+    GHashTableIter iter;
+    gpointer key = NULL, value = NULL;
+    size_t idx = 0;
+
+    ncdc_treeitem_clear(n->root);
+
+    if (!is_logged_in()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    g_hash_table_iter_init(&iter, dc_session_guilds(current_session));
+    while (g_hash_table_iter_next(&iter, &key, &value)) {
+        dc_guild_t g = (dc_guild_t)value;
+        ncdc_treeitem_t i = ncdc_treeitem_new();
+        wchar_t *name = NULL;
+
+        if (i == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        name = s_convert(dc_guild_name(g));
+        if (name == NULL) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ncdc_treeitem_set_label(i, name);
+
+        free(name);
+        name = NULL;
+
+        ncdc_treeitem_set_tag(i, g);
+
+        /* add subchannels
+         */
+        for (idx = 0; idx < dc_guild_channels(g); idx++) {
+            dc_channel_t c = dc_guild_nth_channel(g, idx);
+            ncdc_treeitem_t ci = NULL;
+
+            if (dc_channel_name(c) == NULL ||
+                dc_channel_id(c) == NULL) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            /* skip categories, and shop channels
+             */
+            if (dc_channel_type(c) == CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_CATEGORY ||
+                dc_channel_type(c) == CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_NEWS ||
+                dc_channel_type(c) == CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_STORE) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            ci = ncdc_treeitem_new();
+            if (ci == NULL) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            aswprintf(&name, L"[%s] %s",
+                      (dc_channel_type(c) == CHANNEL_TYPE_GUILD_VOICE ?
+                       "<" : "#"),
+                      dc_channel_name(c)
+                );
+            if (name == NULL) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            ncdc_treeitem_set_label(ci, name);
+            free(name);
+            name = NULL;
+
+            ncdc_treeitem_set_tag(ci, c);
+            ncdc_treeitem_add(i, ci);
+        }
+
+        ncdc_treeitem_add(n->root, i);
+    }
+}
+
 void ncdc_mainwindow_input_ready(ncdc_mainwindow_t n)
 {
     wint_t i = 0;
@@ -311,6 +397,8 @@ void ncdc_mainwindow_refresh(ncdc_mainwindow_t n)
 {
     ncdc_textview_t v = 0;
 
+    ncdc_mainwindow_update_guilds(n);
+    ncdc_treeview_render(n->guildview, n->guilds, n->guilds_h, n->guilds_w);
     wnoutrefresh(n->guilds);
 
     /* render active text view
diff --git a/ncdc/src/treeview.c b/ncdc/src/treeview.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22002a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ncdc/src/treeview.c
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+#include <ncdc/treeview.h>
+#include <ncdc/ncdc.h>
+
+struct ncdc_treeitem_
+{
+    dc_refable_t ref;
+
+    /* content
+     */
+    wchar_t *content;
+
+    /* collapsed?
+     */
+    bool collapsed;
+
+    /* children
+     */
+    GPtrArray *children;
+
+    /* user defined data
+     */
+    void *tag;
+};
+
+static void ncdc_treeitem_free(ncdc_treeitem_t t)
+{
+    return_if_true(t == NULL,);
+
+    free(t->content);
+    t->content = NULL;
+
+    if (t->children != NULL) {
+        g_ptr_array_unref(t->children);
+        t->children = NULL;
+    }
+
+    free(t);
+}
+
+ncdc_treeitem_t ncdc_treeitem_new(void)
+{
+    ncdc_treeitem_t t = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ncdc_treeitem_));
+    return_if_true(t == NULL, NULL);
+
+    t->ref.cleanup = (dc_cleanup_t)ncdc_treeitem_free;
+
+    t->children = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func((GDestroyNotify)dc_unref);
+    if (t->children == NULL) {
+        free(t);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return dc_ref(t);
+}
+
+ncdc_treeitem_t ncdc_treeitem_new_string(wchar_t const *s)
+{
+    ncdc_treeitem_t t = ncdc_treeitem_new();
+    return_if_true(t == NULL, NULL);
+
+    t->content = wcsdup(s);
+
+    return t;
+}
+
+void ncdc_treeitem_add(ncdc_treeitem_t i, ncdc_treeitem_t c)
+{
+    return_if_true(i == NULL || c == NULL,);
+    g_ptr_array_add(i->children, dc_ref(c));
+}
+
+void ncdc_treeitem_remove(ncdc_treeitem_t i, ncdc_treeitem_t c)
+{
+    return_if_true(i == NULL || c == NULL,);
+    g_ptr_array_remove(i->children, c);
+}
+
+void ncdc_treeitem_clear(ncdc_treeitem_t i)
+{
+    return_if_true(i == NULL || i->children == NULL,);
+    return_if_true(i->children->len == 0,);
+    g_ptr_array_remove_range(i->children, 0, i->children->len);
+}
+
+void *ncdc_treeitem_tag(ncdc_treeitem_t i)
+{
+    return_if_true(i == NULL, NULL);
+    return i->tag;
+}
+
+void ncdc_treeitem_set_tag(ncdc_treeitem_t i, void *t)
+{
+    return_if_true(i == NULL,);
+    i->tag = t;
+}
+
+wchar_t const *ncdc_treeitem_label(ncdc_treeitem_t i)
+{
+    return_if_true(i == NULL, NULL);
+    return i->content;
+}
+
+void ncdc_treeitem_set_label(ncdc_treeitem_t i, wchar_t const *s)
+{
+    return_if_true(i == NULL || s == NULL,);
+    free(i->content);
+    i->content = wcsdup(s);
+}
+
+static int
+ncdc_treeitem_render(ncdc_treeitem_t t, WINDOW *win,
+                     int lines, int cols, int l, int c)
+{
+    size_t i = 0, off = 0;
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    if (t->content != NULL) {
+        size_t len = wcslen(t->content);
+
+        mvwaddwstr(win, l, c, t->content);
+        off = ((len + c) / cols) + 1;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < t->children->len; i++) {
+        ncdc_treeitem_t child = g_ptr_array_index(t->children, i);
+        ret = ncdc_treeitem_render(child, win, lines, cols,
+                                   l + off, c + 1
+            );
+        off += ret;
+    }
+
+    return off;
+}
+
+struct ncdc_treeview_
+{
+    dc_refable_t ref;
+
+    ncdc_treeitem_t root;
+};
+
+static void ncdc_treeview_free(ncdc_treeview_t t)
+{
+    return_if_true(t == NULL,);
+
+    dc_unref(t->root);
+    t->root = NULL;
+
+    free(t);
+}
+
+ncdc_treeview_t ncdc_treeview_new(void)
+{
+    ncdc_treeview_t t = calloc(1, sizeof(struct ncdc_treeview_));
+    return_if_true(t == NULL, NULL);
+
+    t->ref.cleanup = (dc_cleanup_t)ncdc_treeview_free;
+
+    t->root = ncdc_treeitem_new();
+    goto_if_true(t->root == NULL, error);
+
+    return dc_ref(t);
+
+error:
+
+    dc_unref(t);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void ncdc_treeview_render(ncdc_treeview_t t, WINDOW *w, int lines, int cols)
+{
+    werase(w);
+    wmove(w, 0, 0);
+    ncdc_treeitem_render(t->root, w, lines, cols, 0, 0);
+}
+
+ncdc_treeitem_t ncdc_treeview_root(ncdc_treeview_t t)
+{
+    return_if_true(t == NULL, NULL);
+    return t->root;
+}