diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 82a6608..2aaff4b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@
     "typescript": "^5.4.5",
     "vite": "^5.0.12"
   },
-  "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22+sha512.a6b2f7906b721bba3d67d4aff083df04dad64c399707841b7acf00f6b133b7ac24255f2652fa22ae3534329dc6180534e98d17432037ff6fd140556e2bb3137e"
+  "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22+sha1.ac34549e6aa8e7ead463a7407e1c7390f61a6610"
 }
diff --git a/src/main/framework/runtime.ts b/src/main/framework/runtime.ts
index 214fa81..f241426 100644
--- a/src/main/framework/runtime.ts
+++ b/src/main/framework/runtime.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ export class Prompt {
 
   set value(value: string) {
     this._value = value
-    this.parts = value.split(' ')
+    this.parts = value
+      .split('\n')
+      .map((line) => line.trim())
+      .join(' ')
+      .split(' ')
 
     const [cmd, ...args] = this.parts
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/assets/runner.css b/src/renderer/src/assets/runner.css
index a2bf969..2a6ce9f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/assets/runner.css
+++ b/src/renderer/src/assets/runner.css
@@ -27,26 +27,67 @@ body {
   width: 100%;
   height: 100%;
   display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: auto;
+  /* grid-template-columns: 100px; */
   grid-template-rows: auto;
   justify-items: center;
   align-items: center;
 }
 
 .runner-input {
-  width: 100%
+  height: 100%;
+  padding: 10px;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  max-height: 100%;
+  align-content: stretch;
+  justify-content: space-around;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.multiline-input-container {
+  display:flex;
+  align-items:flex-end;
+  height: 50%;
+}
+
+.runner-input-field,
+.runner-textarea-field {
+  font-size: 20px;
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 0;
+  font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace;
+  flex-grow: 1;
 }
 
 .runner-input-field {
   height: 50px;
   text-align: center;
   width: 100%;
-  font-size: 20px;
-  background: transparent;
-  border: 0;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  white-space: nowrap;
   font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace
 }
 
+.runner-textarea-field {
+  max-width:100%;
+  text-align: left;
+  padding-left: 20px;
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  overflow: auto;
+  resize: none;
+}
+
+.runner-textarea-field:focus {
+  border: 0;
+  font-family: "Roboto Mono", monospace;
+  outline: none;
+  color: white;
+}
+
+.multi-line {
+  text-align: left !important;
+}
+
 .runner-input-field {
   color: #cac7c7
 }
@@ -275,13 +316,13 @@ body {
   grid-template-columns: 15px auto;
 }
 
-.runner-result::-webkit-scrollbar {
+.multi-line::-webkit-scrollbar, .runner-result::-webkit-scrollbar {
   width: 15px;
 }
-.runner-result::-webkit-scrollbar-corner {
+.multi-line::-webkit-scrollbar-corner, .runner-result::-webkit-scrollbar-corner {
   background: rgba(0,0,0,0);
 }
-.runner-result::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
+.multi-line::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb, .runner-result::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
   background-color: #294794;
   border-radius: 6px;
   border: 4px solid rgba(0,0,0,0);
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/runner/runner.tsx b/src/renderer/src/runner/runner.tsx
index c9f6b7d..49dc744 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/runner/runner.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/runner/runner.tsx
@@ -20,8 +20,12 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
   const [suggestionSelection, setSuggestionSelection] = useState<number>(0)
 
   const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null)
+  const textAreaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null)
   const historyRefs = useRef<Array<RefObject<HTMLDivElement>>>([])
 
+  const [isMultiLine, setIsMultiLine] = useState<boolean>(false)
+  const [multiLineArgs, setMultiLineArgs] = useState<string>('')
+
   const reloadRuntimesFromBackend = async (): Promise<void> => {
     const isCommanderMode = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('runner.isCommanderMode')
     const runtimesFetch: Runtime[] = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('runtimes')
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
     const command: Command = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke(
       'runtime.prepareExecute',
       runtime.id,
-      historicalExecution ? historicalExecution.prompt : runtime.prompt,
+      runtime.prompt,
       'default'
     )
 
@@ -66,6 +70,9 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
       list: []
     })
 
+    setMultiLineArgs('')
+    setIsMultiLine(false)
+
     await reloadRuntimesFromBackend()
 
     // renderer -> "backend"
@@ -97,7 +104,9 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
       setSuggestionSelection(0)
     })
   }
-  const handlePromptChange = (event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>): void => {
+  const handlePromptChange = (
+    event: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement> | ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>
+  ): void => {
     const value = event.target.value
     if (historyIndex !== -1) {
       applyHistoryIndex(-1)
@@ -152,25 +161,79 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
     applyHistoryIndex(historyIndex)
   }
 
+  const handleLineBreak = (e): void => {
+    const cursorPosition = e.target?.selectionStart
+    if (e.target === inputRef.current) {
+      if (!isMultiLine) setIsMultiLine(true)
+      e.preventDefault()
+      setMultiLineArgs(
+        runtime?.prompt.slice(cursorPosition, runtime.prompt.length) +
+          (multiLineArgs ? '\n' + multiLineArgs : '')
+      )
+      if (runtime) setPrompt(runtime.prompt.slice(0, cursorPosition))
+      textAreaRef.current?.focus()
+    }
+  }
+
   const handleKeyDown = (e): void => {
-    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
-      execute(runtime).catch((error) => console.error(error))
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' && e.shiftKey) {
+      handleLineBreak(e)
+    }
+    if ((e.code === 'Backslash' || e.code === 'Backquote') && !e.shiftKey) {
+      e.preventDefault()
+      setIsMultiLine(!isMultiLine)
+    }
+    if (e.code === 'Backspace' && isMultiLine) {
+      if (e.target === textAreaRef.current && e.target.selectionStart === 0) {
+        e.preventDefault()
+        const multiLineSplit = multiLineArgs.trim().split('\n')
+        const _firstLine = runtime?.prompt.trim()
+        setPrompt(_firstLine + (_firstLine ? ' ' : '') + multiLineSplit.shift())
+        setMultiLineArgs(multiLineSplit.join('\n'))
+
+        if (multiLineSplit.length < 1) {
+          setIsMultiLine(false)
+        }
+
+        inputRef.current?.focus()
+      }
+    }
+    if (e.key === 'Enter' && !e.shiftKey) {
+      if (!runtime) return
+      execute({
+        ...runtime,
+        prompt:
+          runtime.prompt.trim() +
+          (isMultiLine && multiLineArgs ? '\n' + multiLineArgs : multiLineArgs)
+      }).catch((error) => console.error(error))
     }
     if (e.code === 'ArrowDown') {
-      if (runtime && historyIndex > -1) {
-        applyHistoryIndex(historyIndex - 1)
-      } else if (historyIndex === -1) {
+      if (historyIndex === -1) {
         if (suggestionSelection < suggestion.list.length - 1) {
           setSuggestionSelection(suggestionSelection + 1)
+        } else if (isMultiLine && !e.ctrlKey && e.target === inputRef.current) {
+          const linebreakIndex = multiLineArgs.indexOf('\n')
+          const cursorPosition = e.target?.selectionStart
+          window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('runtime.complete', runtime?.prompt, 0).then(() => {
+            textAreaRef.current?.focus()
+            cursorPosition < linebreakIndex || linebreakIndex === -1
+              ? textAreaRef.current?.setSelectionRange(cursorPosition, cursorPosition)
+              : textAreaRef.current?.setSelectionRange(linebreakIndex, linebreakIndex)
+          })
+        }
+      } else if (runtime && historyIndex > -1) {
+        if (historyIndex === 0) {
+          setPrompt('')
+          setIsMultiLine(false)
+          setMultiLineArgs('')
         }
+        applyHistoryIndex(historyIndex - 1)
       }
     }
 
     if (e.code === 'ArrowLeft' || e.code === 'ArrowRight') {
       let cursor = inputRef?.current?.selectionEnd ?? -1
 
-      console.log(cursor, runtime?.prompt.length)
-
       // the selectionEnd hasn't updated yet. add and go
       if (e.code === 'ArrowLeft') {
         cursor--
@@ -202,9 +265,25 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
       }
     }
 
+    if (e.code === 'Escape') {
+      //exit suggestions
+      setSuggestion({
+        list: []
+      })
+    }
+
     if (e.code === 'ArrowUp') {
       if (suggestionSelection > 0) {
         setSuggestionSelection(suggestionSelection - 1)
+      } else if (isMultiLine && !e.ctrlKey) {
+        const linebreakIndex = multiLineArgs.indexOf('\n')
+        const cursorPosition = e.target?.selectionStart
+        if (linebreakIndex < 0 || cursorPosition <= linebreakIndex) {
+          window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('runtime.complete', runtime?.prompt, 0).then(() => {
+            inputRef.current?.focus()
+            inputRef.current?.setSelectionRange(cursorPosition, cursorPosition)
+          })
+        }
       } else if (runtime && historyIndex < runtime.history.length - 1) {
         applyHistoryIndex(historyIndex + 1)
         setSuggestion({
@@ -349,6 +428,37 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
     return () => {}
   }, [runtimeList])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isMultiLine) {
+      textAreaRef.current?.focus()
+      return
+    }
+
+    if (runtime) setPrompt(runtime.prompt.trim() + (multiLineArgs ? ' ' : '') + multiLineArgs)
+    setMultiLineArgs('')
+    inputRef.current?.focus()
+  }, [isMultiLine])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!historicalExecution || !historicalExecution.prompt) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    const splitPoint = historicalExecution?.prompt.indexOf('\n')
+    if (!splitPoint || splitPoint === -1) {
+      setIsMultiLine(false)
+      setMultiLineArgs('')
+      setPrompt(historicalExecution.prompt)
+      return
+    }
+
+    setIsMultiLine(true)
+    setPrompt(historicalExecution.prompt.substring(0, splitPoint))
+    setMultiLineArgs(
+      historicalExecution.prompt.substring(splitPoint + 1, historicalExecution.prompt.length)
+    )
+  }, [historicalExecution])
+
   if (!runtime) {
     return <p>Loading</p>
   }
@@ -464,15 +574,29 @@ export default function Runner(): ReactElement {
         <div className="runner-main">
           <div className="runner-input-container">
             <div className="runner-input">
-              <input
-                ref={inputRef}
-                autoFocus
-                className="runner-input-field"
-                placeholder=">"
-                onChange={handlePromptChange}
-                onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
-                value={historicalExecution ? historicalExecution.prompt : runtime.prompt}
-              />
+              <div className={isMultiLine ? 'multiline-input-container' : ''}>
+                <input
+                  ref={inputRef}
+                  placeholder=">"
+                  className={`runner-input-field ${isMultiLine ? 'multi-line' : ''}`}
+                  onChange={handlePromptChange}
+                  onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+                  value={runtime.prompt}
+                />
+              </div>
+
+              {isMultiLine ? (
+                <textarea
+                  ref={textAreaRef}
+                  placeholder=">>"
+                  className={`runner-textarea-field ${isMultiLine ? 'multi-line' : ''}`}
+                  onChange={(e) => setMultiLineArgs(e.target.value)}
+                  onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
+                  value={multiLineArgs}
+                />
+              ) : (
+                ''
+              )}
               <RunnerAC suggestion={suggestion} selection={suggestionSelection} />
             </div>
           </div>