diff --git a/src/main/ipc/index.ts b/src/main/ipc/index.ts
index 3e92e3d..c6f4f41 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/index.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import fspExistsIpcInvoke from './invokes/fspExists';
 import fspMkdirIpcInvoke from './invokes/fspMkdir';
 import fspWriteFileIpcInvoke from './invokes/fspWriteFile';
 import getXtoryTemplatesIpcInvoke from './invokes/getXtoryTemplates';
+import getFileTypesIpcInvoke from './invokes/getFileTypes';
 import openProjectIpcInvoke from './invokes/openProject';
 
 const on = (channel: ChannelsMain, ipcAction: IpcAction): void => {
@@ -36,4 +37,5 @@ handle(ChannelsMain.fspExists, fspExistsIpcInvoke);
 handle(ChannelsMain.fspMkdir, fspMkdirIpcInvoke);
 handle(ChannelsMain.fspWriteFile, fspWriteFileIpcInvoke);
 handle(ChannelsMain.getXtoryTemplates, getXtoryTemplatesIpcInvoke);
+handle(ChannelsMain.getFileTypes, getFileTypesIpcInvoke);
 handle(ChannelsMain.openProject, openProjectIpcInvoke);
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/invokes/getFileTypes.ts b/src/main/ipc/invokes/getFileTypes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72c56a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/ipc/invokes/getFileTypes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { IpcMainInvokeEvent } from 'electron';
+import project from 'main/project';
+
+export default async function getFileTypes(
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+  event: IpcMainInvokeEvent,
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
+  _: undefined
+): Promise<string[]> {
+  const pluginsService = project.pluginsService;
+  const fileTypes = pluginsService.getFileTypePlugins();
+  return ['ok'];
+}
diff --git a/src/main/project/index.ts b/src/main/project/index.ts
index 45a5515..c9b49c4 100644
--- a/src/main/project/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/project/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { WebContents } from 'electron';
 
-import LoggingService from 'main/services/loggingService';
+import type LoggingService from 'main/services/loggingService';
+import type PluginsService from 'main/services/pluginsService';
 
 import {
   ChannelsRenderer,
@@ -35,6 +36,14 @@ export default class ProjectManager {
     return this.#project.loggingService;
   }
 
+  static get pluginsService(): PluginsService {
+    this.#throwIfNotInit();
+    if (!this.#project) {
+      throw Error('No Project Is Open!');
+    }
+    return this.#project.pluginsService;
+  }
+
   static init(projectLoader: ProjectLoaderType) {
     if (this.#isInit) {
       throw new Error(
diff --git a/src/main/services/pluginsService/index.ts b/src/main/services/pluginsService/index.ts
index f92ac1b..4b29c9a 100644
--- a/src/main/services/pluginsService/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/pluginsService/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import project from 'main/project';
 import { LogLevel } from 'shared/types';
 import { sanitizePath, tryGetAsync } from 'shared/utils';
 
-import PluginBuilder from './pluginBuilder';
+import PluginApi from './pluginApi';
 
 import IService from '../IService';
 
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class PluginsService implements IService {
     this.#plugins = {};
     try {
       await this.loadPlugins();
-      console.log(this.#plugins);
       return true;
     } catch (error) {
       return false;
@@ -85,6 +84,12 @@ class PluginsService implements IService {
     return true;
   }
 
+  // TODO: consider better naming
+  getFileTypePlugins() {
+    const plugins = this.#plugins;
+    console.log(plugins);
+  }
+
   // eslint-disable-next-line class-methods-use-this
   async #runMainScript(pluginName: string, scriptPath: string): Promise<void> {
     const context = {
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ class PluginsService implements IService {
         return `Required ${path}`;
       },
       logger: project.logger,
-      builder: new PluginBuilder(),
+      api: new PluginApi(),
     };
     const script = await readFile(scriptPath, 'utf8');
 
@@ -101,7 +106,7 @@ class PluginsService implements IService {
     try {
       // eslint-disable-next-line no-new-func
       new Function(`with(this) { ${script} }`).call(context);
-      const plugin = context.builder.build();
+      const plugin = context.api.build();
       this.#plugins[pluginName] = plugin;
     } catch (error) {
       project.logger.log(LogLevel.error, ['plugin', pluginName], error);
diff --git a/src/main/services/pluginsService/pluginApi.ts b/src/main/services/pluginsService/pluginApi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d85242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/services/pluginsService/pluginApi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+type ConnectionInfo = {
+  in: number;
+  out: number;
+};
+
+type NodeInfo = {
+  type: string;
+  connection: ConnectionInfo;
+};
+
+// builder.flowView.setFileType('xxx') // *.xxx
+// builder.flowView.setNodes(xxx)
+// builder.globalShortcut.setShortcutAction(yyy)
+
+class FlowViewBuilder {
+  #fileType: string | null = null;
+
+  #nodes: NodeInfo[] | null = null;
+
+  setFileType(extension: string) {
+    this.#fileType = extension;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  setNodes(nodes: NodeInfo[]) {
+    this.#nodes = nodes;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  // TODO: making these build functions private can help with a well constructed API
+  build() {
+    const fileType = this.#fileType;
+    const nodes = this.#nodes;
+    return { fileType, nodes };
+  }
+}
+
+export default class PluginBuilder {
+  flowView: FlowViewBuilder;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.flowView = new FlowViewBuilder();
+  }
+
+  build() {
+    const flowViewBuilder = this.flowView;
+    const flowView = flowViewBuilder.build();
+    return { flowView };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/services/pluginsService/pluginBuilder.ts b/src/main/services/pluginsService/pluginBuilder.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dbbf78..0000000
--- a/src/main/services/pluginsService/pluginBuilder.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-type ConnectionInfo = {
-  in: number;
-  out: number;
-};
-
-type NodeInfo = {
-  type: string;
-  connection: ConnectionInfo;
-};
-
-export default class PluginBuilder {
-  #flowView: boolean = false;
-
-  #nodes: NodeInfo | undefined = undefined;
-
-  setFlowView(value: boolean) {
-    this.#flowView = value;
-    return this;
-  }
-
-  setNodes(nodes: NodeInfo) {
-    this.#nodes = nodes;
-    return this;
-  }
-
-  build() {
-    const flowView = this.#flowView;
-    const nodes = this.#nodes;
-    return { flowView, nodes };
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Tab/TabView.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Tab/TabView.tsx
index bbc6402..1a5079f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Tab/TabView.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Tab/TabView.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import React from 'react';
 import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
 import TextField from '@mui/material/TextField';
 
+import { ChannelsMain } from 'shared/types';
+
 import { useAppSelector, useAppDispatch } from 'renderer/state/store/index';
 import {
   setTabData,
@@ -20,6 +22,17 @@ export interface TabViewProps {
 
 export default function TabView({ tabId }: TabViewProps) {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const [fileTypes, setFileTypes] = React.useState<string[]>([]);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    async function getFileTypes() {
+      const result: string[] = await window.electron.ipcRenderer.invoke(
+        ChannelsMain.getFileTypes
+      );
+      setFileTypes(result);
+    }
+    getFileTypes().catch(e => console.log('eee', e));
+  }, []);
 
   const tabState = useAppSelector(
     (state) => state.tabsState.tabs.find((tab) => tab.id === tabId)!
@@ -32,6 +45,7 @@ export default function TabView({ tabId }: TabViewProps) {
     [dispatch, tabId]
   );
   const dispatchFileView = () => {
+    console.log(fileTypes, 'fileTypes')
     if (tabData.extension === 'xflow') {
       return <FlowView tabId={tabId} setTabIsDirty={setTabIsDirty} />;
     }
diff --git a/src/shared/types/channels.ts b/src/shared/types/channels.ts
index 03d516e..bd461ac 100644
--- a/src/shared/types/channels.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types/channels.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export enum ChannelsMain {
   browseFileSystem = 'browseFileSystem',
   createNewProject = 'createNewProject',
   getXtoryTemplates = 'getXtoryTemplates',
+  getFileTypes = 'getFileTypes',
   openProject = 'openProject',
   openFileAsTab = 'openFileAsTab',
   fspExists = 'fspExists',