diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js
index 7a744433..62b5c441 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/GlobalUI/ReactApp.js
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 
 import React from 'react'
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom'
+import { createStore } from 'redux'
+import { Provider } from 'react-redux'
 import { Router, browserHistory } from 'react-router'
 import { merge } from 'lodash'
 import apply from 'async/apply'
 
+import reducers from '../../reducers'
 import { notifyUser } from './index.js'
 import ImportDialog from './ImportDialog'
 import Notifications from './Notifications'
@@ -21,6 +24,11 @@ import Visualize from '../Visualize'
 import makeRoutes from '../../routes/makeRoutes'
 let routes
 
+let store = createStore(
+  reducers,
+  window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__ && window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION__()
+)
+
 // 220 wide + 16 padding on both sides
 const MAP_WIDTH = 252
 const MOBILE_VIEW_BREAKPOINT = 504
@@ -92,7 +100,9 @@ const ReactApp = {
   render: function() {
     const self = ReactApp
     const createElement = (Component, props) => <Component {...props} {...self.getProps()}/>
-    const app = <Router createElement={createElement} routes={routes} history={browserHistory} onUpdate={self.handleUpdate} />
+    const app = <Provider store={store}>
+      <Router createElement={createElement} routes={routes} history={browserHistory} onUpdate={self.handleUpdate} />
+    </Provider>
     ReactDOM.render(app, document.getElementById('react-app'))
   },
   getProps: function() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Map/index.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Map/index.js
index 43af6b2a..52271250 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Map/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Map/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* global $ */
 
 import outdent from 'outdent'
-import { find as _find } from 'lodash'
+import _, { find as _find } from 'lodash'
 import { browserHistory } from 'react-router'
 
 import Active from '../Active'
diff --git a/frontend/src/actions/constants.js b/frontend/src/actions/constants.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caa733c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/actions/constants.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export const OPEN_CHAT = 'OPEN_CHAT'
+export const CLOSE_CHAT = 'CLOSE_CHAT'
diff --git a/frontend/src/actions/index.js b/frontend/src/actions/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37aa5f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/actions/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import * as constants from './constants'
+
+export const openChat = () => {
+  return {
+    type: constants.OPEN_CHAT
+  }
+}
+
+export const closeChat = () => {
+  return {
+    type: constants.CLOSE_CHAT
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/index.js b/frontend/src/reducers/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d0934fea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { combineReducers } from 'redux'
+
+import map from './map'
+//import notifications from './notifications'
+
+export default combineReducers({
+  map//,
+  //notifications
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/chat.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/chat.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3bdd42af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/chat.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import {
+  OPEN_CHAT,
+  CLOSE_CHAT
+} from '../../actions/constants'
+
+const initialState = {
+  isOpen: false
+}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case OPEN_CHAT:
+      return {
+        isOpen: true
+      }
+    case CLOSE_CHAT:
+      return {
+        isOpen: false
+      }
+  }
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/contextMenu.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/contextMenu.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d384069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/contextMenu.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const initialState = {}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/createSynapse.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/createSynapse.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d384069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/createSynapse.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const initialState = {}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/createTopic.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/createTopic.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d384069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/createTopic.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const initialState = {}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/filters.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/filters.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0947a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/filters.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const initialState = {
+  dataForPresentation: {
+    metacodes: {},
+    mappers: {},
+    synapses: {}
+  },
+  filters: {
+    metacodes: [],
+    mappers: [],
+    synapses: []
+  },
+  visible: {
+    metacodes: [],
+    mappers: [],
+    synapses: []
+  }
+}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/importDialogue.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/importDialogue.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d384069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/importDialogue.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const initialState = {}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/index.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7f993e69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { combineReducers } from 'redux'
+
+import filters from './filters'
+import selected from './selected'
+import chat from './chat'
+import createTopic from './createTopic'
+import createSynapse from './createSynapse'
+import contextMenu from './contextMenu'
+import topicCard from './topicCard'
+import synapseCard from './synapseCard'
+import realtime from './realtime'
+import settings from './settings'
+import importDialogue from './importDialogue'
+import layout from './layout'
+import mouse from './mouse'
+import metacodeSelect from './metacodeSelect'
+
+export default combineReducers({
+  chat,
+  filters,
+  selected,
+  createTopic,
+  createSynapse,
+  contextMenu,
+  topicCard,
+  synapseCard,
+  realtime,
+  settings,
+  importDialogue,
+  layout,
+  mouse,
+  metacodeSelect
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/layout.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/layout.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d384069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/layout.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const initialState = {}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/metacodeSelect.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/metacodeSelect.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d384069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/metacodeSelect.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const initialState = {}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/mouse.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/mouse.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d384069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/mouse.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const initialState = {}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/realtime.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/realtime.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d384069c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/realtime.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const initialState = {}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/selected.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/selected.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20e15a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/selected.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const initialState = {
+  Nodes: [],
+  Edges: []
+}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/settings.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38d99394
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+const initialState = {
+  colors: {
+    background: '#344A58',
+    synapses: {
+      normal: '#888888',
+      hover: '#888888',
+      selected: '#FFFFFF'
+    },
+    topics: {
+      selected: '#FFFFFF'
+    },
+    labels: {
+      background: '#18202E',
+      text: '#DDD'
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default function (state = initialState, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/synapseCard.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/synapseCard.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27ce53b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/synapseCard.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default function (state = null, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/map/topicCard.js b/frontend/src/reducers/map/topicCard.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..27ce53b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/map/topicCard.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default function (state = null, action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/reducers/notifications/index.js b/frontend/src/reducers/notifications/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be390c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/reducers/notifications/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default function notifications(state = [], action) {
+  return state
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/MapView/MapView.js b/frontend/src/routes/MapView/MapView.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1c477e5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/MapView/MapView.js
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import React, { Component } from 'react'
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+
+import ContextMenu from '../../components/ContextMenu'
+import MapVis from '../../components/MapVis'
+import UpperOptions from '../../components/UpperOptions'
+import InfoAndHelp from '../../components/InfoAndHelp'
+import Instructions from './Instructions'
+import VisualizationControls from '../../components/VisualizationControls'
+import MapChat from './MapChat'
+import TopicCard from '../../components/TopicCard'
+
+export default class MapView extends Component {
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    contextMenu: PropTypes.bool,
+    mobile: PropTypes.bool,
+    mapId: PropTypes.string,
+    map: PropTypes.object,
+    mapIsStarred: PropTypes.bool,
+    onMapStar: PropTypes.func,
+    onMapUnstar: PropTypes.func,
+    filterData: PropTypes.object,
+    allForFiltering: PropTypes.object,
+    visibleForFiltering: PropTypes.object,
+    toggleMetacode: PropTypes.func,
+    toggleMapper: PropTypes.func,
+    toggleSynapse: PropTypes.func,
+    filterAllMetacodes: PropTypes.func,
+    filterAllMappers: PropTypes.func,
+    filterAllSynapses: PropTypes.func,
+    toggleMapInfoBox: PropTypes.func,
+    infoBoxHtml: PropTypes.string,
+    currentUser: PropTypes.object,
+    endActiveMap: PropTypes.func,
+    launchNewMap: PropTypes.func,
+    openImportLightbox: PropTypes.func,
+    forkMap: PropTypes.func,
+    openHelpLightbox: PropTypes.func,
+    onZoomExtents: PropTypes.func,
+    onZoomIn: PropTypes.func,
+    onZoomOut: PropTypes.func,
+    hasLearnedTopicCreation: PropTypes.bool,
+    chatIsOpen: PropTypes.bool,
+    closeChat: PropTypes.func,
+    openChat: PropTypes.func
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    this.endMap()
+  }
+
+  endMap() {
+    this.props.closeChat()
+    this.mapChat.reset()
+    this.upperOptions.reset()
+    this.props.endActiveMap()
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+    const oldMapId = prevProps.mapId
+    const { mapId, launchNewMap } = this.props
+    if (!oldMapId && mapId) launchNewMap(mapId)
+    else if (oldMapId && mapId && oldMapId !== mapId) {
+      this.endMap()
+      launchNewMap(mapId)
+    }
+    else if (oldMapId && !mapId) this.endMap()
+  }
+
+  render = () => {
+    const { mobile, map, currentUser, closeChat, openChat, chatIsOpen,
+            toggleMapInfoBox, infoBoxHtml, allForFiltering, visibleForFiltering,
+            toggleMetacode, toggleMapper, toggleSynapse, filterAllMetacodes,
+            filterAllMappers, filterAllSynapses, filterData,
+            openImportLightbox, forkMap, openHelpLightbox,
+            mapIsStarred, onMapStar, onMapUnstar, openTopic,
+            onZoomExtents, onZoomIn, onZoomOut, hasLearnedTopicCreation,
+            contextMenu, DataModel } = this.props
+    const canEditMap = map && map.authorizeToEdit(currentUser)
+    // TODO: stop using {...this.props} and make explicit
+    return <div className="mapWrapper">
+      <UpperOptions ref={x => this.upperOptions = x}
+                    map={map}
+                    currentUser={currentUser}
+                    onImportClick={openImportLightbox}
+                    onForkClick={forkMap}
+                    canEditMap={canEditMap}
+                    filterData={filterData}
+                    allForFiltering={allForFiltering}
+                    visibleForFiltering={visibleForFiltering}
+                    toggleMetacode={toggleMetacode}
+                    toggleMapper={toggleMapper}
+                    toggleSynapse={toggleSynapse}
+                    filterAllMetacodes={filterAllMetacodes}
+                    filterAllMappers={filterAllMappers}
+                    filterAllSynapses={filterAllSynapses} />
+      <MapVis map={map} DataModel={DataModel} />
+      {openTopic && <TopicCard {...this.props} />}
+      {contextMenu && <ContextMenu {...this.props} />}
+      {currentUser && <Instructions mobile={mobile} hasLearnedTopicCreation={hasLearnedTopicCreation} />}
+      {currentUser && <MapChat {...this.props} onOpen={openChat} onClose={closeChat} chatOpen={chatIsOpen} ref={x => this.mapChat = x} />}
+      <VisualizationControls map={map}
+                             onClickZoomExtents={onZoomExtents}
+                             onClickZoomIn={onZoomIn}
+                             onClickZoomOut={onZoomOut} />
+      <InfoAndHelp mapIsStarred={mapIsStarred}
+                   currentUser={currentUser}
+                   map={map}
+                   onInfoClick={toggleMapInfoBox}
+                   onMapStar={onMapStar}
+                   onMapUnstar={onMapUnstar}
+                   onHelpClick={openHelpLightbox}
+                   infoBoxHtml={infoBoxHtml} />
+    </div>
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/MapView/index.js b/frontend/src/routes/MapView/index.js
index 0c15448e..9905327a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/MapView/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/MapView/index.js
@@ -1,132 +1,5 @@
-import React, { Component } from 'react'
-import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
+import { connect } from 'react-redux'
+import { mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps } from './store'
+import MapView from './MapView'
 
-import ContextMenu from '../../components/ContextMenu'
-import MapVis from '../../components/MapVis'
-import UpperOptions from '../../components/UpperOptions'
-import InfoAndHelp from '../../components/InfoAndHelp'
-import Instructions from './Instructions'
-import VisualizationControls from '../../components/VisualizationControls'
-import MapChat from './MapChat'
-import TopicCard from '../../components/TopicCard'
-
-export default class MapView extends Component {
-
-  static propTypes = {
-    contextMenu: PropTypes.bool,
-    mobile: PropTypes.bool,
-    mapId: PropTypes.string,
-    map: PropTypes.object,
-    mapIsStarred: PropTypes.bool,
-    onMapStar: PropTypes.func,
-    onMapUnstar: PropTypes.func,
-    filterData: PropTypes.object,
-    allForFiltering: PropTypes.object,
-    visibleForFiltering: PropTypes.object,
-    toggleMetacode: PropTypes.func,
-    toggleMapper: PropTypes.func,
-    toggleSynapse: PropTypes.func,
-    filterAllMetacodes: PropTypes.func,
-    filterAllMappers: PropTypes.func,
-    filterAllSynapses: PropTypes.func,
-    toggleMapInfoBox: PropTypes.func,
-    infoBoxHtml: PropTypes.string,
-    currentUser: PropTypes.object,
-    endActiveMap: PropTypes.func,
-    launchNewMap: PropTypes.func,
-    openImportLightbox: PropTypes.func,
-    forkMap: PropTypes.func,
-    openHelpLightbox: PropTypes.func,
-    onZoomExtents: PropTypes.func,
-    onZoomIn: PropTypes.func,
-    onZoomOut: PropTypes.func,
-    hasLearnedTopicCreation: PropTypes.bool
-  }
-
-  constructor(props) {
-    super(props)
-    this.state = {
-      chatOpen: false
-    }
-  }
-
-  componentWillUnmount() {
-    this.endMap()
-  }
-
-  endMap() {
-    this.setState({
-      chatOpen: false
-    })
-    this.mapChat.reset()
-    this.upperOptions.reset()
-    this.props.endActiveMap()
-  }
-
-  componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
-    const oldMapId = prevProps.mapId
-    const { mapId, launchNewMap } = this.props
-    if (!oldMapId && mapId) launchNewMap(mapId)
-    else if (oldMapId && mapId && oldMapId !== mapId) {
-      this.endMap()
-      launchNewMap(mapId)
-    }
-    else if (oldMapId && !mapId) this.endMap()
-  }
-
-  render = () => {
-    const { mobile, map, currentUser, onOpen, onClose,
-            toggleMapInfoBox, infoBoxHtml, allForFiltering, visibleForFiltering,
-            toggleMetacode, toggleMapper, toggleSynapse, filterAllMetacodes,
-            filterAllMappers, filterAllSynapses, filterData,
-            openImportLightbox, forkMap, openHelpLightbox,
-            mapIsStarred, onMapStar, onMapUnstar, openTopic,
-            onZoomExtents, onZoomIn, onZoomOut, hasLearnedTopicCreation,
-            contextMenu, DataModel } = this.props
-    const { chatOpen } = this.state
-    const onChatOpen = () => {
-      this.setState({chatOpen: true})
-      onOpen()
-    }
-    const onChatClose = () => {
-      this.setState({chatOpen: false})
-      onClose()
-    }
-    const canEditMap = map && map.authorizeToEdit(currentUser)
-    // TODO: stop using {...this.props} and make explicit
-    return <div className="mapWrapper">
-      <UpperOptions ref={x => this.upperOptions = x}
-                    map={map}
-                    currentUser={currentUser}
-                    onImportClick={openImportLightbox}
-                    onForkClick={forkMap}
-                    canEditMap={canEditMap}
-                    filterData={filterData}
-                    allForFiltering={allForFiltering}
-                    visibleForFiltering={visibleForFiltering}
-                    toggleMetacode={toggleMetacode}
-                    toggleMapper={toggleMapper}
-                    toggleSynapse={toggleSynapse}
-                    filterAllMetacodes={filterAllMetacodes}
-                    filterAllMappers={filterAllMappers}
-                    filterAllSynapses={filterAllSynapses} />
-      <MapVis map={map} DataModel={DataModel} />
-      {openTopic && <TopicCard {...this.props} />}
-      {contextMenu && <ContextMenu {...this.props} />}
-      {currentUser && <Instructions mobile={mobile} hasLearnedTopicCreation={hasLearnedTopicCreation} />}
-      {currentUser && <MapChat {...this.props} onOpen={onChatOpen} onClose={onChatClose} chatOpen={chatOpen} ref={x => this.mapChat = x} />}
-      <VisualizationControls map={map}
-                             onClickZoomExtents={onZoomExtents}
-                             onClickZoomIn={onZoomIn}
-                             onClickZoomOut={onZoomOut} />
-      <InfoAndHelp mapIsStarred={mapIsStarred}
-                   currentUser={currentUser}
-                   map={map}
-                   onInfoClick={toggleMapInfoBox}
-                   onMapStar={onMapStar}
-                   onMapUnstar={onMapUnstar}
-                   onHelpClick={openHelpLightbox}
-                   infoBoxHtml={infoBoxHtml} />
-    </div>
-  }
-}
+export default connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(MapView)
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/MapView/store.js b/frontend/src/routes/MapView/store.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5527489c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/MapView/store.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import {
+  closeChat,
+  openChat
+} from '../../actions'
+
+export const mapStateToProps = (state, ownProps) => {
+  return {
+    chatIsOpen: state.map.chat.isOpen
+  }
+}
+
+export const mapDispatchToProps = (dispatch, ownProps) => {
+  return {
+    openChat: () => {
+      ownProps.onOpen()
+      return dispatch(openChat())
+    },
+    closeChat: () => {
+      ownProps.onClose()
+      return dispatch(closeChat())
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5cece282..20c93c70 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@
     "react-draggable": "3.0.3",
     "react-dropzone": "4.1.2",
     "react-onclickoutside": "6.5.0",
+    "react-redux": "^5.0.6",
     "react-router": "3.0.5",
-    "redux": "3.7.2",
+    "redux": "^3.7.2",
     "riek": "1.1.0",
     "simplewebrtc": "2.2.2",
     "socket.io": "1.3.7",