diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 37d5371..0247b7e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ readme = "README.md"
 dependencies = [
     "servir>=0.0.5",
     "higlass-schema>=0.0.6",
-    "anywidget>=0.6.3",
+    "anywidget>=0.9.0",
     "jinja2",
     "jupyter-server-proxy>=3.0",
     "typing-extensions ; python_version<'3.9'",
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ test = "pytest ."
 
 [tool.hatch.envs.docs]
 features = ["docs"]
+python = "3.11"
 
 [tool.hatch.envs.docs.scripts]
 build = "sphinx-build -b html ./docs ./docs/_build/html"
diff --git a/src/higlass/_widget.py b/src/higlass/_widget.py
index d046b2d..faeff92 100644
--- a/src/higlass/_widget.py
+++ b/src/higlass/_widget.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import anywidget
 import traitlets as t
+import ipywidgets
 
 
 class HiGlassWidget(anywidget.AnyWidget):
@@ -13,12 +14,13 @@ class HiGlassWidget(anywidget.AnyWidget):
 
     _viewconf = t.Dict(allow_none=False).tag(sync=True)
     _options = t.Dict().tag(sync=True)
+    _ts = t.Any().tag(sync=True, **ipywidgets.widget_serialization)
 
     # readonly properties
     location = t.List(t.Union([t.Float(), t.Tuple()]), read_only=True).tag(sync=True)
 
-    def __init__(self, viewconf: dict, **viewer_options):
-        super().__init__(_viewconf=viewconf, _options=viewer_options)
+    def __init__(self, viewconf: dict, ts, **viewer_options):
+        super().__init__(_viewconf=viewconf, _ts=ts, _options=viewer_options)
 
     def reload(self, *items):
         msg = json.dumps(["reload", items])
diff --git a/src/higlass/server.py b/src/higlass/server.py
index 1648993..376720f 100644
--- a/src/higlass/server.py
+++ b/src/higlass/server.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def track(self, type_: TrackType | None = None, **kwargs):
                 )
         t = track(
             type_=type_,
-            server=self.server,
+            server="jupyter",
             tilesetUid=self.tileset.uid,
             **kwargs,
         )
diff --git a/src/higlass/widget.js b/src/higlass/widget.js
index 7e84d25..7042d05 100644
--- a/src/higlass/widget.js
+++ b/src/higlass/widget.js
@@ -1,41 +1,108 @@
-import hglib from "https://esm.sh/higlass@1.12?deps=react@17,react-dom@17,pixi.js@6";
+// import hglib from "https://esm.sh/higlass@1.12?deps=react@17,react-dom@17,pixi.js@6";
+import * as hglib from "http://localhost:5173/app/scripts/hglib.jsx";
+import { v4 } from "https://esm.sh/@lukeed/uuid@2";
+
+// Make sure plugins are registered and enabled
+window.higlassDataFetchersByType = window.higlassDataFetchersByType || {};
+
+function uid() {
+  return v4().split("-")[0];
+}
 
 /**
- * @param {{
- *   xDomain: [number, number],
- *   yDomain: [number, number],
- * }} location
+ * @template T
+ * @param {import("npm:@anyiwdget/types").AnyModel} model
+ * @param {unknown} payload
+ * @param {{ timeout?: number }} [options]
+ * @returns {Promise<{ data: T, buffers: DataView[] }>}
  */
-function toPts({ xDomain, yDomain }) {
-  let [x, xe] = xDomain;
-  let [y, ye] = yDomain;
-  return [x, xe, y, ye];
+function send(model, payload, { timeout = 3000 } = {}) {
+  let uuid = uid();
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    let timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      reject(new Error(`Promise timed out after ${timeout} ms`));
+      model.off("msg:custom", handler);
+    }, timeout);
+    /**
+     * @param {{ uuid: string, payload: T }} msg
+     * @param {DataView[]} buffers
+     */
+    function handler(msg, buffers) {
+      if (!(msg.uuid === uuid)) return;
+      clearTimeout(timer);
+      resolve({ data: msg.payload, buffers });
+      model.off("msg:custom", handler);
+    }
+    model.on("msg:custom", handler);
+    model.send({ payload, uuid });
+  });
 }
 
-export async function render({ model, el }) {
-  let viewconf = model.get("_viewconf");
-  let options = model.get("_options") ?? {};
-  let api = await hglib.viewer(el, viewconf, options);
+/**
+ * Detects server { server: 'jupyter' }, and creates a custom data entry for it.
+ * @example
+ * resolveJupyterServers({ views: [{ tracks: { top: [{ server: 'jupyter', tilesetUid: 'abc' }] } }] }, 'jupyter-123')
+ * // { views: [{ tracks: { top: [{ tilesetUid: 'abc', data: { type: 'jupyter-123', tilesetUid: 'abc' } }] } }] }
+ */
+function resolveJupyterServers(viewConfig, dataFetcherId) {
+  let copy = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(viewConfig));
+  for (let view of copy.views) {
+    for (let track of Object.values(view.tracks).flat()) {
+      if (track?.server === "jupyter") {
+        delete track.server;
+        track.data = track.data || {};
+        track.data.type = dataFetcherId;
+        track.data.tilesetUid = track.tilesetUid;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return copy;
+}
 
-  model.on("msg:custom", (msg) => {
-    msg = JSON.parse(msg);
-    let [fn, ...args] = msg;
-    api[fn](...args);
-  });
+function assert(condition, message) {
+  if (!condition) throw new Error(message);
+}
 
-  if (viewconf.views.length === 1) {
-    api.on("location", (loc) => {
-      model.set("location", toPts(loc));
-      model.save_changes();
-    }, viewconf.views[0].uid);
-  } else {
-    viewconf.views.forEach((view, idx) => {
-      api.on("location", (loc) => {
-        let copy = model.get("location").slice();
-        copy[idx] = toPts(loc);
-        model.set("location", copy);
-        model.save_changes();
-      }, view.uid);
+function createDataFetcherForModel(model) {
+  return function createDataFetcher(hgc, dataConfig, pubSub) {
+    let config = { ...dataConfig, server: "jupyter" };
+    return new hgc.dataFetchers.DataFetcher(config, pubSub, {
+      async fetchTiles({ id, server, tileIds }) {
+        let { data } = await send(model, { type: "tiles", tileIds });
+        let result = hgc.services.tileResponseToData(data, "jupyter", tileIds);
+        return result;
+      },
+      async fetchTilesetInfo({ server, tilesetUid }) {
+        assert(server === "jupyter", "must be a jupyter server");
+        let url = `${server}-${tilesetUid}`;
+        let { data } = await send(model, { type: "tileset_info", tilesetUid });
+        return data;
+      },
+      registerTileset() {
+        throw new Error("Not implemented");
+      },
     });
-  }
+  };
 }
+
+export default () => {
+  let id = `jupyter-${uid()}`;
+  return {
+    async initialize({ model }) {
+      let tsId = model.get("_ts");
+      let tsModel = await model.widget_manager.get_model(
+        tsId.slice("IPY_MODEL_".length)
+      );
+      window.higlassDataFetchersByType[tsId] = {
+        name: id,
+        dataFetcher: createDataFetcherForModel(tsModel),
+      };
+    },
+    async render({ model, el }) {
+      let viewconf = model.get("_viewconf");
+      let options = model.get("_options") ?? {};
+      let resolved = resolveJupyterServers(viewconf, model.get("_ts"));
+      let api = await hglib.viewer(el, resolved, options);
+    },
+  };
+};