diff --git a/src/debug/runReporter.ts b/src/debug/runReporter.ts
index 0bf5a5418..a7292013b 100644
--- a/src/debug/runReporter.ts
+++ b/src/debug/runReporter.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
  */
 
+import { initWs } from "@plugins/devCompanion.dev/initWs";
 import { Logger } from "@utils/Logger";
 import * as Webpack from "@webpack";
-import { initWs } from "plugins/devCompanion.dev/initWs";
 import { getBuildNumber, patchTimings } from "webpack/patchWebpack";
 
 import { addPatch, patches } from "../plugins";
diff --git a/src/globals.d.ts b/src/globals.d.ts
index aad0d5448..cbbbdb0b4 100644
--- a/src/globals.d.ts
+++ b/src/globals.d.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ declare global {
      */
     export var DiscordNative: any;
     export var Vesktop: any;
+    export var Equibop: any;
     export var VesktopNative: any;
 
     interface Window extends Record<PropertyKey, any> {
diff --git a/src/plugins/consoleShortcuts/index.ts b/src/plugins/consoleShortcuts/index.ts
index 048d29035..64ff310ed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/consoleShortcuts/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/consoleShortcuts/index.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ function makeShortcuts() {
                 experimentBucket: bucket,
             });
         },
+        makeBranchSwitcher: (branch: string) => {
+            if (!IS_VESKTOP) throw new Error("This function only works on vesktop and equibop.");
+            const target = IS_VESKTOP ? Vesktop : Equibop;
+            if (target.Settings.store.discordBranch === branch) throw new Error(`Already on ${branch}.`);
+            target.Settings.store.discordBranch = branch;
+            VesktopNative.app.relaunch();
+        },
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/index.tsx b/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/index.tsx
index 23d4c6a35..2bbf3c752 100644
--- a/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/index.tsx
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import { Logger } from "@utils/Logger";
 import definePlugin, { OptionType, ReporterTestable } from "@utils/types";
 
 import { initWs, socket, stopWs } from "./initWs";
-console.log("imported");
 export const PORT = 8485;
+export const CLIENT_VERSION: readonly [major: number, minor: number, patch: number] = [0, 1, 1];
 
 export const logger = new Logger("DevCompanion");
 
@@ -67,4 +67,3 @@ export default definePlugin({
 
     stop: stopWs,
 });
-
diff --git a/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/initWs.tsx b/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/initWs.tsx
index 211dbbcbb..c1d719d46 100644
--- a/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/initWs.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/initWs.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { loadLazyChunks } from "debug/loadLazyChunks";
 import { reporterData } from "debug/reporterData";
 import { Settings } from "Vencord";
 
-import { logger, PORT, settings } from ".";
+import { CLIENT_VERSION, logger, PORT, settings } from ".";
 import { Recieve } from "./types";
 import { FullOutgoingMessage, OutgoingMessage } from "./types/send";
 import { extractModule, extractOrThrow, findModuleId, getModulePatchedBy, mkRegexFind, parseNode, toggleEnabled, } from "./util";
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ export function initWs(isManual = false) {
             }));
         }
 
-
         try {
             if (settings.store.notifyOnAutoConnect || isManual) {
                 Toasts.show({
@@ -449,6 +448,16 @@ export function initWs(isManual = false) {
                 });
                 break;
             }
+            case "version": {
+                replyData({
+                    type: "version",
+                    ok: true,
+                    data: {
+                        clientVersion: CLIENT_VERSION
+                    }
+                });
+                break;
+            }
             default:
                 // @ts-expect-error should be never
                 reply("Unknown Type " + d?.type);
diff --git a/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/types/recieve.ts b/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/types/recieve.ts
index 8539461ad..486481ea4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/types/recieve.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/types/recieve.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export type FindData = {
     args: FindNode[];
 };
 
-export type IncomingMessage = DisablePlugin | RawId | DiffPatch | Reload | ExtractModule | TestPatch | TestFind | AllModules | I18nLookup;
+export type IncomingMessage = DisablePlugin | RawId | DiffPatch | Reload | ExtractModule | TestPatch | TestFind | AllModules | I18nLookup | Version;
 export type FullIncomingMessage = IncomingMessage & { nonce: number; };
 
 export type DisablePlugin = {
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ export type ExtractModule = {
     data: FindOrSearchData;
 };
 
+export type Version = {
+    type: "version";
+    data: {
+        // major minor patch
+        server_version: [number, number, number];
+    };
+};
+
 export type TestPatch = {
     type: "testPatch";
     data: (
diff --git a/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/types/send.ts b/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/types/send.ts
index 9daf14180..86260a4e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/types/send.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/devCompanion.dev/types/send.ts
@@ -4,20 +4,19 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
  */
 
-// should be the same types as src/server/types/recieve.ts in the companion
-import { ReporterData as IReporterData } from "debug/reporterData";
-export type ReporterData = IReporterData;
+import { ReporterData } from "debug/reporterData";
 
-export type OutgoingMessage = (Report | DiffModule | ExtractModule | ModuleList | RawId | I18nValue) & Base;
+export type OutgoingMessage = Base<DiffModule | ExtractModule | ModuleList | RawId | I18nValue | VersionResponse>;
 export type FullOutgoingMessage = OutgoingMessage & Nonce;
 
-export type Base = {
+export type Base<T> = ({
     ok: true;
-} | {
+} & T) | ({
     ok: false;
-    data?: any;
+    data: null;
     error: string;
-};
+} & Omit<T, "data">);
+
 export type Nonce = {
     nonce: number;
 };
@@ -81,4 +80,11 @@ export type RawId = {
     type: "rawId";
     data: string;
 };
+
+export type VersionResponse = {
+    type: "version";
+    data: {
+        clientVersion: readonly [number, number, number];
+    };
+};
 // #endregion