diff --git a/.changeset/perfect-eagles-add.md b/.changeset/perfect-eagles-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76ec7df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/perfect-eagles-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@reactlit/radix': patch
+'@reactlit/core': patch
+'@reactlit/vanilla': patch
+---
+
+fix to tunnel ordering
diff --git a/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/hello-world/index.tsx b/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/hello-world/index.tsx
index d148c46..2fa51d1 100644
--- a/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/hello-world/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/hello-world/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Reactlit, useReactlitState } from '@reactlit/core';
-import { Inputs } from '@reactlit/radix';
+import { Inputs, Label } from '@reactlit/radix';
 
 export default function HelloWorld() {
   const [appState, setAppState] = useReactlitState({
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ export default function HelloWorld() {
         display(<div className="text-2xl">Hello World</div>);
         const name = view(
           'name',
+          Label('Name'),
           Inputs.Text({
-            label: 'Name',
             placeholder: 'Enter your name',
           })
         );
diff --git a/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/radix-inputs/index.tsx b/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/radix-inputs/index.tsx
index 7a37cbc..2778412 100644
--- a/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/radix-inputs/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/radix-inputs/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useDebug } from '@/components/debug-toggle';
+import { Debug, useDebug } from '@/components/debug-toggle';
 import {
   Badge,
   ChevronDownIcon,
@@ -60,14 +60,16 @@ const ResultsWrapper: Wrapper = ({ children }) => {
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(true);
   return (
     <div
-      className={`overlay ${open ? 'open' : ''}`}
+      className={`flex flex-col overlay ${open ? 'open' : ''}`}
       onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}
     >
       <h3 className="overlay-header">
         {open ? <ChevronDownIcon /> : <ThickChevronRightIcon />}
         Results
       </h3>
-      <DataList.Root orientation={'vertical'}>{children}</DataList.Root>
+      <div className="overflow-y-auto flex-auto">
+        <DataList.Root orientation={'vertical'}>{children}</DataList.Root>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 };
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ export default function RadixInputs() {
     color: 'red',
     slider: 0,
     rangeSlider: [20, 80],
+    enableLetter: true,
   });
   const debug = useDebug();
   return (
@@ -92,6 +95,9 @@ export default function RadixInputs() {
         {async ({ display, view }) => {
           display(<div className="text-2xl">Inputs test</div>);
           const [results] = view('results', ResultsWrapper, LayoutView(1));
+          const displayResult = (label: string, value: React.ReactNode) => {
+            results.display(Debug, DisplayLabel(label), value);
+          };
           const name = view(
             'name',
             Label('Name'),
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ export default function RadixInputs() {
               placeholder: 'Enter your name',
             })
           );
-          results.display(DisplayLabel('Name'), name);
+          displayResult('Name', name);
           const bio = view(
             'bio',
             Label('Bio'),
@@ -107,29 +113,35 @@ export default function RadixInputs() {
               placeholder: 'Enter your bio',
             })
           );
-          results.display(DisplayLabel('Bio'), bio);
+          displayResult('Bio', bio);
           const number = view(
             'number',
             Label('Pick any numbers'),
             Inputs.Check({ one: '1', two: '2', three: '3' })
           );
-          results.display(DisplayLabel('Numbers'), number);
-          const letter = view(
-            'letter',
-            Label('Pick one Letter'),
-            Inputs.Radio(['A', 'B', 'C'])
-          );
-          results.display(DisplayLabel('Letter'), letter);
+          displayResult('Numbers', number);
+          if (
+            view(
+              'enableLetter',
+              Label('Letter Selection'),
+              <div />,
+              Inputs.Switch()
+            )
+          ) {
+            const letter = view(
+              'letter',
+              Label('Pick one Letter'),
+              Inputs.Radio(['A', 'B', 'C'])
+            );
+            displayResult('Letter', letter);
+          }
           const color = view(
             'color',
             Label('Pick a color'),
             <div />,
             Inputs.Select(['red', 'blue', 'green'] as const)
           );
-          results.display(
-            DisplayLabel('Color'),
-            <Badge color={color}>{color}</Badge>
-          );
+          displayResult('Color', <Badge color={color}>{color}</Badge>);
           const slider = view(
             'slider',
             Label('Slider'),
@@ -138,7 +150,7 @@ export default function RadixInputs() {
               max: 100,
             })
           );
-          results.display(DisplayLabel('Slider'), slider);
+          displayResult('Slider', slider);
           const rangeSlider = view(
             'rangeSlider',
             Label('Range Slider'),
@@ -147,10 +159,7 @@ export default function RadixInputs() {
               max: 100,
             })
           );
-          results.display(
-            DisplayLabel('Range Slider'),
-            rangeSlider.join(' - ')
-          );
+          displayResult('Range Slider', rangeSlider.join(' - '));
           const countries = await fetchCountries();
           display(<div className="font-semibold">Select a country</div>);
           const filteredCountries = view(
@@ -168,8 +177,8 @@ export default function RadixInputs() {
               className: 'h-[300px]',
             })
           );
-          results.display(
-            DisplayLabel('Country'),
+          displayResult(
+            'Country',
             <>
               {selectedCountry?.code ? (
                 <img
diff --git a/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/todo-list/index.tsx b/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/todo-list/index.tsx
index 0744108..de8d016 100644
--- a/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/todo-list/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/reactlit-examples/src/pages/todo-list/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Button, Callout, Spinner } from '@radix-ui/themes';
 import { DataFetchingPlugin, useReactlit } from '@reactlit/core';
-import { DefaultRadixWrapper, Inputs } from '@reactlit/radix';
+import { DefaultRadixWrapper, Inputs, Label } from '@reactlit/radix';
 import { InfoIcon } from 'lucide-react';
 import { TodoService } from '../../mocks/todos';
 
@@ -67,17 +67,11 @@ export default function TodoList() {
               set('task', selectedTodo.task);
               set('completed', selectedTodo.completed);
             }
-            const task = view(
-              'task',
-              Inputs.Text({
-                label: 'Task',
-              })
-            );
+            const task = view('task', Label('Task'), Inputs.Text());
             const completed = view(
               'completed',
-              Inputs.Switch({
-                label: 'Completed',
-              })
+              Label('Completed'),
+              Inputs.Switch()
             );
             view(
               'updaing',
diff --git a/apps/reactlit-examples/src/styles/globals.css b/apps/reactlit-examples/src/styles/globals.css
index ef253ea..cb50ce9 100644
--- a/apps/reactlit-examples/src/styles/globals.css
+++ b/apps/reactlit-examples/src/styles/globals.css
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ tr.rt-TableRow:nth-child(even) {
 }
 
 .overlay.open {
-  max-height: 45rem;
+  max-height: 80%;
 }
 
 .overlay-header {
diff --git a/libs/core/src/inputs/layout.view.tsx b/libs/core/src/inputs/layout.view.tsx
index 80888e2..6584844 100644
--- a/libs/core/src/inputs/layout.view.tsx
+++ b/libs/core/src/inputs/layout.view.tsx
@@ -46,8 +46,12 @@ export function createLayoutSlot<T extends StateBase = StateBase>(
   ctx: Pick<ReactlitContext<T>, 'display' | 'view'>,
   t: ReturnType<typeof tunnel>
 ): LayoutSlot<T> {
-  const TunnelWrapper: Wrapper = ({ stateKey, children }) => {
-    return <t.In childKey={stateKey}>{children}</t.In>;
+  const TunnelWrapper: Wrapper = ({ stateKey, position, children }) => {
+    return (
+      <t.In childKey={stateKey} order={position}>
+        {children}
+      </t.In>
+    );
   };
   return {
     display(...args) {
diff --git a/libs/core/src/reactlit.tsx b/libs/core/src/reactlit.tsx
index b09209e..08c0ff1 100644
--- a/libs/core/src/reactlit.tsx
+++ b/libs/core/src/reactlit.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import { useReactlitSet } from './builtins/set';
 import { ReactlitProps, StateBase } from './builtins/types';
 import { useReactlitView } from './builtins/view';
 import { useReactlitState } from './hooks/use-reactlit-state';
+import { useIsomorphicLayoutEffect } from './utils/use-isomorphic-layout-effect';
+import { uniqueBy } from './utils/unique-by';
 
 const defaultRenderError = ({ error }) => (
   <div style={{ color: 'red' }}>
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ export function Reactlit<T extends StateBase = any>({
 
   const renderLock = useRef(false);
   const renderAfter = useRef(false);
-  useEffect(() => {
+  useIsomorphicLayoutEffect(() => {
     async function runScript() {
       setRendering(true);
       if (renderLock.current) {
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ export function Reactlit<T extends StateBase = any>({
 
   return (
     <>
-      {renderState.elements.map(([key, node]) => (
+      {uniqueBy(renderState.elements, '0').map(([key, node]) => (
         <Fragment key={key}>{node}</Fragment>
       ))}
       {renderLoading?.(rendering) ?? <></>}
diff --git a/libs/core/src/utils/tunnel.tsx b/libs/core/src/utils/tunnel.tsx
index 3be4fda..8c1a603 100644
--- a/libs/core/src/utils/tunnel.tsx
+++ b/libs/core/src/utils/tunnel.tsx
@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
 import React, { Fragment } from 'react';
 import { create, StoreApi } from 'zustand';
 import { useIsomorphicLayoutEffect } from './use-isomorphic-layout-effect';
+import { uniqueBy } from './unique-by';
 
 // modified from tunnel-rat
 
-type Props = { childKey: string; children: React.ReactNode };
+type Props = { childKey: string; order: number; children: React.ReactNode };
 
 type State = {
-  current: Array<{ childKey: string; node: React.ReactNode }>;
+  current: Array<Props>;
   version: number;
   set: StoreApi<State>['setState'];
 };
 
+function sortByOrder(array: Props[]) {
+  return array.sort((a, b) => a.order - b.order);
+}
+
 export default function tunnel() {
   const useStore = create<State>((set) => ({
-    current: new Array<{ childKey: string; node: React.ReactNode }>(),
+    current: new Array<Props>(),
     version: 0,
     set,
   }));
 
   return {
-    In: ({ childKey, children }: Props) => {
+    In: ({ childKey, order, children }: Props) => {
       const set = useStore((state) => state.set);
       const version = useStore((state) => state.version);
 
@@ -40,22 +45,25 @@ export default function tunnel() {
         set(({ current }) => {
           const existing = current.findIndex((c) => c.childKey === childKey);
           return {
-            current:
+            current: sortByOrder(
               existing !== -1
                 ? [
                     ...current.slice(0, existing),
-                    { childKey, node: children },
+                    { childKey, order, children },
                     ...current.slice(existing + 1),
                   ]
-                : [...current, { childKey, node: children }],
+                : [...current, { childKey, order, children }]
+            ),
           };
         });
 
         // remove the cleanup logic so that nodes stay in position, the key logic keeps things from getting too messy
-        // return () =>
-        //   set(({ current }) => ({
-        //     current: current.filter((c) => c.node !== children),
-        //   }));
+        return () =>
+          set(({ current }) => {
+            return {
+              current: current.filter((c) => c.childKey !== childKey),
+            };
+          });
       }, [children, version]);
 
       return null;
@@ -65,8 +73,8 @@ export default function tunnel() {
       const current = useStore((state) => state.current);
       return (
         <>
-          {current.map((c) => (
-            <Fragment key={c.childKey}>{c.node}</Fragment>
+          {uniqueBy(current, 'childKey').map((c) => (
+            <Fragment key={c.childKey}>{c.children}</Fragment>
           ))}
         </>
       );
diff --git a/libs/core/src/utils/unique-by.ts b/libs/core/src/utils/unique-by.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3ce6e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/core/src/utils/unique-by.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export function uniqueBy<T>(array: T[], key: keyof T) {
+  return array.filter(
+    (item, index, self) => index === self.findIndex((t) => t[key] === item[key])
+  );
+}
diff --git a/libs/radix/src/inputs/search.input.tsx b/libs/radix/src/inputs/search.input.tsx
index 3dd4d1c..dead533 100644
--- a/libs/radix/src/inputs/search.input.tsx
+++ b/libs/radix/src/inputs/search.input.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export function SearchInput<T>(
     (viewProps) => (
       <TextInputComponent
         {...viewProps}
-        label={'Search'}
         placeholder={'Search...'}
         type={'search' as const}
         {...props}
diff --git a/libs/radix/src/inputs/switch.input.tsx b/libs/radix/src/inputs/switch.input.tsx
index b692135..e24e0a2 100644
--- a/libs/radix/src/inputs/switch.input.tsx
+++ b/libs/radix/src/inputs/switch.input.tsx
@@ -5,15 +5,12 @@ import { LabelType } from '../label';
 export type SwitchInputProps = Omit<
   SwitchProps,
   'checked' | 'onCheckedChange' | 'value' | 'onValueChange'
-> & {
-  label?: LabelType;
-};
+>;
 
 export const SwitchInputComponent = ({
   value,
   stateKey,
   setValue,
-  label,
   display,
   view,
   ...props
diff --git a/libs/radix/src/inputs/text.input.tsx b/libs/radix/src/inputs/text.input.tsx
index f431a68..1bacdb1 100644
--- a/libs/radix/src/inputs/text.input.tsx
+++ b/libs/radix/src/inputs/text.input.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import { useDebouncedCallback } from 'use-debounce';
 import { LabelType } from '../label';
 
 export type TextInputProps = Omit<TextField.RootProps, 'value' | 'children'> & {
-  label?: LabelType;
   children?:
     | React.ReactNode
     | ((props: ViewComponentProps<string>) => React.ReactNode);
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ export const TextInputComponent = ({
   stateKey,
   setValue,
   onChange,
-  label,
   debounceDelay = 200,
   children,
   display,