diff --git a/packages/plugin-core/package.json b/packages/plugin-core/package.json
index e46154675c..9df9e8f5e1 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-core/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
       },
       {
         "view": "dendron.treeView",
-        "contents": "Open a Dendron note to see the tree view."
+        "contents": "First open a Dendron note to see the tree view."
       }
     ],
     "viewsContainers": {
@@ -599,6 +599,10 @@
       {
         "command": "dendron.dev.validateEngine",
         "title": "Dendron:Dev: Validate Engine"
+      },
+      {
+        "command": "dendron.showInfo",
+        "title": "Dendron:: Show Info"
       }
     ],
     "menus": {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-core/src/commands/ShowInfo.ts b/packages/plugin-core/src/commands/ShowInfo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d671dd017f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/plugin-core/src/commands/ShowInfo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { DENDRON_COMMANDS } from "../constants";
+import { BasicCommand } from "./base";
+
+type CommandOpts = {};
+
+type CommandInput = {};
+
+type CommandOutput = void;
+
+export class ShowInfo extends BasicCommand<CommandOpts, CommandOutput> {
+  key = DENDRON_COMMANDS.SHOW_INFO.key;
+  async gatherInputs(): Promise<CommandInput | undefined> {
+    return {};
+  }
+  async execute() {
+    console.log("new command being executed");
+    // env.openExternal(
+    //   Uri.parse(
+    //     "https://www.dendron.so/notes/f9540bb6-7a5a-46db-ae7c-e1a606f28c73.html"
+    //   )
+    // );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-core/src/commands/index.ts b/packages/plugin-core/src/commands/index.ts
index 0e03504a33..6087df200b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-core/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-core/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ import { VaultRemoveCommand } from "./VaultRemoveCommand";
 import { RenameNoteCommand } from "./RenameNoteCommand";
 import { CreateNoteCommand } from "./CreateNoteCommand";
 import { MergeNoteCommand } from "./MergeNoteCommand";
+import { ShowInfo } from "./ShowInfo";
 
 /**
  * Note: this does not contain commands that have parametered constructors, as
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ const ALL_COMMANDS = [
   ValidateEngineCommand,
   MergeNoteCommand,
   CreateNoteCommand,
+  ShowInfo,
 ] as CodeCommandConstructor[];
 
 export { ALL_COMMANDS };
diff --git a/packages/plugin-core/src/constants.ts b/packages/plugin-core/src/constants.ts
index fffe4701d6..baf98137c4 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-core/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-core/src/constants.ts
@@ -1051,6 +1051,10 @@ export const DENDRON_COMMANDS: { [key: string]: CommandEntry } = {
     title: `${CMD_PREFIX}Dev: Validate Engine`,
     when: `${DendronContext.PLUGIN_ACTIVE} && shellExecutionSupported`,
   },
+  SHOW_INFO: {
+    key: "dendron.showInfo",
+    title: `${CMD_PREFIX}: Show Info`,
+  },
 };
 
 export const DENDRON_CHANNEL_NAME = "Dendron";