diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index de0d0366..acdc185b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-build-${{ hashFiles('Cargo.lock') }}
 
       - name: Test with tryorama
-        run: nix develop -c $SHELL -c "npm test"
+        run: nix develop -c $SHELL -c "npm run test"
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/agent_pins/pinner-to-hashes.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/agent_pins/pinner-to-hashes.test.ts
index 0ae5f1c6..843a4246 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/agent_pins/pinner-to-hashes.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/agent_pins/pinner-to-hashes.test.ts
@@ -87,6 +87,6 @@ test("link a Pinner to a Hash", async () => {
       assert.equal(linksOutput.length, 0);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/follows/follower-to-creators.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/follows/follower-to-creators.test.ts
index b5f9b60e..b5326afb 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/follows/follower-to-creators.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/follows/follower-to-creators.test.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ test("link a Follower to a Creator", async () => {
       assert.equal(linksOutput.length, 0);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ test("Agent cannot follow themselves", async () => {
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ test("Agent can only change their own follows", async () => {
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/likes/liker-to-hashes.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/likes/liker-to-hashes.test.ts
index ffe191cb..6cea47fb 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/likes/liker-to-hashes.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/likes/liker-to-hashes.test.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ test("link a Liker to a Hash", async () => {
       assert.equal(linksOutput.length, 0);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -157,6 +157,6 @@ test("Agent can only change their own likes", async () => {
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/agent-mews.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/agent-mews.test.ts
index eb62cf3e..e09914cb 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/agent-mews.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/agent-mews.test.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ test("create a Mew and get agent mews", async () => {
       assert.deepEqual(actionHash, collectionOutput[0].action_hash);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -247,6 +247,6 @@ test("Agent mews list are time-paginated", async () => {
       assert.lengthOf(page5, 0);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/agent-to-notifications.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/agent-to-notifications.test.ts
index 54a858bf..99104133 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/agent-to-notifications.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/agent-to-notifications.test.ts
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ test("notifications include my agent follows & unfollows", async () => {
       expect(count).toEqual(2);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 150000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ test("notifications include my mews' likes & unlikes", async () => {
       expect(count).toEqual(2);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 150000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ test("notifications include my mews' pins & unpins", async () => {
       expect(count).toEqual(2);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 150000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ test("notifications include my mews' replies, quotes, mewmews", async () => {
       expect(count).toEqual(3);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ test("notifications include replies, quotes, mewmews to mews that I also respond
       expect(count).toEqual(3);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -750,6 +750,6 @@ test("notifications list is time-paginated", async () => {
       assert.lengthOf(page5, 0);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 150000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/dna-properties.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/dna-properties.test.ts
index 4dbf7965..ffcc9369 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/dna-properties.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/dna-properties.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test("Mew must not be longer than DNA property mew_characters_max chars", async
       }
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ test("Mew must not be shorter than DNA property mew_characters_min chars", async
       }
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ test("Mew can be any length if DNA property mew_characters_min and mew_character
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -185,6 +185,6 @@ test("Can get deserialized DNA Properties", async () => {
       expect(properties).toHaveProperty("mew_characters_max", 200);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/followed-creators-mews.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/followed-creators-mews.test.ts
index 69845b4b..073e25ad 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/followed-creators-mews.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/followed-creators-mews.test.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ test("create a Mew and get followed creators mews", async () => {
       assert.deepEqual(actionHash, collectionOutput[0].action_hash);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ test("Followed creators mews should include mews of followed creator", async ()
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ test("Followed creators mews should include own mews", async () => {
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ test("Followed creators mews should not include mews of non-followed creator", a
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ test("Unfollowing should exclude creators mews from feed", async () => {
       assert.ok(bobMewsFeed.length === 0, "bob's mews feed is empty");
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ test("Followed creators mews should be ordered by timestamp in descending order"
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -613,6 +613,6 @@ test("Followed creators mews list are time-paginated", async () => {
       assert.lengthOf(page5, 0);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/mention-to-mews.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/mention-to-mews.test.ts
index 632ee5f7..79eba740 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/mention-to-mews.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/mention-to-mews.test.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ test("mention in mews", async () => {
       assert.deepEqual(mentionedMewsAlice[0].action_hash, actionHash3);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -265,6 +265,6 @@ test("Mentions list are time-paginated", async () => {
       assert.lengthOf(page5, 0);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/mew-to-responses.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/mew-to-responses.test.ts
index 6b65def1..498baaae 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/mew-to-responses.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/mew-to-responses.test.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ test("Agent can reply to a mew", async () => {
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ test("Agent can mewmew a mew, only once", async () => {
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -224,6 +224,6 @@ test("Agent can quote a mew", async () => {
       );
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/pinner-to-mews.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/pinner-to-mews.test.ts
index 76748148..c784031c 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/pinner-to-mews.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/pinner-to-mews.test.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@ test("link a Pinner to a Mew", async () => {
       assert.equal(linksOutput.length, 0);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/tags-to-mews.test.ts b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/tags-to-mews.test.ts
index 1a93d018..7d4e2133 100644
--- a/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/tags-to-mews.test.ts
+++ b/tests/src/mewsfeed/mews/tags-to-mews.test.ts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ test("Hashtag, cashtag and mention", async () => {
       assert.ok(mentionedMews.length === 1, "one mew with mention");
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ test("Prefix index should return hashtags and cashtags", async () => {
       assert.equal(cashtags[0], "$cashtag", "hashtag search result matches");
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ test("Hashtags list are time-paginated", async () => {
       assert.lengthOf(page5, 0);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
 
@@ -593,6 +593,6 @@ test("Cashtags list are time-paginated", async () => {
       assert.lengthOf(page5, 0);
     },
     true,
-    { timeout: 100000 }
+    { timeout: 500000 }
   );
 });
diff --git a/tests/vitest.config.ts b/tests/vitest.config.ts
index 2657d47e..e81c748a 100644
--- a/tests/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/tests/vitest.config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 export default defineConfig({
   test: {
     threads: false,
-    testTimeout: 60 * 1000 * 3, // 3  mins
+    testTimeout: 60 * 1000 * 10, // 10  mins
     outputDiffLines: 100,
     outputDiffMaxSize: 100000,
   },
diff --git a/ui/src/components/BaseMewContent.vue b/ui/src/components/BaseMewContent.vue
index cd91ede3..35a6d7c6 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/BaseMewContent.vue
+++ b/ui/src/components/BaseMewContent.vue
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import { Mew, MewContentPart } from "@/types/types";
-import { splitMewTextIntoContentParts } from "@/utils/tags";
+import { splitMewTextIntoContentParts } from "@/utils/mewText";
 import { computed, ref } from "vue";
 import BaseMewContentTag from "./BaseMewContentTag.vue";
 
diff --git a/ui/src/utils/mewText.ts b/ui/src/utils/mewText.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f76f0571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/utils/mewText.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import {
+  LinkTarget,
+  LinkTargetName,
+  MentionLinkTarget,
+  MewContentPart,
+  MewTagType,
+  UrlLinkTarget,
+} from "@/types/types";
+import { isRawUrl, isTag, TAG_OR_RAW_URL_REGEX, TAG_SYMBOLS } from "./tags";
+import { ROUTES } from "@/router";
+import { AgentPubKey, encodeHashToBase64 } from "@holochain/client";
+import { RouteLocationRaw } from "vue-router";
+
+export const splitMewTextIntoContentParts = (
+  text: string,
+  links: LinkTarget[]
+): MewContentPart[] => {
+  const parts = text
+    .split(TAG_OR_RAW_URL_REGEX)
+    .filter((part) => part !== undefined && part.length > 0);
+
+  const contentParts = parts.map((part) => {
+    const partIsTag = isTag(part);
+
+    if (isRawUrl(part)) {
+      return {
+        text: part,
+        href: part,
+        tagType: MewTagType.RawUrl,
+      } as MewContentPart;
+    } else if (
+      links.length > 0 &&
+      partIsTag &&
+      part[0] === TAG_SYMBOLS.MENTION
+    ) {
+      const link = links.pop();
+
+      const agentPubKey = (link as MentionLinkTarget)[
+        LinkTargetName.Mention
+      ] as AgentPubKey;
+
+      const route: RouteLocationRaw = {
+        name: ROUTES.mention,
+        params: {
+          tag: part.substring(1),
+          agentPubKey: encodeHashToBase64(agentPubKey),
+        },
+      };
+
+      return {
+        text: part,
+        route,
+        tagType: MewTagType.Mention,
+      };
+    } else if (links.length > 0 && partIsTag && part[0] === TAG_SYMBOLS.LINK) {
+      const link = links.pop();
+
+      return {
+        text: part,
+        href: (link as UrlLinkTarget).Url,
+        tagType: MewTagType.Link,
+      };
+    } else if (partIsTag && part[0] === TAG_SYMBOLS.HASHTAG) {
+      const route: RouteLocationRaw = {
+        name: ROUTES.hashtag,
+        params: { tag: part.substring(1) },
+      };
+
+      return {
+        text: part,
+        route,
+        tagType: MewTagType.Hashtag,
+      };
+    } else if (partIsTag && part[0] === TAG_SYMBOLS.CASHTAG) {
+      const route: RouteLocationRaw = {
+        name: ROUTES.cashtag,
+        params: { tag: part.substring(1) },
+      };
+
+      return {
+        text: part,
+        route,
+        tagType: MewTagType.Cashtag,
+      };
+    } else {
+      return { text: part } as MewContentPart;
+    }
+  });
+
+  return contentParts;
+};
diff --git a/ui/src/utils/tags.ts b/ui/src/utils/tags.ts
index a125e56a..371647d8 100644
--- a/ui/src/utils/tags.ts
+++ b/ui/src/utils/tags.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ const regexpString = [
   LINK_TAG_REGEX.source, // single-word labeled url
 ];
 
-const TAG_REGEX = new RegExp(`${regexpString.join("|")}`, "mi");
+export const TAG_REGEX = new RegExp(`${regexpString.join("|")}`, "mi");
 
-const RAW_URL_REGEX =
+export const RAW_URL_REGEX =
   /\b(?:(?:[a-z][\w-]+:(?:\/{1,3}|[a-z0-9%])|www\d{0,3}[.]|[a-z0-9.-]+[.][a-z]{2,4}\/)(?:[^\s()<>]+|\(([^\s()<>]+|(\([^\s()<>]+\)))*\))+(?:\(([^\s()<>]+|(\([^\s()<>]+\)))*\)|[^\s`!()[\]{};:'".,<>?«»“”‘’]))/;
 
-const TAG_OR_RAW_URL_REGEX = new RegExp(
+export const TAG_OR_RAW_URL_REGEX = new RegExp(
   `(${[...regexpString, RAW_URL_REGEX.source].join("|")})`,
   "mi"
 );
@@ -56,82 +56,3 @@ export const isMentionTag = (text: string): boolean =>
 export const isLinkTag = (text: string): boolean => LINK_TAG_REGEX.test(text);
 
 export const isRawUrl = (text: string): boolean => RAW_URL_REGEX.test(text);
-
-export const splitMewTextIntoContentParts = (
-  text: string,
-  links: LinkTarget[]
-): MewContentPart[] => {
-  const parts = text
-    .split(TAG_OR_RAW_URL_REGEX)
-    .filter((part) => part !== undefined && part.length > 0);
-
-  const contentParts = parts.map((part) => {
-    const partIsTag = isTag(part);
-
-    if (isRawUrl(part)) {
-      return {
-        text: part,
-        href: part,
-        tagType: MewTagType.RawUrl,
-      } as MewContentPart;
-    } else if (
-      links.length > 0 &&
-      partIsTag &&
-      part[0] === TAG_SYMBOLS.MENTION
-    ) {
-      const link = links.pop();
-
-      const agentPubKey = (link as MentionLinkTarget)[
-        LinkTargetName.Mention
-      ] as AgentPubKey;
-
-      const route: RouteLocationRaw = {
-        name: ROUTES.mention,
-        params: {
-          tag: part.substring(1),
-          agentPubKey: encodeHashToBase64(agentPubKey),
-        },
-      };
-
-      return {
-        text: part,
-        route,
-        tagType: MewTagType.Mention,
-      };
-    } else if (links.length > 0 && partIsTag && part[0] === TAG_SYMBOLS.LINK) {
-      const link = links.pop();
-
-      return {
-        text: part,
-        href: (link as UrlLinkTarget).Url,
-        tagType: MewTagType.Link,
-      };
-    } else if (partIsTag && part[0] === TAG_SYMBOLS.HASHTAG) {
-      const route: RouteLocationRaw = {
-        name: ROUTES.hashtag,
-        params: { tag: part.substring(1) },
-      };
-
-      return {
-        text: part,
-        route,
-        tagType: MewTagType.Hashtag,
-      };
-    } else if (partIsTag && part[0] === TAG_SYMBOLS.CASHTAG) {
-      const route: RouteLocationRaw = {
-        name: ROUTES.cashtag,
-        params: { tag: part.substring(1) },
-      };
-
-      return {
-        text: part,
-        route,
-        tagType: MewTagType.Cashtag,
-      };
-    } else {
-      return { text: part } as MewContentPart;
-    }
-  });
-
-  return contentParts;
-};