diff --git a/app/src/ui/components/code/JsonEditor.tsx b/app/src/ui/components/code/JsonEditor.tsx
index ec96811..c65e59a 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/components/code/JsonEditor.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/components/code/JsonEditor.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,37 @@
-import { Suspense, lazy } from "react";
+import { Suspense, lazy, useState } from "react";
 import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 import type { CodeEditorProps } from "./CodeEditor";
 const CodeEditor = lazy(() => import("./CodeEditor"));
 
-export function JsonEditor({ editable, className, ...props }: CodeEditorProps) {
+export type JsonEditorProps = Omit<CodeEditorProps, "value" | "onChange"> & {
+   value?: object;
+   onChange?: (value: object) => void;
+   emptyAs?: "null" | "undefined";
+};
+
+export function JsonEditor({
+   editable,
+   className,
+   value,
+   onChange,
+   onBlur,
+   emptyAs = "undefined",
+   ...props
+}: JsonEditorProps) {
+   const [editorValue, setEditorValue] = useState<string | null | undefined>(
+      JSON.stringify(value, null, 2),
+   );
+   const handleChange = (given: string) => {
+      const value = given === "" ? (emptyAs === "null" ? null : undefined) : given;
+      try {
+         setEditorValue(value);
+         onChange?.(value ? JSON.parse(value) : value);
+      } catch (e) {}
+   };
+   const handleBlur = (e) => {
+      setEditorValue(JSON.stringify(value, null, 2));
+      onBlur?.(e);
+   };
    return (
       <Suspense fallback={null}>
          <CodeEditor
@@ -14,6 +42,9 @@ export function JsonEditor({ editable, className, ...props }: CodeEditorProps) {
             )}
             editable={editable}
             _extensions={{ json: true }}
+            value={editorValue ?? undefined}
+            onChange={handleChange}
+            onBlur={handleBlur}
             {...props}
          />
       </Suspense>
diff --git a/app/src/ui/components/form/Formy/components.tsx b/app/src/ui/components/form/Formy/components.tsx
index 502a844..3ad9146 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/components/form/Formy/components.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/components/form/Formy/components.tsx
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ export const Group = <E extends ElementType = "div">({
    return (
       <Tag
          {...props}
+         data-role="group"
          className={twMerge(
-            "flex flex-col gap-1.5",
+            "flex flex-col gap-1.5 w-full",
             as === "fieldset" && "border border-primary/10 p-3 rounded-md",
             as === "fieldset" && error && "border-red-500",
             error && "text-red-500",
diff --git a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/ArrayField.tsx b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/ArrayField.tsx
index 96a864d..9949691 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/ArrayField.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/ArrayField.tsx
@@ -5,19 +5,29 @@ import { Button } from "ui/components/buttons/Button";
 import { IconButton } from "ui/components/buttons/IconButton";
 import { Dropdown } from "ui/components/overlay/Dropdown";
 import { useEvent } from "ui/hooks/use-event";
-import { FieldComponent } from "./Field";
-import { FieldWrapper } from "./FieldWrapper";
-import { useDerivedFieldContext, useFormValue } from "./Form";
+import { Field, FieldComponent, type FieldProps } from "./Field";
+import { FieldWrapper, type FieldwrapperProps } from "./FieldWrapper";
+import { FormContextOverride, useDerivedFieldContext, useFormValue } from "./Form";
 import { coerce, getMultiSchema, getMultiSchemaMatched, isEqual, suffixPath } from "./utils";
 
-export const ArrayField = ({ path = "" }: { path?: string }) => {
+export type ArrayFieldProps = {
+   path?: string;
+   labelAdd?: string;
+   wrapperProps?: Omit<FieldwrapperProps, "name" | "children">;
+};
+
+export const ArrayField = ({
+   path = "",
+   labelAdd = "Add",
+   wrapperProps = { wrapper: "fieldset" },
+}: ArrayFieldProps) => {
    const { setValue, pointer, required, schema, ...ctx } = useDerivedFieldContext(path);
    if (!schema || typeof schema === "undefined") return `ArrayField(${path}): no schema ${pointer}`;
 
    // if unique items with enum
    if (schema.uniqueItems && typeof schema.items === "object" && "enum" in schema.items) {
       return (
-         <FieldWrapper name={path} schema={schema} wrapper="fieldset">
+         <FieldWrapper {...wrapperProps} name={path} schema={schema}>
             <FieldComponent
                required
                name={path}
@@ -35,7 +45,7 @@ export const ArrayField = ({ path = "" }: { path?: string }) => {
    }
 
    return (
-      <FieldWrapper name={path} schema={schema} wrapper="fieldset">
+      <FieldWrapper {...wrapperProps} name={path} schema={schema}>
          <ArrayIterator name={path}>
             {({ value }) =>
                value?.map((v, index: number) => (
@@ -44,17 +54,21 @@ export const ArrayField = ({ path = "" }: { path?: string }) => {
             }
          </ArrayIterator>
          <div className="flex flex-row">
-            <ArrayAdd path={path} schema={schema} />
+            <ArrayAdd path={path} schema={schema} label={labelAdd} />
          </div>
       </FieldWrapper>
    );
 };
 
 const ArrayItem = memo(({ path, index, schema }: any) => {
-   const { value, ...ctx } = useDerivedFieldContext(path, (ctx) => {
+   const {
+      value,
+      path: absolutePath,
+      ...ctx
+   } = useDerivedFieldContext(path, (ctx) => {
       return ctx.value?.[index];
    });
-   const itemPath = suffixPath(path, index);
+   const itemPath = suffixPath(absolutePath, index);
    let subschema = schema.items;
    const itemsMultiSchema = getMultiSchema(schema.items);
    if (itemsMultiSchema) {
@@ -62,10 +76,6 @@ const ArrayItem = memo(({ path, index, schema }: any) => {
       subschema = _subschema;
    }
 
-   const handleUpdate = useEvent((pointer: string, value: any) => {
-      ctx.setValue(pointer, value);
-   });
-
    const handleDelete = useEvent((pointer: string) => {
       ctx.deleteValue(pointer);
    });
@@ -76,21 +86,26 @@ const ArrayItem = memo(({ path, index, schema }: any) => {
    );
 
    return (
-      <div key={itemPath} className="flex flex-row gap-2">
-         <FieldComponent
-            name={itemPath}
-            schema={subschema!}
-            value={value}
-            onChange={(e) => {
-               handleUpdate(itemPath, coerce(e.target.value, subschema!));
-            }}
-            className="w-full"
-         />
-         {DeleteButton}
-      </div>
+      <FormContextOverride prefix={itemPath} schema={subschema!}>
+         <div className="flex flex-row gap-2 w-full">
+            {/* another wrap is required for primitive schemas */}
+            <AnotherField label={false} />
+            {DeleteButton}
+         </div>
+      </FormContextOverride>
    );
 }, isEqual);
 
+const AnotherField = (props: Partial<FieldProps>) => {
+   const { value } = useFormValue("");
+
+   const inputProps = {
+      // @todo: check, potentially just provide value
+      value: ["string", "number", "boolean"].includes(typeof value) ? value : undefined,
+   };
+   return <Field name={""} label={false} {...props} inputProps={inputProps} />;
+};
+
 const ArrayIterator = memo(
    ({ name, children }: any) => {
       return children(useFormValue(name));
@@ -98,19 +113,25 @@ const ArrayIterator = memo(
    (prev, next) => prev.value?.length === next.value?.length,
 );
 
-const ArrayAdd = ({ schema, path }: { schema: JsonSchema; path: string }) => {
+const ArrayAdd = ({
+   schema,
+   path: _path,
+   label = "Add",
+}: { schema: JsonSchema; path: string; label?: string }) => {
    const {
       setValue,
       value: { currentIndex },
+      path,
       ...ctx
-   } = useDerivedFieldContext(path, (ctx) => {
+   } = useDerivedFieldContext(_path, (ctx) => {
       return { currentIndex: ctx.value?.length ?? 0 };
    });
    const itemsMultiSchema = getMultiSchema(schema.items);
+   const options = { addOptionalProps: true };
 
    function handleAdd(template?: any) {
       const newPath = suffixPath(path, currentIndex);
-      setValue(newPath, template ?? ctx.lib.getTemplate(undefined, schema!.items));
+      setValue(newPath, template ?? ctx.lib.getTemplate(undefined, schema!.items, options));
    }
 
    if (itemsMultiSchema) {
@@ -121,14 +142,14 @@ const ArrayAdd = ({ schema, path }: { schema: JsonSchema; path: string }) => {
             }}
             items={itemsMultiSchema.map((s, i) => ({
                label: s!.title ?? `Option ${i + 1}`,
-               onClick: () => handleAdd(ctx.lib.getTemplate(undefined, s!)),
+               onClick: () => handleAdd(ctx.lib.getTemplate(undefined, s!, options)),
             }))}
             onClickItem={console.log}
          >
-            <Button IconLeft={IconLibraryPlus}>Add</Button>
+            <Button IconLeft={IconLibraryPlus}>{label}</Button>
          </Dropdown>
       );
    }
 
-   return <Button onClick={() => handleAdd()}>Add</Button>;
+   return <Button onClick={() => handleAdd()}>{label}</Button>;
 };
diff --git a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/Field.tsx b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/Field.tsx
index 60351ca..bc81a83 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/Field.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/Field.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const FieldImpl = ({
       );
 
    if (isType(schema.type, "object")) {
-      return <ObjectField path={name} />;
+      return <ObjectField path={name} wrapperProps={props} />;
    }
 
    if (isType(schema.type, "array")) {
diff --git a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/FieldWrapper.tsx b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/FieldWrapper.tsx
index 784db35..af4607c 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/FieldWrapper.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/FieldWrapper.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from "ui/components/form/json-schema-form/Form";
 import { Popover } from "ui/components/overlay/Popover";
 import { getLabel } from "./utils";
+import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
 
 export type FieldwrapperProps = {
    name: string;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export type FieldwrapperProps = {
    description?: string;
    descriptionPlacement?: "top" | "bottom";
    fieldId?: string;
+   className?: string;
 };
 
 export function FieldWrapper({
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export function FieldWrapper({
    descriptionPlacement = "bottom",
    children,
    fieldId,
+   className,
    ...props
 }: FieldwrapperProps) {
    const errors = useFormError(name, { strict: true });
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ export function FieldWrapper({
       <Formy.Group
          error={errors.length > 0}
          as={wrapper === "fieldset" ? "fieldset" : "div"}
-         className={hidden ? "hidden" : "relative"}
+         className={twMerge(hidden ? "hidden" : "relative", className)}
       >
          {errorPlacement === "top" && Errors}
          <FieldDebug name={name} schema={schema} required={required} />
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ export function FieldWrapper({
          )}
          {descriptionPlacement === "top" && Description}
 
-         <div className="flex flex-row gap-2">
+         <div className="flex flex-row flex-grow gap-2">
             <div className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-3">
                {Children.count(children) === 1 && isValidElement(children)
                   ? cloneElement(children, {
diff --git a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/ObjectField.tsx b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/ObjectField.tsx
index 59deceb..3cf920b 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/ObjectField.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/ObjectField.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export type ObjectFieldProps = {
 };
 
 export const ObjectField = ({ path = "", label: _label, wrapperProps = {} }: ObjectFieldProps) => {
-   const { schema, ...ctx } = useDerivedFieldContext(path);
+   const { schema } = useDerivedFieldContext(path);
    if (!isTypeSchema(schema)) return `ObjectField "${path}": no schema`;
    const properties = Object.entries(schema.properties ?? {}) as [string, JSONSchema][];
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export const ObjectField = ({ path = "", label: _label, wrapperProps = {} }: Obj
          {...wrapperProps}
       >
          {properties.length === 0 ? (
-            <i className="opacity-50">No properties</i>
+            <ObjectJsonField path={path} />
          ) : (
             properties.map(([prop, schema]) => {
                const name = [path, prop].filter(Boolean).join(".");
@@ -40,3 +40,9 @@ export const ObjectField = ({ path = "", label: _label, wrapperProps = {} }: Obj
       </FieldWrapper>
    );
 };
+
+export const ObjectJsonField = ({ path }: { path: string }) => {
+   const { value } = useFormValue(path);
+   const { setValue, path: absolutePath } = useDerivedFieldContext(path);
+   return <JsonEditor value={value} onChange={(value) => setValue(absolutePath, value)} />;
+};
diff --git a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/utils.ts b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/utils.ts
index 333bba3..7b755cf 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/utils.ts
+++ b/app/src/ui/components/form/json-schema-form/utils.ts
@@ -67,18 +67,23 @@ export function isRequired(lib: Draft, pointer: string, schema: JsonSchema, data
          return false;
       }
 
-      const childSchema = lib.getSchema({ pointer, data, schema });
-      if (typeof childSchema === "object" && "const" in childSchema) {
-         return true;
+      try {
+         const childSchema = lib.getSchema({ pointer, data, schema });
+         if (typeof childSchema === "object" && "const" in childSchema) {
+            return true;
+         }
+      } catch (e) {
+         return false;
       }
 
       const parentPointer = getParentPointer(pointer);
       const parentSchema = lib.getSchema({ pointer: parentPointer, data });
-      const required = parentSchema?.required?.includes(pointer.split("/").pop()!);
+      const l = pointer.split("/").pop();
+      const required = parentSchema?.required?.includes(l);
 
       return !!required;
    } catch (e) {
-      console.error("isRequired", { pointer, schema, data, e });
+      console.warn("isRequired", { pointer, schema, data, e });
       return false;
    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/ui/routes/test/tests/code-editor-test.tsx b/app/src/ui/routes/test/tests/code-editor-test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99bcee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/ui/routes/test/tests/code-editor-test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { useState } from "react";
+import { JsonEditor } from "ui/components/code/JsonEditor";
+import { JsonViewer } from "ui/components/code/JsonViewer";
+
+export default function CodeEditorTest() {
+   const [value, setValue] = useState({});
+   return (
+      <div className="flex flex-col p-4">
+         <JsonEditor value={value} onChange={setValue} />
+         <JsonViewer json={value} expand={9} />
+      </div>
+   );
+}
diff --git a/app/src/ui/routes/test/tests/json-schema-form3.tsx b/app/src/ui/routes/test/tests/json-schema-form3.tsx
index 401ab1f..f1d219c 100644
--- a/app/src/ui/routes/test/tests/json-schema-form3.tsx
+++ b/app/src/ui/routes/test/tests/json-schema-form3.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ const authSchema = {
    },
 } as const satisfies JSONSchema;
 
+const objectCodeSchema = {
+   type: "object",
+   properties: {
+      name: { type: "string" },
+      config: { type: "object", properties: {} },
+   },
+};
+
 const formOptions = {
    debug: true,
 };
@@ -77,6 +85,45 @@ export default function JsonSchemaForm3() {
             {/* <Form schema={_schema.auth.toJSON()} options={formOptions} /> */}
 
             <Form
+               schema={objectCodeSchema as any}
+               options={formOptions}
+               initialValues={{
+                  name: "Peter",
+                  config: {
+                     foo: "bar",
+                  },
+               }}
+            />
+            <Form
+               schema={s
+                  .object({
+                     name: s.string(),
+                     props: s.array(
+                        s.object({
+                           age: s.number(),
+                           config: s.object({}),
+                        }),
+                     ),
+                  })
+                  .toJSON()}
+               options={formOptions}
+               initialValues={{
+                  name: "Peter",
+                  props: [{ age: 20, config: { foo: "bar" } }],
+               }}
+            />
+
+            <Form
+               schema={s
+                  .object({
+                     name: s.string(),
+                     props: s.array(s.anyOf([s.string(), s.number()])),
+                  })
+                  .toJSON()}
+               options={formOptions}
+            />
+
+            {/* <Form
                options={{
                   anyOfNoneSelectedMode: "first",
                   debug: true,
@@ -98,7 +145,7 @@ export default function JsonSchemaForm3() {
                         .optional(),
                   })
                   .toJSON()}
-            />
+            /> */}
 
             {/*<Form
                onChange={(data) => console.log("change", data)}