diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/clustermanager.py b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/clustermanager.py
index 4fc8626..a089b8e 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/clustermanager.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/clustermanager.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class ClusterManager(LoggingConfigurable):
             'launcher': launcher,
             'n': n
         }
+        return self.profile_info(profile)
 
     def stop_cluster(self, profile):
         """Stop a cluster for a given profile."""
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ class ClusterManager(LoggingConfigurable):
             raise web.HTTPError(409, u'cluster not running')
         launcher = self.profiles.pop(profile)['launcher']
         launcher.stop()
+        return self.profile_info(profile)
 
     def stop_all_clusters(self):
         for p in self.profiles.values():
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
index eb9e9cd..3a1a9a5 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
@@ -691,10 +691,10 @@ class ClusterActionHandler(AuthenticatedHandler):
         cm = self.application.cluster_manager
         if action == 'start':
             n = int(self.get_argument('n', default=4))
-            cm.start_cluster(profile, n)
+            data = cm.start_cluster(profile, n)
         if action == 'stop':
-            cm.stop_cluster(profile)
-        self.finish()
+            data = cm.stop_cluster(profile)
+        self.finish(jsonapi.dumps(data))
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/projectdashboard.css b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/projectdashboard.css
index 9c8dfe4..640fb84 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/projectdashboard.css
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/css/projectdashboard.css
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
     padding: 3px 5px;
 }
 
+
+
 .list_item {
     height: 25px;
     line-height: 25px;
@@ -48,6 +50,23 @@
     text-decoration: none;
 }
 
+.profile_col {
+}
+
+.status_col {
+    float: right;
+    width: 325px;
+}
+
+.engines_col {
+    float: right;
+    width: 325px;
+}
+
+.action_col {
+    float: right;
+}
+
 .item_buttons {
     float: right;
 }
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/clusterlist.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/clusterlist.js
index f8e38e3..2779d8d 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/clusterlist.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/clusterlist.js
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         $('#cluster_toolbar').addClass('list_toolbar');
         $('#cluster_list_info').addClass('toolbar_info');
         $('#cluster_buttons').addClass('toolbar_buttons');
-        $('div#cluster_header').addClass('list_header ui-widget ui-widget-header');
+        $('div#cluster_header').addClass('list_header ui-widget ui-widget-header ui-helper-clearfix');
+        $('div#cluster_header').children().eq(0).addClass('profile_col');
+        $('div#cluster_header').children().eq(1).addClass('action_col');
+        $('div#cluster_header').children().eq(2).addClass('engines_col');
+        $('div#cluster_header').children().eq(3).addClass('status_col');
         $('#refresh_cluster_list').button({
             icons : {primary: 'ui-icon-arrowrefresh-1-s'},
             text : false
@@ -58,17 +62,13 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     }
 
     ClusterList.prototype.load_list_success = function (data, status, xhr) {
-        console.log(data);
         this.clear_list();
         var len = data.length;
         for (var i=0; i<len; i++) {
             var item_div = $('<div/>');
-            item_div.addClass('list_item ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-helper-clearfix');
-            item_div.css('border-top-style','none');
             var item = new ClusterItem(item_div);
             item.update_state(data[i]);
             item_div.data('item', item);
-            console.log('appending item', item);
             this.element.append(item_div);
         };
     };
@@ -77,9 +77,15 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     var ClusterItem = function (element) {
         this.element = $(element);
         this.data = null;
+        this.style();
     };
 
 
+    ClusterItem.prototype.style = function () {
+        this.element.addClass('list_item ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-helper-clearfix');
+        this.element.css('border-top-style','none');
+    }
+
     ClusterItem.prototype.update_state = function (data) {
         this.data = data;
         if (data.status === 'running') {
@@ -92,29 +98,78 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
 
 
     ClusterItem.prototype.state_stopped = function () {
-        var item_name = $('<span/>').addClass('item_name').text(this.data.profile);
-        var item_buttons = $('<span/>').addClass('item_buttons');
+        var that = this;
+        this.element.empty();
+        var profile_col = $('<span/>').addClass('profile_col').text(this.data.profile);
+        var status_col = $('<span/>').addClass('status_col').html('stopped');
+        var engines_col = $('<span/>').addClass('engines_col');
+        var label = $('<label/>').addClass('engine_num_label').html('# of engines:');
+        var input = $('<input/>').attr('type','text').
+                attr('size',3).addClass('engine_num_input');
+        engines_col.append(label).append(input);
+        var action_col = $('<span/>').addClass('action_col');
         var start_button = $('<button>Start</button>').button();
-        item_buttons.append(start_button);
-        this.element.append(item_name).append(item_buttons);
+        action_col.append(start_button);
+        this.element.append(profile_col).
+            append(action_col).
+            append(engines_col).
+            append(status_col);
         start_button.click(function (e) {
-            console.log('start');
+            var n = that.element.find('.engine_num_input').val();
+            console.log(n);
+            if (!/^\d+$/.test(n)) {
+                status_col.html('invalid engine #');
+            } else {
+                console.log('ajax...');
+                var settings = {
+                    cache : false,
+                    data : {n:n},
+                    type : "POST",
+                    dataType : "json",
+                    success : function (data, status, xhr) {
+                        that.update_state(data);
+                    },
+                    error : function (data, status, xhr) {
+                        status_col.html("error starting cluster")
+                    }
+                };
+                status_col.html('starting');
+                var url = $('body').data('baseProjectUrl') + 'clusters/' + that.data.profile + '/start';
+                $.ajax(url, settings);
+            };
         });
-    }
-
-
-    ClusterItem.prototype.start_success = function () {
-        
     };
 
+
     ClusterItem.prototype.state_running = function () {
-        var item_name = $('<span/>').addClass('item_name').text(this.data.profile);
-        var item_buttons = $('<span/>').addClass('item_buttons');
+        this.element.empty();
+        var that = this;
+        var profile_col = $('<span/>').addClass('profile_col').text(this.data.profile);
+        var status_col = $('<span/>').addClass('status_col').html('running');
+        var engines_col = $('<span/>').addClass('engines_col').html(this.data.n);
+        var action_col = $('<span/>').addClass('action_col');
         var stop_button = $('<button>Stop</button>').button();
-        item_buttons.append(start_button);
-        this.element.append(item_name).append(item_buttons);
-        start_button.click(function (e) {
-            console.log('stop');
+        action_col.append(stop_button);
+        this.element.append(profile_col).
+            append(action_col).
+            append(engines_col).
+            append(status_col);
+        stop_button.click(function (e) {
+            var settings = {
+                cache : false,
+                type : "POST",
+                dataType : "json",
+                success : function (data, status, xhr) {
+                    that.update_state(data);
+                },
+                error : function (data, status, xhr) {
+                    console.log('error',data);
+                    status_col.html("error stopping cluster")
+                }
+            };
+            status_col.html('stopping')
+            var url = $('body').data('baseProjectUrl') + 'clusters/' + that.data.profile + '/stop';
+            $.ajax(url, settings);
         });
     };
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html
index 254fba2..66ed619 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/templates/projectdashboard.html
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ data-read-only={{read_only}}
         </div>
 
         <div id="cluster_list">
-            <div id="cluster_header"><h2>Clusters</h2></div>
+            <div id="cluster_header">
+                <span>profile</span>
+                <span>action</span>
+                <span>engines</span>
+                <span>status</span>
+            </div>
         </div>
 
     </div>