diff --git a/src/atlasComponents/sapi/sapi.service.ts b/src/atlasComponents/sapi/sapi.service.ts
index c372ac1a825a6db13e4e2ec69fec1f1b29d7dfdd..7cd9209fb6299e521aebf324cc1e55265efbbfda 100644
--- a/src/atlasComponents/sapi/sapi.service.ts
+++ b/src/atlasComponents/sapi/sapi.service.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const useViewer = {
 } as const
 
 export const SIIBRA_API_VERSION_HEADER_KEY='x-siibra-api-version'
-export const EXPECTED_SIIBRA_API_VERSION = '0.3.12'
+export const EXPECTED_SIIBRA_API_VERSION = '0.3.13'
 
 let BS_ENDPOINT_CACHED_VALUE: Observable<string> = null
 
diff --git a/src/features/entry/entry.component.ts b/src/features/entry/entry.component.ts
index 7d97756ddbead7f809aa2e094f916261b47a8ed3..f3c1b9d1e2e2d53c9d80de3053bc004f2d07a62f 100644
--- a/src/features/entry/entry.component.ts
+++ b/src/features/entry/entry.component.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { combineLatest, concat, forkJoin, merge, of, Subject, Subscription } fro
 import { DsExhausted, IsAlreadyPulling, PulledDataSource } from 'src/util/pullable';
 import { TranslatedFeature } from '../list/list.directive';
 import { SPECIES_ENUM } from 'src/util/constants';
+import { MatDialog } from '@angular/material/dialog';
 
 const categoryAcc = <T extends Record<string, unknown>>(categories: T[]) => {
   const returnVal: Record<string, T[]> = {}
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ export class EntryComponent extends FeatureBase implements AfterViewInit, OnDest
   @ViewChildren(CategoryAccDirective)
   catAccDirs: QueryList<CategoryAccDirective>
 
-  constructor(private sapi: SAPI, private store: Store) {
+  constructor(private sapi: SAPI, private store: Store, private dialog: MatDialog) {
     super()
   }
 
@@ -247,4 +248,8 @@ export class EntryComponent extends FeatureBase implements AfterViewInit, OnDest
   pullAll(){
     this.#pullAll.next(null)
   }
+
+  openDialog(tmpl: TemplateRef<unknown>){
+    this.dialog.open(tmpl)
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/features/module.ts b/src/features/module.ts
index 371e30d4a502d47bb36cd93bf33f1618a76ef332..3ccdbbd56eecdeee23be7f4e3df7d07838a81611 100644
--- a/src/features/module.ts
+++ b/src/features/module.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ import { PlotlyComponent } from "./plotly";
     ReadmoreModule,
     MatDialogModule,
     
+    /**
+     * standalone components
+     */
     PlotlyComponent,
   ],
   declarations: [