diff --git a/src/agent/agent.js b/src/agent/agent.js
index 801e243..ef21f34 100644
--- a/src/agent/agent.js
+++ b/src/agent/agent.js
@@ -128,6 +128,16 @@ export class Agent {
 
         const checkInterrupt = () => this.self_prompter.shouldInterrupt(self_prompt) || this.shut_up;
 
+        let behavior_log = this.bot.modes.flushBehaviorLog();
+        if (behavior_log !== '') {
+            const MAX_LOG = 500;
+            if (behavior_log.length > MAX_LOG) {
+                behavior_log = behavior_log.substring(behavior_log.length - MAX_LOG) + '...';
+            }
+            behavior_log = 'Recent behaviors log: \n' + behavior_log.substring(behavior_log.indexOf('\n'));
+            await this.history.add('system', behavior_log);
+        }
+
         await this.history.add(source, message);
         this.history.save();
 
@@ -239,6 +249,10 @@ export class Agent {
         this.bot.on('idle', () => {
             this.bot.clearControlStates();
             this.bot.pathfinder.stop(); // clear any lingering pathfinder
+            if (this.bot.currentWindow) {
+                this.bot.chat('Closing window...');
+                this.bot.closeWindow(this.bot.currentWindow);
+            }
             this.bot.modes.unPauseAll();
             this.coder.executeResume();
         });
diff --git a/src/agent/commands/actions.js b/src/agent/commands/actions.js
index 26dc0e5..efd9609 100644
--- a/src/agent/commands/actions.js
+++ b/src/agent/commands/actions.js
@@ -152,6 +152,36 @@ export const actionsList = [
             await skills.equip(agent.bot, item_name);
         })
     },
+    {
+        name: '!putInChest',
+        description: 'Put the given item in the nearest chest.',
+        params: {
+            'item_name': '(string) The name of the item to put in the chest.',
+            'num': '(number) The number of items to put in the chest.'
+        },
+        perform: wrapExecution(async (agent, item_name, num) => {
+            await skills.putInChest(agent.bot, item_name, num);
+        })
+    },
+    {
+        name: '!takeFromChest',
+        description: 'Take the given items from the nearest chest.',
+        params: {
+            'item_name': '(string) The name of the item to take.',
+            'num': '(number) The number of items to take.'
+        },
+        perform: wrapExecution(async (agent, item_name, num) => {
+            await skills.takeFromChest(agent.bot, item_name, num);
+        })
+    },
+    {
+        name: '!viewChest',
+        description: 'View the items/counts of the nearest chest.',
+        params: { },
+        perform: wrapExecution(async (agent) => {
+            await skills.viewChest(agent.bot);
+        })
+    },
     {
         name: '!discard',
         description: 'Discard the given item from the inventory.',
diff --git a/src/agent/library/skills.js b/src/agent/library/skills.js
index 77c6c87..7ef87b2 100644
--- a/src/agent/library/skills.js
+++ b/src/agent/library/skills.js
@@ -201,6 +201,7 @@ export async function smeltItem(bot, itemName, num=1) {
             break;
         }
     }
+    await bot.closeWindow(furnace);
 
     if (placedFurnace) {
         await collectBlock(bot, 'furnace', 1);
@@ -382,6 +383,12 @@ export async function collectBlock(bot, blockType, num=1, exclude=null) {
                 );
             }
         }
+        const movements = new pf.Movements(bot);
+        movements.dontMineUnderFallingBlock = false;
+        blocks = blocks.filter(
+            block => movements.safeToBreak(block)
+        );
+
         if (blocks.length === 0) {
             if (collected === 0)
                 log(bot, `No ${blockType} nearby to collect.`);
@@ -711,6 +718,94 @@ export async function discard(bot, itemName, num=-1) {
     return true;
 }
 
+export async function putInChest(bot, itemName, num=-1) {
+    /**
+     * Put the given item in the nearest chest.
+     * @param {MinecraftBot} bot, reference to the minecraft bot.
+     * @param {string} itemName, the item or block name to put in the chest.
+     * @param {number} num, the number of items to put in the chest. Defaults to -1, which puts all items.
+     * @returns {Promise<boolean>} true if the item was put in the chest, false otherwise.
+     * @example
+     * await skills.putInChest(bot, "oak_log");
+     **/
+    let chest = world.getNearestBlock(bot, 'chest', 32);
+    if (!chest) {
+        log(bot, `Could not find a chest nearby.`);
+        return false;
+    }
+    let item = bot.inventory.items().find(item => item.name === itemName);
+    if (!item) {
+        log(bot, `You do not have any ${itemName} to put in the chest.`);
+        return false;
+    }
+    let to_put = num === -1 ? item.count : Math.min(num, item.count);
+    await goToPosition(bot, chest.position.x, chest.position.y, chest.position.z, 2);
+    const chestContainer = await bot.openContainer(chest);
+    await chestContainer.deposit(item.type, null, to_put);
+    await chestContainer.close();
+    log(bot, `Successfully put ${to_put} ${itemName} in the chest.`);
+    return true;
+}
+
+export async function takeFromChest(bot, itemName, num=-1) {
+    /**
+     * Take the given item from the nearest chest.
+     * @param {MinecraftBot} bot, reference to the minecraft bot.
+     * @param {string} itemName, the item or block name to take from the chest.
+     * @param {number} num, the number of items to take from the chest. Defaults to -1, which takes all items.
+     * @returns {Promise<boolean>} true if the item was taken from the chest, false otherwise.
+     * @example
+     * await skills.takeFromChest(bot, "oak_log");
+     * **/
+    let chest = world.getNearestBlock(bot, 'chest', 32);
+    if (!chest) {
+        log(bot, `Could not find a chest nearby.`);
+        return false;
+    }
+    await goToPosition(bot, chest.position.x, chest.position.y, chest.position.z, 2);
+    const chestContainer = await bot.openContainer(chest);
+    let item = chestContainer.containerItems().find(item => item.name === itemName);
+    if (!item) {
+        log(bot, `Could not find any ${itemName} in the chest.`);
+        await chestContainer.close();
+        return false;
+    }
+    let to_take = num === -1 ? item.count : Math.min(num, item.count);
+    await chestContainer.withdraw(item.type, null, to_take);
+    await chestContainer.close();
+    log(bot, `Successfully took ${to_take} ${itemName} from the chest.`);
+    return true;
+}
+
+export async function viewChest(bot) {
+    /**
+     * View the contents of the nearest chest.
+     * @param {MinecraftBot} bot, reference to the minecraft bot.
+     * @returns {Promise<boolean>} true if the chest was viewed, false otherwise.
+     * @example
+     * await skills.viewChest(bot);
+     * **/
+    let chest = world.getNearestBlock(bot, 'chest', 32);
+    if (!chest) {
+        log(bot, `Could not find a chest nearby.`);
+        return false;
+    }
+    await goToPosition(bot, chest.position.x, chest.position.y, chest.position.z, 2);
+    const chestContainer = await bot.openContainer(chest);
+    let items = chestContainer.containerItems();
+    if (items.length === 0) {
+        log(bot, `The chest is empty.`);
+    }
+    else {
+        log(bot, `The chest contains:`);
+        for (let item of items) {
+            log(bot, `${item.count} ${item.name}`);
+        }
+    }
+    await chestContainer.close();
+    return true;
+}
+
 export async function eat(bot, foodName="") {
     /**
      * Eat the given item. If no item is given, it will eat the first food item in the bot's inventory.
diff --git a/src/agent/modes.js b/src/agent/modes.js
index 35c0c79..653598f 100644
--- a/src/agent/modes.js
+++ b/src/agent/modes.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import * as mc from '../utils/mcdata.js';
 import settings from '../../settings.js'
 
 function say(agent, message) {
+    agent.bot.modes.behavior_log += message + '\n';
     if (agent.shut_up || !settings.narrate_behavior) return;
     agent.bot.chat(message);
 }
@@ -261,6 +262,7 @@ class ModeController {
         this.agent = agent;
         this.modes_list = modes;
         this.modes_map = {};
+        this.behavior_log = '';
         for (let mode of this.modes_list) {
             this.modes_map[mode.name] = mode;
         }
@@ -320,6 +322,12 @@ class ModeController {
         }
     }
 
+    flushBehaviorLog() {
+        const log = this.behavior_log;
+        this.behavior_log = '';
+        return log;
+    }
+
     getJson() {
         let res = {};
         for (let mode of this.modes_list) {