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-# Auto detect text files and perform LF normalization
-* text=auto
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 # Finder (MacOS) folder config
 .DS_Store
+
+/tmp
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@ -1,107 +1,261 @@
-I am using the lezer grammar [System Guide](https://lezer.codemirror.net/docs/guide/) [api](https://lezer.codemirror.net/docs/ref/).
+# CLAUDE.md

-Default to using Bun instead of Node.js.
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with the Shrimp programming language.

- Use `bun <file>` instead of `node <file>` or `ts-node <file>`
- Use `bun test` instead of `jest` or `vitest`
- Use `bun build <file.html|file.ts|file.css>` instead of `webpack` or `esbuild`
- Use `bun install` instead of `npm install` or `yarn install` or `pnpm install`
- Use `bun run <script>` instead of `npm run <script>` or `yarn run <script>` or `pnpm run <script>`
- Bun automatically loads .env, so don't use dotenv.
+## Pair Programming Approach

-## APIs
+Act as a pair programming partner and teacher, not an autonomous code writer:

- `Bun.serve()` supports WebSockets, HTTPS, and routes. Don't use `express`.
- `bun:sqlite` for SQLite. Don't use `better-sqlite3`.
- `Bun.redis` for Redis. Don't use `ioredis`.
- `Bun.sql` for Postgres. Don't use `pg` or `postgres.js`.
- `WebSocket` is built-in. Don't use `ws`.
- Prefer `Bun.file` over `node:fs`'s readFile/writeFile
- Bun.$`ls` instead of execa.
+**Research and guide, don't implement**:

-## Testing
+- Focus on research, analysis, and finding solutions
+- Explain concepts, trade-offs, and best practices
+- Guide the human through changes rather than making them directly
+- Help them learn the codebase deeply by maintaining ownership

-Use `bun test` to run tests.
+**Use tmp/ directory for experimentation**:

-```ts#index.test.ts
-import { test, expect } from "bun:test";
+- Create temporary files in `tmp/` to test ideas out experiments you want to run.
+- Example: `tmp/eof-test.grammar`, `tmp/pattern-experiments.ts`
+- Clean up tmp files when done
+- Show multiple approaches so the human can choose

-test("hello world", () => {
-  expect(1).toBe(1);
-});
+**Teaching moments**:
+
+- Explain the "why" behind solutions
+- Point out potential pitfalls and edge cases
+- Share relevant documentation and examples
+- Help build understanding, not just solve problems
+
+## Project Overview
+
+Shrimp is a shell-like scripting language that combines command-line simplicity with functional programming. The architecture flows: Shrimp source → parser (CST) → compiler (bytecode) → ReefVM (execution).
+
+**Essential reading**: Before making changes, read README.md to understand the language design philosophy and parser architecture.
+
+Key references: [Lezer System Guide](https://lezer.codemirror.net/docs/guide/) | [Lezer API](https://lezer.codemirror.net/docs/ref/)
+
+## Development Commands
+
+### Running Files
+
+```bash
+bun <file>                  # Run TypeScript files directly
+bun src/server/server.tsx   # Start development server
+bun dev                     # Start development server (alias)
 ```

-## Frontend
+### Testing

-Use HTML imports with `Bun.serve()`. Don't use `vite`. HTML imports fully support React, CSS, Tailwind.
+```bash
+bun test                           # Run all tests
+bun test src/parser/parser.test.ts # Run parser tests specifically
+bun test --watch                   # Watch mode
+```

-Server:
+### Parser Development

-```ts#index.ts
-import index from "./index.html"
+```bash
+bun generate-parser              # Regenerate parser from grammar
+bun test src/parser/parser.test.ts  # Test grammar changes
+```

-Bun.serve({
-  routes: {
-    "/": index,
-    "/api/users/:id": {
-      GET: (req) => {
-        return new Response(JSON.stringify({ id: req.params.id }));
-      },
-    },
-  },
-  // optional websocket support
-  websocket: {
-    open: (ws) => {
-      ws.send("Hello, world!");
-    },
-    message: (ws, message) => {
-      ws.send(message);
-    },
-    close: (ws) => {
-      // handle close
+### Server
+
+```bash
+bun dev                    # Start playground at http://localhost:3000
+```
+
+### Building
+
+No build step required - Bun runs TypeScript directly. Parser auto-regenerates during tests.
+
+## Code Style Preferences
+
+**Early returns over deep nesting**:
+
+```typescript
+// ✅ Good
+const processToken = (token: Token) => {
+  if (!token) return null
+  if (token.type !== 'identifier') return null
+
+  return processIdentifier(token)
 }
-  },
-  development: {
-    hmr: true,
-    console: true,
+
+// ❌ Avoid
+const processToken = (token: Token) => {
+  if (token) {
+    if (token.type === 'identifier') {
+      return processIdentifier(token)
    }
+  }
+  return null
+}
+```
+
+**Arrow functions over function keyword**:
+
+```typescript
+// ✅ Good
+const parseExpression = (input: string) => {
+  // implementation
+}
+
+// ❌ Avoid
+function parseExpression(input: string) {
+  // implementation
+}
+```
+
+**Code readability over cleverness**:
+
+- Use descriptive variable names
+- Write code that explains itself
+- Prefer explicit over implicit
+- Two simple functions beat one complex function
+
+## Architecture
+
+### Core Components
+
+**parser/** (Lezer-based parsing):
+
+- **shrimp.grammar**: Lezer grammar definition with tokens and rules
+- **shrimp.ts**: Auto-generated parser (don't edit directly)
+- **tokenizer.ts**: Custom tokenizer for identifier vs word distinction
+- **parser.test.ts**: Comprehensive grammar tests using `toMatchTree`
+
+**editor/** (CodeMirror integration):
+
+- Syntax highlighting for Shrimp language
+- Language support and autocomplete
+- Integration with the parser for real-time feedback
+
+**compiler/** (CST to bytecode):
+
+- Transforms concrete syntax trees into ReefVM bytecode
+- Handles function definitions, expressions, and control flow
+
+### Critical Design Decisions
+
+**Whitespace-sensitive parsing**: Spaces distinguish operators from identifiers (`x-1` vs `x - 1`). This enables natural shell-like syntax.
+
+**Identifier vs Word tokenization**: Custom tokenizer determines if a token is an assignable identifier (lowercase/emoji start) or a non-assignable word (paths, URLs). This allows `./file.txt` without quotes.
+
+**Ambiguous identifier resolution**: Bare identifiers like `myVar` could be function calls or variable references. The parser creates `FunctionCallOrIdentifier` nodes, resolved at runtime.
+
+**Expression-oriented design**: Everything returns a value - commands, assignments, functions. This enables composition and functional patterns.
+
+**EOF handling**: The grammar uses `(statement | newlineOrSemicolon)+ eof?` to handle empty lines and end-of-file without infinite loops.
+
+## Grammar Development
+
+### Grammar Structure
+
+The grammar follows this hierarchy:
+
+```
+Program → statement*
+statement → line newlineOrSemicolon | line eof
+line → FunctionCall | FunctionCallOrIdentifier | FunctionDef | Assign | expression
+```
+
+Key tokens:
+
+- `newlineOrSemicolon`: `"\n" | ";"`
+- `eof`: `@eof`
+- `Identifier`: Lowercase/emoji start, assignable variables
+- `Word`: Everything else (paths, URLs, etc.)
+
+### Adding Grammar Rules
+
+When modifying the grammar:
+
+1. **Update `src/parser/shrimp.grammar`** with your changes
+2. **Run tests** - the parser auto-regenerates during test runs
+3. **Add test cases** in `src/parser/parser.test.ts` using `toMatchTree`
+4. **Test empty line handling** - ensure EOF works properly
+
+### Test Format
+
+Grammar tests use this pattern:
+
+```typescript
+test('function call with args', () => {
+  expect('echo hello world').toMatchTree(`
+    FunctionCall
+      Identifier echo
+      PositionalArg
+        Word hello
+      PositionalArg  
+        Word world
+  `)
 })
 ```

-HTML files can import .tsx, .jsx or .js files directly and Bun's bundler will transpile & bundle automatically. `<link>` tags can point to stylesheets and Bun's CSS bundler will bundle.
+The `toMatchTree` helper compares parser output with expected CST structure.

-```html#index.html
-<html>
-  <body>
-    <h1>Hello, world!</h1>
-    <script type="module" src="./frontend.tsx"></script>
-  </body>
-</html>
+### Common Grammar Gotchas
+
+**EOF infinite loops**: Using `@eof` in repeating patterns can match EOF multiple times. Current approach uses explicit statement/newline alternatives.
+
+**Token precedence**: Use `@precedence` to resolve conflicts between similar tokens.
+
+**External tokenizers**: Custom logic in `tokenizers.ts` handles complex cases like identifier vs word distinction.
+
+**Empty line parsing**: The grammar structure `(statement | newlineOrSemicolon)+ eof?` allows proper empty line and EOF handling.
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+### Parser Tests (`src/parser/parser.test.ts`)
+
+- **Token types**: Identifier vs Word distinction
+- **Function calls**: With and without arguments
+- **Expressions**: Binary operations, parentheses, precedence
+- **Functions**: Single-line and multiline definitions
+- **Whitespace**: Empty lines, mixed delimiters
+- **Edge cases**: Ambiguous parsing, incomplete input
+
+Test structure:
+
+```typescript
+describe('feature area', () => {
+  test('specific case', () => {
+    expect(input).toMatchTree(expectedCST)
+  })
+})
 ```

-With the following `frontend.tsx`:
+When adding language features:

-```tsx#frontend.tsx
-import React from "react";
+1. Write grammar tests first showing expected CST structure
+2. Update grammar rules to make tests pass
+3. Add integration tests showing real usage
+4. Test edge cases and error conditions

-// import .css files directly and it works
-import './index.css';
+## Bun Usage

-import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+Default to Bun over Node.js/npm:

-const root = createRoot(document.body);
+- Use `bun <file>` instead of `node <file>` or `ts-node <file>`
+- Use `bun test` instead of `jest` or `vitest`
+- Use `bun install` instead of `npm install`
+- Use `bun run <script>` instead of `npm run <script>`
+- Bun automatically loads .env, so don't use dotenv

-export default function Frontend() {
-  return <h1>Hello, world!</h1>;
-}
+### Bun APIs

-root.render(<Frontend />);
-```
+- Prefer `Bun.file` over `node:fs`'s readFile/writeFile
+- Use `Bun.$` for shell commands instead of execa

-Then, run index.ts
+## Common Patterns

-```sh
-bun --hot ./index.ts
-```
+### Grammar Debugging

-For more information, read the Bun API docs in `node_modules/bun-types/docs/**.md`.
+When grammar isn't parsing correctly:
+
+1. **Check token precedence** - ensure tokens are recognized correctly
+2. **Test simpler cases first** - build up from basic to complex
+3. **Use `toMatchTree` output** - see what the parser actually produces
+4. **Check external tokenizer** - identifier vs word logic in `tokenizers.ts`
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@ -4,28 +4,38 @@

 Shrimp is a shell-like scripting language that combines the simplicity of command-line interfaces with functional programming concepts. Built using Lezer (CodeMirror's parser system) with TypeScript.

+## Use it
+
+Go to http://localhost:3000 to try out the playground.
+
+    echo "Hello, world!"
+    tail log.txt lines=50
+
+    name = "Shrimp"
+    greet = fn person: echo "Hello" person
+
+    result = tail log.txt lines=10
+
 ## Language Design Philosophy

- **Everything is an expression** - Commands, assignments, and functions all return values
- **Whitespace matters** - Spaces distinguish operators from identifiers (e.g., `x-1` is an identifier, `x - 1` is subtraction)
 - **Shell-like command syntax** - `echo hello world` works naturally
- **Named arguments without quotes** - `tail file.txt lines=30`
+- **Everything is an expression** - Commands, assignments, and functions all return values
+- **Whitespace matters in binary operations** - Spaces distinguish operators from identifiers (e.g., `x-1` is an identifier, `x - 1` is subtraction)
 - **Unbound symbols become strings** - `echo hello` treats `hello` as a string if not defined
 - **Simplicity over cleverness** - Each feature should work one way, consistently. Two simple features that are easy to explain beat one complex feature that requires lots of explanation

 ### Parser Features

- ✅ Distinguishes between identifiers (assignable) and words e(non-assignable)
+- ✅ Distinguishes identifiers from words to enable shell-like syntax - paths like `./file.txt` work without quotes
 - ✅ Smart tokenization for named args (`lines=30` splits, but `./path=value` stays together)
 - ✅ Handles ambiguous cases (bare identifier could be function call or variable reference)

-## Grammar Architecture
+## Architecture

-See `src/parser/example.shrimp` for language examples and `src/parser/shrimp.grammar` for the full grammar.
+**parser/** - Lezer grammar and tokenizers that parse Shrimp code into syntax trees
+**editor/** - CodeMirror integration with syntax highlighting and language support  
+**compiler/** - Transforms syntax trees into ReefVM bytecode for execution

-### Key Token Types
+The flow: Shrimp source → parser (CST) → compiler (bytecode) → ReefVM (execution)

- **Identifier** - Lowercase/emoji start, can contain dashes/numbers (assignable)
- **Word** - Any non-whitespace that isn't a valid identifier (paths, URLs, etc.)
- **FunctionCall** - Identifier followed by arguments
- **FunctionCallOrIdentifier** - Ambiguous case resolved at runtime
+See `example.shrimp` for language examples and `src/parser/shrimp.grammar` for the full grammar.
--- a/build.ts
+++ b/build.ts
@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bun
-import plugin from "bun-plugin-tailwind";
-import { existsSync } from "fs";
-import { rm } from "fs/promises";
-import path from "path";
-
-if (process.argv.includes("--help") || process.argv.includes("-h")) {
-  console.log(`
-🏗️  Bun Build Script
-
-Usage: bun run build.ts [options]
-
-Common Options:
-  --outdir <path>          Output directory (default: "dist")
-  --minify                 Enable minification (or --minify.whitespace, --minify.syntax, etc)
-  --sourcemap <type>      Sourcemap type: none|linked|inline|external
-  --target <target>        Build target: browser|bun|node
-  --format <format>        Output format: esm|cjs|iife
-  --splitting              Enable code splitting
-  --packages <type>        Package handling: bundle|external
-  --public-path <path>     Public path for assets
-  --env <mode>             Environment handling: inline|disable|prefix*
-  --conditions <list>      Package.json export conditions (comma separated)
-  --external <list>        External packages (comma separated)
-  --banner <text>          Add banner text to output
-  --footer <text>          Add footer text to output
-  --define <obj>           Define global constants (e.g. --define.VERSION=1.0.0)
-  --help, -h               Show this help message
-
-Example:
-  bun run build.ts --outdir=dist --minify --sourcemap=linked --external=react,react-dom
-`);
-  process.exit(0);
-}
-
-const toCamelCase = (str: string): string => str.replace(/-([a-z])/g, g => g[1].toUpperCase());
-
-const parseValue = (value: string): any => {
-  if (value === "true") return true;
-  if (value === "false") return false;
-
-  if (/^\d+$/.test(value)) return parseInt(value, 10);
-  if (/^\d*\.\d+$/.test(value)) return parseFloat(value);
-
-  if (value.includes(",")) return value.split(",").map(v => v.trim());
-
-  return value;
-};
-
-function parseArgs(): Partial<Bun.BuildConfig> {
-  const config: Partial<Bun.BuildConfig> = {};
-  const args = process.argv.slice(2);
-
-  for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
-    const arg = args[i];
-    if (arg === undefined) continue;
-    if (!arg.startsWith("--")) continue;
-
-    if (arg.startsWith("--no-")) {
-      const key = toCamelCase(arg.slice(5));
-      config[key] = false;
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    if (!arg.includes("=") && (i === args.length - 1 || args[i + 1]?.startsWith("--"))) {
-      const key = toCamelCase(arg.slice(2));
-      config[key] = true;
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    let key: string;
-    let value: string;
-
-    if (arg.includes("=")) {
-      [key, value] = arg.slice(2).split("=", 2) as [string, string];
-    } else {
-      key = arg.slice(2);
-      value = args[++i] ?? "";
-    }
-
-    key = toCamelCase(key);
-
-    if (key.includes(".")) {
-      const [parentKey, childKey] = key.split(".");
-      config[parentKey] = config[parentKey] || {};
-      config[parentKey][childKey] = parseValue(value);
-    } else {
-      config[key] = parseValue(value);
-    }
-  }
-
-  return config;
-}
-
-const formatFileSize = (bytes: number): string => {
-  const units = ["B", "KB", "MB", "GB"];
-  let size = bytes;
-  let unitIndex = 0;
-
-  while (size >= 1024 && unitIndex < units.length - 1) {
-    size /= 1024;
-    unitIndex++;
-  }
-
-  return `${size.toFixed(2)} ${units[unitIndex]}`;
-};
-
-console.log("\n🚀 Starting build process...\n");
-
-const cliConfig = parseArgs();
-const outdir = cliConfig.outdir || path.join(process.cwd(), "dist");
-
-if (existsSync(outdir)) {
-  console.log(`🗑️ Cleaning previous build at ${outdir}`);
-  await rm(outdir, { recursive: true, force: true });
-}
-
-const start = performance.now();
-
-const entrypoints = [...new Bun.Glob("**.html").scanSync("src")]
-  .map(a => path.resolve("src", a))
-  .filter(dir => !dir.includes("node_modules"));
-console.log(`📄 Found ${entrypoints.length} HTML ${entrypoints.length === 1 ? "file" : "files"} to process\n`);
-
-const result = await Bun.build({
-  entrypoints,
-  outdir,
-  plugins: [plugin],
-  minify: true,
-  target: "browser",
-  sourcemap: "linked",
-  define: {
-    "process.env.NODE_ENV": JSON.stringify("production"),
-  },
-  ...cliConfig,
-});
-
-const end = performance.now();
-
-const outputTable = result.outputs.map(output => ({
-  File: path.relative(process.cwd(), output.path),
-  Type: output.kind,
-  Size: formatFileSize(output.size),
-}));
-
-console.table(outputTable);
-const buildTime = (end - start).toFixed(2);
-
-console.log(`\n✅ Build completed in ${buildTime}ms\n`);
--- a/bun-env.d.ts
+++ b/bun-env.d.ts
@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-// Generated by `bun init`
-
-declare module "*.svg" {
-  /**
-   * A path to the SVG file
-   */
-  const path: `${string}.svg`;
-  export = path;
-}
-
-declare module "*.module.css" {
-  /**
-   * A record of class names to their corresponding CSS module classes
-   */
-  const classes: { readonly [key: string]: string };
-  export = classes;
-}
--- a/src/parser/example.shrimp
+++ b/src/parser/example.shrimp
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
    "packages/*"
  ],
  "scripts": {
-    "pretest": "bun generate-parser",
-    "serve": "bun --hot src/server/server.tsx",
+    "dev": "bun generate-parser && bun --hot src/server/server.tsx",
    "generate-parser": "lezer-generator src/parser/shrimp.grammar --typeScript -o src/parser/shrimp.ts"
  },
  "dependencies": {
--- a/src/bin/shrimp
+++ b/src/bin/shrimp
@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env bun
-
-import { parser } from '../parser/shrimp.js'
-import { evaluate } from '../interpreter/evaluator.js'
-
-const log = (...args: any[]) => console.log(...args)
-log.error = (...args: any[]) => console.error(...args)
-
-const repl = async () => {
-  log()
-  log('\033[38;5;219m»……¬¯\033[0m Shrimp REPL \033[38;5;219m¯¬……«\033[0m')
-  log()
-  process.stdout.write('> ')
-
-  const context = new Map<string, any>()
-  for await (const chunk of Bun.stdin.stream()) {
-    const input = new TextDecoder().decode(chunk).trim()
-
-    try {
-      const tree = parser.parse(input)
-      const output = evaluate(input, tree, context)
-      log(output)
-    } catch (error) {
-      log.error(`${error.message}`)
-    }
-
-    process.stdout.write('> ')
-  }
-}
-
-try {
-  repl()
-} catch (error) {
-  log.error(`Fatal Error: ${error.message}`)
-}
--- a/src/compiler/treeHelper.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/treeHelper.ts
@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-import { type SyntaxNodeRef } from '@lezer/common'
-
-export const nodeToString = (nodeRef: SyntaxNodeRef, input: string, maxDepth = 10) => {
-  const lines: string[] = []
-
-  function addNode(currentNodeRef: SyntaxNodeRef, depth = 0) {
-    if (depth > maxDepth) {
-      lines.push('  '.repeat(depth) + '...')
-      return
-    }
-
-    const indent = '  '.repeat(depth)
-    const text = input.slice(currentNodeRef.from, currentNodeRef.to)
-
-    let child = currentNodeRef.node.firstChild
-    if (child) {
-      lines.push(`${indent}${currentNodeRef.name}`)
-      while (child) {
-        addNode(child, depth + 1)
-        child = child.nextSibling
-      }
-    } else {
-      const cleanText = currentNodeRef.name === 'String' ? text.slice(1, -1) : text
-      lines.push(`${indent}${currentNodeRef.name} ${cleanText}`)
-    }
-  }
-
-  addNode(nodeRef)
-
-  return lines.join('\n')
-}
--- a/src/editor/editor.css
+++ b/src/editor/editor.css
@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#output {
+  flex: 1;
+  background: #40318D;
+  color: #7C70DA;
+  padding: 20px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  font-family: 'Pixeloid Mono', 'Courier New', monospace;
+  font-size: 18px;
+}
+
+#output.error {
+  color: #FF6E6E;
+}
+
+#status-bar {
+  height: 30px;
+  background: #1E2A4A;
+  color: #B3A9FF55;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0 10px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  border-top: 3px solid #0E1A3A;
+  border-bottom: 3px solid #0E1A3A;
+
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+}
+
+#status-bar .left,
+#status-bar .right {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 2rem;
+}
+
+#status-bar .multiline {
+  display: flex;  
+
+  .dot {
+    padding-top: 1px;
+    margin-right: 4px;
+  }
+
+  .active {
+    color: #C3E88D;
+  }
+
+  .inactive {
+    color: inherit;
+  }
+}
+
+.syntax-error {
+  text-decoration: underline dotted #FF6E6E;
+}
--- a/src/editor/editor.tsx
+++ b/src/editor/editor.tsx
@ -4,26 +4,14 @@ import { shrimpTheme } from '#editor/plugins/theme'
 import { shrimpLanguage } from '#/editor/plugins/shrimpLanguage'
 import { shrimpHighlighting } from '#editor/plugins/theme'
 import { shrimpKeymap } from '#editor/plugins/keymap'
-import { log } from '#utils/utils'
+import { log, toElement } from '#utils/utils'
 import { Signal } from '#utils/signal'
 import { shrimpErrors } from '#editor/plugins/errors'
-import { ViewPlugin, ViewUpdate } from '@codemirror/view'
 import { debugTags } from '#editor/plugins/debugTags'
+import { getContent, persistencePlugin } from '#editor/plugins/persistence'

-export const outputSignal = new Signal<{ output: string } | { error: string }>()
-outputSignal.connect((output) => {
-  const outputEl = document.querySelector('#output')
-  if (!outputEl) {
-    log.error('Output element not found')
-    return
-  }
-
-  if ('error' in output) {
-    outputEl.innerHTML = `<div class="error">${output.error}</div>`
-  } else {
-    outputEl.textContent = output.output
-  }
-})
+import '#editor/editor.css'
+import type { HtmlEscapedString } from 'hono/utils/html'

 export const Editor = () => {
  return (
@ -41,44 +29,78 @@ export const Editor = () => {
              shrimpLanguage,
              shrimpHighlighting,
              shrimpErrors,
-              debugTags,
              persistencePlugin,
+              debugTags,
            ],
          })

          requestAnimationFrame(() => view.focus())
        }}
      />
-      <div id="status-bar"></div>
+      <div id="status-bar">
+        <div className="left"></div>
+        <div className="right"></div>
+      </div>
      <div id="output"></div>
+      <div id="error"></div>
    </>
  )
 }

-const persistencePlugin = ViewPlugin.fromClass(
-  class {
-    saveTimeout?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+export const outputSignal = new Signal<{ output: string } | { error: string }>()

-    update(update: ViewUpdate) {
-      if (update.docChanged) {
-        if (this.saveTimeout) clearTimeout(this.saveTimeout)
+let outputTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>

-        this.saveTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-          setContent(update.state.doc.toString())
-        }, 1000)
-      }
+outputSignal.connect((output) => {
+  const el = document.querySelector('#output')!
+  el.textContent = ''
+  let content
+  if ('error' in output) {
+    el.classList.add('error')
+    content = output.error
+  } else {
+    el.classList.remove('error')
+    content = output.output
  }

-    destroy() {
-      if (this.saveTimeout) clearTimeout(this.saveTimeout)
-    }
+  clearInterval(outputTimeout)
+  const totalTime = 100
+  const speed = totalTime / content.length
+  let i = 0
+  outputTimeout = setInterval(() => {
+    el.textContent += content[i]
+    i++
+    if (i >= content.length) clearInterval(outputTimeout)
+  }, speed)
+})
+
+type StatusBarMessage = {
+  side: 'left' | 'right'
+  message: string | Promise<HtmlEscapedString>
+  className: string
+  order?: number
 }
+export const statusBarSignal = new Signal<StatusBarMessage>()
+statusBarSignal.connect(async ({ side, message, className, order }) => {
+  document.querySelector(`#status-bar .${className}`)?.remove()
+
+  const sideEl = document.querySelector(`#status-bar .${side}`)!
+  const messageEl = (
+    <div data-order={order ?? 0} className={className}>
+      {await message}
+    </div>
  )

-const getContent = () => {
-  return localStorage.getItem('shrimp-editor-content') || ''
-}
+  // Now go through the nodes and put it in the right spot based on order. Higher number means further right
+  const nodes = Array.from(sideEl.childNodes)
+  const index = nodes.findIndex((node) => {
+    if (!(node instanceof HTMLElement)) return false
+    return Number(node.dataset.order) > (order ?? 0)
+  })

-const setContent = (data: string) => {
-  localStorage.setItem('shrimp-editor-content', data)
+  if (index === -1) {
+    sideEl.appendChild(toElement(messageEl))
+  } else {
+    sideEl.insertBefore(toElement(messageEl), nodes[index]!)
  }
+})
--- a/src/editor/plugins/debugTags.ts
+++ b/src/editor/plugins/debugTags.ts
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { EditorView, ViewPlugin, ViewUpdate } from '@codemirror/view'
 import { syntaxTree } from '@codemirror/language'
+import { statusBarSignal } from '#editor/editor'

 export const debugTags = ViewPlugin.fromClass(
  class {
@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ export const debugTags = ViewPlugin.fromClass(
    }

    updateStatusBar(view: EditorView) {
-      const pos = view.state.selection.main.head
+      const pos = view.state.selection.main.head + 1
      const tree = syntaxTree(view.state)

      let tags: string[] = []
@ -23,10 +24,12 @@ export const debugTags = ViewPlugin.fromClass(
      }

      const debugText = tags.length ? tags.reverse().slice(1).join(' > ') : 'No nodes'
-      const statusBar = document.querySelector('#status-bar')
-      if (statusBar) {
-        statusBar.textContent = debugText
-      }
+      statusBarSignal.emit({
+        side: 'right',
+        message: debugText,
+        className: 'debug-tags',
+        order: -1,
+      })
    }
  }
 )
--- a/src/editor/plugins/keymap.ts
+++ b/src/editor/plugins/keymap.ts
@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-import { outputSignal } from '#editor/editor'
-import { Compiler } from '#compiler/compiler'
-import { errorMessage, log } from '#utils/utils'
-import { keymap } from '@codemirror/view'
-import { run, VM } from 'reefvm'
-
-export const shrimpKeymap = keymap.of([
-  {
-    key: 'Cmd-Enter',
-    run: (view) => {
-      const input = view.state.doc.toString()
-      runInput(input)
-      return true
-    },
-  },
-])
-
-const runInput = async (input: string) => {
-  try {
-    const compiler = new Compiler(input)
-    const vm = new VM(compiler.bytecode)
-    const output = await vm.run()
-    outputSignal.emit({ output: String(output.value) })
-  } catch (error) {
-    log.error(error)
-    outputSignal.emit({ error: `${errorMessage(error)}` })
-  }
-}
--- a/src/editor/plugins/keymap.tsx
+++ b/src/editor/plugins/keymap.tsx
@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+import { outputSignal, statusBarSignal } from '#editor/editor'
+import { EditorState } from '@codemirror/state'
+import { Compiler } from '#compiler/compiler'
+import { errorMessage, log } from '#utils/utils'
+import { keymap } from '@codemirror/view'
+import { VM } from 'reefvm'
+
+let multilineMode = false
+const customKeymap = keymap.of([
+  {
+    key: 'Enter',
+    run: (view) => {
+      if (multilineMode) return false
+
+      const input = view.state.doc.toString()
+      run(input)
+      return true
+    },
+  },
+
+  {
+    key: 'Alt-Enter',
+    run: (view) => {
+      if (multilineMode) {
+        const input = view.state.doc.toString()
+        run(input)
+        return true
+      }
+
+      multilineMode = true
+      view.dispatch({
+        changes: { from: view.state.doc.length, insert: '\n' },
+        selection: { anchor: view.state.doc.length + 1 },
+      })
+
+      updateStatusMessage()
+      return true
+    },
+  },
+])
+
+const singleLineFilter = EditorState.transactionFilter.of((transaction) => {
+  if (multilineMode) return transaction // Allow everything in multiline mode
+
+  transaction.changes.iterChanges((fromA, toA, fromB, toB, inserted) => {
+    console.log(`🌭`, { string: inserted.toString(), newline: inserted.toString().includes('\n') })
+    if (inserted.toString().includes('\n')) {
+      multilineMode = true
+      updateStatusMessage()
+      return
+    }
+  })
+
+  return transaction
+})
+
+export const shrimpKeymap = [customKeymap, singleLineFilter]
+
+const updateStatusMessage = () => {
+  statusBarSignal.emit({
+    side: 'left',
+    message: multilineMode ? 'Press Alt-Enter run' : 'Alt-Enter will enter multiline mode',
+    className: 'status',
+  })
+
+  statusBarSignal.emit({
+    side: 'right',
+    message: (
+      <div className="multiline">
+        <span className={multilineMode ? 'dot active' : 'dot inactive'}>•</span> multiline
+      </div>
+    ),
+    className: 'multiline-status',
+  })
+}
+
+requestAnimationFrame(() => updateStatusMessage())
+
+const run = async (input: string) => {
+  try {
+    const compiler = new Compiler(input)
+    const vm = new VM(compiler.bytecode)
+    const output = await vm.run()
+    outputSignal.emit({ output: String(output.value) })
+  } catch (error) {
+    log.error(error)
+    outputSignal.emit({ error: `${errorMessage(error)}` })
+  }
+}
--- a/src/editor/plugins/persistence.ts
+++ b/src/editor/plugins/persistence.ts
@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { ViewPlugin, ViewUpdate } from '@codemirror/view'
+
+export const persistencePlugin = ViewPlugin.fromClass(
+  class {
+    saveTimeout?: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout>
+
+    update(update: ViewUpdate) {
+      if (update.docChanged) {
+        if (this.saveTimeout) clearTimeout(this.saveTimeout)
+
+        this.saveTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
+          setContent(update.state.doc.toString())
+        }, 500)
+      }
+    }
+
+    destroy() {
+      if (this.saveTimeout) clearTimeout(this.saveTimeout)
+    }
+  }
+)
+
+export const getContent = () => {
+  return localStorage.getItem('shrimp-editor-content') || ''
+}
+
+const setContent = (data: string) => {
+  localStorage.setItem('shrimp-editor-content', data)
+}
--- a/src/editor/plugins/theme.tsx
+++ b/src/editor/plugins/theme.tsx
@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export const shrimpTheme = EditorView.theme(
      fontFamily: '"Pixeloid Mono", "Courier New", monospace',
      caretColor: '#80A4C2', // soft blue caret
      padding: '0px',
-      minHeight: '100px',
    },
    '.cm-activeLine': {
      backgroundColor: 'transparent',
--- a/src/parser/contextTracker.ts
+++ b/src/parser/contextTracker.ts
@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { ContextTracker } from '@lezer/lr'
-import { Assignment } from '#parser/shrimp.terms'
-
-interface ParserContext {
-  definedVariables: Set<string>
-}
-
-export const contextTracker = new ContextTracker<ParserContext>({
-  start: { definedVariables: new Set() },
-
-  reduce(context, term, stack, input) {
-    console.log(`🤏 REDUCE`, termToString(term))
-    if (term !== Assignment) return context
-
-    return context
-  },
-
-  shift(context, term, stack, input) {
-    console.log(`  ⇧ SHIFT `, termToString(term))
-    return context
-  },
-})
-
-const termToString = (term: number) => {
-  return Object.entries(require('./shrimp.terms')).find(([k, v]) => v === term)?.[0] || term
-}
--- a/src/parser/highlight.ts
+++ b/src/parser/highlight.ts
--- a/src/parser/parser.test.ts
+++ b/src/parser/parser.test.ts
@ -349,7 +349,13 @@ describe('Assign', () => {
  })
 })

-describe('whitespace', () => {
+describe('multiline', () => {
+  test.only('parses multiline strings', () => {
+    expect(`'first'\n'second'`).toMatchTree(`
+      String first
+      String second`)
+  })
+
  test('trims leading and trailing whitespace in expected tree', () => {
    expect(`
      3
--- a/src/parser/shrimp.grammar
+++ b/src/parser/shrimp.grammar
@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@external propSource highlighting from "./highlight.js"
+@external propSource highlighting from "./highlight"

@skip { space }

@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ statement {
  NamedArgPrefix { $[a-z]+ "=" }
  Number { "-"? $[0-9]+ ('.' $[0-9]+)? }
  Boolean { "true" | "false" }
-  String { '\'' !["]* '\'' }
+  String { '\'' ![']* '\'' }
  newlineOrSemicolon { "\n" | ";" }
  eof { @eof }
  space { " " | "\t" }
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ statement {
  "/"[@name=operator]  
 }

-@external tokens tokenizer from "./tokenizers" { Identifier, Word }
+@external tokens tokenizer from "./tokenizer" { Identifier, Word }

@precedence {   
  multiplicative @left,
@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ NamedArg {
 }

 FunctionDef {
-  singleLineFunctionDef | multiLineFunctionDef
+  singleLineFunctionDef | multilineFunctionDef
 }

 singleLineFunctionDef {
  "fn" Params ":" expression
 }

-multiLineFunctionDef {
+multilineFunctionDef {
  "fn" Params ":" newlineOrSemicolon (expression newlineOrSemicolon)* "end"
 }

--- a/src/parser/shrimp.ts
+++ b/src/parser/shrimp.ts
@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // This file was generated by lezer-generator. You probably shouldn't edit it.
 import {LRParser} from "@lezer/lr"
-import {tokenizer} from "./tokenizers"
-import {highlighting} from "./highlight.js"
+import {tokenizer} from "./tokenizer"
+import {highlighting} from "./highlight"
 export const parser = LRParser.deserialize({
  version: 14,
  states: "'[OVQTOOOqQPO'#DTO!zQUO'#DTO#XQPOOOOQO'#DS'#DSO#xQTO'#CbOOQS'#DQ'#DQO$PQTO'#DVOOQO'#Cn'#CnOOQO'#C}'#C}O$XQPO'#C|OOQS'#Cu'#CuQ$aQTOOOOQS'#DP'#DPOOQS'#Ca'#CaO$hQTO'#ClOOQS'#DO'#DOOOQS'#Cv'#CvO$oQUO,58zO%SQTO,59_O%^QTO,58}O%^QTO,58}O%eQPO,58|O%vQUO'#DTO%}QPO,58|OOQS'#Cw'#CwO&SQTO'#CpO&[QPO,59qOOQS,59h,59hOOQS-E6s-E6sQOQPOOOOQS,59W,59WOOQS-E6t-E6tOOQO1G.y1G.yOOQO'#DT'#DTOOQO1G.i1G.iO&aQPO1G.iOOQS1G.h1G.hOOQS-E6u-E6uO&xQTO1G/]O'SQPO7+$wO'hQTO7+$xO'rQPO'#CxO(TQTO<<HdOOQO<<Hd<<HdOOQS,59d,59dOOQS-E6v-E6vOOQOAN>OAN>O",
@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export const parser = LRParser.deserialize({
  propSources: [highlighting],
  skippedNodes: [0],
  repeatNodeCount: 4,
-  tokenData: ")P~ReXY!dYZ!ipq!dwx!nxy#ryz#wz{#|{|$R}!O$W!P!Q$y!Q![$`![!]%O!]!^!i!_!`%T#T#X%Y#X#Y%h#Y#Z&c#Z#h%Y#h#i([#i#o%Y~~(z~!iOo~~!nO{~~!qUOr!nsw!nwx#Tx;'S!n;'S;=`#l<%lO!n~#YU]~Or!nsw!nwx#Tx;'S!n;'S;=`#l<%lO!n~#oP;=`<%l!n~#wOu~~#|Ox~~$ROW~~$WOY~~$]PZ~!Q![$`~$eQ^~!O!P$k!Q![$`~$nP!Q![$q~$vP^~!Q![$q~%OOX~~%TOe~~%YOh~Q%]Q!_!`%c#T#o%YQ%hOaQR%kS!_!`%c#T#b%Y#b#c%w#c#o%YR%zS!_!`%c#T#W%Y#W#X&W#X#o%YR&]QfP!_!`%c#T#o%Y~&fT!_!`%c#T#U&u#U#b%Y#b#c(P#c#o%Y~&xS!_!`%c#T#`%Y#`#a'U#a#o%Y~'XS!_!`%c#T#g%Y#g#h'e#h#o%Y~'hS!_!`%c#T#X%Y#X#Y't#Y#o%Y~'yQ_~!_!`%c#T#o%YR(UQcP!_!`%c#T#o%Y~(_S!_!`%c#T#f%Y#f#g(k#g#o%Y~(nS!_!`%c#T#i%Y#i#j'e#j#o%Y~)PO|~",
+  tokenData: "(j~ReXY!dYZ!ipq!dwx!nxy#]yz#bz{#g{|#l}!O#q!P!Q$d!Q![#y![!]$i!]!^!i!_!`$n#T#X$s#X#Y%R#Y#Z%|#Z#h$s#h#i'u#i#o$s~~(e~!iOo~~!nO{~~!qTOw!nwx#Qx;'S!n;'S;=`#V<%lO!n~#VO]~~#YP;=`<%l!n~#bOu~~#gOx~~#lOW~~#qOY~~#vPZ~!Q![#y~$OQ^~!O!P$U!Q![#y~$XP!Q![$[~$aP^~!Q![$[~$iOX~~$nOe~~$sOh~Q$vQ!_!`$|#T#o$sQ%ROaQR%US!_!`$|#T#b$s#b#c%b#c#o$sR%eS!_!`$|#T#W$s#W#X%q#X#o$sR%vQfP!_!`$|#T#o$s~&PT!_!`$|#T#U&`#U#b$s#b#c'j#c#o$s~&cS!_!`$|#T#`$s#`#a&o#a#o$s~&rS!_!`$|#T#g$s#g#h'O#h#o$s~'RS!_!`$|#T#X$s#X#Y'_#Y#o$s~'dQ_~!_!`$|#T#o$sR'oQcP!_!`$|#T#o$s~'xS!_!`$|#T#f$s#f#g(U#g#o$s~(XS!_!`$|#T#i$s#i#j'O#j#o$s~(jO|~",
  tokenizers: [0, 1, tokenizer],
  topRules: {"Program":[0,3]},
  tokenPrec: 337
--- a/src/parser/tokenizers.ts
+++ b/src/parser/tokenizers.ts
--- a/src/server/index.css
+++ b/src/server/index.css
@ -19,34 +19,3 @@ body {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
 }
-
-#output {
-  flex: 1;
-  background: #40318D;
-  color: #7C70DA;
-  padding: 20px;
-  overflow-y: auto;
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
-  font-family: 'Pixeloid Mono', 'Courier New', monospace;
-  font-size: 18px;
-}
-
-#output .error {
-  color: #FF6E6E;
-}
-
-#status-bar {
-  height: 30px;
-  background: #1E2A4A;
-  color: #B3A9FF;
-  display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  padding: 0 10px;
-  font-size: 14px;
-  border-top: 3px solid #0E1A3A;
-  border-bottom: 3px solid #0E1A3A;
-}
-
-.syntax-error {
-  text-decoration: underline dotted #FF6E6E;
-}
--- a/src/testSetup.ts
+++ b/src/testSetup.ts
@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const regenerateParser = async () => {
  let generate = true
  try {
    const grammarStat = await Bun.file('./src/parser/shrimp.grammar').stat()
-    const tokenizerStat = await Bun.file('./src/parser/tokenizers.ts').stat()
+    const tokenizerStat = await Bun.file('./src/parser/tokenizer.ts').stat()
    const parserStat = await Bun.file('./src/parser/shrimp.ts').stat()

    if (grammarStat.mtime <= parserStat.mtime && tokenizerStat.mtime <= parserStat.mtime) {
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
    "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
    "noImplicitOverride": true,

-    "baseUrl": ".",
    "paths": {
      "#*": ["./src/*"]
    },