diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index def244c8a..9ebe89ecd 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2053,6 +2053,41 @@ dependencies = [
  "minimal-lexical",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num"
+version = "0.4.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "43db66d1170d347f9a065114077f7dccb00c1b9478c89384490a3425279a4606"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-bigint",
+ "num-complex",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-iter",
+ "num-rational",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-bigint"
+version = "0.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f93ab6289c7b344a8a9f60f88d80aa20032336fe78da341afc91c8a2341fc75f"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+ "serde",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-complex"
+version = "0.4.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "02e0d21255c828d6f128a1e41534206671e8c3ea0c62f32291e808dc82cff17d"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-integer"
 version = "0.1.45"
@@ -2063,6 +2098,29 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num-iter"
+version = "0.1.43"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7d03e6c028c5dc5cac6e2dec0efda81fc887605bb3d884578bb6d6bf7514e252"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-rational"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "0638a1c9d0a3c0914158145bc76cff373a75a627e6ecbfb71cbe6f453a5a19b0"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "num-bigint",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-traits"
 version = "0.2.15"
@@ -2636,6 +2694,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
  "logos",
+ "num",
  "once_cell",
  "pretty",
  "quickscope",
@@ -2679,6 +2738,7 @@ name = "steel-parser"
 version = "0.2.0"
 dependencies = [
  "logos",
+ "num-bigint",
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
 ]
diff --git a/helix-core/src/extensions.rs b/helix-core/src/extensions.rs
index aa6dc227f..bf2fbdec0 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/extensions.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/extensions.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use steel::gc::unsafe_erased_pointers::CustomReference;
 
 impl steel::rvals::Custom for crate::Position {}
+impl steel::rvals::Custom for crate::Selection {}
 
 struct SRopeSlice<'a>(crate::RopeSlice<'a>);
 
diff --git a/helix-core/src/indent.rs b/helix-core/src/indent.rs
index 2ee154402..97993bf75 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/indent.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/indent.rs
@@ -858,9 +858,13 @@ fn call_indent_hook(
                                         }
 
                                         // TODO: Don't unwrap here, we don't want that
-                                        if LISP_WORDS.contains(
-                                            line.slice(offset..offset + end).as_str().unwrap(),
-                                        ) {
+                                        // if LISP_WORDS.contains(
+                                        //     line.slice(offset..offset + end).as_str().unwrap(),
+                                        // ) {
+                                        //     return Some(" ".repeat(offset + 1));
+                                        // }
+
+                                        if line.slice(offset..offset + end).as_str().map(|x| LISP_WORDS.contains(x)).unwrap_or_default() {
                                             return Some(" ".repeat(offset + 1));
                                         }
 
@@ -1023,6 +1027,10 @@ pub fn custom_indent_for_newline(
                                             return Some(" ".repeat(offset + 1));
                                         }
 
+                                        // if line.slice(offset..offset + end).as_str().map(|x| LISP_WORDS.contains(x)).unwrap_or_default() {
+                                        //     return Some(" ".repeat(offset + 1));
+                                        // }
+
                                         for _ in char_iter_from_paren
                                             .take_while(|(_, x)| x.is_whitespace())
                                         {
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/engine.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/engine.rs
index e8c69deb6..2d92096dc 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/engine.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/engine.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use fuzzy_matcher::FuzzyMatcher;
-use helix_core::{graphemes, Tendril};
-use helix_view::{document::Mode, Document, DocumentId, Editor};
+use helix_core::{graphemes, Tendril, Selection};
+use helix_view::{document::Mode, Document, DocumentId, Editor, editor::Action};
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use steel::{
     gc::unsafe_erased_pointers::CustomReference,
@@ -556,6 +556,12 @@ fn configure_engine() -> std::rc::Rc<std::cell::RefCell<steel::steel_vm::engine:
 
     engine.register_fn("editor-focus", current_focus);
     engine.register_fn("editor->doc-id", get_document_id);
+    engine.register_fn("editor-switch!", switch);
+    engine.register_fn("editor-set-focus!", Editor::focus);
+    engine.register_fn("editor-mode", editor_get_mode);
+    engine.register_fn("editor-set-mode!", editor_set_mode);
+    engine.register_fn("editor-doc-in-view?", is_document_in_view);
+    
     // engine.register_fn("editor->get-document", get_document);
 
     // TODO: These are some horrendous type annotations, however... they do work?
@@ -634,8 +640,7 @@ fn configure_engine() -> std::rc::Rc<std::cell::RefCell<steel::steel_vm::engine:
     //     .load_modules_from_directory(Some(
     //         helix_loader::config_dir()
     //             .join("extensions")
-    //             .to_str()
-    //             .unwrap()
+    //             .to_str()tor    //             .unwrap()
     //             .to_string(),
     //     ));
 
@@ -710,6 +715,13 @@ fn configure_engine() -> std::rc::Rc<std::cell::RefCell<steel::steel_vm::engine:
     module.register_fn("insert_string", insert_string);
     module.register_fn("current_selection", get_selection);
     module.register_fn("current-highlighted-text!", get_highlighted_text);
+    module.register_fn("get-current-line-number", current_line_number);
+
+
+    module.register_fn("current-selection-object", current_selection);
+    module.register_fn("set-current-selection-object!", set_selection);
+
+    
     module.register_fn("run-in-engine!", run_in_engine);
     module.register_fn("get-helix-scm-path", get_helix_scm_path);
     module.register_fn("get-init-scm-path", get_init_scm_path);
@@ -831,6 +843,27 @@ fn get_highlighted_text(cx: &mut Context) -> String {
     doc.selection(view.id).primary().slice(text).to_string()
 }
 
+fn current_selection(cx: &mut Context) -> Selection {
+    let (view, doc) = current_ref!(cx.editor);
+    doc.selection(view.id).clone()
+}
+
+fn set_selection(cx: &mut Context, selection: Selection) {
+    let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
+    doc.set_selection(view.id, selection)
+}
+
+fn current_line_number(cx: &mut Context) -> usize {
+    let (view, doc) = current_ref!(cx.editor);
+    helix_core::coords_at_pos(
+       doc.text().slice(..),
+            doc
+            .selection(view.id)
+            .primary()
+            .cursor(doc.text().slice(..)),
+    ).row    
+}
+
 fn get_selection(cx: &mut Context) -> String {
     let (view, doc) = current_ref!(cx.editor);
     let text = doc.text().slice(..);
@@ -921,6 +954,10 @@ fn current_path(cx: &mut Context) -> Option<String> {
     current_doc.and_then(|x| x.path().and_then(|x| x.to_str().map(|x| x.to_string())))
 }
 
+fn cx_current_focus(cx: &mut Context) -> helix_view::ViewId {
+    cx.editor.tree.focus
+}
+
 // TODO: Expose the below in a separate module, make things a bit more clear!
 
 fn current_focus(editor: &mut Editor) -> helix_view::ViewId {
@@ -937,6 +974,10 @@ fn get_document(editor: &mut Editor, doc_id: DocumentId) -> &Document {
     editor.documents.get(&doc_id).unwrap()
 }
 
+fn is_document_in_view(editor: &mut Editor, doc_id: DocumentId) -> Option<helix_view::ViewId> {
+    editor.tree.traverse().find(|(_, v)| v.doc == doc_id).map(|(id, _)| id)
+}
+
 fn document_exists(editor: &mut Editor, doc_id: DocumentId) -> bool {
     editor.documents.get(&doc_id).is_some()
 }
@@ -945,6 +986,32 @@ fn document_path(doc: &Document) -> Option<String> {
     doc.path().and_then(|x| x.to_str()).map(|x| x.to_string())
 }
 
+fn switch(editor: &mut Editor, doc_id: DocumentId) {
+    editor.switch(doc_id, Action::VerticalSplit)
+}
+
+// fn editor_set_focus(editor: &mut Editor, view_id: helix_view::ViewId) {
+//     editor.tree.focus = view_id
+// }
+
+fn editor_get_mode(editor: &mut Editor) -> Mode {
+    editor.mode
+}
+
+fn editor_set_mode(editor: &mut Editor, mode: Mode) {
+    editor.mode = mode
+}
+
+// fn insert_text(cx: &mut Context, text: String) {
+//     let count = cx.count();
+//     let reg_name = cx.register.unwrap_or('"');
+//     let (view, doc) = current!(cx.editor);
+//     let registers = &mut cx.editor.registers;
+
+//     if let Some(values) = registers.read(reg_name) {
+//         paste_impl(values, doc, view, pos, count, cx.editor.mode);
+//     }
+// }
 // cx->editor
 //
 
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index bb90dcf59..4f583d386 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -805,6 +805,8 @@ use futures_util::stream::{Flatten, Once};
 impl steel::gc::unsafe_erased_pointers::CustomReference for Editor {}
 steel::custom_reference!(Editor);
 
+impl steel::rvals::Custom for Mode {}
+
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct Editor {
     /// Current editing mode.