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+
+module AST.ScopeHelpers where
+
+import Control.Monad.State
+
+data Define n e ty a = Define
+  { recursive :: Bool
+  , name :: n a
+  , body :: Maybe (e a)
+  , ty   :: Maybe (ty a)
+  }
+  deriving stock (Functor, Foldable, Traversable)
+
+data Block f a = Block
+  { body      :: f a
+  }
+  deriving stock (Functor, Foldable, Traversable)
+
+class UpdatableScopes n e ty f where
+  updateScopes :: (a -> ScopeM n e ty (f b)) -> f a -> ScopeM n e ty (f b)
+
+type ScopeM n e ty = State [Env n e ty]
+
+newtype Env n e ty = Env
+  { _eDecls :: [ScopedDecl n e ty]
+  }
+  deriving newtype (Semigroup, Monoid)
+
+data ScopedDecl n e ty = ScopedDecl
+  { _sdName   :: n ()
+  , _sdBody   :: Maybe (e ())
+  , _sdType   :: Maybe (ty ())
+  }
+
+data Kind = Star
+
+define :: (Functor n, Functor b, Functor ty) => Define n b ty a -> ScopeM n b ty ()
+define (Define _ n e ty) = do
+  modify \(Env top : rest) ->
+    Env (sd : top) : rest
+  where
+    sd = ScopedDecl
+      (void n)
+      (void <$> e)
+      (void <$> ty)
+
+instance
+  ( UpdatableScopes n e ty n
+  , UpdatableScopes n e ty e
+  , UpdatableScopes n e ty ty
+  )
+    =>
+  UpdatableScopes n e ty (Define n e ty)
+    where
+      updateScopes action def@(Define recur name body ty) = do
+        define def
+        name' <- updateScopes action name
+        _