diff --git a/config.el b/config.el
index f3b2c3b..9685f48 100644
--- a/config.el
+++ b/config.el
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@
   (setq sly-complete-symbol-function 'sly-flex-completions))
 
 (map! :map corfu-map [escape] 'corfu-quit)
+(setq tab-always-indent t)
 
 ;; cl-collider cl-patterns emacs helpers TODO: test this
 (after! lisp-mode
@@ -536,3 +537,5 @@
 
 ;; remove org agenda from the splash screen
 (assoc-delete-all "Open org-agenda" +doom-dashboard-menu-sections)
+
+(setq +tree-sitter-hl-enabled-modes t)
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 8fded25..f5aa72b 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
        ;;taskrunner        ; taskrunner for all your projects
        ;;terraform         ; infrastructure as code
        ;;tmux              ; an API for interacting with tmux
-       ;; tree-sitter       ; syntax and parsing, sitting in a tree...
+       tree-sitter       ; syntax and parsing, sitting in a tree...
        ;;upload            ; map local to remote projects via ssh/ftp
 
        :os
@@ -117,9 +117,8 @@
        :lang
        ;;agda              ; types of types of types of types...
        ;;beancount         ; mind the GAAP
-       (cc +lsp)         ; C > C++ == 1
-       (clojure +lsp)           ; java with a lisp
-       (common-lisp +lsp)       ; if you've seen one lisp, you've seen them all
+       (cc +lsp +tree-sitter +tree-sitter)           ; java with a lisp
+       (common-lisp +lsp +tree-sitter)       ; if you've seen one lisp, you've seen them all
        ;;coq               ; proofs-as-programs
        ;;crystal           ; ruby at the speed of c
        ;;csharp            ; unity, .NET, and mono shenanigans
@@ -139,12 +138,12 @@
        ;;gdscript          ; the language you waited for
        ;;(go +lsp)         ; the hipster dialect
        ;;(graphql +lsp)    ; Give queries a REST
-       (haskell +lsp)    ; a language that's lazier than I am
+       (haskell +lsp +tree-sitter)    ; a language that's lazier than I am
        ;;hy                ; readability of scheme w/ speed of python
        ;;idris             ; a language you can depend on
-       json              ; At least it ain't XML
+       (json +tree-sitter)              ; At least it ain't XML
        (java +lsp)       ; the poster child for carpal tunnel syndrome
-       (javascript +lsp)        ; all(hope(abandon(ye(who(enter(here))))))
+       (javascript +lsp +tree-sitter)        ; all(hope(abandon(ye(who(enter(here))))))
        ;;julia             ; a better, faster MATLAB
        ;;kotlin            ; a better, slicker Java(Script)
        ;;latex             ; writing papers in Emacs has never been so fun
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@
        purescript        ; javascript, but functional
        (python +lsp)            ; beautiful is better than ugly
        qt                ; the 'cutest' gui framework ever
-       racket            ; a DSL for DSLs
+       (racket +lsp +tree-sitter)            ; a DSL for DSLs
        ;;raku              ; the artist formerly known as perl6
        ;;rest              ; Emacs as a REST client
        ;;rst               ; ReST in peace
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@
        ;;solidity          ; do you need a blockchain? No.
        ;;swift             ; who asked for emoji variables?
        ;;terra             ; Earth and Moon in alignment for performance.
-       (web +lsp)
+       (web +lsp +tree-sitter)
        yaml              ; JSON, but readable
        ;;zig               ; C, but simpler