diff --git a/lib/metaprogramming.nom b/lib/metaprogramming.nom
index 29a4ebd..95deb0c 100644
--- a/lib/metaprogramming.nom
+++ b/lib/metaprogramming.nom
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ rule [%tree as value] =:
     =lua "nomsu:tree_to_value(\(%tree), vars)"
 compile [repr %obj] to:
     "nomsu:repr(\(%obj as lua))"
+compile [indented %obj] to:
+    "nomsu:indent(\(%obj as lua))"
+compile [dedented %obj] to:
+    "nomsu:dedent(\(%obj as lua))"
 compile [type %obj, type of %obj] to:
     "type(\(%obj as lua))"
 
diff --git a/nomsu.lua b/nomsu.lua
index 12a9f5d..6ea1d79 100644
--- a/nomsu.lua
+++ b/nomsu.lua
@@ -353,8 +353,9 @@ do
         scope = nil
       end
       if after == nil then
-        after = 0
+        after = nil
       end
+      after = after or (self.core_defs or 0)
       scope = scope or self.defs
       local defs_by_num = { }
       for stub, def in pairs(scope) do
diff --git a/nomsu.moon b/nomsu.moon
index ce6f554..af66123 100755
--- a/nomsu.moon
+++ b/nomsu.moon
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ class NomsuCompiler
         if not ok then @error(ret1)
         return ret1, ret2
 
-    serialize_defs: (scope=nil, after=0)=>
+    serialize_defs: (scope=nil, after=nil)=>
+        after or= @core_defs or 0
         scope or= @defs
         defs_by_num = {}
         for stub, def in pairs(scope)