diff --git a/rc/filetype/asciidoc.kak b/rc/filetype/asciidoc.kak
index 8bdcce07e..21607da0b 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/asciidoc.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/asciidoc.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .+\.(a(scii)?doc|asc) %{
     set-option buffer filetype asciidoc
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=asciidoc %{
+    require-module asciidoc
+}
+
+provide-module asciidoc %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -41,3 +47,5 @@ hook -group asciidoc-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=asciidoc %{
     add-highlighter window/asciidoc ref asciidoc
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-highlighter window/asciidoc }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/c-family.kak b/rc/filetype/c-family.kak
index fbfa702af..68c2a387a 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/c-family.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/c-family.kak
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.m %{
     set-option buffer filetype objc
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=(c|cpp|objc) %{
+    require-module c-family
+}
+
+
+provide-module c-family %🦀
+
 define-command -hidden c-family-trim-indent %{
     # remove the line if it's empty when leaving the insert mode
     try %{ execute-keys -draft <a-x> 1s^(\h+)$<ret> d }
@@ -441,3 +448,5 @@ define-command cpp-alternative-file -docstring "Jump to the alternate cpp file (
 define-command objc-alternative-file -docstring "Jump to the alternate objc file (header/implementation)" %{
     c-family-alternative-file
 }
+
+🦀
diff --git a/rc/filetype/clojure.kak b/rc/filetype/clojure.kak
index da6134a65..d19708af8 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/clojure.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/clojure.kak
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*[.](clj|cljc|cljs|cljx|edn) %{
     set-option buffer filetype clojure
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=clojure %{
+    require-module clojure
+}
+
+provide-module clojure %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -206,3 +212,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=clojure %[
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window clojure-.+ }
 ]
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/css.kak b/rc/filetype/css.kak
index ecc456ed1..8c5def9c3 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/css.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/css.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*[.](css) %{
     set-option buffer filetype css
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=css %{
+    require-module css
+}
+
+provide-module css %[
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -74,3 +80,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=css %[
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window css-.+ }
 ]
+
+]
diff --git a/rc/filetype/d.kak b/rc/filetype/d.kak
index f0f082489..b042f4f93 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/d.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/d.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.di? %{
     set-option buffer filetype d
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=d %{
+    require-module d
+}
+
+provide-module d %🦀
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -130,3 +136,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=d %{
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window d-.+ }
 }
+
+🦀
diff --git a/rc/filetype/dart.kak b/rc/filetype/dart.kak
index 5b5600cb4..497014290 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/dart.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/dart.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.dart %{
     set-option buffer filetype dart
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=dart %{
+    require-module dart
+}
+
+provide-module dart %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -104,3 +110,6 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=dart %{
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window dart-.+ }
 }
+
+# balancing }}}
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/dockerfile.kak b/rc/filetype/dockerfile.kak
index 07da23475..b76716e26 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/dockerfile.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/dockerfile.kak
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*/?Dockerfile(\.\w+)?$ %{
     set-option buffer filetype dockerfile
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=dockerfile %{
+    require-module dockerfile
+}
+
+provide-module dockerfile %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -46,3 +52,5 @@ hook -group dockerfile-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=dockerfile %{
     add-highlighter window/dockerfile ref dockerfile
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-highlighter window/dockerfile }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/go.kak b/rc/filetype/go.kak
index 8aebe657f..2df0ba9da 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/go.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/go.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.go %{
     set-option buffer filetype go
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=go %{
+    require-module go
+}
+
+provide-module go %🦀
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -95,3 +101,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=go %{
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window go-.+ }
 }
+
+🦀
diff --git a/rc/filetype/html.kak b/rc/filetype/html.kak
index 5f76721da..81db5c9b2 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/html.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/html.kak
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.xml %{
     set-option buffer filetype xml
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=(html|xml) %{
+    require-module html
+}
+
+provide-module html %[
+
+try %{
+    require-module css
+    require-module javascript
+}
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -73,3 +84,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=(html|xml) %{
         remove-hooks window ""%val{hook_param_capture_1}-.+""
     "
 }
+
+]
diff --git a/rc/filetype/javascript.kak b/rc/filetype/javascript.kak
index 4d16ee68a..7dc2034da 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/javascript.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/javascript.kak
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*[.](ts)x? %{
     set-option buffer filetype typescript
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=(java|type)script %{
+    require-module javascript
+}
+
+provide-module javascript %🦀
+
 # Commands
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -115,3 +121,5 @@ add-highlighter shared/typescript/code/ regex \b(array|boolean|date|number|objec
 
 # Keywords grabbed from https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/issues/2536
 add-highlighter shared/typescript/code/ regex \b(as|constructor|declare|enum|from|implements|interface|module|namespace|package|private|protected|public|readonly|static|type)\b 0:keyword
+
+🦀
diff --git a/rc/filetype/json.kak b/rc/filetype/json.kak
index ae04c55ac..d863d5963 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/json.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/json.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*[.](json) %{
     set-option buffer filetype json
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=json %{
+    require-module json
+}
+
+provide-module json %(
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -58,3 +64,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=json %{
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window json-.+ }
 }
+
+)
diff --git a/rc/filetype/kakrc.kak b/rc/filetype/kakrc.kak
index 7a9af9894..1b270b80b 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/kakrc.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/kakrc.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@ hook global BufCreate (.*/)?(kakrc|.*.kak) %{
     set-option buffer filetype kak
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=kak %{
+    require-module kak
+}
+
+provide-module kak %🦀
+
+require-module sh
+
 # Highlighters & Completion
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -33,7 +41,7 @@ evaluate-commands %sh{
               set-option unset-option update-option declare-option execute-keys evaluate-commands
               prompt menu on-key info set-face unset-face rename-client set-register select
               change-directory rename-session colorscheme declare-user-mode enter-user-mode
-              edit! write! kill! quit! write-quit! delete-buffer!"
+              edit! write! kill! quit! write-quit! delete-buffer! provide-module require-module"
     attributes="global buffer window current
                 normal insert menu prompt goto view user object
                 number-lines show-matching show-whitespaces fill regex dynregex group flag-lines
@@ -108,3 +116,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=kak %~
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window kak-.+ }
 ~
+
+🦀
diff --git a/rc/filetype/lisp.kak b/rc/filetype/lisp.kak
index 378bb3c52..39f946e7d 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/lisp.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/lisp.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*[.](lisp) %{
     set-option buffer filetype lisp
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=lisp %{
+    require-module lisp
+}
+
+provide-module lisp %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -72,3 +78,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=lisp %{
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window lisp-.+ }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/makefile.kak b/rc/filetype/makefile.kak
index 569d51f97..c6f13dfd2 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/makefile.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/makefile.kak
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*(/?[mM]akefile|\.mk) %{
     set-option buffer filetype makefile
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=makefile %{
+    require-module makefile
+}
+
+provide-module makefile %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -58,3 +64,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=makefile %{
     hook window InsertChar \n -group makefile-indent makefile-indent-on-new-line
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window makefile-.+ }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/markdown.kak b/rc/filetype/markdown.kak
index 18f3ccf6f..be1932697 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/markdown.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/markdown.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*[.](markdown|md|mkd) %{
     set-option buffer filetype markdown
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=markdown %{
+    require-module markdown
+}
+
+provide-module markdown %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -83,3 +89,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=markdown %{
     hook window InsertChar \n -group markdown-indent markdown-indent-on-new-line
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window markdown-.+ }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/nim.kak b/rc/filetype/nim.kak
index 901ce68a9..0bdd8ef6d 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/nim.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/nim.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.nim(s|ble)? %{
     set-option buffer filetype nim
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=nim %{
+    require-module nim
+}
+
+provide-module nim %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -110,3 +116,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=nim %{
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window nim-.+ }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/ocaml.kak b/rc/filetype/ocaml.kak
index 0a3d49bf5..8b8c771cf 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/ocaml.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/ocaml.kak
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
 hook global BufCreate .*\.mli? %{
-  set-option buffer filetype ocaml
+    set-option buffer filetype ocaml
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=ocaml %{
+    require-module ocaml
+}
+
+provide-module ocaml %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -36,3 +42,5 @@ evaluate-commands %sh{
     }
   "
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/perl.kak b/rc/filetype/perl.kak
index e69058d3c..342eb3b28 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/perl.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/perl.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.(t|p[lm])$ %{
     set-option buffer filetype perl
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=perl %{
+    require-module perl
+}
+
+provide-module perl %🦀
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -112,3 +118,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=perl %{
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window perl-.+ }
 }
+
+🦀
diff --git a/rc/filetype/pony.kak b/rc/filetype/pony.kak
index 713cc2951..8aaa0233d 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/pony.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/pony.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*[.](pony) %{
     set-option buffer filetype pony
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=pony %{
+    require-module pony
+}
+
+provide-module pony %{
+
 # Highlighters & Completion
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -90,3 +96,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=pony %{
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window pony-.+ }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/protobuf.kak b/rc/filetype/protobuf.kak
index 2ef10480f..4924cb05d 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/protobuf.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/protobuf.kak
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.proto$ %{
     set-option buffer filetype protobuf
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=protobuf %{
+    require-module protobuf
+}
+
+provide-module protobuf %[
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -83,3 +89,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=protobuf %[
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window protobuf-.+ }
 ]
+
+]
diff --git a/rc/filetype/python.kak b/rc/filetype/python.kak
index 9084dd1cb..82fe99718 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/python.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/python.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*[.](py) %{
     set-option buffer filetype python
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=python %{
+    require-module python
+}
+
+provide-module python %{
+
 # Highlighters & Completion
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -146,3 +152,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=python %{
     hook window ModeChange insert:.* -group python-trim-indent %{ try %{ execute-keys -draft \; <a-x> s ^\h+$ <ret> d } }
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window python-.+ }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/restructuredtext.kak b/rc/filetype/restructuredtext.kak
index 1eaf4bfc9..362c98067 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/restructuredtext.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/restructuredtext.kak
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*[.](rst) %{
     set-option buffer filetype restructuredtext
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=restructuredtext %{
+    require-module restructuredtext
+}
+
+provide-module restructuredtext %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -72,3 +78,5 @@ hook -group restructuredtext-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=restructured
     add-highlighter window/restructuredtext ref restructuredtext
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-highlighter window/restructuredtext }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/ruby.kak b/rc/filetype/ruby.kak
index 3e5cfcfa5..d9bdcfe6c 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/ruby.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/ruby.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*(([.](rb))|(irbrc)|(pryrc)|(Brewfile)|(Capfile|[.]cap)|(
     set-option buffer filetype ruby
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=ruby %{
+    require-module ruby
+}
+
+provide-module ruby %[
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -166,3 +172,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=ruby %{
         unalias window alt ruby-alternative-file
     }
 }
+
+]
diff --git a/rc/filetype/scheme.kak b/rc/filetype/scheme.kak
index ec86638b9..20d2f35f8 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/scheme.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/scheme.kak
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # http://www.scheme-reports.org
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
-# require lisp.kak
-
 # Detection
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -10,6 +8,14 @@ hook global BufCreate (.*/)?(.*\.(scm|ss|sld)) %{
     set-option buffer filetype scheme
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=scheme %{
+    require-module scheme
+}
+
+provide-module scheme %{
+
+require-module lisp
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ evaluate-commands %sh{ exec awk -f - <<'EOF'
 
     BEGIN {
         printf("hook global WinSetOption filetype=scheme %%{ set-option window static_words ");
-        print_words(keywords); print_words(meta); print_words(operators); print_words(builtins); 
+        print_words(keywords); print_words(meta); print_words(operators); print_words(builtins);
         printf(" }\n")
 
         add_word_highlighter(keywords, "keyword");
@@ -131,3 +137,5 @@ hook global WinSetOption filetype=scheme %{
 
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-hooks window scheme-.+ }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/filetype/sh.kak b/rc/filetype/sh.kak
index acd629935..b74685206 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/sh.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/sh.kak
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*\.(z|ba|c|k|mk)?sh(rc|_profile)? %{
     set-option buffer filetype sh
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=sh %{
+    require-module sh
+}
+
+provide-module sh %[
+
 add-highlighter shared/sh regions
 add-highlighter shared/sh/code default-region group
 add-highlighter shared/sh/double_string region  %{(?<!\\)(?:\\\\)*\K"} %{(?<!\\)(?:\\\\)*"} group
@@ -42,3 +48,5 @@ hook -group sh-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=sh %{
     add-highlighter window/sh ref sh
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-highlighter window/sh }
 }
+
+]
diff --git a/rc/filetype/sql.kak b/rc/filetype/sql.kak
index dbecea9c7..44ea7729d 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/sql.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/sql.kak
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ hook global BufCreate .*/?(?i)sql %{
     set-option buffer filetype sql
 }
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=sql %{
+    require-module sql
+}
+
+provide-module sql %{
+
 # Highlighters
 # ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾
 
@@ -105,3 +111,5 @@ hook -group sql-highlight global WinSetOption filetype=sql %{
     add-highlighter window/sql ref sql
     hook -once -always window WinSetOption filetype=.* %{ remove-highlighter window/sql }
 }
+
+}
diff --git a/rc/tools/clang.kak b/rc/tools/clang.kak
index 3386073b0..3a96e7276 100644
--- a/rc/tools/clang.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/clang.kak
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=(c|cpp) %{
+    require-module clang
+}
+
+provide-module clang %[
+
 declare-option -docstring "options to pass to the `clang` shell command" \
     str clang_options
 
@@ -178,3 +184,5 @@ define-command clang-diagnostics-next -docstring "Jump to the next line that con
             echo "echo -markup '{Error}no next clang diagnostic'"
         fi
     } }
+
+]
diff --git a/rc/tools/go/go-tools.kak b/rc/tools/go/go-tools.kak
index ee26698ee..7e1241b99 100644
--- a/rc/tools/go/go-tools.kak
+++ b/rc/tools/go/go-tools.kak
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 # Needs the following tools in the path:
 # - jq for json deserializaton
 
+hook -once global BufSetOption filetype=go %{
+    require-module go-tools
+}
+
+provide-module go-tools %{
+
 evaluate-commands %sh{
     for dep in gocode goimports gogetdoc jq; do
         if ! command -v $dep > /dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -180,3 +186,5 @@ define-command go-share-selection -docstring "Share the selection using the Go P
     snippet_id=$(printf %s\\n "${kak_selection}" | curl -s https://play.golang.org/share --data-binary @-)
     printf "echo https://play.golang.org/p/%s" ${snippet_id}
 } }
+
+}