diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index f7f7bbe..1a991a7 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 
 ## TODO
 
-- [ ] For errors in other files, point to import
+- [ ] Inject markdown highlighter into /- -/ comments in vscode
+- [ ] For errors in other files, point to the import
+  - put a try in there and remove exitFailure
 - [x] Unsolved metas should be errors (user metas are fine)
 - [x] Better syntax for forward declared data (so we can distinguish from functions)
 - [ ] maybe allow "Main" module name for any file
@@ -316,6 +318,8 @@
   - [x] top level
   - [x] case statements
 - [ ] Lean ⟨ ⟩ anonymous constructors
+  - This would only work for `check` and we might need to revisit how `,` is handled.
+- [ ] Lean-like `#eval`
 - [ ] Lean-like .map, etc? (resolve name in namespace of target type, etc)
 - [x] autos / typeclass resolution
   - [x] very primitive version in place, not higher order, search at end
diff --git a/newt-vscode/package-lock.json b/newt-vscode/package-lock.json
index 630fe53..f916379 100644
--- a/newt-vscode/package-lock.json
+++ b/newt-vscode/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@types/mocha": "^10.0.7",
-        "@types/node": "20.x",
+        "@types/node": "25.x",
         "@types/vscode": "^1.90.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.14.1",
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.11.0",
@@ -772,13 +772,13 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
-      "version": "20.19.25",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.19.25.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZsJzA5thDQMSQO788d7IocwwQbI8B5OPzmqNvpf3NY/+MHDAS759Wo0gd2WQeXYt5AAAQjzcrTVC6SKCuYgoCQ==",
+      "version": "25.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-25.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BkmoP5/FhRYek5izySdkOneRyXYN35I860MFAGupTdebyE66uZaR+bXLHq8k4DirE5DwQi3NuhvRU1jqTVwUrQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "undici-types": "~6.21.0"
+        "undici-types": "~7.16.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/vscode": {
@@ -5605,9 +5605,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/undici-types": {
-      "version": "6.21.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-6.21.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-iwDZqg0QAGrg9Rav5H4n0M64c3mkR59cJ6wQp+7C4nI0gsmExaedaYLNO44eT4AtBBwjbTiGPMlt2Md0T9H9JQ==",
+      "version": "7.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici-types/-/undici-types-7.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Zz+aZWSj8LE6zoxD+xrjh4VfkIG8Ya6LvYkZqtUQGJPZjYl53ypCaUwWqo7eI0x66KBGeRo+mlBEkMSeSZ38Nw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
diff --git a/newt-vscode/package.json b/newt-vscode/package.json
index 5069f7b..2baff85 100644
--- a/newt-vscode/package.json
+++ b/newt-vscode/package.json
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "^10.0.7",
-    "@types/node": "20.x",
+    "@types/node": "25.x",
     "@types/vscode": "^1.90.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.14.1",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.11.0",
diff --git a/newt-vscode/tsconfig.json b/newt-vscode/tsconfig.json
index 8a79f20..cb2f607 100644
--- a/newt-vscode/tsconfig.json
+++ b/newt-vscode/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 	"compilerOptions": {
 		"module": "Node16",
 		"target": "ES2022",
-		"lib": [
-			"ES2022"
-		],
+		"lib": [ "ES2022" ],
 		"sourceMap": true,
+		// so node can run this stuff
+		"allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
+		// required by previous, but we use esbuild anyway
+		"noEmit": true,
 		"rootDir": "src",
 		"strict": true   /* enable all strict type-checking options */
 		/* Additional Checks */