diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c05f8f0..a340f3b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Features / To Do List / Things I would enjoy patches for:
     - [ ] directly on require statements
     - [X] for definitions in the same file
     - [ ] for definitions in other files
-    - [ ] follows multisyms through table constructor
+    - [X] follows multisyms through table constructor
     - [ ] follows multisyms through mutations (difficult)
     - [ ] for methods/metamethods (difficult, in the general case may require type annotations or some insane global type inference logic)
     - [ ] into lua files (maybe cheeseable with antifennel if it has --correlate?)
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls.fnl b/src/fennel-ls.fnl
index 9599115..87e6f20 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls.fnl
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-(local fennel (require :fennel))
-(local dispatch (require :fennel-ls.dispatch))
+(local core (require :fennel-ls.core))
 (local json-rpc (require :fennel-ls.json-rpc))
-(local {: log} (require :fennel-ls.log))
 
 (λ main-loop [in out]
   (local send (partial json-rpc.write out))
   (local state [])
   (while true
     (let [msg (json-rpc.read in)]
-      ;; (log msg)
-      (dispatch.handle state send msg))))
+      (core.handle state send msg))))
 
 (λ main []
   (main-loop
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/plugin.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/analyze.fnl
similarity index 59%
rename from src/fennel-ls/plugin.fnl
rename to src/fennel-ls/analyze.fnl
index bba54fb..6957674 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/plugin.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/analyze.fnl
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 (local fennel (require :fennel))
+(local fennelutils (require :fennel.utils))
+(local utils (require :fennel-ls.utils))
 (local insert table.insert)
 
+(local sym? fennel.sym?)
+(local list? fennel.list?)
+
 ;; words surrounded by - are symbols,
 ;; because fennel doesn't allow 'require in a runtime file
 (local -require- (fennel.sym :require))
@@ -8,6 +13,33 @@
 (local -λ- (fennel.sym :λ))
 (local -lambda- (fennel.sym :lambda))
 
+(λ contains? [?ast byte]
+  ;; check if an ast contains a byte
+  (and (= (type ?ast) :table)
+       (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart)
+       (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :byteend)
+       (<= (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart)
+           byte
+           (+ 1 (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :byteend)))))
+
+(λ does-not-contain? [?ast byte]
+  ;; check if a byte is in range of the ast
+  (and (= (type ?ast) :table)
+       (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart)
+       (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :byteend)
+       (not
+         (<= (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart)
+             byte
+             (+ 1 (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :byteend))))))
+
+
+(λ past? [?ast byte]
+  ;; check if a byte is past an ast object
+  (and (= (type ?ast) :table)
+       (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart)
+       (< byte (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart))
+       false))
+
 (λ multisym? [t]
   ;; check if t is a symbol with multiple parts, eg. foo.bar.baz
   (and (fennel.sym? t)
@@ -126,5 +158,66 @@
   (set file.ast ast))
   ;; (set file.analyzed? true))
 
+(var
+  (search-assignment
+   search-symbol
+   search)
+  nil)
 
-{: analyze}
+(set search-assignment
+  (λ search-assignment [self file binding ?definition stack]
+    (if (= 0 (length stack))
+      binding
+      ;; TODO sift down the binding
+      (search self file ?definition stack))))
+
+(set search-symbol
+  (λ search-symbol [self file symbol stack]
+    (let [split (utils.multi-sym-split symbol)]
+      (for [i (length split) 2 -1]
+        (table.insert stack (. split i))))
+    (match (. file.references symbol)
+      to (search-assignment self file to.binding to.definition stack)
+      nil nil)))
+
+(set search
+  (λ search [self file item stack]
+    (if (fennelutils.table? item)
+        (if (. item (. stack (length stack)))
+          (search self file (. item (table.remove stack)) stack)
+          nil)
+        (sym? item)
+        (search-symbol self file item stack)
+        ;; TODO
+        ;; functioncall (continue searching in body)
+        ;; require call (search in the new module)
+        :else (error (.. "I don't know what to do with " (fennel.view item))))))
+
+(λ find-symbol [ast byte ?recursively-called]
+  (if (not= :table (type ast))
+      nil
+      (does-not-contain? ast byte)
+      nil
+      (sym? ast)
+      ast
+      (or (not ?recursively-called)
+          (fennel.list? ast)
+          (fennel.sequence? ast))
+      ;; TODO binary search
+      (accumulate
+        [result nil
+         _ v (ipairs ast)
+         &until (or result (past? v byte))]
+        (find-symbol v byte true))
+      :else
+      (accumulate
+        [result nil
+         k v (pairs ast)
+         &until result]
+        (or
+          (find-symbol k byte true)
+          (find-symbol v byte true)))))
+
+{: analyze
+ : find-symbol
+ : search-symbol}
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/dispatch.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/core.fnl
similarity index 86%
rename from src/fennel-ls/dispatch.fnl
rename to src/fennel-ls/core.fnl
index 1a19f1d..ea1e854 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/dispatch.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/core.fnl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-"Dispatch
+"core
 This module is responsible for deciding which code to call in response
 to a given LSP request from the client.
 
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ In general, this involves:
 * determining the type of the message
 * calling the appropriate handler"
 
-(local handlers (require :fennel-ls.the-actual-code))
+(local handlers (require :fennel-ls.handlers))
 (local message (require :fennel-ls.message))
 
 (λ handle-request [self send id method ?params]
-  "Call the appropriate request handler.
-The return value of the request is sent back to the server."
+  ;; Call the appropriate request handler.
+  ;; The return value of the request is sent back to the server.
   (match (. handlers.requests method)
     callback
     (match (callback self send ?params)
@@ -26,15 +26,15 @@ The return value of the request is sent back to the server."
         id))))
 
 (λ handle-response [self send id result]
-  "I don't care about responses yet"
+  ;; I don't care about responses yet
   nil)
 
 (λ handle-bad-response [self send id err]
-  "Handle a message indicating an error. Right now, it just crashes the server."
+  ;; Handle a message indicating an error. Right now, it just crashes the server.
   (error (.. "oopsie: " err.code)))
 
 (λ handle-notification [self send method ?params]
-  "Call the appropriate notification handler."
+  ;; Call the appropriate notification handler.
   (match (. handlers.notifications method)
     callback (callback self send ?params)))
     ;; Silent error for unknown notifications
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/the-actual-code.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/handlers.fnl
similarity index 56%
rename from src/fennel-ls/the-actual-code.fnl
rename to src/fennel-ls/handlers.fnl
index 18789d9..9b2b5aa 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/the-actual-code.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/handlers.fnl
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
-"The actual code
+"Big dispatch
 You finally made it. Here is the main code that implements the language server protocol
 
 Every time the client sends a message, it gets handled by a function in the corresponding table type.
 (ie, a textDocument/didChange notification will call notifications.textDocument/didChange
  and a textDocument/defintion request will call requests.textDocument/didChange)"
-(local fennel (require :fennel))
-(local sym? fennel.sym?)
-(local list? fennel.list?)
-(local fennelutils (require :fennel.utils))
+(local utils    (require :fennel-ls.utils))
+(local message    (require :fennel-ls.message))
 
-(local parser  (require :fennel-ls.parser))
-(local util    (require :fennel-ls.util))
-(local mod     (require :fennel-ls.mod))
-(local {: log} (require :fennel-ls.log))
 (local state   (require :fennel-ls.state))
+(local analyze (require :fennel-ls.analyze))
 
 (local requests [])
 (local notifications [])
@@ -64,81 +59,19 @@ Every time the client sends a message, it gets handled by a function in the corr
   {:capabilities capabilities
    :serverInfo {:name "fennel-ls" :version "0.0.0"}})
 
-;; These three functions are mutually recursive
-(var
-  (search-assignment
-   search-symbol
-   search)
-  nil)
-
-(set search-assignment
-  (λ search-assignment [self file binding ?definition stack]
-    (if (= 0 (length stack))
-      binding
-      ;; TODO sift down the binding
-      (search self file ?definition stack))))
-
-(set search-symbol
-  (λ search-symbol [self file symbol stack]
-    (let [split (util.multi-sym-split symbol)]
-      (for [i (length split) 2 -1]
-        (table.insert stack (. split i))))
-    (match (. file.references symbol)
-      to (search-assignment self file to.binding to.definition stack)
-      nil nil)))
-
-(set search
-  (λ search [self file item stack]
-    (if (fennelutils.table? item)
-        (if (. item (. stack (length stack)))
-          (search self file (. item (table.remove stack)) stack)
-          nil)
-        (sym? item)
-        (search-symbol self file item stack)
-        ;; TODO
-        ;; functioncall (continue searching in body)
-        ;; require call (search in the new module)
-        :else (error (.. "I don't know what to do with " (fennel.view item))))))
-
-(λ find-symbol [ast byte ?recursively-called]
-  (if (not= :table (type ast))
-      nil
-      (parser.does-not-contain? ast byte)
-      nil
-      (sym? ast)
-      ast
-      (or (not ?recursively-called)
-          (fennel.list? ast)
-          (fennel.sequence? ast))
-      ;; TODO binary search
-      (accumulate
-        [result nil
-         _ v (ipairs ast)
-         &until (or result (parser.past? v byte))]
-        (find-symbol v byte true))
-      :else
-      (accumulate
-        [result nil
-         k v (pairs ast)
-         &until result]
-        (or
-          (find-symbol k byte true)
-          (find-symbol v byte true)))))
-
 (λ requests.textDocument/definition [self send {: position :textDocument {: uri}}]
   (local file (state.get-by-uri self uri))
-  (local byte (util.pos->byte file.text position.line position.character))
-  (match (find-symbol file.ast byte)
+  (local byte (utils.pos->byte file.text position.line position.character))
+  (match (analyze.find-symbol file.ast byte)
     symbol
-    (match (search-symbol self file symbol [])
+    (match (analyze.search-symbol self file symbol [])
       definition
-      {:range (parser.range file.text definition)
+      {:range (message.range file.text definition)
        :uri uri})))
-
 (λ notifications.textDocument/didChange [self send {: contentChanges :textDocument {: uri}}]
   (local file (state.get-by-uri self uri))
   (assert file.open?)
-  (util.apply-changes (. self.files uri) contentChanges))
+  (utils.apply-changes (. self.files uri) contentChanges))
 
 (λ notifications.textDocument/didOpen [self send {:textDocument {: languageId : text : uri}}]
   (local file (state.set-uri-contents self uri text))
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/log.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/log.fnl
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a1a345..0000000
--- a/src/fennel-ls/log.fnl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-"Log
-In the Language Server Protocol, io.stdout is used to send messages to the client.
-Because of this, I need another way to do print-debugging."
-
-(local fennel (require :fennel))
-(local disable-logs false)
-(if disable-logs
-  {:log #nil}
-  (let [logdocument (io.open "/tmp/fennel.log" "w")]
-    (assert logdocument)
-    (fn log [...]
-      (let [args []]
-        (for [i 1 (select :# ...)]
-          (table.insert args
-            (let [item (select i ...)]
-              (match (values item (type item))
-                (str :string) str
-                ?any (fennel.view ?any)))))
-        (logdocument:write (table.concat args) "\n")))
-    {: log}))
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/message.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/message.fnl
index 6a618c3..34b3758 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/message.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/message.fnl
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ that may need to be sent to the client.
 
 I have them all here because I have a feeling I am conflating missing fields with null fields,
 and I want to have one location to look to fix this in the future."
+(local utils (require :fennel-ls.utils))
 
 (local error-codes
   {;; JSON-RPC errors
@@ -43,8 +44,18 @@ and I want to have one location to look to fix this in the future."
    : id
    :result ?result})
 
+(λ range [text ?ast]
+  "create a LSP range representing the span of an AST object"
+  (if (= (type ?ast) :table)
+    (match (values (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart) (utils.get-ast-info ?ast :byteend))
+      (i j)
+      (let [(start-line start-col) (utils.byte->pos text i)
+            (end-line   end-col)   (utils.byte->pos text (+ j 1))]
+        {:start {:line start-line :character start-col}
+         :end   {:line end-line   :character end-col}}))))
+
 {: create-notification
  : create-request
  : create-response
- : create-error}
- 
+ : create-error
+ : range}
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/parser.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/parser.fnl
deleted file mode 100644
index cf66d0e..0000000
--- a/src/fennel-ls/parser.fnl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-(local fennel (require :fennel))
-(local util (require :fennel-ls.util))
-
-(λ get-ast-info [?ast info]
-  ;; find a given key of info from an AST object
-  (or (?. (getmetatable ?ast) info)
-      (. ?ast info)))
-
-(λ contains? [?ast byte]
-  "check if a byte is in range of the AST object"
-  (and (= (type ?ast) :table)
-       (get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart)
-       (get-ast-info ?ast :byteend)
-       (<= (get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart)
-           byte
-           (+ 1 (get-ast-info ?ast :byteend)))))
-
-(λ does-not-contain? [?ast byte]
-  "check if a byte is in range of the AST object"
-  (and (= (type ?ast) :table)
-       (get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart)
-       (get-ast-info ?ast :byteend)
-       (not
-         (<= (get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart)
-             byte
-             (+ 1 (get-ast-info ?ast :byteend))))))
-
-
-(λ past? [?ast byte]
-  "check if a byte is past the range of the AST object"
-  (and (= (type ?ast) :table)
-       (get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart)
-       (< byte (get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart))
-       false))
-
-(λ range [text ?ast]
-  "create a LSP range representing the span of an AST object"
-  (if (= (type ?ast) :table)
-    (match (values (get-ast-info ?ast :bytestart) (get-ast-info ?ast :byteend))
-      (i j)
-      (let [(start-line start-col) (util.byte->pos text i)
-            (end-line   end-col)   (util.byte->pos text (+ j 1))]
-        {:start {:line start-line :character start-col}
-         :end   {:line end-line   :character end-col}}))))
-
-{: contains?
- : does-not-contain?
- : past?
- : range}
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/mod.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/searcher.fnl
similarity index 88%
rename from src/fennel-ls/mod.fnl
rename to src/fennel-ls/searcher.fnl
index 0223519..f02fed9 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/mod.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/searcher.fnl
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-"Mod
+"Searcher
 This file has all the logic needed to take the name of a module and find the corresponding URI.
 I suspect this file is going to be gone after a bit of refactoring."
 
 (local fennel (require :fennel))
-(local util (require :fennel-ls.util))
+(local utils (require :fennel-ls.utils))
 
 "works on my machine >:)"
 (local luapath "?.lua;src/?.lua")
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ I suspect this file is going to be gone after a bit of refactoring."
       (if (is_absolute path)
         (table.insert result path)
         (each [_ workspace (ipairs (or ?workspaces []))]
-          (table.insert result (join (util.uri->path workspace) path)))))
+          (table.insert result (join (utils.uri->path workspace) path)))))
     (table.concat result ";")))
 
 (λ lookup [{: root-uri} mod]
   (match (or (fennel.searchModule mod (add-workspaces-to-path luapath [root-uri]))
              (fennel.searchModule mod (add-workspaces-to-path fennelpath [root-uri])))
-    modname (util.path->uri modname)
+    modname (utils.path->uri modname)
     nil nil))
 
 {: lookup}
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/state.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/state.fnl
index 29a7d1b..06854d5 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/state.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/state.fnl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-(local util (require :fennel-ls.util))
-(local mod (require :fennel-ls.mod))
+(local utils (require :fennel-ls.utils))
+(local searcher (require :fennel-ls.searcher))
 
-(local {: analyze} (require :fennel-ls.plugin))
+(local {: analyze} (require :fennel-ls.analyze))
 
 (λ init-state [self params]
   (set self.files {})
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   (set self.root-uri params.rootUri))
 
 (λ read-file [uri]
-  (with-open [fd (io.open (util.uri->path uri))]
+  (with-open [fd (io.open (utils.uri->path uri))]
     {:uri uri
      :text (fd:read :*a)}))
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
           ;; if the cached uri isn't found, clear the cache and try again
           (do (tset self.modules module nil)
               (get-by-module self module)))
-    nil (let [uri (mod.lookup self module)]
+    nil (let [uri (searcher.lookup self module)]
           (tset self.modules module uri)
           (get-by-uri self uri))))
 
diff --git a/src/fennel-ls/util.fnl b/src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl
similarity index 94%
rename from src/fennel-ls/util.fnl
rename to src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl
index 142b6e3..e05d510 100644
--- a/src/fennel-ls/util.fnl
+++ b/src/fennel-ls/utils.fnl
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ These functions are all pure functions, which makes me happy."
       {: text}
       text)))
 
+(λ get-ast-info [?ast info]
+  ;; find a given key of info from an AST object
+  (or (?. (getmetatable ?ast) info)
+      (. ?ast info)))
+
 (fn multi-sym-split [sym ?offset]
   (local sym (tostring sym))
   (local offset (or ?offset (length sym)))
@@ -84,4 +89,5 @@ These functions are all pure functions, which makes me happy."
  : pos->byte
  : byte->pos
  : apply-changes
- : multi-sym-split}
+ : multi-sym-split
+ : get-ast-info}
diff --git a/test/goto-definition-test.fnl b/test/goto-definition-test.fnl
index e5ae284..1056104 100644
--- a/test/goto-definition-test.fnl
+++ b/test/goto-definition-test.fnl
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 (local {: ROOT-URI
         : setup-server} (require :test.util))
 
-(local dispatch (require :fennel-ls.dispatch))
+(local core (require :fennel-ls.core))
 (local message  (require :fennel-ls.message))
 
 (describe "jump to definition"
 
   (fn check [request-file line char response-file start-line start-col end-line end-col]
     (local state (doto [] setup-server))
-    (let [message (dispatch.handle* state
+    (let [message (core.handle* state
                      (message.create-request 2 "textDocument/definition"
                        {:position {:character char :line line}
                         :textDocument {:uri (.. ROOT-URI "/" request-file)}}))
diff --git a/test/lsp-test.fnl b/test/lsp-test.fnl
index 57739f9..6a03cae 100644
--- a/test/lsp-test.fnl
+++ b/test/lsp-test.fnl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (local is (require :luassert))
 
 (local {: ROOT-PATH : ROOT-URI} (require :test.util))
-(local dispatch (require :fennel-ls.dispatch))
+(local core (require :fennel-ls.core))
 
 (local server-initialize-message
   {:id 1
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 (describe "language server"
   (it "responds to initialize"
     (is-matching
-      (dispatch.handle* [] server-initialize-message)
+      (core.handle* [] server-initialize-message)
       [{:jsonrpc "2.0" :id 1
         :result {:capabilities {}
                  :serverInfo {:name "fennel-ls" : version}}}])))
diff --git a/test/misc-test.fnl b/test/misc-test.fnl
index 6a0740b..70befd0 100644
--- a/test/misc-test.fnl
+++ b/test/misc-test.fnl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (local is (require :luassert))
 
 (local fennel (require :fennel))
-(local {: multi-sym-split} (require :fennel-ls.util))
+(local {: multi-sym-split} (require :fennel-ls.utils))
 
 (describe "multi-sym-split"
   (it "should be 1 on regular syms"
diff --git a/test/string-processing-test.fnl b/test/string-processing-test.fnl
index b6ad10a..52f6c17 100644
--- a/test/string-processing-test.fnl
+++ b/test/string-processing-test.fnl
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 (local is (require :luassert))
 
 (local fennel (require :fennel))
-(local util (require :fennel-ls.util))
+(local utils (require :fennel-ls.utils))
 
-(describe "util"
+(describe "utils"
 
     ;; fixme:
     ;; test for errors on out of bounds
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
     (it "updates the start of a line"
       (is.equal
-        (util.apply-changes
+        (utils.apply-changes
           "replace beginning"
           [{:range (range 0 0 0 7)
             :text "the"}])
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     (it "updates the end of a line"
       (is.equal
-        (util.apply-changes
+        (utils.apply-changes
           "first line\nsecond line\nreplace end"
           [{:range (range 2 7 2 11)
             :text "ment"}])
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
     (it "replaces a line"
       (is.equal
-        (util.apply-changes
+        (utils.apply-changes
           "replace all"
           [{:range (range 0 0 0 11)
             :text "new string"}])
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
     (it "can handle substituting things"
       (is.equal
-        (util.apply-changes
+        (utils.apply-changes
           "replace beginning"
           [{:range {:start {:line 0 :character 0}
                     :end   {:line 0 :character 7}}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
     (it "can handle replacing everything"
       (is.equal
-        (util.apply-changes
+        (utils.apply-changes
           "this is the\nold file"
           [{:text "And this is the\nnew file"}])
         "And this is the\nnew file"))))
diff --git a/test/util.fnl b/test/util.fnl
index 5f3c803..b6a2dbb 100644
--- a/test/util.fnl
+++ b/test/util.fnl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(local dispatch (require :fennel-ls.dispatch))
+(local core (require :fennel-ls.core))
 
 (local ROOT-PATH
   (-> (io.popen "pwd")
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
                         :uri ROOT-URI}]}})
 
 (fn setup-server [state]
-  (dispatch.handle* state initialization-message))
+  (core.handle* state initialization-message))
 
 {: ROOT-URI : setup-server}