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diff --git a/runtime/queries/nickel/highlights.scm b/runtime/queries/nickel/highlights.scm
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+(comment) @comment @spell
+
+[
+  "forall"
+  "in"
+  "let"
+  "default"
+  "doc"
+  "rec"
+] @keyword
+
+"fun" @keyword.function
+
+"import" @keyword.import
+
+[
+  "if"
+  "then"
+  "else"
+] @keyword.conditional
+
+"match" @keyword.conditional
+
+(types) @type
+
+"Array" @type.builtin
+
+; BUILTIN Constants
+(bool) @boolean
+
+"null" @constant.builtin
+
+(num_literal) @number
+
+(infix_op) @operator
+
+(type_atom) @type
+
+(enum_tag) @variable
+
+(chunk_literal_single) @string
+
+(chunk_literal_multi) @string
+
+(str_esc_char) @string.escape
+
+[
+  "{"
+  "}"
+  "("
+  ")"
+  "[|"
+  "|]"
+] @punctuation.bracket
+
+(multstr_start) @punctuation.bracket
+
+(multstr_end) @punctuation.bracket
+
+(interpolation_start) @punctuation.bracket
+
+(interpolation_end) @punctuation.bracket
+
+(record_field) @variable.member
+
+(builtin) @function.builtin
+
+(fun_expr
+  pats: (pattern_fun
+    (ident) @variable.parameter))
+
+(applicative
+  t1: (applicative
+    (record_operand) @function))
diff --git a/runtime/queries/nickel/indents.scm b/runtime/queries/nickel/indents.scm
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+[
+  (atom
+    (uni_record)) ; for {...}
+  (atom
+    terms: (term)) ; for [...]
+] @indent.begin
+
+[
+  "]"
+  "}"
+] @indent.end @indent.branch
+
+(comment) @indent.auto
diff --git a/runtime/queries/nickel/injections.scm b/runtime/queries/nickel/injections.scm
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+((comment) @injection.content
+  (#set! injection.language "comment"))