diff --git a/quad/quad/get-info.rkt b/quad/quad/get-info.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..57a3c03c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quad/quad/get-info.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#lang racket
+(require racket/class)
+(provide get-info)
+
+(define (custom-indent-rules x)
+  (match x
+    ;; tbd: custom indent rules, examples below
+    #;[("with-pattern"
+        "with-shared-id"
+        "pattern-case"
+        "pattern-case-filter") 'lambda]
+    #;[("define-macro"
+        "define-macro-cases"
+        "define-cases"
+        "while"
+        "until") 'define]
+    [_ #false]))
+
+(define (indenter t pos)
+  (send t compute-racket-amount-to-indent pos custom-indent-rules))
+
+(define (get-info key default-value proc)
+  (define (fallback) (if proc (proc key default-value) default-value))
+  (define (try-dynamic-require lib export)
+    (with-handlers ([exn:missing-module?
+                     (λ (x) (case key
+                              [(drracket:indentation) indenter]
+                              [else (fallback)]))])
+      (dynamic-require lib export)))
+  (case key
+    [(color-lexer)
+     (try-dynamic-require 'syntax-color/scribble-lexer 'scribble-lexer)]
+    [(drracket:indentation)
+     (try-dynamic-require 'scribble/private/indentation 'determine-spaces)]
+    [(drracket:keystrokes)
+     (try-dynamic-require 'scribble/private/indentation 'keystrokes)]
+    [else (fallback)]))
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diff --git a/quad/quad/lang.rkt b/quad/quad/lang.rkt
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index 00000000..356443f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quad/quad/lang.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#lang racket/base
+(require (for-syntax racket/base))
+(provide (rename-out [quad-mb #%module-begin])
+         #%top-interaction)
+
+(define-syntax (quad-mb stx)
+  (syntax-case stx ()
+    [(_ . ARGS) #'(#%module-begin . ARGS)]))
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diff --git a/quad/quad/main.rkt b/quad/quad/main.rkt
index c1f369c3..ee855d25 100644
--- a/quad/quad/main.rkt
+++ b/quad/quad/main.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #lang racket/base
 
+;; reader hook for #lang quad
+(module reader racket/base
+  (require "reader.rkt")
+  (provide (all-from-out "reader.rkt")))
+
 (require "atomize.rkt"
 "quad.rkt"
 "qexpr.rkt"
diff --git a/quad/quad/quad.rkt b/quad/quad/quad.rkt
index 7baf1d39..cfdbaf20 100644
--- a/quad/quad/quad.rkt
+++ b/quad/quad/quad.rkt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
          "param.rkt"
          "rebase.rkt")
 (provide (all-defined-out))
+
 (module+ test (require rackunit))
 
 (define (size q)
diff --git a/quad/quad/reader.rkt b/quad/quad/reader.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..156be9ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quad/quad/reader.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#lang racket/base
+(provide (rename-out
+          [quad-lang-read read]
+          [quad-lang-read-syntax read-syntax]
+          [qr-mod:get-info get-info]))
+
+(module quad-reader syntax/module-reader
+  #:language 'quad/lang
+  #:info qgi:get-info
+  #:read my-read
+  #:read-syntax my-read-syntax
+  (require (prefix-in qgi: quad/get-info) (prefix-in at: scribble/reader))
+  (define (my-read ip) (syntax->datum (my-read-syntax ip)))
+  (define (my-read-syntax src ip)
+    (parameterize ([current-readtable (at:make-at-readtable #:command-char #\◊)])
+      (read-syntax src ip))))
+
+(require debug/reader (prefix-in qr-mod: 'quad-reader))
+
+#|
+Use wrap-reader on the whole-module read function that would be exported
+by the reader module, not the single-expression read function like
+at:read-syntax that you deal with within syntax/module-reader or normal use.
+|#
+
+(define quad-lang-read (wrap-reader qr-mod:read))
+(define quad-lang-read-syntax (wrap-reader qr-mod:read-syntax))
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