diff --git a/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs b/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs
index 7786a19..493db55 100644
--- a/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs
+++ b/schala-lang/language/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
-use schala_repl::{ProgrammingLanguageInterface, ComputationRequest, ComputationResponse, LangMetaRequest, LangMetaResponse, GlobalOutputStats};
+use schala_repl::{ProgrammingLanguageInterface, ComputationRequest, ComputationResponse, LangMetaRequest, LangMetaResponse, GlobalOutputStats, DebugRequest, DebugResponse};
 
 macro_rules! bx {
   ($e:expr) => { Box::new($e) }
@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ impl Schala {
     s.run_computation(request);
     s
   }
+
+  fn handle_debug_immediate(&self, request: DebugRequest) -> DebugResponse {
+    if request.kind == "symbol-table" {
+      let debug = self.symbol_table.borrow().debug_symbol_table();
+      return DebugResponse { kind: format!("symbol-table"), value: debug };
+    }
+
+    DebugResponse {
+      kind: format!("unknown"),
+      value: format!(""),
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 fn tokenizing(input: &str, _handle: &mut Schala, comp: Option<&mut PassDebugArtifact>) -> Result<Vec<tokenizing::Token>, String> {
@@ -251,6 +263,8 @@ impl ProgrammingLanguageInterface for Schala {
         "ast reduction".into(), "ast-walking-evaluation".into()]
       ),
       LangMetaRequest::Docs { source } => self.handle_docs(source),
+      LangMetaRequest::ImmediateDebug(debug_request) =>
+        LangMetaResponse::ImmediateDebug(self.handle_debug_immediate(debug_request)),
       LangMetaRequest::Custom { .. } => LangMetaResponse::Custom { kind: format!("not-implemented"), value: format!("") }
     }
   }
diff --git a/schala-repl/src/language.rs b/schala-repl/src/language.rs
index b60fb2c..8430e61 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/language.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/language.rs
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ pub struct ComputationResponse {
 }
 
 pub struct DebugRequest {
-  kind: String,
-  value: String
+  pub kind: String,
+  pub value: String
 }
 
 pub struct DebugResponse {
-  kind: String,
-  value: String
+  pub kind: String,
+  pub value: String
 }
 
 pub enum LangMetaRequest {
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ pub enum LangMetaRequest {
   Custom {
     kind: String,
     value: String
-  }
+  },
+  ImmediateDebug(DebugRequest),
 }
 
 pub enum LangMetaResponse {
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ pub enum LangMetaResponse {
   Custom {
     kind: String,
     value: String
-  }
+  },
+  ImmediateDebug(DebugResponse),
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
diff --git a/schala-repl/src/lib.rs b/schala-repl/src/lib.rs
index 029a807..7ff83cb 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ mod repl;
 mod language;
 mod webapp;
 
-pub use language::{ProgrammingLanguageInterface, ComputationRequest, ComputationResponse, LangMetaRequest, LangMetaResponse, GlobalOutputStats};
+pub use language::{ProgrammingLanguageInterface, ComputationRequest, ComputationResponse, LangMetaRequest, LangMetaResponse, DebugRequest, DebugResponse, GlobalOutputStats};
 
 include!(concat!(env!("OUT_DIR"), "/static.rs"));
 const VERSION_STRING: &'static str = "0.1.0";
diff --git a/schala-repl/src/repl/command_tree.rs b/schala-repl/src/repl/command_tree.rs
index b4a3e5b..2f7f130 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/repl/command_tree.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/repl/command_tree.rs
@@ -61,10 +61,11 @@ impl CommandTree {
     }
   }
   pub fn get_children(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
+    use CommandTree::*;
     match self {
-      CommandTree::Terminal { .. } => vec![],
-      CommandTree::NonTerminal { children, .. } => children.iter().map(|x| x.get_cmd()).collect(),
-      CommandTree::Top(children) => children.iter().map(|x| x.get_cmd()).collect(),
+      Terminal { children, .. } |
+      NonTerminal { children, .. } |
+      Top(children) => children.iter().map(|x| x.get_cmd()).collect()
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs b/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs
index dce6919..fc3f640 100644
--- a/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs
+++ b/schala-repl/src/repl/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use colored::*;
 use itertools::Itertools;
-use crate::language::{ProgrammingLanguageInterface, ComputationRequest, ComputationResponse, LangMetaRequest, LangMetaResponse};
+use crate::language::{ProgrammingLanguageInterface, ComputationRequest, ComputationResponse, LangMetaRequest, LangMetaResponse, DebugRequest, DebugResponse};
 mod command_tree;
 use self::command_tree::{CommandTree, BoxedCommandFunction};
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ pub struct Repl {
   interpreter_directive_sigil: char,
   line_reader: ::linefeed::interface::Interface<::linefeed::terminal::DefaultTerminal>,
   language_states: Vec<Box<ProgrammingLanguageInterface>>,
+  debug_asks: Vec<String>,
 }
 
 impl Repl {
@@ -23,9 +24,10 @@ impl Repl {
     use linefeed::Interface;
     let line_reader = Interface::new("schala-repl").unwrap();
     let interpreter_directive_sigil = ':';
+    let debug_asks = vec![];
 
     Repl {
-      interpreter_directive_sigil, line_reader, language_states: initial_states,
+      interpreter_directive_sigil, line_reader, language_states: initial_states, debug_asks
     }
   }
 
@@ -231,6 +233,7 @@ impl Repl {
             }
             Some(buf)
           })),
+          CommandTree::nonterm("show-immediate", None, passes_directives.clone()),
           CommandTree::nonterm("show", None, passes_directives.clone()),
           CommandTree::nonterm("hide", None, passes_directives.clone()),
           CommandTree::nonterm("timing", None, vec![
@@ -239,7 +242,25 @@ impl Repl {
           ])
         ],
         Box::new(|repl: &mut Repl, cmds: &[&str]| {
-          Some(format!("Commands: {:?}", cmds))
+          let mut cur_state = repl.get_cur_language_state();
+          match cmds.get(0) {
+            Some(&"show-immediate") => {
+              let debug_stage = match cmds.get(1) {
+                Some(s) => s.to_string(),
+                None => return Some(format!("Must specify a thing to debug")),
+              };
+              let meta = LangMetaRequest::ImmediateDebug(DebugRequest {
+                kind: debug_stage,
+                value: format!(""),
+              });
+              let response = cur_state.request_meta(meta);
+              None
+            },
+            Some(&"show") => panic!(),
+            Some(&"hide") => panic!(),
+            Some(&"timing") => panic!(),
+            e => Some(format!("Unsupported command: {:?}", e)),
+          }
         })
       ),
       CommandTree::nonterm("lang",