diff --git a/.opencode/commands/check-parens.md b/.opencode/commands/check-parens.md
index 54b9cbc..41ab451 100644
--- a/.opencode/commands/check-parens.md
+++ b/.opencode/commands/check-parens.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ description: Check paren balance in lisp blocks of .org files
 ---
 
 Run `projects/check-parens/check-parens` on the given .org files to verify all
-`#+begin_src lisp` blocks have balanced parentheses.
+`#+begin_src lisp` blocks have balanced parentheses. Uses SBCL's reader for
+100% accuracy — no false positives from string literals or character literals.
+
+Exit 0 if all blocks balanced, 1 if any issues found.
 
 Usage: /check-parens <file.org> [<file.org> ...]
diff --git a/.opencode/commands/check-tangle.md b/.opencode/commands/check-tangle.md
index 8b20cef..430ca7d 100644
--- a/.opencode/commands/check-tangle.md
+++ b/.opencode/commands/check-tangle.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ description: Tangle an org file and compile the result
 ---
 
 Tangle an .org file to .lisp then compile with SBCL. Reports the first
-compile error. Exit 0 = clean, exit 1 = compilation error.
+compile error with line numbers. Exit 0 = clean compile, exit 1 = error.
+
+Prepares code for commit by ensuring the tangled .lisp file is syntactically
+valid. Catches missing symbols, undefined functions, and type errors before
+they reach the running daemon.
 
 Usage: /check-tangle <file.org>
+
+Example:
+  /check-tangle projects/passepartout/org/channel-tui-main.org
diff --git a/.opencode/commands/repl-block.md b/.opencode/commands/repl-block.md
index b35d8c5..f93ead3 100644
--- a/.opencode/commands/repl-block.md
+++ b/.opencode/commands/repl-block.md
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 description: Send a lisp block from an org file to the REPL
 ---
 
-Extract a `#+begin_src lisp` block from an .org file and send it to the
-running daemon REPL.
+Extract a `#+begin_src lisp` block from an .org file and pipe it to the
+running daemon REPL. Identify the block by function name or index.
+
+The `--package` flag wraps the block in `(in-package ...)` so it evaluates
+in the right namespace — essential when the block references symbols from
+a specific package without the package prefix.
 
 Usage: /repl-block <file.org> --function <name>
-       /repl-block <file.org> --block <number>
        /repl-block <file.org> --function <name> --package <pkg>
+       /repl-block <file.org> --block <number>
 
-The --package flag wraps the block in an (in-package ...) form.
-Use --block to identify by 1-based index, --function to find by defun name.
+Example:
+  /repl-block projects/passepartout/org/channel-tui-view.org --function view-status --package :passepartout.channel-tui
diff --git a/projects/check-tangle/README.org b/projects/check-tangle/README.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a88e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/check-tangle/README.org
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#+TITLE: check-tangle
+
+Tangle an .org file and compile the resulting .lisp with SBCL in one step.
+
+== Usage
+
+#+begin_src shell
+  check-tangle org/file.org
+#+end_src
+
+Exit 0 if compilation succeeds, 1 if tangling or compilation fails.
+
+== What it checks
+
+1. Reads the ~:tangle~ header from the org file to find the target .lisp path
+2. Runs ~tangle~ to generate the .lisp from the .org source
+3. Runs ~sbcl compile-file~ on the result
+4. Reports the first compile error if any
+
+== Requires
+
+Emacs (for tangling), SBCL (for compilation).
diff --git a/projects/check-tangle/check-tangle b/projects/check-tangle/check-tangle
index 9ae00ab..0534471 100755
--- a/projects/check-tangle/check-tangle
+++ b/projects/check-tangle/check-tangle
@@ -28,13 +28,26 @@ fi
 
 # Resolve relative tangle path
 ORG_DIR=$(dirname "$ORG_FILE")
-LISP_FILE=$(cd "$ORG_DIR" && realpath -m "$TANGLE" 2>/dev/null || echo "$ORG_DIR/$TANGLE")
+if [ "$TANGLE" = "${TANGLE#/}" ]; then
+    # Relative path
+    LISP_FILE=$(cd "$ORG_DIR" && realpath -m "$TANGLE" 2>/dev/null || echo "$ORG_DIR/$TANGLE")
+else
+    # Absolute path
+    LISP_FILE="$TANGLE"
+fi
 
 echo "Tangling: $ORG_FILE → $LISP_FILE" >&2
 
-# Tangle using opencode's tangle tool
-TANGLE_CMD=$(command -v tangle 2>/dev/null || echo "/home/user/.opencode/bin/tangle")
-if ! "$TANGLE_CMD" "$ORG_FILE" 2>/dev/null; then
+# Prefer the memex's own tangle tool, then fall back to PATH
+if [ -x "projects/tangle-tool/tangle" ]; then
+    TANGLE_CMD="projects/tangle-tool/tangle"
+elif command -v tangle &>/dev/null; then
+    TANGLE_CMD="tangle"
+else
+    TANGLE_CMD="/home/user/.opencode/bin/tangle"
+fi
+
+if ! "$TANGLE_CMD" "$ORG_FILE"; then
     echo "FAIL: Tangling $ORG_FILE failed" >&2
     exit 1
 fi
diff --git a/projects/repl-block/README.org b/projects/repl-block/README.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c5a564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/repl-block/README.org
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#+TITLE: repl-block
+
+Extract a ~#+begin_src lisp~ block from an .org file and output it to stdout,
+ready to pipe to ~repl~ or inspect.
+
+== Usage
+
+#+begin_src shell
+  repl-block org/file.org --function foo | repl
+  repl-block org/file.org --block 3
+  repl-block org/file.org --function foo --package :my-package
+  repl-block org/file.org                  # list all blocks
+#+end_src
+
+== Identifying blocks
+
+By function name (--function): scans all blocks for (defun <name> ...) and
+outputs the containing block. By index (--block): 1-based position in file.
+
+The --package flag prepends an ~(in-package ...)~ form so the REPL evaluates
+in the right namespace.
+
+Combine with ~repl~ to send a block directly to the daemon:
+  repl-block org/channel-tui-view.org --function view-status --package :passepartout.channel-tui | repl
+
+== Requires
+
+Python 3. No dependencies.
diff --git a/projects/repl-block/repl-block b/projects/repl-block/repl-block
index 64d646b..ca5019d 100755
--- a/projects/repl-block/repl-block
+++ b/projects/repl-block/repl-block
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def extract_blocks(lines):
     return blocks
 
 
-def find_by_function(blocks, name, lines):
+def find_by_function(blocks, name):
     for line_no, body in blocks:
         for bline in body:
             if re.match(rf"\(def(un|macro|method|var|parameter|class|struct|package)\s+{re.escape(name)}\b", bline):
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def main():
     blocks = extract_blocks(lines)
 
     if args.function:
-        line_no, body = find_by_function(blocks, args.function, lines)
+        line_no, body = find_by_function(blocks, args.function)
         if body is None:
             print(f"No block found containing function '{args.function}'", file=sys.stderr)
             return 1
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ def main():
             print(f"Block {args.block} not found (file has {len(blocks)} blocks)", file=sys.stderr)
             return 1
     else:
-        # Print listing
+        # Print listing to stderr so piping still works
         for idx, (line_no, body) in enumerate(blocks, 1):
             first = (body or [""])[0][:60]
-            print(f"  {idx}: line {line_no}: {first}")
+            print(f"  {idx}: line {line_no}: {first}", file=sys.stderr)
         print(f"\n{len(blocks)} total blocks", file=sys.stderr)
-        return 1
+        return 0
 
     if args.package:
         pkg = args.package