diff --git a/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/example.txt b/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/example.txt
index 5dc3deeb..f47d89ae 100644
--- a/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/example.txt
+++ b/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/example.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+type rawNode
+type Node
+
 rule {
   raw_node = rawNode()
   id = raw_node.id
diff --git a/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/treeDL.dl b/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/treeDL.dl
index d2f538b0..d6d48863 100644
--- a/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/treeDL.dl
+++ b/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/treeDL.dl
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Var
 
 scope.Var{scopeID: I, name: N, span: S, kind: K} :-
-  var.localVar{scopeID: I, name: N, span: S, kind: K}.
+  var.localVar{scopeID: I, name: N, span: S, kind: K} |
+  var.type{scopeID: I, name: N, span: S, kind: K}.
 var.localVar{scopeID: Statement, name: N, span: S, kind: "var"} :-
   ast.Statement{id: Statement} &
   ast.Assign{id: Assign, parentID: Statement} &
@@ -21,16 +22,31 @@ var.bindAttr{id: Expr, name: N, span: span{from: Start, to: End}} :-
   ast.Attr{id: Attr, parentID: Attrs, span: span{to: End}} &
   ast.Ident{parentID: Attr, text: N, span: span{from: Start, to: End}}. # TODO: use 'key'
 
+var.type{scopeID: I, name: N, span: S, kind: "type"} :-
+  var.getType{scopeID: I, name: N, span: S} |
+  var.bindType{scopeID: I, name: N, span: S}.
+var.getType{scopeID: global{}, name: N, span: S} :-
+  ast.Get{id: Get} &
+  ast.Ident{parentID: Get, text: N, span: S}.
+var.bindType{scopeID: global{}, name: N, span: S} :-
+  ast.Bind{id: Get} &
+  ast.Ident{parentID: Get, text: N, span: S}.
+
 # Defn
 
 scope.Defn{scopeID: I, span: S, name: N, kind: K, type: T} :-
-  defn.localVar{scopeID: I, span: S, name: N, kind: K, type: T}.
+  defn.localVar{scopeID: I, span: S, name: N, kind: K, type: T} |
+  defn.type{scopeID: I, span: S, name: N, kind: K, type: T}.
 
 defn.localVar{scopeID: Statement, span: S, name: N, kind: "var", type: "any"} :-
   ast.Statement{id: Statement} &
   ast.Assign{id: Assign, parentID: Statement} &
   ast.Ident{parentID: Assign, span: S, text: N}.
 
+defn.type{scopeID: global{}, span: S, name: N, kind: "type", type: "any"} :-
+  ast.TypeDecl{id: Decl} &
+  ast.Ident{parentID: Decl, text: N, span: S}.
+
 # Parent
 
 scope.Parent{parentID: First, childID: Second} :-
@@ -48,3 +64,4 @@ hl.mapping{rule: "comment", type: "comment"}.
 hl.mapping{rule: "addKW", type: "keyword"}.
 hl.mapping{rule: "setKW", type: "keyword"}.
 hl.mapping{rule: "ruleKW", type: "keyword"}.
+hl.mapping{rule: "typeKW", type: "keyword"}.
diff --git a/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/treeDL.grammar b/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/treeDL.grammar
index 9dd2f05f..4f41f9bd 100644
--- a/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/treeDL.grammar
+++ b/languageWorkbench/languages/treeDL/treeDL.grammar
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 main :- Rule.
-Program :- repSep(Rule, ws).
+Program :- repSep(Decl, ws).
+Decl :- (Rule | TypeDecl).
+TypeDecl :- [typeKW, ws, Ident].
 Rule :- [ruleKW, ws, "{", ws, Sequence, ws, "}"].
 Sequence :- repSep(Statement, ws).
 Statement :- (Assign | Filter | Bind | Rule).
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ Bind :- [Ident, ".", addKW, Attrs].
 Literal :- (StringLit | NumberLit | BoolLit).
 
 # keywords
+typeKW :- "type".
 ruleKW :- "rule".
 addKW :- "add".
 setKW :- "set".