diff --git a/include/vast/repl/state.hpp b/include/vast/repl/state.hpp
index bc40fa2316..cc1f0ee4b8 100644
--- a/include/vast/repl/state.hpp
+++ b/include/vast/repl/state.hpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace vast::repl {
         //
         // Tower related state
         //
-        tw::location_info li;
+        tw::location_info_t location_info;
         std::optional< tw::default_tower > tower;
 
         std::unordered_map< std::string, tw::link_ptr > links;
diff --git a/tools/vast-repl/command.cpp b/tools/vast-repl/command.cpp
index 1e21a1ef8c..5ee947abc5 100644
--- a/tools/vast-repl/command.cpp
+++ b/tools/vast-repl/command.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,21 @@ namespace cmd {
 
     // TODO: Really naive way to visualize.
     void render_link(const tw::link_ptr &ptr) {
+        auto flag = mlir::OpPrintingFlags().skipRegions();
+
+        auto render_op = [&](operation op) -> llvm::raw_fd_ostream & {
+            op->print(llvm::outs(), flag);
+            return llvm::outs();
+        };
+
         auto render = [&](operation op) {
-            llvm::outs() << *op << "\n";
-            for (auto c : ptr->children(op))
-                llvm::outs() << "\t => " << *c << "\n";
+            render_op(op) << "\n";
+            for (auto c : ptr->children(op)) {
+                llvm::outs() << "\t => ";
+                render_op(c) << "\n";
+            }
         };
-        ptr->from().mod->walk< mlir::WalkOrder::PreOrder >(render);
+        ptr->parent().mod->walk< mlir::WalkOrder::PreOrder >(render);
     }
 
     void check_source(const state_t &state) {
@@ -178,7 +187,7 @@ namespace cmd {
                 throw_error("failed to parse pass pipeline");
             }
         }
-        auto link = state.tower->apply(top, state.li, pm);
+        auto link = state.tower->apply(top, state.location_info, pm);
         state.links.emplace(link_name, std::move(link));
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/vast-repl/state.cpp b/tools/vast-repl/state.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c96390526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/vast-repl/state.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024-present, Trail of Bits, Inc.
+
+#include "vast/repl/state.hpp"
+
+VAST_RELAX_WARNINGS
+VAST_UNRELAX_WARNINGS
+
+namespace vast::repl {
+
+    void state_t::raise_tower(owning_module_ref mod) {
+        tower.emplace(ctx, li, std::move(mod));
+    }
+
+    vast_module state_t::current_module() {
+        return tower->top().mod;
+    }
+} // namespace vast::repl::codegen