diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak
index 568e8a32..f01d2789 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/lsp.kak
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ hook -group lsp-filetype-markdown global BufSetOption filetype=markdown %{
 }
 
 declare-filetype-mode markdown
-map global markdown h ':markdown-lsp-with-harper<ret>'
-map global markdown <a-h> ':markdown-lsp-without-harper<ret>'
+map -docstring 'enable harper' global markdown h ':markdown-lsp-with-harper<ret>'
+map -docstring 'disable harper' global markdown <a-h> ':markdown-lsp-without-harper<ret>'
 
 remove-hooks global lsp-filetype-typst
 hook -group lsp-filetype-typst global BufSetOption filetype=typst %{
diff --git a/.config/kak/kakrc b/.config/kak/kakrc
index 8c5b856f..446cbaf6 100644
--- a/.config/kak/kakrc
+++ b/.config/kak/kakrc
@@ -191,8 +191,15 @@ hook global BufWritePost .*/\.config/niri/.*\.kdl(##.+)? %{
 }
 
 declare-filetype-mode markdown
-define-command markdown-code-block %{
-    execute-keys 'o```<esc>o```<esc>kA'
+define-command -params 0..1  markdown-code-block %{
+    execute-keys 'o```<esc>o```<esc><c-l>kA'
+    hook -once window InsertKey <ret> %{
+        execute-keys '<c-l>'
+    }
 }
 map -docstring 'codeblock' global markdown ` ': markdown-code-block<ret>'
+map -docstring 'bold' global markdown b ':surround-add-pair "**" "**"<ret>'
+map -docstring 'unbold' global markdown <a-b> ':surround-delete-key *<ret>:surround-delete-key *<ret>'
+map -docstring 'emph' global markdown e ':surround-add-pair "_" "_"<ret>'
+map -docstring 'unemph' global markdown <a-e> ':surround-delete-key _<ret>'
 map -docstring 'lazygit' global git g ': terminal lazygit<ret>'