provide-module root %∴
    declare-option str-list root_globs .git .kakrc kakrc
    declare-option str project_root %sh{ echo "$PWD" }
    define-command root-discover %{
        evaluate-commands %sh{
            globs="$kak_opt_root_globs"
            dir="$PWD"

            while [ "$dir" != "/" ]; do
                for glob in $globs; do
                    match=$(fd -H -td -1 --glob "$glob" "$dir" --max-depth 1 2>/dev/null | head -n1)
                    if [ -n "$match" ]; then
                        root="$match"
                        break
                    fi
                done
                dir="$(dirname "$dir")"
            done
            printf 'set-option global project_root "%s"\n' "$root"
        }
    }
    # project-specific configuration
    hook global BufCreate (.*/)?(\.kakrc\.local|\.kakrc\.local|\.kakrc) %{
        set-option buffer filetype kak
    }
    try %{ source .kakrc } catch %{
        try %{ source .kakrc.local } catch %{ try %{ source .local.kakrc } }
    }

    hook global KakBegin .* %{
        # TODO: discover project root
    }

∴