diff --git a/server/src/parser/parser.py b/server/src/parser/parser.py
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+++ b/server/src/parser/parser.py
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+from lark import Lark, Transformer, Token, v_args
+from pathlib import Path
+
+GRAMMAR_FILE = Path(__file__).parent.joinpath("tcl.lark")
+TCL_GRAMMAR = GRAMMAR_FILE.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+
+
+@v_args(inline=True)
+class TCLTransformer(Transformer):
+    def start(self, *stmts):
+        return list(stmts)
+
+    def command(self, *elements):
+        return list(elements)
+
+    def braced(self, *content):
+        return "{" + "".join(c for c in content) + "}"
+
+    def quoted(self, *content):
+        return '"' + "".join(c for c in content) + '"'
+
+    def variable(self, token):
+        return token.value
+
+    def cmdsubst(self, *inner):
+        return "[" + " ".join(inner) + "]"
+
+    def bare(self, token):
+        return token.value
+
+    def COMMENT(self, token):
+        return token.value
diff --git a/server/src/parser/tcl.lark b/server/src/parser/tcl.lark
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+++ b/server/src/parser/tcl.lark
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+start: statement*
+
+?statement: command | COMMENT
+
+COMMENT: /#[^\n]*/
+
+command: element+
+
+?element: braced
+| quoted
+| variable
+| cmdsubst
+| bare
+
+braced: "{" inner_braced* "}"
+inner_braced: /[^{}]+/ | braced
+
+quoted: '"' inner_quoted* '"'
+inner_quoted: /[^"{}]+/ | braced
+
+variable: "$" /[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*/
+cmdsubst: "[" start "]"
+
+bare: /[^\s{}$"]+/
+
+%import common.WS_INLINE
+%ignore WS_INLINE
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