diff --git a/hy/compiler/ast27.py b/hy/compiler/ast27.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbdbbce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hy/compiler/ast27.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# output ast for cpython 2.7
+
+from hy.lang.builtins import builtins
+# check compiler/modfaker for other crap
+
+offset = 0
+def _new_fn_name():
+    global offset
+    offset += 1
+    return "_hy_fn_%s" % (offset)
+
+# body=[Print(dest=None,
+#             values=[BinOp(left=Num(n=1), op=Add(), right=Num(n=1))],
+#             nl=True)]
+# body=[Expr(value=BinOp(left=Num(n=1), op=Add(), right=Num(n=1)))]
+
+
+
+def forge_ast(name, forest):
+    for tree in forest:
+        print tree
diff --git a/hy/lang/builtins.py b/hy/lang/builtins.py
index 6aa3cf1..f46a0a4 100644
--- a/hy/lang/builtins.py
+++ b/hy/lang/builtins.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #
 import sys
 from hy.lang.internals import HYNamespaceCOW
+from hy.lang.string import HYString
 
 
 def _define(obj, lns):
@@ -17,10 +18,15 @@ def _loop(obj, lns):
             arg.eval(lns.clone())
 
 
-def _fn(obj, lns):
+def _fn(obj, lns, name=None):
     fd = obj.get_invocation()
     args = fd['args']
     sig = args[0]
+
+    docstring = None
+    if isinstance(args[1], HYString):
+        docstring = args.pop(1)
+
     meth = args[1]
 
     def _(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -32,6 +38,12 @@ def _fn(obj, lns):
 
         ret = meth.eval(l, *args, **kwargs)
         return ret
+
+    _.__name__ = "hyfn"
+    if name:
+        _.__name__ = name
+
+    _.__doc__ = docstring
     return _
 
 
diff --git a/hy/lang/expression.py b/hy/lang/expression.py
index 6a63981..fc4e0fa 100644
--- a/hy/lang/expression.py
+++ b/hy/lang/expression.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class HYExpression(HYObject, list):
 
         return {
             "function": fn,
-            "args": args
+            "args": args,
         }
 
     def peek(self):