diff --git a/xo-expression/include/xo/expression/pretty_expression.hpp b/xo-expression/include/xo/expression/pretty_expression.hpp
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+/* @file pretty_expression.hpp
+ *
+ * author: Roland Conybeare, Jul 2025
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "xo/indentlog/print/pretty.hpp"
+#include "xo/indentlog/print/pretty_tag.hpp"
+#include "xo/refcnt/pretty_refcnt.hpp"
+#include "Expression.hpp"
+
+namespace xo {
+    namespace print {
+        template<>
+        struct ppdetail<xo::ast::GeneralizedExpression> {
+            static bool print_upto(ppstate * pps, const xo::ast::GeneralizedExpression & x) {
+                return x.pretty_print(pps, true);
+            }
+
+            static void print_pretty(ppstate * pps, const xo::ast::GeneralizedExpression & x) {
+                x.pretty_print(pps, false);
+            }
+        };
+
+        template <>
+        struct ppdetail<xo::ast::Expression> {
+            static bool print_upto(ppstate * pps, const xo::ast::Expression & x) {
+                return x.pretty_print(pps, true);
+            }
+
+            static void print_pretty(ppstate * pps, const xo::ast::Expression & x) {
+                x.pretty_print(pps, false);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}