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+# Adding Textobject Queries
+
+Textobjects that are language specific ([like functions, classes, etc][textobjects])
+require an accompanying tree-sitter grammar and a `textobjects.scm` query file
+to work properly. Tree-sitter allows us to query the source code syntax tree
+and capture specific parts of it. The queries are written in a lisp dialect.
+More information on how to write queries can be found in the [official tree-sitter
+documentation](tree-sitter-queries).
+
+Query files should be placed in `runtime/queries/{language}/textobjects.scm`
+when contributing. Note that to test the query files locally you should put
+them under your local runtime directory (`~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux
+for example).
+
+The following [captures][tree-sitter-captures] are recognized:
+
+| Capture Name       |
+| ---                |
+| `function.inside`  |
+| `function.around`  |
+| `class.inside`     |
+| `class.around`     |
+| `parameter.inside` |
+
+[Example query files][textobject-examples] can be found in the helix GitHub repository.
+
+[textobjects]: ../usage.md#textobjects
+[tree-sitter-queries]: https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/using-parsers#query-syntax
+[tree-sitter-captures]: https://tree-sitter.github.io/tree-sitter/using-parsers#capturing-nodes
+[textobject-examples]: https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Ahelix-editor%2Fhelix+filename%3Atextobjects.scm&type=Code&ref=advsearch&l=&l=