diff --git a/src/library/blast/CMakeLists.txt b/src/library/blast/CMakeLists.txt
index 879cacd98..9d27f1134 100644
--- a/src/library/blast/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/library/blast/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-add_library(blast OBJECT state.cpp context.cpp)
+add_library(blast OBJECT state.cpp context.cpp expr.cpp)
diff --git a/src/library/blast/expr.cpp b/src/library/blast/expr.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14b462d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library/blast/expr.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,559 @@
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+
+Author: Leonardo de Moura
+*/
+#include <vector>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include "util/interrupt.h"
+#include "kernel/expr_eq_fn.h"
+#include "kernel/replace_cache.h"
+#include "kernel/cache_stack.h"
+#include "kernel/instantiate_univ_cache.h"
+#include "library/blast/expr.h"
+
+#ifndef LEAN_DEFAULT_BLAST_REPLACE_CACHE_CAPACITY
+#define LEAN_DEFAULT_BLAST_REPLACE_CACHE_CAPACITY 1024*8
+#endif
+
+#ifndef LEAN_BLAST_INST_UNIV_CACHE_SIZE
+#define LEAN_BLAST_INST_UNIV_CACHE_SIZE 1023
+#endif
+
+namespace lean {
+namespace blast {
+/** \brief Auxiliary macro used to encode mref and lref expressions used by the blast tactic
+    \remark This macro should never occur in fully elaborated terms. */
+class ref_definition_cell : public macro_definition_cell {
+    bool     m_local;
+    unsigned m_idx;
+public:
+    ref_definition_cell(bool local, unsigned idx):m_local(local), m_idx(idx) {}
+
+    bool     is_local() const { return m_local; }
+    unsigned get_index() const { return m_idx; }
+
+    virtual name get_name() const { return name("ref"); }
+
+    virtual pair<expr, constraint_seq> check_type(expr const &, extension_context &, bool) const {
+        lean_unreachable();
+    }
+
+    virtual optional<expr> expand(expr const &, extension_context &) const {
+        lean_unreachable();
+    }
+
+    virtual void write(serializer &) const {
+        lean_unreachable();
+    }
+
+    virtual bool operator==(macro_definition_cell const & other) const {
+        return
+            dynamic_cast<ref_definition_cell const *>(&other) != nullptr &&
+            m_idx   == static_cast<ref_definition_cell const&>(other).m_idx &&
+            m_local == static_cast<ref_definition_cell const&>(other).m_local;
+    }
+
+    virtual unsigned hash() const { return lean::hash(m_local, m_idx); }
+};
+
+static expr mk_lref_core(unsigned idx) {
+    return lean::mk_macro(macro_definition(new ref_definition_cell(true, idx)), 0, nullptr);
+}
+
+static expr mk_mref_core(unsigned idx) {
+    return lean::mk_macro(macro_definition(new ref_definition_cell(false, idx)), 0, nullptr);
+}
+
+bool is_lmref(expr const & e) {
+    return is_macro(e) && dynamic_cast<ref_definition_cell const *>(macro_def(e).raw());
+}
+
+bool is_lref(expr const & e) {
+    return is_lmref(e) && static_cast<ref_definition_cell const *>(macro_def(e).raw())->is_local();
+}
+
+bool is_mref(expr const & e) {
+    return is_lmref(e) && !is_lref(e);
+}
+
+unsigned get_lmindex(expr const & e) {
+    lean_assert(is_lmref(e));
+    return static_cast<ref_definition_cell const *>(macro_def(e).raw())->get_index();
+}
+
+typedef typename std::unordered_set<expr, expr_hash, is_bi_equal_proc> expr_table;
+typedef typename std::unordered_set<level, level_hash>                 level_table;
+typedef typename std::vector<expr>                                     expr_array;
+
+LEAN_THREAD_PTR(level_table, g_level_table);
+LEAN_THREAD_PTR(expr_table,  g_expr_table);
+LEAN_THREAD_PTR(expr_array,  g_var_array);
+LEAN_THREAD_PTR(expr_array,  g_mref_array);
+LEAN_THREAD_PTR(expr_array,  g_lref_array);
+
+scope_hash_consing::scope_hash_consing() {
+    m_level_table = g_level_table;
+    m_expr_table  = g_expr_table;
+    m_var_array   = g_var_array;
+    m_mref_array  = g_mref_array;
+    m_lref_array  = g_lref_array;
+    g_level_table = new level_table();
+    g_expr_table  = new expr_table();
+    g_var_array   = new expr_array();
+    g_mref_array  = new expr_array();
+    g_lref_array  = new expr_array();
+    g_level_table->insert(lean::mk_level_zero());
+    g_level_table->insert(lean::mk_level_one());
+}
+
+scope_hash_consing::~scope_hash_consing() {
+    delete g_level_table;
+    delete g_expr_table;
+    delete g_var_array;
+    delete g_mref_array;
+    delete g_lref_array;
+    g_level_table = reinterpret_cast<level_table*>(m_level_table);
+    g_expr_table  = reinterpret_cast<expr_table*>(m_expr_table);
+    g_var_array   = reinterpret_cast<expr_array*>(m_var_array);
+    g_mref_array  = reinterpret_cast<expr_array*>(m_mref_array);
+    g_lref_array  = reinterpret_cast<expr_array*>(m_lref_array);
+}
+
+static bool is_cached(level const & l) {
+    lean_assert(g_level_table);
+    return g_level_table->find(l) != g_level_table->end();
+}
+
+static level cache(level const & l) {
+    lean_assert(g_level_table);
+    auto r = g_level_table->find(l);
+    if (r != g_level_table->end())
+        return *r;
+    g_level_table->insert(l);
+    return l;
+}
+
+static bool is_cached(expr const & l) {
+    lean_assert(g_expr_table);
+    return g_expr_table->find(l) != g_expr_table->end();
+}
+
+static expr cache(expr const & e) {
+    lean_assert(g_expr_table);
+    auto r = g_expr_table->find(e);
+    if (r != g_expr_table->end())
+        return *r;
+    g_expr_table->insert(e);
+    return e;
+}
+
+level mk_level_zero() {
+    return lean::mk_level_zero();
+}
+
+level mk_level_one() {
+    return lean::mk_level_one();
+}
+
+level mk_max(level const & l1, level const & l2) {
+    lean_assert(is_cached(l1));
+    lean_assert(is_cached(l2));
+    return cache(lean::mk_max(l1, l2));
+}
+
+level mk_imax(level const & l1, level const & l2) {
+    lean_assert(is_cached(l1));
+    lean_assert(is_cached(l2));
+    return cache(lean::mk_max(l1, l2));
+}
+
+level mk_succ(level const & l) {
+    lean_assert(is_cached(l));
+    return cache(lean::mk_succ(l));
+}
+
+level mk_param_univ(name const & n) {
+    return cache(lean::mk_param_univ(n));
+}
+
+level mk_global_univ(name const & n) {
+    return cache(lean::mk_global_univ(n));
+}
+
+level mk_meta_univ(name const & n) {
+    return cache(lean::mk_meta_univ(n));
+}
+
+level update_succ(level const & l, level const & new_arg) {
+    if (is_eqp(succ_of(l), new_arg))
+        return l;
+    else
+        return blast::mk_succ(new_arg);
+}
+
+level update_max(level const & l, level const & new_lhs, level const & new_rhs) {
+    if (is_max(l)) {
+        if (is_eqp(max_lhs(l), new_lhs) && is_eqp(max_rhs(l), new_rhs))
+            return l;
+        else
+            return blast::mk_max(new_lhs, new_rhs);
+    } else {
+        if (is_eqp(imax_lhs(l), new_lhs) && is_eqp(imax_rhs(l), new_rhs))
+            return l;
+        else
+            return blast::mk_imax(new_lhs, new_rhs);
+    }
+}
+
+expr mk_var(unsigned idx) {
+    lean_assert(g_var_array);
+    lean_assert(g_expr_table);
+    while (g_var_array->size() <= idx) {
+        unsigned j   = g_var_array->size();
+        expr new_var = lean::mk_var(j);
+        g_var_array->push_back(new_var);
+        g_expr_table->insert(new_var);
+    }
+    lean_assert(idx < g_var_array->size());
+    return (*g_var_array)[idx];
+}
+
+expr mk_lref(unsigned idx) {
+    lean_assert(g_lref_array);
+    lean_assert(g_expr_table);
+    while (g_lref_array->size() <= idx) {
+        unsigned j   = g_lref_array->size();
+        expr new_ref = mk_lref_core(j);
+        g_lref_array->push_back(new_ref);
+        g_expr_table->insert(new_ref);
+    }
+    lean_assert(idx < g_lref_array->size());
+    return (*g_lref_array)[idx];
+}
+
+expr mk_mref(unsigned idx) {
+    lean_assert(g_mref_array);
+    lean_assert(g_expr_table);
+    while (g_mref_array->size() <= idx) {
+        unsigned j   = g_mref_array->size();
+        expr new_ref = mk_mref_core(j);
+        g_mref_array->push_back(new_ref);
+        g_expr_table->insert(new_ref);
+    }
+    lean_assert(idx < g_mref_array->size());
+    return (*g_mref_array)[idx];
+}
+
+expr mk_app(expr const & f, expr const & a) {
+    lean_assert(is_cached(f));
+    lean_assert(is_cached(a));
+    return cache(lean::mk_app(f, a));
+}
+
+expr mk_sort(level const & l) {
+    lean_assert(is_cached(l));
+    return cache(lean::mk_sort(l));
+}
+
+expr mk_constant(name const & n, levels const & ls) {
+    lean_assert(std::all_of(ls.begin(), ls.end(), [](level const & l) { return is_cached(l); }));
+    return cache(lean::mk_constant(n, ls));
+}
+
+expr mk_binding(expr_kind k, name const & n, expr const & t, expr const & e, binder_info const & bi) {
+    lean_assert(is_cached(t));
+    lean_assert(is_cached(e));
+    return cache(lean::mk_binding(k, n, t, e, bi));
+}
+
+expr mk_macro(macro_definition const & m, unsigned num, expr const * args) {
+    lean_assert(std::all_of(args, args+num, [](expr const & e) { return is_cached(e); }));
+    return cache(lean::mk_macro(m, num, args));
+}
+
+expr update_app(expr const & e, expr const & new_fn, expr const & new_arg) {
+    if (!is_eqp(app_fn(e), new_fn) || !is_eqp(app_arg(e), new_arg))
+        return blast::mk_app(new_fn, new_arg);
+    else
+        return e;
+}
+
+expr update_binding(expr const & e, expr const & new_domain, expr const & new_body) {
+    if (!is_eqp(binding_domain(e), new_domain) || !is_eqp(binding_body(e), new_body))
+        return blast::mk_binding(e.kind(), binding_name(e), new_domain, new_body, binding_info(e));
+    else
+        return e;
+}
+
+expr update_sort(expr const & e, level const & new_level) {
+    if (!is_eqp(sort_level(e), new_level))
+        return blast::mk_sort(new_level);
+    else
+        return e;
+}
+
+expr update_constant(expr const & e, levels const & new_levels) {
+    if (!is_eqp(const_levels(e), new_levels))
+        return blast::mk_constant(const_name(e), new_levels);
+    else
+        return e;
+}
+
+expr update_macro(expr const & e, unsigned num, expr const * args) {
+    if (num == macro_num_args(e)) {
+        unsigned i = 0;
+        for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+            if (!is_eqp(macro_arg(e, i), args[i]))
+                break;
+        }
+        if (i == num)
+            return e;
+    }
+    return blast::mk_macro(to_macro(e)->get_def(), num, args);
+}
+
+MK_CACHE_STACK(replace_cache, LEAN_DEFAULT_BLAST_REPLACE_CACHE_CAPACITY)
+
+class replace_rec_fn {
+    replace_cache_ref                                     m_cache;
+    std::function<optional<expr>(expr const &, unsigned)> m_f;
+
+    expr save_result(expr const & e, unsigned offset, expr const & r) {
+        m_cache->insert(e, offset, r);
+        return r;
+    }
+
+    expr apply(expr const & e, unsigned offset) {
+        if (auto r = m_cache->find(e, offset))
+            return *r;
+        check_interrupted();
+        check_memory("replace");
+
+        if (optional<expr> r = m_f(e, offset)) {
+            return save_result(e, offset, *r);
+        } else {
+            switch (e.kind()) {
+            case expr_kind::Constant: case expr_kind::Sort: case expr_kind::Var:
+                return save_result(e, offset, e);
+            case expr_kind::Meta:     case expr_kind::Local:
+                lean_unreachable();
+            case expr_kind::App: {
+                expr new_f = apply(app_fn(e), offset);
+                expr new_a = apply(app_arg(e), offset);
+                return save_result(e, offset, blast::update_app(e, new_f, new_a));
+            }
+            case expr_kind::Pi: case expr_kind::Lambda: {
+                expr new_d = apply(binding_domain(e), offset);
+                expr new_b = apply(binding_body(e), offset+1);
+                return save_result(e, offset, blast::update_binding(e, new_d, new_b));
+            }
+            case expr_kind::Macro:
+                if (macro_num_args(e) == 0) {
+                    return save_result(e, offset, e);
+                } else {
+                    buffer<expr> new_args;
+                    unsigned nargs = macro_num_args(e);
+                    for (unsigned i = 0; i < nargs; i++)
+                        new_args.push_back(apply(macro_arg(e, i), offset));
+                    return save_result(e, offset, blast::update_macro(e, new_args.size(), new_args.data()));
+                }
+            }
+            lean_unreachable();
+        }
+    }
+public:
+    template<typename F>
+    replace_rec_fn(F const & f):m_f(f) {}
+    expr operator()(expr const & e) { return apply(e, 0); }
+};
+
+expr replace(expr const & e, std::function<optional<expr>(expr const &, unsigned)> const & f) {
+    return replace_rec_fn(f)(e);
+}
+
+expr lift_free_vars(expr const & e, unsigned s, unsigned d) {
+    if (d == 0 || s >= get_free_var_range(e))
+        return e;
+    return blast::replace(e, [=](expr const & e, unsigned offset) -> optional<expr> {
+            unsigned s1 = s + offset;
+            if (s1 < s)
+                return some_expr(e); // overflow, vidx can't be >= max unsigned
+            if (s1 >= get_free_var_range(e))
+                return some_expr(e); // expression e does not contain free variables with idx >= s1
+            if (is_var(e) && var_idx(e) >= s + offset) {
+                unsigned new_idx = var_idx(e) + d;
+                if (new_idx < var_idx(e))
+                    throw exception("invalid lift_free_vars operation, index overflow");
+                return some_expr(blast::mk_var(new_idx));
+            } else {
+                return none_expr();
+            }
+        });
+}
+expr lift_free_vars(expr const & e, unsigned d) {
+    return blast::lift_free_vars(e, 0, d);
+}
+
+template<bool rev>
+struct instantiate_easy_fn {
+    unsigned n;
+    expr const * subst;
+    instantiate_easy_fn(unsigned _n, expr const * _subst):n(_n), subst(_subst) {}
+    optional<expr> operator()(expr const & a, bool app) const {
+        if (closed(a))
+            return some_expr(a);
+        if (is_var(a) && var_idx(a) < n)
+            return some_expr(subst[rev ? n - var_idx(a) - 1 : var_idx(a)]);
+        if (app && is_app(a))
+            if (auto new_a = operator()(app_arg(a), false))
+                if (auto new_f = operator()(app_fn(a), true))
+                    return some_expr(blast::mk_app(*new_f, *new_a));
+        return none_expr();
+    }
+};
+
+expr instantiate(expr const & a, unsigned s, unsigned n, expr const * subst) {
+    if (s >= get_free_var_range(a) || n == 0)
+        return a;
+    if (s == 0)
+        if (auto r = instantiate_easy_fn<false>(n, subst)(a, true))
+            return *r;
+    return replace(a, [=](expr const & m, unsigned offset) -> optional<expr> {
+            unsigned s1 = s + offset;
+            if (s1 < s)
+                return some_expr(m); // overflow, vidx can't be >= max unsigned
+            if (s1 >= get_free_var_range(m))
+                return some_expr(m); // expression m does not contain free variables with idx >= s1
+            if (is_var(m)) {
+                unsigned vidx = var_idx(m);
+                if (vidx >= s1) {
+                    unsigned h = s1 + n;
+                    if (h < s1 /* overflow, h is bigger than any vidx */ || vidx < h) {
+                        return some_expr(blast::lift_free_vars(subst[vidx - s1], offset));
+                    } else {
+                        return some_expr(blast::mk_var(vidx - n));
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return none_expr();
+        });
+}
+
+expr instantiate(expr const & e, unsigned n, expr const * s) {
+    return blast::instantiate(e, 0, n, s);
+}
+
+class replace_level_fn {
+    std::function<optional<level>(level const &)>  m_f;
+    level apply(level const & l) {
+        optional<level> r = m_f(l);
+        if (r)
+            return *r;
+        switch (l.kind()) {
+        case level_kind::Succ:
+            return blast::update_succ(l, apply(succ_of(l)));
+        case level_kind::Max:
+            return blast::update_max(l, apply(max_lhs(l)), apply(max_rhs(l)));
+        case level_kind::IMax:
+            return blast::update_max(l, apply(imax_lhs(l)), apply(imax_rhs(l)));
+        case level_kind::Zero: case level_kind::Param: case level_kind::Meta: case level_kind::Global:
+            return l;
+        }
+        lean_unreachable(); // LCOV_EXCL_LINE
+    }
+public:
+    template<typename F> replace_level_fn(F const & f):m_f(f) {}
+    level operator()(level const & l) { return apply(l); }
+};
+
+level replace(level const & l, std::function<optional<level>(level const & l)> const & f) {
+    return replace_level_fn(f)(l);
+}
+
+level instantiate(level const & l, level_param_names const & ps, levels const & ls) {
+    lean_assert(length(ps) == length(ls));
+    return blast::replace(l, [=](level const & l) {
+            if (!has_param(l)) {
+                return some_level(l);
+            } else if (is_param(l)) {
+                name const & id = param_id(l);
+                list<name> const *it1 = &ps;
+                list<level> const * it2 = &ls;
+                while (!is_nil(*it1)) {
+                    if (head(*it1) == id)
+                        return some_level(head(*it2));
+                    it1 = &tail(*it1);
+                    it2 = &tail(*it2);
+                }
+                return some_level(l);
+            } else {
+                return none_level();
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+expr instantiate_univ_params(expr const & e, level_param_names const & ps, levels const & ls) {
+    if (!has_param_univ(e))
+        return e;
+    return blast::replace(e, [&](expr const & e) -> optional<expr> {
+            if (!has_param_univ(e))
+                return some_expr(e);
+            if (is_constant(e)) {
+                levels new_ls = map_reuse(const_levels(e),
+                                          [&](level const & l) { return blast::instantiate(l, ps, ls); },
+                                          [](level const & l1, level const & l2) { return is_eqp(l1, l2); });
+                return some_expr(blast::update_constant(e, new_ls));
+            } else if (is_sort(e)) {
+                return some_expr(blast::update_sort(e, blast::instantiate(sort_level(e), ps, ls)));
+            } else {
+                return none_expr();
+            }
+        });
+}
+
+MK_THREAD_LOCAL_GET(instantiate_univ_cache, get_type_univ_cache, LEAN_BLAST_INST_UNIV_CACHE_SIZE);
+MK_THREAD_LOCAL_GET(instantiate_univ_cache, get_value_univ_cache, LEAN_BLAST_INST_UNIV_CACHE_SIZE);
+
+expr instantiate_type_univ_params(declaration const & d, levels const & ls) {
+    lean_assert(d.get_num_univ_params() == length(ls));
+    if (is_nil(ls) || !has_param_univ(d.get_type()))
+        return d.get_type();
+    instantiate_univ_cache & cache = get_type_univ_cache();
+    if (auto r = cache.is_cached(d, ls))
+        return *r;
+    expr r = blast::instantiate_univ_params(d.get_type(), d.get_univ_params(), ls);
+    cache.save(d, ls, r);
+    return r;
+}
+
+expr instantiate_value_univ_params(declaration const & d, levels const & ls) {
+    lean_assert(d.get_num_univ_params() == length(ls));
+    if (is_nil(ls) || !has_param_univ(d.get_value()))
+        return d.get_value();
+    instantiate_univ_cache & cache = get_value_univ_cache();
+    if (auto r = cache.is_cached(d, ls))
+        return *r;
+    expr r = blast::instantiate_univ_params(d.get_value(), d.get_univ_params(), ls);
+    cache.save(d, ls, r);
+    return r;
+}
+
+expr abstract_lrefs(expr const & e, unsigned n, expr const * subst) {
+    lean_assert(std::all_of(subst, subst+n, [](expr const & e) { return closed(e) && is_lref(e); }));
+    return blast::replace(e, [=](expr const & m, unsigned offset) -> optional<expr> {
+            if (is_lref(m)) {
+                unsigned i = n;
+                while (i > 0) {
+                    --i;
+                    if (get_lmindex(subst[i]) == get_lmindex(m))
+                        return some_expr(blast::mk_var(offset + n - i - 1));
+                }
+                return none_expr();
+            }
+            return none_expr();
+        });
+}
+}
+}
diff --git a/src/library/blast/expr.h b/src/library/blast/expr.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9210ecff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/library/blast/expr.h
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+Copyright (c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
+
+Author: Leonardo de Moura
+*/
+#pragma once
+#include "kernel/expr.h"
+#include "kernel/declaration.h"
+
+namespace lean {
+namespace blast {
+// API for creating maximally shared terms used by the blast tactic.
+// The API assumes there is a single blast tactic using theses terms.
+// The hash-consing tables are thread local.
+
+// Remark: All procedures assume the children levels and expressions are maximally shared.
+// That is, it assumes they have been created using the APIs provided by this module.
+
+// Auxiliary object for resetting the the thread local hash-consing tables.
+// Its destructor restores the state of the hash-consing tables.
+class scope_hash_consing {
+    void * m_level_table;
+    void * m_expr_table;
+    void * m_var_array;
+    void * m_mref_array;
+    void * m_lref_array;
+public:
+    scope_hash_consing();
+    ~scope_hash_consing();
+};
+
+level mk_level_zero();
+level mk_level_one();
+level mk_max(level const & l1, level const & l2);
+level mk_imax(level const & l1, level const & l2);
+level mk_succ(level const & l);
+level mk_param_univ(name const & n);
+level mk_global_univ(name const & n);
+level mk_meta_univ(name const & n);
+
+expr mk_var(unsigned idx);
+// Remark: lref and mref expressions are implemented using kernel macros.
+// We use them to encode local constants and meta-variables in the blast tactic.
+expr mk_lref(unsigned idx);
+expr mk_mref(unsigned idx);
+expr mk_sort(level const & l);
+expr mk_constant(name const & n, levels const & ls);
+expr mk_app(expr const & f, expr const & a);
+expr mk_binding(expr_kind k, name const & n, expr const & t, expr const & e, binder_info const & bi);
+inline expr mk_pi(name const & n, expr const & t, expr const & e, binder_info const & bi) {
+    return blast::mk_binding(expr_kind::Pi, n, t, e, bi);
+}
+inline expr mk_lambda(name const & n, expr const & t, expr const & e, binder_info const & bi) {
+    return blast::mk_binding(expr_kind::Lambda, n, t, e, bi);
+}
+inline expr mk_binding(expr_kind k, name const & n, expr const & t, expr const & e) {
+    return blast::mk_binding(k, n, t, e, binder_info());
+}
+inline expr mk_pi(name const & n, expr const & t, expr const & e) {
+    return blast::mk_pi(n, t, e, binder_info());
+}
+inline expr mk_lambda(name const & n, expr const & t, expr const & e) {
+    return blast::mk_lambda(n, t, e, binder_info());
+}
+expr mk_macro(macro_definition const & m, unsigned num, expr const * args);
+
+// Return true iff \c e is a lref of mref.
+bool is_lmref(expr const & e);
+bool is_mref(expr const & e);
+bool is_lref(expr const & e);
+/** \brief Return the index of the give lref/mref.
+    \pre is_mref(e) || is_lref(e) */
+unsigned get_lmindex(expr const & e);
+
+level update_succ(level const & l, level const & new_arg);
+level update_max(level const & l, level const & new_lhs, level const & new_rhs);
+
+level replace(level const & l, std::function<optional<level>(level const & l)> const & f);
+
+expr update_app(expr const & e, expr const & new_fn, expr const & new_arg);
+expr update_binding(expr const & e, expr const & new_domain, expr const & new_body);
+expr update_sort(expr const & e, level const & new_level);
+expr update_constant(expr const & e, levels const & new_levels);
+expr update_macro(expr const & e, unsigned num, expr const * args);
+
+expr replace(expr const & e, std::function<optional<expr>(expr const &, unsigned)> const & f);
+inline expr replace(expr const & e, std::function<optional<expr>(expr const &)> const & f) {
+    return blast::replace(e, [&](expr const & e, unsigned) { return f(e); });
+}
+
+expr lift_free_vars(expr const & e, unsigned s, unsigned d);
+expr lift_free_vars(expr const & e, unsigned d);
+
+expr instantiate(expr const & e, unsigned n, expr const * s);
+
+level instantiate(level const & l, level_param_names const & ps, levels const & ls);
+expr  instantiate_univ_params(expr const & e, level_param_names const & ps, levels const & ls);
+expr  instantiate_type_univ_params(declaration const & d, levels const & ls);
+expr  instantiate_value_univ_params(declaration const & d, levels const & ls);
+
+expr abstract_lrefs(expr const & e, unsigned n, expr const * s);
+}
+}