diff --git a/src/workerd/api/BUILD.bazel b/src/workerd/api/BUILD.bazel
index 04df1378abe..697db5d1458 100644
--- a/src/workerd/api/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/workerd/api/BUILD.bazel
@@ -418,6 +418,7 @@ wd_cc_library(
     srcs = ["util.c++"],
     hdrs = ["util.h"],
     implementation_deps = [
+        "//src/workerd/util:exception",
         "//src/workerd/util:mimetype",
         "//src/workerd/util:strings",
         "@simdutf",
diff --git a/src/workerd/api/crypto/crypto.c++ b/src/workerd/api/crypto/crypto.c++
index f17b69f397e..5c98b5c63f3 100644
--- a/src/workerd/api/crypto/crypto.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/api/crypto/crypto.c++
@@ -806,13 +806,17 @@ DigestStream::DigestStream(kj::Own<WritableStreamController> controller,
       state(Ready(kj::mv(algorithm), kj::mv(resolver))) {}
 
 void DigestStream::dispose(jsg::Lock& js) {
-  js.tryCatch([&] {
+  JSG_TRY {
     KJ_IF_SOME(ready, state.tryGet<Ready>()) {
       auto reason = js.typeError("The DigestStream was disposed.");
       ready.resolver.reject(js, reason);
       state.init<StreamStates::Errored>(js.v8Ref<v8::Value>(reason));
     }
-  }, [&](jsg::Value exception) { js.throwException(kj::mv(exception)); });
+  }
+  catch (...) {
+    jsg::Value exception = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
+    js.throwException(kj::mv(exception));
+  }
 }
 
 void DigestStream::visitForMemoryInfo(jsg::MemoryTracker& tracker) const {
diff --git a/src/workerd/api/memory-cache.c++ b/src/workerd/api/memory-cache.c++
index 703e23bf47d..22b2652f192 100644
--- a/src/workerd/api/memory-cache.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/api/memory-cache.c++
@@ -430,11 +430,13 @@ void SharedMemoryCache::Use::delete_(const kj::String& key) const {
 // Attempts to serialize a JavaScript value. If that fails, this function throws
 // a tunneled exception, see jsg::createTunneledException().
 static kj::Own<CacheValue> hackySerialize(jsg::Lock& js, jsg::JsRef<jsg::JsValue>& value) {
-  return js.tryCatch([&]() -> kj::Own<CacheValue> {
+  JSG_TRY {
     jsg::Serializer serializer(js);
     serializer.write(js, value.getHandle(js));
     return kj::atomicRefcounted<CacheValue>(serializer.release().data);
-  }, [&](jsg::Value&& exception) -> kj::Own<CacheValue> {
+  }
+  catch (...) {
+    jsg::Value exception = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
     // We run into big problems with tunneled exceptions here. When
     // the toString() function of the JavaScript error is not marked
     // as side effect free, tunneling the exception fails entirely
@@ -450,7 +452,7 @@ static kj::Own<CacheValue> hackySerialize(jsg::Lock& js, jsg::JsRef<jsg::JsValue
     // This is still pretty bad. We lose the original error stack.
     // TODO(later): remove string-based error tunneling
     throw js.exceptionToKj(kj::mv(exception));
-  });
+  }
 }
 
 jsg::Promise<jsg::JsRef<jsg::JsValue>> MemoryCache::read(jsg::Lock& js,
diff --git a/src/workerd/api/messagechannel.c++ b/src/workerd/api/messagechannel.c++
index 7313a35c254..788a778dc0a 100644
--- a/src/workerd/api/messagechannel.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/api/messagechannel.c++
@@ -42,17 +42,18 @@ MessagePort::MessagePort()
 }
 
 void MessagePort::dispatchMessage(jsg::Lock& js, const jsg::JsValue& value) {
-  js.tryCatch([&] {
+  JSG_TRY_CATCH(getMessageException) try {
     auto message = js.alloc<MessageEvent>(js, kj::str("message"), value, kj::String(), JSG_THIS);
     dispatchEventImpl(js, kj::mv(message));
-  }, [&](jsg::Value exception) {
+  } catch (...) {
     // There was an error dispatching the message event.
     // We will dispatch a messageerror event instead.
+    jsg::Value exception = getMessageException();
     auto message = js.alloc<MessageEvent>(
         js, kj::str("message"), jsg::JsValue(exception.getHandle(js)), kj::String(), JSG_THIS);
     dispatchEventImpl(js, kj::mv(message));
     // Now, if this dispatchEventImpl throws, we just blow up. Don't try to catch it.
-  });
+  }
 }
 
 // Deliver the message to this port, buffering if necessary if the port
diff --git a/src/workerd/api/streams/standard.c++ b/src/workerd/api/streams/standard.c++
index 8705fb45d7c..c70a4396ac2 100644
--- a/src/workerd/api/streams/standard.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/api/streams/standard.c++
@@ -505,31 +505,46 @@ jsg::Promise<void> maybeRunAlgorithm(
   // throws synchronously, we have to convert that synchronous throw
   // into a proper rejected jsg::Promise.
   KJ_IF_SOME(algorithm, maybeAlgorithm) {
-    // We need two layers of tryCatch here, unfortunately. The inner layer
+    // We need two layers of JSG_TRY here, unfortunately. The inner layer
     // covers the algorithm implementation itself and is our typical error
     // handling path. It ensures that if the algorithm throws an exception,
     // that is properly converted in to a rejected promise that is *then*
-    // handled by the onFailure handler that is passed in. The outer tryCatch
+    // handled by the onFailure handler that is passed in. The outer JSG_TRY
     // handles the rare and generally unexpected failure of the calls to
     // .then() itself, which can throw JS exceptions synchronously in certain
     // rare cases. For those we return a rejected promise but do not call the
     // onFailure case since such errors are generally indicative of a fatal
     // condition in the isolate (e.g. out of memory, other fatal exception, etc).
-    return js.tryCatch([&] {
+    JSG_TRY {
       KJ_IF_SOME(ioContext, IoContext::tryCurrent()) {
-        return js
-            .tryCatch([&] { return algorithm(js, kj::fwd<decltype(args)>(args)...); },
-                [&](jsg::Value&& exception) { return js.rejectedPromise<void>(kj::mv(exception)); })
-            .then(js, ioContext.addFunctor(kj::mv(onSuccess)),
-                ioContext.addFunctor(kj::mv(onFailure)));
+        auto getInnerPromise = [&]() -> jsg::Promise<void> {
+          JSG_TRY {
+            return algorithm(js, kj::fwd<decltype(args)>(args)...);
+          }
+          catch (...) {
+            jsg::Value exception = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
+            return js.rejectedPromise<void>(kj::mv(exception));
+          }
+        };
+        return getInnerPromise().then(
+            js, ioContext.addFunctor(kj::mv(onSuccess)), ioContext.addFunctor(kj::mv(onFailure)));
       } else {
-        return js
-            .tryCatch([&] { return algorithm(js, kj::fwd<decltype(args)>(args)...); },
-                [&](jsg::Value&& exception) {
-          return js.rejectedPromise<void>(kj::mv(exception));
-        }).then(js, kj::mv(onSuccess), kj::mv(onFailure));
+        auto getInnerPromise = [&]() -> jsg::Promise<void> {
+          JSG_TRY {
+            return algorithm(js, kj::fwd<decltype(args)>(args)...);
+          }
+          catch (...) {
+            jsg::Value exception = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
+            return js.rejectedPromise<void>(kj::mv(exception));
+          }
+        };
+        return getInnerPromise().then(js, kj::mv(onSuccess), kj::mv(onFailure));
       }
-    }, [&](jsg::Value&& exception) { return js.rejectedPromise<void>(kj::mv(exception)); });
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+      jsg::Value exception = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
+      return js.rejectedPromise<void>(kj::mv(exception));
+    }
   }
 
   // If the algorithm does not exist, we just handle it as a success and move on.
@@ -1529,10 +1544,11 @@ jsg::Promise<void> WritableImpl<Self>::write(
   size_t size = 1;
   KJ_IF_SOME(sizeFunc, algorithms.size) {
     kj::Maybe<jsg::Value> failure;
-    js.tryCatch([&] { size = sizeFunc(js, value); }, [&](jsg::Value exception) {
+    JSG_TRY_CATCH(getSizeFuncException) try { size = sizeFunc(js, value); } catch (...) {
+      auto exception = getSizeFuncException();
       startErroring(js, self.addRef(), exception.getHandle(js));
       failure = kj::mv(exception);
-    });
+    }
     KJ_IF_SOME(exception, failure) {
       return js.rejectedPromise<void>(kj::mv(exception));
     }
diff --git a/src/workerd/api/urlpattern-standard.c++ b/src/workerd/api/urlpattern-standard.c++
index 2fd30c158c0..289a2088555 100644
--- a/src/workerd/api/urlpattern-standard.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/api/urlpattern-standard.c++
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ std::optional<URLPattern::URLPatternRegexEngine::regex_type> URLPattern::URLPatt
         flags | static_cast<int>(jsg::Lock::RegExpFlags::kIGNORE_CASE));
   }
 
-  return js.tryCatch([&]() -> std::optional<regex_type> {
+  JSG_TRY {
     return jsg::JsRef(js, js.regexp(kj::StringPtr(pattern.data(), pattern.size()), flags));
-  }, [&](auto reason) -> std::optional<regex_type> { return std::nullopt; });
+  }
+  catch (...) {
+    return std::nullopt;
+  }
 }
 
 bool URLPattern::URLPatternRegexEngine::regex_match(
diff --git a/src/workerd/api/urlpattern.c++ b/src/workerd/api/urlpattern.c++
index 0cbe5a141f2..95631f06fd2 100644
--- a/src/workerd/api/urlpattern.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/api/urlpattern.c++
@@ -13,16 +13,17 @@ namespace workerd::api {
 namespace {
 jsg::JsRef<jsg::JsRegExp> compileRegex(
     jsg::Lock& js, const jsg::UrlPattern::Component& component, bool ignoreCase) {
-  return js.tryCatch([&] {
+  JSG_TRY {
     jsg::Lock::RegExpFlags flags = jsg::Lock::RegExpFlags::kUNICODE;
     if (ignoreCase) {
       flags = static_cast<jsg::Lock::RegExpFlags>(
           flags | static_cast<int>(jsg::Lock::RegExpFlags::kIGNORE_CASE));
     }
     return jsg::JsRef<jsg::JsRegExp>(js, js.regexp(component.getRegex(), flags));
-  }, [&](auto reason) -> jsg::JsRef<jsg::JsRegExp> {
+  }
+  catch (...) {
     JSG_FAIL_REQUIRE(TypeError, "Invalid regular expression syntax.");
-  });
+  }
 }
 
 jsg::Ref<URLPattern> create(jsg::Lock& js, jsg::UrlPattern pattern) {
diff --git a/src/workerd/api/util.c++ b/src/workerd/api/util.c++
index d6bad558aa8..9189ac05148 100644
--- a/src/workerd/api/util.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/api/util.c++
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "simdutf.h"
 
+#include <workerd/util/exception.h>
 #include <workerd/util/mimetype.h>
 #include <workerd/util/strings.h>
 
@@ -69,10 +70,10 @@ namespace {
 
 template <typename Func>
 auto translateTeeErrors(Func&& f) -> decltype(kj::fwd<Func>(f)()) {
-  try {
+  KJ_TRY {
     co_return co_await f();
-  } catch (...) {
-    auto exception = kj::getCaughtExceptionAsKj();
+  }
+  KJ_CATCH(kj::Exception & exception) {
     KJ_IF_SOME(e,
         translateKjException(exception,
             {
diff --git a/src/workerd/jsg/function-test.c++ b/src/workerd/jsg/function-test.c++
index 4761eeb9c0d..3be495c18a4 100644
--- a/src/workerd/jsg/function-test.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/jsg/function-test.c++
@@ -191,10 +191,27 @@ struct FunctionContext: public ContextGlobalObject {
     });
   }
 
+  kj::String testTryCatch2(Lock& js, jsg::Function<int()> thrower) {
+    // Here we prove that the macro is if-else friendly.
+    // Note that clang-format doesn't recognize it as a `try`, so we get wonky formatting. Oh well.
+    if (true) JSG_TRY {
+        return kj::str(thrower(js));
+      }
+    catch (...) {
+      Value exception = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
+      auto handle = exception.getHandle(js);
+      return kj::str("caught: ", handle);
+    }
+    else {
+      KJ_UNREACHABLE;
+    }
+  }
+
   JSG_RESOURCE_TYPE(FunctionContext) {
     JSG_METHOD(test);
     JSG_METHOD(test2);
     JSG_METHOD(testTryCatch);
+    JSG_METHOD(testTryCatch2);
 
     JSG_READONLY_PROTOTYPE_PROPERTY(square, getSquare);
     JSG_READONLY_PROTOTYPE_PROPERTY(gcLambda, getGcLambda);
@@ -220,6 +237,9 @@ KJ_TEST("jsg::Function<T>") {
 
   e.expectEval("testTryCatch(() => { return 123; })", "string", "123");
   e.expectEval("testTryCatch(() => { throw new Error('foo'); })", "string", "caught: Error: foo");
+
+  e.expectEval("testTryCatch2(() => { return 123; })", "string", "123");
+  e.expectEval("testTryCatch2(() => { throw new Error('foo'); })", "string", "caught: Error: foo");
 }
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/src/workerd/jsg/jsg.h b/src/workerd/jsg/jsg.h
index cab79368322..7a1d46a71f6 100644
--- a/src/workerd/jsg/jsg.h
+++ b/src/workerd/jsg/jsg.h
@@ -2995,6 +2995,123 @@ inline Value SelfRef::asValue(Lock& js) const {
   return Value(js.v8Isolate, getHandle(js).As<v8::Value>());
 }
 
+namespace _ {
+
+// Helper class for converting caught exceptions to JSG Values in catch blocks.
+// This is used internally by the JSG_TRY macro to provide clean exception handling
+// that works with both JavaScript exceptions and KJ exceptions.
+//
+// The class automatically sets up a v8::TryCatch when constructed and can convert
+// any caught exception to a jsg::Value when called. It handles:
+// - JsExceptionThrown: Returns the V8 exception value directly
+// - kj::Exception: Converts to JS using Lock::exceptionToJs()
+//
+// Usage is typically through JSG_TRY macro:
+//   JSG_TRY {
+//     someCodeThatMightThrow();
+//   }
+//   catch (...) {
+//     auto jsException = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
+//     // Handle the JS-converted exception
+//   }
+//
+// IMPORTANT: The operator() can only be called once per instance, as it consumes
+// the internal TryCatch holder. Subsequent calls will throw.
+//
+// WARNING: Never call the exception converter function in the try block!
+// It will fail with a raw `throw` because there's no active exception to re-throw.
+// Only call it from within catch blocks where an exception has actually been caught.
+class GetCaughtExceptionAsJsg {
+ public:
+  GetCaughtExceptionAsJsg() {
+    maybeHolder.emplace(Lock::current().v8Isolate);
+  }
+
+  // Handle any in-flight JsExceptionThrown or kj::Exception. If a JsExceptionThrown is found, our
+  // v8::TryCatch's currently held exception value is returned. If a kj::Exception is found, it is
+  // converted to a JS value by passing it and `options` to `Lock::exceptionToJs()`.
+  Value operator()(ExceptionToJsOptions options = {}) {
+    // This function always consumes the holder.
+    KJ_DEFER(maybeHolder = kj::none);
+    auto& tryCatch =
+        KJ_REQUIRE_NONNULL(maybeHolder, "getCaughtExceptionAsJsg() can only be called once")
+            .tryCatch;
+
+    // Same logic as that found in `jsg::Lock::tryCatch()`.
+    try {
+      throw;
+    } catch (JsExceptionThrown&) {
+      if (!tryCatch.CanContinue() || !tryCatch.HasCaught() || tryCatch.Exception().IsEmpty()) {
+        tryCatch.ReThrow();
+        throw;
+      }
+      return Value(Lock::current().v8Isolate, tryCatch.Exception());
+    } catch (kj::Exception& e) {
+      return Lock::current().exceptionToJs(kj::mv(e), options);
+    }
+  }
+
+ private:
+  // Simple wrapper to work around v8::TryCatch's deleted operator new.
+  struct Holder {
+    v8::TryCatch tryCatch;
+    explicit Holder(v8::Isolate* isolate): tryCatch(isolate) {}
+  };
+
+  kj::Maybe<Holder> maybeHolder;
+};
+
+}  // namespace _
+
+// General-purpose macro for introducing scoped variables into a statement. Uses the
+// KJ_IF_SOME-style scoping trick where the variable is declared in an if condition that's always
+// false, followed by an else that executes the actual statement. This allows the variable to be in
+// scope for the entire statement, and more importantly to go out of scope at the end of the
+// statement without needing braces. The scope is tied to the statement itself, not to a block.
+//
+// It is valid to use multiple KJ_STMT_SCOPED macros for a single statement.
+//
+// TODO(now): Move to libkj.
+#define KJ_STMT_SCOPED(decl)                                                                       \
+  if (decl; false) {                                                                               \
+  } else
+
+// JSG_TRY_CATCH macro for exception handling with a custom-named exception converter.
+// Unlike JSG_TRY, this doesn't include the `try` keyword, giving more explicit control.
+// More transparent to colleagues and clang-format since it shows raw try-catch syntax.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   JSG_TRY_CATCH(getCaughtExceptionAsJsg) try {
+//     someCodeThatMightThrow();
+//   } catch (...) {
+//     jsg::Value exception = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
+//     // Handle the JS-converted exception
+//   }
+//
+// WARNING: Never call the exception converter function in the try block!
+// It will fail with a raw `throw` because there's no active exception to re-throw.
+// Only call it from within catch blocks where an exception has actually been caught.
+#define JSG_TRY_CATCH(name) KJ_STMT_SCOPED(::workerd::jsg::_::GetCaughtExceptionAsJsg name)
+
+// JSG_TRY is a convenience macro implemented in terms of JSG_TRY_CATCH.
+// It automatically names the exception converter `getCaughtExceptionAsJsg` and includes the `try`
+// keyword.
+//
+// Note: This macro doesn't play well with clang-format due to the embedded `try` keyword.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   JSG_TRY {
+//     someCodeThatMightThrow();
+//   } catch (...) {
+//     jsg::Value exception = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
+//     // Handle the JS-converted exception
+//   }
+//
+// WARNING: Never call getCaughtExceptionAsJsg() in the try block!
+// It will fail with a raw `throw` because there's no active exception to re-throw.
+// Only call it from within catch blocks where an exception has actually been caught.
+#define JSG_TRY JSG_TRY_CATCH(getCaughtExceptionAsJsg) try
+
 }  // namespace workerd::jsg
 
 // clang-format off
diff --git a/src/workerd/jsg/modules-new.c++ b/src/workerd/jsg/modules-new.c++
index 48b57c9b483..1586c74c9c7 100644
--- a/src/workerd/jsg/modules-new.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/jsg/modules-new.c++
@@ -1701,25 +1701,31 @@ kj::ArrayPtr<const kj::StringPtr> Module::ModuleNamespace::getNamedExports() con
 Module::EvaluateCallback Module::newTextModuleHandler(kj::ArrayPtr<const char> data) {
   return [data](Lock& js, const Url& id, const ModuleNamespace& ns,
              const CompilationObserver&) -> bool {
-    return js.tryCatch([&] { return ns.setDefault(js, js.str(data)); }, [&](Value exception) {
+    JSG_TRY {
+      return ns.setDefault(js, js.str(data));
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+      Value exception = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
       js.v8Isolate->ThrowException(exception.getHandle(js));
       return false;
-    });
+    }
   };
 }
 
 Module::EvaluateCallback Module::newDataModuleHandler(kj::ArrayPtr<const kj::byte> data) {
   return [data](Lock& js, const Url& id, const ModuleNamespace& ns,
              const CompilationObserver&) -> bool {
-    return js.tryCatch([&] {
+    JSG_TRY {
       auto backing = jsg::BackingStore::alloc<v8::ArrayBuffer>(js, data.size());
       backing.asArrayPtr().copyFrom(data);
       auto buffer = jsg::BufferSource(js, kj::mv(backing));
       return ns.setDefault(js, JsValue(buffer.getHandle(js)));
-    }, [&](Value exception) {
+    }
+    catch (...) {
+      Value exception = getCaughtExceptionAsJsg();
       js.v8Isolate->ThrowException(exception.getHandle(js));
       return false;
-    });
+    }
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/workerd/server/BUILD.bazel b/src/workerd/server/BUILD.bazel
index 63eaea3511b..9397a26681f 100644
--- a/src/workerd/server/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/workerd/server/BUILD.bazel
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ wd_cc_library(
         "//src/workerd/io:bundle-fs",
         "//src/workerd/io:worker-entrypoint",
         "//src/workerd/jsg",
+        "//src/workerd/util:exception",
         "//src/workerd/util:perfetto",
         "//src/workerd/util:websocket-error-handler",
         "@capnp-cpp//src/kj/compat:kj-gzip",
diff --git a/src/workerd/server/server.c++ b/src/workerd/server/server.c++
index 14108fa7faa..1badf0913c4 100644
--- a/src/workerd/server/server.c++
+++ b/src/workerd/server/server.c++
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <workerd/server/actor-id-impl.h>
 #include <workerd/server/facet-tree-index.h>
 #include <workerd/server/fallback-service.h>
+#include <workerd/util/exception.h>
 #include <workerd/util/http-util.h>
 #include <workerd/util/mimetype.h>
 #include <workerd/util/use-perfetto-categories.h>
@@ -1429,11 +1430,11 @@ class Server::InspectorService final: public kj::HttpService, public kj::HttpSer
             KJ_LOG(INFO, kj::str("Inspector client attaching [", id, "]"));
             auto webSocket = response.acceptWebSocket(responseHeaders);
             kj::Duration timerOffset = 0 * kj::MILLISECONDS;
-            try {
+            KJ_TRY {
               co_return co_await ref->attachInspector(
                   isolateThreadExecutor->addRef(), timer, timerOffset, *webSocket);
-            } catch (...) {
-              auto exception = kj::getCaughtExceptionAsKj();
+            }
+            KJ_CATCH(kj::Exception & exception) {
               if (exception.getType() == kj::Exception::Type::DISCONNECTED) {
                 // This likely just means that the inspector client was closed.
                 // Nothing to do here but move along.
@@ -1616,12 +1617,12 @@ class RequestObserverWithTracer final: public RequestObserver, public WorkerInte
       const kj::HttpHeaders& headers,
       kj::AsyncInputStream& requestBody,
       kj::HttpService::Response& response) override {
-    try {
+    KJ_TRY {
       SimpleResponseObserver responseWrapper(&fetchStatus, response);
       co_await KJ_ASSERT_NONNULL(inner).request(method, url, headers, requestBody, responseWrapper);
-    } catch (...) {
+    }
+    KJ_CATCH(kj::Exception & exception) {
       fetchStatus = 500;
-      auto exception = kj::getCaughtExceptionAsKj();
       reportFailure(exception, FailureSource::OTHER);
       kj::throwFatalException(kj::mv(exception));
     }
diff --git a/src/workerd/util/exception.h b/src/workerd/util/exception.h
index 4a3240a89d8..7106fa0c26d 100644
--- a/src/workerd/util/exception.h
+++ b/src/workerd/util/exception.h
@@ -12,3 +12,26 @@ namespace workerd {
 constexpr kj::Exception::DetailTypeId MEMORY_LIMIT_DETAIL_ID = 0xbaf76dd7ce5bd8cfull;
 
 }  // namespace workerd
+
+// KJ exception handling macros that allow catching exceptions by type instead of using
+// the awkward `catch (...)` + `kj::getCaughtExceptionAsKj()` pattern.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   KJ_TRY {
+//     someCode();
+//   } KJ_CATCH (kj::Exception& exception) {
+//     handleException(exception);
+//   }
+//
+// This expands to a nested try-catch where the inner catch converts any exception
+// to kj::Exception using getCaughtExceptionAsKj(), then re-throws it so the outer
+// catch can handle it by specific type.
+#define KJ_TRY                                                                                     \
+  try {                                                                                            \
+    try
+#define KJ_CATCH                                                                                   \
+  catch (...) {                                                                                    \
+    throw kj::getCaughtExceptionAsKj();                                                            \
+  }                                                                                                \
+  }                                                                                                \
+  catch