diff --git a/gleam.toml b/gleam.toml
index 8e1f096..9b6edf5 100644
--- a/gleam.toml
+++ b/gleam.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name = "gloq"
-version = "1.0.1"
+version = "1.1.1"
 
 # Fill out these fields if you intend to generate HTML documentation or publish
 # your project to the Hex package manager.
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 description = "Gleam API Wrapper to Interface with the GroqCloud API"
 licences = ["Apache-2.0"]
 repository = { type = "github", user = "AryaanSheth", repo = "gloq" }
+gleam = ">= 0.32.0"
 # links = [{ title = "Website", href = "https://gleam.run" }]
 #
 # For a full reference of all the available options, you can have a look at
diff --git a/src/gloq.gleam b/src/gloq.gleam
index 4c9b74a..04428e6 100644
--- a/src/gloq.gleam
+++ b/src/gloq.gleam
@@ -1,46 +1,59 @@
-import dot_env as dot
-import dot_env/env
 import gleam/hackney
 import gleam/http
 import gleam/http/request
 import gleam/json
 
-// dev use
-// loads the .env file and returns the value of the GROQ_API_KEY
-fn read_env(key_name) -> String {
-  dot.new()
-  |> dot.set_path(".env")
-  |> dot.set_debug(True)
-  |> dot.load()
+pub type GroqRequestBuilder {
+  GroqRequestBuilder(key: String, user: String, context: String, model: String)
+}
 
-  case env.get_string(key_name) {
-    Ok(key) -> key
-    Error(e) -> "Key Not Found" <> e
-  }
+/// Creates a new GroqRequestBuilder with default model and user values.
+pub fn default_groq_request() -> GroqRequestBuilder {
+  GroqRequestBuilder(
+    key: "",
+    user: "user",
+    context: "",
+    model: "llama3-8b-8192",
+  )
+}
+
+/// Create a new GroqRequestBuilder with no default values. 
+pub fn new_groq_request() -> GroqRequestBuilder {
+  GroqRequestBuilder(key: "", user: "", context: "", model: "")
+}
+
+/// Enum of all models available for the GroqRequestBuilder.
+/// Sets the API key for the GroqRequestBuilder.
+pub fn with_key(builder: GroqRequestBuilder, key: String) -> GroqRequestBuilder {
+  GroqRequestBuilder(..builder, key: key)
 }
 
-/// Makes a request to the GroqCloud API for chat completions.
-///
-/// This function sends a POST request to the Groq API endpoint for chat completions.
-/// It constructs the request body with the provided user message and context,
-/// sets the necessary headers including the API key, and handles the response.
-///
-/// Parameters:
-/// - key: String - The API key for authentication with Groq.
-/// - user: String - The role of the message sender (e.g., "user" or "system").
-/// - context: String - The content of the message or prompt.
-/// - model: String - The name of the Groq model to use for the completion.
-///
-/// Returns:
-/// - String - The response body from the API if successful, or an error message if the request fails.
-///
-/// Note: This function uses the hackney HTTP client for making the request.
-pub fn groq_request(
-  key: String,
+/// Sets the user role for the GroqRequestBuilder.
+pub fn with_user(
+  builder: GroqRequestBuilder,
   user: String,
+) -> GroqRequestBuilder {
+  GroqRequestBuilder(..builder, user: user)
+}
+
+/// Sets the context/prompt for the GroqRequestBuilder.
+pub fn with_context(
+  builder: GroqRequestBuilder,
   context: String,
+) -> GroqRequestBuilder {
+  GroqRequestBuilder(..builder, context: context)
+}
+
+/// Sets the model for the GroqRequestBuilder.
+pub fn with_model(
+  builder: GroqRequestBuilder,
   model: String,
-) -> String {
+) -> GroqRequestBuilder {
+  GroqRequestBuilder(..builder, model: model)
+}
+
+/// Sends the request to the GroqCloud API for chat completions.
+pub fn send(builder: GroqRequestBuilder) -> String {
   let body =
     json.object([
       #(
@@ -48,14 +61,14 @@ pub fn groq_request(
         json.array(
           [
             json.object([
-              #("role", json.string(user)),
-              #("content", json.string(context)),
+              #("role", json.string(builder.user)),
+              #("content", json.string(builder.context)),
             ]),
           ],
           of: fn(x) { x },
         ),
       ),
-      #("model", json.string(model)),
+      #("model", json.string(builder.model)),
     ])
 
   let req =
@@ -63,18 +76,14 @@ pub fn groq_request(
     |> request.set_method(http.Post)
     |> request.set_host("api.groq.com")
     |> request.set_path("/openai/v1/chat/completions")
-    |> request.set_header("Authorization", "Bearer " <> key)
+    |> request.set_header("Authorization", "Bearer " <> builder.key)
     |> request.set_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
     |> request.set_body(json.to_string(body))
 
   let res = hackney.send(req)
 
   case res {
-    Ok(r) -> {
-      r.body
-    }
-    Error(_e) -> {
-      "Error, Request Failed"
-    }
+    Ok(r) -> r.body
+    Error(_) -> "Error, Request Failed"
   }
 }