diff --git a/src/cli/build.rs b/src/cli/build.rs
index 7bbbfc3..2e3a767 100644
--- a/src/cli/build.rs
+++ b/src/cli/build.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 use console::Style;
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use num_traits::{FromBytes, ToBytes};
 use std::{env, path::Path, process::ExitCode};
 use tokio::{
     fs::{self, OpenOptions},
@@ -13,6 +15,101 @@ use mlua::Compiler as LuaCompiler;
 //  it is a standalone binary
 pub const MAGIC: &[u8; 8] = b"cr3sc3nt";
 
+/// Utility struct to parse and generate bytes to the META chunk of standalone binaries.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct MetaChunk {
+    /// Compiled lua bytecode of the entrypoint script.
+    bytecode: Vec<u8>,
+    /// Offset to the the beginning of the bytecode from the start of the lune binary.
+    bytecode_offset: Option<u64>,
+    /// Number of files present, currently unused. **For future use**.
+    file_count: Option<u64>,
+}
+
+impl MetaChunk {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            bytecode: Vec::new(),
+            bytecode_offset: None,
+            file_count: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_bytecode(&mut self, bytecode: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        self.bytecode = bytecode;
+
+        self.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_bytecode_offset(&mut self, offset: u64) -> Self {
+        self.bytecode_offset = Some(offset);
+
+        self.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_file_count(&mut self, count: u64) -> Self {
+        self.file_count = Some(count);
+
+        self.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn build(self, endianness: &str) -> Vec<u8> {
+        match endianness {
+            "big" => self.to_be_bytes(),
+            "little" => self.to_le_bytes(),
+            &_ => panic!("unexpected endianness"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for MetaChunk {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            bytecode: Vec::new(),
+            bytecode_offset: Some(0),
+            file_count: Some(1),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ToBytes for MetaChunk {
+    type Bytes = Vec<u8>;
+
+    fn to_be_bytes(&self) -> Self::Bytes {
+        // We start with the bytecode offset as the first field already filled in
+        let mut tmp = self.bytecode_offset.unwrap().to_be_bytes().to_vec();
+
+        // NOTE: The order of the fields here are reversed, which is on purpose
+        tmp.extend(self.bytecode.len().to_be_bytes());
+        tmp.extend(self.file_count.unwrap().to_be_bytes());
+
+        tmp
+    }
+
+    fn to_le_bytes(&self) -> Self::Bytes {
+        // We start with the bytecode offset as the first field already filled in
+        let mut tmp = self.bytecode_offset.unwrap().to_le_bytes().to_vec();
+
+        // NOTE: The order of the fields here are reversed, which is on purpose
+        tmp.extend(self.bytecode.len().to_le_bytes());
+        tmp.extend(self.file_count.unwrap().to_le_bytes());
+
+        tmp
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromBytes for MetaChunk {
+    type Bytes = Vec<u8>;
+
+    fn from_be_bytes(bytes: &Self::Bytes) -> Self {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn from_le_bytes(bytes: &Self::Bytes) -> Self {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
 /**
     Compiles and embeds the bytecode of a requested lua file to form a standalone binary,
     then writes it to an output file, with the required permissions.
@@ -48,13 +145,13 @@ pub async fn build_standalone<T: AsRef<Path>>(
 
     patched_bin.extend(&bytecode);
 
-    let mut meta = base_bin_offset.to_le_bytes().to_vec(); // Start with the base bytecode offset
+    let meta = MetaChunk::new()
+        .with_bytecode(bytecode)
+        .with_bytecode_offset(base_bin_offset)
+        .with_file_count(1_u64); // Start with the base bytecode offset
 
     // Include metadata in the META chunk, each field is 8 bytes
-    meta.extend((bytecode.len() as u64).to_le_bytes()); // Size of bytecode, used to calculate end offset at runtime
-    meta.extend(1_u64.to_le_bytes()); // Number of files, padded with null bytes - for future use
-
-    patched_bin.extend(meta);
+    patched_bin.extend(meta.build("little"));
 
     // Append the magic signature to the base binary
     patched_bin.extend(MAGIC);