diff --git a/include/ink.h b/include/ink.h
index e7fc5d4..15e1357 100644
--- a/include/ink.h
+++ b/include/ink.h
@@ -232,6 +232,17 @@ int ink_push_fn(struct context *ctx, struct stack_frame value);
  */
 struct context* ink_make_context(void*(*malloc)(struct context*, size_t), void*(*realloc)(struct context*, void*, size_t), void(*free)(struct context*, void*), int(*putchar)(struct context*, int));
 
+/**
+ * Create a context to execute routines in-place
+ * @param location a pointer to where the context should be built, userdata can be set in advance
+ * @param malloc the memory allocation function, with a signature similar to the standard malloc
+ * @param realloc the memory allocation function, with a signature similar to the standard realloc
+ * @param free the memory allocation function, with a signature similar to the standard free
+ * @param putchar a function to print to the output character by character
+ * @return a pointer to a context allocated within the malloc function itself.
+ */
+void ink_make_context_inplace(struct context* location, void*(*malloc)(struct context*, size_t), void*(*realloc)(struct context*, void*, size_t), void(*free)(struct context*, void*), int(*putchar)(struct context*, int));
+
 #ifndef NOSTDLIB
 /**
  * Creates a context that includes the standard library of ink, as well as uses the C standard library to operate
diff --git a/lib.c b/lib.c
index 635adf6..0c96284 100644
--- a/lib.c
+++ b/lib.c
@@ -298,20 +298,20 @@ void ink_pop(struct context* ctx) {
 struct context* ink_make_context(void*(*malloc)(struct context*, size_t), void*(*realloc)(struct context*, void*, size_t), void(*free)(struct context*, void*), int(*putchar)(struct context*, int)) {
 	struct context* ctx;
 	ctx = (struct context*)malloc(NULL, sizeof(struct context));
-    ctx->malloc = malloc;
-    ctx->realloc = realloc;
-    ctx->free = free;
-    ctx->inner_malloc = malloc;
-    ctx->inner_realloc = realloc;
-    ctx->inner_free = free;
-    ctx->putchar = putchar;
+	ctx->malloc = malloc;
+	ctx->realloc = realloc;
+	ctx->free = free;
+	ctx->inner_malloc = malloc;
+	ctx->inner_realloc = realloc;
+	ctx->inner_free = free;
+	ctx->putchar = putchar;
 	ctx->panic = 0;
 	ctx->routines = NULL;
 	ctx->routines_capacity = 0;
 	ctx->routines_top = 0;
-    ctx->types = NULL;
-    ctx->types_capacity = 0;
-    ctx->types_top = 0;
+	ctx->types = NULL;
+	ctx->types_capacity = 0;
+	ctx->types_top = 0;
 	ctx->native_words = NULL;
 	ctx->native_words_capacity = 0;
 	ctx->native_words_top = 0;
@@ -321,11 +321,40 @@ struct context* ink_make_context(void*(*malloc)(struct context*, size_t), void*(
 	ctx->lex_reserved_words = NULL;
 	ctx->lex_reserved_words_capacity = 0;
 	ctx->lex_reserved_words_top = 0;
-    ctx->collections = 0;
-    ctx->steps = 0;
+	ctx->collections = 0;
+	ctx->steps = 0;
 	return ctx;
 }
 
+void ink_make_context_inplace(struct context* location, void*(*malloc)(struct context*, size_t), void*(*realloc)(struct context*, void*, size_t), void(*free)(struct context*, void*), int(*putchar)(struct context*, int)) {
+	struct context* ctx = location;
+	ctx->malloc = malloc;
+	ctx->realloc = realloc;
+	ctx->free = free;
+	ctx->inner_malloc = malloc;
+	ctx->inner_realloc = realloc;
+	ctx->inner_free = free;
+	ctx->putchar = putchar;
+	ctx->panic = 0;
+	ctx->routines = NULL;
+	ctx->routines_capacity = 0;
+	ctx->routines_top = 0;
+	ctx->types = NULL;
+	ctx->types_capacity = 0;
+	ctx->types_top = 0;
+	ctx->native_words = NULL;
+	ctx->native_words_capacity = 0;
+	ctx->native_words_top = 0;
+	ctx->words = NULL;
+	ctx->words_capacity = 0;
+	ctx->words_top = 0;
+	ctx->lex_reserved_words = NULL;
+	ctx->lex_reserved_words_capacity = 0;
+	ctx->lex_reserved_words_top = 0;
+	ctx->collections = 0;
+	ctx->steps = 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * Allocates a string that contains the integer
  * @param _ context (used to allocate)