diff --git a/common/space_lua/eval.test.ts b/common/space_lua/eval.test.ts
index e9c17ca6..2638106a 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/eval.test.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/eval.test.ts
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Deno.test("Thread local _CTX - advanced cases", async () => {
   sf.threadLocal.setLocal("_GLOBAL", env);
   assertEquals(
     await evalExpr(
-      "interpolate('Hello, ${globalEnv} and ${loc}!', {loc='local'})",
+      "space_lua.interpolate('Hello, ${globalEnv} and ${loc}!', {loc='local'})",
       env,
       sf,
     ),
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ Deno.test("Thread local _CTX - advanced cases", async () => {
   // Some more complex string interpolation with more complex lua expressions, with nested {}
   assertEquals(
     await evalExpr(
-      `interpolate('Some JSON \${js.stringify(js.tojs({name="Pete"}))}!')`,
+      `space_lua.interpolate('Some JSON \${js.stringify(js.tojs({name="Pete"}))}!')`,
       env,
       sf,
     ),
diff --git a/common/space_lua/eval.ts b/common/space_lua/eval.ts
index 970bee18..d56ca14a 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/eval.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/eval.ts
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ function evalPrefixExpression(
       }
     }
     case "FunctionCall": {
-      let prefixValue = evalPrefixExpression(e.prefix, env, sf);
+      const prefixValue = evalPrefixExpression(e.prefix, env, sf);
       if (!prefixValue) {
         throw new LuaRuntimeError(
           `Attempting to call nil as a function`,
diff --git a/common/space_lua/language.test.ts b/common/space_lua/language.test.ts
index 56361583..037b4174 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/language.test.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/language.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Deno.test("Lua language tests", async () => {
   const chunk = parse(luaFile, {});
   const env = new LuaEnv(luaBuildStandardEnv());
   const sf = new LuaStackFrame(new LuaEnv(), chunk.ctx);
+  sf.threadLocal.setLocal("_GLOBAL", env);
 
   try {
     await evalStatement(chunk, env, sf);
diff --git a/common/space_lua/language_test.lua b/common/space_lua/language_test.lua
index 9278a95d..a99fa1c2 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/language_test.lua
+++ b/common/space_lua/language_test.lua
@@ -690,3 +690,13 @@ end
 assert(#points == 6, "Grid should generate 6 points")
 assert(points[1][1] == 1 and points[1][2] == 1, "First point should be (1,1)")
 assert(points[6][1] == 2 and points[6][2] == 3, "Last point should be (2,3)")
+
+-- Test space_lua stuff
+local parsedExpr = space_lua.parse_expression("1 + 1")
+local evalResult = space_lua.eval_expression(parsedExpr)
+assert(evalResult == 2, "Eval should return 2")
+
+-- Slightly more advanced example with augmented environment
+local parsedExpr = space_lua.parse_expression("tostring(a + 1)")
+local evalResult = space_lua.eval_expression(parsedExpr, { a = 1 })
+assert(evalResult == "2", "Eval should return 2 as a string")
diff --git a/common/space_lua/parse.ts b/common/space_lua/parse.ts
index 02ae5e85..0216e73a 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/parse.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/parse.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import type {
   LuaExpression,
   LuaFunctionBody,
   LuaFunctionCallExpression,
+  LuaFunctionCallStatement,
   LuaFunctionName,
   LuaLValue,
   LuaPrefixExpression,
@@ -640,3 +641,13 @@ export function parse(s: string, ctx: ASTCtx = {}): LuaBlock {
 export function parseToCrudeAST(t: string): ParseTree {
   return cleanTree(lezerToParseTree(t, parser.parse(t).topNode), true);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to parse a Lua expression string
+ */
+export function parseExpressionString(
+  expr: string,
+): LuaExpression {
+  const parsedLua = parse(`_(${expr})`) as LuaBlock;
+  return (parsedLua.statements[0] as LuaFunctionCallStatement).call.args[0];
+}
diff --git a/common/space_lua/runtime.ts b/common/space_lua/runtime.ts
index 33f174af..80d49e5d 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/runtime.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/runtime.ts
@@ -557,6 +557,16 @@ export function luaCall(
   return fn.call((sf || LuaStackFrame.lostFrame).withCtx(ctx), ...args);
 }
 
+export function luaKeys(val: any): any[] {
+  if (val instanceof LuaTable) {
+    return val.keys();
+  } else if (Array.isArray(val)) {
+    return val.map((_, i) => i + 1);
+  } else {
+    return Object.keys(val);
+  }
+}
+
 export function luaTypeOf(val: any): LuaType {
   if (val === null || val === undefined) {
     return "nil";
diff --git a/common/space_lua/stdlib.ts b/common/space_lua/stdlib.ts
index dac59a4d..4262c8ba 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/stdlib.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/stdlib.ts
@@ -6,22 +6,16 @@ import {
   luaGet,
   LuaMultiRes,
   LuaRuntimeError,
-  LuaTable,
+  type LuaTable,
   luaToString,
   luaTypeOf,
   type LuaValue,
-  luaValueToJS,
 } from "$common/space_lua/runtime.ts";
 import { stringApi } from "$common/space_lua/stdlib/string.ts";
 import { tableApi } from "$common/space_lua/stdlib/table.ts";
 import { osApi } from "$common/space_lua/stdlib/os.ts";
 import { jsApi } from "$common/space_lua/stdlib/js.ts";
-import { parse } from "$common/space_lua/parse.ts";
-import type {
-  LuaBlock,
-  LuaFunctionCallStatement,
-} from "$common/space_lua/ast.ts";
-import { evalExpression } from "$common/space_lua/eval.ts";
+import { spaceLuaApi } from "$common/space_lua/stdlib/space_lua.ts";
 
 const printFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction(async (_sf, ...args) => {
   console.log("[Lua]", ...(await Promise.all(args.map(luaToString))));
@@ -129,82 +123,6 @@ const getmetatableFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction((_sf, table: LuaTable) => {
   return table.metatable;
 });
 
-/**
- * This is not standard Lua, but it's a useful feature for us
- */
-const interpolateFunction = new LuaBuiltinFunction(
-  async (sf, template: string, expandedEnv?: LuaTable) => {
-    let result = "";
-    let currentIndex = 0;
-
-    while (true) {
-      const startIndex = template.indexOf("${", currentIndex);
-      if (startIndex === -1) {
-        result += template.slice(currentIndex);
-        break;
-      }
-
-      result += template.slice(currentIndex, startIndex);
-
-      // Find matching closing brace by counting nesting
-      let nestLevel = 1;
-      let endIndex = startIndex + 2;
-      while (nestLevel > 0 && endIndex < template.length) {
-        if (template[endIndex] === "{") {
-          nestLevel++;
-        } else if (template[endIndex] === "}") {
-          nestLevel--;
-        }
-        if (nestLevel > 0) {
-          endIndex++;
-        }
-      }
-
-      if (nestLevel > 0) {
-        throw new LuaRuntimeError("Unclosed interpolation expression", sf);
-      }
-
-      const expr = template.slice(startIndex + 2, endIndex);
-      try {
-        const parsedLua = parse(`_(${expr})`) as LuaBlock;
-        const parsedExpr =
-          (parsedLua.statements[0] as LuaFunctionCallStatement).call
-            .args[0];
-
-        const globalEnv = sf.threadLocal.get("_GLOBAL");
-        if (!globalEnv) {
-          throw new Error("_GLOBAL not defined");
-        }
-        // Create a new env with the global env as the parent, augmented with the expandedEnv
-        const env = new LuaEnv(globalEnv);
-        if (expandedEnv) {
-          // Iterate over the keys in the expandedEnv and set them in the new env
-          for (const key of expandedEnv.keys()) {
-            env.setLocal(key, expandedEnv.rawGet(key));
-          }
-        }
-        const luaResult = luaValueToJS(
-          await evalExpression(
-            parsedExpr,
-            env,
-            sf,
-          ),
-        );
-        result += luaToString(luaResult);
-      } catch (e: any) {
-        throw new LuaRuntimeError(
-          `Error evaluating "${expr}": ${e.message}`,
-          sf,
-        );
-      }
-
-      currentIndex = endIndex + 1;
-    }
-
-    return result;
-  },
-);
-
 export function luaBuildStandardEnv() {
   const env = new LuaEnv();
   // Top-level builtins
@@ -225,13 +143,12 @@ export function luaBuildStandardEnv() {
   env.set("error", errorFunction);
   env.set("pcall", pcallFunction);
   env.set("xpcall", xpcallFunction);
-  // String interpolation
-  env.set("interpolate", interpolateFunction);
 
   // APIs
   env.set("string", stringApi);
   env.set("table", tableApi);
   env.set("os", osApi);
   env.set("js", jsApi);
+  env.set("space_lua", spaceLuaApi);
   return env;
 }
diff --git a/common/space_lua/stdlib/space_lua.ts b/common/space_lua/stdlib/space_lua.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9ec5a68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/space_lua/stdlib/space_lua.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import { parseExpressionString } from "$common/space_lua/parse.ts";
+import type { LuaExpression } from "$common/space_lua/ast.ts";
+import { evalExpression } from "$common/space_lua/eval.ts";
+import {
+  LuaBuiltinFunction,
+  LuaEnv,
+  LuaRuntimeError,
+  type LuaStackFrame,
+  LuaTable,
+  luaToString,
+  luaValueToJS,
+} from "$common/space_lua/runtime.ts";
+
+/**
+ * These are Space Lua specific functions that are available to all scripts, but are not part of the standard Lua language.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to create an augmented environment
+ */
+function createAugmentedEnv(
+  sf: LuaStackFrame,
+  envAugmentation?: LuaTable,
+): LuaEnv {
+  const globalEnv = sf.threadLocal.get("_GLOBAL");
+  if (!globalEnv) {
+    throw new Error("_GLOBAL not defined");
+  }
+  const env = new LuaEnv(globalEnv);
+  if (envAugmentation) {
+    for (const key of envAugmentation.keys()) {
+      env.setLocal(key, envAugmentation.rawGet(key));
+    }
+  }
+  return env;
+}
+
+export const spaceLuaApi = new LuaTable({
+  /**
+   * Parses a lua expression and returns the parsed expression.
+   *
+   * @param sf - The current space_lua state.
+   * @param luaExpression - The lua expression to parse.
+   * @returns The parsed expression.
+   */
+  parse_expression: new LuaBuiltinFunction(
+    (_sf, luaExpression: string) => {
+      return parseExpressionString(luaExpression);
+    },
+  ),
+  /**
+   * Evaluates a parsed lua expression and returns the result.
+   *
+   * @param sf - The current space_lua state.
+   * @param parsedExpr - The parsed lua expression to evaluate.
+   * @param envAugmentation - An optional environment to augment the global environment with.
+   * @returns The result of the evaluated expression.
+   */
+  eval_expression: new LuaBuiltinFunction(
+    async (sf, parsedExpr: LuaExpression, envAugmentation?: LuaTable) => {
+      const env = createAugmentedEnv(sf, envAugmentation);
+      return luaValueToJS(await evalExpression(parsedExpr, env, sf));
+    },
+  ),
+  /**
+   * Interpolates a string with lua expressions and returns the result.
+   *
+   * @param sf - The current space_lua state.
+   * @param template - The template string to interpolate.
+   * @param envAugmentation - An optional environment to augment the global environment with.
+   * @returns The interpolated string.
+   */
+  interpolate: new LuaBuiltinFunction(
+    async (sf, template: string, envAugmentation?: LuaTable) => {
+      let result = "";
+      let currentIndex = 0;
+
+      while (true) {
+        const startIndex = template.indexOf("${", currentIndex);
+        if (startIndex === -1) {
+          result += template.slice(currentIndex);
+          break;
+        }
+
+        result += template.slice(currentIndex, startIndex);
+
+        // Find matching closing brace by counting nesting
+        let nestLevel = 1;
+        let endIndex = startIndex + 2;
+        while (nestLevel > 0 && endIndex < template.length) {
+          if (template[endIndex] === "{") {
+            nestLevel++;
+          } else if (template[endIndex] === "}") {
+            nestLevel--;
+          }
+          if (nestLevel > 0) {
+            endIndex++;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (nestLevel > 0) {
+          throw new LuaRuntimeError("Unclosed interpolation expression", sf);
+        }
+
+        const expr = template.slice(startIndex + 2, endIndex);
+        try {
+          const parsedExpr = parseExpressionString(expr);
+          const env = createAugmentedEnv(sf, envAugmentation);
+          const luaResult = luaValueToJS(
+            await evalExpression(parsedExpr, env, sf),
+          );
+          result += luaToString(luaResult);
+        } catch (e: any) {
+          throw new LuaRuntimeError(
+            `Error evaluating "${expr}": ${e.message}`,
+            sf,
+          );
+        }
+
+        currentIndex = endIndex + 1;
+      }
+
+      return result;
+    },
+  ),
+});
diff --git a/common/space_lua/stdlib/string.ts b/common/space_lua/stdlib/string.ts
index bfe9b953..d811eae0 100644
--- a/common/space_lua/stdlib/string.ts
+++ b/common/space_lua/stdlib/string.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import {
   LuaBuiltinFunction,
   luaCall,
-  LuaFunction,
   LuaMultiRes,
   LuaTable,
   luaToString,