diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 8b97878..934c5d1 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     exe.root_module.addImport("zlua", zlua.module("zlua"));
     mlua_exe.root_module.addImport("zlua", zlua.module("zlua"));
 
+    const inspect_lua = b.dependency("inspect_lua", .{});
+
+    const meow = b.addWriteFiles();
+    _ = meow.addCopyFile(inspect_lua.path("inspect.lua"), "inspect.lua");
+    const meow_f = meow.add("inspect_lua.zig",
+        \\pub const inspect_module = @embedFile("inspect.lua");
+    );
+    mod.addAnonymousImport("inspect_lua", .{
+        .root_source_file = meow_f,
+    });
+
     const fern = b.dependency("fern", .{
         .target = target,
         .optimize = optimize,
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index cf7d41c..bacc8b8 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
             .url = "git+https://github.com/natecraddock/ziglua.git#9a520d0bbaac378d2e926c76edb584da104941dc",
             .hash = "zlua-0.1.0-hGRpCwGVBQCZRZ2QEHLENoYjRj-nNjD500_BmMsXeqT4",
         },
+        .inspect_lua = .{
+            .url = "git+https://github.com/kikito/inspect.lua.git#a8ca3120dfec48801036eaeff9335ab7a096dd24",
+            .hash = "N-V-__8AAD3aAAD6STygKKb-d3hEp1tPtE7Ia6hET-xKjaX0",
+        },
     },
     .paths = .{
         "build.zig",
diff --git a/src/lua/embed.zig b/src/lua/embed.zig
index b0aa33f..e768c93 100644
--- a/src/lua/embed.zig
+++ b/src/lua/embed.zig
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+const inspect_lua = @import("inspect_lua");
+
 pub const maivi_module = @embedFile("runtime/maivi.lua");
 pub const h_module = @embedFile("runtime/h.lua");
 pub const this_module = @embedFile("runtime/this.lua");
 
 pub const iter_module = @embedFile("runtime/iter.lua");
+
+pub const inspect_module = inspect_lua.inspect_module;
diff --git a/src/lua/root.zig b/src/lua/root.zig
index 2adcd01..aa28d7c 100644
--- a/src/lua/root.zig
+++ b/src/lua/root.zig
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ pub fn lua_init() !*Lua {
     _ = try lua_display.lua_opendisplay(l);
     l.setField(-2, "display");
 
+    try l.loadBuffer(embed.inspect_module, "@inspect_lua");
+    try pcall(l, .{ .results = 1 });
+    l.setField(-2, "inspect");
+
     _ = try maivi.Router.lua_openrouter(l);
     l.setField(-2, "router");