diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 99b5d07..87399a3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # jse-eval
 
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 ## Credits
 Heavily based on [expression-eval](https://github.com/donmccurdy/expression-eval) and [jsep](https://github.com/EricSmekens/jsep),
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ Import:
 ```js
 // ES6
 import { parse, evaluate, compile, jsep } from 'jse-eval';
+
 // CommonJS
 const { parse, evaluate, compile, jsep } = require('jse-eval');
+
 // UMD / standalone script
 const { parse, evaluate, compile, jsep } = window.expressionEval;
 ```
@@ -105,10 +107,20 @@ const fn = compileAsync('foo.bar + 10');
 fn({foo: {bar: 'baz'}}); // 'baz10'
 ```
 
+### One-Line Parse + Evaluation
+```javascript
+import { evalExpr } from 'jse-eval';
+evalExpr('foo.bar + 10', {foo: {bar: 'baz'}}); // baz10
+
+// alternatively:
+import { evalExprAsync } from 'jse-eval';
+evalExprAsync('foo.bar + 10', {foo: {bar: 'baz'}}); // baz10
+```
+
 ### JSEP Plugins
 ```javascript
-const { jsep } = require('jse-eval');
-jsep.plugins.register(
+import { registerPlugin } from 'jse-eval';
+registerPlugin(
   require('@jsep-plugin/arrow'),
   require('@jsep-plugin/assignment'),
   require('@jsep-plugin/async-await'),
@@ -119,6 +131,14 @@ jsep.plugins.register(
   require('@jsep-plugin/template'),
   require('@jsep-plugin/ternary')
 );
+
+// or alternatively:
+const { jsep } = require('jse-eval');
+jsep.plugins.register(
+  require('@jsep-plugin/arrow'),
+  require('@jsep-plugin/assignment'),
+  ...
+);
 ```
 
 ## Extending evaluation
@@ -135,21 +155,53 @@ or `this.evalSyncAsync()` to help.
   throwing an error for an unknown node type. If any other behavior is desired, this can be overridden
   by providing a new `default` evaluator.
 
+Extensions may also be added as plugins using the `registerPlugin(myPlugin1, myPlugin2...)` method.
+The plugins are extensions of the JSEP format. If the `init` method is defined in the plugin,
+then the plugin will be added to JSEP, and/or if the `initEval` method is defined in the plugin,
+then the `initEval` method will be called with the JseEval class as both `this` and as an argument
+so the plugin code may extend as necessary.
+
+### Example Extensions:
+```javascript
+import * as expr from 'jse-eval';
+
+expr.addBinaryOp('**', 11, true, (a, b) => a ** b);
+console.log(expr.evalExpr('2 ** 3 ** 2')); // 512
+
+expr.addBinaryOp('^', 11, (a, b) => Math.pow(a, b)); // Replace XOR with Exponent
+console.log(expr.evalExpr('3^2')); // 9
+
+expr.addEvaluator('TestNodeType', function(node) {
+  return node.test + this.context.string
+});
+console.log(expr.eval({ type: 'TestNodeType', test: 'testing ' }, { string: 'jse-eval' })); // 'testing jse-eval'
+
+const myPlugin = {
+  name: 'Exponentiation',
+  init(jsep) {
+    jsep.addBinaryOp('**', 11, true);
+  },
+  initEval(JseEval) {
+    JseEval.binops['**'] = (a, b) => a ** b;
+  },
+};
+expr.registerPlugin(myPlugin);
+console.log(expr.evalExpr('2 ** 3 ** 2')); // 512
+```
+
 ### Node Types Supported:
 This project will try to stay current with all JSEP's node types::
 - `ArrayExpression`
 - `LogicalExpression`/`BinaryExpression`
 - `CallExpression`
 - `ConditionalExpression`
-- `Compound` *
+- `Compound` *Compound support will evaluate each expression and return the result of the final one*
 - `Identifier`
 - `Literal`
 - `MemberExpression`
 - `ThisExpression`
 - `UnaryExpression`
 
-**Compound support will evaluate each expression and return the result of the final one
-
 As well as the optional plugin node types:
 - `ArrowFunctionExpression`
 - `AssignmentExpression`/`UpdateExpression`
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 244f083..5b6768d 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ type AnyExpression = jsep.ArrayExpression
   | TemplateElement
   ;
 
+type JseEvalPlugin = Partial<jsep.IPlugin> & {
+  initEval?: (this: typeof ExpressionEval, jseEval: typeof ExpressionEval) => void;
+}
+
 export default class ExpressionEval {
   static jsep = jsep;
   static parse = jsep;
@@ -178,28 +182,46 @@ export default class ExpressionEval {
     ExpressionEval.evaluators[nodeType] = evaluator;
   }
 
+  static registerPlugin(...plugins: Array<JseEvalPlugin>) {
+    plugins.forEach((p) => {
+      if (p.init) {
+        ExpressionEval.parse.plugins.register(p as jsep.IPlugin);
+      }
+      if (p.initEval) {
+        p.initEval.call(ExpressionEval, ExpressionEval);
+      }
+    });
+  }
 
   // main evaluator method
-  static eval(ast: jsep.Expression, context: Context): unknown {
+  static eval(ast: jsep.Expression, context?: Context): unknown {
     return (new ExpressionEval(context)).eval(ast);
   }
-  static async evalAsync(ast: jsep.Expression, context: Context): Promise<unknown> {
+  static async evalAsync(ast: jsep.Expression, context?: Context): Promise<unknown> {
     return (new ExpressionEval(context, true)).eval(ast);
   }
 
   // compile an expression and return an evaluator
-  static compile(expression: string): (context: Context) => unknown {
+  static compile(expression: string): (context?: Context) => unknown {
     return ExpressionEval.eval.bind(null, ExpressionEval.jsep(expression));
   }
-  static compileAsync(expression: string): (context: Context) => Promise<unknown> {
+  static compileAsync(expression: string): (context?: Context) => Promise<unknown> {
     return ExpressionEval.evalAsync.bind(null, ExpressionEval.jsep(expression));
   }
 
+  // compile and evaluate
+  static evalExpr(expression: string, context?: Context): unknown {
+    return ExpressionEval.compile(expression)(context);
+  }
+  static evalExprAsync(expression: string, context?: Context): unknown {
+    return ExpressionEval.compileAsync(expression)(context);
+  }
+
 
-  protected context: Context;
-  protected isAsync: boolean;
+  protected context?: Context;
+  protected isAsync?: boolean;
 
-  constructor(context: Context, isAsync?: boolean) {
+  constructor(context?: Context, isAsync?: boolean) {
     this.context = context;
     this.isAsync = isAsync;
   }