diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/Converter.java b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/Converter.java
index 15d883b..8cd235c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/Converter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/Converter.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.Interaction;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 
 /**
  * An interface for converting a user-provided value to a different type.
@@ -38,10 +39,24 @@ public interface Converter<I, O> {
 	 *
 	 * @param interaction the interaction being invoked
 	 * @param input       the user input
+	 * @param targetClass the class to convert to
 	 * @return converted value
 	 */
 	@NonNull
-	O convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull I input);
+	O convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull I input, @NonNull Class<? extends O> targetClass);
+
+	/**
+	 * Converts an input to the output type.
+	 *
+	 * @param interaction the interaction being invoked
+	 * @param input       the user input
+	 * @return converted value
+	 */
+	@NonNull
+	@ApiStatus.NonExtendable
+	default O convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull I input) {
+		return convert(interaction, input, getOutputClass());
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Determines whether this converter can be converted to in a converter chain.
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/ConverterImpl.java b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/ConverterImpl.java
index 3eefc28..392b0aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/ConverterImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/ConverterImpl.java
@@ -15,20 +15,42 @@
 
 public class ConverterImpl<I, O> extends AbstractConverter<I, O> {
 
-	private final @NonNull BiFunction<Interaction, I, O> converter;
+	@FunctionalInterface
+	public interface ConverterImplStep<I, O> {
+		/**
+		 * Converts an input to the output type.
+		 *
+		 * @param interaction the interaction being invoked
+		 * @param input       the user input
+		 * @param targetClass the class to convert to
+		 * @return converted value
+		 */
+		@NonNull
+		O convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull I input, @NonNull Class<? extends O> targetClass);
+	}
+
+	private final @NonNull ConverterImplStep<I, O> converter;
+
+	public ConverterImpl(
+		@NonNull Class<I> inputClass,
+		@NonNull Class<O> outputClass,
+		@NonNull ConverterImplStep<I, O> converter
+	) {
+		super(inputClass, outputClass);
+		this.converter = converter;
+	}
 
 	public ConverterImpl(
 			@NonNull Class<I> inputClass,
 			@NonNull Class<O> outputClass,
 			@NonNull BiFunction<Interaction, I, O> converter
 	) {
-		super(inputClass, outputClass);
-		this.converter = converter;
+		this(inputClass, outputClass, (ctx, i, t) -> converter.apply(ctx, i));
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public @NonNull O convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull I input) {
-		return converter.apply(interaction, input);
+	public @NonNull O convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull I input, @NonNull Class<? extends O> targetClass) {
+		return converter.convert(interaction, input, targetClass);
 	}
 
 	@NonNull
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/ConverterRegistry.java b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/ConverterRegistry.java
index ffe3bc8..85e20fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/ConverterRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/ConverterRegistry.java
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 import java.time.*;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Locale;
-import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.*;
 
 import static dev.qixils.quasicord.converter.ConverterImpl.identity;
 
@@ -76,6 +73,8 @@ public ConverterRegistry(@NonNull Quasicord library) {
 		register(new ConverterImpl<>(Number.class, Byte.class, (it, b) -> b.byteValue()));
 		// misc
 		register(new ConverterImpl<>(User.class, Member.class, (it, u) -> Objects.requireNonNull(Objects.requireNonNull(it.getGuild()).getMember(u))));
+		register(new ConverterImpl<>(Integer.class, Enum.class, (ctx, i, tc) -> tc.getEnumConstants()[i]));
+		register(new ConverterImpl<>(String.class, Enum.class, (ctx, i, tc) -> Arrays.stream(tc.getEnumConstants()).filter(e -> e.name().equals(i)).findFirst().orElseThrow()));
 	}
 
 	@NonNull
@@ -180,10 +179,10 @@ private ChainConverter(@NonNull Class<I> inputClass, @NonNull Class<O> outputCla
 
 		@SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"}) // i'm sorry JVM
 		@Override
-		public @NonNull O convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull I input) {
+		public @NonNull O convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull I input, @NonNull Class<? extends O> targetClass) {
 			Object result = input;
 			for (Converter converter : converters)
-				result = converter.convert(interaction, result);
+				result = converter.convert(interaction, result, targetClass); // TODO: does passing targetClass unconditionally make sense here?
 			return (O) result;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/VoidConverter.java b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/VoidConverter.java
index 5a27f63..d2ebe32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/VoidConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/VoidConverter.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 public interface VoidConverter<O> extends Converter<Void, O> {
 
 	@Override
-	default @NonNull O convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @Nullable Void input) {
+	default @NonNull O convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @Nullable Void input, @NonNull Class<? extends O> targetClass) {
 		return convert(interaction);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/DurationConverter.java b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/DurationConverter.java
index b4410cf..be5b62c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/DurationConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/DurationConverter.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class DurationConverter implements Converter<String, Duration> {
 	private static final @NonNull Pattern RELATIVE_TIME_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^\\d+[A-Za-z]+");
 
 	@Override
-	public @NonNull Duration convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull String input) {
+	public @NonNull Duration convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull String input, @NonNull Class<? extends Duration> targetClass) {
 		List<String> arguments = new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(input.split(" ")));
 		arguments.removeIf(s -> RELATIVE_TIME_IGNORED_TOKENS.contains(s.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH)));
 		String strippedInput = String.join("", arguments);
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/LocaleConverter.java b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/LocaleConverter.java
index 9a869be..a65f319 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/LocaleConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/LocaleConverter.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public LocaleConverter(@NonNull Quasicord library) {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public @NonNull Locale convert(@NonNull Interaction it, @NonNull String input) {
+	public @NonNull Locale convert(@NonNull Interaction it, @NonNull String input, @org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull Class<? extends Locale> targetClass) {
 		try {
 			return new Locale.Builder().setLanguageTag(input).build();
 		} catch (IllformedLocaleException ignored) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/ZoneIdConverter.java b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/ZoneIdConverter.java
index 84fdc6e..81edc95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/ZoneIdConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/ZoneIdConverter.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public class ZoneIdConverter implements Converter<String, ZoneId> {
 	private final @NonNull Class<ZoneId> outputClass = ZoneId.class;
 
 	@Override
-	public @NonNull ZoneId convert(@NonNull Interaction it, @NonNull String input) {
+	public @NonNull ZoneId convert(@NonNull Interaction it, @NonNull String input, @org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull Class<? extends ZoneId> targetClass) {
 		try {
 			return ZoneId.of(input);
 		} catch (Exception ignored) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/ZonedDateTimeConverter.java b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/ZonedDateTimeConverter.java
index fffd45b..1bcde48 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/ZonedDateTimeConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/converter/impl/ZonedDateTimeConverter.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public ZonedDateTimeConverter(@NonNull Quasicord library) {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public @NonNull ZonedDateTime convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull String input) {
+	public @NonNull ZonedDateTime convert(@NonNull Interaction interaction, @NonNull String input, @NonNull Class<? extends ZonedDateTime> targetClass) {
 		TimeZoneConfig config = library.getDatabaseManager().getById(interaction.getUser().getIdLong(), TimeZoneConfig.class).block();
 		ZoneId zone = config == null ? ZoneOffset.UTC : config.getTimeZone();
 		ZonedDateTime now = ZonedDateTime.now(zone);
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/decorators/ConverterData.java b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/decorators/ConverterData.java
index 707391c..c1f1f0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/decorators/ConverterData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/decorators/ConverterData.java
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus;
 
 @ApiStatus.Internal
-public record ConverterData(@NonNull Converter<?, ?> converter, @Nullable String optName) {
+public record ConverterData(@NonNull Converter<?, ?> converter, @Nullable String optName, @NonNull Class<?> targetClass) {
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/decorators/ParserSlashCommand.java b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/decorators/ParserSlashCommand.java
index 0dff887..c0f4868 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/decorators/ParserSlashCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/qixils/quasicord/decorators/ParserSlashCommand.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ else if (option.type() == OptionType.STRING)
 					branch.root().addOptions(opt);
 			}
 
-			converters[i] = new ConverterData(converter, optNameStr);
+			converters[i] = new ConverterData(converter, optNameStr, parameter.getType());
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ else if (inputClass == Member.class)  {
 			}
 
 			else throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not accept interaction option of type " + option.getType() + " for a converter from " + inputClass.getName());
-			args[i] = converter.convert(interaction, input);
+			args[i] = converter.convert(interaction, input, converterData.targetClass());
 		}
 
 		// invoke and handle