diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 90a92f4..53018fa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
         <project.encoding>UTF-8</project.encoding>
         <caffeine.version>3.1.8</caffeine.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
-        <lombok.version>1.18.26</lombok.version>
         <mysql-connector.version>8.0.33</mysql-connector.version>
         <okhttp.version>4.10.0</okhttp.version>
         <protobuf.version>3.22.2</protobuf.version>
@@ -22,12 +21,6 @@
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>
-            <artifactId>lombok</artifactId>
-            <version>${lombok.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
-
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/InvocationOpts.java b/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/InvocationOpts.java
index 575d29f..0876814 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/InvocationOpts.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/InvocationOpts.java
@@ -1,32 +1,43 @@
 package io.eigr.spawn.api;
 
-import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
-import lombok.Builder;
-import lombok.Getter;
-import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
-
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.temporal.ChronoUnit;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
-@Builder
-@Getter
-@AllArgsConstructor
-@NoArgsConstructor
 public class InvocationOpts {
 
-    @Builder.Default
-    private boolean async = false;
+    private final boolean async;
+    private final Duration timeoutSeconds;
+    private final Optional<Long> delaySeconds;
+    private final Optional<LocalDateTime> scheduledTo;
+
+    private InvocationOpts(InvocationOptsBuilder invocationOptsBuilder) {
+        this.async = invocationOptsBuilder.async;
+        this.timeoutSeconds = invocationOptsBuilder.timeoutSeconds;
+        this.delaySeconds = invocationOptsBuilder.delaySeconds;
+        this.scheduledTo = invocationOptsBuilder.scheduledTo;
+    }
+
+    public static InvocationOptsBuilder builder() {
+        return new InvocationOptsBuilder();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isAsync() {
+        return async;
+    }
 
-    @Builder.Default
-    private Duration timeoutSeconds = Duration.ofSeconds(10);
+    public Duration getTimeoutSeconds() {
+        return timeoutSeconds;
+    }
 
-    @Builder.Default
-    private Optional<Long> delaySeconds = Optional.empty();
+    public Optional<Long> getDelaySeconds() {
+        return delaySeconds;
+    }
 
-    @Builder.Default
-    private Optional<LocalDateTime> scheduledTo = Optional.empty();
+    public Optional<LocalDateTime> getScheduledTo() {
+        return scheduledTo;
+    }
 
     public long getScheduleTimeInLong() {
         if (scheduledTo.isPresent()) {
@@ -40,4 +51,36 @@ public long getScheduleTimeInLong() {
     public long getTimeout() {
         return this.timeoutSeconds.toMillis();
     }
+
+    public static final class InvocationOptsBuilder {
+
+        private boolean async = false;
+        private Duration timeoutSeconds = Duration.ofSeconds(10);
+        private Optional<Long> delaySeconds = Optional.empty();
+        private Optional<LocalDateTime> scheduledTo = Optional.empty();
+
+        public InvocationOpts build() {
+            return new InvocationOpts(this);
+        }
+
+        public InvocationOptsBuilder async(boolean async) {
+            this.async = async;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public InvocationOptsBuilder timeoutSeconds(Duration timeoutSeconds) {
+            this.timeoutSeconds = timeoutSeconds;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public InvocationOptsBuilder delaySeconds(Optional<Long> delaySeconds) {
+            this.delaySeconds = delaySeconds;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public InvocationOptsBuilder scheduledTo(Optional<LocalDateTime> scheduledTo) {
+            this.scheduledTo = scheduledTo;
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/TransportOpts.java b/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/TransportOpts.java
index 9f70921..2026b8d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/TransportOpts.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/TransportOpts.java
@@ -1,25 +1,83 @@
 package io.eigr.spawn.api;
 
-import lombok.*;
-
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
-@Getter
-@Builder
-@NoArgsConstructor
-@AllArgsConstructor
-@ToString
 public class TransportOpts {
 
-    @Builder.Default
-    private String host = "127.0.0.1";
-    @Builder.Default
-    private int port = 8091;
-    @Builder.Default
-    private String proxyHost = "127.0.0.1";
-    @Builder.Default
-    private int proxyPort = 9001;
-    @Builder.Default
-    private Executor executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+    private String host;
+    private int port;
+    private String proxyHost;
+    private int proxyPort;
+    private Executor executor;
+
+    private TransportOpts(TransportOptsBuilder builder) {
+        this.host = builder.host;
+        this.port = builder.port;
+        this.proxyHost = builder.proxyHost;
+        this.proxyPort = builder.proxyPort;
+        this.executor = builder.executor;
+    }
+
+    public static TransportOptsBuilder builder() {
+        return new TransportOptsBuilder();
+    }
+
+    public String getHost() {
+        return host;
+    }
+
+    public int getPort() {
+        return port;
+    }
+
+    public String getProxyHost() {
+        return proxyHost;
+    }
+
+    public int getProxyPort() {
+        return proxyPort;
+    }
+
+    public Executor getExecutor() {
+        return executor;
+    }
+
+    public static final class TransportOptsBuilder {
+
+        private String host = "127.0.0.1";
+        private int port = 8091;
+        private String proxyHost = "127.0.0.1";
+        private int proxyPort = 9001;
+        private Executor executor = Executors.newCachedThreadPool();
+
+        public TransportOpts build() {
+            return new TransportOpts(this);
+        }
+
+        public TransportOptsBuilder host(String host) {
+            this.host = host;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public TransportOptsBuilder port(int port) {
+            this.port = port;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public TransportOptsBuilder proxyHost(String proxyHost) {
+            this.proxyHost = proxyHost;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public TransportOptsBuilder proxyPort(int proxyPort) {
+            this.proxyPort = proxyPort;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public TransportOptsBuilder executor(Executor executor) {
+            this.executor = executor;
+            return this;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/actors/Value.java b/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/actors/Value.java
index b77e0e3..6857078 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/actors/Value.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/api/actors/Value.java
@@ -11,18 +11,16 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
-public final class Value<S extends GeneratedMessageV3, R extends GeneratedMessageV3> {
-
-    private S state;
-    private R response;
+public final class Value {
 
+    private Object state;
+    private Object response;
     private boolean checkpoint;
     private Optional<Broadcast<?>> broadcast;
     private Optional<Forward> forward;
     private Optional<Pipe> pipe;
-    private Optional<List<SideEffect>> effects;
-
-    private ResponseType type;
+    private Optional<List<SideEffect<?>>> effects;
+    private final ResponseType type;
 
     private Value() {
         this.state = null;
@@ -36,13 +34,13 @@ private Value() {
     }
 
     private Value(
-            R response,
-            S state,
+            Object response,
+            Object state,
             boolean checkpoint,
             Optional<Broadcast<?>> broadcast,
             Optional<Forward> forward,
             Optional<Pipe> pipe,
-            Optional<List<SideEffect>> effects,
+            Optional<List<SideEffect<?>>> effects,
             ResponseType type) {
         this.response = response;
         this.state = state;
@@ -54,16 +52,16 @@ private Value(
         this.type = type;
     }
 
-    public static <S, V> Value at() {
+    public static Value at() {
         return new Value();
     }
 
-    public R getResponse() {
-        return response;
+    public <R extends GeneratedMessageV3> R getResponse() {
+        return (R) response;
     }
 
-    public S getState() {
-        return state;
+    public <S extends GeneratedMessageV3> S getState() {
+        return (S) state;
     }
 
     public boolean getCheckpoint() {
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ public Optional<Pipe> getPipe() {
         return pipe;
     }
 
-    public Optional<List<SideEffect>> getEffects() {
+    public Optional<List<SideEffect<?>>> getEffects() {
         return effects;
     }
 
@@ -90,23 +88,23 @@ public ResponseType getType() {
         return type;
     }
 
-    public Value response(R value) {
+    public <R extends GeneratedMessageV3> Value response(R value) {
         this.response = value;
         return this;
     }
 
-    public Value state(S state) {
+    public <S extends GeneratedMessageV3> Value state(S state) {
         this.state = state;
         return this;
     }
 
-    public Value state(S state, boolean checkpoint) {
+    public <S extends GeneratedMessageV3> Value state(S state, boolean checkpoint) {
         this.state = state;
         this.checkpoint = checkpoint;
         return this;
     }
 
-    public Value flow(Broadcast broadcast) {
+    public Value flow(Broadcast<?> broadcast) {
         this.broadcast = Optional.of(broadcast);
         return this;
     }
@@ -121,8 +119,8 @@ public Value flow(Pipe pipe) {
         return this;
     }
 
-    public Value flow(SideEffect effect) {
-        List<SideEffect> ef;
+    public Value flow(SideEffect<?> effect) {
+        List<SideEffect<?>> ef;
         if (this.effects.isPresent()) {
             ef = this.effects.get();
             ef.add(effect);
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ public Value flow(SideEffect effect) {
         return this;
     }
 
-    public Value flow(List<SideEffect> effects) {
+    public Value flow(List<SideEffect<?>> effects) {
         this.effects = Optional.of(effects);
         return this;
     }
@@ -171,7 +169,7 @@ public String toString() {
     public boolean equals(Object o) {
         if (this == o) return true;
         if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
-        Value<?, ?> value = (Value<?, ?>) o;
+        Value value = (Value) o;
         return Objects.equals(state, value.state) &&
                 Objects.equals(response, value.response) &&
                 Objects.equals(checkpoint, value.checkpoint) &&
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/internal/transport/server/ActorServiceHandler.java b/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/internal/transport/server/ActorServiceHandler.java
index 1bcc986..977e811 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/internal/transport/server/ActorServiceHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/eigr/spawn/internal/transport/server/ActorServiceHandler.java
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 import io.eigr.spawn.api.actors.Value;
 import io.eigr.spawn.api.actors.ActorContext;
 import io.eigr.spawn.api.actors.ActorFactory;
-import io.eigr.spawn.api.actors.workflows.Broadcast;
-import io.eigr.spawn.api.actors.workflows.Forward;
-import io.eigr.spawn.api.actors.workflows.Pipe;
 import io.eigr.spawn.api.actors.workflows.SideEffect;
 import io.eigr.spawn.api.exceptions.ActorInvocationException;
 import io.eigr.spawn.internal.Entity;
@@ -209,30 +206,15 @@ private Optional<Entity> getEntityByActor(String actor, String parent) {
     private Protocol.Workflow buildWorkflow(Value valueResponse) {
         Protocol.Workflow.Builder workflowBuilder = Protocol.Workflow.newBuilder();
 
-        if (valueResponse.getBroadcast().isPresent()) {
-            Protocol.Broadcast b = ((Broadcast) valueResponse.getBroadcast().get()).build();
-            workflowBuilder.setBroadcast(b);
-        }
-
-        if (valueResponse.getForward().isPresent()) {
-            Protocol.Forward f = ((Forward) valueResponse.getForward().get()).build();
-            workflowBuilder.setForward(f);
-        }
-
-        if (valueResponse.getPipe().isPresent()) {
-            Protocol.Pipe p = ((Pipe) valueResponse.getPipe().get()).build();
-            workflowBuilder.setPipe(p);
-        }
-
-        if (valueResponse.getEffects().isPresent()) {
-            List<SideEffect> efs = ((List<SideEffect>) valueResponse.getEffects().get());
-            workflowBuilder.addAllEffects(getProtocolEffects(efs));
-        }
+        valueResponse.getBroadcast().ifPresent(b -> workflowBuilder.setBroadcast(b.build()));
+        valueResponse.getForward().ifPresent(f -> workflowBuilder.setForward(f.build()));
+        valueResponse.getPipe().ifPresent(p -> workflowBuilder.setPipe(p.build()));
+        valueResponse.getEffects().ifPresent(e -> workflowBuilder.addAllEffects(getProtocolEffects(e)));
 
         return workflowBuilder.build();
     }
 
-    private List<Protocol.SideEffect> getProtocolEffects(List<SideEffect> effects) {
+    private List<Protocol.SideEffect> getProtocolEffects(List<SideEffect<?>> effects) {
         return effects.stream()
                 .map(SideEffect::build)
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());