diff --git a/genkit-tools/cli/config/main.go.template b/genkit-tools/cli/config/main.go.template
index dde69c7ed9..2d2adb06f9 100644
--- a/genkit-tools/cli/config/main.go.template
+++ b/genkit-tools/cli/config/main.go.template
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ func $GENKIT_FUNC_NAME() {
 		if m == nil {
 			return "", errors.New("menuSuggestionFlow: failed to find model")
 		}
-		resp, err := m.Generate(ctx, &ai.GenerateRequest{
-			Messages: ai.NewTextMessages(ai.RoleUser, fmt.Sprintf(`Suggest an item for the menu of a %s themed restaurant`, input)),
-			Config: &ai.GenerationCommonConfig{
-				Temperature: 1,
-			},
-		}, nil)
+		resp, err := m.Generate(ctx,
+			ai.NewGenerateRequest(
+				&ai.GenerationCommonConfig{Temperature: 1},
+				ai.NewUserTextMessage(fmt.Sprintf(`Suggest an item for the menu of a %s themed restaurant`, input))),
+			nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
diff --git a/go/ai/gen.go b/go/ai/gen.go
index f6810fe681..c150622c72 100644
--- a/go/ai/gen.go
+++ b/go/ai/gen.go
@@ -203,13 +203,3 @@ type ToolResponse struct {
 	// An example might be map[string]any{"name":"Thomas Jefferson", "born":1743}.
 	Output map[string]any `json:"output,omitempty"`
 }
-
-// NewTextMessages is a helper function that creates a slice of [Message] from one role and string.
-func NewTextMessages(r Role, m string) []*Message {
-	return []*Message{
-		{
-			Role: r,
-			Content: []*Part{ NewTextPart(m) },
-		},
-	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go/ai/request_helpers.go b/go/ai/request_helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6252a455e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/ai/request_helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package ai
+
+// NewGenerateRequest create a new GenerateRequest with provided config and
+// messages. Use NewUserTextGenerateRequest if you have a simple text-only user message.
+func NewGenerateRequest(config any, messages ...*Message) *GenerateRequest {
+	return &GenerateRequest{
+		Config:   config,
+		Messages: messages,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewUserMessage creates a new Message with role "user" and provided parts.
+// Use NewUserTextMessage if you have a text-only message.
+func NewUserMessage(parts ...*Part) *Message {
+	return NewMessage(RoleUser, nil, parts...)
+}
+
+// NewUserTextMessage creates a new Message with role "user" and content with
+// a single text part with the content of provided text.
+func NewUserTextMessage(text string) *Message {
+	return NewTextMessage(RoleUser, text)
+}
+
+// NewModelMessage creates a new Message with role "model" and provided parts.
+// Use NewModelTextMessage if you have a text-only message.
+func NewModelMessage(parts ...*Part) *Message {
+	return NewMessage(RoleModel, nil, parts...)
+}
+
+// NewUserTextMessage creates a new Message with role "model" and content with
+// a single text part with the content of provided text.
+func NewModelTextMessage(text string) *Message {
+	return NewTextMessage(RoleModel, text)
+}
+
+// NewSystemMessage creates a new Message with role "system" and provided parts.
+// Use NewSystemTextMessage if you have a text-only message.
+func NewSystemMessage(parts ...*Part) *Message {
+	return NewMessage(RoleSystem, nil, parts...)
+}
+
+// NewUserTextMessage creates a new Message with role "system" and content with
+// a single text part with the content of provided text.
+func NewSystemTextMessage(text string) *Message {
+	return NewTextMessage(RoleSystem, text)
+}
+
+// NewMessage creates a new Message with the provided role, metadata and parts.
+// Use NewTextMessage if you have a text-only message.
+func NewMessage(role Role, metadata map[string]any, parts ...*Part) *Message {
+	return &Message{
+		Role:     role,
+		Content:  parts,
+		Metadata: metadata,
+	}
+}
+
+// NewTextMessage creates a new Message with the provided role and content with
+// a single part containint provided text.
+func NewTextMessage(role Role, text string) *Message {
+	return &Message{
+		Role:    role,
+		Content: []*Part{NewTextPart(text)},
+	}
+}