diff --git a/src/scripting/mod.rs b/src/scripting/mod.rs
index 81527ba..57aeedd 100644
--- a/src/scripting/mod.rs
+++ b/src/scripting/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pub mod executor;
 pub mod loader;
 pub mod record;
+pub mod record_serializer;
 pub mod script;
diff --git a/src/scripting/record.rs b/src/scripting/record.rs
index c119430..a3afa98 100644
--- a/src/scripting/record.rs
+++ b/src/scripting/record.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub enum RecordValue {
     Int(i64),
     Float(f64),
     String(String),
+    Bytes(Vec<u8>),
     Boolean(bool),
     Null,
     Map(Vec<(RecordValue, RecordValue)>),
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ impl RecordValue {
             RecordValue::List(l) => {
                 Expr::List(l.into_iter().map(RecordValue::into_expression).collect())
             }
+            RecordValue::Bytes(b) => Expr::Binary(b),
         }
     }
 
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ impl RecordValue {
                 };
                 Type::List(Box::new(list_type))
             }
+            RecordValue::Bytes(_) => Type::Binary,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ impl ToString for RecordValue {
             RecordValue::Null => String::new(),
             RecordValue::Map(_) => String::new(),
             RecordValue::List(_) => String::new(),
+            RecordValue::Bytes(_) => String::new(),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -145,3 +149,9 @@ impl<T: Into<RecordValue>> From<Vec<T>> for RecordValue {
         Self::List(list)
     }
 }
+
+impl From<Vec<u8>> for RecordValue {
+    fn from(b: Vec<u8>) -> Self {
+        Self::Bytes(b)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/scripting/record_serializer.rs b/src/scripting/record_serializer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38b10fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/scripting/record_serializer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,452 @@
+use std::{collections::HashMap, mem};
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+use super::record::RecordValue;
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+pub struct RecordSerializer {
+    list_serializer: Option<RecordListSerializer>,
+    map_serializer: Option<RecordMapSerializer>,
+}
+pub struct RecordListSerializer {
+    serializer: Option<Box<RecordSerializer>>,
+    entries: Vec<RecordValue>,
+}
+pub struct RecordMapSerializer {
+    serializer: Option<Box<RecordSerializer>>,
+    last_key: Option<RecordValue>,
+    entries: Vec<(RecordValue, RecordValue)>,
+}
+
+impl RecordSerializer {
+    pub fn list_serializer<'a>(&'a mut self, cap: Option<usize>) -> &'a mut RecordListSerializer {
+        if self.list_serializer.is_none() {
+            self.list_serializer = Some(RecordListSerializer::with_capacity_opt(cap));
+        }
+        self.list_serializer.as_mut().unwrap()
+    }
+
+    pub fn map_serializer(&mut self, cap: Option<usize>) -> &mut RecordMapSerializer {
+        if self.map_serializer.is_none() {
+            self.map_serializer = Some(RecordMapSerializer::with_capacity_opt(cap));
+        }
+        self.map_serializer.as_mut().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl RecordListSerializer {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            entries: Vec::new(),
+            serializer: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_capacity(capacity: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            entries: Vec::with_capacity(capacity),
+            serializer: None,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_capacity_opt(capacity: Option<usize>) -> Self {
+        match capacity {
+            Some(cap) => Self::with_capacity(cap),
+            None => Self::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn serializer(&mut self) -> &mut RecordSerializer {
+        if self.serializer.is_none() {
+            self.serializer = Some(Box::new(RecordSerializer::default()));
+        }
+        self.serializer.as_mut().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+impl RecordMapSerializer {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            last_key: None,
+            entries: Vec::new(),
+            serializer: None,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn with_capacity(capacity: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            last_key: None,
+            entries: Vec::with_capacity(capacity),
+            serializer: None,
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn with_capacity_opt(capacity: Option<usize>) -> Self {
+        match capacity {
+            Some(cap) => Self::with_capacity(cap),
+            None => Self::new(),
+        }
+    }
+    pub fn serializer(&mut self) -> &mut RecordSerializer {
+        if self.serializer.is_none() {
+            self.serializer = Some(Box::new(RecordSerializer::default()));
+        }
+        self.serializer.as_mut().unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum RecordSerError {
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    Msg(String),
+
+    #[error("Encountered map value before map key")]
+    ValueBeforeKey,
+}
+
+impl serde::ser::Error for RecordSerError {
+    fn custom<T>(msg: T) -> Self
+    where
+        T: std::fmt::Display,
+    {
+        Self::Msg(msg.to_string())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> serde::ser::Serializer for &'a mut RecordSerializer {
+    type Ok = RecordValue;
+
+    type Error = RecordSerError;
+
+    type SerializeSeq = &'a mut RecordListSerializer;
+
+    type SerializeTuple = &'a mut RecordListSerializer;
+
+    type SerializeTupleStruct = &'a mut RecordListSerializer;
+
+    type SerializeTupleVariant = &'a mut RecordListSerializer;
+
+    type SerializeMap = &'a mut RecordMapSerializer;
+
+    type SerializeStruct = &'a mut RecordMapSerializer;
+
+    type SerializeStructVariant = &'a mut RecordMapSerializer;
+
+    fn serialize_bool(self, v: bool) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(v.into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_i8(self, v: i8) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok((v as i64).into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_i16(self, v: i16) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok((v as i64).into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_i32(self, v: i32) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok((v as i64).into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_i64(self, v: i64) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(v.into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_u8(self, v: u8) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok((v as i64).into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_u16(self, v: u16) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok((v as i64).into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_u32(self, v: u32) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok((v as i64).into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_u64(self, v: u64) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok((v as i64).into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_f32(self, v: f32) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok((v as f64).into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_f64(self, v: f64) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(v.into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_char(self, v: char) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(v.to_string().into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_str(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(v.into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_bytes(self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(v.to_vec().into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_none(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(RecordValue::Null)
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_some<T: ?Sized>(self, value: &T) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        value.serialize(self)
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_unit(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        self.serialize_none()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_unit_struct(self, _name: &'static str) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        self.serialize_unit()
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_unit_variant(
+        self,
+        _name: &'static str,
+        _variant_index: u32,
+        variant: &'static str,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        self.serialize_str(variant)
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_newtype_struct<T: ?Sized>(
+        self,
+        _name: &'static str,
+        value: &T,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        value.serialize(self)
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_newtype_variant<T: ?Sized>(
+        self,
+        _name: &'static str,
+        _variant_index: u32,
+        variant: &'static str,
+        value: &T,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        let mut map = HashMap::new();
+        map.insert(variant.to_string(), value.serialize(self)?);
+        Ok(map.into())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_seq(self, len: Option<usize>) -> Result<Self::SerializeSeq, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(self.list_serializer(len))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_tuple(self, len: usize) -> Result<Self::SerializeTuple, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(self.list_serializer(Some(len)))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_tuple_struct(
+        self,
+        _name: &'static str,
+        len: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::SerializeTupleStruct, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(self.list_serializer(Some(len)))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_tuple_variant(
+        self,
+        _name: &'static str,
+        _variant_index: u32,
+        _variant: &'static str,
+        len: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::SerializeTupleVariant, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(self.list_serializer(Some(len)))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_map(self, len: Option<usize>) -> Result<Self::SerializeMap, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(self.map_serializer(len))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_struct(
+        self,
+        _name: &'static str,
+        len: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::SerializeStruct, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(self.map_serializer(Some(len)))
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_struct_variant(
+        self,
+        _name: &'static str,
+        _variant_index: u32,
+        _variant: &'static str,
+        len: usize,
+    ) -> Result<Self::SerializeStructVariant, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(self.map_serializer(Some(len)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> serde::ser::SerializeTuple for &'a mut RecordListSerializer {
+    type Ok = RecordValue;
+
+    type Error = RecordSerError;
+
+    fn serialize_element<T: ?Sized>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        let val = value.serialize(self.serializer())?;
+        self.entries.push(val);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(mem::take(&mut self.entries).into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> serde::ser::SerializeSeq for &'a mut RecordListSerializer {
+    type Ok = RecordValue;
+
+    type Error = RecordSerError;
+
+    fn serialize_element<T: ?Sized>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        let val = value.serialize(self.serializer())?;
+        self.entries.push(val);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(mem::take(&mut self.entries).into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> serde::ser::SerializeTupleStruct for &'a mut RecordListSerializer {
+    type Ok = RecordValue;
+
+    type Error = RecordSerError;
+
+    fn serialize_field<T: ?Sized>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        let val = value.serialize(self.serializer())?;
+        self.entries.push(val);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(mem::take(&mut self.entries).into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> serde::ser::SerializeTupleVariant for &'a mut RecordListSerializer {
+    type Ok = RecordValue;
+
+    type Error = RecordSerError;
+
+    fn serialize_field<T: ?Sized>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        let val = value.serialize(self.serializer())?;
+        self.entries.push(val);
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(mem::take(&mut self.entries).into())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> serde::ser::SerializeMap for &'a mut RecordMapSerializer {
+    type Ok = RecordValue;
+
+    type Error = RecordSerError;
+
+    fn serialize_key<T: ?Sized>(&mut self, key: &T) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        let val = key.serialize(self.serializer())?;
+        self.last_key = Some(val);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn serialize_value<T: ?Sized>(&mut self, value: &T) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        if let Some(last_key) = self.last_key.take() {
+            let val = value.serialize(self.serializer())?;
+            self.entries.push((last_key, val));
+
+            Ok(())
+        } else {
+            Err(RecordSerError::ValueBeforeKey)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(RecordValue::Map(mem::take(&mut self.entries)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> serde::ser::SerializeStruct for &'a mut RecordMapSerializer {
+    type Ok = RecordValue;
+
+    type Error = RecordSerError;
+
+    fn serialize_field<T: ?Sized>(
+        &mut self,
+        key: &'static str,
+        value: &T,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        let val = value.serialize(self.serializer())?;
+        self.entries.push((key.into(), val));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(RecordValue::Map(mem::take(&mut self.entries)))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a> serde::ser::SerializeStructVariant for &'a mut RecordMapSerializer {
+    type Ok = RecordValue;
+
+    type Error = RecordSerError;
+
+    fn serialize_field<T: ?Sized>(
+        &mut self,
+        key: &'static str,
+        value: &T,
+    ) -> Result<(), Self::Error>
+    where
+        T: serde::Serialize,
+    {
+        let val = value.serialize(self.serializer())?;
+        self.entries.push((key.into(), val));
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn end(self) -> Result<Self::Ok, Self::Error> {
+        Ok(RecordValue::Map(mem::take(&mut self.entries)))
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/scripting/script.rs b/src/scripting/script.rs
index bf3a74e..d0e0383 100644
--- a/src/scripting/script.rs
+++ b/src/scripting/script.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 use std::{marker::PhantomData, path::PathBuf};
 
+use serde::Serialize;
+
 use crate::error::AppResult;
 
 use super::{
     executor::{NuExecutor, VarValue},
     record::RecordValue,
+    record_serializer::RecordSerializer,
 };
 
 /// A trait implemented for a given nu script type to
@@ -24,6 +27,17 @@ pub trait ScriptArgs {
     fn get_args(self) -> Vec<RecordValue>;
 }
 
+impl<T: Serialize> ScriptArgs for T {
+    fn get_args(self) -> Vec<RecordValue> {
+        let mut serializer = RecordSerializer::default();
+        let val = self.serialize(&mut serializer).unwrap();
+        match val {
+            RecordValue::List(entries) => entries,
+            val => vec![val],
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// A nu script instance that can be executed
 pub struct NuScript<S: Script> {
     path: PathBuf,
diff --git a/src/tasks/setup_users.rs b/src/tasks/setup_users.rs
index 841dd4a..977e9ef 100644
--- a/src/tasks/setup_users.rs
+++ b/src/tasks/setup_users.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
 use serde::Serialize;
 
-use crate::scripting::{
-    record::RecordValue,
-    script::{Script, ScriptArgs},
-};
+use crate::scripting::script::Script;
 
 pub struct SetupUsersScript;
 
@@ -29,22 +24,3 @@ impl Script for SetupUsersScript {
         "setup-users.nu"
     }
 }
-
-impl ScriptArgs for UsersConfig {
-    fn get_args(self) -> Vec<RecordValue> {
-        let mut user_cfg_map = HashMap::new();
-        let mut user_cfgs = Vec::new();
-
-        for user in self.users {
-            let mut user_map: HashMap<&'static str, RecordValue> = HashMap::new();
-            user_map.insert("name", user.name.into());
-            user_map.insert("password", user.password.into());
-            user_map.insert("sudoer", user.sudoer.into());
-            user_map.insert("shell", user.shell.into());
-            user_cfgs.push(user_map);
-        }
-        user_cfg_map.insert("users", user_cfgs);
-
-        vec![user_cfg_map.into()]
-    }
-}