diff --git a/nt/primitives/util/bootstrap.nix b/nt/primitives/util/bootstrap.nix
index 85313cf..9299236 100644
--- a/nt/primitives/util/bootstrap.nix
+++ b/nt/primitives/util/bootstrap.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ let
     // import ./parse.nix input
     // import ./trapdoor.nix input
     // import ./null.nix input
+    // import ./maybe.nix input
     // import ./wrap.nix input
     // import ./enforce.nix input
     // import ./sig.nix input
diff --git a/nt/primitives/util/default.nix b/nt/primitives/util/default.nix
index 008e9d7..844594d 100644
--- a/nt/primitives/util/default.nix
+++ b/nt/primitives/util/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mix.newMixture inputs (mixture: {
     ./enforce.nix
     ./nt.nix
     ./null.nix
+    ./maybe.nix
     ./parse.nix
     ./sig.nix
     ./trapdoor.nix
diff --git a/nt/primitives/util/enforce.nix b/nt/primitives/util/enforce.nix
index b18e417..5721ac5 100644
--- a/nt/primitives/util/enforce.nix
+++ b/nt/primitives/util/enforce.nix
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 
   inherit
     (this)
+    impls
     isClassSig
     isNT
     isTypeSig
+    toTypeSig
     ;
 in rec {
   enfIsType = type: value: msg: let
@@ -33,4 +35,9 @@ in rec {
 
   enfIsNT = T: msg:
     isNT T || throw "${msg}: expected nt compatible type but got \"${toString T}\" of primitive nix type \"${typeOf T}\"";
+
+  # assert enfImpls "nt::&Maybe" T "nt::&Maybe.unwrap";
+  #   impls = type: T: assert enfIsNT T "nt.impls"; impls' type T;
+  enfImpls = type: T: msg:
+    impls type T || throw "${msg}: given type \"${toTypeSig T}\" does not implement typeclass \"${toTypeSig type}\"";
 }
diff --git a/nt/primitives/util/maybe.nix b/nt/primitives/util/maybe.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab272a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nt/primitives/util/maybe.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+{this, ...}: let
+  inherit
+    (this)
+    enfImpls
+    mkTrapdoorFn
+    mkTrapdoorSet
+    ntTrapdoorKey
+    ntDynamicTrapdoorKey
+    openTrapdoor
+    ;
+in {
+  # NOTE: Maybe is used to simplify parsing Type/Class declarations
+  # NOTE: and therefore must be implemented manually
+  Maybe = let
+    meta = instance: {
+      sig = "nt::&Maybe";
+      derive = [];
+      ops = {};
+      req = {"nt::&Maybe" = ["unwrap"];};
+    };
+  in
+    mkTrapdoorFn {
+      default = {
+        unwrap = T:
+          assert enfImpls "nt::&Maybe" T "nt::&Maybe.unwrap";
+            (T |> openTrapdoor ntTrapdoorKey).ops."nt::&Maybe".unwrap;
+      };
+      unlock.${ntTrapdoorKey} = meta false;
+    };
+
+  Some = let
+    meta = instance: {
+      inherit instance;
+      sig = "nt::Some";
+      derive = ["nt::&Maybe"];
+      ops = {
+        "nt::&Maybe".unwrap = f: self: f self.${ntDynamicTrapdoorKey}.value;
+      };
+      req = {};
+    };
+  in
+    mkTrapdoorFn {
+      default = value:
+        mkTrapdoorSet {
+          unlock = {
+            ${ntTrapdoorKey} = meta true;
+            ${ntDynamicTrapdoorKey} = {
+              inherit value;
+            };
+          };
+        };
+      unlock.${ntTrapdoorKey} = meta false;
+    };
+
+  None = let
+    meta = instance: {
+      inherit instance;
+      sig = "nt::None";
+      derive = ["nt::&Maybe"];
+      ops = {
+        "nt::&Maybe".map = f: self: self;
+      };
+      req = {};
+    };
+  in
+    mkTrapdoorFn {
+      default = mkTrapdoorSet ntTrapdoorKey {
+        unlock = meta true;
+      };
+      unlock.${ntTrapdoorKey} = meta false;
+    };
+}