diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 9b1d2da..bbe1466 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -29,16 +29,22 @@ type Client struct {
 	Users         *UserService
 }
 
+// DefaultClientOptions read from the environment (GITPOD_API_KEY). This should be
+// used to initialize new clients.
+func DefaultClientOptions() []option.RequestOption {
+	defaults := []option.RequestOption{option.WithEnvironmentProduction()}
+	if o, ok := os.LookupEnv("GITPOD_API_KEY"); ok {
+		defaults = append(defaults, option.WithBearerToken(o))
+	}
+	return defaults
+}
+
 // NewClient generates a new client with the default option read from the
 // environment (GITPOD_API_KEY). The option passed in as arguments are applied
 // after these default arguments, and all option will be passed down to the
 // services and requests that this client makes.
 func NewClient(opts ...option.RequestOption) (r *Client) {
-	defaults := []option.RequestOption{option.WithEnvironmentProduction()}
-	if o, ok := os.LookupEnv("GITPOD_API_KEY"); ok {
-		defaults = append(defaults, option.WithBearerToken(o))
-	}
-	opts = append(defaults, opts...)
+	opts = append(DefaultClientOptions(), opts...)
 
 	r = &Client{Options: opts}
 
diff --git a/internal/requestconfig/requestconfig.go b/internal/requestconfig/requestconfig.go
index 4ec89ae..c6fe78c 100644
--- a/internal/requestconfig/requestconfig.go
+++ b/internal/requestconfig/requestconfig.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-go/internal/apierror"
 	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-go/internal/apiform"
 	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-go/internal/apiquery"
+	"github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-go/internal/param"
 )
 
 func getDefaultHeaders() map[string]string {
@@ -77,7 +78,17 @@ func getPlatformProperties() map[string]string {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewRequestConfig(ctx context.Context, method string, u string, body interface{}, dst interface{}, opts ...func(*RequestConfig) error) (*RequestConfig, error) {
+type RequestOption interface {
+	Apply(*RequestConfig) error
+}
+
+type RequestOptionFunc func(*RequestConfig) error
+type PreRequestOptionFunc func(*RequestConfig) error
+
+func (s RequestOptionFunc) Apply(r *RequestConfig) error    { return s(r) }
+func (s PreRequestOptionFunc) Apply(r *RequestConfig) error { return s(r) }
+
+func NewRequestConfig(ctx context.Context, method string, u string, body interface{}, dst interface{}, opts ...RequestOption) (*RequestConfig, error) {
 	var reader io.Reader
 
 	contentType := "application/json"
@@ -174,10 +185,17 @@ func NewRequestConfig(ctx context.Context, method string, u string, body interfa
 	return &cfg, nil
 }
 
+func UseDefaultParam[T any](dst *param.Field[T], src *T) {
+	if !dst.Present && src != nil {
+		dst.Value = *src
+		dst.Present = true
+	}
+}
+
 // RequestConfig represents all the state related to one request.
 //
 // Editing the variables inside RequestConfig directly is unstable api. Prefer
-// composing func(\*RequestConfig) error instead if possible.
+// composing the RequestOption instead if possible.
 type RequestConfig struct {
 	MaxRetries     int
 	RequestTimeout time.Duration
@@ -517,7 +535,7 @@ func (cfg *RequestConfig) Execute() (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ExecuteNewRequest(ctx context.Context, method string, u string, body interface{}, dst interface{}, opts ...func(*RequestConfig) error) error {
+func ExecuteNewRequest(ctx context.Context, method string, u string, body interface{}, dst interface{}, opts ...RequestOption) error {
 	cfg, err := NewRequestConfig(ctx, method, u, body, dst, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -551,12 +569,27 @@ func (cfg *RequestConfig) Clone(ctx context.Context) *RequestConfig {
 	return new
 }
 
-func (cfg *RequestConfig) Apply(opts ...func(*RequestConfig) error) error {
+func (cfg *RequestConfig) Apply(opts ...RequestOption) error {
 	for _, opt := range opts {
-		err := opt(cfg)
+		err := opt.Apply(cfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func PreRequestOptions(opts ...RequestOption) (RequestConfig, error) {
+	cfg := RequestConfig{}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		if _, ok := opt.(PreRequestOptionFunc); !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		err := opt.Apply(&cfg)
+		if err != nil {
+			return cfg, err
+		}
+	}
+	return cfg, nil
+}
diff --git a/option/requestoption.go b/option/requestoption.go
index f2bebaa..541c9ba 100644
--- a/option/requestoption.go
+++ b/option/requestoption.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 // options pattern in our [README].
 //
 // [README]: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/gitpod-io/gitpod-sdk-go#readme-requestoptions
-type RequestOption = func(*requestconfig.RequestConfig) error
+type RequestOption = requestconfig.RequestOption
 
 // WithBaseURL returns a RequestOption that sets the BaseURL for the client.
 func WithBaseURL(base string) RequestOption {
@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@ func WithBaseURL(base string) RequestOption {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to parse BaseURL: %s\n", err)
 	}
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		if u.Path != "" && !strings.HasSuffix(u.Path, "/") {
 			u.Path += "/"
 		}
 		r.BaseURL = u
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithHTTPClient returns a RequestOption that changes the underlying [http.Client] used to make this
 // request, which by default is [http.DefaultClient].
 func WithHTTPClient(client *http.Client) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		r.HTTPClient = client
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // MiddlewareNext is a function which is called by a middleware to pass an HTTP request
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ type Middleware = func(*http.Request, MiddlewareNext) (*http.Response, error)
 // WithMiddleware returns a RequestOption that applies the given middleware
 // to the requests made. Each middleware will execute in the order they were given.
 func WithMiddleware(middlewares ...Middleware) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		r.Middlewares = append(r.Middlewares, middlewares...)
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithMaxRetries returns a RequestOption that sets the maximum number of retries that the client
@@ -74,68 +74,68 @@ func WithMaxRetries(retries int) RequestOption {
 	if retries < 0 {
 		panic("option: cannot have fewer than 0 retries")
 	}
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		r.MaxRetries = retries
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithHeader returns a RequestOption that sets the header value to the associated key. It overwrites
 // any value if there was one already present.
 func WithHeader(key, value string) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		r.Request.Header.Set(key, value)
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithHeaderAdd returns a RequestOption that adds the header value to the associated key. It appends
 // onto any existing values.
 func WithHeaderAdd(key, value string) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		r.Request.Header.Add(key, value)
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithHeaderDel returns a RequestOption that deletes the header value(s) associated with the given key.
 func WithHeaderDel(key string) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		r.Request.Header.Del(key)
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithQuery returns a RequestOption that sets the query value to the associated key. It overwrites
 // any value if there was one already present.
 func WithQuery(key, value string) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		query := r.Request.URL.Query()
 		query.Set(key, value)
 		r.Request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithQueryAdd returns a RequestOption that adds the query value to the associated key. It appends
 // onto any existing values.
 func WithQueryAdd(key, value string) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		query := r.Request.URL.Query()
 		query.Add(key, value)
 		r.Request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithQueryDel returns a RequestOption that deletes the query value(s) associated with the key.
 func WithQueryDel(key string) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		query := r.Request.URL.Query()
 		query.Del(key)
 		r.Request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithJSONSet returns a RequestOption that sets the body's JSON value associated with the key.
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func WithQueryDel(key string) RequestOption {
 //
 // [sjson format]: https://github.com/tidwall/sjson
 func WithJSONSet(key string, value interface{}) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) (err error) {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) (err error) {
 		if buffer, ok := r.Body.(*bytes.Buffer); ok {
 			b := buffer.Bytes()
 			b, err = sjson.SetBytes(b, key, value)
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func WithJSONSet(key string, value interface{}) RequestOption {
 		}
 
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot use WithJSONSet on a body that is not serialized as *bytes.Buffer")
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithJSONDel returns a RequestOption that deletes the body's JSON value associated with the key.
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func WithJSONSet(key string, value interface{}) RequestOption {
 //
 // [sjson format]: https://github.com/tidwall/sjson
 func WithJSONDel(key string) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) (err error) {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) (err error) {
 		if buffer, ok := r.Body.(*bytes.Buffer); ok {
 			b := buffer.Bytes()
 			b, err = sjson.DeleteBytes(b, key)
@@ -175,24 +175,24 @@ func WithJSONDel(key string) RequestOption {
 		}
 
 		return fmt.Errorf("cannot use WithJSONDel on a body that is not serialized as *bytes.Buffer")
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithResponseBodyInto returns a RequestOption that overwrites the deserialization target with
 // the given destination. If provided, we don't deserialize into the default struct.
 func WithResponseBodyInto(dst any) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		r.ResponseBodyInto = dst
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithResponseInto returns a RequestOption that copies the [*http.Response] into the given address.
 func WithResponseInto(dst **http.Response) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		r.ResponseInto = dst
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithRequestBody returns a RequestOption that provides a custom serialized body with the given
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func WithResponseInto(dst **http.Response) RequestOption {
 //
 // body accepts an io.Reader or raw []bytes.
 func WithRequestBody(contentType string, body any) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		if reader, ok := body.(io.Reader); ok {
 			r.Body = reader
 			return r.Apply(WithHeader("Content-Type", contentType))
@@ -212,17 +212,17 @@ func WithRequestBody(contentType string, body any) RequestOption {
 		}
 
 		return fmt.Errorf("body must be a byte slice or implement io.Reader")
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithRequestTimeout returns a RequestOption that sets the timeout for
 // each request attempt. This should be smaller than the timeout defined in
 // the context, which spans all retries.
 func WithRequestTimeout(dur time.Duration) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		r.RequestTimeout = dur
 		return nil
-	}
+	})
 }
 
 // WithEnvironmentProduction returns a RequestOption that sets the current
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ func WithEnvironmentProduction() RequestOption {
 
 // WithBearerToken returns a RequestOption that sets the client setting "bearer_token".
 func WithBearerToken(value string) RequestOption {
-	return func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
+	return requestconfig.RequestOptionFunc(func(r *requestconfig.RequestConfig) error {
 		r.BearerToken = value
 		return r.Apply(WithHeader("authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", r.BearerToken)))
-	}
+	})
 }