diff --git a/docs/api/filterable.md b/docs/api/filterable.md
index 17ed86de..8c9d9ff4 100644
--- a/docs/api/filterable.md
+++ b/docs/api/filterable.md
@@ -70,6 +70,22 @@ Create a new Filterable instance using the provided request or the current conta
 $filterable = Filterable::create();
 ```
 
+#### `static for(Model|Builder|string $source, Request|null $request = null): static`
+
+Create a Filterable instance with its model and query builder ready for use. Existing constraints are preserved when a builder is supplied.
+
+```php
+$filterable = Filterable::for(User::class)
+    ->setAllowedFields(['name', 'email']);
+
+$filterable = Filterable::for(
+    User::query()->where('active', true),
+    $customRequest
+);
+```
+
+Invalid class strings are rejected with an `InvalidArgumentException`.
+
 #### `static withRequest(Request $request): static`
 
 Create a new instance bound to a specific request.
diff --git a/src/Facades/Filterable.php b/src/Facades/Filterable.php
index d92d7507..f9b2c8a0 100644
--- a/src/Facades/Filterable.php
+++ b/src/Facades/Filterable.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * 
  * Static Factory Methods:
  * @method static \Kettasoft\Filterable\Filterable create(\Illuminate\Http\Request|null $request = null) Create new Filterable instance.
+ * @method static \Kettasoft\Filterable\Filterable for(\Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model|\Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Eloquent\Builder|string $source, \Illuminate\Http\Request|null $request = null) Create a Filterable instance for a model or builder.
  * @method static \Kettasoft\Filterable\Filterable withRequest(\Illuminate\Http\Request $request) Create new Filterable instance with custom Request.
  * 
  * Static Event Methods:
diff --git a/src/Filterable.php b/src/Filterable.php
index deba6e25..de7b28a4 100644
--- a/src/Filterable.php
+++ b/src/Filterable.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\App;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Support\Traits\Macroable;
+use Illuminate\Support\Traits\ForwardsCalls;
 use Kettasoft\Filterable\Foundation\Invoker;
 use Kettasoft\Filterable\Contracts\Commitable;
 use Kettasoft\Filterable\Foundation\Resources;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ class Filterable implements FilterableContext, Authorizable, Validatable, Commit
     Traits\InteractsWithProvidedData,
     Traits\HasFilterableCache,
     HandleFluentReturn,
+    ForwardsCalls,
     Macroable;
 
   /**
@@ -637,6 +639,34 @@ public static function create(Request|null $request = null): static
     return new static($request ?? App::make(Request::class));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new Filterable instance for a model or Eloquent builder.
+   *
+   * @param Model|Builder|class-string<Model> $source
+   * @param Request|null $request
+   * @return static
+   */
+  public static function for(Model|Builder|string $source, Request|null $request = null): static
+  {
+    if (is_string($source) && !is_a($source, Model::class, true)) {
+      throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Model [{$source}] must extend " . Model::class . '.');
+    }
+
+    $instance = static::create($request);
+
+    if ($source instanceof Builder) {
+      return $instance
+        ->setModel($source->getModel())
+        ->setBuilder($source);
+    }
+
+    $instance->setModel($source);
+
+    return $instance->setBuilder(
+      $source instanceof Model ? $source->newQuery() : $source::query()
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Apply a callback conditionally and return a new modified instance.
    * @param bool $condition
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Invoker.php b/src/Foundation/Invoker.php
index 04f81528..d4c83b39 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Invoker.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Invoker.php
@@ -193,6 +193,19 @@ public function getBuilder(): EloquentBuilder|Builder|QueryBuilderInterface
     return $this->builder;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Replace the underlying query builder instance.
+   *
+   * @param QueryBuilder|EloquentBuilder|QueryBuilderInterface $builder
+   * @return static
+   */
+  public function setBuilder(QueryBuilder|EloquentBuilder|QueryBuilderInterface $builder): static
+  {
+    $this->builder = $builder;
+
+    return $this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Enable caching for this invoker
    *
diff --git a/src/Foundation/Traits/HandleFluentReturn.php b/src/Foundation/Traits/HandleFluentReturn.php
index 5f6692cb..b90fcbe0 100644
--- a/src/Foundation/Traits/HandleFluentReturn.php
+++ b/src/Foundation/Traits/HandleFluentReturn.php
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Kettasoft\Filterable\Foundation\Traits;
 
-use Kettasoft\Filterable\Foundation\Contracts\QueryBuilderInterface;
+use Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder as QueryBuilder;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Eloquent\Builder as EloquentBuilder;
 
 trait HandleFluentReturn
 {
@@ -12,19 +13,19 @@ trait HandleFluentReturn
    * If the result is an instance of Builder, it updates the internal builder
    * reference and returns $this for fluent chaining. Otherwise, it returns the result as-is.
    *
-   * @param mixed $result The result returned from the forwarded call.
+   * @param string $method The forwarded method name.
+   * @param array $args The forwarded method arguments.
    * @return mixed Returns $this if the result is a Builder, otherwise returns the original result.
    */
-  protected function handleFluentReturn($method, $args)
+  protected function handleFluentReturn(string $method, array $args): mixed
   {
-
     $builder = method_exists($this, 'getBuilder')
       ? $this->getBuilder()
       : $this->builder;
 
     $result = $this->forwardCallTo($builder, $method, $args);
 
-    if ($result instanceof QueryBuilderInterface) {
+    if ($result instanceof EloquentBuilder || $result instanceof QueryBuilder) {
       if (method_exists($this, 'setBuilder')) {
         $this->setBuilder($result);
       } else {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Filterable/FilterableForMethodTest.php b/tests/Unit/Filterable/FilterableForMethodTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3aa4e672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Filterable/FilterableForMethodTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Kettasoft\Filterable\Tests\Unit\Filterable;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use Kettasoft\Filterable\Filterable;
+use Kettasoft\Filterable\Support\Payload;
+use Kettasoft\Filterable\Tests\TestCase;
+use Kettasoft\Filterable\Tests\Models\Post;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
+use Kettasoft\Filterable\Facades\Filterable as FilterableFacade;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\InputBag;
+use Kettasoft\Filterable\Engines\Exceptions\InvalidDataFormatException;
+
+class FilterableForMethodTest extends TestCase
+{
+  public function test_it_creates_an_initialized_instance_for_a_model_class()
+  {
+    $filterable = Filterable::for(Post::class);
+
+    $this->assertSame(Post::class, $filterable->getModel());
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(Builder::class, $filterable->getBuilder());
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(Post::class, $filterable->getBuilder()->getModel());
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_preserves_a_model_instance()
+  {
+    $model = new Post;
+    $filterable = Filterable::for($model);
+
+    $this->assertSame($model, $filterable->getModel());
+    $this->assertSame($model, $filterable->getBuilder()->getModel());
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_preserves_a_builder_and_derives_its_model()
+  {
+    $builder = Post::query()->where('status', 'published');
+    $filterable = Filterable::for($builder);
+
+    $this->assertSame($builder, $filterable->getBuilder());
+    $this->assertSame($builder->getModel(), $filterable->getModel());
+    $this->assertStringContainsString('where "status" = ?', $filterable->getBuilder()->toSql());
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_accepts_a_custom_request()
+  {
+    $request = Request::create('/posts', 'GET', ['status' => 'published']);
+
+    $filterable = Filterable::for(Post::class, $request);
+
+    $this->assertSame($request, $filterable->getRequest());
+    $this->assertSame('published', $filterable->getData()['status']);
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_uses_late_static_binding()
+  {
+    $filterClass = new class extends Filterable {};
+
+    $filterable = $filterClass::for(Post::class);
+
+    $this->assertInstanceOf($filterClass::class, $filterable);
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_rejects_a_non_model_class_string()
+  {
+    $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
+    $this->expectExceptionMessage('must extend ' . \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model::class);
+
+    Filterable::for(\stdClass::class);
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_is_available_through_the_facade()
+  {
+    $filterable = FilterableFacade::for(Post::class);
+
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(Filterable::class, $filterable);
+    $this->assertInstanceOf(Post::class, $filterable->getBuilder()->getModel());
+  }
+
+  public function test_builder_methods_remain_fluent_on_filterable()
+  {
+    $filterable = Filterable::for(Post::class);
+
+    $result = $filterable->where('status', 'published');
+
+    $this->assertSame($filterable, $result);
+    $this->assertStringContainsString('where "status" = ?', $filterable->getBuilder()->toSql());
+  }
+
+  public function test_invoker_builder_methods_remain_fluent()
+  {
+    $invoker = Filterable::for(Post::class)->apply();
+
+    $result = $invoker->where('status', 'published');
+
+    $this->assertSame($invoker, $result);
+    $this->assertStringContainsString('where "status" = ?', $invoker->getBuilder()->toSql());
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_applies_invokable_engine_filters_for_a_model_class()
+  {
+    $this->seedPosts();
+    $request = Request::create('/posts', 'GET', ['status' => 'active']);
+    $filterClass = new class extends Filterable {
+      protected $filters = ['status'];
+
+      public function status(Payload $payload): Builder
+      {
+        return $this->getBuilder()->where($payload->field, $payload->value);
+      }
+    };
+
+    $results = $filterClass::for(Post::class, $request)
+      ->useEngine('invokable')
+      ->apply()
+      ->get();
+
+    $this->assertCount(2, $results);
+    $this->assertSame(['active'], $results->pluck('status')->unique()->values()->all());
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_applies_ruleset_engine_filters_for_a_model_instance()
+  {
+    $this->seedPosts();
+    $request = Request::create('/posts', 'GET', ['status' => 'pending']);
+
+    $results = Filterable::for(new Post, $request)
+      ->useEngine('ruleset')
+      ->setAllowedFields(['status'])
+      ->apply()
+      ->get();
+
+    $this->assertCount(1, $results);
+    $this->assertSame('pending', $results->first()->status);
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_applies_expression_engine_without_losing_builder_constraints()
+  {
+    $this->seedPosts();
+    $builder = Post::query()->where('status', 'active');
+    $request = Request::create('/posts', 'GET', [
+      'filter' => ['views' => ['eq' => 250]],
+    ]);
+
+    $filterable = Filterable::for($builder, $request)
+      ->useEngine('expression')
+      ->setAllowedFields(['views']);
+    $results = $filterable->apply()->get();
+
+    $this->assertSame($builder, $filterable->getBuilder());
+    $this->assertCount(1, $results);
+    $this->assertSame('Second active post', $results->first()->title);
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_applies_tree_engine_without_losing_builder_constraints()
+  {
+    $this->seedPosts();
+    $builder = Post::query()->where('views', '>=', 100);
+    $request = Request::create('/posts', 'POST');
+    $request->setJson(new InputBag([
+      'filter' => [
+        'and' => [[
+          'field' => 'status',
+          'operator' => 'eq',
+          'value' => 'active',
+        ]],
+      ],
+    ]));
+
+    $results = Filterable::for($builder, $request)
+      ->useEngine('tree')
+      ->setAllowedFields(['status'])
+      ->apply()
+      ->get();
+
+    $this->assertCount(2, $results);
+    $this->assertSame(['active'], $results->pluck('status')->unique()->values()->all());
+  }
+
+  #[DataProvider('engineProvider')]
+  public function test_non_tree_engines_accept_an_empty_request(string $engine)
+  {
+    $this->seedPosts();
+    $request = Request::create('/posts');
+
+    $count = Filterable::for(Post::class, $request)
+      ->useEngine($engine)
+      ->setAllowedFields(['*'])
+      ->apply()
+      ->count();
+
+    $this->assertSame(4, $count);
+  }
+
+  public static function engineProvider(): array
+  {
+    return [
+      'invokable' => ['invokable'],
+      'ruleset' => ['ruleset'],
+      'expression' => ['expression'],
+    ];
+  }
+
+  public function test_tree_engine_reports_an_empty_request_as_invalid()
+  {
+    $this->expectException(InvalidDataFormatException::class);
+
+    Filterable::for(Post::class, Request::create('/posts'))
+      ->useEngine('tree')
+      ->setAllowedFields(['*'])
+      ->apply();
+  }
+
+  public function test_created_instances_do_not_share_builder_constraints()
+  {
+    $active = Filterable::for(Post::class)->where('status', 'active');
+    $pending = Filterable::for(Post::class)->where('status', 'pending');
+
+    $this->assertNotSame($active->getBuilder(), $pending->getBuilder());
+    $this->assertSame(['active'], $active->getBuilder()->getBindings());
+    $this->assertSame(['pending'], $pending->getBuilder()->getBindings());
+  }
+
+  public function test_it_rejects_an_unknown_model_class_before_booting()
+  {
+    $this->expectException(\InvalidArgumentException::class);
+    $this->expectExceptionMessage('Model [App\\Models\\MissingPost] must extend');
+
+    Filterable::for('App\\Models\\MissingPost');
+  }
+
+  private function seedPosts(): void
+  {
+    Post::factory()->create([
+      'title' => 'First active post',
+      'status' => 'active',
+      'views' => 100,
+    ]);
+    Post::factory()->create([
+      'title' => 'Second active post',
+      'status' => 'active',
+      'views' => 250,
+    ]);
+    Post::factory()->create([
+      'title' => 'Pending post',
+      'status' => 'pending',
+      'views' => 250,
+    ]);
+    Post::factory()->create([
+      'title' => 'Stopped post',
+      'status' => 'stopped',
+      'views' => 50,
+    ]);
+  }
+}