diff --git a/docs/api/reactivity-utility.md b/docs/api/reactivity-utility.md
index b8bff4d..4e8756c 100644
--- a/docs/api/reactivity-utility.md
+++ b/docs/api/reactivity-utility.md
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ Utility used to read a value that is either a primitive or a source.
 - **Type**
 
     ```luau
-    function read<T>(value: T | () -> T): T
+    type CanBeSource<T> = T | (() -> T)
+
+    function read<T>(value: CanBeSource<T>): T
     ```
 
 ## batch()
diff --git a/init.luau b/init.luau
index a9ae8e0..db8caab 100644
--- a/init.luau
+++ b/init.luau
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ local vide = require "@self/src/lib"
 
 export type source<T> = vide.source<T>
 export type Source<T> = vide.Source<T>
+export type CanBeSource<T> = read.CanBeSource<T>
 export type context<T> = vide.context<T>
 export type Context<T> = vide.Context<T>
 export type Instances = vide.Instances
diff --git a/src/init.luau b/src/init.luau
index c0fbe0e..9c8cfe3 100644
--- a/src/init.luau
+++ b/src/init.luau
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ local vide = require("@self/lib")
 
 export type source<T> = vide.source<T>
 export type Source<T> = vide.Source<T>
+export type CanBeSource<T> = vide.CanBeSource<T>
 export type context<T> = vide.context<T>
 export type Context<T> = vide.Context<T>
 export type Instances = vide.Instances
diff --git a/src/lib.luau b/src/lib.luau
index a8a3885..cfb0cb5 100644
--- a/src/lib.luau
+++ b/src/lib.luau
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ local flags = require "./flags"
 
 export type Source<T> = source.Source<T>
 export type source<T> = Source<T>
+export type CanBeSource<T> = read.CanBeSource<T>
 export type Context<T> = context.Context<T>
 export type context<T> = Context<T>
 export type Instances = create.Instances
diff --git a/src/read.luau b/src/read.luau
index 3764315..cc918e7 100644
--- a/src/read.luau
+++ b/src/read.luau
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-local function read<T>(value: T | () -> T): T
+export type CanBeSource<T> = T | (() -> T)
+
+local function read<T>(value: CanBeSource<T>): T
     return if type(value) == "function" then value() else value
 end