diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Builder.php b/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Builder.php
index 1cdd940..b83ead7 100644
--- a/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Builder.php
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     InteractsWithAggregateFucntion,
     CollectsRelations,
     InteractsWithNestedRelations,
-    InteractsWithConditionBinding
+    InteractsWithConditionBinding,
+    InteractsWithCursorPagination
 };
 use Phaseolies\Utilities\Casts\CastToDate;
 use Phaseolies\Support\Facades\URL;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class Builder
     use CollectsRelations;
     use InteractsWithNestedRelations;
     use InteractsWithConditionBinding;
+    use InteractsWithCursorPagination;
 
     /**
      * Holds the PDO instance for database connectivity.
diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Query/Builder.php b/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Query/Builder.php
index d6a5ba3..3437e0e 100644
--- a/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Query/Builder.php
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Query/Builder.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Builder
     use Grammar;
     use InteractsWithBuilderAggregateFucntion;
     use InteractsWithConditionBinding;
+    use InteractsWithCursorPagination;
 
     /**
      * Holds the PDO instance for database connectivity.
diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Query/InteractsWithCursorPagination.php b/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Query/InteractsWithCursorPagination.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..900da60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Database/Entity/Query/InteractsWithCursorPagination.php
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Phaseolies\Database\Entity\Query;
+
+trait InteractsWithCursorPagination
+{
+    /**
+     * Cursor pagination with forward only support
+     *
+     * @param int $perPage
+     * @param string $cursorColumn
+     * @param string $direction asc|desc
+     * @param string|null $cursor
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function cursorPaginate(int $perPage = 15, string $cursorColumn = 'id', string $direction = 'asc', ?string $cursor = null): array
+    {
+        $direction   = strtolower($direction) === 'desc' ? 'desc' : 'asc';
+        $operator    = $direction === 'asc' ? '>' : '<';
+        $cursorValue = $cursor ? $this->decodeCursor($cursor) : null;
+
+        $query = clone $this;
+
+        if ($cursorValue !== null) {
+            $query->where($cursorColumn, $operator, $cursorValue);
+        }
+
+        $query->orderBy($cursorColumn, strtoupper($direction));
+        $query->limit($perPage + 1);
+
+        $results = $query->get();
+        $items   = $results->all();
+
+        $hasMore = count($items) > $perPage;
+
+        if ($hasMore) {
+            array_pop($items);
+        }
+
+        $nextCursor = null;
+        if ($hasMore && !empty($items)) {
+            $last       = end($items);
+            $nextCursor = $this->encodeCursor($this->getCursorValue($last, $cursorColumn));
+        }
+
+        $path    = $this->getCurrentPath();
+        $nextUrl = $nextCursor
+            ? "{$path}?cursor={$nextCursor}&per_page={$perPage}&direction={$direction}"
+            : null;
+
+        return [
+            'data'          => $items,
+            'per_page'      => $perPage,
+            'next_cursor'   => $nextCursor,
+            'next_page_url' => $nextUrl,
+            'has_more'      => $hasMore,
+            'direction'     => $direction,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Encode a cursor value to a URL-safe base64 string
+     *
+     * @param mixed $value
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function encodeCursor(mixed $value): string
+    {
+        return base64_encode(json_encode(['v' => $value]));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decode a cursor string back to its original value
+     *
+     * @param string $cursor
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    protected function decodeCursor(string $cursor): mixed
+    {
+        try {
+            $decoded = json_decode(base64_decode($cursor), true);
+            return $decoded['v'] ?? null;
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Extract the cursor column value from a model or array item
+     *
+     * @param mixed $item
+     * @param string $column
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    protected function getCursorValue(mixed $item, string $column): mixed
+    {
+        if (is_array($item)) {
+            return $item[$column] ?? null;
+        }
+
+        return $item->{$column} ?? null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get current request path
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function getCurrentPath(): string
+    {
+        return \Phaseolies\Support\Facades\URL::current();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Phaseolies/Error/Handlers/JsonErrorHandler.php b/src/Phaseolies/Error/Handlers/JsonErrorHandler.php
index f99a024..e230031 100644
--- a/src/Phaseolies/Error/Handlers/JsonErrorHandler.php
+++ b/src/Phaseolies/Error/Handlers/JsonErrorHandler.php
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ public function handle(Throwable $exception): void
 
         if ($exception instanceof HttpResponseException) {
             $responseErrors = $exception->getValidationErrors();
-            $statusCode = $exception->getStatusCode() ?: 500;
+  
+            $statusCode = (int) $exception->getStatusCode() ?: 500;
             $renderer->render($exception, $statusCode, $responseErrors);
         } else {
-            $statusCode = $exception->getCode() ?: 500;
+            $statusCode = (int) $exception->getCode() ?: 500;
             $renderer->render($exception, $statusCode);
         }