diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e257658..e820098 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,5 @@
 *.out
 *.app
 
+cmake-build-*/
+build/
diff --git a/.idea/tyche.iml b/.idea/tyche.iml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f08604b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/tyche.iml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<module classpath="CMake" type="CPP_MODULE" version="4" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vm/vm.cc b/src/vm/vm.cc
index 1a602f4..b8854b2 100644
--- a/src/vm/vm.cc
+++ b/src/vm/vm.cc
@@ -36,12 +36,25 @@ int32_t VM::to_integer(int index) const
     return i.as_integer();
 }
 
+float VM::to_float(int index) const
+{
+    Value i = stack_.at(index);
+    assert_type(i, Type::Float);
+    return i.as_float();
+}
+
 VM& VM::push_integer(int32_t value)
 {
     stack_.push(Value::CreateInteger(value));
     return *this;
 }
 
+VM& VM::push_float(float value)
+{
+    stack_.push(Value::CreateFloat(value));
+    return *this;
+}
+
 void VM::run_until_return()
 {
     size_t level = stack_.fp_level();
diff --git a/src/vm/vm.hh b/src/vm/vm.hh
index 6ecd22a..e555bb6 100644
--- a/src/vm/vm.hh
+++ b/src/vm/vm.hh
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ public:
     VM& call(size_t n_params);
 
     [[nodiscard]] int32_t to_integer(int index) const;
+    [[nodiscard]] float   to_float(int index) const;
 
     VM& push_integer(int32_t value);
+    VM& push_float(float value);
 
     [[nodiscard]] std::string debug_stack() const { return stack_.debug(); }