diff --git a/deformable_gym/helpers/mj_utils.py b/deformable_gym/helpers/mj_utils.py
index 9546a07..f627339 100644
--- a/deformable_gym/helpers/mj_utils.py
+++ b/deformable_gym/helpers/mj_utils.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import List, Tuple
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
 
 import mujoco
 import numpy as np
-from mujoco import MjData, MjModel, mjtJoint
+from mujoco import MjData, MjModel, MjSpec, mjtJoint
 from numpy.typing import ArrayLike, NDArray
 
 # fmt: off
@@ -278,6 +278,38 @@ def rotate_quat_by_euler(quat: ArrayLike, euler: ArrayLike) -> NDArray:
     return result
 
 
+# -------------------------------- SPEC UTILS --------------------------------#
+def make_spec_from_file(path: str) -> MjSpec:
+    spec = mujoco.MjSpec()
+    spec.from_file(path)
+    return spec
+
+
+def make_spec_from_string(xml: str) -> MjSpec:
+    spec = mujoco.MjSpec()
+    spec.from_string(xml)
+    return spec
+
+
+def spec2model(spec: MjSpec) -> MjModel:
+    return spec.compile()
+
+
+def add_geom2body(
+    spec: MjSpec, body_name: str, geom_attr: Dict[str, Any]
+) -> None:
+    body = spec.find_body(body_name)
+    geom = body.add_geom()
+    for attr_name, value in geom_attr.items():
+        setattr(geom, attr_name, value)
+
+
+def add_flex(spec: MjSpec, flex_attr: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
+    flex = spec.add_flex()
+    for attr_name, value in flex_attr.items():
+        setattr(flex, attr_name, value)
+
+
 # -------------------------------- OTHER UTILS --------------------------------#
 def id2name(model: MjModel, id: int, t: str = "body") -> str:
     assert (