diff --git a/drpcmetadata/metadata.go b/drpcmetadata/metadata.go
index c1e2276..f70abac 100644
--- a/drpcmetadata/metadata.go
+++ b/drpcmetadata/metadata.go
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ package drpcmetadata
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/zeebo/errs"
 )
 
-// AddPairs attaches metadata onto a context and return the context.
+// AddPairs attaches metadata onto an incoming context and returns the context.
 func AddPairs(ctx context.Context, metadata map[string]string) context.Context {
 	// Get returns a copy of metadata
 	newMetadata, ok := Get(ctx)
@@ -19,7 +20,47 @@ func AddPairs(ctx context.Context, metadata map[string]string) context.Context {
 	for k, v := range metadata {
 		newMetadata[k] = v
 	}
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, metadataKey{}, newMetadata)
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, incomingMetadataKey{}, newMetadata)
+}
+
+// AddPairsToOutgoingContext attaches metadata onto an outgoing context and
+// returns the context.
+func AddPairsToOutgoingContext(ctx context.Context, metadata map[string]string) context.Context {
+	// Get existing metadata
+	existingMd, ok := ctx.Value(outgoingMetadataKey{}).(map[string]string)
+	if !ok {
+		return ctx
+	}
+	newMetadata := make(map[string]string)
+	for k, v := range existingMd {
+		newMetadata[k] = v
+	}
+	for k, v := range metadata {
+		newMetadata[k] = v
+	}
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, outgoingMetadataKey{}, newMetadata)
+}
+
+// NewIncomingContext attaches new metadata onto a context and returns the
+// context.
+func NewIncomingContext(ctx context.Context,
+	metadata map[string]string) context.Context {
+	newMetadata := make(map[string]string)
+	for k, v := range metadata {
+		newMetadata[k] = v
+	}
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, incomingMetadataKey{}, newMetadata)
+}
+
+// NewOutgoingContext attaches new metadata onto a context and returns the
+// context.
+func NewOutgoingContext(ctx context.Context,
+	metadata map[string]string) context.Context {
+	newMetadata := make(map[string]string)
+	for k, v := range metadata {
+		newMetadata[k] = v
+	}
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, outgoingMetadataKey{}, newMetadata)
 }
 
 // Encode generates byte form of the metadata and appends it onto the passed in buffer.
@@ -53,31 +94,29 @@ func Decode(buf []byte) (map[string]string, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-type metadataKey struct{}
+type incomingMetadataKey struct{}
+type outgoingMetadataKey struct{}
 
-// ClearContext removes all metadata from the context and returns a new context
-// with no metadata attached.
+// ClearContext removes all metadata from the incoming context and returns a new
+// context with no metadata attached.
 func ClearContext(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, metadataKey{}, nil)
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, incomingMetadataKey{}, nil)
 }
 
-// ClearContextExcept removes all metadata from the context except for the
-// specified key. If the specified key doesn't exist in the metadata, it clears
+// ClearContextExcept removes all metadata from the incoming context except for
+// the specified key. If the specified key doesn't exist in the metadata, it clears
 // all metadata. Returns a new context with only the specified key-value pair
 // preserved.
 func ClearContextExcept(ctx context.Context, key string) context.Context {
-	md, ok := Get(ctx)
-	if !ok {
-		return ClearContext(ctx)
-	}
-	value, ok := md[key]
+	value, ok := GetValue(ctx, key)
 	if !ok {
 		return ClearContext(ctx)
 	}
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, metadataKey{}, map[string]string{key: value})
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, incomingMetadataKey{},
+		map[string]string{strings.ToLower(key): value})
 }
 
-// Add associates a key/value pair on the context.
+// Add associates a key/value pair on the incoming context.
 func Add(ctx context.Context, key, value string) context.Context {
 	// Get returns a copy of metadata
 	metadata, ok := Get(ctx)
@@ -85,12 +124,12 @@ func Add(ctx context.Context, key, value string) context.Context {
 		metadata = make(map[string]string)
 	}
 	metadata[key] = value
-	return context.WithValue(ctx, metadataKey{}, metadata)
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, incomingMetadataKey{}, metadata)
 }
 
-// Get returns all key/value pairs on the given context.
+// Get returns all key/value pairs on the given incoming context.
 func Get(ctx context.Context) (map[string]string, bool) {
-	metadata, ok := ctx.Value(metadataKey{}).(map[string]string)
+	metadata, ok := ctx.Value(incomingMetadataKey{}).(map[string]string)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, false
 	}
@@ -102,9 +141,25 @@ func Get(ctx context.Context) (map[string]string, bool) {
 	return copy, true
 }
 
-// GetValue retrieves a specific value by key from the context's metadata.
+// GetFromOutgoingContext returns all key/value pairs on the given incoming
+// context.
+func GetFromOutgoingContext(ctx context.Context) (map[string]string, bool) {
+	metadata, ok := ctx.Value(outgoingMetadataKey{}).(map[string]string)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	// Return a copy to prevent mutation of the original map
+	copy := make(map[string]string)
+	for k, v := range metadata {
+		copy[k] = v
+	}
+	return copy, true
+}
+
+// GetValue retrieves a specific value by key from the incoming context's
+// metadata.
 func GetValue(ctx context.Context, key string) (string, bool) {
-	metadata, ok := Get(ctx)
+	metadata, ok := ctx.Value(incomingMetadataKey{}).(map[string]string)
 	if !ok {
 		return "", false
 	}
diff --git a/drpcmetadata/metadata_test.go b/drpcmetadata/metadata_test.go
index 2c713fc..fa158e9 100644
--- a/drpcmetadata/metadata_test.go
+++ b/drpcmetadata/metadata_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,24 @@ func TestAddGet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetFromOutgoingContext(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, outgoingMetadataKey{}, map[string]string{
+		"foo": "bar",
+		"ak":  "av",
+		"bk":  "bv",
+	})
+
+	metadata, ok := GetFromOutgoingContext(ctx)
+	assert.That(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, metadata, map[string]string{
+		"foo": "bar",
+		"ak":  "av",
+		"bk":  "bv",
+	})
+}
+
 func TestEncode(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Empty Metadata", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var metadata map[string]string
@@ -136,3 +154,101 @@ func TestAddPairsImmutability(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, newMd["key1"], "val1")
 	assert.Equal(t, newMd["key2"], "val2")
 }
+
+func TestNewIncomingContext(t *testing.T) {
+	originalCtx := context.Background()
+	originalCtx = Add(originalCtx, "existing", "value")
+
+	newCtx := NewIncomingContext(originalCtx, map[string]string{
+		"key1": "value1",
+		"key2": "value2",
+	})
+	originalMd, ok := Get(originalCtx)
+	assert.That(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, originalMd, map[string]string{"existing": "value"})
+
+	newMd, ok := Get(newCtx)
+	assert.That(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, newMd, map[string]string{
+		"key1": "value1",
+		"key2": "value2",
+	})
+}
+
+func TestClearContext(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx = Add(ctx, "existing", "value")
+
+	ctx = ClearContext(ctx)
+	newMd, ok := Get(ctx)
+	assert.False(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, newMd, map[string]string(nil))
+}
+
+func TestClearContextExcept(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx = AddPairs(ctx, map[string]string{
+		"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2",
+	})
+
+	ctx = ClearContextExcept(ctx, "key1")
+	md, ok := Get(ctx)
+	assert.That(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, md, map[string]string{
+		"key1": "value1",
+	})
+
+	ctx = ClearContextExcept(ctx, "non-existent-key")
+	md, ok = Get(ctx)
+	assert.False(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, md, map[string]string(nil))
+}
+
+func TestGetValue(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	ctx = AddPairs(ctx, map[string]string{
+		"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2",
+	})
+
+	val, ok := GetValue(ctx, "non-existent-key")
+	assert.False(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, val, "")
+
+	val, ok = GetValue(ctx, "key1")
+	assert.That(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, val, "value1")
+
+	val, ok = GetValue(ctx, "key2")
+	assert.That(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, val, "value2")
+
+	val, ok = GetValue(ctx, "Key1") // case-sensitivity test
+	assert.False(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, val, "")
+}
+
+func TestNewOutgoingContext(t *testing.T) {
+	originalCtx := context.Background()
+
+	originalCtx = context.WithValue(originalCtx, outgoingMetadataKey{},
+		map[string]string{"existing-key": "existing-value"})
+
+	newCtx := NewOutgoingContext(originalCtx, map[string]string{
+		"key1": "value1",
+		"key2": "value2",
+	})
+
+	originalMd, ok := GetFromOutgoingContext(originalCtx)
+	assert.That(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, originalMd, map[string]string{
+		"existing-key": "existing-value",
+	})
+
+	newMd, ok := GetFromOutgoingContext(newCtx)
+	assert.That(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, newMd, map[string]string{
+		"key1": "value1",
+		"key2": "value2",
+	})
+}