diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 42c7630..018660b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ derive_more = { version = "2.0", features = ["full"] }
 smart-default = "0.7"
 thiserror = "1.0"
 base64 = "0.22.1"
-chrono = "0.4.26"
+chrono = { version = "0.4.26", features = ["serde"] }
 clap = { version = "4.3.10", features = ["derive", "env"] }
 config = "0.14.0"
 ctor = "0.2"
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 25e6443..386ec3f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#![deny(clippy::all)]
+#![deny(unsafe_code)]
+#![allow(unused_imports)]
+
 // Re-export modules for testing
 pub mod common;
 pub mod compression_engine;
@@ -10,7 +14,6 @@ pub mod modes;
 pub mod plugins;
 pub mod args;
 pub mod parser;
-pub mod utils;
 
 // Re-export Args struct for library usage
 pub use args::Args;
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ use filter_plugin::{
 // Import all meta plugins to ensure they register themselves
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 use meta_plugin::{
-    magic, cwd, text, user, shell, shell_pid, keep_pid, digest, 
+    magic_file, cwd, text, user, shell, shell_pid, keep_pid, digest, 
     read_time, read_rate, hostname, exec, env
 };
 
diff --git a/src/meta_plugin/magic_file.rs b/src/meta_plugin/magic_file.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffd0aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meta_plugin/magic_file.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+use magic::{Cookie, CookieFlags};
+use std::io;
+
+use crate::common::PIPESIZE;
+
+use crate::meta_plugin::{MetaPlugin, MetaPluginType};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct MagicFileMetaPlugin {
+    buffer: Vec<u8>,
+    max_buffer_size: usize,
+    is_finalized: bool,
+    cookie: Option<Cookie>,
+    base: crate::meta_plugin::BaseMetaPlugin,
+}
+
+impl MagicFileMetaPlugin {
+    pub fn new(
+        options: Option<std::collections::HashMap<String, serde_yaml::Value>>,
+        outputs: Option<std::collections::HashMap<String, serde_yaml::Value>>,
+    ) -> MagicFileMetaPlugin {
+        // Start with default options
+        let mut final_options = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+        final_options.insert("max_buffer_size".to_string(), serde_yaml::Value::Number(PIPESIZE.into()));
+        if let Some(opts) = options {
+            for (key, value) in opts {
+                final_options.insert(key, value);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Start with default outputs
+        let mut final_outputs = std::collections::HashMap::new();
+        let default_outputs = vec!["mime_type".to_string(), "mime_encoding".to_string(), "file_type".to_string()];
+        for output_name in default_outputs {
+            final_outputs.insert(output_name.clone(), serde_yaml::Value::String(output_name));
+        }
+        if let Some(outs) = outputs {
+            for (key, value) in outs {
+                final_outputs.insert(key, value);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        let max_buffer_size = final_options.get("max_buffer_size")
+            .and_then(|v| v.as_u64())
+            .unwrap_or(PIPESIZE as u64) as usize;
+        
+        // Ensure the default max_buffer_size is in the options
+        if !final_options.contains_key("max_buffer_size") {
+            final_options.insert("max_buffer_size".to_string(), serde_yaml::Value::Number(PIPESIZE.into()));
+        }
+        
+        let mut base = crate::meta_plugin::BaseMetaPlugin::new();
+        base.outputs = final_outputs;
+        base.options = final_options;
+        
+        MagicFileMetaPlugin {
+            buffer: Vec::new(),
+            max_buffer_size,
+            is_finalized: false,
+            cookie: None,
+            base,
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    fn get_magic_result(&self, flags: CookieFlags) -> io::Result<String> {
+        // Use the existing cookie and just change flags
+        if let Some(cookie) = &self.cookie {
+            cookie.set_flags(flags)
+                .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("Failed to set magic flags: {}", e)))?;
+
+            let result = cookie.buffer(&self.buffer)
+                .map_err(|e| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("Failed to analyze buffer: {}", e)))?;
+
+            // Clean up the result - remove extra whitespace and take first part if needed
+            let trimmed = result.trim();
+            
+            // For some magic results, we might want just the first part before semicolon or comma
+            let cleaned = if trimmed.contains(';') {
+                trimmed.split(';').next().unwrap_or(trimmed).trim()
+            } else if trimmed.contains(',') && flags.contains(CookieFlags::MIME_TYPE | CookieFlags::MIME_ENCODING) {
+                trimmed.split(',').next().unwrap_or(trimmed).trim()
+            } else {
+                trimmed
+            };
+
+            Ok(cleaned.to_string())
+        } else {
+            Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "Magic cookie not initialized"))
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Helper function to process all magic types and collect metadata
+    fn process_magic_types(&self) -> Vec<crate::meta_plugin::MetaData> {
+        let mut metadata = Vec::new();
+        
+        // Define the types to process with their corresponding flags
+        let types_to_process = [
+            ("mime_type", CookieFlags::MIME_TYPE),
+            ("mime_encoding", CookieFlags::MIME_ENCODING),
+            ("file_type", CookieFlags::default()),
+        ];
+        
+        for (name, flags) in types_to_process.iter() {
+            if let Ok(result) = self.get_magic_result(*flags) {
+                if !result.is_empty() {
+                    // Use process_metadata_outputs to handle output mapping
+                    if let Some(meta_data) = crate::meta_plugin::process_metadata_outputs(
+                        name, 
+                        serde_yaml::Value::String(result), 
+                        self.base.outputs()
+                    ) {
+                        metadata.push(meta_data);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        
+        metadata
+    }
+}
+
+impl MetaPlugin for MagicFileMetaPlugin {
+    fn is_finalized(&self) -> bool {
+        self.is_finalized
+    }
+    
+    fn set_finalized(&mut self, finalized: bool) {
+        self.is_finalized = finalized;
+    }
+    
+    fn initialize(&mut self) -> crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginResponse {
+        // Initialize the magic cookie once
+        let cookie = match Cookie::open(Default::default()) {
+            Ok(cookie) => cookie,
+            Err(_e) => {
+                return crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginResponse {
+                    metadata: Vec::new(),
+                    is_finalized: true,
+                };
+            }
+        };
+        if let Err(_e) = cookie.load(&[] as &[&str]) {
+            return crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginResponse {
+                metadata: Vec::new(),
+                is_finalized: true,
+            };
+        }
+        self.cookie = Some(cookie);
+
+        crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginResponse {
+            metadata: Vec::new(),
+            is_finalized: false,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn finalize(&mut self) -> crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginResponse {
+        // If already finalized, don't process again
+        if self.is_finalized {
+            return crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginResponse {
+                metadata: Vec::new(),
+                is_finalized: true,
+            };
+        }
+        
+        let metadata = self.process_magic_types();
+        
+        // Mark as finalized
+        self.is_finalized = true;
+
+        crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginResponse {
+            metadata,
+            is_finalized: true,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn update(&mut self, data: &[u8]) -> crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginResponse {
+        // If already finalized, don't process more data
+        if self.is_finalized {
+            return crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginResponse {
+                metadata: Vec::new(),
+                is_finalized: true,
+            };
+        }
+        
+        let mut metadata = Vec::new();
+
+        // Only collect up to max_buffer_size
+        let remaining_capacity = self.max_buffer_size.saturating_sub(self.buffer.len());
+        if remaining_capacity > 0 {
+            let bytes_to_copy = std::cmp::min(data.len(), remaining_capacity);
+            self.buffer.extend_from_slice(&data[..bytes_to_copy]);
+
+            // Check if we've reached our buffer limit and return metadata
+            if self.buffer.len() >= self.max_buffer_size {
+                metadata = self.process_magic_types();
+                
+                // Mark as finalized when we've processed enough data
+                self.is_finalized = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let is_finalized = !metadata.is_empty();
+        crate::meta_plugin::MetaPluginResponse {
+            metadata,
+            is_finalized,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn meta_type(&self) -> MetaPluginType {
+        MetaPluginType::MagicFile
+    }
+    
+    
+    fn outputs(&self) -> &std::collections::HashMap<String, serde_yaml::Value> {
+        self.base.outputs()
+    }
+    
+    fn outputs_mut(&mut self) -> &mut std::collections::HashMap<String, serde_yaml::Value> {
+        self.base.outputs_mut()
+    }
+    
+    fn default_outputs(&self) -> Vec<String> {
+        vec!["mime_type".to_string(), "mime_encoding".to_string(), "file_type".to_string()]
+    }
+    
+    
+    fn options(&self) -> &std::collections::HashMap<String, serde_yaml::Value> {
+        self.base.options()
+    }
+    
+    fn options_mut(&mut self) -> &mut std::collections::HashMap<String, serde_yaml::Value> {
+        self.base.options_mut()
+    }
+}
+
+use crate::meta_plugin::register_meta_plugin;
+
+// Register the plugin at module initialization time
+#[ctor::ctor]
+fn register_magic_file_plugin() {
+    register_meta_plugin(MetaPluginType::MagicFile, |options, outputs| {
+        Box::new(MagicFileMetaPlugin::new(options, outputs))
+    });
+}
diff --git a/src/meta_plugin/mod.rs b/src/meta_plugin/mod.rs
index 54d9f60..2e765cc 100644
--- a/src/meta_plugin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/meta_plugin/mod.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
 pub mod exec;
 pub mod digest;
-pub mod magic;
+pub mod magic_file;
 pub mod text;
 pub mod read_time;
 pub mod read_rate;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub mod env;
 
 pub use exec::MetaPluginExec;
 pub use digest::DigestMetaPlugin;
-pub use magic::MagicFileMetaPlugin;
+pub use magic_file::MagicFileMetaPlugin;
 pub use text::TextMetaPlugin;
 pub use read_time::ReadTimeMetaPlugin;
 pub use read_rate::ReadRateMetaPlugin;