diff --git a/.github/workflows/core.yml b/.github/workflows/core.yml
index 0077b0319..6a23ad902 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: libxposed/api
           path: libxposed/api
-          ref: 54582730315ba4a3d7cfaf9baf9d23c419e07006
 
       - name: Checkout libxposed/service
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/core/proguard-rules.pro b/core/proguard-rules.pro
index 4638bb630..332be3a63 100644
--- a/core/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/core/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 -keep class android.** { *; }
 -keep class de.robv.android.xposed.** {*;}
 -keep class io.github.libxposed.** {*;}
+-keep class org.lsposed.lspd.annotation.* {*;}
 -keep class org.lsposed.lspd.core.* {*;}
 -keep class org.lsposed.lspd.hooker.HandleSystemServerProcessHooker {*;}
 -keep class org.lsposed.lspd.hooker.HandleSystemServerProcessHooker$Callback {*;}
@@ -22,9 +23,13 @@
 -keepclassmembers class org.lsposed.lspd.impl.LSPosedHookCallback {
     public <methods>;
 }
+-keepclassmembers,allowoptimization class ** implements io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface$Hooker {
+    public *** before(***);
+    public *** after(***);
+}
 -keep,allowoptimization,allowobfuscation @io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.* class * {
-    @io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.BeforeInvocation <methods>;
-    @io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.AfterInvocation <methods>;
+    public *** before(***);
+    public *** after(***);
 }
 -assumenosideeffects class android.util.Log {
     public static *** v(...);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/robv/android/xposed/callbacks/XC_InitPackageResources.java b/core/src/main/java/de/robv/android/xposed/callbacks/XC_InitPackageResources.java
index 5c39ec968..dd8e42d72 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/robv/android/xposed/callbacks/XC_InitPackageResources.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/robv/android/xposed/callbacks/XC_InitPackageResources.java
@@ -21,15 +21,10 @@
 package de.robv.android.xposed.callbacks;
 
 import android.content.res.XResources;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet;
 
 import de.robv.android.xposed.IXposedHookInitPackageResources;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedModuleInterface;
 
 /**
  * This class is only used for internal purposes, except for the {@link InitPackageResourcesParam}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/robv/android/xposed/callbacks/XC_LoadPackage.java b/core/src/main/java/de/robv/android/xposed/callbacks/XC_LoadPackage.java
index 848e3eeb3..e428d6cad 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/robv/android/xposed/callbacks/XC_LoadPackage.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/robv/android/xposed/callbacks/XC_LoadPackage.java
@@ -21,16 +21,10 @@
 package de.robv.android.xposed.callbacks;
 
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArraySet;
 
 import de.robv.android.xposed.IXposedHookLoadPackage;
-import de.robv.android.xposed.XposedBridge.CopyOnWriteSortedSet;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedModuleInterface;
 
 /**
  * This class is only used for internal purposes, except for the {@link LoadPackageParam}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/AfterInvocation.java b/core/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/AfterInvocation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e26b3188b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/AfterInvocation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package io.github.libxposed.api.annotations;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+public @interface AfterInvocation {
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/BeforeInvocation.java b/core/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/BeforeInvocation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b4a17b8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/BeforeInvocation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package io.github.libxposed.api.annotations;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+public @interface BeforeInvocation {
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/XposedHooker.java b/core/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/XposedHooker.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acff8c038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/github/libxposed/api/annotations/XposedHooker.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package io.github.libxposed.api.annotations;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.TYPE_USE})
+public @interface XposedHooker {
+}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/core/ApplicationServiceClient.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/core/ApplicationServiceClient.java
index 6eb01d0b3..1184852a3 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/core/ApplicationServiceClient.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/core/ApplicationServiceClient.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 package org.lsposed.lspd.core;
 
-import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/core/Startup.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/core/Startup.java
index e4d08b96d..499c7ca2e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/core/Startup.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/core/Startup.java
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 import org.lsposed.lspd.hooker.AttachHooker;
 import org.lsposed.lspd.hooker.CrashDumpHooker;
 import org.lsposed.lspd.hooker.HandleSystemServerProcessHooker;
-import org.lsposed.lspd.hooker.LoadedApkCtorHooker;
 import org.lsposed.lspd.hooker.LoadedApkCreateCLHooker;
+import org.lsposed.lspd.hooker.LoadedApkCtorHooker;
 import org.lsposed.lspd.hooker.OpenDexFileHooker;
 import org.lsposed.lspd.impl.LSPosedContext;
 import org.lsposed.lspd.impl.LSPosedHelper;
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/AttachHooker.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/AttachHooker.java
index b003ac2f5..0579c275e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/AttachHooker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/AttachHooker.java
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 import android.app.ActivityThread;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
 import de.robv.android.xposed.XposedInit;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.AfterInvocation;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.XposedHooker;
 
 @XposedHooker
 public class AttachHooker implements XposedInterface.Hooker {
 
-    @AfterInvocation
-    public static void afterHookedMethod(XposedInterface.AfterHookCallback callback) {
+    public static void after(@NonNull XposedInterface.AfterHookCallback callback) {
         XposedInit.loadModules((ActivityThread) callback.getThisObject());
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/CrashDumpHooker.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/CrashDumpHooker.java
index ea94b132c..935af66cb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/CrashDumpHooker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/CrashDumpHooker.java
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 package org.lsposed.lspd.hooker;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
 import org.lsposed.lspd.impl.LSPosedBridge;
 import org.lsposed.lspd.util.Utils.Log;
 
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.BeforeInvocation;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.XposedHooker;
 
 @XposedHooker
 public class CrashDumpHooker implements XposedInterface.Hooker {
 
-    @BeforeInvocation
-    public static void beforeHookedMethod(XposedInterface.BeforeHookCallback callback) {
+    public static void before(@NonNull XposedInterface.BeforeHookCallback callback) {
         try {
             var e = (Throwable) callback.getArgs()[0];
             LSPosedBridge.log("Crash unexpectedly: " + Log.getStackTraceString(e));
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/HandleSystemServerProcessHooker.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/HandleSystemServerProcessHooker.java
index 4552153e3..af76acb93 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/HandleSystemServerProcessHooker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/HandleSystemServerProcessHooker.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import org.lsposed.lspd.util.Hookers;
 
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.AfterInvocation;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.XposedHooker;
 
 // system_server initialization
@@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ public interface Callback {
     public static volatile Callback callback = null;
 
     @SuppressLint("PrivateApi")
-    @AfterInvocation
-    public static void afterHookedMethod() {
+    public static void after() {
         Hookers.logD("ZygoteInit#handleSystemServerProcess() starts");
         try {
             // get system_server classLoader
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/LoadedApkCreateCLHooker.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/LoadedApkCreateCLHooker.java
index 161c730eb..ddd3cd186 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/LoadedApkCreateCLHooker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/LoadedApkCreateCLHooker.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 import de.robv.android.xposed.callbacks.XC_LoadPackage;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedModuleInterface;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.AfterInvocation;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.XposedHooker;
 
 @SuppressLint("BlockedPrivateApi")
@@ -77,8 +76,7 @@ static void addLoadedApk(LoadedApk loadedApk) {
         loadedApks.add(loadedApk);
     }
 
-    @AfterInvocation
-    public static void afterHookedMethod(XposedInterface.AfterHookCallback callback) {
+    public static void after(@NonNull XposedInterface.AfterHookCallback callback) {
         LoadedApk loadedApk = (LoadedApk) callback.getThisObject();
 
         if (callback.getArgs()[0] != null || !loadedApks.contains(loadedApk)) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/LoadedApkCtorHooker.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/LoadedApkCtorHooker.java
index e84e3d1d6..e52fcd348 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/LoadedApkCtorHooker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/LoadedApkCtorHooker.java
@@ -29,15 +29,13 @@
 import de.robv.android.xposed.XposedHelpers;
 import de.robv.android.xposed.XposedInit;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.AfterInvocation;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.XposedHooker;
 
 // when a package is loaded for an existing process, trigger the callbacks as well
 @XposedHooker
 public class LoadedApkCtorHooker implements XposedInterface.Hooker {
 
-    @AfterInvocation
-    public static void afterHookedMethod(XposedInterface.AfterHookCallback callback) {
+    public static void after(XposedInterface.AfterHookCallback callback) {
         Hookers.logD("LoadedApk#<init> starts");
 
         try {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/OpenDexFileHooker.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/OpenDexFileHooker.java
index af6f70a2d..f0462493b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/OpenDexFileHooker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/OpenDexFileHooker.java
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 
 import android.os.Build;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+
 import org.lsposed.lspd.impl.LSPosedBridge;
 import org.lsposed.lspd.nativebridge.HookBridge;
 
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.AfterInvocation;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.XposedHooker;
 
 @XposedHooker
 public class OpenDexFileHooker implements XposedInterface.Hooker {
 
-    @AfterInvocation
-    public static void afterHookedMethod(XposedInterface.AfterHookCallback callback) {
+    public static void after(@NonNull XposedInterface.AfterHookCallback callback) {
         ClassLoader classLoader = null;
         for (var arg : callback.getArgs()) {
             if (arg instanceof ClassLoader) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/StartBootstrapServicesHooker.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/StartBootstrapServicesHooker.java
index 30bf835d3..423264450 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/StartBootstrapServicesHooker.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/hooker/StartBootstrapServicesHooker.java
@@ -32,14 +32,12 @@
 import de.robv.android.xposed.callbacks.XC_LoadPackage;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedModuleInterface;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.BeforeInvocation;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.XposedHooker;
 
 @XposedHooker
 public class StartBootstrapServicesHooker implements XposedInterface.Hooker {
 
-    @BeforeInvocation
-    public static void beforeHookedMethod() {
+    public static void before(@NonNull XposedInterface.BeforeHookCallback callback) {
         logD("SystemServer#startBootstrapServices() starts");
 
         try {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/impl/LSPosedBridge.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/impl/LSPosedBridge.java
index 27c7ce8ce..1480e2312 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/impl/LSPosedBridge.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/impl/LSPosedBridge.java
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public static void dummyCallback() {
         Method beforeInvocation = null, afterInvocation = null;
         var modifiers = Modifier.PUBLIC | Modifier.STATIC;
         for (var method : hooker.getDeclaredMethods()) {
-            if (method.getAnnotation(BeforeInvocation.class) != null) {
+            if (method.getAnnotation(BeforeInvocation.class) != null || "before".equals(method.getName()) || "beforeHookedMethod".equals(method.getName())) {
                 if (beforeInvocation != null) {
                     throw new IllegalArgumentException("More than one method annotated with @BeforeInvocation");
                 }
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public static void dummyCallback() {
                 }
                 beforeInvocation = method;
             }
-            if (method.getAnnotation(AfterInvocation.class) != null) {
+            if (method.getAnnotation(AfterInvocation.class) != null ||  "after".equals(method.getName()) || "afterHookedMethod".equals(method.getName())) {
                 if (afterInvocation != null) {
                     throw new IllegalArgumentException("More than one method annotated with @AfterInvocation");
                 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/impl/LSPosedContext.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/impl/LSPosedContext.java
index 9c6b19634..e175461a1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/impl/LSPosedContext.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/impl/LSPosedContext.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedModule;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedModuleInterface;
+import io.github.libxposed.api.errors.HookFailedError;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.errors.XposedFrameworkError;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.utils.DexParser;
 
@@ -170,6 +171,32 @@ public MethodUnhooker<Method> hook(@NonNull Method origin, @NonNull Class<? exte
         return LSPosedBridge.doHook(origin, PRIORITY_DEFAULT, hooker);
     }
 
+    @NonNull
+    @Override
+    public <T> MethodUnhooker<Constructor<T>> hookClassInitializer(@NonNull Class<T> origin, @NonNull Class<? extends Hooker> hooker) {
+        return hookClassInitializer(origin, PRIORITY_DEFAULT, hooker);
+    }
+
+    @NonNull
+    @Override
+    public <T> MethodUnhooker<Constructor<T>> hookClassInitializer(@NonNull Class<T> origin, int priority, @NonNull Class<? extends Hooker> hooker) {
+        try {
+            final var typeParams = hooker.getTypeParameters();
+            final Class<?>[] typeParamsArray = new Class<?>[typeParams.length];
+            for (int i = 0; i < typeParams.length; i++) {
+                try {
+                    typeParamsArray[i] = origin.getClassLoader().loadClass(typeParams[i].getTypeName());
+                } catch (Throwable e) {
+                    typeParamsArray[i] = Object.class;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return LSPosedBridge.doHook(origin.getDeclaredConstructor(typeParamsArray), priority, hooker);
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            throw new HookFailedError(e);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     @NonNull
     public MethodUnhooker<Method> hook(@NonNull Method origin, int priority, @NonNull Class<? extends Hooker> hooker) {
@@ -213,6 +240,11 @@ public Object invokeOrigin(@NonNull Method method, @Nullable Object thisObject,
         return HookBridge.invokeOriginalMethod(method, thisObject, args);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <T> void invokeOrigin(@NonNull Constructor<T> constructor, @NonNull T thisObject, Object... args) throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+        HookBridge.invokeOriginalMethod(constructor, thisObject, args);
+    }
+
     private static char getTypeShorty(Class<?> type) {
         if (type == int.class) {
             return 'I';
@@ -256,6 +288,11 @@ public Object invokeSpecial(@NonNull Method method, @NonNull Object thisObject,
         return HookBridge.invokeSpecialMethod(method, getExecutableShorty(method), method.getDeclaringClass(), thisObject, args);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <T> void invokeSpecial(@NonNull Constructor<T> constructor, @NonNull T thisObject, Object... args) throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException {
+        HookBridge.invokeSpecialMethod(constructor, getExecutableShorty(constructor), constructor.getDeclaringClass(), thisObject, args);
+    }
+
     @NonNull
     @Override
     public <T> T newInstanceOrigin(@NonNull Constructor<T> constructor, Object... args) throws InvocationTargetException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/util/LspModuleClassLoader.java b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/util/LspModuleClassLoader.java
index 56f60b7e6..9e51de964 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/util/LspModuleClassLoader.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/util/LspModuleClassLoader.java
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi;
 
+import org.lsposed.lspd.util.Utils.Log;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URL;
@@ -24,8 +26,6 @@
 import java.util.jar.JarFile;
 import java.util.zip.ZipEntry;
 
-import org.lsposed.lspd.util.Utils.Log;
-
 import hidden.ByteBufferDexClassLoader;
 import sun.misc.CompoundEnumeration;
 
diff --git a/magisk-loader/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/util/ParasiticManagerSystemHooker.java b/magisk-loader/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/util/ParasiticManagerSystemHooker.java
index 578627a85..1baed910c 100644
--- a/magisk-loader/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/util/ParasiticManagerSystemHooker.java
+++ b/magisk-loader/src/main/java/org/lsposed/lspd/util/ParasiticManagerSystemHooker.java
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@
 import org.lsposed.lspd.hooker.HandleSystemServerProcessHooker;
 import org.lsposed.lspd.impl.LSPosedHelper;
 import org.lsposed.lspd.service.BridgeService;
-import org.lsposed.lspd.util.Utils;
 
 import io.github.libxposed.api.XposedInterface;
-import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.AfterInvocation;
 import io.github.libxposed.api.annotations.XposedHooker;
 
-
 public class ParasiticManagerSystemHooker implements HandleSystemServerProcessHooker.Callback {
     public static void start() {
         HandleSystemServerProcessHooker.callback = new ParasiticManagerSystemHooker();
@@ -35,8 +32,7 @@ public static void beforeHookedMethod(XposedInterface.BeforeHookCallback callbac
 
     @XposedHooker
     private static class Hooker implements XposedInterface.Hooker {
-        @AfterInvocation
-        public static void afterHookedMethod(XposedInterface.AfterHookCallback callback) throws Throwable {
+        public static void after(XposedInterface.AfterHookCallback callback) throws Throwable {
             var intent = (Intent) callback.getArgs()[0];
             if (intent == null) return;
             if (!intent.hasCategory("org.lsposed.manager.LAUNCH_MANAGER")) return;