diff --git a/build.sc b/build.sc
index ddac7516b4..907efd27dc 100644
--- a/build.sc
+++ b/build.sc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ object cask extends CaskModule {
   def ivyDeps = Agg(
     ivy"org.scala-lang:scala-reflect:${scalaVersion()}",
     ivy"io.undertow:undertow-core:2.0.13.Final",
-    ivy"com.lihaoyi::upickle:1.1.0"
+    ivy"com.lihaoyi::upickle:1.2.0"
   )
   def compileIvyDeps = Agg(ivy"com.lihaoyi::acyclic:0.2.0")
   def scalacOptions = Seq("-P:acyclic:force")
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ object cask extends CaskModule {
       def ivyDeps = Agg(
         ivy"com.lihaoyi::sourcecode:0.2.1",
         ivy"com.lihaoyi::pprint:0.5.9",
-        ivy"com.lihaoyi::geny:0.6.0"
+        ivy"com.lihaoyi::geny:0.6.2"
       )
     }
 
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ object cask extends CaskModule {
       def platformSegment = "js"
       def scalaJSVersion = "0.6.33"
       def ivyDeps = super.ivyDeps() ++ Agg(
-        ivy"com.lihaoyi::castor::0.1.1",
+        ivy"com.lihaoyi::castor::0.1.4",
         ivy"org.scala-js::scalajs-dom::0.9.7"
       )
     }
     object jvm extends UtilModule{
       def platformSegment = "jvm"
       def ivyDeps = super.ivyDeps() ++ Agg(
-        ivy"com.lihaoyi::castor::0.1.3",
+        ivy"com.lihaoyi::castor::0.1.4",
         ivy"org.java-websocket:Java-WebSocket:1.4.0"
       )
     }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ object cask extends CaskModule {
     def testFrameworks = Seq("utest.runner.Framework")
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2"
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5"
     )
   }
 }
diff --git a/cask/src/cask/main/Main.scala b/cask/src/cask/main/Main.scala
index d71df9c631..edf30ec916 100644
--- a/cask/src/cask/main/Main.scala
+++ b/cask/src/cask/main/Main.scala
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package cask.main
 
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors
+
 import cask.endpoints.{WebsocketResult, WsHandler}
 import cask.model._
 import cask.internal.{DispatchTrie, Util}
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@ import io.undertow.server.{HttpHandler, HttpServerExchange}
 import io.undertow.server.handlers.BlockingHandler
 import io.undertow.util.HttpString
 
+import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext
+
 /**
   * A combination of [[cask.Main]] and [[cask.Routes]], ideal for small
   * one-file web applications.
@@ -33,6 +37,12 @@ abstract class Main{
   def host: String = "localhost"
   def debugMode: Boolean = true
 
+  def createExecutionContext = castor.Context.Simple.executionContext
+  def createActorContext = new castor.Context.Simple(executionContext, log.exception)
+
+  val executionContext = createExecutionContext
+  implicit val actorContext = createActorContext
+
   implicit def log = new cask.util.Logger.Console()
 
   def routeTries = Main.prepareRouteTries(allRoutes)
diff --git a/cask/src/cask/main/Routes.scala b/cask/src/cask/main/Routes.scala
index 7b609ee00e..93200860d5 100644
--- a/cask/src/cask/main/Routes.scala
+++ b/cask/src/cask/main/Routes.scala
@@ -7,10 +7,7 @@ import language.experimental.macros
 trait Routes{
 
   def decorators = Seq.empty[cask.router.Decorator[_, _, _]]
-  implicit val actorContext = new castor.Context.Simple(
-    concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global,
-    log.exception
-  )
+  implicit def actorContext: castor.Context
   private[this] var metadata0: RoutesEndpointsMetadata[this.type] = null
   def caskMetadata =
     if (metadata0 != null) metadata0
diff --git a/example/compress/build.sc b/example/compress/build.sc
index 0fa3a1e3a5..b6dfa374d8 100644
--- a/example/compress/build.sc
+++ b/example/compress/build.sc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/compress2/app/src/Compress2.scala b/example/compress2/app/src/Compress2.scala
index e6c4cc9109..4bb84b6953 100644
--- a/example/compress2/app/src/Compress2.scala
+++ b/example/compress2/app/src/Compress2.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app
 
-case class Compress2()(implicit val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
+case class Compress2()(implicit val actorContext: castor.Context,
+                       val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
   override def decorators = Seq(new cask.decorators.compress())
 
   @cask.get("/")
diff --git a/example/compress2/build.sc b/example/compress2/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/compress2/build.sc
+++ b/example/compress2/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/compress3/app/src/Compress3.scala b/example/compress3/app/src/Compress3.scala
index 49062a916c..466e52ef27 100644
--- a/example/compress3/app/src/Compress3.scala
+++ b/example/compress3/app/src/Compress3.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app
 
-case class Compress3()(implicit val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
+case class Compress3()(implicit val actorContext: castor.Context,
+                       val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
 
   @cask.get("/")
   def hello() = {
diff --git a/example/compress3/build.sc b/example/compress3/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/compress3/build.sc
+++ b/example/compress3/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/cookies/build.sc b/example/cookies/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/cookies/build.sc
+++ b/example/cookies/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/decorated/build.sc b/example/decorated/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/decorated/build.sc
+++ b/example/decorated/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/decorated2/build.sc b/example/decorated2/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/decorated2/build.sc
+++ b/example/decorated2/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/endpoints/build.sc b/example/endpoints/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/endpoints/build.sc
+++ b/example/endpoints/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/formJsonPost/build.sc b/example/formJsonPost/build.sc
index 8fcdd8e483..d60a6aa9e3 100644
--- a/example/formJsonPost/build.sc
+++ b/example/formJsonPost/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2"
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5"
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/httpMethods/build.sc b/example/httpMethods/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/httpMethods/build.sc
+++ b/example/httpMethods/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/minimalApplication/build.sc b/example/minimalApplication/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/minimalApplication/build.sc
+++ b/example/minimalApplication/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/minimalApplication2/app/src/MinimalApplication2.scala b/example/minimalApplication2/app/src/MinimalApplication2.scala
index 267f22f1cc..52468d7d70 100644
--- a/example/minimalApplication2/app/src/MinimalApplication2.scala
+++ b/example/minimalApplication2/app/src/MinimalApplication2.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app
 
-case class MinimalRoutes()(implicit val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
+case class MinimalRoutes()(implicit val actorContext: castor.Context,
+                           val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
   @cask.get("/")
   def hello() = {
     "Hello World!"
diff --git a/example/minimalApplication2/build.sc b/example/minimalApplication2/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/minimalApplication2/build.sc
+++ b/example/minimalApplication2/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/redirectAbort/build.sc b/example/redirectAbort/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/redirectAbort/build.sc
+++ b/example/redirectAbort/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/scalatags/build.sc b/example/scalatags/build.sc
index 28c92b5a08..9b6be3aaf7 100644
--- a/example/scalatags/build.sc
+++ b/example/scalatags/build.sc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/staticFiles/build.sc b/example/staticFiles/build.sc
index eba5901f5a..cdcbf7753d 100644
--- a/example/staticFiles/build.sc
+++ b/example/staticFiles/build.sc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
 
     def forkWorkingDir = build.millSourcePath
diff --git a/example/staticFiles2/build.sc b/example/staticFiles2/build.sc
index eba5901f5a..cdcbf7753d 100644
--- a/example/staticFiles2/build.sc
+++ b/example/staticFiles2/build.sc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
 
     def forkWorkingDir = build.millSourcePath
diff --git a/example/todo/build.sc b/example/todo/build.sc
index bca4a9cf96..97bc05b6ab 100644
--- a/example/todo/build.sc
+++ b/example/todo/build.sc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/todoApi/build.sc b/example/todoApi/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/todoApi/build.sc
+++ b/example/todoApi/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/todoDb/build.sc b/example/todoDb/build.sc
index 911d436f6a..9c2cb87f0c 100644
--- a/example/todoDb/build.sc
+++ b/example/todoDb/build.sc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/twirl/build.sc b/example/twirl/build.sc
index a791c1fd6c..33941a6ebc 100644
--- a/example/twirl/build.sc
+++ b/example/twirl/build.sc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule with mill.twirllib.TwirlModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/variableRoutes/build.sc b/example/variableRoutes/build.sc
index 74e69eaa32..9448e461f0 100644
--- a/example/variableRoutes/build.sc
+++ b/example/variableRoutes/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
     )
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/example/websockets/build.sc b/example/websockets/build.sc
index a5483e531a..8bcb737834 100644
--- a/example/websockets/build.sc
+++ b/example/websockets/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
       ivy"org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client:2.5.2"
     )
   }
diff --git a/example/websockets2/build.sc b/example/websockets2/build.sc
index a5483e531a..8bcb737834 100644
--- a/example/websockets2/build.sc
+++ b/example/websockets2/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
       ivy"org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client:2.5.2"
     )
   }
diff --git a/example/websockets3/app/src/Websockets3.scala b/example/websockets3/app/src/Websockets3.scala
index 030c924b14..07349e8698 100644
--- a/example/websockets3/app/src/Websockets3.scala
+++ b/example/websockets3/app/src/Websockets3.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app
 
-case class Websockets3()(implicit val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
+case class Websockets3()(implicit val actorContext: castor.Context,
+                         val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
   @cask.websocket("/connect/:userName")
   def showUserProfile(userName: String): cask.WebsocketResult = {
     if (userName != "haoyi") cask.Response("", statusCode = 403)
diff --git a/example/websockets3/build.sc b/example/websockets3/build.sc
index a5483e531a..8bcb737834 100644
--- a/example/websockets3/build.sc
+++ b/example/websockets3/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
       ivy"org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client:2.5.2"
     )
   }
diff --git a/example/websockets4/app/src/Websockets4.scala b/example/websockets4/app/src/Websockets4.scala
index 83c4f980a3..6707df1fda 100644
--- a/example/websockets4/app/src/Websockets4.scala
+++ b/example/websockets4/app/src/Websockets4.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package app
 
-case class Websockets4()(implicit val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
+case class Websockets4()(implicit val actorContext: castor.Context,
+                         val log: cask.Logger) extends cask.Routes{
   // make sure compress decorator passes non-requests through correctly
   override def decorators = Seq(new cask.decorators.compress())
   @cask.websocket("/connect/:userName")
diff --git a/example/websockets4/build.sc b/example/websockets4/build.sc
index a5483e531a..8bcb737834 100644
--- a/example/websockets4/build.sc
+++ b/example/websockets4/build.sc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ trait AppModule extends ScalaModule{
 
     def ivyDeps = Agg(
       ivy"com.lihaoyi::utest::0.7.4",
-      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.2",
+      ivy"com.lihaoyi::requests::0.6.5",
       ivy"org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client:2.5.2"
     )
   }
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index da415f71a3..ea837d62cc 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ courtesy of EJ Technologies
 
 ## Changelog
 
+### 0.7.0
+
+- Make Cask `actorContext` explicitly passed into every Routes case class
+
+### 0.6.5
+
+- Add support for `geny.Writable#httpContentType` and
+  `geny.Writable#contentLength`
+
+### 0.5.7
+
+- Add endpoints for `delete` and `patch`
+- Allow arbitrary HTTP methods
+
 ### 0.5.2
 
 - Bump uPickle, Requests versions