diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d50134d..e3cbc8a 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ dependencies {
         implementation('org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:1.8.0')
     }
 
-    implementation 'io.github.pseudoankit:coachmark:1.0.3'
+//    implementation project(":coachmark")
+    implementation 'io.github.pseudoankit:coachmark:1.6.1'
     implementation 'androidx.activity:activity-compose:1.7.2'
     implementation platform('androidx.compose:compose-bom:2022.10.00')
     implementation 'androidx.compose.ui:ui'
diff --git a/coachmark/build.gradle b/coachmark/build.gradle
index fa9cf9f..67d97ec 100644
--- a/coachmark/build.gradle
+++ b/coachmark/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ android {
     compileSdk 34
 
     defaultConfig {
-        minSdk 19
+        minSdk 21
         targetSdk 34
     }
 
diff --git a/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/UnifyCoachmark.kt b/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/UnifyCoachmark.kt
index 2d5aa90..c6a111b 100644
--- a/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/UnifyCoachmark.kt
+++ b/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/UnifyCoachmark.kt
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.ui.CoachMarkImpl
 import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.util.CoachMarkDefaults
 import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.util.CoachMarkKey
 
-public val LocalCoachMarkScope: ProvidableCompositionLocal<CoachMarkScope?> =
-    compositionLocalOf { null }
+public val LocalCoachMarkScope: ProvidableCompositionLocal<CoachMarkScope> =
+    compositionLocalOf { error("CompositionLocal CoachMarkScope not present") }
 
 @Composable
 public fun UnifyCoachmark(
diff --git a/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/demo/UnifyCoachmarkDemo.kt b/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/demo/UnifyCoachmarkDemo.kt
index 9a4afd9..dafa72f 100644
--- a/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/demo/UnifyCoachmarkDemo.kt
+++ b/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/demo/UnifyCoachmarkDemo.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.model.HighlightedViewConfig
 import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.model.OverlayClickEvent
 import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.model.ToolTipPlacement
 import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.overlay.DimOverlayEffect
+import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.scope.enableCoachMark
 import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.shape.Arrow
 import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.shape.Balloon
 import com.pseudoankit.coachmark.util.CoachMarkKey
@@ -65,23 +66,22 @@ private fun ColumnScope.CoachMarkTargetText(
 ) {
     val coachMarkScope = LocalCoachMarkScope.current
 
-    coachMarkScope?.apply {
-        Text(
-            text = text,
-            modifier = Modifier
-                .align(alignment)
-                .enableCoachMark(
-                    key = key,
-                    toolTipPlacement = placement,
-                    highlightedViewConfig = HighlightedViewConfig(
-                        shape = HighlightedViewConfig.Shape.Rect(12.dp),
-                        padding = PaddingValues(8.dp)
-                    )
-                )
-                .padding(16.dp),
-            color = Color.Black
-        )
-    }
+    Text(
+        text = text,
+        modifier = Modifier
+            .align(alignment)
+            .enableCoachMark(
+                key = key,
+                toolTipPlacement = placement,
+                highlightedViewConfig = HighlightedViewConfig(
+                    shape = HighlightedViewConfig.Shape.Rect(12.dp),
+                    padding = PaddingValues(8.dp)
+                ),
+                coachMarkScope = coachMarkScope
+            )
+            .padding(16.dp),
+        color = Color.Black
+    )
 }
 
 @Preview
diff --git a/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/scope/CoachMarkScope.kt b/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/scope/CoachMarkScope.kt
index cf565ec..89fd149 100644
--- a/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/scope/CoachMarkScope.kt
+++ b/coachmark/src/main/java/com/pseudoankit/coachmark/scope/CoachMarkScope.kt
@@ -49,4 +49,31 @@ public interface CoachMarkScope {
      * if passed multiple keys then it will be displayed sequentially on the basis of [OverlayClickEvent]
      */
     public fun show(vararg keys: CoachMarkKey)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/**
+ * helper function to call [CoachMarkScope.enableCoachMark] when not in scope of [CoachMarkScope]
+ *
+ * Access [coachMarkScope] by LocalCoachMarkScope.current
+ * @see CoachMarkScope.enableCoachMark
+ * modifier extension to enable coachmark on a view
+ * @param coachMarkScope scope of coachmark
+ * @param key unique key to be applied for a view
+ * @param toolTipPlacement decides the placement of tooltip w.r.t the actual view
+ * @param tooltipAnimationSpec animation spec to be applied when showing/hiding tooltip
+ * @param highlightedViewConfig config to be applied to highlight the actual view when showing tooltip
+ */
+public fun Modifier.enableCoachMark(
+    coachMarkScope: CoachMarkScope,
+    key: CoachMarkKey,
+    toolTipPlacement: ToolTipPlacement,
+    tooltipAnimationSpec: AnimationSpec<Float> = CoachMarkDefaults.ToolTip.animationSpec,
+    highlightedViewConfig: HighlightedViewConfig = HighlightedViewConfig()
+): Modifier = with(coachMarkScope) {
+    enableCoachMark(
+        key = key,
+        toolTipPlacement = toolTipPlacement,
+        tooltipAnimationSpec = tooltipAnimationSpec,
+        highlightedViewConfig = highlightedViewConfig
+    )
+}