diff --git a/sharktank/sharktank/examples/export_paged_llm_v1.py b/sharktank/sharktank/examples/export_paged_llm_v1.py
index 84b174bba..17193bd17 100644
--- a/sharktank/sharktank/examples/export_paged_llm_v1.py
+++ b/sharktank/sharktank/examples/export_paged_llm_v1.py
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ def main():
         type=lambda arg: [int(bs) for bs in arg.split(",")],
         default="4",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--block-seq-stride",
+        help="Block sequence stride for a paged KV cache.",
+        type=int,
+        default=LlamaModelConfig.default_block_seq_stride,
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--verbose",
         help="Include verbose logging",
@@ -59,6 +65,16 @@ def main():
         default="decomposed",
         choices=["decomposed", "torch"],
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--attention-dtype",
+        type=str,
+        default=dtype_to_serialized_name(LlamaModelConfig.default_attention_dtype),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--activation-dtype",
+        type=str,
+        default=dtype_to_serialized_name(LlamaModelConfig.default_activation_dtype),
+    )
 
     args = cli.parse(parser)
     dataset_type = cli.get_input_data_files(args)
@@ -73,11 +89,14 @@ def main():
     )
     llama_config = LlamaModelConfig(
         hp,
+        block_seq_stride=args.block_seq_stride,
         tensor_parallelism_size=tensor_parallelism_size,
         use_hf=False,
         static_tables=False,  # Rely on the compiler for hoisting tables.
         kv_cache_type="direct" if args.bs == [1] else "paged",
         attention_kernel=args.attention_kernel,
+        attention_dtype=serialized_name_to_dtype(args.attention_dtype),
+        activation_dtype=serialized_name_to_dtype(args.activation_dtype),
     )
 
     if llama_config.hp.expert_count:
diff --git a/sharktank/sharktank/layers/configs/llm_configs.py b/sharktank/sharktank/layers/configs/llm_configs.py
index 4dee24701..d4a8a2f77 100644
--- a/sharktank/sharktank/layers/configs/llm_configs.py
+++ b/sharktank/sharktank/layers/configs/llm_configs.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 """
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-from typing import Any, Optional
+from typing import Any, Optional, ClassVar
 import torch
 
 __all__ = ["LlamaHParams", "LlamaModelConfig"]
@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ class LlamaModelConfig:
 
     # Block sequence stride for a paged KV cache. This must divide evenly
     # into the context length.
-    block_seq_stride: int = 16
+    default_block_seq_stride: ClassVar[int] = 16
+    block_seq_stride: int = default_block_seq_stride
 
     # Either "paged" or "direct".
     kv_cache_type: str = "paged"
@@ -130,10 +131,12 @@ class LlamaModelConfig:
     device: Optional[torch.device] = None
 
     # Dtype to use for general FP activations not otherwise configured.
-    activation_dtype: torch.dtype = torch.float16
+    default_activation_dtype: ClassVar[torch.dtype] = torch.float16
+    activation_dtype: torch.dtype = default_activation_dtype
 
     # Dtype to use for attention.
-    attention_dtype: torch.dtype = torch.float16
+    default_attention_dtype: ClassVar[torch.dtype] = torch.float16
+    attention_dtype: torch.dtype = default_attention_dtype
 
     # How many devices are involved for tensor parallel sharding.
     # If greater than 1, the model will expect sharded model parameters and function