diff --git a/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/__main__.py b/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/__main__.py
index deaf7d4ae..b77fade3a 100644
--- a/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/__main__.py
+++ b/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/__main__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import List
+import json
+import os
 
 import typer
 from bfcl._llm_response_generation import main as generation_main
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@
 from bfcl.model_handler.handler_map import HANDLER_MAP
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from tabulate import tabulate
+from bfcl.model_handler.handler_loader import HandlerLoader
 
 
 class ExecutionOrderGroup(typer.core.TyperGroup):
@@ -52,8 +55,20 @@ def models():
     """
     List available models.
     """
+    available_models = set(HANDLER_MAP.keys())
+
+    # If a custom handler setting exists, add it to the
+    handler_config_path = os.getenv("BFCL_HANDLER_CONFIG")
+    if handler_config_path and os.path.exists(handler_config_path):
+        try:
+            with open(handler_config_path) as f:
+                handler_config = json.load(f)
+                available_models.update(handler_config.keys())
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Warning: Error loading custom handler config: {str(e)}")
+
     table = tabulate(
-        [[model] for model in HANDLER_MAP.keys()],
+        [[model] for model in sorted(available_models)],
         tablefmt="plain",
         colalign=("left",),
     )
diff --git a/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/_llm_response_generation.py b/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/_llm_response_generation.py
index 6122a6d9a..93d605878 100644
--- a/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/_llm_response_generation.py
+++ b/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/_llm_response_generation.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     TEST_FILE_MAPPING,
 )
 from bfcl.eval_checker.eval_runner_helper import load_file
-from bfcl.model_handler.handler_map import HANDLER_MAP
+from bfcl.model_handler.handler_loader import HandlerLoader
 from bfcl.model_handler.model_style import ModelStyle
 from bfcl.utils import is_executable, is_multi_turn
 from tqdm import tqdm
@@ -49,8 +49,12 @@ def get_args():
 
 
 def build_handler(model_name, temperature):
-    handler = HANDLER_MAP[model_name](model_name, temperature)
-    return handler
+    """Create a handler instance"""
+    handler_class = HandlerLoader.get_handler_class(model_name)
+    if handler_class is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"No handler found for model: {model_name}")
+
+    return handler_class(model_name, temperature)
 
 
 def sort_key(entry):
diff --git a/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/model_handler/handler_loader.py b/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/model_handler/handler_loader.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..085bae7e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/berkeley-function-call-leaderboard/bfcl/model_handler/handler_loader.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import json
+import importlib.util
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Type, Optional
+
+from bfcl.model_handler.base_handler import BaseHandler
+from bfcl.model_handler.handler_map import HANDLER_MAP
+
+class HandlerLoader:
+    @staticmethod
+    def load_handler_class(module_path: str, class_name: str) -> Optional[Type[BaseHandler]]:
+        """Dynamically load handler classes from a specified path"""
+        try:
+            abs_path = str(Path(module_path).resolve())
+            spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("custom_module", abs_path)
+            if spec is None or spec.loader is None:
+                raise ImportError(f"Could not load spec for module: {module_path}")
+                
+            module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+            spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+            
+            handler_class = getattr(module, class_name, None)
+            if handler_class is None:
+                raise AttributeError(f"Class {class_name} not found in {module_path}")
+            
+            # Checking for BaseHandler Inheritance
+            if not issubclass(handler_class, BaseHandler):
+                raise TypeError(f"Class {class_name} must inherit from BaseHandler")
+                
+            return handler_class
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error loading handler class {class_name} from {module_path}: {str(e)}")
+            return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_handler_class(model_name: str) -> Optional[Type[BaseHandler]]:
+        """Returns the handler class corresponding to the model name"""
+        # Check the path to the handler mapping file in an environment variable
+        handler_config_path = os.getenv("BFCL_HANDLER_CONFIG")
+        
+        if handler_config_path and os.path.exists(handler_config_path):
+            try:
+                with open(handler_config_path) as f:
+                    handler_config = json.load(f)
+                    
+                if model_name in handler_config:
+                    config = handler_config[model_name]
+                    handler_class = HandlerLoader.load_handler_class(
+                        config["module_path"], 
+                        config["class_name"]
+                    )
+                    if handler_class:
+                        return handler_class
+                        
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"Error loading custom handler config: {str(e)}")
+        
+        # Lookup in the default handler map
+        return HANDLER_MAP.get(model_name)