diff --git a/lang/funcs/core/convert/format_bool.go b/lang/funcs/core/convert/format_bool.go
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+// Mgmt
+// Copyright (C) 2013-2024+ James Shubin and the project contributors
+// Written by James Shubin <james@shubin.ca> and the project contributors
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package convert
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/funcs/simple"
+	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/types"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	simple.ModuleRegister(ModuleName, "format_bool", &types.FuncValue{
+		T: types.NewType("func(a bool) str"),
+		V: FormatBool,
+	})
+}
+
+// FormatBool converts a boolean to a string representation that can be consumed
+// by ParseBool. This value will be `"true"` or `"false"`.
+func FormatBool(input []types.Value) (types.Value, error) {
+	return &types.StrValue{
+		V: strconv.FormatBool(input[0].Bool()),
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/lang/funcs/core/convert/parse_bool.go b/lang/funcs/core/convert/parse_bool.go
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+// Mgmt
+// Copyright (C) 2013-2024+ James Shubin and the project contributors
+// Written by James Shubin <james@shubin.ca> and the project contributors
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package convert
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/funcs/simple"
+	"github.com/purpleidea/mgmt/lang/types"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	simple.ModuleRegister(ModuleName, "parse_bool", &types.FuncValue{
+		T: types.NewType("func(a str) bool"),
+		V: ParseBool,
+	})
+}
+
+// ParseBool parses a bool string and returns a boolean. It errors if you pass
+// it an invalid value. Valid values match what is accepted by the golang
+// strconv.ParseBool function. It's recommended to use the strings `true` or
+// `false` if you are undecided about what string representation to choose.
+func ParseBool(input []types.Value) (types.Value, error) {
+	s := input[0].Str()
+	b, err := strconv.ParseBool(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid bool: `%s`", s)
+	}
+	return &types.BoolValue{
+		V: b,
+	}, nil
+}