diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 849e52446a..3d3c1db43c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -10508,8 +10508,14 @@ dependencies = [
 name = "starknet_l1_provider_types"
 version = "0.0.0"
 dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "mockall",
+ "papyrus_proc_macros",
  "serde",
+ "starknet_api",
+ "starknet_sequencer_infra",
  "thiserror",
+ "tracing",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/Cargo.toml b/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/Cargo.toml
index 3af64c191b..726fd9eb20 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,9 +5,21 @@ edition.workspace = true
 repository.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 
+[features]
+testing = ["mockall"]
+
 [dependencies]
+async-trait.workspace = true
+mockall = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+papyrus_proc_macros.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
+starknet_api.workspace = true
+starknet_sequencer_infra.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
+tracing.workspace = true
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+mockall.workspace = true
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/src/errors.rs b/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/src/errors.rs
index 087762af47..0aa9bbfbad 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/src/errors.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/src/errors.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use starknet_sequencer_infra::component_client::ClientError;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Error, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -26,3 +27,11 @@ impl L1ProviderError {
         Self::UnexpectedProviderStateTransition { from: from.to_string(), to: to.to_string() }
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Error)]
+pub enum L1ProviderClientError {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    ClientError(#[from] ClientError),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    L1ProviderError(#[from] L1ProviderError),
+}
diff --git a/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/src/lib.rs b/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/src/lib.rs
index c4be886d80..b3eec3e52c 100644
--- a/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/starknet_l1_provider_types/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
 pub mod errors;
 
-use crate::errors::L1ProviderError;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use async_trait::async_trait;
+#[cfg(any(feature = "testing", test))]
+use mockall::automock;
+use papyrus_proc_macros::handle_response_variants;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use starknet_api::executable_transaction::L1HandlerTransaction;
+use starknet_api::transaction::TransactionHash;
+use starknet_sequencer_infra::component_client::ClientError;
+use starknet_sequencer_infra::component_definitions::ComponentClient;
+use tracing::instrument;
+
+use crate::errors::{L1ProviderClientError, L1ProviderError};
 
 pub type L1ProviderResult<T> = Result<T, L1ProviderError>;
+pub type L1ProviderClientResult<T> = Result<T, L1ProviderClientError>;
+pub type SharedL1ProviderClient = Arc<dyn L1ProviderClient>;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum ValidationStatus {
@@ -10,3 +25,47 @@ pub enum ValidationStatus {
     AlreadyIncludedOnL2,
     ConsumedOnL1OrUnknown,
 }
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum L1ProviderRequest {
+    GetTransactions(usize),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub enum L1ProviderResponse {
+    GetTransactions(L1ProviderResult<Vec<L1HandlerTransaction>>),
+}
+
+/// Serves as the mempool's shared interface. Requires `Send + Sync` to allow transferring and
+/// sharing resources (inputs, futures) across threads.
+#[cfg_attr(any(feature = "testing", test), automock)]
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait L1ProviderClient: Send + Sync {
+    async fn get_txs(&self, n_txs: usize) -> L1ProviderClientResult<Vec<L1HandlerTransaction>>;
+    async fn validate(&self, _tx_hash: TransactionHash)
+    -> L1ProviderClientResult<ValidationStatus>;
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<ComponentClientType> L1ProviderClient for ComponentClientType
+where
+    ComponentClientType: Send + Sync + ComponentClient<L1ProviderRequest, L1ProviderResponse>,
+{
+    #[instrument(skip(self))]
+    async fn get_txs(&self, n_txs: usize) -> L1ProviderClientResult<Vec<L1HandlerTransaction>> {
+        let request = L1ProviderRequest::GetTransactions(n_txs);
+        let response = self.send(request).await;
+        handle_response_variants!(
+            L1ProviderResponse,
+            GetTransactions,
+            L1ProviderClientError,
+            L1ProviderError
+        )
+    }
+    async fn validate(
+        &self,
+        _tx_hash: TransactionHash,
+    ) -> L1ProviderClientResult<ValidationStatus> {
+        todo!();
+    }
+}