diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives/Cargo.toml b/chain/jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives/Cargo.toml
index 2d6cf1e1b1b..d95f6d81c78 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ rust-version = "1.60.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
-serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"], optional = true }
-serde_json = { version = "1", optional = true }
+serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = { version = "1" }
 near-primitives = { path = "../../core/primitives" }
 
 near-jsonrpc-primitives = { path = "../jsonrpc-primitives", optional = true }
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ near-network-primitives = { path = "../network-primitives" }
 deepsize = { version = "0.2.0", optional = true }
 
 [features]
-ser_de = [
-  "serde_json",
-  "serde",
-  "near-jsonrpc-primitives",
-  "near-network-primitives/test_features"
-]
-deepsize_feature = ["deepsize", "near-primitives/deepsize_feature"]
\ No newline at end of file
+server = ["near-jsonrpc-primitives/server"]
+test_features = ["near-network-primitives/test_features"] 
+deepsize_feature = ["deepsize", "near-primitives/deepsize_feature"]
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives/src/lib.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives/src/lib.rs
index 8c582daeb65..8995fb4b670 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives/src/lib.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
-#[cfg(feature = "ser_de")]
-use near_jsonrpc_primitives::errors::RpcError;
 use near_network_primitives::types::{Edge, SimpleEdge};
 use near_primitives::network::PeerId;
-#[cfg(feature = "ser_de")]
 use serde::Deserialize;
-#[cfg(feature = "ser_de")]
-use serde_json::Value;
 
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "ser_de", derive(Deserialize))]
+#[cfg_attr(feature = "test_features", derive(Deserialize))]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "deepsize_feature", derive(deepsize::DeepSizeOf))]
 pub struct SetRoutingTableRequest {
     pub add_edges: Option<Vec<Edge>>,
@@ -15,26 +10,23 @@ pub struct SetRoutingTableRequest {
     pub prune_edges: Option<bool>,
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "ser_de")]
-impl SetRoutingTableRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, RpcError> {
-        if let Some(value) = value {
-            serde_json::from_value(value)
-                .map_err(|err| RpcError::parse_error(format!("Error {:?}", err)))
-        } else {
-            Err(RpcError::parse_error("Require at least one parameter".to_owned()))
-        }
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl near_jsonrpc_primitives::RpcRequest for SetRoutingTableRequest {
+    fn parse(
+        value: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, near_jsonrpc_primitives::errors::RpcParseError> {
+        near_jsonrpc_primitives::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "ser_de", derive(Deserialize))]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct SetAdvOptionsRequest {
     pub disable_edge_signature_verification: Option<bool>,
     pub disable_edge_propagation: Option<bool>,
     pub disable_edge_pruning: Option<bool>,
 }
 
-#[cfg_attr(feature = "ser_de", derive(Deserialize))]
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
 pub struct StartRoutingTableSyncRequest {
     pub peer_id: PeerId,
 }
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/Cargo.toml b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/Cargo.toml
index c570565d1cf..b8db5e3a764 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ near-primitives-core = { path = "../../core/primitives-core" }
 near-rpc-error-macro = { path = "../../tools/rpctypegen/macro" }
 
 [features]
+server = []
 test_features = []
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/lib.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/lib.rs
index 3cfd6d57947..c97fd3b6cf6 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/lib.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,4 +2,10 @@ pub mod errors;
 pub mod message;
 pub(crate) mod metrics;
 pub mod types;
-pub(crate) mod utils;
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+pub mod utils;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+pub trait RpcRequest: Sized {
+    fn parse(value: Option<serde_json::Value>) -> Result<Self, errors::RpcParseError>;
+}
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/blocks.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/blocks.rs
index 06b92bbacb2..67a7b14226d 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/blocks.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/blocks.rs
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ impl From<RpcBlockError> for crate::errors::RpcError {
     }
 }
 
-impl RpcBlockRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<RpcBlockRequest, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcBlockRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<RpcBlockRequest, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
         let block_reference = if let Ok((block_id,)) =
             crate::utils::parse_params::<(near_primitives::types::BlockId,)>(value.clone())
         {
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/changes.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/changes.rs
index d215d17c17f..a48715ae17c 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/changes.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/changes.rs
@@ -41,15 +41,17 @@ pub enum RpcStateChangesError {
     InternalError { error_message: String },
 }
 
-impl RpcStateChangesInBlockRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
-        Ok(crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)?)
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcStateChangesInBlockRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+        crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)
     }
 }
 
-impl RpcStateChangesInBlockByTypeRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
-        Ok(crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)?)
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcStateChangesInBlockByTypeRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+        crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/chunks.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/chunks.rs
index eda4827af9d..373b2faf47e 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/chunks.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/chunks.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ impl From<ChunkReference> for near_client_primitives::types::GetChunk {
     }
 }
 
-impl RpcChunkRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcChunkRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
         // Try to parse legacy positioned args and if it fails parse newer named args
         let chunk_reference = if let Ok((chunk_id,)) =
             crate::utils::parse_params::<(near_primitives::hash::CryptoHash,)>(value.clone())
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/config.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/config.rs
index 73f06e9fb5f..8408613bb20 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/config.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/config.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ pub struct RpcProtocolConfigRequest {
     pub block_reference: near_primitives::types::BlockReference,
 }
 
-impl RpcProtocolConfigRequest {
-    pub fn parse(
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcProtocolConfigRequest {
+    fn parse(
         value: Option<Value>,
     ) -> Result<RpcProtocolConfigRequest, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
         crate::utils::parse_params::<near_primitives::types::BlockReference>(value)
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/gas_price.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/gas_price.rs
index 5afc5e47fdd..a3d5b067fff 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/gas_price.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/gas_price.rs
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ impl From<RpcGasPriceError> for crate::errors::RpcError {
     }
 }
 
-impl RpcGasPriceRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<RpcGasPriceRequest, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcGasPriceRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<RpcGasPriceRequest, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
         crate::utils::parse_params::<(MaybeBlockId,)>(value)
             .map(|(block_id,)| RpcGasPriceRequest { block_id })
     }
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/light_client.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/light_client.rs
index 47403e0c3f7..b2122372824 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/light_client.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/light_client.rs
@@ -67,20 +67,22 @@ pub enum RpcLightClientNextBlockError {
     EpochOutOfBounds { epoch_id: near_primitives::types::EpochId },
 }
 
-impl RpcLightClientExecutionProofRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
-        Ok(crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)?)
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcLightClientExecutionProofRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+        crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)
     }
 }
 
-impl RpcLightClientNextBlockRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcLightClientNextBlockRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
         if let Ok((last_block_hash,)) =
             crate::utils::parse_params::<(near_primitives::hash::CryptoHash,)>(value.clone())
         {
             Ok(Self { last_block_hash })
         } else {
-            Ok(crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)?)
+            crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/query.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/query.rs
index 46a545fb443..00ecf1b39e7 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/query.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/query.rs
@@ -89,11 +89,10 @@ pub enum QueryResponseKind {
     AccessKeyList(near_primitives::views::AccessKeyList),
 }
 
-impl RpcQueryRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<RpcQueryRequest, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
-        let query_request = if let Ok((path, data)) =
-            crate::utils::parse_params::<(String, String)>(value.clone())
-        {
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcQueryRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<RpcQueryRequest, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+        if let Ok((path, data)) = crate::utils::parse_params::<(String, String)>(value.clone()) {
             // Handle a soft-deprecated version of the query API, which is based on
             // positional arguments with a "path"-style first argument.
             //
@@ -155,14 +154,12 @@ impl RpcQueryRequest {
                 }
             };
             // Use Finality::None here to make backward compatibility tests work
-            RpcQueryRequest {
+            return Ok(RpcQueryRequest {
                 request,
                 block_reference: near_primitives::types::BlockReference::latest(),
-            }
-        } else {
-            crate::utils::parse_params::<RpcQueryRequest>(value)?
-        };
-        Ok(query_request)
+            });
+        }
+        crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/receipts.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/receipts.rs
index 1065674c1d1..558dfa31bbc 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/receipts.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/receipts.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ impl From<ReceiptReference> for near_client_primitives::types::GetReceipt {
     }
 }
 
-impl RpcReceiptRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcReceiptRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
         let receipt_reference = crate::utils::parse_params::<ReceiptReference>(value)?;
         Ok(Self { receipt_reference })
     }
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/sandbox.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/sandbox.rs
index d5d149e5cbd..9e297ff4f17 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/sandbox.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/sandbox.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ pub struct RpcSandboxPatchStateRequest {
     pub records: Vec<StateRecord>,
 }
 
-impl RpcSandboxPatchStateRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
-        Ok(crate::utils::parse_params::<RpcSandboxPatchStateRequest>(value)?)
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcSandboxPatchStateRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+        crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)
     }
 }
 
@@ -50,9 +51,10 @@ pub struct RpcSandboxFastForwardRequest {
     pub delta_height: BlockHeightDelta,
 }
 
-impl RpcSandboxFastForwardRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
-        Ok(crate::utils::parse_params::<RpcSandboxFastForwardRequest>(value)?)
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcSandboxFastForwardRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+        crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/transactions.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/transactions.rs
index f5f948e6f64..6f1e8233d4c 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/transactions.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/transactions.rs
@@ -53,15 +53,17 @@ pub struct RpcBroadcastTxSyncResponse {
     pub transaction_hash: near_primitives::hash::CryptoHash,
 }
 
-impl RpcBroadcastTransactionRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcBroadcastTransactionRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
         let signed_transaction = crate::utils::parse_signed_transaction(value)?;
         Ok(Self { signed_transaction })
     }
 }
 
-impl RpcTransactionStatusCommonRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcTransactionStatusCommonRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
         if let Ok((hash, account_id)) = crate::utils::parse_params::<(
             near_primitives::hash::CryptoHash,
             AccountId,
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/validator.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/validator.rs
index 14b64fcf050..79ad6df0cae 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/validator.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/types/validator.rs
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ impl From<actix::MailboxError> for RpcValidatorError {
     }
 }
 
-impl RpcValidatorRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcValidatorRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
         let epoch_reference = if let Ok((block_id,)) =
             crate::utils::parse_params::<(near_primitives::types::MaybeBlockId,)>(value.clone())
         {
@@ -79,9 +80,10 @@ impl RpcValidatorRequest {
     }
 }
 
-impl RpcValidatorsOrderedRequest {
-    pub fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
-        Ok(crate::utils::parse_params::<RpcValidatorsOrderedRequest>(value)?)
+#[cfg(feature = "server")]
+impl crate::RpcRequest for RpcValidatorsOrderedRequest {
+    fn parse(value: Option<Value>) -> Result<Self, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
+        crate::utils::parse_params::<Self>(value)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/utils.rs b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/utils.rs
index f19b03e4715..07017d54f48 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/utils.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc-primitives/src/utils.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 
 use near_primitives::borsh::BorshDeserialize;
 
-pub(crate) fn parse_params<T: DeserializeOwned>(
+pub fn parse_params<T: DeserializeOwned>(
     value: Option<Value>,
 ) -> Result<T, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
     if let Some(value) = value {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub(crate) fn parse_params<T: DeserializeOwned>(
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn parse_signed_transaction(
+pub fn parse_signed_transaction(
     value: Option<Value>,
 ) -> Result<near_primitives::transaction::SignedTransaction, crate::errors::RpcParseError> {
     let (encoded,) = crate::utils::parse_params::<(String,)>(value.clone())?;
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc/Cargo.toml b/chain/jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
index 45b09a0fad3..f4a6a62c98a 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ near-client = { path = "../client" }
 near-network = { path = "../network" }
 near-o11y = { path = "../../core/o11y" }
 near-jsonrpc-client = { path = "client" }
-near-jsonrpc-primitives = { path = "../jsonrpc-primitives" }
-near-jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives = { path = "../jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives", optional = true }
+near-jsonrpc-primitives = { path = "../jsonrpc-primitives", features = ["server"] }
+near-jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives = { path = "../jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives", features = ["server"], optional = true }
 near-rpc-error-macro = { path = "../../tools/rpctypegen/macro" }
 near-network-primitives = { path = "../network-primitives" }
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ test_features = [
   "near-client/test_features",
   "near-network/test_features",
   "near-jsonrpc-primitives/test_features",
-  "near-jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives/ser_de",
+  "near-jsonrpc-adversarial-primitives/test_features",
 ]
 nightly = ["nightly_protocol"]
 nightly_protocol = ["near-primitives/nightly_protocol"]
diff --git a/chain/jsonrpc/src/lib.rs b/chain/jsonrpc/src/lib.rs
index 9167ab40cf8..23411bc26c7 100644
--- a/chain/jsonrpc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/chain/jsonrpc/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use near_client::{
 pub use near_jsonrpc_client as client;
 use near_jsonrpc_primitives::errors::RpcError;
 use near_jsonrpc_primitives::message::{Message, Request};
-use near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::config::RpcProtocolConfigResponse;
+use near_jsonrpc_primitives::RpcRequest;
 use near_metrics::{Encoder, TextEncoder};
 use near_network::types::{NetworkClientMessages, NetworkClientResponses};
 use near_primitives::hash::CryptoHash;
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ impl JsonRpcHandler {
             .view_client_addr
             .send(GetProtocolConfig(request_data.block_reference.into()))
             .await??;
-        Ok(RpcProtocolConfigResponse { config_view })
+        Ok(near_jsonrpc_primitives::types::config::RpcProtocolConfigResponse { config_view })
     }
 
     async fn query(