diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a20dd8acce..61670509bb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3419,6 +3419,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "oxide-client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "futures",
+ "progenitor",
+ "regress",
+ "reqwest",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "uuid",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "oximeter"
 version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 90a46f0bdb..36de59228c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ members = [
     "sled-agent",
     "sled-agent-client",
     "sp-sim",
+    "oxide-client",
     "oximeter/oximeter",
     "oximeter/collector",
     "oximeter/db",
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ default-members = [
     "sled-agent",
     "sled-agent-client",
     "sp-sim",
+    "oxide-client",
     "oximeter/oximeter",
     "oximeter/collector",
     "oximeter/db",
diff --git a/oxide-client/Cargo.toml b/oxide-client/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ecb4c59af7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oxide-client/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[package]
+name = "oxide-client"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+license = "MPL-2.0"
+
+[dependencies]
+futures = "0.3.21"
+progenitor = { git = "https://github.com/oxidecomputer/progenitor" }
+regress = "0.4.1"
+serde_json = "1.0.82"
+
+[dependencies.chrono]
+version = "0.4"
+features = [ "serde" ]
+
+[dependencies.reqwest]
+version = "0.11"
+default-features = false
+features = ["rustls-tls", "stream"]
+
+[dependencies.serde]
+version = "1.0"
+features = [ "derive" ]
+
+[dependencies.uuid]
+version = "1.1.0"
+features = [ "serde", "v4" ]
diff --git a/oxide-client/src/lib.rs b/oxide-client/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7a6237759c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oxide-client/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+// License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+// file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+//! Interface for making API requests to the Oxide control plane.
+
+progenitor::generate_api!(
+    spec = "../openapi/nexus.json",
+    interface = Builder,
+    tags = Separate,
+);