diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/models/clients.py b/llama_stack/apis/models/clients.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4069480a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/models/clients.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+import asyncio
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+
+import fire
+import httpx
+
+from llama_stack.distribution.datatypes import RemoteProviderConfig
+from termcolor import cprint
+
+from .models import *  # noqa: F403
+
+
+class ModelsClient(Models):
+    def __init__(self, base_url: str):
+        self.base_url = base_url
+
+    async def initialize(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    async def shutdown(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    async def list_models(self) -> List[ModelSpec]:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+            response = await client.get(
+                f"{self.base_url}/models/list",
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            )
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return ModelsListResponse(**response.json())
+
+    async def get_model(self, core_model_id: str) -> List[ModelSpec]:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client:
+            response = await client.post(
+                f"{self.base_url}/models/get",
+                json={
+                    "core_model_id": core_model_id,
+                },
+                headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+            )
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return ModelsGetResponse(**response.json())
+
+
+async def run_main(host: str, port: int, stream: bool):
+    client = ModelsClient(f"http://{host}:{port}")
+
+    response = await client.list_models()
+    cprint(f"list_models response={response}", "green")
+
+    response = await client.get_model("Meta-Llama3.1-8B-Instruct")
+    cprint(f"get_model response={response}", "blue")
+
+    response = await client.get_model("Llama-Guard-3-8B")
+    cprint(f"get_model response={response}", "red")
+
+
+def main(host: str, port: int, stream: bool = True):
+    asyncio.run(run_main(host, port, stream))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    fire.Fire(main)
diff --git a/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py b/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py
index ee1d5f0ba..d3aa64292 100644
--- a/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py
+++ b/llama_stack/apis/models/models.py
@@ -1,14 +1,51 @@
-# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
-# All rights reserved.
-#
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
 
-from typing import Protocol
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Protocol
 
-from llama_models.schema_utils import webmethod  # noqa: F401
+from llama_models.llama3.api.datatypes import *  # noqa: F403
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel  # noqa: F401
+from llama_models.schema_utils import json_schema_type, webmethod
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 
-class Models(Protocol): ...
+@json_schema_type
+class ModelSpec(BaseModel):
+    llama_model_metadata: Model = Field(
+        description="All metadatas associated with llama model (defined in llama_models.models.sku_list). "
+    )
+    providers_spec: Dict[str, Any] = Field(
+        default_factory=dict,
+        description="Map of API to the concrete provider specs. E.g. {}".format(
+            {
+                "inference": {
+                    "provider_type": "remote::8080",
+                    "url": "localhost::5555",
+                    "api_token": "hf_xxx",
+                },
+            }
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+@json_schema_type
+class ModelsListResponse(BaseModel):
+    models_list: List[ModelSpec]
+
+
+@json_schema_type
+class ModelsGetResponse(BaseModel):
+    core_model_spec: Optional[ModelSpec] = None
+
+
+@json_schema_type
+class ModelsRegisterResponse(BaseModel):
+    core_model_spec: Optional[ModelSpec] = None
+
+
+class Models(Protocol):
+    @webmethod(route="/models/list", method="GET")
+    async def list_models(self) -> ModelsListResponse: ...
+
+    @webmethod(route="/models/get", method="POST")
+    async def get_model(self, core_model_id: str) -> ModelsGetResponse: ...
diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/datatypes.py b/llama_stack/distribution/datatypes.py
index e57617016..457ab0d3a 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/datatypes.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/datatypes.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Api(Enum):
     agents = "agents"
     memory = "memory"
     telemetry = "telemetry"
+    models = "models"
 
 
 @json_schema_type
diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/distribution.py b/llama_stack/distribution/distribution.py
index 0825121dc..3dd406ccc 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/distribution.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/distribution.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from typing import Dict, List
 from llama_stack.apis.agents import Agents
 from llama_stack.apis.inference import Inference
 from llama_stack.apis.memory import Memory
+from llama_stack.apis.models import Models
 from llama_stack.apis.safety import Safety
 from llama_stack.apis.telemetry import Telemetry
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ def api_endpoints() -> Dict[Api, List[ApiEndpoint]]:
         Api.agents: Agents,
         Api.memory: Memory,
         Api.telemetry: Telemetry,
+        Api.models: Models,
     }
 
     for api, protocol in protocols.items():
diff --git a/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py b/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
index 16d24cad5..583a25e1a 100644
--- a/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
+++ b/llama_stack/distribution/server/server.py
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ from fastapi import Body, FastAPI, HTTPException, Request, Response
 from fastapi.exceptions import RequestValidationError
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse, StreamingResponse
 from fastapi.routing import APIRoute
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError
-from termcolor import cprint
-from typing_extensions import Annotated
 
 from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.tracing import (
     end_trace,
@@ -45,6 +42,9 @@ from llama_stack.providers.utils.telemetry.tracing import (
     SpanStatus,
     start_trace,
 )
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ValidationError
+from termcolor import cprint
+from typing_extensions import Annotated
 from llama_stack.distribution.datatypes import *  # noqa: F403
 
 from llama_stack.distribution.distribution import api_endpoints, api_providers
@@ -333,7 +333,9 @@ def main(yaml_config: str, port: int = 5000, disable_ipv6: bool = False):
 
     app = FastAPI()
 
+    print(config)
     impls, specs = asyncio.run(resolve_impls(config.provider_map))
+    print(impls)
     if Api.telemetry in impls:
         setup_logger(impls[Api.telemetry])
 
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/__init__.py b/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..439f2be61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+from typing import Dict
+
+from llama_stack.distribution.datatypes import Api, ProviderSpec
+
+from .config import BuiltinImplConfig  # noqa
+
+
+async def get_provider_impl(config: BuiltinImplConfig, deps: Dict[Api, ProviderSpec]):
+    from .models import BuiltinModelsImpl
+
+    assert isinstance(
+        config, BuiltinImplConfig
+    ), f"Unexpected config type: {type(config)}"
+
+    impl = BuiltinModelsImpl(config)
+    await impl.initialize()
+    return impl
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b24499d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+from typing import Optional
+
+from llama_models.datatypes import ModelFamily
+
+from llama_models.schema_utils import json_schema_type
+from llama_models.sku_list import all_registered_models, resolve_model
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
+
+
+@json_schema_type
+class BuiltinImplConfig(BaseModel): ...
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/models.py b/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f87aab83a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/impls/builtin/models/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+import asyncio
+
+from typing import AsyncIterator, Union
+
+from llama_models.llama3.api.datatypes import StopReason
+from llama_models.sku_list import resolve_model
+
+from llama_stack.apis.models import *  # noqa: F403
+from llama_models.llama3.api.datatypes import *  # noqa: F403
+from llama_models.datatypes import CoreModelId, Model
+from llama_models.sku_list import resolve_model
+
+from .config import BuiltinImplConfig
+
+DUMMY_MODELS_SPEC = ModelSpec(
+    llama_model_metadata=resolve_model("Meta-Llama3.1-8B"),
+    providers_spec={"inference": {"provider_type": "meta-reference"}},
+)
+
+
+class BuiltinModelsImpl(Models):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        config: BuiltinImplConfig,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.config = config
+        self.models_list = [DUMMY_MODELS_SPEC]
+
+    async def initialize(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    async def list_models(self) -> ModelsListResponse:
+        return ModelsListResponse(models_list=self.models_list)
+
+    async def get_model(self, core_model_id: str) -> ModelsGetResponse:
+        return ModelsGetResponse(core_model_spec=DUMMY_MODELS_SPEC)
+
+    async def register_model(
+        self, model_id: str, api: str, provider_spec: Dict[str, str]
+    ) -> ModelsRegisterResponse:
+        return ModelsRegisterResponse()
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/registry/models.py b/llama_stack/providers/registry/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3aa577cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/registry/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
+# the root directory of this source tree.
+
+from typing import List
+
+from llama_stack.distribution.datatypes import *  # noqa: F403
+
+
+def available_providers() -> List[ProviderSpec]:
+    return [
+        InlineProviderSpec(
+            api=Api.models,
+            provider_id="builtin",
+            pip_packages=[],
+            module="llama_stack.providers.impls.builtin.models",
+            config_class="llama_stack.providers.impls.builtin.models.BuiltinImplConfig",
+            api_dependencies=[],
+        )
+    ]