diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/sample/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/sample/config.py
index 4b7404a26..fce8dc5fd 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/sample/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/inline/telemetry/sample/config.py
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
 
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
 class SampleConfig(BaseModel):
     host: str = "localhost"
     port: int = 9999
+
+    @classmethod
+    def sample_run_config(cls, __distro_dir__: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "host": "localhost",
+            "port": 9999,
+        }
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/agents/sample/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/agents/sample/config.py
index 4b7404a26..fce8dc5fd 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/agents/sample/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/agents/sample/config.py
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
 
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
 class SampleConfig(BaseModel):
     host: str = "localhost"
     port: int = 9999
+
+    @classmethod
+    def sample_run_config(cls, __distro_dir__: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "host": "localhost",
+            "port": 9999,
+        }
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/sample/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/sample/config.py
index 4b7404a26..fce8dc5fd 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/sample/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/inference/sample/config.py
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
 
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
 class SampleConfig(BaseModel):
     host: str = "localhost"
     port: int = 9999
+
+    @classmethod
+    def sample_run_config(cls, __distro_dir__: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "host": "localhost",
+            "port": 9999,
+        }
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/safety/sample/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/safety/sample/config.py
index 4b7404a26..fce8dc5fd 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/safety/sample/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/safety/sample/config.py
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
 
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
 class SampleConfig(BaseModel):
     host: str = "localhost"
     port: int = 9999
+
+    @classmethod
+    def sample_run_config(cls, __distro_dir__: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "host": "localhost",
+            "port": 9999,
+        }
diff --git a/llama_stack/providers/remote/vector_io/sample/config.py b/llama_stack/providers/remote/vector_io/sample/config.py
index 5126e5eff..00170dbdb 100644
--- a/llama_stack/providers/remote/vector_io/sample/config.py
+++ b/llama_stack/providers/remote/vector_io/sample/config.py
@@ -4,9 +4,18 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file in
 # the root directory of this source tree.
 
+from typing import Any, Dict
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
 class SampleVectorIOConfig(BaseModel):
     host: str = "localhost"
     port: int = 9999
+
+    @classmethod
+    def sample_run_config(cls, __distro_dir__: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "host": "localhost",
+            "port": 9999,
+        }
diff --git a/tests/unit/providers/test_configs.py b/tests/unit/providers/test_configs.py
index c284e682f..fa5773493 100644
--- a/tests/unit/providers/test_configs.py
+++ b/tests/unit/providers/test_configs.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ from llama_stack.distribution.utils.dynamic import instantiate_class_type
 
 def test_all_provider_configs_can_be_instantiated():
     """
-    Test that all provider configs can be instantiated.
-    This ensures that all config classes are correctly defined and can be instantiated without errors.
+    Test that all provider configs can be instantiated "lightly". If a config class ends up
+    importing the implementation class, this will likely fail because we don't run unit tests
+    with tons of dependencies.
     """
     # Get all provider registries
     provider_registry = get_provider_registry()
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ def test_all_provider_configs_can_be_instantiated():
                 config_type = instantiate_class_type(config_class_name)
 
                 assert issubclass(config_type, BaseModel)
+                assert hasattr(config_type, "sample_run_config"), (
+                    f"{config_class_name} does not have sample_run_config method"
+                )
+                sample_config = config_type.sample_run_config(__distro_dir__="foobarbaz")
+                assert isinstance(sample_config, dict)
 
             except Exception as e:
                 failures.append(f"Failed to instantiate {provider_type} config: {str(e)}")