diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 036e2d3..40cc5dd 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name = "init4-bin-base"
 description = "Internal utilities for binaries produced by the init4 team"
 keywords = ["init4", "bin", "base"]
 
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.9.1"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.81"
 authors = ["init4", "James Prestwich"]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a2bd866..9984fd4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ pub mod utils {
     /// OpenTelemetry utilities.
     pub mod otlp;
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "alloy")]
+    /// Alloy Provider configuration and instantiation
+    pub mod provider;
+
     #[cfg(feature = "alloy")]
     /// Signer using a local private key or AWS KMS key.
     pub mod signer;
diff --git a/src/utils/provider.rs b/src/utils/provider.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eafddaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/provider.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+use crate::utils::from_env::{FromEnvErr, FromEnvVar};
+use alloy::{
+    providers::{IpcConnect, RootProvider, WsConnect},
+    pubsub::{ConnectionHandle, PubSubConnect},
+    rpc::client::BuiltInConnectionString,
+    transports::{
+        BoxTransport, TransportConnect, TransportError, TransportErrorKind, TransportResult,
+    },
+};
+
+impl FromEnvVar for BuiltInConnectionString {
+    type Error = TransportError;
+
+    fn from_env_var(env_var: &str) -> Result<Self, FromEnvErr<Self::Error>> {
+        let conn_str = String::from_env_var(env_var).map_err(FromEnvErr::infallible_into)?;
+        conn_str.parse().map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Configuration for an Alloy provider, sourced from an environment variable.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct ProviderConfig {
+    connection_string: BuiltInConnectionString,
+}
+
+impl ProviderConfig {
+    /// Creates a new `ProviderConfig` from a connection string.
+    pub const fn new(connection_string: BuiltInConnectionString) -> Self {
+        Self { connection_string }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the connection string.
+    pub const fn connection_string(&self) -> &BuiltInConnectionString {
+        &self.connection_string
+    }
+
+    /// Connects to the provider using the connection string.
+    pub async fn connect(&self) -> TransportResult<RootProvider> {
+        RootProvider::connect_with(self.clone()).await
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromEnvVar for ProviderConfig {
+    type Error = TransportError;
+
+    fn from_env_var(env_var: &str) -> Result<Self, FromEnvErr<Self::Error>> {
+        let connection_string = BuiltInConnectionString::from_env_var(env_var)?;
+        Ok(Self { connection_string })
+    }
+}
+
+impl TransportConnect for ProviderConfig {
+    fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
+        self.connection_string.is_local()
+    }
+
+    fn get_transport(
+        &self,
+    ) -> alloy::transports::impl_future!(<Output = Result<BoxTransport, TransportError>>) {
+        self.connection_string.get_transport()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Configuration for an Alloy provider, used to create a client, enforces
+/// pubsub availability (WS or IPC connection).
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub struct PubSubConfig {
+    connection_string: BuiltInConnectionString,
+}
+
+impl PubSubConfig {
+    /// Returns the connection string.
+    pub const fn connection_string(&self) -> &BuiltInConnectionString {
+        &self.connection_string
+    }
+
+    /// Connects to the provider using the connection string.
+    pub async fn connect(&self) -> TransportResult<RootProvider> {
+        RootProvider::connect_with(self.clone()).await
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<BuiltInConnectionString> for PubSubConfig {
+    type Error = TransportError;
+
+    fn try_from(connection_string: BuiltInConnectionString) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if !matches!(
+            connection_string,
+            BuiltInConnectionString::Ws(_, _) | BuiltInConnectionString::Ipc(_)
+        ) {
+            return Err(TransportErrorKind::pubsub_unavailable());
+        }
+        Ok(Self { connection_string })
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromEnvVar for PubSubConfig {
+    type Error = TransportError;
+
+    fn from_env_var(env_var: &str) -> Result<Self, FromEnvErr<Self::Error>> {
+        let cs = BuiltInConnectionString::from_env_var(env_var)?;
+        Self::try_from(cs).map_err(FromEnvErr::ParseError)
+    }
+}
+
+impl TransportConnect for PubSubConfig {
+    fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
+        self.connection_string.is_local()
+    }
+
+    fn get_transport(
+        &self,
+    ) -> alloy::transports::impl_future!(<Output = Result<BoxTransport, TransportError>>) {
+        self.connection_string.get_transport()
+    }
+}
+
+impl PubSubConnect for PubSubConfig {
+    fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
+        self.connection_string.is_local()
+    }
+
+    fn connect(
+        &self,
+    ) -> alloy::transports::impl_future!(<Output = TransportResult<ConnectionHandle>>) {
+        async move {
+            match &self.connection_string {
+                BuiltInConnectionString::Ws(ws, auth) => {
+                    WsConnect::new(ws.as_str())
+                        .with_auth_opt(auth.clone())
+                        .connect()
+                        .await
+                }
+                BuiltInConnectionString::Ipc(ipc) => IpcConnect::new(ipc.clone()).connect().await,
+                _ => unreachable!("can't instantiate http variant"),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}