diff --git a/crates/offeryn-core/src/lib.rs b/crates/offeryn-core/src/lib.rs
index 98649b6..ea9d145 100644
--- a/crates/offeryn-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/offeryn-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+pub mod client;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod server;
 pub mod transport;
 
+pub use client::StdioClient;
 pub use error::McpError;
 pub use offeryn_types::{
     CallToolRequest, CallToolResult, Content, InitializeResult, ListToolsResult,
diff --git a/crates/offeryn-core/src/transport/mod.rs b/crates/offeryn-core/src/transport/mod.rs
index d6e8004..18d29dd 100644
--- a/crates/offeryn-core/src/transport/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/offeryn-core/src/transport/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mod sse;
-mod stdio;
+pub(super) mod sse;
+pub(super) mod stdio;
 pub use sse::SseServerTransport;
 pub use stdio::StdioServerTransport;
diff --git a/crates/offeryn-core/src/transport/stdio.rs b/crates/offeryn-core/src/transport/stdio.rs
index b568a90..1e597b5 100644
--- a/crates/offeryn-core/src/transport/stdio.rs
+++ b/crates/offeryn-core/src/transport/stdio.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use crate::McpServer;
 use axum::async_trait;
 use jsonrpc_core::{Call, Error, Failure, Id, Output, Request, Response, Version};
+use offeryn_types::JsonRpcMessage;
+use serde::{de::DeserializeOwned, Serialize};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::{
     io::{
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ use tokio::{
 };
 
 #[async_trait]
-trait StdioTransport<R, W>
+pub trait StdioTransport<R, W>
 where
     R: AsyncRead + Unpin + Send + 'static,
     W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static,
@@ -150,6 +152,55 @@ where
 {
 }
 
+pub struct StdioClientTransport<R, W>
+where
+    R: AsyncRead + Unpin + Send + 'static,
+    W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static,
+{
+    reader: BufReader<R>,
+    writer: BufWriter<W>,
+}
+
+impl<R, W> StdioClientTransport<R, W>
+where
+    R: AsyncRead + Unpin + Send + 'static,
+    W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static,
+{
+    pub fn with_streams(stdin: W, stdout: R) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            reader: BufReader::new(stdout),
+            writer: BufWriter::new(stdin),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn send<Req: Serialize>(
+        &mut self,
+        request: JsonRpcMessage<Req>,
+    ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let request_json = serde_json::to_vec(&request).unwrap();
+
+        Self::write_message(&mut self.writer, &request_json)
+            .await
+            .map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+
+    pub async fn recv<Res: DeserializeOwned>(
+        &mut self,
+    ) -> Result<JsonRpcMessage<Res>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+        let response = Self::read_message(&mut self.reader).await?;
+
+        serde_json::from_slice(&response).map_err(Into::into)
+    }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<R, W> StdioTransport<R, W> for StdioClientTransport<R, W>
+where
+    R: AsyncRead + Unpin + Send + 'static,
+    W: AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static,
+{
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/crates/offeryn-types/src/lib.rs b/crates/offeryn-types/src/lib.rs
index d2ca5d7..1f96b0e 100644
--- a/crates/offeryn-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/offeryn-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ pub use jsonrpc_core::{
     Version,
 };
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use serde_json::Value;
+use serde_json::{Map, Value};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ pub const SUPPORTED_PROTOCOL_VERSIONS: &[&str] = &["2024-11-05"];
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct JsonRpcMessage<T> {
     pub jsonrpc: String,
-    pub id: u64,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub id: Option<u64>,
     #[serde(flatten)]
     pub content: T,
 }
@@ -111,6 +112,24 @@ pub struct InitializeRequest {
     pub params: InitializeParams,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct InitializeResponse {
+    pub result: InitializeResult,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct InitializedNotification {
+    pub params: InitializedNotificationParams,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct InitializedNotificationParams {
+    pub meta: Map<String, Value>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 pub struct ListToolsResult {
@@ -166,3 +185,23 @@ pub enum Content {
     #[serde(rename = "resource")]
     EmbeddedResource { uri: String, name: Option<String> },
 }
+
+// Collin: Pulled this over from the types generated from the MCP spec schema.
+// There are missing variants for now.
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Clone, Debug)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+pub enum ServerResult {
+    InitializeResult(InitializeResult),
+}
+
+impl From<&ServerResult> for ServerResult {
+    fn from(value: &ServerResult) -> Self {
+        value.clone()
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<InitializeResult> for ServerResult {
+    fn from(value: InitializeResult) -> Self {
+        Self::InitializeResult(value)
+    }
+}