diff --git a/docs/creating-a-custom-generator.md b/docs/creating-a-custom-generator.md
index 9058458d..b7b00ce6 100644
--- a/docs/creating-a-custom-generator.md
+++ b/docs/creating-a-custom-generator.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface MyPluginOptions {
 export default defineGeneratorPlugin((options: MyPluginOptions) => {
     return {
         options,
-        generator: async (appDef, isDevServer) => {
+        run: async (appDef, isDevServer) => {
             // generate something using the app definition and the specified options
         },
     };
diff --git a/internal/scripts/scaffold-package.ts b/internal/scripts/scaffold-package.ts
index 8b9f0486..4598f4b6 100644
--- a/internal/scripts/scaffold-package.ts
+++ b/internal/scripts/scaffold-package.ts
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ export interface MyGeneratorOptions {
 export const myGenerator = defineGeneratorPlugin(
     (options: MyGeneratorOptions) => {
         return {
-            generator(appDef, isDevServer) {
+            options,
+            run(appDef, isDevServer) {
                 // todo: use the app definition to output some code
             },
-            options,
         };
     },
 );
diff --git a/languages/dart/dart-codegen/src/_index.ts b/languages/dart/dart-codegen/src/_index.ts
index 92613fa8..7cee026d 100644
--- a/languages/dart/dart-codegen/src/_index.ts
+++ b/languages/dart/dart-codegen/src/_index.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ export interface DartClientGeneratorOptions {
 export const dartClientGenerator = defineGeneratorPlugin(
     (options: DartClientGeneratorOptions) => {
         return {
-            async generator(def) {
+            options,
+            async run(def) {
                 if (!options.outputFile) {
                     throw new Error(
                         'Missing "outputFile" cannot generate dart code',
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ export const dartClientGenerator = defineGeneratorPlugin(
                     console.error(err);
                 }
             },
-            options,
         };
     },
 );
diff --git a/languages/kotlin/kotlin-codegen/src/_index.ts b/languages/kotlin/kotlin-codegen/src/_index.ts
index f273e9a8..cac46b4c 100644
--- a/languages/kotlin/kotlin-codegen/src/_index.ts
+++ b/languages/kotlin/kotlin-codegen/src/_index.ts
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ export interface KotlinClientOptions {
 export const kotlinClientGenerator = defineGeneratorPlugin(
     (options: KotlinClientOptions) => {
         return {
-            generator(def) {
+            options,
+            run(def) {
                 const client = kotlinClientFromAppDefinition(def, options);
                 fs.writeFileSync(options.outputFile, client);
             },
-            options,
         };
     },
 );
diff --git a/languages/rust/rust-codegen/src/_index.ts b/languages/rust/rust-codegen/src/_index.ts
index 8b95d901..0b42d10c 100644
--- a/languages/rust/rust-codegen/src/_index.ts
+++ b/languages/rust/rust-codegen/src/_index.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ export interface RustClientGeneratorOptions {
 export const rustClientGenerator = defineGeneratorPlugin(
     (options: RustClientGeneratorOptions) => {
         return {
-            generator(def) {
+            options,
+            run(def) {
                 const context: GeneratorContext = {
                     clientVersion: def.info?.version ?? "",
                     clientName: options.clientName ?? "Client",
@@ -83,7 +84,6 @@ export const rustClientGenerator = defineGeneratorPlugin(
                     }
                 }
             },
-            options,
         };
     },
 );
diff --git a/languages/swift/swift-codegen/src/_index.ts b/languages/swift/swift-codegen/src/_index.ts
index 4d9ce167..8bb295d0 100644
--- a/languages/swift/swift-codegen/src/_index.ts
+++ b/languages/swift/swift-codegen/src/_index.ts
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ export interface SwiftClientGeneratorOptions {
 export const swiftClientGenerator = defineGeneratorPlugin(
     (options: SwiftClientGeneratorOptions) => {
         return {
-            async generator(def, _isDevServer) {
+            options,
+            async run(def, _isDevServer) {
                 const content = createSwiftClient(def, options);
                 fs.writeFileSync(options.outputFile, content, "utf8");
             },
-            options,
         };
     },
 );
diff --git a/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/_index.ts b/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/_index.ts
index 7bed6761..a2e7d4d5 100644
--- a/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/_index.ts
+++ b/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/_index.ts
@@ -31,9 +31,12 @@ import {
 } from "./primitives";
 import { tsRecordFromSchema } from "./record";
 import { tsRefFromSchema } from "./ref";
-import { RpcGeneratorFunction } from "./rpc";
+import { RpcGenerator } from "./rpc";
 import { tsServiceFromDefinition } from "./service";
 
+export * from "./common";
+export * from "./rpc";
+
 export interface TypescriptGeneratorOptions {
     clientName: string;
     outputFile: string;
@@ -42,12 +45,12 @@ export interface TypescriptGeneratorOptions {
     /**
      * Override the default functions used for creating procedures
      */
-    rpcGenerators?: Record<RpcDefinition["transport"], RpcGeneratorFunction>;
+    rpcGenerators?: Record<RpcDefinition["transport"], RpcGenerator>;
 }
 
 export const typescriptClientGenerator = defineGeneratorPlugin(
     (options: TypescriptGeneratorOptions) => ({
-        generator: async (def) => {
+        run: async (def) => {
             if (!options.clientName) {
                 throw new Error("Name is requires");
             }
diff --git a/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/common.ts b/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/common.ts
index 83a48538..7de936ee 100644
--- a/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/common.ts
+++ b/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/common.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
     stringStartsWithNumber,
 } from "@arrirpc/codegen-utils";
 
-import { RpcGeneratorFunction } from "./rpc";
+import { RpcGenerator } from "./rpc";
 
 export interface TsProperty {
     typeName: string;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export interface CodegenContext {
         sse: boolean;
         ws: boolean;
     };
-    rpcGenerators: Record<string, RpcGeneratorFunction>;
+    rpcGenerators: Record<string, RpcGenerator>;
 }
 
 export function getJsDocComment(metadata: Schema["metadata"]) {
diff --git a/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/rpc.ts b/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/rpc.ts
index 67c3645a..b8a780b1 100644
--- a/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/rpc.ts
+++ b/languages/ts/ts-codegen/src/rpc.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ import {
 
 import { CodegenContext, getJsDocComment, validVarName } from "./common";
 
-export type RpcGeneratorFunction = (
+export type RpcGenerator = (
     def: RpcDefinition,
     context: CodegenContext,
 ) => string;
 
+export function defineRpcGenerator(fn: RpcGenerator): RpcGenerator {
+    return fn;
+}
+
 export function tsRpcFromDefinition(
     def: RpcDefinition,
     context: CodegenContext,
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/serverConfigs/goServer.ts b/tooling/cli/src/serverConfigs/goServer.ts
index e3c53444..c71c6d8b 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/serverConfigs/goServer.ts
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/serverConfigs/goServer.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export function goServer(options: GoServerOptions = {}) {
                 defFileCache = defFile;
                 const appDef = JSON.parse(defFile);
                 await Promise.allSettled(
-                    generators.map((gen) => gen.generator(appDef, true)),
+                    generators.map((generator) => generator.run(appDef, true)),
                 );
                 logger.success(
                     `Ran ${generators.length} generator(s) in ${new Date().getTime() - startTime.getTime()}ms`,
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export function goServer(options: GoServerOptions = {}) {
                 fs.readFileSync(`${resolvedOutDir}/__definition.json`, "utf8"),
             );
             await Promise.all(
-                generators.map((gen) => gen.generator(appDef, false)),
+                generators.map((generator) => generator.run(appDef, false)),
             );
             logger.success(
                 `Ran ${generators.length} generator(s) in ${new Date().getTime() - startTime.getTime()}ms`,
diff --git a/tooling/cli/src/serverConfigs/tsServer.ts b/tooling/cli/src/serverConfigs/tsServer.ts
index ef41f1dc..72970d40 100644
--- a/tooling/cli/src/serverConfigs/tsServer.ts
+++ b/tooling/cli/src/serverConfigs/tsServer.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export async function startBuild(
             const startTime = new Date().getTime();
             logger.log(`Generating ${clientCount} client(s)...`);
             await Promise.all(
-                generators.map((plugin) => plugin.generator(def)) ?? [],
+                generators.map((generator) => generator.run(def)) ?? [],
             );
             logger.log(
                 `${clientCount} client(s) generated in ${new Date().getTime() - startTime}ms`,
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ async function generateClientsFromDefinition(
     try {
         const clientCount = generators.length;
         await Promise.allSettled(
-            generators.map((generator) => generator.generator(appDef, true)),
+            generators.map((generator) => generator.run(appDef, true)),
         );
         logger.success(
             `Generated ${clientCount} client${clientCount === 1 ? "" : "s"} in ${new Date().getTime() - startTime}ms`,
diff --git a/tooling/codegen-utils/README.md b/tooling/codegen-utils/README.md
index d4b9d820..70600cbf 100644
--- a/tooling/codegen-utils/README.md
+++ b/tooling/codegen-utils/README.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface MyPluginOptions {
 export default defineGeneratorPlugin((options: MyPluginOptions) => {
     return {
         options,
-        generator: async (appDef, isDevServer) => {
+        run: async (appDef, isDevServer) => {
             // generate something using the app definition and the specified options
         },
     };
diff --git a/tooling/codegen-utils/src/index.ts b/tooling/codegen-utils/src/index.ts
index 210224db..ca937b06 100644
--- a/tooling/codegen-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/tooling/codegen-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export function normalizeWhitespace(input: string) {
 }
 
 export interface Generator<TOptions extends Record<string, any> | undefined> {
-    generator: (def: AppDefinition, isDevServer?: boolean) => any;
+    run: (def: AppDefinition, isDevServer?: boolean) => any;
     options: TOptions;
 }