diff --git a/.bazelignore b/.bazelignore
index 9bc1218c91f8..0dcef45291d9 100644
--- a/.bazelignore
+++ b/.bazelignore
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/js/node_modules
 pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/ccl/src/js/node_modules
 pkg/ui/workspaces/e2e-tests/node_modules
 pkg/ui/workspaces/eslint-plugin-crdb/node_modules
+pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/node_modules
 tmp
 vendor
diff --git a/BUILD.bazel b/BUILD.bazel
index 458e0816c8e6..3ed6c5a6797a 100644
--- a/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/BUILD.bazel
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ exports_files([
 # gazelle:exclude pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/js/node_modules
 # gazelle:exclude pkg/ui/workspaces/e2e-tests/node_modules
 # gazelle:exclude pkg/ui/workspaces/eslint-plugin-crdb/node_modules
+# gazelle:exclude pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/node_modules
 # gazelle:exclude vendor
 # gazelle:exclude .vendor.tmp.*
 # gazelle:exclude **/zcgo_flags.go
diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index c83cb769e364..952054c833bf 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ npm_translate_lock(
         "//pkg/ui:pnpm-workspace.yaml",
         "//pkg/ui/patches:topojson@3.0.2.patch",
         "//pkg/ui/workspaces/cluster-ui:package.json",
+        "//pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client:package.json",
         "//pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console:package.json",
         "//pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/js:package.json",
         "//pkg/ui/workspaces/e2e-tests:package.json",
diff --git a/docs/generated/http/BUILD.bazel b/docs/generated/http/BUILD.bazel
index e92109b20bbf..5ea9c1a990b6 100644
--- a/docs/generated/http/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/docs/generated/http/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,64 +1,8 @@
+load(":defs.bzl", "PROTOBUF_TARGETS")
+
 genrule(
     name = "http",
-    srcs = [
-        "//pkg/build:build_proto",
-        "//pkg/clusterversion:clusterversion_proto",
-        "//pkg/config/zonepb:zonepb_proto",
-        "//pkg/geo/geopb:geopb_proto",
-        "//pkg/gossip:gossip_proto",
-        "//pkg/jobs/jobspb:jobspb_proto",
-        "//pkg/kv/kvpb:kvpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/kv/kvserver/concurrency/isolation:isolation_proto",
-        "//pkg/kv/kvserver/concurrency/lock:lock_proto",
-        "//pkg/kv/kvserver/kvserverpb:kvserverpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/kv/kvserver/liveness/livenesspb:livenesspb_proto",
-        "//pkg/kv/kvserver/loqrecovery/loqrecoverypb:loqrecoverypb_proto",
-        "//pkg/kv/kvserver/readsummary/rspb:rspb_proto",
-        "//pkg/multitenant/mtinfopb:mtinfopb_proto",
-        "//pkg/multitenant/tenantcapabilities/tenantcapabilitiespb:tenantcapabilitiespb_proto",
-        "//pkg/roachpb:roachpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/rpc/rpcpb:rpcpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/server/diagnostics/diagnosticspb:diagnosticspb_proto",
-        "//pkg/server/serverpb:serverpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/server/status/statuspb:statuspb_proto",
-        "//pkg/settings:settings_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/appstatspb:appstatspb_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/catalog/catenumpb:catenumpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/catalog/catpb:catpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/catalog/descpb:descpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/catalog/fetchpb:fetchpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/contentionpb:contentionpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/execinfrapb:execinfrapb_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/sem/semenumpb:semenumpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/inverted:inverted_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/lex:lex_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/pgwire/pgerror:pgerror_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/schemachanger/scpb:scpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/sessiondatapb:sessiondatapb_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights:insights_proto",
-        "//pkg/sql/types:types_proto",
-        "//pkg/storage/enginepb:enginepb_proto",
-        "//pkg/ts/catalog:catalog_proto",
-        "//pkg/ts/tspb:tspb_proto",
-        "//pkg/util/duration:duration_proto",
-        "//pkg/util/hlc:hlc_proto",
-        "//pkg/util/admission/admissionpb:admissionpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/util/log/logpb:logpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/util/metric:metric_proto",
-        "//pkg/util/timeutil/pgdate:pgdate_proto",
-        "//pkg/util/tracing/tracingpb:tracingpb_proto",
-        "//pkg/util:util_proto",
-        "@com_github_prometheus_client_model//io/prometheus/client:io_prometheus_client_proto",
-        "@com_github_cockroachdb_errors//errorspb:errorspb_proto",
-        "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//gogoproto:gogo_proto",
-        "@com_google_protobuf//:any_proto",
-        "@com_google_protobuf//:descriptor_proto",
-        "@com_google_protobuf//:duration_proto",
-        "@com_google_protobuf//:timestamp_proto",
-        "@go_googleapis//google/api:annotations_proto",
-        "@go_googleapis//google/api:http_proto",
-        "@io_etcd_go_raft_v3//raftpb:raftpb_proto",
-    ],
+    srcs = PROTOBUF_TARGETS,
     outs = [
         "full.md",
         "health-other.md",
diff --git a/docs/generated/http/defs.bzl b/docs/generated/http/defs.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ca7059c2d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/generated/http/defs.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# PROTOBUF_TARGETS lists the indirect dependencies needed to compile proto dependencies
+# of //pkg/server/serverpb:serverpb_proto target
+PROTOBUF_TARGETS = [
+    "//pkg/build:build_proto",
+    "//pkg/clusterversion:clusterversion_proto",
+    "//pkg/config/zonepb:zonepb_proto",
+    "//pkg/geo/geopb:geopb_proto",
+    "//pkg/gossip:gossip_proto",
+    "//pkg/jobs/jobspb:jobspb_proto",
+    "//pkg/kv/kvpb:kvpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/kv/kvserver/concurrency/isolation:isolation_proto",
+    "//pkg/kv/kvserver/concurrency/lock:lock_proto",
+    "//pkg/kv/kvserver/kvserverpb:kvserverpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/kv/kvserver/liveness/livenesspb:livenesspb_proto",
+    "//pkg/kv/kvserver/loqrecovery/loqrecoverypb:loqrecoverypb_proto",
+    "//pkg/kv/kvserver/readsummary/rspb:rspb_proto",
+    "//pkg/kv/kvserver/kvflowcontrol/kvflowcontrolpb:kvflowcontrolpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/multitenant/mtinfopb:mtinfopb_proto",
+    "//pkg/multitenant/tenantcapabilities/tenantcapabilitiespb:tenantcapabilitiespb_proto",
+    "//pkg/roachpb:roachpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/rpc/rpcpb:rpcpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/server/diagnostics/diagnosticspb:diagnosticspb_proto",
+    "//pkg/server/serverpb:serverpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/server/status/statuspb:statuspb_proto",
+    "//pkg/settings:settings_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/appstatspb:appstatspb_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/catalog/catenumpb:catenumpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/catalog/catpb:catpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/catalog/descpb:descpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/catalog/fetchpb:fetchpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/contentionpb:contentionpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/execinfrapb:execinfrapb_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/sem/semenumpb:semenumpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/inverted:inverted_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/lex:lex_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/pgwire/pgerror:pgerror_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/schemachanger/scpb:scpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/sessiondatapb:sessiondatapb_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights:insights_proto",
+    "//pkg/sql/types:types_proto",
+    "//pkg/storage/enginepb:enginepb_proto",
+    "//pkg/ts/catalog:catalog_proto",
+    "//pkg/ts/tspb:tspb_proto",
+    "//pkg/util/duration:duration_proto",
+    "//pkg/util/hlc:hlc_proto",
+    "//pkg/util/admission/admissionpb:admissionpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/util/log/logpb:logpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/util/metric:metric_proto",
+    "//pkg/util/timeutil/pgdate:pgdate_proto",
+    "//pkg/util/tracing/tracingpb:tracingpb_proto",
+    "//pkg/util:util_proto",
+    "@com_github_prometheus_client_model//io/prometheus/client:io_prometheus_client_proto",
+    "@com_github_cockroachdb_errors//errorspb:errorspb_proto",
+    "@com_github_gogo_protobuf//gogoproto:gogo_proto",
+    "@com_google_protobuf//:any_proto",
+    "@com_google_protobuf//:descriptor_proto",
+    "@com_google_protobuf//:duration_proto",
+    "@com_google_protobuf//:timestamp_proto",
+    "@go_googleapis//google/api:annotations_proto",
+    "@go_googleapis//google/api:http_proto",
+    "@io_etcd_go_raft_v3//raftpb:raftpb_proto",
+]
diff --git a/pkg/cli/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/cli/BUILD.bazel
index 46d2b90000f0..dc37a8a6a442 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/cli/BUILD.bazel
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/sql/protoreflect",
         "//pkg/sql/sem/catconstants",
         "//pkg/storage",
+        "//pkg/storage/fs",
         "//pkg/testutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/datapathutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/jobutils",
diff --git a/pkg/cli/debug_recover_loss_of_quorum_test.go b/pkg/cli/debug_recover_loss_of_quorum_test.go
index 71e9c869a5a2..34d3088c94f6 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/debug_recover_loss_of_quorum_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/debug_recover_loss_of_quorum_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/serverpb"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ func TestStageVersionCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	listenerReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer listenerReg.Close()
 
-	storeReg := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	storeReg := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	tc := testcluster.NewTestCluster(t, 4, base.TestClusterArgs{
 		ServerArgs: base.TestServerArgs{
 			// This logic is specific to the storage layer.
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ func TestHalfOnlineLossOfQuorumRecovery(t *testing.T) {
 		sa[i] = base.TestServerArgs{
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 				},
 			},
 			StoreSpecs: []base.StoreSpec{
diff --git a/pkg/cli/democluster/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/cli/democluster/BUILD.bazel
index 93a611cafa3a..4396cc551216 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/democluster/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/cli/democluster/BUILD.bazel
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/sql/isql",
         "//pkg/sql/sem/catconstants",
         "//pkg/sql/sqlclustersettings",
+        "//pkg/storage/fs",
         "//pkg/testutils/serverutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/serverutils/regionlatency",
         "//pkg/util/envutil",
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/security/securitytest",
         "//pkg/server",
         "//pkg/sql/sqlclustersettings",
+        "//pkg/storage/fs",
         "//pkg/testutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/serverutils/regionlatency",
         "//pkg/testutils/skip",
diff --git a/pkg/cli/democluster/demo_cluster.go b/pkg/cli/democluster/demo_cluster.go
index 54501229eeae..6acc1b42e000 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/democluster/demo_cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/democluster/demo_cluster.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/isql"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sem/catconstants"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sqlclustersettings"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils/regionlatency"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/envutil"
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ type transientCluster struct {
 	adminPassword string
 	adminUser     username.SQLUsername
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry server.StickyVFSRegistry
+	stickyVFSRegistry fs.StickyRegistry
 
 	drainAndShutdown func(ctx context.Context, adminClient serverpb.AdminClient) error
 
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ func NewDemoCluster(
 		}
 	}
 
-	c.stickyVFSRegistry = server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	c.stickyVFSRegistry = fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	return c, nil
 }
 
@@ -908,7 +909,7 @@ func (demoCtx *Context) testServerArgsForTransientCluster(
 	serverIdx int,
 	joinAddr string,
 	demoDir string,
-	stickyVFSRegistry server.StickyVFSRegistry,
+	stickyVFSRegistry fs.StickyRegistry,
 ) base.TestServerArgs {
 	// Assign a path to the store spec, to be saved.
 	storeSpec := base.DefaultTestStoreSpec
diff --git a/pkg/cli/democluster/demo_cluster_test.go b/pkg/cli/democluster/demo_cluster_test.go
index fb1dfad720df..6b334923b468 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/democluster/demo_cluster_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/democluster/demo_cluster_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/security/securitytest"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sqlclustersettings"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils/regionlatency"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ func TestTestServerArgsForTransientCluster(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		serverIdx         int
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ func TestTransientClusterSimulateLatencies(t *testing.T) {
 		demoCtx:           demoCtx,
 		stopper:           stop.NewStopper(),
 		demoDir:           certsDir,
-		stickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+		stickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 		infoLog:           log.Infof,
 		warnLog:           log.Warningf,
 		shoutLog:          log.Ops.Shoutf,
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ func TestTransientClusterMultitenant(t *testing.T) {
 		demoCtx:           demoCtx,
 		stopper:           stop.NewStopper(),
 		demoDir:           certsDir,
-		stickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+		stickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 		infoLog:           log.Infof,
 		warnLog:           log.Warningf,
 		shoutLog:          log.Ops.Shoutf,
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ func TestTenantCapabilities(t *testing.T) {
 		demoCtx:           demoCtx,
 		stopper:           stop.NewStopper(),
 		demoDir:           certsDir,
-		stickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+		stickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 		infoLog:           log.Infof,
 		warnLog:           log.Warningf,
 		shoutLog:          log.Ops.Shoutf,
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_lease_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_lease_test.go
index 25a6cc5fac46..942024cec95d 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_lease_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_lease_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/bootstrap"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
@@ -819,7 +820,7 @@ func TestLeasePreferencesRebalance(t *testing.T) {
 func TestLeaseholderRelocate(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
-	stickyRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	manualClock := hlc.NewHybridManualClock()
 
@@ -963,7 +964,7 @@ func TestLeasePreferencesDuringOutage(t *testing.T) {
 	// out heartbeating their liveness.
 	skip.UnderStressRace(t)
 
-	stickyRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	manualClock := hlc.NewHybridManualClock()
 	// Place all the leases in the us.
@@ -1201,7 +1202,7 @@ func TestLeasesDontThrashWhenNodeBecomesSuspect(t *testing.T) {
 	kvserver.ExpirationLeasesOnly.Override(ctx, &st.SV, false) // override metamorphism
 
 	// Speed up lease transfers.
-	stickyRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	manualClock := hlc.NewHybridManualClock()
 	serverArgs := make(map[int]base.TestServerArgs)
 	numNodes := 4
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_metrics_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_metrics_test.go
index 2a6d0335692f..9cd0933f41fa 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_metrics_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_metrics_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ func TestStoreMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	const numServers int = 3
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	stickyServerArgs := make(map[int]base.TestServerArgs)
 	locs := make(map[int]storage.Location)
 	for i := 0; i < numServers; i++ {
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_raft_log_queue_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_raft_log_queue_test.go
index 093db7d7bb41..727696b76e9f 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_raft_log_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_raft_log_queue_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/storageutils"
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ func TestCrashWhileTruncatingSideloadedEntries(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Use sticky engine registry to "survive" a node restart. Use the strict
 	// in-memory engine to be able to stop flushes and emulate data loss.
-	vfsReg := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(server.UseStrictMemFS)
+	vfsReg := fs.NewStickyRegistry(fs.UseStrictMemFS)
 	// Use the sticky listener registry so that server port assignments survive
 	// node restarts, and don't get erroneously used by other clusters.
 	netReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_raft_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_raft_test.go
index 72e0fee21bfe..726daa33f287 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_raft_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_raft_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/enginepb"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ func TestStoreRecoverFromEngine(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 					Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-						StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+						StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ func TestStoreRecoverWithErrors(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	lisReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lisReg.Close()
 
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ func TestRestoreReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	lisReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lisReg.Close()
 
@@ -684,7 +685,7 @@ func TestSnapshotAfterTruncation(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 						Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-							StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+							StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 						},
 					},
 				}
@@ -1728,7 +1729,7 @@ func TestConcurrentRaftSnapshots(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 				},
 			},
 		}
@@ -1811,7 +1812,7 @@ func TestReplicateAfterRemoveAndSplit(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 				},
 				Store: &kvserver.StoreTestingKnobs{
 					// Disable the replica GC queue so that it doesn't accidentally pick up the
@@ -1905,7 +1906,7 @@ func TestLogGrowthWhenRefreshingPendingCommands(t *testing.T) {
 			RaftConfig: raftConfig,
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 				},
 				Store: &kvserver.StoreTestingKnobs{
 					// Disable leader transfers during leaseholder changes so that we
@@ -2210,7 +2211,7 @@ func TestProgressWithDownNode(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 				},
 			},
 		}
@@ -2292,7 +2293,7 @@ func runReplicateRestartAfterTruncation(t *testing.T, removeBeforeTruncateAndReA
 			},
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 					WallClock:         manualClock,
 				},
 			},
@@ -2395,7 +2396,7 @@ func testReplicaAddRemove(t *testing.T, addFirst bool) {
 			},
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 					WallClock:         manualClock,
 				},
 				Store: &kvserver.StoreTestingKnobs{
@@ -3494,7 +3495,7 @@ func TestReplicateRogueRemovedNode(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 					WallClock:         manualClock,
 				},
 				Store: &kvserver.StoreTestingKnobs{
@@ -3838,7 +3839,7 @@ func TestReplicaTooOldGC(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 				},
 				Store: &kvserver.StoreTestingKnobs{
 					DisableScanner: true,
@@ -3935,7 +3936,7 @@ func TestReplicateReAddAfterDown(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 				},
 			},
 		}
@@ -4802,7 +4803,7 @@ func TestDefaultConnectionDisruptionDoesNotInterfereWithSystemTraffic(t *testing
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	lisReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lisReg.Close()
 
@@ -5211,7 +5212,7 @@ func TestProcessSplitAfterRightHandSideHasBeenRemoved(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 					Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-						StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+						StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 					},
 					Store: &kvserver.StoreTestingKnobs{
 						// Newly-started stores (including the "rogue" one) should not GC
@@ -5577,7 +5578,7 @@ func TestElectionAfterRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	const electionTimeoutTicks = 30
 	const raftTickInterval = 200 * time.Millisecond
 
-	r := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	r := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	newTCArgs := func(parallel bool, replMode base.TestClusterReplicationMode, onTimeoutCampaign func(roachpb.RangeID)) base.TestClusterArgs {
 		return base.TestClusterArgs{
 			ReplicationMode: replMode,
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_circuit_breaker_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_circuit_breaker_test.go
index ef2cf7511cb8..83b106ba7a3d 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_circuit_breaker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_circuit_breaker_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/testcluster"
@@ -1012,7 +1013,7 @@ func setupCircuitBreakerTest(t *testing.T) *circuitBreakerTest {
 	raftCfg.SetDefaults()
 	raftCfg.RaftHeartbeatIntervalTicks = 1
 	raftCfg.RaftElectionTimeoutTicks = 2
-	reg := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	reg := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	args := base.TestClusterArgs{
 		ReplicationMode: base.ReplicationManual,
 		ServerArgs: base.TestServerArgs{
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_test.go
index 75836ed1f51b..0a0a63aeb77d 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_replica_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/descpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/isql"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/kvclientutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
@@ -2160,7 +2161,7 @@ func TestLeaseNotUsedAfterRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	lisReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lisReg.Close()
 
@@ -4702,7 +4703,7 @@ func TestTenantID(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	// Create a config with a sticky-in-mem engine so we can restart the server.
 	// We also configure the settings to be as robust as possible to problems
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_split_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_split_test.go
index 2a1e773bc25e..d09756e2ac3a 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_split_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_split_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/sqlstats"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/enginepb"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
@@ -1492,7 +1493,7 @@ func TestStoreRangeSplitBackpressureWrites(t *testing.T) {
 // See https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/1644.
 func runSetupSplitSnapshotRace(
 	t *testing.T,
-	stickyVFSRegistry server.StickyVFSRegistry,
+	stickyVFSRegistry fs.StickyRegistry,
 	testFn func(*testcluster.TestCluster, roachpb.Key, roachpb.Key),
 ) {
 	const numServers int = 6
@@ -1643,7 +1644,7 @@ func TestSplitSnapshotRace_SplitWins(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	runSetupSplitSnapshotRace(t, server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(), func(tc *testcluster.TestCluster, leftKey, rightKey roachpb.Key) {
+	runSetupSplitSnapshotRace(t, fs.NewStickyRegistry(), func(tc *testcluster.TestCluster, leftKey, rightKey roachpb.Key) {
 		// Bring the left range up first so that the split happens before it sees a snapshot.
 		for i := 1; i <= 3; i++ {
 			require.NoError(t, tc.RestartServer(i))
@@ -1677,7 +1678,7 @@ func TestSplitSnapshotRace_SnapshotWins(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	runSetupSplitSnapshotRace(t, server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(), func(tc *testcluster.TestCluster, leftKey, rightKey roachpb.Key) {
+	runSetupSplitSnapshotRace(t, fs.NewStickyRegistry(), func(tc *testcluster.TestCluster, leftKey, rightKey roachpb.Key) {
 		// Bring the right range up first.
 		for i := 3; i <= 5; i++ {
 			require.NoError(t, tc.RestartServer(i))
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_store_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_store_test.go
index daa1404c9ffb..a5ddef3d0ffa 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/client_store_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/spanconfig"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/sqlutils"
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func TestStoreLoadReplicaQuiescent(t *testing.T) {
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
 	testutils.RunTrueAndFalse(t, "kv.expiration_leases_only.enabled", func(t *testing.T, expOnly bool) {
-		storeReg := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+		storeReg := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 		listenerReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 		defer listenerReg.Close()
 
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/consistency_queue_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/consistency_queue_test.go
index b1af1436f8a4..2b43c7ec0b1d 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/consistency_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/consistency_queue_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/enginepb"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/testcluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/hlc"
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ func TestCheckConsistencyInconsistent(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test uses sticky registry to have persistent pebble state that could
 	// be analyzed for existence of snapshots and to verify snapshot content
 	// after failures.
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 
 	// The cluster has 3 nodes, one store per node. The test writes a few KVs to a
 	// range, which gets replicated to all 3 stores. Then it manually replaces an
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/flow_control_integration_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/flow_control_integration_test.go
index 83c517e3a279..a1a97e42cb0f 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/flow_control_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/flow_control_integration_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/datapathutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/echotest"
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ func TestFlowControlRaftSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 				Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-					StickyVFSRegistry: server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+					StickyVFSRegistry: fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 				},
 				Store: &kvserver.StoreTestingKnobs{
 					FlowControlTestingKnobs: &kvflowcontrol.TestingKnobs{
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/loqrecovery/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/kv/kvserver/loqrecovery/BUILD.bazel
index 9b2386be238a..376dd502de43 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/loqrecovery/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/loqrecovery/BUILD.bazel
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/spanconfig",
         "//pkg/storage",
         "//pkg/storage/enginepb",
+        "//pkg/storage/fs",
         "//pkg/testutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/datapathutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/listenerutil",
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/loqrecovery/server_integration_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/loqrecovery/server_integration_test.go
index 0d90b053b8f6..ab6256bb275a 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/loqrecovery/server_integration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/loqrecovery/server_integration_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/serverpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/spanconfig"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
@@ -666,10 +667,10 @@ func TestRejectBadVersionApplication(t *testing.T) {
 
 func prepTestCluster(
 	t *testing.T, nodes int,
-) (*testcluster.TestCluster, server.StickyVFSRegistry, map[int]loqrecovery.PlanStore) {
+) (*testcluster.TestCluster, fs.StickyRegistry, map[int]loqrecovery.PlanStore) {
 	skip.UnderStressRace(t, "cluster frequently fails to start under stress race")
 
-	reg := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	reg := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 
 	lReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/node_liveness_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/node_liveness_test.go
index 7dab48673506..90afbd1f2e78 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/node_liveness_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/node_liveness_test.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/rpc/nodedialer"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ func TestNodeLivenessInitialIncrement(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	lisReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lisReg.Close()
 
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ func TestNodeLivenessRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 
 	const numServers int = 2
 	stickyServerArgs := make(map[int]base.TestServerArgs)
@@ -834,7 +835,7 @@ func TestNodeLivenessSetDraining(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	lisReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lisReg.Close()
 
@@ -1165,7 +1166,7 @@ func verifyNodeIsDecommissioning(t *testing.T, tc *testcluster.TestCluster, node
 }
 
 func testNodeLivenessSetDecommissioning(t *testing.T, decommissionNodeIdx int) {
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	lisReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lisReg.Close()
 
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue_test.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue_test.go
index 86314492334e..475f958aa52e 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replicate_queue_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/spanconfig"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/bootstrap"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
@@ -2116,7 +2117,7 @@ func TestReplicateQueueAcquiresInvalidLeases(t *testing.T) {
 				ScanMaxIdleTime:   time.Millisecond,
 				Knobs: base.TestingKnobs{
 					Server: &server.TestingKnobs{
-						StickyVFSRegistry:         server.NewStickyVFSRegistry(),
+						StickyVFSRegistry:         fs.NewStickyRegistry(),
 						DefaultZoneConfigOverride: &zcfg,
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/pkg/server/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/server/BUILD.bazel
index d1729400451b..f60a30fcc782 100644
--- a/pkg/server/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/server/BUILD.bazel
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ go_library(
         "statements.go",
         "status.go",
         "status_local_file_retrieval.go",
-        "sticky_vfs.go",
         "stop_trigger.go",
         "tcp_keepalive_manager.go",
         "tenant.go",
@@ -459,7 +458,6 @@ go_test(
         "span_stats_test.go",
         "statements_test.go",
         "status_ext_test.go",
-        "sticky_vfs_test.go",
         "tcp_keepalive_manager_test.go",
         "tenant_delayed_id_set_test.go",
         "tenant_range_lookup_test.go",
@@ -523,6 +521,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/sql/sessiondata",
         "//pkg/sql/sqlstats",
         "//pkg/storage",
+        "//pkg/storage/fs",
         "//pkg/testutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/datapathutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/listenerutil",
diff --git a/pkg/server/migration_test.go b/pkg/server/migration_test.go
index a892dda8d13f..fed9bc6cbb43 100644
--- a/pkg/server/migration_test.go
+++ b/pkg/server/migration_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/serverpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/sqlutils"
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ func TestSyncAllEngines(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	vfsRegistry := NewStickyVFSRegistry(UseStrictMemFS)
+	vfsRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry(fs.UseStrictMemFS)
 	storeSpec := base.DefaultTestStoreSpec
 	storeSpec.StickyVFSID = "sync-all-engines"
 	testServerArgs := base.TestServerArgs{
diff --git a/pkg/server/multi_store_test.go b/pkg/server/multi_store_test.go
index 596b232dd007..1b2f082e4916 100644
--- a/pkg/server/multi_store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/server/multi_store_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/kv/kvserver"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/testcluster"
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func TestAddNewStoresToExistingNodes(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	ser := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	ser := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 
 	const (
 		numNodes                     = 3
diff --git a/pkg/server/server_startup_test.go b/pkg/server/server_startup_test.go
index 91fef928954e..f5bc0175c4b1 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server_startup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server_startup_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/spanconfig"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/testcluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/leaktest"
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func TestStartupInjectedFailureSingleNode(t *testing.T) {
 
 	rng, seed := randutil.NewLockedTestRand()
 	t.Log("TestStartupInjectedFailure random seed", seed)
-	reg := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	reg := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	lisReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lisReg.Close()
 
diff --git a/pkg/server/settings_cache_test.go b/pkg/server/settings_cache_test.go
index f1c85d01435c..95646bbfa84c 100644
--- a/pkg/server/settings_cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/server/settings_cache_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/sqlutils"
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ func TestCachedSettingsServerRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	stickyVFSRegistry := NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 
 	serverArgs := base.TestServerArgs{
 		DefaultTestTenant: base.TestIsSpecificToStorageLayerAndNeedsASystemTenant,
diff --git a/pkg/server/testing_knobs.go b/pkg/server/testing_knobs.go
index c5831fa7f945..dc076933936c 100644
--- a/pkg/server/testing_knobs.go
+++ b/pkg/server/testing_knobs.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/rpc"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/diagnostics"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/hlc"
 )
 
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ type TestingKnobs struct {
 	//
 	// When supplied to a TestCluster, StickyVFSIDs will be associated auto-
 	// matically to the StoreSpecs used.
-	StickyVFSRegistry StickyVFSRegistry
+	StickyVFSRegistry fs.StickyRegistry
 	// WallClock is used to inject a custom clock for testing the server. It is
 	// typically either an hlc.HybridManualClock or hlc.ManualClock.
 	WallClock hlc.WallClock
diff --git a/pkg/settings/integration_tests/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/settings/integration_tests/BUILD.bazel
index ac9027e099fe..258004b52a07 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/integration_tests/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/settings/integration_tests/BUILD.bazel
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/security/securitytest",
         "//pkg/server",
         "//pkg/settings",
+        "//pkg/storage/fs",
         "//pkg/testutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/listenerutil",
         "//pkg/testutils/serverutils",
diff --git a/pkg/settings/integration_tests/settings_test.go b/pkg/settings/integration_tests/settings_test.go
index 88181b311835..8a7ddd5f11f4 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/integration_tests/settings_test.go
+++ b/pkg/settings/integration_tests/settings_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/base"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
@@ -303,7 +304,7 @@ func TestSettingsPersistenceEndToEnd(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// We're going to restart the test server, but expecting storage to
 	// persist. Define a sticky VFS for this purpose.
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	// We'll also need stable listeners to enable port reuse across restarts.
 	lisReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lisReg.Close()
diff --git a/pkg/storage/fs/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/storage/fs/BUILD.bazel
index 8e9c89ea9626..6284b39a3aaf 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/fs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/storage/fs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go_library(
     srcs = [
         "fs.go",
         "safewrite.go",
+        "sticky_vfs.go",
         "temp_dir.go",
     ],
     importpath = "github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs",
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/util/log",
         "//pkg/util/stop",
+        "//pkg/util/syncutil",
         "@com_github_cockroachdb_errors//:errors",
         "@com_github_cockroachdb_errors//oserror",
         "@com_github_cockroachdb_pebble//vfs",
@@ -22,10 +24,15 @@ go_test(
     name = "fs_test",
     srcs = [
         "safewrite_test.go",
+        "sticky_vfs_test.go",
         "temp_dir_test.go",
     ],
     embed = [":fs"],
     deps = [
+        "//pkg/base",
+        "//pkg/roachpb",
+        "//pkg/settings/cluster",
+        "//pkg/storage",
         "//pkg/util/leaktest",
         "//pkg/util/log",
         "//pkg/util/stop",
diff --git a/pkg/server/sticky_vfs.go b/pkg/storage/fs/sticky_vfs.go
similarity index 62%
rename from pkg/server/sticky_vfs.go
rename to pkg/storage/fs/sticky_vfs.go
index fe7ae186a773..cf3eafeac78c 100644
--- a/pkg/server/sticky_vfs.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/fs/sticky_vfs.go
@@ -8,47 +8,47 @@
 // by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
 // licenses/APL.txt.
 
-package server
+package fs
 
 import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/syncutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/pebble/vfs"
 )
 
-// StickyVFSOption is a config option for a sticky engine
-// registry that can be passed to NewStickyVFSRegistry.
-type StickyVFSOption func(cfg *stickyConfig)
+// StickyOption is a config option for a sticky vfs
+// registry that can be passed to NewStickyRegistry.
+type StickyOption func(cfg *stickyConfig)
 
 type stickyConfig struct {
 	newFS func() *vfs.MemFS // by default vfs.NewMem
 }
 
-// UseStrictMemFS option instructs StickyVFSRegistry to produce strict in-memory
+// UseStrictMemFS option instructs StickyRegistry to produce strict in-memory
 // filesystems, i.e. to use vfs.NewStrictMem instead of vfs.NewMem.
-var UseStrictMemFS = StickyVFSOption(func(cfg *stickyConfig) {
+var UseStrictMemFS = StickyOption(func(cfg *stickyConfig) {
 	cfg.newFS = vfs.NewStrictMem
 })
 
-// StickyVFSRegistry manages the lifecycle of sticky in-memory filesystems. It
+// StickyRegistry manages the lifecycle of sticky in-memory filesystems. It
 // is intended for use in demos and/or tests, where we want in-memory storage
 // nodes to persist between killed nodes.
-type StickyVFSRegistry interface {
+type StickyRegistry interface {
 	// Get returns the named in-memory FS, constructing a new one if this is the
 	// first time a FS with the provided ID has been requested.
 	Get(stickyVFSID string) *vfs.MemFS
 }
 
-// stickyVFSRegistryImpl is the bookkeeper for all active sticky filesystems,
-// keyed by their id. It implements the StickyVFSRegistry interface.
-type stickyVFSRegistryImpl struct {
+// stickyRegistryImpl is the bookkeeper for all active sticky filesystems,
+// keyed by their id. It implements the StickyRegistry interface.
+type stickyRegistryImpl struct {
 	entries map[string]*vfs.MemFS
 	mu      syncutil.Mutex
 	cfg     stickyConfig
 }
 
-// NewStickyVFSRegistry creates a new StickyVFSRegistry.
-func NewStickyVFSRegistry(opts ...StickyVFSOption) StickyVFSRegistry {
-	registry := &stickyVFSRegistryImpl{
+// NewStickyRegistry creates a new StickyRegistry.
+func NewStickyRegistry(opts ...StickyOption) StickyRegistry {
+	registry := &stickyRegistryImpl{
 		entries: map[string]*vfs.MemFS{},
 	}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ func NewStickyVFSRegistry(opts ...StickyVFSOption) StickyVFSRegistry {
 	return registry
 }
 
-// Get implements the StickyVFSRegistry interface.
-func (registry *stickyVFSRegistryImpl) Get(stickyVFSID string) *vfs.MemFS {
+// Get implements the StickyRegistry interface.
+func (registry *stickyRegistryImpl) Get(stickyVFSID string) *vfs.MemFS {
 	registry.mu.Lock()
 	defer registry.mu.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/pkg/server/sticky_vfs_test.go b/pkg/storage/fs/sticky_vfs_test.go
similarity index 92%
rename from pkg/server/sticky_vfs_test.go
rename to pkg/storage/fs/sticky_vfs_test.go
index d3e057c2f205..bec649db1709 100644
--- a/pkg/server/sticky_vfs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/fs/sticky_vfs_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
 // licenses/APL.txt.
 
-package server
+package fs_test
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/roachpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/leaktest"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/util/log"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -30,14 +31,11 @@ func TestStickyVFS(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		ctx       = context.Background()
 		attrs     = roachpb.Attributes{}
-		cacheSize = int64(1 << 20)   /* 1 MiB */
 		storeSize = int64(512 << 20) /* 512 MiB */
 		settings  = cluster.MakeTestingClusterSettings()
-		registry  = NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+		registry  = fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	)
 
-	cfg1 := MakeConfig(ctx, settings)
-	cfg1.CacheSize = cacheSize
 	spec1 := base.StoreSpec{
 		StickyVFSID: "engine1",
 		Attributes:  attrs,
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/testcluster/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/testutils/testcluster/BUILD.bazel
index 905c92ce8f2c..a0a5a818a940 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/testcluster/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/testutils/testcluster/BUILD.bazel
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/server",
         "//pkg/server/serverpb",
         "//pkg/sql/catalog/desctestutils",
+        "//pkg/storage/fs",
         "//pkg/testutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/listenerutil",
         "//pkg/testutils/serverutils",
diff --git a/pkg/testutils/testcluster/testcluster_test.go b/pkg/testutils/testcluster/testcluster_test.go
index afe373b8ded3..eb41803fc54b 100644
--- a/pkg/testutils/testcluster/testcluster_test.go
+++ b/pkg/testutils/testcluster/testcluster_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server/serverpb"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/sql/catalog/desctestutils"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ func TestRestart(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
-	stickyVFSRegistry := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	stickyVFSRegistry := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 	lisReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lisReg.Close()
 
diff --git a/pkg/ui/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pkg/ui/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 33b0fdc8eb0d..668feed13b82 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pkg/ui/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -459,6 +459,19 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^5.0.0-3
         version: 5.0.0-3(webpack@4.41.5)
 
+  workspaces/crdb-api-client:
+    dependencies:
+      '@bufbuild/protobuf':
+        specifier: ^1.7.2
+        version: 1.7.2
+    devDependencies:
+      '@bufbuild/protoc-gen-es':
+        specifier: ^1.7.2
+        version: 1.7.2(@bufbuild/protobuf@1.7.2)
+      typescript:
+        specifier: 5.1.6
+        version: 5.1.6
+
   workspaces/db-console:
     dependencies:
       '@babel/runtime':
@@ -5151,6 +5164,35 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-0hYQ8SB4Db5zvZB4axdMHGwEaQjkZzFjQiN9LVYvIFB2nSUHW9tYpxWriPrWDASIxiaXax83REcLxuSdnGPZtw==}
     dev: true
 
+  /@bufbuild/protobuf@1.7.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-i5GE2Dk5ekdlK1TR7SugY4LWRrKSfb5T1Qn4unpIMbfxoeGKERKQ59HG3iYewacGD10SR7UzevfPnh6my4tNmQ==}
+
+  /@bufbuild/protoc-gen-es@1.7.2(@bufbuild/protobuf@1.7.2):
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yiRk/T+YGmpSVvIkybCjPt+QyM/pLWMO+MAiz6auvCsiAgfXfc5nFFosD4yBYXID55M6eIkgBcity1AoJ6I30A==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14'}
+    hasBin: true
+    peerDependencies:
+      '@bufbuild/protobuf': 1.7.2
+    peerDependenciesMeta:
+      '@bufbuild/protobuf':
+        optional: true
+    dependencies:
+      '@bufbuild/protobuf': 1.7.2
+      '@bufbuild/protoplugin': 1.7.2
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - supports-color
+    dev: true
+
+  /@bufbuild/protoplugin@1.7.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-N3QtO8XWD4F4alMtASWtxBw6BWXp4aLz7rPBXH4KTULdjpUHnq46g15TsrG0/8szZw6pIklTO3lFe14dl6ZYdA==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@bufbuild/protobuf': 1.7.2
+      '@typescript/vfs': 1.5.0
+      typescript: 4.5.2
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - supports-color
+    dev: true
+
   /@cockroachlabs/design-tokens@0.4.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-az2aIuGjnD0UBN5igLmaKvVWnZJ9r7v2jQ9C4fNR6bxxiF5DkOcD1DXf8EXHIbgwJtorpB74zaic7MQhhMY45w==}
 
@@ -8671,6 +8713,14 @@ packages:
       '@typescript-eslint/types': 5.26.0
       eslint-visitor-keys: 3.4.1
 
+  /@typescript/vfs@1.5.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-AJS307bPgbsZZ9ggCT3wwpg3VbTKMFNHfaY/uF0ahSkYYrPF2dSSKDNIDIQAHm9qJqbLvCsSJH7yN4Vs/CsMMg==}
+    dependencies:
+      debug: 4.3.4(supports-color@8.1.1)
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - supports-color
+    dev: true
+
   /@webassemblyjs/ast@1.8.5:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-aJMfngIZ65+t71C3y2nBBg5FFG0Okt9m0XEgWZ7Ywgn1oMAT8cNwx00Uv1cQyHtidq0Xn94R4TAywO+LCQ+ZAQ==}
     dependencies:
@@ -22969,6 +23019,12 @@ packages:
     dependencies:
       typescript-compare: 0.0.2
 
+  /typescript@4.5.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-5BlMof9H1yGt0P8/WF+wPNw6GfctgGjXp5hkblpyT+8rkASSmkUKMXrxR0Xg8ThVCi/JnHQiKXeBaEwCeQwMFw==}
+    engines: {node: '>=4.2.0'}
+    hasBin: true
+    dev: true
+
   /typescript@5.1.6:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-zaWCozRZ6DLEWAWFrVDz1H6FVXzUSfTy5FUMWsQlU8Ym5JP9eO4xkTIROFCQvhQf61z6O/G6ugw3SgAnvvm+HA==}
     engines: {node: '>=14.17'}
diff --git a/pkg/ui/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pkg/ui/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index afa72f4633e8..55fd45b002d3 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pkg/ui/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ packages:
   - "./workspaces/cluster-ui"
   - "./workspaces/db-console"
   - "./workspaces/e2e-tests"
+  - "./workspaces/crdb-api-client"
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5a1dcf8dac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+load("@aspect_rules_js//js:defs.bzl", "js_binary", "js_run_binary", "js_test")
+load("@aspect_rules_js//npm:defs.bzl", "npm_package")
+load("@aspect_rules_ts//ts:defs.bzl", "ts_project")
+load("@bazel_skylib//rules:write_file.bzl", "write_file")
+load("@npm//:defs.bzl", "npm_link_all_packages")
+load("@npm//:defs.bzl", "npm_link_all_packages")
+load("//docs/generated/http:defs.bzl", "PROTOBUF_TARGETS")
+load("//pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/js:defs.bzl", "proto_sources")
+
+npm_link_all_packages(name = "node_modules")
+
+genrule(
+    name = "protos",
+    srcs = [
+        ":node_modules/@bufbuild/protoc-gen-es/bin/protoc-gen-es",
+        ":proto_sources",
+    ] + PROTOBUF_TARGETS,
+    outs = ["dist"],
+    cmd = """
+    mkdir -p $(OUTS);
+    DESCRIPTOR_SET_IN=$$(for word in $(SRCS); do echo $$word; done | grep '\\.bin$$' | tr -s '\\n' ':');
+    PROTO_PATHS=$$(for f in $(locations :proto_sources);
+        do if [[ "$$f" =~ ^.*/pkg/.*/_virtual_imports/.*_proto/.*.proto$$ ]];
+            then echo $$f | sed 's|.*pkg/.*/_virtual_imports/.*_proto/||' | sed 's|.bin$$||';
+        fi; done | sort -u);
+    export PATH=$$PATH:$$(dirname $(NODE_PATH))
+    $(location @com_google_protobuf//:protoc) \
+        --plugin=$(location :node_modules/@bufbuild/protoc-gen-es/bin/protoc-gen-es) \
+        --es_out $(OUTS) \
+        --descriptor_set_in $$DESCRIPTOR_SET_IN \
+        --es_opt target=js+dts \
+    $$PROTO_PATHS""",
+    toolchains = ["@nodejs_toolchains//:resolved_toolchain"],
+    tools = [
+        "@com_google_protobuf//:protoc",
+        "@nodejs_toolchains//:resolved_toolchain",
+    ],
+)
+
+proto_sources(
+    name = "proto_sources",
+    protos = [
+        "//pkg/server/serverpb:serverpb_proto",
+        "//pkg/ts/tspb:tspb_proto",
+    ],
+)
+
+genrule(
+    name = "index_ts",
+    srcs = [":protos"],
+    outs = ["index.ts"],
+    cmd = """
+    ABS_ROOT_PATH=$$(realpath $(SRCS))
+    for f in $$(find $$ABS_ROOT_PATH -name *.js)
+    do
+        filename=$$(basename -s .js $$f)
+        filepath=$${f#$$ABS_ROOT_PATH/}
+        filepath=$${filepath%.js}
+        import_name=$${filepath/-/_}; \
+        echo export "*" as $${import_name////_} from \\"./$$(basename $(SRCS))/$${filepath}\\"\\; >> $@
+    done
+    """,
+)
+
+ts_project(
+    name = "ts_project",
+    srcs = [
+        "tsconfig.json",
+        ":index_ts",
+        ":protos",
+    ],
+    tsconfig = "tsconfig.json",
+    validate = True,
+    deps = [":node_modules"],
+)
+
+npm_package(
+    name = "crdb-api-client",
+    srcs = [
+        "package.json",
+        "tsconfig.json",
+        ":index_ts",
+        ":protos",
+        ":ts_project",
+    ],
+    package = "@cockroachlabs/crdb-api-client",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/package.json b/pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b66489bdcaf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "@cockroachlabs/crdb-api-client",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "main": "index.ts",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@bufbuild/protoc-gen-es": "^1.7.2",
+    "typescript": "5.1.6"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@bufbuild/protobuf": "^1.7.2"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/tsconfig.json b/pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9e21daf38803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/crdb-api-client/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "es2016",
+    "lib": ["ESNext"],
+    "module": "ESNext",
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/js/defs.bzl b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/js/defs.bzl
index b5cc9e1bf0ed..daeea46599c7 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/js/defs.bzl
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/js/defs.bzl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def _proto_sources_impl(ctx):
         transitive = [p[ProtoInfo].transitive_sources for p in ctx.attr.protos],
     ))
 
-_proto_sources = rule(
+proto_sources = rule(
     doc = """Provider Adapter from ProtoInfo to DefaultInfo.
         Extracts the transitive_sources from the ProtoInfo provided by the proto attr.
         This allows a macro to access the complete set of .proto files needed during compilation.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def protobufjs_library(name, out_name, protos, **kwargs):
     ts_target = "_%s_pbts" % name
 
     # grab the transitive .proto files needed to compile the given one
-    _proto_sources(
+    proto_sources(
         name = proto_target,
         protos = protos,
     )
diff --git a/pkg/util/startup/BUILD.bazel b/pkg/util/startup/BUILD.bazel
index 2fe667343a1f..e3574eedd4e3 100644
--- a/pkg/util/startup/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pkg/util/startup/BUILD.bazel
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/server",
         "//pkg/settings/cluster",
         "//pkg/spanconfig",
+        "//pkg/storage/fs",
         "//pkg/testutils/listenerutil",
         "//pkg/testutils/serverutils",
         "//pkg/testutils/skip",
diff --git a/pkg/util/startup/startup_test.go b/pkg/util/startup/startup_test.go
index 446a2c7df545..375bd10950d5 100644
--- a/pkg/util/startup/startup_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/startup/startup_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/server"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/settings/cluster"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/spanconfig"
+	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/storage/fs"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/listenerutil"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/serverutils"
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/pkg/testutils/skip"
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ func runCircuitBreakerTestForKey(
 
 	lReg := listenerutil.NewListenerRegistry()
 	defer lReg.Close()
-	reg := server.NewStickyVFSRegistry()
+	reg := fs.NewStickyRegistry()
 
 	// TODO: Disable expiration based leases metamorphism since it currently
 	// breaks closed timestamps and prevent rangefeeds from advancing checkpoint