diff --git a/cli/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/cli/CliCompiler.kt b/cli/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/cli/CliCompiler.kt
index b6d10e99..41c57b22 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/cli/CliCompiler.kt
+++ b/cli/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/cli/CliCompiler.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tools.samt.cli
 
 import tools.samt.codegen.Codegen
+import tools.samt.codegen.http.HttpTransportConfigurationParser
 import tools.samt.common.DiagnosticController
 import tools.samt.common.DiagnosticException
 import tools.samt.common.collectSamtFiles
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@ import tools.samt.semantic.SemanticModel
 import java.io.IOException
 import kotlin.io.path.isDirectory
 import kotlin.io.path.notExists
+import tools.samt.codegen.kotlin.KotlinTypesGenerator
+import tools.samt.codegen.kotlin.ktor.KotlinKtorConsumerGenerator
+import tools.samt.codegen.kotlin.ktor.KotlinKtorProviderGenerator
 
 internal fun compile(command: CompileCommand, controller: DiagnosticController) {
     val (configuration ,_) = CliConfigParser.readConfig(command.file, controller) ?: return
@@ -65,12 +69,17 @@ internal fun compile(command: CompileCommand, controller: DiagnosticController)
         return
     }
 
-    for (generator in configuration.generators) {
-        val files = Codegen.generate(model, generator, controller)
+    Codegen.registerGenerator(KotlinTypesGenerator)
+    Codegen.registerGenerator(KotlinKtorProviderGenerator)
+    Codegen.registerGenerator(KotlinKtorConsumerGenerator)
+    Codegen.registerTransportParser(HttpTransportConfigurationParser)
+
+    for (generatorConfig in configuration.generators) {
+        val files = Codegen.generate(model, generatorConfig, controller)
         try {
-            OutputWriter.write(generator.output, files)
+            OutputWriter.write(generatorConfig.output, files)
         } catch (e: IOException) {
-            controller.reportGlobalError("Failed to write output for generator '${generator.name}': ${e.message}")
+            controller.reportGlobalError("Failed to write output for generator '${generatorConfig.name}': ${e.message}")
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/Codegen.kt b/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/Codegen.kt
index f9f28e6e..65e07a2a 100644
--- a/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/Codegen.kt
+++ b/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/Codegen.kt
@@ -5,24 +5,33 @@ import tools.samt.api.plugin.Generator
 import tools.samt.api.plugin.GeneratorParams
 import tools.samt.api.plugin.TransportConfigurationParser
 import tools.samt.api.types.SamtPackage
-import tools.samt.codegen.http.HttpTransportConfigurationParser
-import tools.samt.codegen.kotlin.KotlinTypesGenerator
-import tools.samt.codegen.kotlin.ktor.KotlinKtorConsumerGenerator
-import tools.samt.codegen.kotlin.ktor.KotlinKtorProviderGenerator
 import tools.samt.common.DiagnosticController
 import tools.samt.common.SamtGeneratorConfiguration
 import tools.samt.semantic.SemanticModel
 
 object Codegen {
-    private val generators: List<Generator> = listOf(
-        KotlinTypesGenerator,
-        KotlinKtorProviderGenerator,
-        KotlinKtorConsumerGenerator,
-    )
+    private val generators: MutableList<Generator> = mutableListOf()
 
-    private val transports: List<TransportConfigurationParser> = listOf(
-        HttpTransportConfigurationParser,
-    )
+    /**
+     * Register the [generator] to be used when generating code.
+     * The generator is called when a user configures it within their `samt.yaml` configuration, where the generator is referenced by its [Generator.name].
+     * Only generators registered here will be considered when calling [generate].
+     */
+    @JvmStatic
+    fun registerGenerator(generator: Generator) {
+        generators += generator
+    }
+
+    private val transports: MutableList<TransportConfigurationParser> = mutableListOf()
+
+    /**
+     * Register the [parser] as a transport configuration, which will be used to parse the `transport` section of a SAMT provider.
+     * Only transport configurations registered here will be considered when calling [generate].
+     */
+    @JvmStatic
+    fun registerTransportParser(parser: TransportConfigurationParser) {
+        transports += parser
+    }
 
     internal class SamtGeneratorParams(
         semanticModel: SemanticModel,
@@ -45,6 +54,12 @@ object Codegen {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Run the appropriate generator for the given [configuration], using the given [semanticModel].
+     * To ensure binary compatibility, the types within the [semanticModel] will be mapped to their [tools.samt.api] equivalents.
+     * @return a list of generated files
+     */
+    @JvmStatic
     fun generate(
         semanticModel: SemanticModel,
         configuration: SamtGeneratorConfiguration,
diff --git a/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/PublicApiMapper.kt b/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/PublicApiMapper.kt
index a6cd34d2..e24975ae 100644
--- a/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/PublicApiMapper.kt
+++ b/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/PublicApiMapper.kt
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ class PublicApiMapper(
             else -> controller.reportGlobalError("Multiple transport configuration parsers found for transport '$name'")
         }
 
-        return object : TransportConfiguration {}
+        return object : TransportConfiguration {
+            override val name: String
+                get() = this@toPublicTransport.name
+        }
     }
 
     private fun tools.samt.semantic.ProviderType.Implements.toPublicImplements() = object : ProvidedService {
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ class PublicApiMapper(
         override val name get() = this@toPublicAlias.name
         override val qualifiedName by unsafeLazy { this@toPublicAlias.getQualifiedName() }
         override val aliasedType by unsafeLazy { this@toPublicAlias.aliasedType.toPublicTypeReference() }
-        override val fullyResolvedType by unsafeLazy { this@toPublicAlias.fullyResolvedType.toPublicTypeReference() }
+        override val runtimeType by unsafeLazy { this@toPublicAlias.fullyResolvedType.toPublicTypeReference() }
     }
 
     private inline fun <reified T : tools.samt.semantic.ResolvedTypeReference.Constraint> List<tools.samt.semantic.ResolvedTypeReference.Constraint>.findConstraint() =
diff --git a/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/http/HttpTransport.kt b/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/http/HttpTransport.kt
index 50fbffaa..94bd94c1 100644
--- a/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/http/HttpTransport.kt
+++ b/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/http/HttpTransport.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import tools.samt.api.transports.http.SerializationMode
 import tools.samt.api.transports.http.TransportMode
 
 object HttpTransportConfigurationParser : TransportConfigurationParser {
-    override val transportName: String
-        get() = "http"
+    override val transportName: String get() = HttpTransportConfiguration.name
 
     private val isValidRegex = Regex("""\w+\s+\S+(\s+\{.*?\s+in\s+\S+})*""")
     private val methodEndpointRegex = Regex("""(\w+)\s+(\S+)(.*)""")
@@ -212,6 +211,8 @@ class HttpTransportConfiguration(
     override val serializationMode: SerializationMode,
     val services: List<ServiceConfiguration>,
 ) : SamtHttpTransport {
+    override val name: String = HttpTransportConfiguration.name
+
     class ServiceConfiguration(
         val name: String,
         val path: String,
@@ -284,4 +285,8 @@ class HttpTransportConfiguration(
             TransportMode.Body
         }
     }
+
+    companion object {
+        const val name = "http"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/kotlin/ktor/KotlinKtorGeneratorUtilities.kt b/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/kotlin/ktor/KotlinKtorGeneratorUtilities.kt
index e9495b3f..50d03a79 100644
--- a/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/kotlin/ktor/KotlinKtorGeneratorUtilities.kt
+++ b/codegen/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/kotlin/ktor/KotlinKtorGeneratorUtilities.kt
@@ -121,16 +121,16 @@ private fun StringBuilder.appendDecodeRecordField(field: RecordField, options: M
 private fun StringBuilder.appendEncodeAlias(alias: AliasType, options: Map<String, String>) {
     appendLine("/** Encode alias ${alias.qualifiedName} to JSON */")
     appendLine("fun `encode ${alias.name}`(value: ${alias.getQualifiedName(options)}): JsonElement =")
-    appendLine("    ${encodeJsonElement(alias.fullyResolvedType, options, valueName = "value")}")
+    appendLine("    ${encodeJsonElement(alias.runtimeType, options, valueName = "value")}")
 }
 
 private fun StringBuilder.appendDecodeAlias(alias: AliasType, options: Map<String, String>) {
     appendLine("/** Decode alias ${alias.qualifiedName} from JSON */")
-    appendLine("fun `decode ${alias.name}`(json: JsonElement): ${alias.fullyResolvedType.getQualifiedName(options)} {")
-    if (alias.fullyResolvedType.isRuntimeOptional) {
+    appendLine("fun `decode ${alias.name}`(json: JsonElement): ${alias.runtimeType.getQualifiedName(options)} {")
+    if (alias.runtimeType.isRuntimeOptional) {
         appendLine("    if (json is JsonNull) return null")
     }
-    appendLine("    return ${decodeJsonElement(alias.fullyResolvedType, options, valueName = "json")}")
+    appendLine("    return ${decodeJsonElement(alias.runtimeType, options, valueName = "json")}")
     appendLine("}")
 }
 
diff --git a/codegen/src/test/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/CodegenTest.kt b/codegen/src/test/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/CodegenTest.kt
index 1d76b6ff..eeca7c77 100644
--- a/codegen/src/test/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/CodegenTest.kt
+++ b/codegen/src/test/kotlin/tools/samt/codegen/CodegenTest.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package tools.samt.codegen
 
 import tools.samt.api.plugin.CodegenFile
+import tools.samt.codegen.http.HttpTransportConfigurationParser
 import tools.samt.common.DiagnosticController
 import tools.samt.common.collectSamtFiles
 import tools.samt.common.readSamtSource
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ import kotlin.io.path.Path
 import kotlin.test.Test
 import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 import kotlin.test.assertFalse
+import tools.samt.codegen.kotlin.KotlinTypesGenerator
+import tools.samt.codegen.kotlin.ktor.KotlinKtorConsumerGenerator
+import tools.samt.codegen.kotlin.ktor.KotlinKtorProviderGenerator
 
 class CodegenTest {
     private val testDirectory = Path("src/test/resources/generator-test-model")
@@ -43,6 +47,11 @@ class CodegenTest {
 
         assertFalse(controller.hasErrors())
 
+        Codegen.registerGenerator(KotlinTypesGenerator)
+        Codegen.registerGenerator(KotlinKtorProviderGenerator)
+        Codegen.registerGenerator(KotlinKtorConsumerGenerator)
+        Codegen.registerTransportParser(HttpTransportConfigurationParser)
+
         val actualFiles = mutableListOf<CodegenFile>()
         for (generator in configuration.generators) {
             actualFiles += Codegen.generate(model, generator, controller).map { it.copy(filepath = generator.output.resolve(it.filepath).toString()) }
diff --git a/public-api/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/api/plugin/Transport.kt b/public-api/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/api/plugin/Transport.kt
index acaf82ce..40b4dfdc 100644
--- a/public-api/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/api/plugin/Transport.kt
+++ b/public-api/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/api/plugin/Transport.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ interface TransportConfigurationParser {
  * A base interface for transport configurations.
  * This interface is intended to be sub-typed and extended by transport configuration implementations.
  */
-interface TransportConfiguration
+interface TransportConfiguration {
+    /**
+     * The name of this transport protocol.
+     * Can be used to display to a user.
+     */
+    val name: String
+}
 
 /**
  * The parameters for a [TransportConfigurationParser].
diff --git a/public-api/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/api/types/UserTypes.kt b/public-api/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/api/types/UserTypes.kt
index e7994f43..6c2dbcfc 100644
--- a/public-api/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/api/types/UserTypes.kt
+++ b/public-api/src/main/kotlin/tools/samt/api/types/UserTypes.kt
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ interface AliasType : UserType {
     val aliasedType: TypeReference
 
     /**
-     * The fully resolved type, will not contain any type aliases anymore, just the underlying merged type
+     * The runtime type, which will not contain any type aliases, just the underlying merged type
      */
-    val fullyResolvedType: TypeReference
+    val runtimeType: TypeReference
 }
 
 /**