diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 88c506697..e977731ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -115,6 +115,11 @@
       <artifactId>cryostat-core</artifactId>
       <version>${io.cryostat.core.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.cryostat</groupId>
+      <artifactId>libcryostat</artifactId>
+      <version>${io.cryostat.core.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.openjdk.jmc</groupId>
       <artifactId>common</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/Producers.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/Producers.java
index 3b8504400..035836753 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/Producers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/Producers.java
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool;
 
 import io.cryostat.core.reports.InterruptibleReportGenerator;
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.Clock;
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.FileSystem;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.Clock;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.FileSystem;
 
 import io.quarkus.arc.DefaultBean;
 import io.vertx.mutiny.core.Vertx;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/discovery/ContainerDiscovery.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/discovery/ContainerDiscovery.java
index 3243b27a0..7a0be8f0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/discovery/ContainerDiscovery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/discovery/ContainerDiscovery.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 import io.cryostat.ConfigProperties;
 import io.cryostat.core.net.JFRConnectionToolkit;
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.FileSystem;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.FileSystem;
 import io.cryostat.targets.Target;
 import io.cryostat.targets.Target.Annotations;
 import io.cryostat.targets.Target.EventKind;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/discovery/KubeApiDiscovery.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/discovery/KubeApiDiscovery.java
index 5a57bfe5f..c6ddcd3f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/discovery/KubeApiDiscovery.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/discovery/KubeApiDiscovery.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.FileSystem;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.FileSystem;
 import io.cryostat.targets.Target;
 import io.cryostat.targets.Target.Annotations;
 import io.cryostat.targets.Target.EventKind;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/EventTemplates.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/EventTemplates.java
index 72bba9b67..dade41164 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/EventTemplates.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/EventTemplates.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.FileSystem;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.MutableTemplateService.InvalidEventTemplateException;
 import io.cryostat.core.templates.MutableTemplateService.InvalidXmlException;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.Template;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateType;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.FileSystem;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.InvalidEventTemplateException;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.Template;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.TemplateType;
 import io.cryostat.targets.Target;
 import io.cryostat.util.HttpMimeType;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/S3TemplateService.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/S3TemplateService.java
index d85345011..61e67ef79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/S3TemplateService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/S3TemplateService.java
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@
 import io.cryostat.StorageBuckets;
 import io.cryostat.core.FlightRecorderException;
 import io.cryostat.core.templates.MutableTemplateService;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.Template;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateType;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.InvalidEventTemplateException;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.Template;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.TemplateType;
 import io.cryostat.ws.MessagingServer;
 import io.cryostat.ws.Notification;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/TargetTemplateService.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/TargetTemplateService.java
index 6d7afe913..7ab7d7ce6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/TargetTemplateService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/events/TargetTemplateService.java
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 import org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.configuration.events.EventOptionID;
 
 import io.cryostat.core.FlightRecorderException;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.Template;
 import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateService;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateType;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.Template;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.TemplateType;
 import io.cryostat.targets.Target;
 import io.cryostat.targets.TargetConnectionManager;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/graphql/ActiveRecordings.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/graphql/ActiveRecordings.java
index a9877ee20..0bb85bd7e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/graphql/ActiveRecordings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/graphql/ActiveRecordings.java
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
 import org.openjdk.jmc.common.unit.QuantityConversionException;
 
 import io.cryostat.ConfigProperties;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.Template;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateType;
 import io.cryostat.discovery.DiscoveryNode;
 import io.cryostat.graphql.RootNode.DiscoveryNodeFilter;
 import io.cryostat.graphql.TargetNodes.AggregateInfo;
 import io.cryostat.graphql.TargetNodes.Recordings;
 import io.cryostat.graphql.matchers.LabelSelectorMatcher;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.Template;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.TemplateType;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.ActiveRecording;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.RecordingHelper;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.RecordingHelper.RecordingOptions;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/graphql/TargetNodes.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/graphql/TargetNodes.java
index 7c77c68a8..f2f0e3dbc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/graphql/TargetNodes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/graphql/TargetNodes.java
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 import io.cryostat.core.net.JFRConnection;
-import io.cryostat.core.net.MBeanMetrics;
 import io.cryostat.discovery.DiscoveryNode;
 import io.cryostat.graphql.ActiveRecordings.ActiveRecordingsFilter;
 import io.cryostat.graphql.ArchivedRecordings.ArchivedRecordingsFilter;
 import io.cryostat.graphql.RootNode.DiscoveryNodeFilter;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.net.MBeanMetrics;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.ActiveRecording;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.RecordingHelper;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.Recordings.ArchivedRecording;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/jmcagent/JMCAgent.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/jmcagent/JMCAgent.java
index 15f74ec2c..18cb2147c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/jmcagent/JMCAgent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/jmcagent/JMCAgent.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 import io.cryostat.core.jmcagent.JMCAgentJMXHelper;
 import io.cryostat.core.jmcagent.JMCAgentJMXHelper.ProbeDefinitionException;
 import io.cryostat.core.jmcagent.ProbeTemplate;
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.FileSystem;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.FileSystem;
 import io.cryostat.targets.Target;
 import io.cryostat.targets.TargetConnectionManager;
 import io.cryostat.ws.MessagingServer;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/recordings/RecordingHelper.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/recordings/RecordingHelper.java
index 8bc6bfc83..1b96f15b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/recordings/RecordingHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/recordings/RecordingHelper.java
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@
 import io.cryostat.core.EventOptionsBuilder;
 import io.cryostat.core.FlightRecorderException;
 import io.cryostat.core.net.JFRConnection;
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.Clock;
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.FileSystem;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.Template;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateType;
 import io.cryostat.events.EventTemplates;
 import io.cryostat.events.S3TemplateService;
 import io.cryostat.events.TargetTemplateService;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.Clock;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.FileSystem;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.Template;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.TemplateType;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.ActiveRecording.Listener.ActiveRecordingEvent;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.ActiveRecording.Listener.ArchivedRecordingEvent;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.Recordings.ArchivedRecording;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/recordings/Recordings.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/recordings/Recordings.java
index f232e304b..bcd408129 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/recordings/Recordings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/recordings/Recordings.java
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@
 import io.cryostat.V2Response;
 import io.cryostat.core.EventOptionsBuilder;
 import io.cryostat.core.RecordingOptionsCustomizer;
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.Clock;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.Template;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateType;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.Clock;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.Template;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.TemplateType;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.ActiveRecording.Listener.ArchivedRecordingEvent;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.RecordingHelper.RecordingOptions;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.RecordingHelper.RecordingReplace;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/rules/RuleService.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/rules/RuleService.java
index 7b2e2b3f1..5859766ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/rules/RuleService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/rules/RuleService.java
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import io.cryostat.ConfigProperties;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.Template;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateType;
 import io.cryostat.expressions.MatchExpressionEvaluator;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.Template;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.TemplateType;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.ActiveRecording;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.RecordingHelper;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.RecordingHelper.RecordingOptions;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentClient.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentClient.java
index 296e1e81c..146d96ab9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentClient.java
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
 import org.openjdk.jmc.flightrecorder.configuration.internal.EventTypeIDV2;
 
 import io.cryostat.ConfigProperties;
-import io.cryostat.core.net.MBeanMetrics;
-import io.cryostat.core.serialization.SerializableRecordingDescriptor;
+import io.cryostat.core.serialization.JmcSerializableRecordingDescriptor;
 import io.cryostat.credentials.Credential;
 import io.cryostat.discovery.DiscoveryPlugin;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.net.MBeanMetrics;
 import io.cryostat.targets.AgentJFRService.StartRecordingRequest;
 import io.cryostat.util.HttpStatusCodeIdentifier;
 
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ Uni<IRecordingDescriptor> startRecording(StartRecordingRequest req) {
                                             String body = resp.body();
                                             return mapper.readValue(
                                                             body,
-                                                            SerializableRecordingDescriptor.class)
+                                                            JmcSerializableRecordingDescriptor
+                                                                    .class)
                                                     .toJmcForm();
                                         } else if (statusCode == 403) {
                                             logger.errorv(
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ Uni<IRecordingDescriptor> startSnapshot() {
                                             String body = resp.body();
                                             return mapper.readValue(
                                                             body,
-                                                            SerializableRecordingDescriptor.class)
+                                                            JmcSerializableRecordingDescriptor
+                                                                    .class)
                                                     .toJmcForm();
                                         } else if (statusCode == 403) {
                                             throw new ForbiddenException(
@@ -305,13 +307,17 @@ Uni<List<IRecordingDescriptor>> activeRecordings() {
                                 return mapper.readValue(
                                         s,
                                         new TypeReference<
-                                                List<SerializableRecordingDescriptor>>() {});
+                                                List<JmcSerializableRecordingDescriptor>>() {});
                             } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
                                 logger.error(e);
-                                return List.<SerializableRecordingDescriptor>of();
+                                return List.<JmcSerializableRecordingDescriptor>of();
                             }
                         })
-                .map(arr -> arr.stream().map(SerializableRecordingDescriptor::toJmcForm).toList());
+                .map(
+                        arr ->
+                                arr.stream()
+                                        .map(JmcSerializableRecordingDescriptor::toJmcForm)
+                                        .toList());
     }
 
     Uni<Collection<? extends IEventTypeInfo>> eventTypes() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentConnection.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentConnection.java
index 27cac8481..658b93a5f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentConnection.java
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@
 import org.openjdk.jmc.rjmx.common.IConnectionHandle;
 import org.openjdk.jmc.rjmx.common.ServiceNotAvailableException;
 
-import io.cryostat.core.JvmIdentifier;
 import io.cryostat.core.net.CryostatFlightRecorderService;
-import io.cryostat.core.net.IDException;
 import io.cryostat.core.net.JFRConnection;
-import io.cryostat.core.net.MBeanMetrics;
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.Clock;
 import io.cryostat.core.templates.RemoteTemplateService;
 import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateService;
 import io.cryostat.events.S3TemplateService;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.JvmIdentifier;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.net.IDException;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.net.MBeanMetrics;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.Clock;
 
 import io.smallrye.common.annotation.Blocking;
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentJFRService.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentJFRService.java
index b54949aa9..c96cf8330 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentJFRService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/AgentJFRService.java
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 import io.cryostat.core.EventOptionsBuilder.EventOptionException;
 import io.cryostat.core.EventOptionsBuilder.EventTypeException;
 import io.cryostat.core.net.CryostatFlightRecorderService;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.Template;
 import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateService;
-import io.cryostat.core.templates.TemplateType;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.Template;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.templates.TemplateType;
 
 import io.smallrye.common.annotation.Blocking;
 import io.smallrye.mutiny.Uni;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/Target.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/Target.java
index 89f902940..f24f9af7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/Target.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/Target.java
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import io.cryostat.ConfigProperties;
-import io.cryostat.core.JvmIdentifier;
 import io.cryostat.core.net.JFRConnection;
 import io.cryostat.credentials.Credential;
 import io.cryostat.discovery.DiscoveryNode;
 import io.cryostat.expressions.MatchExpressionEvaluator;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.JvmIdentifier;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.ActiveRecording;
 import io.cryostat.recordings.RecordingHelper;
 import io.cryostat.ws.MessagingServer;
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/TargetConnectionManager.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/TargetConnectionManager.java
index 16a3466f1..51c3ca36d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/TargetConnectionManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/TargetConnectionManager.java
@@ -324,7 +324,10 @@ JFRConnection connect(URI connectUrl, Optional<Credential> credentials) throws E
             return jfrConnectionToolkit.connect(
                     new JMXServiceURL(connectUrl.toString()),
                     credentials
-                            .map(c -> new io.cryostat.core.net.Credentials(c.username, c.password))
+                            .map(
+                                    c ->
+                                            new io.cryostat.libcryostat.net.Credentials(
+                                                    c.username, c.password))
                             .orElse(null),
                     Collections.singletonList(
                             () -> connections.synchronous().invalidate(connectUrl)));
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/TargetsModule.java b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/TargetsModule.java
index 570eaff51..7191722d9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/TargetsModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/cryostat/targets/TargetsModule.java
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 package io.cryostat.targets;
 
 import io.cryostat.core.net.JFRConnectionToolkit;
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.Environment;
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.FileSystem;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.Environment;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.FileSystem;
 
 import io.quarkus.arc.DefaultBean;
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Produces;
diff --git a/src/test/java/itest/util/Utils.java b/src/test/java/itest/util/Utils.java
index 3bfcb6dcf..02468a44e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/itest/util/Utils.java
+++ b/src/test/java/itest/util/Utils.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
-import io.cryostat.core.sys.Environment;
+import io.cryostat.libcryostat.sys.Environment;
 
 import io.vertx.core.MultiMap;
 import io.vertx.core.Vertx;