diff --git a/config/vdbe_demo/imdb_extended_vdbes.json b/config/vdbe_demo/imdb_extended_vdbes.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab28d850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/vdbe_demo/imdb_extended_vdbes.json
@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+{
+  "schema_name": "imdb_extended",
+  "engines": [
+    {
+      "name": "VDBE [T]",
+      "max_staleness_ms": 0,
+      "p90_latency_slo_ms": 30,
+      "interface": "postgresql",
+      "tables": [
+        {
+          "name": "theatres",
+          "writable": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "showings",
+          "writable": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "ticket_orders",
+          "writable": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "movie_info",
+          "writable": true
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "aka_title",
+          "writable": true
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "VDBE [A]",
+      "max_staleness_ms": 0,
+      "p90_latency_slo_ms": 30000,
+      "interface": "postgresql",
+      "tables": [
+        {
+          "name": "homes",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "theatres",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "showings",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "ticket_orders",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "aka_name",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "aka_title",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "cast_info",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "char_name",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "comp_cast_type",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "company_name",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "company_type",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "complete_cast",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "info_type",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "keyword",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "kind_type",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "link_type",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "movie_companies",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "movie_info_idx",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "movie_keyword",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "movie_link",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "name",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "role_type",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "title",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "movie_info",
+          "writable": false
+        },
+        {
+          "name": "person_info",
+          "writable": false
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ],
+  "tables": [
+    {
+      "name": "homes"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "theatres"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "showings"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "ticket_orders"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "aka_name"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "aka_title"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "cast_info"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "char_name"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "comp_cast_type"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "company_name"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "company_type"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "complete_cast"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "info_type"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "keyword"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "kind_type"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "link_type"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "movie_companies"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "movie_info_idx"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "movie_keyword"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "movie_link"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "name"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "role_type"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "title"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "movie_info"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "person_info"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c321b6d7..34653397 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     "ddsketch",
     "tqdm",
     "psycopg[binary]",
+    "pydantic",
 ]
 
 DEV_REQUIRES = [
@@ -68,7 +69,6 @@
 UI_REQUIRES = [
     "fastapi",
     "uvicorn[standard]",
-    "pydantic",
     "requests",
     "types-requests",
 ]
diff --git a/src/brad/vdbe/__init__.py b/src/brad/vdbe/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/src/brad/vdbe/models.py b/src/brad/vdbe/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..14965d50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/brad/vdbe/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import enum
+from typing import List
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+# This is a simple implementation of a Virtual Database Engine (VDBE) metadata
+# model meant for demonstration purposes only.
+
+
+class VirtualTable(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    writable: bool
+
+
+class SchemaTable(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+
+
+class QueryInterface(enum.Enum):
+    Common = "common"
+    PostgreSQL = "postgresql"
+    Athena = "athena"
+
+
+class VirtualEngine(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    max_staleness_ms: int
+    p90_latency_slo_ms: int
+    interface: QueryInterface
+    tables: List[VirtualTable]
+
+
+class VirtualInfrastructure(BaseModel):
+    schema_name: str
+    engines: List[VirtualEngine]
+    tables: List[SchemaTable]
diff --git a/tools/serialize_vdbes.py b/tools/serialize_vdbes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7eeaf17a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/serialize_vdbes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import argparse
+import yaml
+from typing import Any, Dict
+from brad.vdbe.models import (
+    VirtualInfrastructure,
+    VirtualEngine,
+    VirtualTable,
+    SchemaTable,
+    QueryInterface,
+)
+
+
+# Define your virtual infrastructure here.
+def to_serialize(schema: Dict[str, Any]) -> VirtualInfrastructure:
+    all_table_names = [tbl["table_name"] for tbl in schema["tables"]]
+    t_tables = [
+        VirtualTable(name=name, writable=True)
+        for name in [
+            "theatres",
+            "showings",
+            "ticket_orders",
+            "movie_info",
+            "aka_title",
+        ]
+    ]
+    a_tables = [VirtualTable(name=name, writable=False) for name in all_table_names]
+    t_engine = VirtualEngine(
+        name="VDBE [T]",
+        max_staleness_ms=0,
+        p90_latency_slo_ms=30,
+        interface=QueryInterface.PostgreSQL,
+        tables=t_tables,
+    )
+    a_engine = VirtualEngine(
+        name="VDBE [A]",
+        max_staleness_ms=0,
+        p90_latency_slo_ms=30 * 1000,
+        interface=QueryInterface.PostgreSQL,
+        tables=a_tables,
+    )
+    return VirtualInfrastructure(
+        schema_name=schema["schema_name"],
+        engines=[t_engine, a_engine],
+        tables=[SchemaTable(name=name) for name in all_table_names],
+    )
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Tool used to serialize VDBE defintions."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--out-file", type=str, help="Output file path.", required=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--compact", action="store_true", help="Compact JSON output.")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--schema-file", type=str, required=True, help="Schema file path."
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    with open(args.schema_file, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        schema = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.Loader)
+
+    infra = to_serialize(schema)
+    indent = None if args.compact else 2
+    out_str = infra.model_dump_json(indent=indent)
+
+    with open(args.out_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        f.write(out_str)
+        f.write("\n")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()