diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Plugins/IPluginDeviceConfig.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Plugins/IPluginDeviceConfig.cs
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+using PepperDash.Core;
+using PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Config;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Plugins
+{
+    public interface IPluginDeviceConfig
+    {
+        IKeyed BuildDevice(DeviceConfig dc);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Plugins/PluginEntrypointAttribute.cs b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Plugins/PluginEntrypointAttribute.cs
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+++ b/essentials-framework/Essentials Core/PepperDashEssentialsBase/Plugins/PluginEntrypointAttribute.cs	
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+using System;
+
+namespace PepperDash.Essentials.Core.Plugins
+{
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class)]
+    public sealed class PluginEntryPointAttribute : Attribute
+    {
+        private readonly string _uniqueKey;
+
+        public string UniqueKey {
+            get { return _uniqueKey; }
+        }
+
+        public PluginEntryPointAttribute(string key)
+        {
+            _uniqueKey = key;
+        }
+    }
+}
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