diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
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+++ b/client.go
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+package psdb
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/bufbuild/connect-go"
+	"github.com/planetscale/psdb/auth"
+	coreclient "github.com/planetscale/psdb/core/client"
+	psdbv1 "github.com/planetscale/psdb/types/psdb/v1"
+	"github.com/planetscale/psdb/types/psdb/v1/psdbv1connect"
+)
+
+type (
+	TableCursor = psdbv1.TableCursor
+	SyncStream  = connect.ServerStreamForClient[psdbv1.SyncResponse]
+	SyncRequest = psdbv1.SyncRequest
+)
+
+const (
+	Primary = psdbv1.TabletType_primary
+	Replica = psdbv1.TabletType_replica
+)
+
+// Client is a PlanetScale Database client
+type Client struct {
+	core psdbv1connect.DatabaseClient
+}
+
+// New creates a new Client with the provided Config
+func New(cfg Config) *Client {
+	return &Client{
+		core: coreclient.New(
+			cfg.Host,
+			psdbv1connect.NewDatabaseClient,
+			auth.NewBasicAuth(cfg.User, cfg.Password),
+		),
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Sync(ctx context.Context, r *SyncRequest) (*SyncStream, error) {
+	return c.core.Sync(ctx, connect.NewRequest(r))
+}
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
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+++ b/config.go
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+package psdb
+
+import "net/url"
+
+// Config is a PlanetScale connection configuration
+type Config struct {
+	Host     string
+	User     string
+	Password string
+}
+
+func ConfigFromURL(rawURL string) Config {
+	var cfg Config
+	if u, err := url.Parse(rawURL); err == nil {
+		cfg.Host = u.Host
+		cfg.User = u.User.Username()
+		cfg.Password, _ = u.User.Password()
+	}
+	return cfg
+}
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
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+++ b/config_test.go
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+package psdb
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestConfigFromURL(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		in  string
+		cfg Config
+	}{
+		{"mysql://foo:bar@example.com/", Config{"example.com", "foo", "bar"}},
+		{"mysql://foo@example.com/", Config{"example.com", "foo", ""}},
+		{"mysql://foo:bar@example.com:9999", Config{"example.com:9999", "foo", "bar"}},
+		{"", Config{}},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.in, func(t *testing.T) {
+			cfg := ConfigFromURL(c.in)
+			assert.Equal(t, cfg, c.cfg)
+		})
+	}
+}