diff --git a/src/client/eppo-client.ts b/src/client/eppo-client.ts
index ec37f01..a2defad 100644
--- a/src/client/eppo-client.ts
+++ b/src/client/eppo-client.ts
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ export default class EppoClient {
       configDetails.configEnvironment,
     );
 
-    const configWire: IConfigurationWire = new ConfigurationWireV1(precomputedConfig);
+    const configWire: IConfigurationWire = ConfigurationWireV1.precomputed(precomputedConfig);
     return JSON.stringify(configWire);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/configuration-wire-types.spec.ts b/src/configuration-wire-types.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7f59ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/configuration-wire-types.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import {
+  MOCK_BANDIT_MODELS_RESPONSE_FILE,
+  MOCK_FLAGS_WITH_BANDITS_RESPONSE_FILE,
+  readMockUFCResponse,
+} from '../test/testHelpers';
+
+import { ConfigurationWireV1, deflateResponse, inflateResponse } from './configuration-wire-types';
+import { IUniversalFlagConfigResponse, IBanditParametersResponse } from './http-client';
+import { FormatEnum } from './interfaces';
+
+describe('Response String Type Safety', () => {
+  const mockFlagConfig: IUniversalFlagConfigResponse = readMockUFCResponse(
+    MOCK_FLAGS_WITH_BANDITS_RESPONSE_FILE,
+  ) as IUniversalFlagConfigResponse;
+  const mockBanditConfig: IBanditParametersResponse = readMockUFCResponse(
+    MOCK_BANDIT_MODELS_RESPONSE_FILE,
+  ) as IBanditParametersResponse;
+
+  describe('deflateResponse and inflateResponse', () => {
+    it('should correctly serialize and deserialize flag config', () => {
+      const serialized = deflateResponse(mockFlagConfig);
+      const deserialized = inflateResponse(serialized);
+
+      expect(deserialized).toEqual(mockFlagConfig);
+    });
+
+    it('should correctly serialize and deserialize bandit config', () => {
+      const serialized = deflateResponse(mockBanditConfig);
+      const deserialized = inflateResponse(serialized);
+
+      expect(deserialized).toEqual(mockBanditConfig);
+    });
+
+    it('should maintain type information through serialization', () => {
+      const serialized = deflateResponse(mockFlagConfig);
+      const deserialized = inflateResponse(serialized);
+
+      // TypeScript compilation check: these should work
+      expect(deserialized.format).toBe(FormatEnum.SERVER);
+      expect(deserialized.environment).toStrictEqual({ name: 'Test' });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('ConfigurationWireV1', () => {
+    it('should create configuration with flag config', () => {
+      const wirePacket = ConfigurationWireV1.fromResponses(mockFlagConfig);
+
+      expect(wirePacket.version).toBe(1);
+      expect(wirePacket.config).toBeDefined();
+      expect(wirePacket.bandits).toBeUndefined();
+
+      // Verify we can deserialize the response
+      expect(wirePacket.config).toBeTruthy();
+      if (!wirePacket.config) {
+        fail('Flag config not present in ConfigurationWire');
+      }
+      const deserializedConfig = inflateResponse(wirePacket.config.response);
+      expect(deserializedConfig).toEqual(mockFlagConfig);
+    });
+
+    it('should create configuration with both flag and bandit configs', () => {
+      const wirePacket = ConfigurationWireV1.fromResponses(
+        mockFlagConfig,
+        mockBanditConfig,
+        'flag-etag',
+        'bandit-etag',
+      );
+
+      if (!wirePacket.config) {
+        fail('Flag config not present in ConfigurationWire');
+      }
+      if (!wirePacket.bandits) {
+        fail('Bandit Model Parameters not present in ConfigurationWire');
+      }
+
+      expect(wirePacket.version).toBe(1);
+      expect(wirePacket.config).toBeDefined();
+      expect(wirePacket.bandits).toBeDefined();
+      expect(wirePacket.config.etag).toBe('flag-etag');
+      expect(wirePacket.bandits.etag).toBe('bandit-etag');
+
+      // Verify we can deserialize both responses
+      const deserializedConfig = inflateResponse(wirePacket.config.response);
+      const deserializedBandits = inflateResponse(wirePacket.bandits.response);
+
+      expect(deserializedConfig).toEqual(mockFlagConfig);
+      expect(deserializedBandits).toEqual(mockBanditConfig);
+    });
+
+    it('should create empty configuration', () => {
+      const config = ConfigurationWireV1.empty();
+
+      expect(config.version).toBe(1);
+      expect(config.config).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(config.bandits).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(config.precomputed).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should include fetchedAt timestamps', () => {
+      const wirePacket = ConfigurationWireV1.fromResponses(mockFlagConfig, mockBanditConfig);
+
+      if (!wirePacket.config) {
+        fail('Flag config not present in ConfigurationWire');
+      }
+      if (!wirePacket.bandits) {
+        fail('Bandit Model Parameters not present in ConfigurationWire');
+      }
+      expect(wirePacket.config.fetchedAt).toBeDefined();
+      expect(Date.parse(wirePacket.config.fetchedAt ?? '')).not.toBeNaN();
+      expect(Date.parse(wirePacket.bandits.fetchedAt ?? '')).not.toBeNaN();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/configuration-wire-types.ts b/src/configuration-wire-types.ts
index 4f2f30c..0523772 100644
--- a/src/configuration-wire-types.ts
+++ b/src/configuration-wire-types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { IUniversalFlagConfigResponse, IBanditParametersResponse } from './http-client';
 import {
   Environment,
   FormatEnum,
@@ -151,11 +152,82 @@ export interface IConfigurationWire {
    */
   readonly version: number;
 
-  // TODO: Add flags and bandits for offline/non-precomputed initialization
+  /**
+   * Wrapper around an IUniversalFlagConfig payload
+   */
+  readonly config?: IConfigResponse<IUniversalFlagConfigResponse>;
+
+  /**
+   * Wrapper around an IBanditParametersResponse payload.
+   */
+  readonly bandits?: IConfigResponse<IBanditParametersResponse>;
+
   readonly precomputed?: IPrecomputedConfiguration;
 }
 
+// These response types are stringified in the wire format.
+type UfcResponseType = IUniversalFlagConfigResponse | IBanditParametersResponse;
+
+// The UFC responses are JSON-encoded strings so we can treat them as opaque blobs, but we also want to enforce type safety.
+type ResponseString<T extends UfcResponseType> = string & {
+  readonly __brand: unique symbol;
+  readonly __type: T;
+};
+
+/**
+ * A wrapper around a server response that includes the response, etag, and fetchedAt timestamp.
+ */
+interface IConfigResponse<T extends UfcResponseType> {
+  readonly response: ResponseString<T>; // JSON-encoded server response
+  readonly etag?: string; // Entity Tag - denotes a snapshot or version of the config.
+  readonly fetchedAt?: string; // ISO timestamp for when this config was fetched
+}
+
+export function inflateResponse<T extends UfcResponseType>(response: ResponseString<T>): T {
+  return JSON.parse(response) as T;
+}
+
+export function deflateResponse<T extends UfcResponseType>(value: T): ResponseString<T> {
+  return JSON.stringify(value) as ResponseString<T>;
+}
+
 export class ConfigurationWireV1 implements IConfigurationWire {
   public readonly version = 1;
-  constructor(readonly precomputed?: IPrecomputedConfiguration) {}
+
+  private constructor(
+    readonly precomputed?: IPrecomputedConfiguration,
+    readonly config?: IConfigResponse<IUniversalFlagConfigResponse>,
+    readonly bandits?: IConfigResponse<IBanditParametersResponse>,
+  ) {}
+
+  public static fromResponses(
+    flagConfig: IUniversalFlagConfigResponse,
+    banditConfig?: IBanditParametersResponse,
+    flagConfigEtag?: string,
+    banditConfigEtag?: string,
+  ): ConfigurationWireV1 {
+    return new ConfigurationWireV1(
+      undefined,
+      {
+        response: deflateResponse(flagConfig),
+        fetchedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        etag: flagConfigEtag,
+      },
+      banditConfig
+        ? {
+            response: deflateResponse(banditConfig),
+            fetchedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+            etag: banditConfigEtag,
+          }
+        : undefined,
+    );
+  }
+
+  public static precomputed(precomputedConfig: IPrecomputedConfiguration) {
+    return new ConfigurationWireV1(precomputedConfig);
+  }
+
+  static empty() {
+    return new ConfigurationWireV1();
+  }
 }