diff --git a/src/include/bootstrap.h b/src/include/bootstrap.h
index 95320b07..25dbe51c 100644
--- a/src/include/bootstrap.h
+++ b/src/include/bootstrap.h
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ struct mscclppBootstrapHandle
 static_assert(sizeof(struct mscclppBootstrapHandle) <= sizeof(mscclppUniqueId),
               "Bootstrap handle is too large to fit inside MSCCLPP unique ID");
 
+class mscclppBootstrap : Bootstrap {
+public:
+  mscclppBootstrap(std::string ip_port_pair, int rank, int nranks);
+  mscclppBootstrap(mscclppBootstrapHandle handle, int rank, int nranks);
+  mscclppBootstrapHandle mscclppGetUniqueId();
+  void Send(void* data, int size, int peer, int tag);
+  void Recv(void* data, int size, int peer, int tag);
+  void AllGather(void* allData, int size);
+  void Barrier();
+private:
+  struct impl;
+  std::unique_ptr<impl> pimpl;
+};
+
 mscclppResult_t bootstrapNetInit(const char* ip_port_pair = NULL);
 mscclppResult_t bootstrapCreateRoot(struct mscclppBootstrapHandle* handle);
 mscclppResult_t bootstrapGetUniqueId(struct mscclppBootstrapHandle* handle, bool isRoot = true,
diff --git a/src/include/mscclpp.h b/src/include/mscclpp.h
index e48eaaf8..e10b8e4f 100644
--- a/src/include/mscclpp.h
+++ b/src/include/mscclpp.h
@@ -247,6 +247,17 @@ typedef enum
   mscclppNumResults = 8
 } mscclppResult_t;
 
+
+class Bootstrap {
+public:
+  Bootstrap(){};
+  virtual ~Bootstrap() = 0;
+  virtual void Send(void* data, int size, int peer, int tag) = 0;
+  virtual void Recv(void* data, int size, int peer, int tag) = 0;
+  virtual void AllGather(void* allData, int size) = 0;
+  virtual void Barrier() = 0;
+};
+
 /* Create a unique ID for communication. Only needs to be called by one process.
  * Use with mscclppCommInitRankFromId().
  * All processes need to provide the same ID to mscclppCommInitRankFromId().