diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4c87092345..05078f428f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ proto: bootstrap
 	protoc --go_out=. --go_opt=paths=source_relative --go-grpc_out=. --go-grpc_opt=paths=source_relative sdk/plugin/pb/*.proto
 	protoc --go_out=. --go_opt=paths=source_relative --go-grpc_out=. --go-grpc_opt=paths=source_relative vault/tokens/token.proto
 	protoc --go_out=. --go_opt=paths=source_relative --go-grpc_out=. --go-grpc_opt=paths=source_relative sdk/helper/pluginutil/*.proto
+	protoc --go_out=. --go_opt=paths=source_relative --go-grpc_out=. --go-grpc_opt=paths=source_relative vault/hcp_link/proto/node_status/*.proto
 
 	# No additional sed expressions should be added to this list. Going forward
 	# we should just use the variable names choosen by protobuf. These are left
diff --git a/vault/hcp_link/proto/go.mod b/vault/hcp_link/proto/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b0c7b2724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vault/hcp_link/proto/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+module github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/hcp_link/proto
+
+go 1.18
+
+require google.golang.org/protobuf v1.28.1
diff --git a/vault/hcp_link/proto/go.sum b/vault/hcp_link/proto/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00f5993c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vault/hcp_link/proto/go.sum
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..924490f7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vault/hcp_link/proto/node_status/status.pb.go
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+// versions:
+// 	protoc-gen-go v1.28.0
+// 	protoc        v3.19.4
+// source: vault/hcp_link/proto/node_status/status.proto
+
+package node_status
+
+import (
+	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
+	protoimpl "google.golang.org/protobuf/runtime/protoimpl"
+	_ "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
+	_ "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+	reflect "reflect"
+	sync "sync"
+)
+
+const (
+	// Verify that this generated code is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(20 - protoimpl.MinVersion)
+	// Verify that runtime/protoimpl is sufficiently up-to-date.
+	_ = protoimpl.EnforceVersion(protoimpl.MaxVersion - 20)
+)
+
+type LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	Type             string   `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=Type,proto3" json:"Type,omitempty"`
+	Initialized      bool     `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=Initialized,proto3" json:"Initialized,omitempty"`
+	Sealed           bool     `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=Sealed,proto3" json:"Sealed,omitempty"`
+	T                int64    `protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=T,proto3" json:"T,omitempty"`
+	N                int64    `protobuf:"varint,5,opt,name=N,proto3" json:"N,omitempty"`
+	Progress         int64    `protobuf:"varint,6,opt,name=Progress,proto3" json:"Progress,omitempty"`
+	Nonce            string   `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=Nonce,proto3" json:"Nonce,omitempty"`
+	Version          string   `protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=Version,proto3" json:"Version,omitempty"`
+	BuildDate        string   `protobuf:"bytes,9,opt,name=BuildDate,proto3" json:"BuildDate,omitempty"`
+	Migration        bool     `protobuf:"varint,10,opt,name=Migration,proto3" json:"Migration,omitempty"`
+	ClusterName      string   `protobuf:"bytes,11,opt,name=ClusterName,proto3" json:"ClusterName,omitempty"`
+	ClusterID        string   `protobuf:"bytes,12,opt,name=ClusterID,proto3" json:"ClusterID,omitempty"`
+	RecoverySeal     bool     `protobuf:"varint,13,opt,name=RecoverySeal,proto3" json:"RecoverySeal,omitempty"`
+	StorageType      string   `protobuf:"bytes,14,opt,name=StorageType,proto3" json:"StorageType,omitempty"`
+	ReplicationState []string `protobuf:"bytes,15,rep,name=ReplicationState,proto3" json:"ReplicationState,omitempty"`
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+
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+	*x = LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse{}
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		mi := &file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_msgTypes[0]
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) ProtoMessage() {}
+
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+	mi := &file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_msgTypes[0]
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled && x != nil {
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		if ms.LoadMessageInfo() == nil {
+			ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+		}
+		return ms
+	}
+	return mi.MessageOf(x)
+}
+
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+func (*LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetType() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Type
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetInitialized() bool {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Initialized
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetSealed() bool {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Sealed
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetT() int64 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.T
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetN() int64 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.N
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetProgress() int64 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Progress
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetNonce() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Nonce
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetVersion() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Version
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetBuildDate() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.BuildDate
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetMigration() bool {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Migration
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetClusterName() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ClusterName
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
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+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ClusterID
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
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+	if x != nil {
+		return x.RecoverySeal
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetStorageType() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.StorageType
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse) GetReplicationState() []string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.ReplicationState
+	}
+	return nil
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+
+var (
+	file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDescOnce sync.Once
+	file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDescData = file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDesc
+)
+
+func file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
+	file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDescOnce.Do(func() {
+		file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDescData = protoimpl.X.CompressGZIP(file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDescData)
+	})
+	return file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDescData
+}
+
+var file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 1)
+var file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
+	(*LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse)(nil), // 0: hashicorp.vault.hcp_link.node_status.LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse
+}
+var file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for method output_type
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+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for field type_name
+}
+
+func init() { file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_init() }
+func file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_init() {
+	if File_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if !protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_msgTypes[0].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+			switch v := v.(*LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse); i {
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+				return &v.state
+			case 1:
+				return &v.sizeCache
+			case 2:
+				return &v.unknownFields
+			default:
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	type x struct{}
+	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
+		File: protoimpl.DescBuilder{
+			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
+			RawDescriptor: file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDesc,
+			NumEnums:      0,
+			NumMessages:   1,
+			NumExtensions: 0,
+			NumServices:   0,
+		},
+		GoTypes:           file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_goTypes,
+		DependencyIndexes: file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_depIdxs,
+		MessageInfos:      file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_msgTypes,
+	}.Build()
+	File_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto = out.File
+	file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_rawDesc = nil
+	file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_goTypes = nil
+	file_vault_hcp_link_proto_node_status_status_proto_depIdxs = nil
+}
diff --git a/vault/hcp_link/proto/node_status/status.proto b/vault/hcp_link/proto/node_status/status.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..206fe41432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vault/hcp_link/proto/node_status/status.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+option go_package = "github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault/hcp_link/proto/node_status";
+
+package hashicorp.vault.hcp_link.node_status;
+
+import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto";
+import "google/protobuf/empty.proto";
+
+message LinkedClusterNodeStatusResponse {
+  string Type = 1;
+  bool Initialized = 2;
+  bool Sealed = 3;
+  int64 T = 4;
+  int64 N = 5;
+  int64 Progress = 6;
+  string Nonce = 7;
+  string Version = 8;
+  string BuildDate = 9;
+  bool Migration = 10;
+  string ClusterName = 11;
+  string ClusterID = 12;
+  bool RecoverySeal = 13;
+  string StorageType = 14;
+  repeated string ReplicationState = 15;
+}