diff --git a/internal/node/nodeproxy.go b/internal/node/nodeproxy.go
index 8479d0fb..675ff4c0 100644
--- a/internal/node/nodeproxy.go
+++ b/internal/node/nodeproxy.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server"
+	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 )
 
 // Use this proxy object with extreme care, as it exposes
@@ -38,6 +39,43 @@ func (n *NodeProxy) InternalNATS() *server.Server {
 	return n.n.natsint
 }
 
+func (n *NodeProxy) InternalNATSConn() *nats.Conn {
+	return n.n.ncint
+}
+
 func (n *NodeProxy) Telemetry() *Telemetry {
 	return n.n.telemetry
 }
+
+type MachineManagerProxy struct {
+	m *MachineManager
+}
+
+func NewMachineManagerProxyWith(manager *MachineManager) *MachineManagerProxy {
+	return &MachineManagerProxy{m: manager}
+}
+
+func (m *MachineManagerProxy) Log() *slog.Logger {
+	return m.m.log
+}
+
+func (m *MachineManagerProxy) NodeConfiguration() *NodeConfiguration {
+	return m.m.config
+}
+
+func (m *MachineManagerProxy) InternalNATSConn() *nats.Conn {
+	return m.m.ncInternal
+}
+
+func (m *MachineManagerProxy) Telemetry() *Telemetry {
+	return m.m.t
+}
+
+func (m *MachineManagerProxy) VMs() map[string]*runningFirecracker {
+	return m.m.allVms
+}
+
+func (m *MachineManagerProxy) PoolVMs() chan *runningFirecracker {
+	return m.m.warmVms
+}
+