diff --git a/core/blockly.ts b/core/blockly.ts
index 77362c0b4b1..28eb0010a6b 100644
--- a/core/blockly.ts
+++ b/core/blockly.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ import {ISerializable, isSerializable} from './interfaces/i_serializable.js';
 import {IStyleable} from './interfaces/i_styleable.js';
 import {IToolbox} from './interfaces/i_toolbox.js';
 import {IToolboxItem} from './interfaces/i_toolbox_item.js';
+import {IVariableMap} from './interfaces/i_variable_map.js';
+import {IVariableModel} from './interfaces/i_variable_model.js';
 import {
   IVariableBackedParameterModel,
   isVariableBackedParameterModel,
@@ -552,6 +554,8 @@ export {ISerializable, isSerializable};
 export {IStyleable};
 export {IToolbox};
 export {IToolboxItem};
+export {IVariableMap};
+export {IVariableModel};
 export {IVariableBackedParameterModel, isVariableBackedParameterModel};
 export {Marker};
 export {MarkerManager};
diff --git a/core/interfaces/i_variable_map.ts b/core/interfaces/i_variable_map.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0bfc532a76e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/interfaces/i_variable_map.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import {IVariableModel} from './i_variable_model.js';
+import {State} from '../serialization/variables.js';
+
+/**
+ * Variable maps are container objects responsible for storing and managing the
+ * set of variables referenced on a workspace.
+ *
+ * Any of these methods may define invariants about which names and types are
+ * legal, and throw if they are not met.
+ */
+export interface IVariableMap<T extends IVariableModel, U extends State> {
+  /* Returns the variable corresponding to the given ID, or null if none. */
+  getVariableById(id: string): T | null;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the variable with the given name, or null if not found. If `type`
+   * is provided, the variable's type must also match, or null should be
+   * returned.
+   */
+  getVariable(name: string, type?: string): T | null;
+
+  /* Returns a list of all variables managed by this variable map. */
+  getAllVariables(): T[];
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a list of all of the variables of the given type managed by this
+   * variable map.
+   */
+  getVariablesOfType(type: string): T[];
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a list of the set of types of the variables managed by this
+   * variable map.
+   */
+  getTypes(): string[];
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new variable with the given name. If ID is not specified, the
+   * variable map should create one. Returns the new variable.
+   */
+  createVariable(name: string, id?: string, type?: string | null): T;
+
+  /**
+   * Changes the name of the given variable to the name provided and returns the
+   * renamed variable.
+   */
+  renameVariable(variable: T, newName: string): T;
+
+  /* Changes the type of the given variable and returns it. */
+  changeVariableType(variable: T, newType: string): T;
+
+  /* Deletes the given variable. */
+  deleteVariable(variable: T): void;
+
+  /* Removes all variables from this variable map. */
+  clear(): void;
+
+  /* Returns an object representing the serialized state of the variable. */
+  saveVariable(variable: T): U;
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a variable in this variable map corresponding to the given state
+   * (produced by a call to `saveVariable`).
+   */
+  loadVariable(state: U): T;
+}
diff --git a/core/interfaces/i_variable_model.ts b/core/interfaces/i_variable_model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..97fa9161d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/interfaces/i_variable_model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+/* Representation of a variable. */
+export interface IVariableModel {
+  /* Returns the unique ID of this variable. */
+  getId(): string;
+
+  /* Returns the user-visible name of this variable. */
+  getName(): string;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the type of the variable like 'int' or 'string'.  Does not need to be
+   * unique. This will default to '' which is a specific type.
+   */
+  getType(): string;
+
+  /* Sets the user-visible name of this variable. */
+  setName(name: string): this;
+
+  /* Sets the type of this variable. */
+  setType(type: string): this;
+}