diff --git a/builtin/myplugin/communicator_dummy.go b/builtin/myplugin/communicator_dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4671c3ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/myplugin/communicator_dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+package myplugin
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-sdk/component"
+	plugincore "github.com/hashicorp/vagrant-plugin-sdk/core"
+)
+
+type DummyConfig struct {
+}
+
+// DummyCommunicator is a Communicator implementation for myplugin.
+type DummyCommunicator struct {
+	config DummyConfig
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) MatchFunc() interface{} {
+	return h.Match
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) Match(machine plugincore.Machine) (isMatch bool, err error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) InitFunc() interface{} {
+	return h.Init
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) Init(machine plugincore.Machine) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) ReadyFunc() interface{} {
+	return h.Ready
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) Ready(machine plugincore.Machine) (isReady bool, err error) {
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) WaitForReadyFunc() interface{} {
+	return h.WaitForReady
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) WaitForReady(machine plugincore.Machine, wait int) (isReady bool, err error) {
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) DownloadFunc() interface{} {
+	return h.Download
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) Download(
+	machine plugincore.Machine,
+	source, destination string,
+) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) UploadFunc() interface{} {
+	return h.Upload
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) Upload(
+	machine plugincore.Machine,
+	source, destination string,
+) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) ExecuteFunc() interface{} {
+	return h.Execute
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) Execute(
+	machine plugincore.Machine,
+	command []string,
+	options ...CommunicatorOptions,
+) (status int32, err error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) PrivilegedExecuteFunc() interface{} {
+	return h.PrivilegedExecute
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) PrivilegedExecute(
+	machine plugincore.Machine,
+	command []string,
+	options ...CommunicatorOptions,
+) (status int32, err error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) TestFunc() interface{} {
+	return h.Test
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) Test(
+	machine plugincore.Machine,
+	command []string,
+	options ...CommunicatorOptions,
+) (valid bool, err error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) ResetFunc() interface{} {
+	return h.Reset
+}
+
+func (h *DummyCommunicator) Reset(machine plugincore.Machine) (err error) {
+	return nil
+}
+
+var (
+	_ component.Communicator = (*DummyCommunicator)(nil)
+)
diff --git a/builtin/myplugin/main.go b/builtin/myplugin/main.go
index 227fd8c62..e405a2324 100644
--- a/builtin/myplugin/main.go
+++ b/builtin/myplugin/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var CommandOptions = []sdk.Option{
 		&Provider{},
 		&command.Command{},
 		&host.AlwaysTrueHost{},
+		&DummyCommunicator{},
 	),
 	sdk.WithName("myplugin"),
 }
diff --git a/builtin/myplugin/plugin.pb.go b/builtin/myplugin/plugin.pb.go
index ecce0433c..ef1cb7e8f 100644
--- a/builtin/myplugin/plugin.pb.go
+++ b/builtin/myplugin/plugin.pb.go
@@ -63,6 +63,61 @@ func (*UpResult) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
 	return file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{0}
 }
 
+type CommunicatorOptions struct {
+	state         protoimpl.MessageState
+	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
+	unknownFields protoimpl.UnknownFields
+
+	KeepAlive string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=keep_alive,json=keepAlive,proto3" json:"keep_alive,omitempty"`
+	Timeout   int64  `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=timeout,proto3" json:"timeout,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (x *CommunicatorOptions) Reset() {
+	*x = CommunicatorOptions{}
+	if protoimpl.UnsafeEnabled {
+		mi := &file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_msgTypes[1]
+		ms := protoimpl.X.MessageStateOf(protoimpl.Pointer(x))
+		ms.StoreMessageInfo(mi)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x *CommunicatorOptions) String() string {
+	return protoimpl.X.MessageStringOf(x)
+}
+
+func (*CommunicatorOptions) ProtoMessage() {}
+
+func (x *CommunicatorOptions) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message {
+	mi := &file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_msgTypes[1]
+	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)
+}
+
+// Deprecated: Use CommunicatorOptions.ProtoReflect.Descriptor instead.
+func (*CommunicatorOptions) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) {
+	return file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_rawDescGZIP(), []int{1}
+}
+
+func (x *CommunicatorOptions) GetKeepAlive() string {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.KeepAlive
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (x *CommunicatorOptions) GetTimeout() int64 {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Timeout
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 var File_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
 
 var file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
@@ -70,7 +125,12 @@ var file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_rawDesc = []byte{
 	0x75, 0x69, 0x6c, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x2f, 0x6d, 0x79, 0x70, 0x6c, 0x75, 0x67, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x2f,
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+	0x6c, 0x74, 0x22, 0x4e, 0x0a, 0x13, 0x43, 0x6f, 0x6d, 0x6d, 0x75, 0x6e, 0x69, 0x63, 0x61, 0x74,
+	0x6f, 0x72, 0x4f, 0x70, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6f, 0x6e, 0x73, 0x12, 0x1d, 0x0a, 0x0a, 0x6b, 0x65, 0x65,
+	0x70, 0x5f, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x69, 0x76, 0x65, 0x18, 0x01, 0x20, 0x01, 0x28, 0x09, 0x52, 0x09, 0x6b,
+	0x65, 0x65, 0x70, 0x41, 0x6c, 0x69, 0x76, 0x65, 0x12, 0x18, 0x0a, 0x07, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6d, 0x65,
+	0x6f, 0x75, 0x74, 0x18, 0x02, 0x20, 0x01, 0x28, 0x03, 0x52, 0x07, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6d, 0x65, 0x6f,
+	0x75, 0x74, 0x42, 0x1f, 0x5a, 0x1d, 0x76, 0x61, 0x67, 0x72, 0x61, 0x6e, 0x74, 0x2d, 0x72, 0x75,
 	0x62, 0x79, 0x2f, 0x62, 0x75, 0x69, 0x6c, 0x74, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x2f, 0x6d, 0x79, 0x70, 0x6c, 0x75,
 	0x67, 0x69, 0x6e, 0x62, 0x06, 0x70, 0x72, 0x6f, 0x74, 0x6f, 0x33,
 }
@@ -87,9 +147,10 @@ func file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_rawDescGZIP() []byte {
 	return file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_rawDescData
 }
 
-var file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 1)
+var file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_msgTypes = make([]protoimpl.MessageInfo, 2)
 var file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_goTypes = []interface{}{
-	(*UpResult)(nil), // 0: myplugin.UpResult
+	(*UpResult)(nil),            // 0: myplugin.UpResult
+	(*CommunicatorOptions)(nil), // 1: myplugin.CommunicatorOptions
 }
 var file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_depIdxs = []int32{
 	0, // [0:0] is the sub-list for method output_type
@@ -117,6 +178,18 @@ func file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_init() {
 				return nil
 			}
 		}
+		file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_msgTypes[1].Exporter = func(v interface{}, i int) interface{} {
+			switch v := v.(*CommunicatorOptions); i {
+			case 0:
+				return &v.state
+			case 1:
+				return &v.sizeCache
+			case 2:
+				return &v.unknownFields
+			default:
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	type x struct{}
 	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
@@ -124,7 +197,7 @@ func file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_init() {
 			GoPackagePath: reflect.TypeOf(x{}).PkgPath(),
 			RawDescriptor: file_vagrant_ruby_builtin_myplugin_plugin_proto_rawDesc,
 			NumEnums:      0,
-			NumMessages:   1,
+			NumMessages:   2,
 			NumExtensions: 0,
 			NumServices:   0,
 		},
diff --git a/builtin/myplugin/plugin.proto b/builtin/myplugin/plugin.proto
index 82b449e7a..0aa8d5d9d 100644
--- a/builtin/myplugin/plugin.proto
+++ b/builtin/myplugin/plugin.proto
@@ -5,3 +5,8 @@ package myplugin;
 option go_package = "vagrant-ruby/builtin/myplugin";
 
 message UpResult {}
+
+message CommunicatorOptions {
+  string keep_alive = 1;
+  int64 timeout = 2;
+}