diff --git a/integration/control.go b/integration/control.go
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+package integration
+
+import v1 "github.com/juanfont/headscale/gen/go/headscale/v1"
+
+type ControlServer interface {
+	Shutdown() error
+	GetHealthEndpoint() string
+	GetEndpoint() string
+	WaitForReady() error
+	CreateNamespace(namespace string) error
+	CreateAuthKey(namespace string) (*v1.PreAuthKey, error)
+	ListNodes(namespace string) ([]*v1.Machine, error)
+}