diff --git a/tutormfe/helpers.py b/tutormfe/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34208424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutormfe/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+import os
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Literal
+
+from tutor import hooks as tutor_hooks
+from tutor.bindmount import iter_mounts, parse_mount
+
+from .hooks import PLUGIN_SLOTS
+
+MFE_PLUGIN_MAP: dict[str, str] = {}
+
+def mfe_plugin_mounts(mounts: list[str], app_name: str = "") -> list[dict[str, str]]:
+    module_map = []
+    if app_name:
+        _mounts = list(iter_mounts(mounts, app_name))
+    else:
+        _mounts = mounts
+
+    for mount in _mounts:
+        parsed = parse_mount(mount)[0]
+        if parsed[1] in MFE_PLUGIN_MAP:
+            module_map.append({
+                "module_name": MFE_PLUGIN_MAP[parsed[1]],
+                "mounted_path": parsed[2],
+            })
+    return module_map
+
+tutor_hooks.Filters.ENV_TEMPLATE_VARIABLES.add_items(
+    [
+        ("mfe_plugin_mounts", mfe_plugin_mounts),
+    ]
+)
+
+
+class SlotOp(str, Enum):
+    """Enum of supported `op` values in a slot configuration."""
+
+    INSERT = "Insert"
+    MODIFY = "Modify"
+    WRAP = "Wrap"
+    HIDE = "Hide"
+
+
+class PluginType(str, Enum):
+    """Enum of support frontend plugin types."""
+
+    DIRECT = "DIRECT_PLUGIN"
+    IFRAME = "IFRAME_PLUGIN"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SlotConfig:
+    """Configurations for frontend plugin slots."""
+
+    mfe: str | list[str] | Literal["all"]
+    """Name of the MFE(s). Specify `all` for configuring a specific slot in all the
+    MFEs."""
+
+    slot_id: str
+    """Plugin slot's ID."""
+
+    component: str = field(default="")
+    """The component to be used in the slot. Only components imported from NPM packages
+    are supported. Custom functions & inline React components declarations are not
+    supported.
+    """
+
+    op: SlotOp = field(default=SlotOp.INSERT)
+    """Plugin operation. Defaults to `Insert`."""
+
+    widget_id: str = field(default="")
+    """OPTIONAL. Widget's ID. This is auto-generated if not specified.
+    Use `default_contents` to change behaviour of default contents of the slot.
+    """
+
+    plugin_type: PluginType = field(default=PluginType.DIRECT)
+    """OPTIONAL. The plugin's type. Defaults to `DIRECT_PLUGIN`."""
+
+    priority: int = field(default=50)
+    """OPTIONAL. Priority deciding the position of the widget. Range of 1-100."""
+
+    url: str = field(default="")
+    """OPTIONAL. URL for the Iframe, when an IFRAME_PLUGIN is used."""
+
+    title: str = field(default="")
+    """OPTIONAL. Title for the Iframe, when an IFRAME_PLUGIN is used."""
+
+
+@dataclass
+class FrontendPlugin:
+    """Helper class for defining the necessary configuration for a frontned plugin.
+
+    A typical Tutor plugin for setting up a frontend plugin in MFE slots require:
+        * A Dockerfile patch to install the frontend plugin's NPM package
+        * A build-time import patch
+        * Slot configurations mapping components to slots
+
+    This helper class provides a way to define all 3 in a single declaration.
+
+    For example, a Tutor plugin with the following declaration will setup the
+    necessary patches and configuration mentioned above. Additionally, it would
+    also mount the frontend plugin's directory correctly for development (tutor dev)
+    with hot-reloading.
+
+        FrontendPlugin(
+            package="my-package",
+            package_url="https://github.com/user/my-package",
+            local_path="/home/user/path/to/my-package",
+            slots=[...],
+        ).register()
+
+    """
+
+    package: str
+    """The NPM package name."""
+
+    package_url: str = field(default="")
+    """OPTIONAL. Location of the plugin's package if it is not in NPM default registry.
+    """
+
+    local_path: str = field(default="")
+    """OPTIONAL. Absolute path to the local directory. Needed when developing a plugin
+    locally. Ignored in other contexts"""
+
+    slots: list[SlotConfig] = field(default_factory=list)
+    """List of slot configuration that the plugin is filling in."""
+
+    def _patch_npm_install(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Add the "mfe-dockerfile-post-npm-install" patch for the package
+        """
+        package = self.package
+        if self.package_url:
+            package = self.package_url
+
+        # NOTE: Installing plugin packages just for a specific MFE isn't supported yet
+        # as that requires runtime definitions and results silent failures - harder to
+        # debug.
+        patch = "mfe-dockerfile-post-npm-install"
+        tutor_hooks.Filters.ENV_PATCHES.add_item((patch, f"RUN npm install {package}"))
+
+    def _patch_mfe_buildtime_imports(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Adds the "mfe-env-config-buildtime-imports" patch for the component imports.
+
+        This is only added when slots are configured to be included in "all" the MFEs.
+        """
+        components = ", ".join(set(s.component for s in self.slots if s.component))
+
+        tutor_hooks.Filters.ENV_PATCHES.add_item(
+            (
+                "mfe-env-config-buildtime-imports",
+                f"""
+import {{ {components} }} from '{self.package}';
+""",
+            )
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _slot_config_object(slot: SlotConfig) -> str:
+        if slot.op == SlotOp.HIDE:
+            return f"""{{
+            op: PLUGIN_OPERATIONS.Hide,
+            widgetId: '{slot.widget_id}',
+            }}"""
+        elif slot.op == SlotOp.WRAP:
+            return "// TODO - implement support for PLUGIN_OPERATIONS.Wrap"
+        elif slot.op == SlotOp.MODIFY:
+            return "// TODO - implement support for PLUGIN_OPERATIONS.Modify"
+
+        w_id = slot.widget_id or f"{slot.slot_id.replace('.', '_')}_{slot.component}"
+
+        if slot.plugin_type == PluginType.DIRECT:
+            if not slot.component:
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Parameter `component` missing for DIRECT_PLUGIN in slot "
+                    f"`{slot.slot_id}`."
+                )
+            widget = f"""{{
+                id: '{w_id}',
+                type: DIRECT_PLUGIN,
+                priority: {slot.priority},
+                RenderWidget: {slot.component},
+            }}"""
+        else:  # IFRAME_PLUGIN
+            widget = f"""{{
+                id: '{w_id}',
+                type: IFRAME_PLUGIN,
+                priority: {slot.priority},
+                url: {slot.url},
+                title: {slot.title},
+            }}"""
+
+        return f"""{{
+            op: PLUGIN_OPERATIONS.Insert,
+            widget: {widget}
+        }}"""
+
+    def _add_plugin_slot_configs(self) -> None:
+        """Adds all the necessary plugin slot configurations."""
+
+        # {mfe: {slot_id: [configs...]}}
+        slot_configs: dict[str, dict[str, list[str]]] = {}
+        counter = 1
+        for slot in self.slots:
+            # Support for specifying multiple mfes in a single slot config
+            mfes = slot.mfe
+            if isinstance(slot.mfe, str):
+                mfes = [slot.mfe]
+
+            for mfe in mfes:
+                slot_config = self._slot_config_object(slot)
+                if mfe not in slot_configs:
+                    slot_configs[mfe] = {slot.slot_id: [slot_config]}
+                else:
+                    slot_configs[mfe][slot.slot_id].append(slot_config)
+
+        for mfe in slot_configs:
+            for slot_id in slot_configs[mfe]:
+
+                PLUGIN_SLOTS.add_item(
+                    (mfe, slot_id, ",".join(slot_configs[mfe][slot_id]))
+                )
+                counter += 1
+
+    def _add_local_module_mounts(self):
+        """Setup the necessary mounts for developing the plugin"""
+        if not self.local_path:
+            return
+
+        if not os.path.exists(self.local_path):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Plugin repo doesn't exist in local_path={self.local_path}"
+            )
+
+        MFE_PLUGIN_MAP[self.local_path.rstrip("/")] = self.package
+
+    def register(self) -> None:
+        """Generates Registers the necessary patches."""
+        self._patch_npm_install()
+        self._patch_mfe_buildtime_imports()
+        self._add_local_module_mounts()
+        self._add_plugin_slot_configs()
diff --git a/tutormfe/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services b/tutormfe/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services
index 352ae1f8..d931b82a 100644
--- a/tutormfe/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services
+++ b/tutormfe/patches/local-docker-compose-dev-services
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
     tty: true
     volumes:
         - ../plugins/mfe/apps/mfe/webpack.dev-tutor.config.js:/openedx/app/webpack.dev-tutor.config.js:ro
+        - ../plugins/mfe/build/mfe/env.config.jsx:/openedx/app/env.config.jsx:ro
+        {%- if mfe_plugin_mounts is defined %}
+        {%- if mfe_plugin_mounts(MOUNTS) %}
+        - ../plugins/mfe/apps/mfe/module.config.js:/openedx/app/module.config.js:ro
+        {%- endif %}
+        {%- endif %}
         {%- for mount in mounts %}
         - {{ mount }}
         {%- endfor %}
diff --git a/tutormfe/templates/mfe/apps/mfe/module.config.js b/tutormfe/templates/mfe/apps/mfe/module.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aa7060f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutormfe/templates/mfe/apps/mfe/module.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module.exports = {
+  localModules: [
+  {%- if mfe_plugin_mounts is defined %}
+    {%- for mount in mfe_plugin_mounts(MOUNTS) %}
+    {
+      moduleName: '{{ mount.module_name }}',
+      dir: '{{ mount.mounted_path }}'
+    },
+    {% endfor -%}
+  {% endif -%}
+  ],
+};