diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b92643636e..0dde365146 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ cargo-timing*
 /examples/wasm-example/target
 /examples/parachain-example/target
 /examples/parachain-example/metadata/target
+.vscode
diff --git a/subxt/examples/unstable_light_client_tx_basic.rs b/subxt/examples/unstable_light_client_tx_basic.rs
index e6384c5644..750a7c2c7a 100644
--- a/subxt/examples/unstable_light_client_tx_basic.rs
+++ b/subxt/examples/unstable_light_client_tx_basic.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-use sp_keyring::AccountKeyring;
-use subxt::{
-    client::{LightClient, LightClientBuilder, OfflineClientT},
-    tx::PairSigner,
-    PolkadotConfig,
-};
+use subxt::{client::LightClient, PolkadotConfig};
+use subxt_signer::sr25519::dev;
 
 // Generate an interface that we can use from the node's metadata.
 #[subxt::subxt(runtime_metadata_path = "../artifacts/polkadot_metadata_small.scale")]
@@ -11,6 +7,7 @@ pub mod polkadot {}
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    // The smoldot logs are informative:
     tracing_subscriber::fmt::init();
 
     // Create a light client by fetching the chain spec of a local running node.
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // The `12D3KooWEyoppNCUx8Yx66oV9fJnriXwCcXwDDUA2kj6vnc6iDEp` is the P2P address
     // from a local polkadot node starting with
     // `--node-key 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001`
-    let api: LightClient<PolkadotConfig> = LightClientBuilder::new()
+    let api = LightClient::<PolkadotConfig>::builder()
         .bootnodes([
             "/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/30333/p2p/12D3KooWEyoppNCUx8Yx66oV9fJnriXwCcXwDDUA2kj6vnc6iDEp",
         ])
@@ -28,12 +25,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
         .await?;
 
     // Build a balance transfer extrinsic.
-    let dest = AccountKeyring::Bob.to_account_id().into();
+    let dest = dev::bob().public_key().into();
     let balance_transfer_tx = polkadot::tx().balances().transfer(dest, 10_000);
 
     // Submit the balance transfer extrinsic from Alice, and wait for it to be successful
     // and in a finalized block. We get back the extrinsic events if all is well.
-    let from = PairSigner::new(AccountKeyring::Alice.pair());
+    let from = dev::alice();
     let events = api
         .tx()
         .sign_and_submit_then_watch_default(&balance_transfer_tx, &from)
diff --git a/subxt/src/client/lightclient/builder.rs b/subxt/src/client/lightclient/builder.rs
index 56e3696ffa..51e72c4b60 100644
--- a/subxt/src/client/lightclient/builder.rs
+++ b/subxt/src/client/lightclient/builder.rs
@@ -12,14 +12,15 @@ use std::sync::Arc;
 
 /// Builder for [`LightClient`].
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct LightClientBuilder {
+pub struct LightClientBuilder<T: Config> {
     max_pending_requests: NonZeroU32,
     max_subscriptions: u32,
     bootnodes: Option<Vec<serde_json::Value>>,
     potential_relay_chains: Option<Vec<ChainId>>,
+    _marker: std::marker::PhantomData<T>,
 }
 
-impl Default for LightClientBuilder {
+impl<T: Config> Default for LightClientBuilder<T> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
             max_pending_requests: NonZeroU32::new(128)
@@ -27,13 +28,14 @@ impl Default for LightClientBuilder {
             max_subscriptions: 1024,
             bootnodes: None,
             potential_relay_chains: None,
+            _marker: std::marker::PhantomData,
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl LightClientBuilder {
+impl<T: Config> LightClientBuilder<T> {
     /// Create a new [`LightClientBuilder`].
-    pub fn new() -> LightClientBuilder {
+    pub fn new() -> LightClientBuilder<T> {
         LightClientBuilder::default()
     }
 
@@ -90,10 +92,7 @@ impl LightClientBuilder {
     ///
     /// Panics if being called outside of `tokio` runtime context.
     #[cfg(feature = "jsonrpsee")]
-    pub async fn build_from_url<T: Config, Url: AsRef<str>>(
-        self,
-        url: Url,
-    ) -> Result<LightClient<T>, Error> {
+    pub async fn build_from_url<Url: AsRef<str>>(self, url: Url) -> Result<LightClient<T>, Error> {
         let chain_spec = fetch_url(url.as_ref()).await?;
 
         self.build_client(chain_spec).await
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ impl LightClientBuilder {
     /// ## Panics
     ///
     /// Panics if being called outside of `tokio` runtime context.
-    pub async fn build<T: Config>(self, chain_spec: &str) -> Result<LightClient<T>, Error> {
+    pub async fn build(self, chain_spec: &str) -> Result<LightClient<T>, Error> {
         let chain_spec = serde_json::from_str(chain_spec)
             .map_err(|_| Error::LightClient(LightClientError::InvalidChainSpec))?;
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ impl LightClientBuilder {
     }
 
     /// Build the light client.
-    async fn build_client<T: Config>(
+    async fn build_client(
         self,
         mut chain_spec: serde_json::Value,
     ) -> Result<LightClient<T>, Error> {
diff --git a/subxt/src/client/lightclient/mod.rs b/subxt/src/client/lightclient/mod.rs
index c77ffa4fc2..63bb48a0b6 100644
--- a/subxt/src/client/lightclient/mod.rs
+++ b/subxt/src/client/lightclient/mod.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ mod builder;
 mod rpc;
 
 use crate::{
+    blocks::BlocksClient,
     client::{OfflineClientT, OnlineClientT},
     config::Config,
+    constants::ConstantsClient,
+    events::EventsClient,
+    runtime_api::RuntimeApiClient,
+    storage::StorageClient,
+    tx::TxClient,
     OnlineClient,
 };
 pub use builder::LightClientBuilder;
@@ -49,6 +55,62 @@ pub enum LightClientError {
 #[derivative(Clone(bound = ""))]
 pub struct LightClient<T: Config>(OnlineClient<T>);
 
+impl<T: Config> LightClient<T> {
+    /// Construct a [`LightClient`] using its builder interface.
+    pub fn builder() -> LightClientBuilder<T> {
+        LightClientBuilder::new()
+    }
+
+    // We add the below impls so that we don't need to
+    // think about importing the OnlineClientT/OfflineClientT
+    // traits to use these things:
+
+    /// Return the [`crate::Metadata`] used in this client.
+    fn metadata(&self) -> crate::Metadata {
+        self.0.metadata()
+    }
+
+    /// Return the genesis hash.
+    fn genesis_hash(&self) -> <T as Config>::Hash {
+        self.0.genesis_hash()
+    }
+
+    /// Return the runtime version.
+    fn runtime_version(&self) -> crate::rpc::types::RuntimeVersion {
+        self.0.runtime_version()
+    }
+
+    /// Work with transactions.
+    pub fn tx(&self) -> TxClient<T, Self> {
+        <Self as OfflineClientT<T>>::tx(self)
+    }
+
+    /// Work with events.
+    pub fn events(&self) -> EventsClient<T, Self> {
+        <Self as OfflineClientT<T>>::events(self)
+    }
+
+    /// Work with storage.
+    pub fn storage(&self) -> StorageClient<T, Self> {
+        <Self as OfflineClientT<T>>::storage(self)
+    }
+
+    /// Access constants.
+    pub fn constants(&self) -> ConstantsClient<T, Self> {
+        <Self as OfflineClientT<T>>::constants(self)
+    }
+
+    /// Work with blocks.
+    pub fn blocks(&self) -> BlocksClient<T, Self> {
+        <Self as OfflineClientT<T>>::blocks(self)
+    }
+
+    /// Work with runtime API.
+    pub fn runtime_api(&self) -> RuntimeApiClient<T, Self> {
+        <Self as OfflineClientT<T>>::runtime_api(self)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T: Config> OnlineClientT<T> for LightClient<T> {
     fn rpc(&self) -> &crate::rpc::Rpc<T> {
         self.0.rpc()
@@ -57,14 +119,14 @@ impl<T: Config> OnlineClientT<T> for LightClient<T> {
 
 impl<T: Config> OfflineClientT<T> for LightClient<T> {
     fn metadata(&self) -> crate::Metadata {
-        self.0.metadata()
+        self.metadata()
     }
 
     fn genesis_hash(&self) -> <T as Config>::Hash {
-        self.0.genesis_hash()
+        self.genesis_hash()
     }
 
     fn runtime_version(&self) -> crate::rpc::types::RuntimeVersion {
-        self.0.runtime_version()
+        self.runtime_version()
     }
 }