diff --git a/internal/experiment/wireguard/config.go b/internal/experiment/wireguard/config.go
index e76afb9653..cb05a10bba 100644
--- a/internal/experiment/wireguard/config.go
+++ b/internal/experiment/wireguard/config.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ type options struct {
 	h4   string
 }
 
-func getOptionsFromConfig(c Config) (options, error) {
+func getOptionsFromConfig(c *Config) (options, error) {
 	o := options{}
 
 	pub, _ := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(c.SafePublicKey)
diff --git a/internal/experiment/wireguard/doc.go b/internal/experiment/wireguard/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0cc371cea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/experiment/wireguard/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Package wireguard contains the wireguard experiment.
+package wireguard
diff --git a/internal/experiment/wireguard/richerinput.go b/internal/experiment/wireguard/richerinput.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4321d6e54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/experiment/wireguard/richerinput.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package wireguard
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/model"
+	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/targetloading"
+)
+
+// Target is a richer-input target that this experiment should measure.
+type Target struct {
+	// Options contains the configuration.
+	Options *Config
+
+	// URL is the input URL.
+	URL string
+}
+
+var _ model.ExperimentTarget = &Target{}
+
+// Category implements [model.ExperimentTarget].
+func (t *Target) Category() string {
+	return model.DefaultCategoryCode
+}
+
+// Country implements [model.ExperimentTarget].
+func (t *Target) Country() string {
+	return model.DefaultCountryCode
+}
+
+// Input implements [model.ExperimentTarget].
+func (t *Target) Input() string {
+	return t.URL
+}
+
+// String implements [model.ExperimentTarget].
+func (t *Target) String() string {
+	return t.URL
+}
+
+// NewLoader constructs a new [model.ExperimentTargerLoader] instance.
+//
+// This function PANICS if options is not an instance of [*openvpn.Config].
+func NewLoader(loader *targetloading.Loader, gopts any) model.ExperimentTargetLoader {
+	// Panic if we cannot convert the options to the expected type.
+	//
+	// We do not expect a panic here because the type is managed by the registry package.
+	options := gopts.(*Config)
+
+	// Construct the proper loader instance.
+	return &targetLoader{
+		loader:  loader,
+		options: options,
+		session: loader.Session,
+	}
+}
+
+// targetLoader loads targets for this experiment.
+type targetLoader struct {
+	loader  *targetloading.Loader
+	options *Config
+	session targetloading.Session
+}
+
+// Load implements model.ExperimentTargetLoader.
+func (tl *targetLoader) Load(ctx context.Context) ([]model.ExperimentTarget, error) {
+	// TODO(ainghazal): implement remote loading when backend is ready.
+
+	// Attempt to load the static inputs from CLI and files
+	inputs, err := targetloading.LoadStatic(tl.loader)
+
+	// Handle the case where we couldn't load from CLI or files
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Build the list of targets that we should measure.
+	var targets []model.ExperimentTarget
+	for _, input := range inputs {
+		targets = append(targets, &Target{
+			Options: tl.options,
+			URL:     input,
+		})
+	}
+	return targets, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/experiment/wireguard/wireguard.go b/internal/experiment/wireguard/wireguard.go
index 2142ab7c9f..5fc8c60a95 100644
--- a/internal/experiment/wireguard/wireguard.go
+++ b/internal/experiment/wireguard/wireguard.go
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-// Package wireguard contains the wireguard experiment.
 package wireguard
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/netip"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/measurexlite"
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/model"
-	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/runtimex"
 
 	"github.com/amnezia-vpn/amneziawg-go/conn"
 	"github.com/amnezia-vpn/amneziawg-go/device"
@@ -29,6 +27,10 @@ const (
 	defaultNameserver = "8.8.8.8"
 )
 
+var (
+	ErrInputRequired = errors.New("input is required")
+)
+
 // Measurer performs the measurement.
 type Measurer struct {
 	config    Config
@@ -53,16 +55,23 @@ func (m Measurer) ExperimentVersion() string {
 // Run implements model.ExperimentMeasurer.Run.
 func (m Measurer) Run(ctx context.Context, args *model.ExperimentArgs) error {
 	measurement := args.Measurement
-	zeroTime := measurement.MeasurementStartTimeSaved
-
 	sess := args.Session
+	zeroTime := measurement.MeasurementStartTimeSaved
 
 	var err error
 
+	// 0. obtain the richer input target, config, and input or panic
+	if args.Target == nil {
+		return ErrInputRequired
+	}
+
 	// 1. setup (parse config file)
-	err = m.setupConfig()
-	sess.Logger().Debug(string(m.rawconfig))
-	if err != nil {
+	target := args.Target.(*Target)
+
+	// TODO(ainghazal): process the input when the backend hands us one.
+	config, _ := target.Options, target.URL
+
+	if err := m.setupConfig(config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -90,16 +99,12 @@ func (m Measurer) Run(ctx context.Context, args *model.ExperimentArgs) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *Measurer) setupConfig() error {
-	cfg := readConfigFromFile(m.config.ConfigFile)
-	opts, err := getOptionsFromConfig(m.config)
+func (m *Measurer) setupConfig(config *Config) error {
+	opts, err := getOptionsFromConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	m.options = opts
-	if len(cfg) > 0 {
-		m.rawconfig = cfg
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -163,24 +168,14 @@ func (m *Measurer) urlget(zeroTime time.Time, logger model.Logger) *URLGetResult
 }
 
 // NewExperimentMeasurer creates a new ExperimentMeasurer.
-func NewExperimentMeasurer(config Config) model.ExperimentMeasurer {
+func NewExperimentMeasurer() model.ExperimentMeasurer {
 	return Measurer{
-		config:   config,
 		events:   newEventLogger(),
 		options:  options{},
 		testName: testName,
 	}
 }
 
-func readConfigFromFile(path string) []byte {
-	cfg, err := os.ReadFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return []byte{}
-	}
-	runtimex.PanicOnError(err, "cannot open file")
-	return cfg
-}
-
 func (m *Measurer) configureWireguardInterface(
 	logger model.Logger,
 	eventlogger *eventLogger,
@@ -226,7 +221,6 @@ endpoint=` + opts.endpoint + `
 allowed_ip=0.0.0.0/0
 `
 	}
-	fmt.Println(ipcStr)
 	dev.IpcSet(ipcStr)
 
 	err = dev.Up()
diff --git a/internal/experiment/wireguard/wireguard_test.go b/internal/experiment/wireguard/wireguard_test.go
index ec322f7d61..0cb7975a33 100644
--- a/internal/experiment/wireguard/wireguard_test.go
+++ b/internal/experiment/wireguard/wireguard_test.go
@@ -4,22 +4,20 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/experiment/example"
+	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/experiment/wireguard"
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/legacy/mockable"
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/model"
 )
 
 func TestSuccess(t *testing.T) {
-	m := example.NewExperimentMeasurer(example.Config{
-		SleepTime: int64(2 * time.Millisecond),
-	}, "example")
-	if m.ExperimentName() != "example" {
+	m := wireguard.NewExperimentMeasurer()
+	if m.ExperimentName() != "wireguard" {
 		t.Fatal("invalid ExperimentName")
 	}
-	if m.ExperimentVersion() != "0.1.0" {
+	if m.ExperimentVersion() != "0.1.1" {
 		t.Fatal("invalid ExperimentVersion")
 	}
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -38,10 +36,7 @@ func TestSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestFailure(t *testing.T) {
-	m := example.NewExperimentMeasurer(example.Config{
-		SleepTime:   int64(2 * time.Millisecond),
-		ReturnError: true,
-	}, "example")
+	m := wireguard.NewExperimentMeasurer()
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	sess := &mockable.Session{MockableLogger: log.Log}
 	callbacks := model.NewPrinterCallbacks(sess.Logger())
diff --git a/internal/registry/wireguard.go b/internal/registry/wireguard.go
index 9ca9a6f333..945737072e 100644
--- a/internal/registry/wireguard.go
+++ b/internal/registry/wireguard.go
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@ func init() {
 	AllExperiments["wireguard"] = func() *Factory {
 		return &Factory{
 			build: func(config interface{}) model.ExperimentMeasurer {
-				return wireguard.NewExperimentMeasurer(
-					*config.(*wireguard.Config),
-				)
+				return wireguard.NewExperimentMeasurer()
 			},
 			canonicalName:    canonicalName,
 			config:           &wireguard.Config{},
 			enabledByDefault: true,
 			interruptible:    true,
-			inputPolicy:      model.InputNone,
+			// TODO(ainghazal): when the backend is ready to hand us targets,
+			// we will use InputOrQueryBackend.
+			inputPolicy: model.InputNone,
+			newLoader:   wireguard.NewLoader,
 		}
 	}
 }