diff --git a/libs/wire-api/src/Wire/API/Routes/Public/Brig.hs b/libs/wire-api/src/Wire/API/Routes/Public/Brig.hs
index d377fc79835..53e0622c32e 100644
--- a/libs/wire-api/src/Wire/API/Routes/Public/Brig.hs
+++ b/libs/wire-api/src/Wire/API/Routes/Public/Brig.hs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import Data.CommaSeparatedList (CommaSeparatedList)
 import Data.Domain
 import Data.Handle
 import Data.Id as Id
+import Data.Json.Util
 import Data.Nonce (Nonce)
 import Data.OpenApi hiding (Contact, Header, Schema, ToSchema)
 import Data.OpenApi qualified as S
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import Imports hiding (head)
 import Network.Wai.Utilities
 import Servant (JSON)
 import Servant hiding (Handler, JSON, addHeader, respond)
+import Servant.API.Extended
 import Servant.OpenApi.Internal.Orphans ()
 import Wire.API.Call.Config (RTCConfiguration)
 import Wire.API.Connection hiding (MissingLegalholdConsent)
@@ -80,6 +82,21 @@ import Wire.API.User.RichInfo (RichInfoAssocList)
 import Wire.API.User.Search (Contact, PagingState, RoleFilter, SearchResult, TeamContact, TeamUserSearchSortBy, TeamUserSearchSortOrder)
 import Wire.API.UserMap
 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+type ServerOptionsDocsAPI =
+  Named
+    "server-config-options"
+    ( Summary "JSON schema of the server config yaml file(s)."
+        :> Description
+             "returns a JSON (or YAML) object with one JSON schema for each \
+             \backend service (brig, gundeck, ...)."
+        :> "server-config-options"
+        :> Get '[JSON, YAML] JsonObject
+    )
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 type BrigAPI =
   UserAPI
     :<|> SelfAPI
diff --git a/libs/wire-api/src/Wire/API/Routes/Public/Cannon.hs b/libs/wire-api/src/Wire/API/Routes/Public/Cannon.hs
index d688916836a..eda1f01a8e3 100644
--- a/libs/wire-api/src/Wire/API/Routes/Public/Cannon.hs
+++ b/libs/wire-api/src/Wire/API/Routes/Public/Cannon.hs
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 module Wire.API.Routes.Public.Cannon where
 
 import Data.Id
-import Data.Json.Util
 import Servant
-import Servant.API.Extended
 import Wire.API.Routes.API
 import Wire.API.Routes.Named
 import Wire.API.Routes.Public (ZConn, ZUser)
@@ -43,12 +41,6 @@ type CannonAPI =
         -- FUTUREWORK: Consider higher-level web socket combinator
         :> WebSocketPending
     )
-    :<|> Named
-           "config-options-cannon"
-           ( Summary "Establish websocket connection"
-               :> "config-options-cannon"
-               :> Get '[JSON, YAML] JsonObject
-           )
 
 data CannonAPITag
 
diff --git a/libs/wire-subsystems/src/Wire/ServerOptions/Cannon.hs b/libs/wire-subsystems/src/Wire/ServerOptions/Cannon.hs
index e45f598503d..d25fb678b76 100644
--- a/libs/wire-subsystems/src/Wire/ServerOptions/Cannon.hs
+++ b/libs/wire-subsystems/src/Wire/ServerOptions/Cannon.hs
@@ -36,17 +36,12 @@ module Wire.ServerOptions.Cannon
     minBatchSize,
     disabledAPIVersions,
     DrainOpts,
-    optsSchema,
   )
 where
 
 import Control.Lens (makeFields)
 import Data.Aeson qualified as A
-import Data.Aeson.KeyMap qualified as A
-import Data.Json.Util
 import Data.OpenApi qualified as O
-import Data.OpenApi.Declare qualified as O
-import Data.Proxy (Proxy (Proxy))
 import Data.Schema
 import Data.Set qualified as Set
 import Imports
@@ -138,14 +133,3 @@ instance ToSchema Opts where
         <*> (Set.toList . _optsDisabledAPIVersions) .= field "disabledAPIVersions" (Set.fromList <$> array schema)
 
 makeFields ''Opts
-
-optsSchema :: JsonObject
-optsSchema = case A.toJSON r of
-  A.Object obj -> JsonObject obj
-  other -> JsonObject (A.singleton "value" other)
-  where
-    d :: O.Declare (O.Definitions O.Schema) O.Schema
-    d = O.declareSchema (Proxy @Opts)
-
-    r :: (O.Definitions O.Schema, O.Schema)
-    r = O.runDeclare d mempty
diff --git a/services/brig/src/Brig/API/Public.hs b/services/brig/src/Brig/API/Public.hs
index 6580a413959..8e7ed332577 100644
--- a/services/brig/src/Brig/API/Public.hs
+++ b/services/brig/src/Brig/API/Public.hs
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 
 module Brig.API.Public
   ( servantSitemap,
-    docsAPI,
-    DocsAPI,
+    docsAndOptionsAPI,
+    DocsAndOptionsAPI,
   )
 where
 
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import Control.Lens ((.~), (?~))
 import Control.Monad.Catch (throwM)
 import Control.Monad.Except
 import Data.Aeson hiding (json)
+import Data.Aeson.Types qualified as A
 import Data.ByteString (fromStrict, toStrict)
 import Data.ByteString.Lazy.Char8 qualified as LBS
 import Data.ByteString.UTF8 qualified as UTF8
@@ -74,10 +75,12 @@ import Data.Handle qualified as Handle
 import Data.HavePendingInvitations
 import Data.Id
 import Data.Id qualified as Id
+import Data.Json.Util
 import Data.List.NonEmpty (nonEmpty)
 import Data.Map.Strict qualified as Map
 import Data.Nonce (Nonce, randomNonce)
 import Data.OpenApi qualified as S
+import Data.OpenApi.Declare qualified as S
 import Data.Qualified
 import Data.Range
 import Data.Schema ()
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ import Wire.Sem.Concurrency
 import Wire.Sem.Jwk (Jwk)
 import Wire.Sem.Now (Now)
 import Wire.Sem.Paging.Cassandra
+import Wire.ServerOptions.Cannon qualified
 import Wire.TeamInvitationSubsystem
 import Wire.UserKeyStore
 import Wire.UserSearch.Types
@@ -182,6 +186,33 @@ import Wire.VerificationCodeSubsystem
 
 -- User API -----------------------------------------------------------
 
+type DocsAndOptionsAPI = DocsAPI :<|> ServerOptionsDocsAPI
+
+docsAndOptionsAPI :: Servant.Server DocsAndOptionsAPI
+docsAndOptionsAPI = docsAPI :<|> serverOptionsDocsAPI
+
+-- TODO: write a test for this end-point!
+serverOptionsDocsAPI :: Servant.Server ServerOptionsDocsAPI
+serverOptionsDocsAPI = Named @"server-config-options" $ pure allOptsSchema
+  where
+    allOptsSchema =
+      mkJsonObject
+        ( [ "brig" .= ("comping up!" :: Text), -- TODO
+            "galley" .= ("comping up!" :: Text), -- TODO
+            "spar" .= ("comping up!" :: Text), -- TODO
+            "gundeck" .= ("comping up!" :: Text), -- TODO
+            "cannon" .= describeOpts (Proxy @Wire.ServerOptions.Cannon.Opts),
+            "cargohold" .= ("comping up!" :: Text), -- TODO
+            "federator" .= ("comping up!" :: Text), -- TODO
+            "proxy" .= ("comping up!" :: Text), -- TODO
+            "background-worker" .= ("comping up!" :: Text) -- TODO
+          ] ::
+            [A.Pair]
+        )
+
+    describeOpts :: (S.ToSchema a) => Proxy a -> A.Value
+    describeOpts prx = toJSON $ S.runDeclare (S.declareSchema prx) mempty
+
 docsAPI :: Servant.Server DocsAPI
 docsAPI =
   versionedSwaggerDocsAPI
diff --git a/services/brig/src/Brig/Run.hs b/services/brig/src/Brig/Run.hs
index 2bd43d585e1..cc911ec5aeb 100644
--- a/services/brig/src/Brig/Run.hs
+++ b/services/brig/src/Brig/Run.hs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ mkApp opts = do
       Servant.serveWithContext
         (Proxy @ServantCombinedAPI)
         (customFormatters :. localDomain :. Servant.EmptyContext)
-        ( docsAPI
+        ( docsAndOptionsAPI
             :<|> hoistServerWithDomain @BrigAPI (toServantHandler env) servantSitemap
             :<|> hoistServerWithDomain @IAPI.API (toServantHandler env) IAPI.servantSitemap
             :<|> hoistServerWithDomain @FederationAPI (toServantHandler env) federationSitemap
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ internalHandleCompatibilityMiddleware app req k =
     k
 
 type ServantCombinedAPI =
-  ( DocsAPI
+  ( DocsAndOptionsAPI
       :<|> BrigAPI
       :<|> IAPI.API
       :<|> FederationAPI
diff --git a/services/cannon/cannon.cabal b/services/cannon/cannon.cabal
index bcf04e1deb8..425862a0161 100644
--- a/services/cannon/cannon.cabal
+++ b/services/cannon/cannon.cabal
@@ -80,14 +80,10 @@ library
       aeson                                 >=2.0.1.0
     , async                                 >=2.0
     , base                                  >=4.6     && <5
-    , containers
-    , openapi3
-    , schema-profunctor
     , bilge                                 >=0.12
     , bytestring                            >=0.10
     , bytestring-conversion                 >=0.2
     , conduit                               >=1.3.4.2
-    , containers
     , data-timeout                          >=0.3
     , exceptions                            >=0.6
     , extended
@@ -101,11 +97,9 @@ library
     , lens-family-core                      >=1.1
     , metrics-wai                           >=0.4
     , mwc-random                            >=0.13
-    , openapi3
     , prometheus-client
     , retry                                 >=0.7
     , safe-exceptions
-    , schema-profunctor
     , servant-conduit
     , servant-server
     , strict                                >=0.3.2
diff --git a/services/cannon/default.nix b/services/cannon/default.nix
index 5d4750f10d4..3cfa4b0816c 100644
--- a/services/cannon/default.nix
+++ b/services/cannon/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 , bytestring
 , bytestring-conversion
 , conduit
-, containers
 , criterion
 , data-timeout
 , exceptions
@@ -27,13 +26,11 @@
 , lib
 , metrics-wai
 , mwc-random
-, openapi3
 , prometheus-client
 , QuickCheck
 , random
 , retry
 , safe-exceptions
-, schema-profunctor
 , servant-conduit
 , servant-server
 , strict
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ mkDerivation {
     bytestring
     bytestring-conversion
     conduit
-    containers
     data-timeout
     exceptions
     extended
@@ -84,11 +80,9 @@ mkDerivation {
     lens-family-core
     metrics-wai
     mwc-random
-    openapi3
     prometheus-client
     retry
     safe-exceptions
-    schema-profunctor
     servant-conduit
     servant-server
     strict
diff --git a/services/cannon/src/Cannon/API/Public.hs b/services/cannon/src/Cannon/API/Public.hs
index 7490c58acd5..4a559f9f17c 100644
--- a/services/cannon/src/Cannon/API/Public.hs
+++ b/services/cannon/src/Cannon/API/Public.hs
@@ -30,12 +30,9 @@ import Network.WebSockets.Connection
 import Servant
 import Wire.API.Routes.Named
 import Wire.API.Routes.Public.Cannon
-import Wire.ServerOptions.Cannon (optsSchema)
 
 publicAPIServer :: ServerT CannonAPI Cannon
-publicAPIServer =
-  Named @"await-notifications" streamData
-    :<|> Named @"config-options-cannon" (pure optsSchema)
+publicAPIServer = Named @"await-notifications" streamData
 
 streamData :: UserId -> ConnId -> Maybe ClientId -> PendingConnection -> Cannon ()
 streamData userId connId clientId con = do