diff --git a/src/client-cohttp-eio/config.ml b/src/client-cohttp-eio/config.ml
index 4f3677de..ff3f0dfb 100644
--- a/src/client-cohttp-eio/config.ml
+++ b/src/client-cohttp-eio/config.ml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-type t = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.t
+type t = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.t
 
-module Env = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.Env ()
+module Env = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.Env ()
 
-let pp = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.pp
+let pp = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.pp
 
 let make = Env.make (fun common () -> common)
diff --git a/src/client-cohttp-eio/config.mli b/src/client-cohttp-eio/config.mli
index dff28732..624c866e 100644
--- a/src/client-cohttp-eio/config.mli
+++ b/src/client-cohttp-eio/config.mli
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-type t = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.t
+type t = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.t
 (** Configuration.
 
     To build one, use {!make} below. This might be extended with more fields in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ type t = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.t
 
 val pp : Format.formatter -> t -> unit
 
-val make : (unit -> t) Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.make
+val make : (unit -> t) Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.make
 (** Make a configuration {!t}. *)
 
-module Env : Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.ENV
+module Env : Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.ENV
diff --git a/src/client-cohttp-lwt/config.ml b/src/client-cohttp-lwt/config.ml
index 4f3677de..ff3f0dfb 100644
--- a/src/client-cohttp-lwt/config.ml
+++ b/src/client-cohttp-lwt/config.ml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-type t = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.t
+type t = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.t
 
-module Env = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.Env ()
+module Env = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.Env ()
 
-let pp = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.pp
+let pp = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.pp
 
 let make = Env.make (fun common () -> common)
diff --git a/src/client-cohttp-lwt/config.mli b/src/client-cohttp-lwt/config.mli
index dff28732..624c866e 100644
--- a/src/client-cohttp-lwt/config.mli
+++ b/src/client-cohttp-lwt/config.mli
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-type t = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.t
+type t = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.t
 (** Configuration.
 
     To build one, use {!make} below. This might be extended with more fields in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ type t = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.t
 
 val pp : Format.formatter -> t -> unit
 
-val make : (unit -> t) Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.make
+val make : (unit -> t) Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.make
 (** Make a configuration {!t}. *)
 
-module Env : Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.ENV
+module Env : Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.ENV
diff --git a/src/client-ocurl-lwt/config.ml b/src/client-ocurl-lwt/config.ml
index 4f3677de..ff3f0dfb 100644
--- a/src/client-ocurl-lwt/config.ml
+++ b/src/client-ocurl-lwt/config.ml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-type t = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.t
+type t = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.t
 
-module Env = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.Env ()
+module Env = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.Env ()
 
-let pp = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.pp
+let pp = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.pp
 
 let make = Env.make (fun common () -> common)
diff --git a/src/client-ocurl-lwt/config.mli b/src/client-ocurl-lwt/config.mli
index dff28732..624c866e 100644
--- a/src/client-ocurl-lwt/config.mli
+++ b/src/client-ocurl-lwt/config.mli
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-type t = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.t
+type t = Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.t
 (** Configuration.
 
     To build one, use {!make} below. This might be extended with more fields in
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ type t = Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.t
 
 val pp : Format.formatter -> t -> unit
 
-val make : (unit -> t) Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.make
+val make : (unit -> t) Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.make
 (** Make a configuration {!t}. *)
 
-module Env : Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.ENV
+module Env : Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.ENV
diff --git a/src/client-ocurl/config.ml b/src/client-ocurl/config.ml
index e06ebf7e..be9085ea 100644
--- a/src/client-ocurl/config.ml
+++ b/src/client-ocurl/config.ml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type t = {
           [ticker_thread] is [true]. This will be clamped between [2 ms] and
           some longer interval (maximum [60s] currently). Default 500.
           @since 0.7 *)
-  common: Client_config.t;
+  common: Http_config.t;
       (** Common configuration options
           @since 0.12*)
 }
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ let pp out self =
   Format.fprintf out
     "{@[ bg_threads=%d;@ ticker_thread=%B;@ ticker_interval_ms=%d;@ common=%a \
      @]}"
-    bg_threads ticker_thread ticker_interval_ms Client_config.pp common
+    bg_threads ticker_thread ticker_interval_ms Http_config.pp common
 
-module Env = Client_config.Env ()
+module Env = Http_config.Env ()
 
 let make =
   Env.make
diff --git a/src/client-ocurl/config.mli b/src/client-ocurl/config.mli
index 7726de12..c5b19e6d 100644
--- a/src/client-ocurl/config.mli
+++ b/src/client-ocurl/config.mli
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type t = {
           [ticker_thread] is [true]. This will be clamped between [2 ms] and
           some longer interval (maximum [60s] currently). Default 500.
           @since 0.7 *)
-  common: Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.t;
+  common: Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.t;
       (** Common configuration options
           @since 0.12*)
 }
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ val make :
   ?ticker_interval_ms:int ->
   unit ->
   t)
-  Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.make
+  Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.make
 (** Make a configuration {!t}. *)
 
-module Env : Opentelemetry_client.Client_config.ENV
+module Env : Opentelemetry_client.Http_config.ENV
diff --git a/src/client/exporter_add_batching.ml b/src/client/exporter_add_batching.ml
index 0c4766fb..0f2f68ca 100644
--- a/src/client/exporter_add_batching.ml
+++ b/src/client/exporter_add_batching.ml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ open struct
 end
 
 (** Given an exporter, add batches for each emitter according to [config]. *)
-let add_batching ~(config : Client_config.t) (exp : OTEL.Exporter.t) :
+let add_batching ~(config : Http_config.t) (exp : OTEL.Exporter.t) :
     OTEL.Exporter.t =
   let timeout = Mtime.Span.(config.batch_timeout_ms * ms) in
   let add_batch_opt (b : int option) e =
diff --git a/src/client/generic_http_consumer.ml b/src/client/generic_http_consumer.ml
index 9c8ef396..60d77bad 100644
--- a/src/client/generic_http_consumer.ml
+++ b/src/client/generic_http_consumer.ml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module Make
   val consumer :
     ?override_n_workers:int ->
     ticker_task:float option ->
-    config:Client_config.t ->
+    config:Http_config.t ->
     unit ->
     Consumer.any_signal_l_builder
   (** Make a consumer builder, ie. a builder function that will take a bounded
@@ -42,19 +42,18 @@ module Make
         seconds, or [None] to not start such a task at all. *)
 end = struct
   module Sender :
-    Generic_consumer.SENDER
-      with module IO = IO
-       and type config = Client_config.t = struct
+    Generic_consumer.SENDER with module IO = IO and type config = Http_config.t =
+  struct
     module IO = IO
 
+    type config = Http_config.t
+
     type t = {
-      config: Client_config.t;
+      config: config;
       encoder: Pbrt.Encoder.t;
       http: Httpc.t;
     }
 
-    type config = Client_config.t
-
     let create ~config () : t =
       { config; http = Httpc.create (); encoder = Pbrt.Encoder.create () }
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ end = struct
 
   let default_n_workers = 50
 
-  let consumer ?override_n_workers ~ticker_task ~(config : Client_config.t) () :
+  let consumer ?override_n_workers ~ticker_task ~(config : Http_config.t) () :
       Consumer.any_signal_l_builder =
     let n_workers =
       min 2
diff --git a/src/client/client_config.ml b/src/client/http_config.ml
similarity index 100%
rename from src/client/client_config.ml
rename to src/client/http_config.ml
diff --git a/src/client/client_config.mli b/src/client/http_config.mli
similarity index 90%
rename from src/client/client_config.mli
rename to src/client/http_config.mli
index 913642f4..cdc48de7 100644
--- a/src/client/client_config.mli
+++ b/src/client/http_config.mli
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-(** Constructing and managing the configuration needed in common by all clients
-*)
+(** Constructing and managing the configuration common to many (most?)
+    HTTP-based clients.
+
+    This is extended and reused by concrete client implementations that exports
+    signals over HTTP, depending on their needs. *)
 
 type t = private {
-  debug: bool;
-  url_traces: string;  (** Url to send traces *)
+  debug: bool;  (** Debug the client itself? *)
+  url_traces: string;  (** Url to send traces/spans *)
   url_metrics: string;  (** Url to send metrics*)
   url_logs: string;  (** Url to send logs *)
   headers: (string * string) list;
@@ -33,7 +36,9 @@ type t = private {
           Default [false].
           @since 0.7 *)
   http_concurrency_level: int option;
-      (** How many HTTP requests can be done simultaneously (at most)?
+      (** How many HTTP requests can be done simultaneously (at most)? This can
+          be used to represent the size of a pool of workers where each worker
+          gets a batch to send, send it, and repeats.
           @since NEXT_RELEASE *)
 }
 (** Configuration.