diff --git a/entity/BUILD.bazel b/entity/BUILD.bazel
index ccd288d0..344cc689 100644
--- a/entity/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/entity/BUILD.bazel
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ go_library(
         "batch_dependent.go",
         "build.go",
         "change_provider.go",
+        "land_entry.go",
         "queue_config.go",
         "request.go",
         "speculation_tree.go",
diff --git a/entity/land_entry.go b/entity/land_entry.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22b97a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/entity/land_entry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package entity
+
+// LandEntry pairs a land strategy with the change to land.
+// Each entry represents one request's contribution to a batch land operation.
+type LandEntry struct {
+	// Strategy is the source control integration method for this change.
+	Strategy RequestLandStrategy
+	// Change is the code change to land.
+	Change Change
+}
diff --git a/extension/landprovider/BUILD.bazel b/extension/landprovider/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34adfa64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/landprovider/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+load("@rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "landprovider",
+    srcs = [
+        "errors.go",
+        "land_provider.go",
+    ],
+    importpath = "github.com/uber/submitqueue/extension/landprovider",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = ["//entity"],
+)
+
+exports_files(
+    ["land_provider.go"],
+    visibility = ["//extension/landprovider/mock:__pkg__"],
+)
diff --git a/extension/landprovider/errors.go b/extension/landprovider/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c7c95d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/landprovider/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package landprovider
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// ErrLandRejected is returned by LandProvider implementations when the land operation
+// was attempted but rejected due to the changes themselves (e.g., merge conflict, policy
+// violation). This is a terminal failure — retrying will not help.
+// Infrastructure errors (network timeout, API unavailable) should be returned as plain
+// errors so the consumer can retry.
+var ErrLandRejected = errors.New("land rejected")
+
+// ErrAlreadyLanded is returned by LandProvider implementations when the changes have
+// already been landed (e.g., PR already merged). The extension reports this as a domain
+// fact; the controller decides whether to treat it as success.
+var ErrAlreadyLanded = errors.New("already landed")
+
+// IsLandRejected returns true if any error in the error chain is an ErrLandRejected.
+func IsLandRejected(err error) bool {
+	return errors.Is(err, ErrLandRejected)
+}
+
+// IsAlreadyLanded returns true if any error in the error chain is an ErrAlreadyLanded.
+func IsAlreadyLanded(err error) bool {
+	return errors.Is(err, ErrAlreadyLanded)
+}
+
+// WrapLandRejected wraps ErrLandRejected with a descriptive reason from the land provider.
+func WrapLandRejected(err error) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: %w", ErrLandRejected, err)
+}
diff --git a/extension/landprovider/land_provider.go b/extension/landprovider/land_provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a83aaf2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/landprovider/land_provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package landprovider
+
+//go:generate mockgen -source=land_provider.go -destination=mock/land_provider_mock.go -package=mock
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/uber/submitqueue/entity"
+)
+
+// LandProvider lands (merges) code changes into the target branch of a source
+// control repository. Each implementation is configured for a specific provider
+// (GitHub, GitLab, Phabricator).
+type LandProvider interface {
+	// Land merges the provided changes into the target branch of the given queue.
+	// The queue identifies the repository and target branch.
+	// Each entry contains a change and the strategy to use for landing it.
+	// Returns ErrLandRejected if the land was rejected due to the changes themselves.
+	// Returns ErrAlreadyLanded if the changes have already been landed.
+	Land(ctx context.Context, queue string, entries []entity.LandEntry) error
+}
diff --git a/extension/landprovider/mock/BUILD.bazel b/extension/landprovider/mock/BUILD.bazel
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e01efbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extension/landprovider/mock/BUILD.bazel
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+load("@rules_go//extras:gomock.bzl", "gomock")
+load("@rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+_MOCKGEN = "@org_uber_go_mock//mockgen"
+
+gomock(
+    name = "mock_land_provider_src",
+    out = "land_provider_mock.go",
+    mockgen_tool = _MOCKGEN,
+    package = "mock",
+    source = "//extension/landprovider:land_provider.go",
+    source_importpath = "github.com/uber/submitqueue/extension/landprovider",
+)
+
+# gazelle:ignore
+go_library(
+    name = "mock",
+    srcs = [":mock_land_provider_src"],
+    importpath = "github.com/uber/submitqueue/extension/landprovider/mock",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//entity",
+        "//extension/landprovider",
+        "@org_uber_go_mock//gomock",
+    ],
+)