diff --git a/core/capabilities/compute/transformer.go b/core/capabilities/compute/transformer.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b705d1dab0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/capabilities/compute/transformer.go
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+package compute
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/logger"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/values"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/workflows/wasm/host"
+)
+
+type Transformer[T any, U any] interface {
+	Transform(T, ...func(*U)) (*U, error)
+}
+
+type ConfigTransformer = Transformer[*values.Map, ParsedConfig]
+
+type ParsedConfig struct {
+	Binary       []byte
+	Config       []byte
+	ModuleConfig *host.ModuleConfig
+}
+
+type transformer struct{}
+
+func (t *transformer) Transform(in *values.Map, opts ...func(*ParsedConfig)) (*ParsedConfig, error) {
+	binary, err := popValue[[]byte](in, binaryKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, NewInvalidRequestError(err)
+	}
+
+	config, err := popValue[[]byte](in, configKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, NewInvalidRequestError(err)
+	}
+
+	maxMemoryMBs, err := popOptionalValue[int64](in, "maxMemoryMBs")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, NewInvalidRequestError(err)
+	}
+
+	mc := &host.ModuleConfig{
+		MaxMemoryMBs: maxMemoryMBs,
+	}
+
+	timeout, err := popOptionalValue[string](in, "timeout")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, NewInvalidRequestError(err)
+	}
+
+	var td time.Duration
+	if timeout != "" {
+		td, err = time.ParseDuration(timeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, NewInvalidRequestError(err)
+		}
+		mc.Timeout = &td
+	}
+
+	tickInterval, err := popOptionalValue[string](in, "tickInterval")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, NewInvalidRequestError(err)
+	}
+
+	var ti time.Duration
+	if tickInterval != "" {
+		ti, err = time.ParseDuration(tickInterval)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, NewInvalidRequestError(err)
+		}
+		mc.TickInterval = ti
+	}
+
+	pc := &ParsedConfig{
+		Binary:       binary,
+		Config:       config,
+		ModuleConfig: mc,
+	}
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(pc)
+	}
+
+	return pc, nil
+}
+
+func NewTransformer() *transformer {
+	return &transformer{}
+}
+
+func WithLogger(l logger.Logger) func(*ParsedConfig) {
+	return func(pc *ParsedConfig) {
+		pc.ModuleConfig.Logger = l
+	}
+}
+
+func popOptionalValue[T any](m *values.Map, key string) (T, error) {
+	v, err := popValue[T](m, key)
+	if err != nil {
+		var nfe *NotFoundError
+		if errors.As(err, &nfe) {
+			return v, nil
+		}
+		return v, err
+	}
+	return v, nil
+}
+
+func popValue[T any](m *values.Map, key string) (T, error) {
+	var empty T
+
+	wrapped, ok := m.Underlying[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return empty, NewNotFoundError(key)
+	}
+
+	delete(m.Underlying, key)
+	err := wrapped.UnwrapTo(&empty)
+	if err != nil {
+		return empty, fmt.Errorf("could not unwrap value: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return empty, nil
+}
+
+type NotFoundError struct {
+	Key string
+}
+
+func (e *NotFoundError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("could not find %q in map", e.Key)
+}
+
+func NewNotFoundError(key string) *NotFoundError {
+	return &NotFoundError{Key: key}
+}
+
+type InvalidRequestError struct {
+	Err error
+}
+
+func (e *InvalidRequestError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("invalid request: %v", e.Err)
+}
+
+func NewInvalidRequestError(err error) *InvalidRequestError {
+	return &InvalidRequestError{Err: err}
+}
diff --git a/core/capabilities/compute/transformer_test.go b/core/capabilities/compute/transformer_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3da152de28b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/capabilities/compute/transformer_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+package compute
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/values"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink-common/pkg/workflows/wasm/host"
+	"github.com/smartcontractkit/chainlink/v2/core/logger"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_NotFoundError(t *testing.T) {
+	nfe := NewNotFoundError("test")
+	assert.Equal(t, "could not find \"test\" in map", nfe.Error())
+}
+
+func Test_popValue(t *testing.T) {
+	m, err := values.NewMap(
+		map[string]any{
+			"test":     "value",
+			"mismatch": 42,
+		},
+	)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	t.Run("success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var gotValue string
+		gotValue, err = popValue[string](m, "test")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "value", gotValue)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("not found", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err = popValue[string](m, "foo")
+		var nfe *NotFoundError
+		assert.ErrorAs(t, err, &nfe)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("type mismatch", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err = popValue[string](m, "mismatch")
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "could not unwrap value")
+	})
+
+	assert.Len(t, m.Underlying, 0)
+}
+
+func Test_popOptionalValue(t *testing.T) {
+	m, err := values.NewMap(
+		map[string]any{
+			"test": "value",
+			"buzz": "fizz",
+		},
+	)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Run("found value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var gotValue string
+		gotValue, err = popOptionalValue[string](m, "test")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "value", gotValue)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("not found returns nil error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var gotValue string
+		gotValue, err = popOptionalValue[string](m, "foo")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Zero(t, gotValue)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("some other error fails", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var gotValue int
+		gotValue, err = popOptionalValue[int](m, "buzz")
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Zero(t, gotValue)
+	})
+
+	assert.Len(t, m.Underlying, 0)
+}
+
+func Test_transformer(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("success", func(t *testing.T) {
+		lgger := logger.TestLogger(t)
+		giveMap, err := values.NewMap(map[string]any{
+			"maxMemoryMBs": 1024,
+			"timeout":      "4s",
+			"tickInterval": "8s",
+			"binary":       []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03},
+			"config":       []byte{0x04, 0x05, 0x06},
+		})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		wantTO := 4 * time.Second
+		wantConfig := &ParsedConfig{
+			Binary: []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03},
+			Config: []byte{0x04, 0x05, 0x06},
+			ModuleConfig: &host.ModuleConfig{
+				MaxMemoryMBs: 1024,
+				Timeout:      &wantTO,
+				TickInterval: 8 * time.Second,
+				Logger:       lgger,
+			},
+		}
+
+		tf := NewTransformer()
+		gotConfig, err := tf.Transform(giveMap, WithLogger(lgger))
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, wantConfig, gotConfig)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("success missing optional fields", func(t *testing.T) {
+		lgger := logger.TestLogger(t)
+		giveMap, err := values.NewMap(map[string]any{
+			"binary": []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03},
+			"config": []byte{0x04, 0x05, 0x06},
+		})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		wantConfig := &ParsedConfig{
+			Binary: []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03},
+			Config: []byte{0x04, 0x05, 0x06},
+			ModuleConfig: &host.ModuleConfig{
+				Logger: lgger,
+			},
+		}
+
+		tf := NewTransformer()
+		gotConfig, err := tf.Transform(giveMap, WithLogger(lgger))
+
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, wantConfig, gotConfig)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("fails parsing timeout", func(t *testing.T) {
+		lgger := logger.TestLogger(t)
+		giveMap, err := values.NewMap(map[string]any{
+			"timeout": "not a duration",
+			"binary":  []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03},
+			"config":  []byte{0x04, 0x05, 0x06},
+		})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		tf := NewTransformer()
+		_, err = tf.Transform(giveMap, WithLogger(lgger))
+
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "invalid request")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("fails parsing tick interval", func(t *testing.T) {
+		lgger := logger.TestLogger(t)
+		giveMap, err := values.NewMap(map[string]any{
+			"tickInterval": "not a duration",
+			"binary":       []byte{0x01, 0x02, 0x03},
+			"config":       []byte{0x04, 0x05, 0x06},
+		})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		tf := NewTransformer()
+		_, err = tf.Transform(giveMap, WithLogger(lgger))
+
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "invalid request")
+	})
+}