diff --git a/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/datasource_test.go b/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/datasource_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c398ad02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/datasource_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Package models
+package models
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/datalayer"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/datalayer/http"
+	fwkdl "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/framework/interface/datalayer"
+)
+
+func TestDatasource(t *testing.T) {
+	source := http.NewHTTPDataSource("https", "/models", true, ModelsDataSourceType,
+		"models-data-source", parseModels, ModelsResponseType)
+	extractor, err := NewModelExtractor()
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "failed to create extractor")
+
+	err = source.AddExtractor(extractor)
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "failed to add extractor")
+
+	err = source.AddExtractor(extractor)
+	assert.NotNil(t, err, "expected to fail to add the same extractor twice")
+
+	extractors := source.Extractors()
+	assert.Len(t, extractors, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, extractor.TypedName().String(), extractors[0])
+
+	err = datalayer.RegisterSource(source)
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "failed to register")
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	factory := datalayer.NewEndpointFactory([]fwkdl.DataSource{source}, 100*time.Hour)
+	pod := &fwkdl.EndpointMetadata{
+		NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{
+			Name:      "pod1",
+			Namespace: "default",
+		},
+		Address: "1.2.3.4:5678",
+	}
+	endpoint := factory.NewEndpoint(ctx, pod, nil)
+	assert.NotNil(t, endpoint, "failed to create endpoint")
+
+	err = source.Collect(ctx, endpoint)
+	assert.NotNil(t, err, "expected to fail to collect metrics")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/extractor.go b/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/extractor.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..317240ab2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/extractor.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+
+	fwkdl "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/framework/interface/datalayer"
+	fwkplugin "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/framework/interface/plugin"
+)
+
+const modelsAttributeKey = "/v1/models"
+
+// ModelInfoCollection defines models' data returned from /v1/models API
+type ModelInfoCollection []ModelInfo
+
+// ModelInfo defines model's data returned from /v1/models API
+type ModelInfo struct {
+	ID     string `json:"id"`
+	Parent string `json:"parent,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// String returns a string representation of the model info
+func (m *ModelInfo) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%+v", *m)
+}
+
+// Clone returns a full copy of the object
+func (m ModelInfoCollection) Clone() fwkdl.Cloneable {
+	if m == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	clone := make([]ModelInfo, len(m))
+	copy(clone, m)
+	return (*ModelInfoCollection)(&clone)
+}
+
+func (m ModelInfoCollection) String() string {
+	if m == nil {
+		return "[]"
+	}
+	parts := make([]string, len(m))
+	for i, p := range m {
+		parts[i] = p.String()
+	}
+	return "[" + strings.Join(parts, ", ") + "]"
+}
+
+// ModelResponse is the response from /v1/models API
+type ModelResponse struct {
+	Object string      `json:"object"`
+	Data   []ModelInfo `json:"data"`
+}
+
+// ModelsResponseType is the type of models response
+var (
+	ModelsResponseType = reflect.TypeOf(ModelResponse{})
+)
+
+// ModelExtractor implements the models extraction.
+type ModelExtractor struct {
+	typedName fwkplugin.TypedName
+}
+
+// NewModelExtractor returns a new model extractor.
+func NewModelExtractor() (*ModelExtractor, error) {
+	return &ModelExtractor{
+		typedName: fwkplugin.TypedName{
+			Type: ModelsExtractorType,
+			Name: ModelsExtractorType,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// TypedName returns the type and name of the ModelExtractor.
+func (me *ModelExtractor) TypedName() fwkplugin.TypedName {
+	return me.typedName
+}
+
+// WithName sets the name of the extractor.
+func (me *ModelExtractor) WithName(name string) *ModelExtractor {
+	me.typedName.Name = name
+	return me
+}
+
+// ExpectedInputType defines the type expected by ModelExtractor.
+func (me *ModelExtractor) ExpectedInputType() reflect.Type {
+	return ModelsResponseType
+}
+
+// Extract transforms the data source output into a concrete attribute that
+// is stored on the given endpoint.
+func (me *ModelExtractor) Extract(_ context.Context, data any, ep fwkdl.Endpoint) error {
+	models, ok := data.(*ModelResponse)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected input in Extract: %T", data)
+	}
+
+	ep.GetAttributes().Put(modelsAttributeKey, ModelInfoCollection(models.Data))
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/extractor_test.go b/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/extractor_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f075f3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/extractor_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+
+	fwkdl "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/framework/interface/datalayer"
+)
+
+func TestExtractorExtract(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	extractor, err := NewModelExtractor()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create extractor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if exType := extractor.TypedName().Type; exType == "" {
+		t.Error("empty extractor type")
+	}
+
+	if exName := extractor.TypedName().Name; exName == "" {
+		t.Error("empty extractor name")
+	}
+
+	if inputType := extractor.ExpectedInputType(); inputType != ModelsResponseType {
+		t.Errorf("incorrect expected input type: %v", inputType)
+	}
+
+	ep := fwkdl.NewEndpoint(nil, nil)
+	if ep == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected non-nil endpoint")
+	}
+
+	model := "food-review"
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		data    any
+		wantErr bool
+		updated bool // whether metrics are expected to change
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "nil data",
+			data:    nil,
+			wantErr: true,
+			updated: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "empty ModelsResponse",
+			data:    &ModelResponse{},
+			wantErr: false,
+			updated: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid models response",
+			data: &ModelResponse{
+				Object: "list",
+				Data: []ModelInfo{
+					{
+						ID: model,
+					},
+					{
+						ID:     "lora1",
+						Parent: model,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+			updated: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer func() {
+				if r := recover(); r != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Extract panicked: %v", r)
+				}
+			}()
+
+			attr := ep.GetAttributes()
+			before, ok := attr.Get(modelsAttributeKey)
+			if ok && before != nil {
+				t.Error("expected empty attributes")
+			}
+			err := extractor.Extract(ctx, tt.data, ep)
+			after, ok := attr.Get(modelsAttributeKey)
+			if !ok && tt.updated {
+				t.Error("expected updated attributes")
+			}
+
+			if tt.wantErr && err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("expected error but got nil")
+			}
+			if !tt.wantErr && err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if tt.updated {
+				if diff := cmp.Diff(before, after); diff == "" {
+					t.Errorf("expected models to be updated, but no change detected")
+				}
+			} else {
+				if diff := cmp.Diff(before, after); diff != "" {
+					t.Errorf("expected no models update, but got changes:\n%s", diff)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/factories.go b/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/factories.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49cd4edad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models/factories.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/datalayer/http"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/framework/interface/plugin"
+)
+
+const (
+	// ModelsDataSourceType is models data source type
+	ModelsDataSourceType = "models-data-source"
+	// ModelsExtractorType is models extractor type
+	ModelsExtractorType = "model-server-protocol-models"
+)
+
+// Configuration parameters for models data source.
+type modelsDatasourceParams struct {
+	// Scheme defines the protocol scheme used in models retrieval (e.g., "http").
+	Scheme string `json:"scheme"`
+	// Path defines the URL path used in models retrieval (e.g., "/v1/models").
+	Path string `json:"path"`
+	// InsecureSkipVerify defines whether model server certificate should be verified or not.
+	InsecureSkipVerify bool `json:"insecureSkipVerify"`
+}
+
+// ModelDataSourceFactory is a factory function used to instantiate data layer's
+// models data source plugins specified in a configuration.
+func ModelDataSourceFactory(name string, parameters json.RawMessage, _ plugin.Handle) (plugin.Plugin, error) {
+	cfg := defaultDataSourceConfigParams()
+	if parameters != nil { // overlay the defaults with configured values
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(parameters, cfg); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	if cfg.Scheme != "http" && cfg.Scheme != "https" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported scheme: %s", cfg.Scheme)
+	}
+
+	ds := http.NewHTTPDataSource(cfg.Scheme, cfg.Path, cfg.InsecureSkipVerify, ModelsDataSourceType,
+		name, parseModels, ModelsResponseType)
+	return ds, nil
+}
+
+// ModelServerExtractorFactory is a factory function used to instantiate data layer's models
+// Extractor plugins specified in a configuration.
+func ModelServerExtractorFactory(name string, _ json.RawMessage, _ plugin.Handle) (plugin.Plugin, error) {
+	extractor, err := NewModelExtractor()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return extractor.WithName(name), nil
+}
+
+func defaultDataSourceConfigParams() *modelsDatasourceParams {
+	return &modelsDatasourceParams{Scheme: "http", Path: "/v1/models", InsecureSkipVerify: true}
+}
+
+func parseModels(data io.Reader) (any, error) {
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read response body: %v", err)
+	}
+	var modelsResponse ModelResponse
+	err = json.Unmarshal(body, &modelsResponse)
+	return &modelsResponse, err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/register.go b/pkg/plugins/register.go
index 08bb7b0b3..e978de60c 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/register.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/register.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package plugins
 
 import (
+	"github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-scheduler/pkg/plugins/datalayer/models"
 	"github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-scheduler/pkg/plugins/filter"
 	prerequest "github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-scheduler/pkg/plugins/pre-request"
 	"github.com/llm-d/llm-d-inference-scheduler/pkg/plugins/profile"
@@ -22,4 +23,6 @@ func RegisterAllPlugins() {
 	plugin.Register(scorer.SessionAffinityType, scorer.SessionAffinityFactory)
 	plugin.Register(scorer.ActiveRequestType, scorer.ActiveRequestFactory)
 	plugin.Register(scorer.NoHitLRUType, scorer.NoHitLRUFactory)
+	plugin.Register(models.ModelsDataSourceType, models.ModelDataSourceFactory)
+	plugin.Register(models.ModelsExtractorType, models.ModelServerExtractorFactory)
 }