diff --git a/crates/kona-providers/src/blob_provider.rs b/crates/kona-providers/src/blob_provider.rs
index 27cea28..98788e7 100644
--- a/crates/kona-providers/src/blob_provider.rs
+++ b/crates/kona-providers/src/blob_provider.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ use reth::primitives::BlobTransactionSidecar;
 use tracing::warn;
 use url::Url;
 
+/// A blob provider that first attempts to fetch blobs from a primary beacon client and
+/// falls back to a secondary blob archiver if the primary fails.
+///
+/// Any blob archiver just needs to implement the beacon
+/// [`blob_sidecars` API](https://ethereum.github.io/beacon-APIs/#/Beacon/getBlobSidecars)
+pub type DurableBlobProvider =
+    OnlineBlobProviderWithFallback<OnlineBeaconClient, OnlineBeaconClient, SimpleSlotDerivation>;
+
 /// Layered [BlobProvider] for the Kona derivation pipeline.
 ///
 /// This provider wraps different blob sources in an ordered manner:
@@ -35,13 +43,9 @@ pub struct LayeredBlobProvider {
     /// This is used primarily during sync when archived blobs
     /// aren't provided by reth since they'll be too old.
     ///
-    /// The `WithFallback` setup allows to specify two different
+    /// The `Durable` setup allows to specify two different
     /// endpoints for a primary and a fallback blob provider.
-    online: OnlineBlobProviderWithFallback<
-        OnlineBeaconClient,
-        OnlineBeaconClient,
-        SimpleSlotDerivation,
-    >,
+    online: DurableBlobProvider,
 }
 
 /// A blob provider that hold blobs in memory.
diff --git a/crates/rollup/src/cli.rs b/crates/rollup/src/cli.rs
index 2119932..7b56af2 100644
--- a/crates/rollup/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/rollup/src/cli.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ use url::Url;
 /// The default L2 chain ID to use. This corresponds to OP Mainnet.
 pub const DEFAULT_L2_CHAIN_ID: u64 = 10;
 
+/// The default L1 RPC URL to use.
+pub const DEFAULT_L1_RPC_URL: &str = "https://eth.llamarpc.com/";
+
 /// The default L2 RPC URL to use.
 pub const DEFAULT_L2_RPC_URL: &str = "https://optimism.llamarpc.com/";
 
@@ -30,6 +33,11 @@ pub struct HeraArgsExt {
     #[clap(long = "hera.l2-rpc-url", default_value = DEFAULT_L2_RPC_URL)]
     pub l2_rpc_url: Url,
 
+    /// RPC URL of an L1 execution client
+    /// (This is only needed when running in Standalone mode)
+    #[clap(long = "hera.l1-rpc-url", default_value = DEFAULT_L1_RPC_URL)]
+    pub l1_rpc_url: Url,
+
     /// URL of an L1 beacon client to fetch blobs
     #[clap(long = "hera.l1-beacon-client-url", default_value = DEFAULT_L1_BEACON_CLIENT_URL)]
     pub l1_beacon_client_url: Url,
diff --git a/crates/rollup/src/driver.rs b/crates/rollup/src/driver.rs
index ad3402d..219763c 100644
--- a/crates/rollup/src/driver.rs
+++ b/crates/rollup/src/driver.rs
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ use std::{fmt::Debug, sync::Arc};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use eyre::{bail, Result};
 use kona_derive::{
-    online::AlloyL2ChainProvider,
+    online::{AlloyChainProvider, AlloyL2ChainProvider, OnlineBlobProviderBuilder},
     traits::{BlobProvider, ChainProvider, L2ChainProvider},
 };
 use kona_primitives::BlockInfo;
-use kona_providers::{InMemoryChainProvider, LayeredBlobProvider};
+use kona_providers::{
+    blob_provider::DurableBlobProvider, InMemoryChainProvider, LayeredBlobProvider,
+};
 use reth_exex::{ExExContext, ExExEvent, ExExNotification};
 use reth_node_api::FullNodeComponents;
 use superchain_registry::RollupConfig;
@@ -25,17 +27,6 @@ pub trait DriverContext {
     fn send_event(&mut self, event: ExExEvent) -> Result<(), SendError<ExExEvent>>;
 }
 
-#[async_trait]
-impl<N: FullNodeComponents> DriverContext for ExExContext<N> {
-    async fn recv_notification(&mut self) -> Option<ExExNotification> {
-        self.notifications.recv().await
-    }
-
-    fn send_event(&mut self, event: ExExEvent) -> Result<(), SendError<ExExEvent>> {
-        self.events.send(event)
-    }
-}
-
 /// The Rollup Driver entrypoint.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Driver<DC, CP, BP, L2CP> {
@@ -51,6 +42,36 @@ pub struct Driver<DC, CP, BP, L2CP> {
     l2_chain_provider: L2CP,
 }
 
+#[async_trait]
+impl<N: FullNodeComponents> DriverContext for ExExContext<N> {
+    async fn recv_notification(&mut self) -> Option<ExExNotification> {
+        self.notifications.recv().await
+    }
+
+    fn send_event(&mut self, event: ExExEvent) -> Result<(), SendError<ExExEvent>> {
+        self.events.send(event)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct StandaloneContext;
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl DriverContext for StandaloneContext {
+    async fn recv_notification(&mut self) -> Option<ExExNotification> {
+        // Where should we get notifications from?
+        // We could use the L1 chain provider, but it's already in the Driver struct
+        // and it doesn't work well with the ExExNotification abstraction IMO.
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn send_event(&mut self, _event: ExExEvent) -> Result<(), SendError<ExExEvent>> {
+        // Sending events is a no-op for standalone mode for now,
+        // really not sure if we'll need it here?
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<N> Driver<ExExContext<N>, InMemoryChainProvider, LayeredBlobProvider, AlloyL2ChainProvider>
 where
     N: FullNodeComponents,
@@ -65,6 +86,20 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl Driver<StandaloneContext, AlloyChainProvider, DurableBlobProvider, AlloyL2ChainProvider> {
+    /// Create a new standalone Hera Driver
+    pub async fn std(ctx: StandaloneContext, args: HeraArgsExt, cfg: Arc<RollupConfig>) -> Self {
+        let cp = AlloyChainProvider::new_http(args.l1_rpc_url);
+        let l2_cp = AlloyL2ChainProvider::new_http(args.l2_rpc_url, cfg.clone());
+        let bp = OnlineBlobProviderBuilder::new()
+            .with_primary(args.l1_beacon_client_url.to_string())
+            .with_fallback(args.l1_blob_archiver_url.map(|url| url.to_string()))
+            .build();
+
+        Self { cfg, ctx, chain_provider: cp, blob_provider: bp, l2_chain_provider: l2_cp }
+    }
+}
+
 #[allow(unused)]
 impl<DC, CP, BP, L2CP> Driver<DC, CP, BP, L2CP>
 where