diff --git a/src/cache/BasicSortKeyCache.ts b/src/cache/BasicSortKeyCache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad8897c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cache/BasicSortKeyCache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { CacheKey, PruneStats, SortKeyCacheResult } from './SortKeyCache';
+
+/**
+ * A cache that stores its values per dedicated key and sort key.
+ * A sort key is a value that the SmartWeave protocol is using
+ * to sort contract transactions ({@link LexicographicalInteractionsSorter}.
+ *
+ * All values should be stored in a lexicographical order (per key) -
+ * sorted by the sort key.
+ */
+export interface BasicSortKeyCache<V> {
+  getLessOrEqual(key: string, sortKey: string): Promise<SortKeyCacheResult<V> | null>;
+
+  /**
+   * returns value stored for a given key and last sortKey
+   */
+  getLast(key: string): Promise<SortKeyCacheResult<V> | null>;
+
+  /**
+   * returns last cached sort key - takes all keys into account
+   */
+  getLastSortKey(): Promise<string | null>;
+
+  /**
+   * returns value for the key and exact sortKey
+   */
+  get(cacheKey: CacheKey): Promise<SortKeyCacheResult<V> | null>;
+
+  /**
+   * puts new value in cache under given {@link CacheKey.key} and {@link CacheKey.sortKey}.
+   */
+  put(cacheKey: CacheKey, value: V): Promise<void>;
+
+  /**
+   * removes all data stored under a specified key
+   */
+  delete(key: string): Promise<void>;
+
+  open(): Promise<void>;
+
+  close(): Promise<void>;
+
+  begin(): Promise<void>;
+
+  rollback(): Promise<void>;
+
+  commit(): Promise<void>;
+
+  /**
+   * used mostly for debugging, allows to dump the current content cache
+   * It's slow.
+   */
+  dump(): Promise<any>; // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+
+  /**
+   * returns underlying storage (LevelDB, LMDB, sqlite...)
+   * - useful for performing low-level operations
+   */
+  storage<S>(): S;
+
+  /**
+   * leaves n-latest (i.e. with latest (in lexicographic order) sort keys)
+   * entries for each cached key
+   *
+   * @param entriesStored - how many latest entries should be left
+   * for each cached key
+   *
+   * @retun PruneStats if getting them doesn't introduce a delay, null otherwise
+   */
+  prune(entriesStored: number): Promise<PruneStats | null>;
+}
diff --git a/src/cache/SortKeyCache.ts b/src/cache/SortKeyCache.ts
index 20142ef..5ea0d6d 100644
--- a/src/cache/SortKeyCache.ts
+++ b/src/cache/SortKeyCache.ts
@@ -1,68 +1,26 @@
 import { SortKeyCacheRangeOptions } from './SortKeyCacheRangeOptions';
+import { BasicSortKeyCache } from './BasicSortKeyCache';
 
 /**
- * A cache that stores its values per dedicated key and sort key.
- * A sort key is a value that the SmartWeave protocol is using
- * to sort contract transactions ({@link LexicographicalInteractionsSorter}.
+ * Key-value cache storage.
+ * Just as {@link BasicSortKeyCache}, items are stored
+ * in lexicographical order using by sort key.
  *
- * All values should be stored in a lexicographical order (per key) -
- * sorted by the sort key.
+ * In addition, this interface provide functionality related to
+ * fetching keys and values using range options. {@link SortKeyCacheRangeOptions}
  */
-export interface SortKeyCache<V> {
-  getLessOrEqual(key: string, sortKey: string): Promise<SortKeyCacheResult<V> | null>;
-
-  /**
-   * returns value stored for a given key and last sortKey
-   */
-  getLast(key: string): Promise<SortKeyCacheResult<V> | null>;
-
-  /**
-   * returns last cached sort key - takes all keys into account
-   */
-  getLastSortKey(): Promise<string | null>;
-
-  /**
-   * returns value for the key and exact sortKey
-   */
-  get(cacheKey: CacheKey): Promise<SortKeyCacheResult<V> | null>;
-
-  /**
-   * puts new value in cache under given {@link CacheKey.key} and {@link CacheKey.sortKey}.
-   */
-  put(cacheKey: CacheKey, value: V): Promise<void>;
-
+export interface SortKeyCache<V> extends BasicSortKeyCache<V> {
   /**
    * deletes value in cache under given {@link CacheKey.key} from {@link CacheKey.sortKey}.
    * the value will be still available if fetched using a lower sortKey
    */
   del(cacheKey: CacheKey): Promise<void>;
 
-  /**
-   * removes all data stored under a specified key
-   */
-  delete(key: string): Promise<void>;
-
   /**
    * executes a list of stacked operations
    */
   batch(opStack: BatchDBOp<V>[]);
 
-  open(): Promise<void>;
-
-  close(): Promise<void>;
-
-  begin(): Promise<void>;
-
-  rollback(): Promise<void>;
-
-  commit(): Promise<void>;
-
-  /**
-   * used mostly for debugging, allows to dump the current content cache
-   * It's slow.
-   */
-  dump(): Promise<any>; // eslint-disable-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-
   /**
    * Returns keys for a specified range
    */
@@ -72,23 +30,6 @@ export interface SortKeyCache<V> {
    * Returns a key value map for a specified range
    */
   kvMap(sortKey: string, options?: SortKeyCacheRangeOptions): Promise<Map<string, V>>;
-
-  /**
-   * returns underlying storage (LevelDB, LMDB, sqlite...)
-   * - useful for performing low-level operations
-   */
-  storage<S>(): S;
-
-  /**
-   * leaves n-latest (i.e. with latest (in lexicographic order) sort keys)
-   * entries for each cached key
-   *
-   * @param entriesStored - how many latest entries should be left
-   * for each cached key
-   *
-   * @retun PruneStats if getting them doesn't introduce a delay, null otherwise
-   */
-  prune(entriesStored: number): Promise<PruneStats | null>;
 }
 
 export interface PruneStats {
@@ -107,11 +48,13 @@ export class SortKeyCacheResult<V> {
 }
 
 export declare type BatchDBOp<V> = PutBatch<V> | DelBatch;
+
 export interface PutBatch<V> {
   type: 'put';
   key: CacheKey;
   value: V;
 }
+
 export interface DelBatch {
   type: 'del';
   key: string;
diff --git a/src/cache/SortKeyCacheRangeOptions.ts b/src/cache/SortKeyCacheRangeOptions.ts
index 082f78a..bdd581d 100644
--- a/src/cache/SortKeyCacheRangeOptions.ts
+++ b/src/cache/SortKeyCacheRangeOptions.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+/**
+ * Range option for fetching items from kv storage {@link SortKeyCache}
+ * @param gte - greater than equals
+ * @param lt - less than
+ * @param reverse - reverses the order
+ * @param limit - limits output elements
+ */
 export interface SortKeyCacheRangeOptions {
   gte?: string;
   lt?: string;
diff --git a/src/core/Warp.ts b/src/core/Warp.ts
index cf42232..e2b2438 100644
--- a/src/core/Warp.ts
+++ b/src/core/Warp.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_LEVEL_DB_LOCATION, WARP_GW_URL } from './WarpFactory';
 import { LevelDbCache } from '../cache/impl/LevelDbCache';
 import { SourceData } from '../contract/deploy/Source';
 import { BundlerSigner, DataItem } from '../contract/deploy/DataItem';
+import { BasicSortKeyCache } from '../cache/BasicSortKeyCache';
 
 export type WarpEnvironment = 'local' | 'testnet' | 'mainnet' | 'custom';
 export type KVStorageFactory = (contractTxId: string) => SortKeyCache<unknown>;
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ export class Warp {
 
   static builder(
     arweave: Arweave,
-    stateCache: SortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>,
+    stateCache: BasicSortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>,
     environment: WarpEnvironment
   ): WarpBuilder {
     return new WarpBuilder(arweave, stateCache, environment);
@@ -138,12 +139,12 @@ export class Warp {
     return new PstContractImpl(contractTxId, this);
   }
 
-  useStateCache(stateCache: SortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>): Warp {
+  useStateCache(stateCache: BasicSortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>): Warp {
     this.stateEvaluator.setCache(stateCache);
     return this;
   }
 
-  useContractCache(definition: SortKeyCache<ContractDefinition<unknown>>, src: SortKeyCache<SrcCache>): Warp {
+  useContractCache(definition: BasicSortKeyCache<ContractDefinition<unknown>>, src: SortKeyCache<SrcCache>): Warp {
     this.definitionLoader.setSrcCache(src);
     this.definitionLoader.setCache(definition);
     return this;
diff --git a/src/core/WarpBuilder.ts b/src/core/WarpBuilder.ts
index 72213fd..821412c 100644
--- a/src/core/WarpBuilder.ts
+++ b/src/core/WarpBuilder.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ import { InteractionsLoader } from './modules/InteractionsLoader';
 import { StateEvaluator, EvalStateResult } from './modules/StateEvaluator';
 import { WarpEnvironment, Warp } from './Warp';
 import { CacheOptions, GatewayOptions } from './WarpFactory';
-import { SortKeyCache } from '../cache/SortKeyCache';
 import { LevelDbCache } from '../cache/impl/LevelDbCache';
 import { ContractCache, SrcCache } from './ContractDefinition';
+import { BasicSortKeyCache } from '../cache/BasicSortKeyCache';
 
 export class WarpBuilder {
   private _definitionLoader?: DefinitionLoader;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export class WarpBuilder {
 
   constructor(
     private readonly _arweave: Arweave,
-    private readonly _stateCache: SortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>,
+    private readonly _stateCache: BasicSortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>,
     private readonly _environment: WarpEnvironment = 'custom'
   ) {}
 
diff --git a/src/core/modules/DefinitionLoader.ts b/src/core/modules/DefinitionLoader.ts
index d9c4d5c..86b2bcc 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/DefinitionLoader.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/DefinitionLoader.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ContractCache, ContractDefinition, ContractSource, SrcCache } from '../../core/ContractDefinition';
 import { GwTypeAware } from './InteractionsLoader';
-import { SortKeyCache } from '../../cache/SortKeyCache';
 import { WarpAware } from '../Warp';
+import { BasicSortKeyCache } from '../../cache/BasicSortKeyCache';
 
 /**
  * Implementors of this interface are responsible for loading contract's definitions -
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ export interface DefinitionLoader extends GwTypeAware, WarpAware {
 
   loadContractSource(srcTxId: string): Promise<ContractSource>;
 
-  setCache(cache: SortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>>): void;
+  setCache(cache: BasicSortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>>): void;
 
   // Cache for storing common source code or binaries
-  setSrcCache(cacheSrc?: SortKeyCache<SrcCache>): void;
+  setSrcCache(cacheSrc?: BasicSortKeyCache<SrcCache>): void;
 
-  getCache(): SortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>>;
+  getCache(): BasicSortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>>;
 
-  getSrcCache(): SortKeyCache<SrcCache>;
+  getSrcCache(): BasicSortKeyCache<SrcCache>;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts b/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts
index 51061c9..da1e652 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import { SortKeyCache, SortKeyCacheResult } from '../../cache/SortKeyCache';
+import { SortKeyCacheResult } from '../../cache/SortKeyCache';
 import { ExecutionContext } from '../ExecutionContext';
 import { GQLNodeInterface } from '../../legacy/gqlResult';
 import { SourceType } from './impl/WarpGatewayInteractionsLoader';
+import { BasicSortKeyCache } from '../../cache/BasicSortKeyCache';
 
 /**
  * Implementors of this class are responsible for evaluating contract's state
@@ -87,9 +88,9 @@ export interface StateEvaluator {
 
   lastCachedSortKey(): Promise<string | null>;
 
-  setCache(cache: SortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>): void;
+  setCache(cache: BasicSortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>): void;
 
-  getCache(): SortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>;
+  getCache(): BasicSortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>;
 }
 
 export class EvalStateResult<State> {
diff --git a/src/core/modules/impl/CacheableStateEvaluator.ts b/src/core/modules/impl/CacheableStateEvaluator.ts
index 19b4a62..64f0aa3 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/impl/CacheableStateEvaluator.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/impl/CacheableStateEvaluator.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import Arweave from 'arweave';
-import { CacheKey, SortKeyCache, SortKeyCacheResult } from '../../../cache/SortKeyCache';
+import { CacheKey, SortKeyCacheResult } from '../../../cache/SortKeyCache';
 import { ExecutionContext } from '../../../core/ExecutionContext';
 import { ExecutionContextModifier } from '../../../core/ExecutionContextModifier';
 import { GQLNodeInterface } from '../../../legacy/gqlResult';
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { EvalStateResult } from '../StateEvaluator';
 import { DefaultStateEvaluator } from './DefaultStateEvaluator';
 import { HandlerApi } from './HandlerExecutorFactory';
 import { genesisSortKey } from './LexicographicalInteractionsSorter';
+import { BasicSortKeyCache } from '../../../cache/BasicSortKeyCache';
 
 /**
  * An implementation of DefaultStateEvaluator that adds caching capabilities.
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export class CacheableStateEvaluator extends DefaultStateEvaluator {
 
   constructor(
     arweave: Arweave,
-    private cache: SortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>,
+    private cache: BasicSortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>,
     executionContextModifiers: ExecutionContextModifier[] = []
   ) {
     super(arweave, executionContextModifiers);
@@ -224,11 +225,11 @@ export class CacheableStateEvaluator extends DefaultStateEvaluator {
     return await this.cache.getLastSortKey();
   }
 
-  setCache(cache: SortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>): void {
+  setCache(cache: BasicSortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>): void {
     this.cache = cache;
   }
 
-  getCache(): SortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>> {
+  getCache(): BasicSortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>> {
     return this.cache;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/modules/impl/ContractDefinitionLoader.ts b/src/core/modules/impl/ContractDefinitionLoader.ts
index 05fe07b..ea78e8d 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/impl/ContractDefinitionLoader.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/impl/ContractDefinitionLoader.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import { GW_TYPE } from '../InteractionsLoader';
 import { TagsParser } from './TagsParser';
 import { WasmSrc } from './wasm/WasmSrc';
 import { Warp, WarpEnvironment } from '../../Warp';
-import { SortKeyCache } from '../../../cache/SortKeyCache';
 import { Transaction } from '../../../utils/types/arweave-types';
+import { BasicSortKeyCache } from '../../../cache/BasicSortKeyCache';
 
 export class ContractDefinitionLoader implements DefinitionLoader {
   private readonly logger = LoggerFactory.INST.create('ContractDefinitionLoader');
@@ -147,20 +147,20 @@ export class ContractDefinitionLoader implements DefinitionLoader {
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  setCache(cache: SortKeyCache<ContractDefinition<unknown>>): void {
+  setCache(cache: BasicSortKeyCache<ContractDefinition<unknown>>): void {
     throw new Error('No cache implemented for this loader');
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  setSrcCache(cache: SortKeyCache<SrcCache>): void {
+  setSrcCache(cache: BasicSortKeyCache<SrcCache>): void {
     throw new Error('No cache implemented for this loader');
   }
 
-  getCache(): SortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>> {
+  getCache(): BasicSortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>> {
     throw new Error('No cache implemented for this loader');
   }
 
-  getSrcCache(): SortKeyCache<SrcCache> {
+  getSrcCache(): BasicSortKeyCache<SrcCache> {
     throw new Error('No cache implemented for this loader');
   }
 
diff --git a/src/core/modules/impl/DefaultStateEvaluator.ts b/src/core/modules/impl/DefaultStateEvaluator.ts
index fe4cf47..4046afe 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/impl/DefaultStateEvaluator.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/impl/DefaultStateEvaluator.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Arweave from 'arweave';
 
-import { SortKeyCache, SortKeyCacheResult } from '../../../cache/SortKeyCache';
+import { SortKeyCacheResult } from '../../../cache/SortKeyCache';
 import { InteractionCall } from '../../ContractCallRecord';
 import { ExecutionContext } from '../../../core/ExecutionContext';
 import { ExecutionContextModifier } from '../../../core/ExecutionContextModifier';
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { EvalStateResult, StateEvaluator } from '../StateEvaluator';
 import { ContractInteraction, HandlerApi, InteractionResult } from './HandlerExecutorFactory';
 import { TagsParser } from './TagsParser';
 import { VrfPluginFunctions } from '../../WarpPlugin';
+import { BasicSortKeyCache } from '../../../cache/BasicSortKeyCache';
 
 type EvaluationProgressInput = {
   contractTxId: string;
@@ -396,9 +397,9 @@ export abstract class DefaultStateEvaluator implements StateEvaluator {
 
   abstract lastCachedSortKey(): Promise<string | null>;
 
-  abstract setCache(cache: SortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>): void;
+  abstract setCache(cache: BasicSortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>): void;
 
-  abstract getCache(): SortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>;
+  abstract getCache(): BasicSortKeyCache<EvalStateResult<unknown>>;
 }
 
 function canBeCached(tx: GQLNodeInterface): boolean {
diff --git a/src/core/modules/impl/WarpGatewayContractDefinitionLoader.ts b/src/core/modules/impl/WarpGatewayContractDefinitionLoader.ts
index cebb5e1..40c5dc1 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/impl/WarpGatewayContractDefinitionLoader.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/impl/WarpGatewayContractDefinitionLoader.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import { DefinitionLoader } from '../DefinitionLoader';
 import { WasmSrc } from './wasm/WasmSrc';
 import { Warp, WarpEnvironment } from '../../Warp';
 import { TagsParser } from './TagsParser';
-import { CacheKey, SortKeyCache, SortKeyCacheResult } from '../../../cache/SortKeyCache';
+import { CacheKey, SortKeyCacheResult } from '../../../cache/SortKeyCache';
 import { Transaction } from '../../../utils/types/arweave-types';
 import { getJsonResponse, stripTrailingSlash } from '../../../utils/utils';
+import { BasicSortKeyCache } from '../../../cache/BasicSortKeyCache';
 
 /**
  * An extension to {@link ContractDefinitionLoader} that makes use of
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ export class WarpGatewayContractDefinitionLoader implements DefinitionLoader {
 
   constructor(
     arweave: Arweave,
-    private definitionCache: SortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>>,
-    private srcCache: SortKeyCache<SrcCache>,
+    private definitionCache: BasicSortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>>,
+    private srcCache: BasicSortKeyCache<SrcCache>,
     private readonly env: WarpEnvironment
   ) {
     this.contractDefinitionLoader = new ContractDefinitionLoader(arweave, env);
@@ -102,19 +103,19 @@ export class WarpGatewayContractDefinitionLoader implements DefinitionLoader {
     return 'warp';
   }
 
-  setCache(cache: SortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>>): void {
+  setCache(cache: BasicSortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>>): void {
     this.definitionCache = cache;
   }
 
-  setSrcCache(cacheSrc: SortKeyCache<SrcCache>): void {
+  setSrcCache(cacheSrc: BasicSortKeyCache<SrcCache>): void {
     this.srcCache = cacheSrc;
   }
 
-  getCache(): SortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>> {
+  getCache(): BasicSortKeyCache<ContractCache<unknown>> {
     return this.definitionCache;
   }
 
-  getSrcCache(): SortKeyCache<SrcCache> {
+  getSrcCache(): BasicSortKeyCache<SrcCache> {
     return this.srcCache;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 83a4816..6fd22cb 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export * from './logging/LoggerFactory';
 export * from './logging/LoggerSettings';
 export * from './logging/Benchmark';
 
+export * from './cache/BasicSortKeyCache';
 export * from './cache/SortKeyCache';
 export * from './cache/WarpCache';
 export * from './cache/impl/LevelDbCache';