diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool.rs
index 9ebc412..e617a43 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool.rs
@@ -275,10 +275,20 @@ pub(super) struct ReinitCore {
     pub(super) hardswap: AtomicBool,
 }
 
+pub(super) struct WriterLifecycleCore {
+    pub(super) me_keepalive_enabled: bool,
+    pub(super) me_keepalive_interval: Duration,
+    pub(super) me_keepalive_jitter: Duration,
+    pub(super) me_keepalive_payload_random: bool,
+    pub(super) rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: AtomicU64,
+    pub(super) writer_cmd_channel_capacity: usize,
+}
+
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 pub struct MePool {
     pub(super) routing: Arc<RoutingCore>,
     pub(super) reinit: Arc<ReinitCore>,
+    pub(super) writer_lifecycle: Arc<WriterLifecycleCore>,
     pub(super) decision: NetworkDecision,
     pub(super) upstream: Option<Arc<UpstreamManager>>,
     pub(super) rng: Arc<SecureRandom>,
@@ -297,12 +307,6 @@ pub struct MePool {
     pub(super) stun_backoff_until: Arc<RwLock<Option<Instant>>>,
     pub(super) me_one_retry: u8,
     pub(super) me_one_timeout: Duration,
-    pub(super) me_keepalive_enabled: bool,
-    pub(super) me_keepalive_interval: Duration,
-    pub(super) me_keepalive_jitter: Duration,
-    pub(super) me_keepalive_payload_random: bool,
-    pub(super) rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: AtomicU64,
-    pub(super) writer_cmd_channel_capacity: usize,
     pub(super) me_warmup_stagger_enabled: bool,
     pub(super) me_warmup_step_delay: Duration,
     pub(super) me_warmup_step_jitter: Duration,
@@ -556,6 +560,14 @@ impl MePool {
                 pending_hardswap_map_hash: AtomicU64::new(0),
                 hardswap: AtomicBool::new(hardswap),
             }),
+            writer_lifecycle: Arc::new(WriterLifecycleCore {
+                me_keepalive_enabled,
+                me_keepalive_interval: Duration::from_secs(me_keepalive_interval_secs),
+                me_keepalive_jitter: Duration::from_secs(me_keepalive_jitter_secs),
+                me_keepalive_payload_random,
+                rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: AtomicU64::new(rpc_proxy_req_every_secs),
+                writer_cmd_channel_capacity: me_writer_cmd_channel_capacity.max(1),
+            }),
             decision,
             upstream,
             rng,
@@ -588,12 +600,6 @@ impl MePool {
             me_one_retry,
             me_one_timeout: Duration::from_millis(me_one_timeout_ms),
             stats,
-            me_keepalive_enabled,
-            me_keepalive_interval: Duration::from_secs(me_keepalive_interval_secs),
-            me_keepalive_jitter: Duration::from_secs(me_keepalive_jitter_secs),
-            me_keepalive_payload_random,
-            rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: AtomicU64::new(rpc_proxy_req_every_secs),
-            writer_cmd_channel_capacity: me_writer_cmd_channel_capacity.max(1),
             me_warmup_stagger_enabled,
             me_warmup_step_delay: Duration::from_millis(me_warmup_step_delay_ms),
             me_warmup_step_jitter: Duration::from_millis(me_warmup_step_jitter_ms),
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_status.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_status.rs
index e636b34..7ee4422 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_status.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_status.rs
@@ -558,11 +558,14 @@ impl MePool {
             adaptive_floor_warm_writers_current: self
                 .me_adaptive_floor_warm_writers_current
                 .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
-            me_keepalive_enabled: self.me_keepalive_enabled,
-            me_keepalive_interval_secs: self.me_keepalive_interval.as_secs(),
-            me_keepalive_jitter_secs: self.me_keepalive_jitter.as_secs(),
-            me_keepalive_payload_random: self.me_keepalive_payload_random,
-            rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: self.rpc_proxy_req_every_secs.load(Ordering::Relaxed),
+            me_keepalive_enabled: self.writer_lifecycle.me_keepalive_enabled,
+            me_keepalive_interval_secs: self.writer_lifecycle.me_keepalive_interval.as_secs(),
+            me_keepalive_jitter_secs: self.writer_lifecycle.me_keepalive_jitter.as_secs(),
+            me_keepalive_payload_random: self.writer_lifecycle.me_keepalive_payload_random,
+            rpc_proxy_req_every_secs: self
+                .writer_lifecycle
+                .rpc_proxy_req_every_secs
+                .load(Ordering::Relaxed),
             me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc: self.me_reconnect_max_concurrent_per_dc,
             me_reconnect_backoff_base_ms: self.me_reconnect_backoff_base.as_millis() as u64,
             me_reconnect_backoff_cap_ms: self.me_reconnect_backoff_cap.as_millis() as u64,
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_writer.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_writer.rs
index d2d7420..f697257 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_writer.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/pool_writer.rs
@@ -365,7 +365,9 @@ impl MePool {
         let draining_started_at_epoch_secs = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
         let drain_deadline_epoch_secs = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
         let allow_drain_fallback = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
-        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<WriterCommand>(self.writer_cmd_channel_capacity);
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<WriterCommand>(
+            self.writer_lifecycle.writer_cmd_channel_capacity,
+        );
         let rpc_writer = RpcWriter {
             writer: hs.wr,
             key: hs.write_key,
@@ -414,11 +416,14 @@ impl MePool {
         let tx_reader = tx.clone();
         let tx_ping = tx.clone();
         let tx_signal = tx.clone();
-        let keepalive_enabled = self.me_keepalive_enabled;
-        let keepalive_interval = self.me_keepalive_interval;
-        let keepalive_jitter = self.me_keepalive_jitter;
-        let keepalive_jitter_signal = self.me_keepalive_jitter;
-        let rpc_proxy_req_every_secs = self.rpc_proxy_req_every_secs.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
+        let keepalive_enabled = self.writer_lifecycle.me_keepalive_enabled;
+        let keepalive_interval = self.writer_lifecycle.me_keepalive_interval;
+        let keepalive_jitter = self.writer_lifecycle.me_keepalive_jitter;
+        let keepalive_jitter_signal = self.writer_lifecycle.me_keepalive_jitter;
+        let rpc_proxy_req_every_secs = self
+            .writer_lifecycle
+            .rpc_proxy_req_every_secs
+            .load(Ordering::Relaxed);
         let cancel_reader = cancel.clone();
         let cancel_writer = cancel.clone();
         let cancel_ping = cancel.clone();
diff --git a/src/transport/middle_proxy/send.rs b/src/transport/middle_proxy/send.rs
index d38775f..80fd2ea 100644
--- a/src/transport/middle_proxy/send.rs
+++ b/src/transport/middle_proxy/send.rs
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ impl MePool {
             (self.writer_idle_rank_for_selection(writer, idle_since_by_writer, now_epoch_secs)
                 as u64)
                 * 100;
-        let queue_cap = self.writer_cmd_channel_capacity.max(1) as u64;
+        let queue_cap = self.writer_lifecycle.writer_cmd_channel_capacity.max(1) as u64;
         let queue_remaining = writer.tx.capacity() as u64;
         let queue_used = queue_cap.saturating_sub(queue_remaining.min(queue_cap));
         let queue_util_pct = queue_used.saturating_mul(100) / queue_cap;