diff --git a/.changeset/heavy-carrots-cheer.md b/.changeset/heavy-carrots-cheer.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..484e04d8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/heavy-carrots-cheer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-tech-insights': patch
+---
+
+Export TechInsightsClient so it may be extended by custom implementations
diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights/src/api/index.ts b/plugins/tech-insights/src/api/index.ts
index bcd2575a52..9f5545e671 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights/src/api/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights/src/api/index.ts
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
  */
 export * from './TechInsightsApi';
 export * from './TechInsightsClient';
+export * from './types';
diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights/src/index.ts b/plugins/tech-insights/src/index.ts
index bc7c2ce26c..97bdc95631 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights/src/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export {
   EntityTechInsightsScorecardCard,
 } from './plugin';
 
-export { techInsightsApiRef } from './api/TechInsightsApi';
-export type { TechInsightsApi } from './api/TechInsightsApi';
-export type { Check } from './api/types';
+export { techInsightsApiRef, TechInsightsClient } from './api';
+export type { TechInsightsApi, Check } from './api';
 export type { CheckResultRenderer } from './components/CheckResultRenderer';