diff --git a/pkg/phase/client.go b/pkg/phase/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5265e9647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/phase/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+/*
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package phase
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/api/v1alpha1"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/document"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/events"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/k8s/kubeconfig"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/k8s/utils"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/phase/ifc"
+)
+
+var _ ifc.Phase = &phase{}
+
+// Phase implements phase interface
+type phase struct {
+	helper    ifc.Helper
+	apiObj    *v1alpha1.Phase
+	registry  ExecutorRegistry
+	processor events.EventProcessor
+}
+
+// Executor returns executor interface associated with the phase
+func (p *phase) Executor() (ifc.Executor, error) {
+	executorDoc, err := p.helper.ExecutorDoc(ifc.ID{Name: p.apiObj.Name, Namespace: p.apiObj.Namespace})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var bundle document.Bundle
+	// just pass nil bundle if DocumentRoot is empty, executors should be ready for that
+	if docRoot := p.DocumentRoot(); docRoot != "" {
+		bundle, err = document.NewBundleByPath(docRoot)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	refGVK := p.apiObj.Config.ExecutorRef.GroupVersionKind()
+	// Look for executor factory defined in registry
+	executorFactory, found := p.registry()[refGVK]
+	if !found {
+		return nil, ErrExecutorNotFound{GVK: refGVK}
+	}
+
+	cMap, err := p.helper.ClusterMap()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	wd, err := p.helper.WorkDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	kubeconf := kubeconfig.NewBuilder().
+		WithBundle(p.helper.PhaseRoot()).
+		WithClusterMap(cMap).
+		WithClusterName(p.apiObj.ClusterName).
+		WithTempRoot(wd).
+		Build()
+
+	return executorFactory(
+		ifc.ExecutorConfig{
+			ClusterMap:       cMap,
+			ExecutorBundle:   bundle,
+			PhaseName:        p.apiObj.Name,
+			KubeConfig:       kubeconf,
+			ExecutorDocument: executorDoc,
+			ClusterName:      p.apiObj.ClusterName,
+			Helper:           p.helper,
+		})
+}
+
+// Run runs the phase via executor
+func (p *phase) Run(ro ifc.RunOptions) error {
+	executor, err := p.Executor()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	ch := make(chan events.Event)
+
+	go func() {
+		executor.Run(ch, ro)
+	}()
+	return p.processor.Process(ch)
+}
+
+// Validate makes sure that phase is properly configured
+// TODO implement this
+func (p *phase) Validate() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DocumentRoot root that holds all the documents associated with the phase
+func (p *phase) DocumentRoot() string {
+	if p.apiObj.Config.DocumentEntryPoint == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	targetPath := p.helper.TargetPath()
+	return filepath.Join(targetPath, p.apiObj.Config.DocumentEntryPoint)
+}
+
+// Details returns description of the phase
+// TODO implement this: add details field to api.Phase and method to executor and combine them here
+// to give a clear understanding to user of what this phase is about
+func (p *phase) Details() (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+var _ ifc.Client = &client{}
+
+type client struct {
+	ifc.Helper
+
+	registry      ExecutorRegistry
+	processorFunc ProcessorFunc
+}
+
+// ProcessorFunc that returns processor interface
+type ProcessorFunc func() events.EventProcessor
+
+// Option allows to add various options to a phase
+type Option func(*client)
+
+// InjectProcessor is an option that allows to inject event processor into phase client
+func InjectProcessor(procFunc ProcessorFunc) Option {
+	return func(c *client) {
+		c.processorFunc = procFunc
+	}
+}
+
+// InjectRegistry is an option that allows to inject executor registry into phase client
+func InjectRegistry(registry ExecutorRegistry) Option {
+	return func(c *client) {
+		c.registry = registry
+	}
+}
+
+// NewClient returns implementation of phase Client interface
+func NewClient(helper ifc.Helper, opts ...Option) ifc.Client {
+	c := &client{Helper: helper}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(c)
+	}
+	if c.registry == nil {
+		c.registry = DefaultExecutorRegistry
+	}
+	if c.processorFunc == nil {
+		c.processorFunc = defaultProcessor
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *client) PhaseByID(id ifc.ID) (ifc.Phase, error) {
+	phaseObj, err := c.Phase(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	phase := &phase{
+		apiObj:    phaseObj,
+		helper:    c.Helper,
+		processor: c.processorFunc(),
+		registry:  c.registry,
+	}
+	return phase, nil
+}
+
+func (c *client) PhaseByAPIObj(phaseObj *v1alpha1.Phase) (ifc.Phase, error) {
+	phase := &phase{
+		apiObj:    phaseObj,
+		helper:    c.Helper,
+		processor: c.processorFunc(),
+		registry:  c.registry,
+	}
+	return phase, nil
+}
+
+func defaultProcessor() events.EventProcessor {
+	return events.NewDefaultProcessor(utils.Streams())
+}
diff --git a/pkg/phase/client_test.go b/pkg/phase/client_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ea011f18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/phase/client_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+/*
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package phase_test
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/api/v1alpha1"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/config"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/events"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/phase"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/phase/ifc"
+)
+
+func TestClientPhaseExecutor(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name             string
+		errContains      string
+		expectedExecutor ifc.Executor
+		phaseID          ifc.ID
+		configFunc       func(t *testing.T) *config.Config
+		registryFunc     phase.ExecutorRegistry
+	}{
+		{
+			name:             "Success fake executor",
+			expectedExecutor: fakeExecutor{},
+			configFunc:       testConfig,
+			phaseID:          ifc.ID{Name: "capi_init"},
+			registryFunc:     fakeRegistry,
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "Error executor doc doesn't exist",
+			expectedExecutor: fakeExecutor{},
+			configFunc:       testConfig,
+			phaseID:          ifc.ID{Name: "some_phase"},
+			registryFunc:     fakeRegistry,
+			errContains:      "found no documents",
+		},
+		{
+			name:             "Error executor doc not registered",
+			expectedExecutor: fakeExecutor{},
+			configFunc:       testConfig,
+			phaseID:          ifc.ID{Name: "capi_init"},
+			registryFunc: func() map[schema.GroupVersionKind]ifc.ExecutorFactory {
+				return make(map[schema.GroupVersionKind]ifc.ExecutorFactory)
+			},
+			errContains: "executor identified by 'airshipit.org/v1alpha1, Kind=Clusterctl' is not found",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		tt := tt
+		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
+			conf := tt.configFunc(t)
+			helper, err := phase.NewHelper(conf)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, helper)
+			client := phase.NewClient(helper, phase.InjectRegistry(tt.registryFunc))
+			require.NotNil(t, client)
+			p, err := client.PhaseByID(tt.phaseID)
+			require.NotNil(t, client)
+			executor, err := p.Executor()
+			if tt.errContains != "" {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Nil(t, executor)
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tt.errContains)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.NotNil(t, executor)
+				assertEqualExecutor(t, tt.expectedExecutor, executor)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPhaseRun(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		errContains  string
+		phaseID      ifc.ID
+		configFunc   func(t *testing.T) *config.Config
+		registryFunc phase.ExecutorRegistry
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "Success fake executor",
+			configFunc:   testConfig,
+			phaseID:      ifc.ID{Name: "capi_init"},
+			registryFunc: fakeRegistry,
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "Error executor doc doesn't exist",
+			configFunc:   testConfig,
+			phaseID:      ifc.ID{Name: "some_phase"},
+			registryFunc: fakeRegistry,
+			errContains:  "found no documents",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		tt := tt
+		t.Run("", func(t *testing.T) {
+			conf := tt.configFunc(t)
+			helper, err := phase.NewHelper(conf)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotNil(t, helper)
+			client := phase.NewClient(helper, phase.InjectRegistry(tt.registryFunc))
+			require.NotNil(t, client)
+			p, err := client.PhaseByID(tt.phaseID)
+			require.NotNil(t, client)
+			err = p.Run(ifc.RunOptions{DryRun: true})
+			if tt.errContains != "" {
+				require.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), tt.errContains)
+			} else {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TODO develop tests, when we add phase object validation
+func TestClientByAPIObj(t *testing.T) {
+	helper, err := phase.NewHelper(testConfig(t))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, helper)
+	client := phase.NewClient(helper)
+	require.NotNil(t, client)
+	p, err := client.PhaseByAPIObj(&v1alpha1.Phase{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, p)
+}
+
+func fakeRegistry() map[schema.GroupVersionKind]ifc.ExecutorFactory {
+	gvk := schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		Group:   "airshipit.org",
+		Version: "v1alpha1",
+		Kind:    "Clusterctl",
+	}
+	return map[schema.GroupVersionKind]ifc.ExecutorFactory{
+		gvk: fakeExecFactory,
+	}
+}
+
+func fakeExecFactory(config ifc.ExecutorConfig) (ifc.Executor, error) {
+	return fakeExecutor{}, nil
+}
+
+var _ ifc.Executor = fakeExecutor{}
+
+type fakeExecutor struct {
+}
+
+func (e fakeExecutor) Render(w io.Writer, ro ifc.RenderOptions) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e fakeExecutor) Run(ch chan events.Event, ro ifc.RunOptions) {
+	defer close(ch)
+}
+
+func (e fakeExecutor) Validate() error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/phase/helper_test.go b/pkg/phase/helper_test.go
index ecf70a857..f1a3fb0f2 100644
--- a/pkg/phase/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/phase/helper_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestHelperPhase(t *testing.T) {
 						APIVersion: "airshipit.org/v1alpha1",
 						Name:       "clusterctl-v1",
 					},
-					DocumentEntryPoint: "manifests/site/test-site/auth",
+					DocumentEntryPoint: "valid_site/phases",
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/phase/ifc/executor.go b/pkg/phase/ifc/executor.go
index 6e9c91b19..3cc8e0e48 100644
--- a/pkg/phase/ifc/executor.go
+++ b/pkg/phase/ifc/executor.go
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ type ExecutorConfig struct {
 	ExecutorDocument document.Document
 	ExecutorBundle   document.Bundle
 	AirshipConfig    *config.Config
+	Helper           Helper
 	KubeConfig       kubeconfig.Interface
 }
diff --git a/pkg/phase/phase_test.go b/pkg/phase/phase_test.go
index 28e359808..049b5ac24 100644
--- a/pkg/phase/phase_test.go
+++ b/pkg/phase/phase_test.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestGetPhase(t *testing.T) {
 						APIVersion: "airshipit.org/v1alpha1",
 						Name:       "clusterctl-v1",
 					},
-					DocumentEntryPoint: "manifests/site/test-site/auth",
+					DocumentEntryPoint: "valid_site/phases",
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/phase/testdata/valid_site/phases/capi_init.yaml b/pkg/phase/testdata/valid_site/phases/capi_init.yaml
index 68418ad0d..72f7dd039 100644
--- a/pkg/phase/testdata/valid_site/phases/capi_init.yaml
+++ b/pkg/phase/testdata/valid_site/phases/capi_init.yaml
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ config:
     apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
     kind: Clusterctl
     name: clusterctl-v1
-  documentEntryPoint: manifests/site/test-site/auth
\ No newline at end of file
+  documentEntryPoint: valid_site/phases
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/phase/testdata/valid_site/phases/some_phase.yaml b/pkg/phase/testdata/valid_site/phases/some_phase.yaml
index ee44a2f16..6faa17daf 100644
--- a/pkg/phase/testdata/valid_site/phases/some_phase.yaml
+++ b/pkg/phase/testdata/valid_site/phases/some_phase.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ metadata:
 config:
   executorRef:
     apiVersion: airshipit.org/v1alpha1
-    kind: SomeExecutor
+    kind: Does not exist
     name: executor-name
-  documentEntryPoint: manifests/site/test-site/auth
\ No newline at end of file