diff --git a/crates/trigger-http/src/handler.rs b/crates/trigger-http/src/handler.rs
index 516a4f893b..2fbdd95f83 100644
--- a/crates/trigger-http/src/handler.rs
+++ b/crates/trigger-http/src/handler.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::{net::SocketAddr, str, str::FromStr};
 
-use crate::{Body, HttpExecutor, HttpTrigger, Store};
+use crate::{Body, HttpExecutor, HttpInstance, HttpTrigger, Store};
 use anyhow::bail;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use futures::TryFutureExt;
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use spin_core::wasi_2023_10_18::exports::wasi::http::incoming_handler::Guest as
 use spin_core::wasi_2023_11_10::exports::wasi::http::incoming_handler::Guest as IncomingHandler2023_11_10;
 use spin_core::Instance;
 use spin_http::body;
-use spin_trigger::{EitherInstance, TriggerAppEngine};
+use spin_trigger::TriggerAppEngine;
 use spin_world::v1::http_types;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tokio::{sync::oneshot, task};
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl HttpExecutor for HttpHandlerExecutor {
         );
 
         let (instance, mut store) = engine.prepare_instance(component_id).await?;
-        let EitherInstance::Component(instance) = instance else {
+        let HttpInstance::Component(instance) = instance else {
             unreachable!()
         };
 
diff --git a/crates/trigger-http/src/lib.rs b/crates/trigger-http/src/lib.rs
index 590daf4066..6f6a33e52a 100644
--- a/crates/trigger-http/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/trigger-http/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use spin_http::{
     routes::{RoutePattern, Router},
 };
 use spin_outbound_networking::{AllowedHostsConfig, OutboundUrl};
-use spin_trigger::{EitherInstancePre, TriggerAppEngine, TriggerExecutor};
+use spin_trigger::{TriggerAppEngine, TriggerExecutor, TriggerInstancePre};
 use tokio::{
     io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite},
     net::TcpListener,
@@ -86,12 +86,23 @@ impl CliArgs {
     }
 }
 
+pub enum HttpInstancePre {
+    Component(spin_core::InstancePre<RuntimeData>),
+    Module(spin_core::ModuleInstancePre<RuntimeData>),
+}
+
+pub enum HttpInstance {
+    Component(spin_core::Instance),
+    Module(spin_core::ModuleInstance),
+}
+
 #[async_trait]
 impl TriggerExecutor for HttpTrigger {
     const TRIGGER_TYPE: &'static str = "http";
     type RuntimeData = RuntimeData;
     type TriggerConfig = HttpTriggerConfig;
     type RunConfig = CliArgs;
+    type InstancePre = HttpInstancePre;
 
     async fn new(engine: TriggerAppEngine<Self>) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut base = engine
@@ -167,20 +178,37 @@ impl TriggerExecutor for HttpTrigger {
         };
         Ok(())
     }
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl TriggerInstancePre<RuntimeData, HttpTriggerConfig> for HttpInstancePre {
+    type Instance = HttpInstance;
 
     async fn instantiate_pre(
-        engine: &Engine<Self::RuntimeData>,
+        engine: &Engine<RuntimeData>,
         component: &AppComponent,
-        config: &Self::TriggerConfig,
-    ) -> Result<EitherInstancePre<Self::RuntimeData>> {
+        config: &HttpTriggerConfig,
+    ) -> Result<HttpInstancePre> {
         if let Some(HttpExecutorType::Wagi(_)) = &config.executor {
             let module = component.load_module(engine).await?;
-            Ok(EitherInstancePre::Module(
+            Ok(HttpInstancePre::Module(
                 engine.module_instantiate_pre(&module)?,
             ))
         } else {
             let comp = component.load_component(engine).await?;
-            Ok(EitherInstancePre::Component(engine.instantiate_pre(&comp)?))
+            Ok(HttpInstancePre::Component(engine.instantiate_pre(&comp)?))
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn instantiate(&self, store: &mut Store) -> Result<HttpInstance> {
+        match self {
+            HttpInstancePre::Component(pre) => pre
+                .instantiate_async(store)
+                .await
+                .map(HttpInstance::Component),
+            HttpInstancePre::Module(pre) => {
+                pre.instantiate_async(store).await.map(HttpInstance::Module)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/trigger-http/src/wagi.rs b/crates/trigger-http/src/wagi.rs
index f92763bac3..eccde970f2 100644
--- a/crates/trigger-http/src/wagi.rs
+++ b/crates/trigger-http/src/wagi.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use std::{io::Cursor, net::SocketAddr};
 
+use crate::HttpInstance;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, ensure, Context, Result};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use http_body_util::BodyExt;
 use hyper::{Request, Response};
 use spin_core::WasiVersion;
 use spin_http::{config::WagiTriggerConfig, routes::RoutePattern, wagi};
-use spin_trigger::{EitherInstance, TriggerAppEngine};
+use spin_trigger::TriggerAppEngine;
 use wasi_common_preview1::{pipe::WritePipe, I32Exit};
 
 use crate::{Body, HttpExecutor, HttpTrigger};
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ impl HttpExecutor for WagiHttpExecutor {
             .prepare_instance_with_store(component, store_builder)
             .await?;
 
-        let EitherInstance::Module(instance) = instance else {
+        let HttpInstance::Module(instance) = instance else {
             unreachable!()
         };
 
diff --git a/crates/trigger-redis/src/lib.rs b/crates/trigger-redis/src/lib.rs
index 9c3f49b4d7..30e5f6db1f 100644
--- a/crates/trigger-redis/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/trigger-redis/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use futures::{future::join_all, StreamExt};
 use redis::{Client, ConnectionLike};
 use serde::{de::IgnoredAny, Deserialize, Serialize};
 use spin_common::url::remove_credentials;
-use spin_core::async_trait;
+use spin_core::{async_trait, InstancePre};
 use spin_trigger::{cli::NoArgs, TriggerAppEngine, TriggerExecutor};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ impl TriggerExecutor for RedisTrigger {
     type RuntimeData = RuntimeData;
     type TriggerConfig = RedisTriggerConfig;
     type RunConfig = NoArgs;
+    type InstancePre = InstancePre<RuntimeData>;
 
     async fn new(engine: TriggerAppEngine<Self>) -> Result<Self> {
         let default_address: String = engine
diff --git a/crates/trigger-redis/src/spin.rs b/crates/trigger-redis/src/spin.rs
index 70270dd301..38045ac8c6 100644
--- a/crates/trigger-redis/src/spin.rs
+++ b/crates/trigger-redis/src/spin.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use spin_core::Instance;
-use spin_trigger::{EitherInstance, TriggerAppEngine};
+use spin_trigger::TriggerAppEngine;
 use spin_world::v1::redis_types::{Error, Payload};
 
 use crate::{RedisExecutor, RedisTrigger, Store};
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ impl RedisExecutor for SpinRedisExecutor {
         tracing::trace!("Executing request using the Spin executor for component {component_id}");
 
         let (instance, store) = engine.prepare_instance(component_id).await?;
-        let EitherInstance::Component(instance) = instance else {
-            unreachable!()
-        };
 
         match Self::execute_impl(store, instance, channel, payload.to_vec()).await {
             Ok(()) => {
diff --git a/crates/trigger/src/cli.rs b/crates/trigger/src/cli.rs
index 499e9542ad..727dba8efc 100644
--- a/crates/trigger/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/trigger/src/cli.rs
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ pub mod help {
         type RuntimeData = ();
         type TriggerConfig = ();
         type RunConfig = NoArgs;
+        type InstancePre = spin_core::InstancePre<Self::RuntimeData>;
         async fn new(_: crate::TriggerAppEngine<Self>) -> Result<Self> {
             Ok(Self)
         }
diff --git a/crates/trigger/src/lib.rs b/crates/trigger/src/lib.rs
index 604fdd6a51..aeefe638e1 100644
--- a/crates/trigger/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/trigger/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,28 +13,19 @@ use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 
 use spin_app::{App, AppComponent, AppLoader, AppTrigger, Loader, OwnedApp, APP_NAME_KEY};
 use spin_core::{
-    Config, Engine, EngineBuilder, Instance, InstancePre, ModuleInstance, ModuleInstancePre,
-    OutboundWasiHttpHandler, Store, StoreBuilder, WasiVersion,
+    Config, Engine, EngineBuilder, Instance, InstancePre, OutboundWasiHttpHandler, Store,
+    StoreBuilder, WasiVersion,
 };
 
 pub use crate::runtime_config::RuntimeConfig;
 
-pub enum EitherInstancePre<T> {
-    Component(InstancePre<T>),
-    Module(ModuleInstancePre<T>),
-}
-
-pub enum EitherInstance {
-    Component(Instance),
-    Module(ModuleInstance),
-}
-
 #[async_trait]
 pub trait TriggerExecutor: Sized + Send + Sync {
     const TRIGGER_TYPE: &'static str;
     type RuntimeData: OutboundWasiHttpHandler + Default + Send + Sync + 'static;
     type TriggerConfig;
     type RunConfig;
+    type InstancePre: TriggerInstancePre<Self::RuntimeData, Self::TriggerConfig>;
 
     /// Create a new trigger executor.
     async fn new(engine: TriggerAppEngine<Self>) -> Result<Self>;
@@ -46,18 +37,50 @@ pub trait TriggerExecutor: Sized + Send + Sync {
     fn configure_engine(_builder: &mut EngineBuilder<Self::RuntimeData>) -> Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     }
+}
+
+/// Helper type alias to project the `Instance` of a given `TriggerExecutor`.
+pub type ExecutorInstance<T> = <<T as TriggerExecutor>::InstancePre as TriggerInstancePre<
+    <T as TriggerExecutor>::RuntimeData,
+    <T as TriggerExecutor>::TriggerConfig,
+>>::Instance;
+
+#[async_trait]
+pub trait TriggerInstancePre<T, C>: Sized + Send + Sync
+where
+    T: OutboundWasiHttpHandler + Send + Sync,
+{
+    type Instance;
 
     async fn instantiate_pre(
-        engine: &Engine<Self::RuntimeData>,
+        engine: &Engine<T>,
         component: &AppComponent,
-        _config: &Self::TriggerConfig,
-    ) -> Result<EitherInstancePre<Self::RuntimeData>> {
+        config: &C,
+    ) -> Result<Self>;
+
+    async fn instantiate(&self, store: &mut Store<T>) -> Result<Self::Instance>;
+}
+
+#[async_trait]
+impl<T, C> TriggerInstancePre<T, C> for InstancePre<T>
+where
+    T: OutboundWasiHttpHandler + Send + Sync,
+{
+    type Instance = Instance;
+
+    async fn instantiate_pre(
+        engine: &Engine<T>,
+        component: &AppComponent,
+        _config: &C,
+    ) -> Result<Self> {
         let comp = component.load_component(engine).await?;
-        Ok(EitherInstancePre::Component(
-            engine
-                .instantiate_pre(&comp)
-                .with_context(|| format!("Failed to instantiate component '{}'", component.id()))?,
-        ))
+        Ok(engine
+            .instantiate_pre(&comp)
+            .with_context(|| format!("Failed to instantiate component '{}'", component.id()))?)
+    }
+
+    async fn instantiate(&self, store: &mut Store<T>) -> Result<Self::Instance> {
+        self.instantiate_async(store).await
     }
 }
 
@@ -246,7 +269,7 @@ pub struct TriggerAppEngine<Executor: TriggerExecutor> {
     // Trigger configs for this trigger type, with order matching `app.triggers_with_type(Executor::TRIGGER_TYPE)`
     trigger_configs: Vec<Executor::TriggerConfig>,
     // Map of {Component ID -> InstancePre} for each component.
-    component_instance_pres: HashMap<String, EitherInstancePre<Executor::RuntimeData>>,
+    component_instance_pres: HashMap<String, Executor::InstancePre>,
     // Resolver for value template expressions
     resolver: std::sync::Arc<spin_expressions::PreparedResolver>,
 }
@@ -290,7 +313,7 @@ impl<Executor: TriggerExecutor> TriggerAppEngine<Executor> {
             if let Some(config) = trigger_config {
                 component_instance_pres.insert(
                     id.to_owned(),
-                    Executor::instantiate_pre(&engine, &component, config)
+                    Executor::InstancePre::instantiate_pre(&engine, &component, config)
                         .await
                         .with_context(|| format!("Failed to instantiate component '{id}'"))?,
                 );
@@ -348,7 +371,7 @@ impl<Executor: TriggerExecutor> TriggerAppEngine<Executor> {
     pub async fn prepare_instance(
         &self,
         component_id: &str,
-    ) -> Result<(EitherInstance, Store<Executor::RuntimeData>)> {
+    ) -> Result<(ExecutorInstance<Executor>, Store<Executor::RuntimeData>)> {
         let store_builder = self.store_builder(component_id, WasiVersion::Preview2)?;
         self.prepare_instance_with_store(component_id, store_builder)
             .await
@@ -359,7 +382,7 @@ impl<Executor: TriggerExecutor> TriggerAppEngine<Executor> {
         &self,
         component_id: &str,
         mut store_builder: StoreBuilder,
-    ) -> Result<(EitherInstance, Store<Executor::RuntimeData>)> {
+    ) -> Result<(ExecutorInstance<Executor>, Store<Executor::RuntimeData>)> {
         let component = self.get_component(component_id)?;
 
         // Build Store
@@ -372,18 +395,7 @@ impl<Executor: TriggerExecutor> TriggerAppEngine<Executor> {
             .get(component_id)
             .expect("component_instance_pres missing valid component_id");
 
-        let instance = match pre {
-            EitherInstancePre::Component(pre) => pre
-                .instantiate_async(&mut store)
-                .await
-                .map(EitherInstance::Component),
-
-            EitherInstancePre::Module(pre) => pre
-                .instantiate_async(&mut store)
-                .await
-                .map(EitherInstance::Module),
-        }
-        .with_context(|| {
+        let instance = pre.instantiate(&mut store).await.with_context(|| {
             format!(
                 "app {:?} component {:?} instantiation failed",
                 self.app_name, component_id
diff --git a/examples/spin-timer/src/lib.rs b/examples/spin-timer/src/lib.rs
index b7750d0ab0..a9e9be54e3 100644
--- a/examples/spin-timer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/examples/spin-timer/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 use clap::Args;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use spin_app::MetadataKey;
-use spin_core::async_trait;
-use spin_trigger::{EitherInstance, TriggerAppEngine, TriggerExecutor};
+use spin_core::{async_trait, InstancePre};
+use spin_trigger::{TriggerAppEngine, TriggerExecutor};
 
 wasmtime::component::bindgen!({
     path: ".",
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ impl TriggerExecutor for TimerTrigger {
 
     type RunConfig = CliArgs;
 
+    type InstancePre = InstancePre<RuntimeData>;
+
     async fn new(engine: spin_trigger::TriggerAppEngine<Self>) -> anyhow::Result<Self> {
         let speedup = engine
             .app()
@@ -119,9 +121,6 @@ impl TimerTrigger {
     async fn handle_timer_event(&self, component_id: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         // Load the guest...
         let (instance, mut store) = self.engine.prepare_instance(component_id).await?;
-        let EitherInstance::Component(instance) = instance else {
-            unreachable!()
-        };
         let instance = SpinTimer::new(&mut store, &instance)?;
         // ...and call the entry point
         instance.call_handle_timer_request(&mut store).await