diff --git a/coderd/apidoc/docs.go b/coderd/apidoc/docs.go
index a14ebd4ad5b70..c6adc0b48e62b 100644
--- a/coderd/apidoc/docs.go
+++ b/coderd/apidoc/docs.go
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                         "schema": {
                             "type": "array",
                             "items": {
-                                "type": "string"
+                                "$ref": "#/definitions/codersdk.Experiment"
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -6173,6 +6173,15 @@ const docTemplate = `{
                 }
             }
         },
+        "codersdk.Experiment": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": [
+                "authz_querier"
+            ],
+            "x-enum-varnames": [
+                "ExperimentAuthzQuerier"
+            ]
+        },
         "codersdk.Feature": {
             "type": "object",
             "properties": {
diff --git a/coderd/apidoc/swagger.json b/coderd/apidoc/swagger.json
index 53b5b41efd2bd..98803bfc698dd 100644
--- a/coderd/apidoc/swagger.json
+++ b/coderd/apidoc/swagger.json
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
             "schema": {
               "type": "array",
               "items": {
-                "type": "string"
+                "$ref": "#/definitions/codersdk.Experiment"
               }
             }
           }
@@ -5510,6 +5510,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "codersdk.Experiment": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": ["authz_querier"],
+      "x-enum-varnames": ["ExperimentAuthzQuerier"]
+    },
     "codersdk.Feature": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
diff --git a/coderd/coderd.go b/coderd/coderd.go
index 6119497796354..ad8af686c622b 100644
--- a/coderd/coderd.go
+++ b/coderd/coderd.go
@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ func New(options *Options) *API {
 	if options == nil {
 		options = &Options{}
 	}
+	experiments := initExperiments(options.Logger, options.DeploymentConfig.Experiments.Value, options.DeploymentConfig.Experimental.Value)
+	// TODO: remove this once we promote authz_querier out of experiments.
+	if experiments.Enabled(codersdk.ExperimentAuthzQuerier) {
+		panic("Coming soon!")
+		// if _, ok := (options.Database).(*authzquery.AuthzQuerier); !ok {
+		// 	options.Database = authzquery.NewAuthzQuerier(options.Database, options.Authorizer)
+		// }
+	}
 	if options.AppHostname != "" && options.AppHostnameRegex == nil || options.AppHostname == "" && options.AppHostnameRegex != nil {
 		panic("coderd: both AppHostname and AppHostnameRegex must be set or unset")
 	}
@@ -222,7 +230,7 @@ func New(options *Options) *API {
 		},
 		metricsCache: metricsCache,
 		Auditor:      atomic.Pointer[audit.Auditor]{},
-		Experiments:  initExperiments(options.Logger, options.DeploymentConfig.Experiments.Value, options.DeploymentConfig.Experimental.Value),
+		Experiments:  experiments,
 	}
 	if options.UpdateCheckOptions != nil {
 		api.updateChecker = updatecheck.New(
diff --git a/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go b/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
index cf28f4d2492d9..5bc1012366333 100644
--- a/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
+++ b/coderd/coderdtest/coderdtest.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -176,6 +177,14 @@ func NewOptions(t *testing.T, options *Options) (func(http.Handler), context.Can
 	if options.Database == nil {
 		options.Database, options.Pubsub = dbtestutil.NewDB(t)
 	}
+	// TODO: remove this once we're ready to enable authz querier by default.
+	if strings.Contains(os.Getenv("CODER_EXPERIMENTS_TEST"), "authz_querier") {
+		panic("Coming soon!")
+		// if options.Authorizer != nil {
+		// 	options.Authorizer = &RecordingAuthorizer{}
+		// }
+		// options.Database = authzquery.NewAuthzQuerier(options.Database, options.Authorizer)
+	}
 	if options.DeploymentConfig == nil {
 		options.DeploymentConfig = DeploymentConfig(t)
 	}
diff --git a/codersdk/experiments.go b/codersdk/experiments.go
index ecd963ef901cf..1412f375e3998 100644
--- a/codersdk/experiments.go
+++ b/codersdk/experiments.go
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ import (
 type Experiment string
 
 const (
-// Add new experiments here!
-// ExperimentExample Experiment = "example"
+	// ExperimentAuthzQuerier is an internal experiment that enables the ExperimentAuthzQuerier
+	// interface for all RBAC operations. NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION USE.
+	ExperimentAuthzQuerier Experiment = "authz_querier"
+
+	// Add new experiments here!
+	// ExperimentExample Experiment = "example"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/docs/api/general.md b/docs/api/general.md
index 58ac05f3fd8e5..cdfbcd77caf9c 100644
--- a/docs/api/general.md
+++ b/docs/api/general.md
@@ -1072,17 +1072,23 @@ curl -X GET http://coder-server:8080/api/v2/experiments \
 > 200 Response
 
 ```json
-["string"]
+["authz_querier"]
 ```
 
 ### Responses
 
-| Status | Meaning                                                 | Description | Schema          |
-| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | --------------- |
-| 200    | [OK](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.3.1) | OK          | array of string |
+| Status | Meaning                                                 | Description | Schema                                                        |
+| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| 200    | [OK](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-6.3.1) | OK          | array of [codersdk.Experiment](schemas.md#codersdkexperiment) |
 
 <h3 id="get-experiments-responseschema">Response Schema</h3>
 
+Status Code **200**
+
+| Name           | Type  | Required | Restrictions | Description |
+| -------------- | ----- | -------- | ------------ | ----------- |
+| `[array item]` | array | false    |              |             |
+
 To perform this operation, you must be authenticated. [Learn more](authentication.md).
 
 ## Update check
diff --git a/docs/api/schemas.md b/docs/api/schemas.md
index 48694c49322e1..76a5d1783e6df 100644
--- a/docs/api/schemas.md
+++ b/docs/api/schemas.md
@@ -2439,6 +2439,20 @@ CreateParameterRequest is a structure used to create a new parameter value for a
 | `trial`            | boolean                              | false    |              |                                       |
 | `warnings`         | array of string                      | false    |              |                                       |
 
+## codersdk.Experiment
+
+```json
+"authz_querier"
+```
+
+### Properties
+
+#### Enumerated Values
+
+| Value           |
+| --------------- |
+| `authz_querier` |
+
 ## codersdk.Feature
 
 ```json
diff --git a/site/src/api/typesGenerated.ts b/site/src/api/typesGenerated.ts
index c8f5b66483091..418f14cd8d23c 100644
--- a/site/src/api/typesGenerated.ts
+++ b/site/src/api/typesGenerated.ts
@@ -1097,8 +1097,8 @@ export const Entitlements: Entitlement[] = [
 ]
 
 // From codersdk/experiments.go
-export type Experiment = never
-export const Experiments: Experiment[] = []
+export type Experiment = "authz_querier"
+export const Experiments: Experiment[] = ["authz_querier"]
 
 // From codersdk/features.go
 export type FeatureName =