diff --git a/src/NATS.Server/ClientKind.cs b/src/NATS.Server/ClientKind.cs
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+namespace NATS.Server;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Identifies the type of a client connection.
+/// Maps to Go's client kind constants in client.go:45-65.
+/// </summary>
+public enum ClientKind
+{
+    Client,
+    Router,
+    Gateway,
+    Leaf,
+    System,
+    JetStream,
+    Account,
+}
+
+public static class ClientKindExtensions
+{
+    public static bool IsInternal(this ClientKind kind) =>
+        kind is ClientKind.System or ClientKind.JetStream or ClientKind.Account;
+}
diff --git a/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/InternalClientTests.cs b/tests/NATS.Server.Tests/InternalClientTests.cs
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+namespace NATS.Server.Tests;
+
+public class InternalClientTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(ClientKind.Client, false)]
+    [InlineData(ClientKind.Router, false)]
+    [InlineData(ClientKind.Gateway, false)]
+    [InlineData(ClientKind.Leaf, false)]
+    [InlineData(ClientKind.System, true)]
+    [InlineData(ClientKind.JetStream, true)]
+    [InlineData(ClientKind.Account, true)]
+    public void IsInternal_returns_correct_value(ClientKind kind, bool expected)
+    {
+        kind.IsInternal().ShouldBe(expected);
+    }
+}