diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a1d26ca59a..92d580cbf3 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3157,6 +3157,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "saluki-metrics",
  "serde_yaml",
  "sha3",
+ "stringtheory",
  "tokio",
  "tokio-test",
  "tracing",
diff --git a/lib/saluki-common/Cargo.toml b/lib/saluki-common/Cargo.toml
index 78db6171c5..b4561cdfcb 100644
--- a/lib/saluki-common/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/saluki-common/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ saluki-error = { workspace = true }
 saluki-metrics = { workspace = true }
 serde_yaml = { workspace = true }
 sha3 = { workspace = true }
+stringtheory = { workspace = true }
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["rt", "io-util", "macros", "rt-multi-thread"] }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 
diff --git a/lib/saluki-common/src/strings.rs b/lib/saluki-common/src/strings.rs
index 87c1689747..2648e9508c 100644
--- a/lib/saluki-common/src/strings.rs
+++ b/lib/saluki-common/src/strings.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,133 @@
+use stringtheory::{interning::Interner, MetaString};
+
+/// A string builder.
+///
+///
+/// This builder is designed to allow building strings incrementally. This can simplify certain patterns of string
+/// construction by removing the need to manually manage a temporary string buffer, clearing it after building the
+/// resulting string, and so on.
+///
+/// # Limits
+///
+/// The builder can be configured to limit the overall length of the strings it builds.
+///
+/// # Interning
+///
+/// The builder supports providing an interner that is used to intern the finalized string. This allows for
+/// efficiently building strings, reusing the intermediate buffer in between before eventually interning the string.
+pub struct StringBuilder<I = ()> {
+    buf: String,
+    limit: usize,
+    interner: I,
+}
+
+impl StringBuilder<()> {
+    /// Creates a new `StringBuilder`.
+    ///
+    /// No limit is set for the strings built by this builder.
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            buf: String::new(),
+            limit: usize::MAX,
+            interner: (),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Creates a new `StringBuilder` with the given limit.
+    ///
+    /// Strings that exceed the limit will be discarded.
+    pub fn with_limit(limit: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            buf: String::new(),
+            limit,
+            interner: (),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<I> StringBuilder<I> {
+    /// Configures this builder with the given interner.
+    pub fn with_interner<I2>(self, interner: I2) -> StringBuilder<I2>
+    where
+        I2: Interner,
+    {
+        StringBuilder {
+            buf: self.buf,
+            limit: self.limit,
+            interner,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Returns `true` if the buffer of the builder is empty.
+    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.buf.is_empty()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the length of the buffer of the builder.
+    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        self.buf.len()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the available space in the buffer of the builder.
+    pub fn available(&self) -> usize {
+        self.limit - self.buf.len()
+    }
+
+    /// Clears the buffer of the builder.
+    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
+        self.buf.clear();
+    }
+
+    /// Pushes a character into the builder.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the buffer limit would be exceeded by writing the character.
+    pub fn push(&mut self, c: char) -> Option<()> {
+        let char_len = c.len_utf8();
+        if self.buf.len() + char_len > self.limit {
+            return None;
+        }
+        self.buf.push(c);
+        Some(())
+    }
+
+    /// Pushes a string fragment into the builder.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the buffer limit would be exceeded by writing the string.
+    pub fn push_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> Option<()> {
+        if self.buf.len() + s.len() > self.limit {
+            return None;
+        }
+        self.buf.push_str(s);
+        Some(())
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a references to the current string.
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.buf
+    }
+}
+
+impl<I> StringBuilder<I>
+where
+    I: Interner,
+{
+    /// Attempts to build and intern the string.
+    ///
+    /// Returns `None` if the string exceeds the configured limit or if it cannot be interned.
+    pub fn try_intern(&mut self) -> Option<MetaString> {
+        self.interner.try_intern(self.as_str()).map(MetaString::from)
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Write for StringBuilder {
+    fn write_str(&mut self, s: &str) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self.push_str(s) {
+            Some(()) => Ok(()),
+            None => Err(std::fmt::Error),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Sanitizes the input string by ensuring all characters are lowercase ASCII alphanumeric or underscores.
 ///
 /// All characters that are not ASCII alphanumeric or underscores are replaced with underscores, and alphanumerics will
@@ -16,14 +146,172 @@ pub fn lower_alphanumeric(s: &str) -> String {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use std::{fmt::Write, num::NonZeroUsize};
+
+    use stringtheory::interning::FixedSizeInterner;
+
     use super::*;
 
+    fn build_string_builder() -> StringBuilder {
+        StringBuilder::new()
+    }
+
+    fn build_string_builder_with_limit(limit: usize) -> StringBuilder {
+        StringBuilder::with_limit(limit)
+    }
+
+    fn build_interned_string_builder(interner_capacity: usize) -> StringBuilder<FixedSizeInterner<1>> {
+        StringBuilder::new().with_interner(FixedSizeInterner::new(NonZeroUsize::new(interner_capacity).unwrap()))
+    }
+
+    fn build_interned_string_builder_with_limit(
+        interner_capacity: usize, limit: usize,
+    ) -> StringBuilder<FixedSizeInterner<1>> {
+        StringBuilder::with_limit(limit)
+            .with_interner(FixedSizeInterner::new(NonZeroUsize::new(interner_capacity).unwrap()))
+    }
+
     #[test]
-    fn test_lower_alphanumeric() {
+    fn lower_alphanumeric_basic() {
         assert_eq!(lower_alphanumeric("Hello World!"), "hello_world_");
         assert_eq!(lower_alphanumeric("1234"), "1234");
         assert_eq!(lower_alphanumeric("abc_def"), "abc_def");
         assert_eq!(lower_alphanumeric("abc-def"), "abc_def");
         assert_eq!(lower_alphanumeric("abc def"), "abc_def");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn string_builder_basic() {
+        let mut builder = build_string_builder();
+
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str("Hello World!"), Some(()));
+        assert_eq!(builder.as_str(), "Hello World!");
+
+        builder.clear();
+
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str("hello"), Some(()));
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str(" "), Some(()));
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str("world"), Some(()));
+        assert_eq!(builder.as_str(), "hello world");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn string_builder_basic_with_interner() {
+        let mut builder = build_interned_string_builder(128);
+
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str("Hello World!"), Some(()));
+        assert_eq!(builder.try_intern(), Some(MetaString::from("Hello World!")));
+
+        builder.clear();
+
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str("hello"), Some(()));
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str(" "), Some(()));
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str("world"), Some(()));
+        assert_eq!(builder.try_intern(), Some(MetaString::from("hello world")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn string_builder_clear() {
+        let mut builder = build_string_builder();
+
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str("hello"), Some(()));
+        builder.clear();
+        assert_eq!(builder.as_str(), "");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn string_builder_is_empty_len_available() {
+        const LIMIT: usize = 32;
+
+        let mut builder = build_string_builder_with_limit(LIMIT);
+
+        // Starts out empty:
+        assert!(builder.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(builder.len(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(builder.available(), LIMIT);
+
+        // After pushing "hello":
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str("hello"), Some(()));
+        assert!(!builder.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(builder.len(), 5);
+        assert_eq!(builder.available(), LIMIT - 5);
+        assert_eq!(builder.as_str(), "hello");
+
+        // After pushing " world":
+        builder.push_str(" world");
+        assert!(!builder.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(builder.len(), 11);
+        assert_eq!(builder.available(), LIMIT - 11);
+        assert_eq!(builder.as_str(), "hello world");
+
+        // Manually clearing the buffer:
+        builder.clear();
+        assert!(builder.is_empty());
+        assert_eq!(builder.len(), 0);
+        assert_eq!(builder.available(), LIMIT);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn string_builder_with_limit() {
+        const LIMIT: usize = 16;
+
+        let mut builder = build_string_builder_with_limit(LIMIT);
+
+        // Under the limit:
+        let string_one = "hello, world!";
+        assert!(string_one.len() < LIMIT);
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str(string_one), Some(()));
+        assert_eq!(builder.as_str(), string_one);
+
+        // Over the limit:
+        let string_two = "definitely way too long";
+        assert!(string_two.len() > LIMIT);
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str(string_two), None);
+
+        builder.clear();
+
+        // Under the limit, but we build it piecemeal:
+        let string_three_parts = vec!["hello", " ", "world"];
+        let string_three = string_three_parts.join("");
+        assert!(string_three.len() < LIMIT);
+        for string_three_part in string_three_parts {
+            assert_eq!(builder.push_str(string_three_part), Some(()));
+        }
+        assert_eq!(builder.as_str(), string_three);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn string_builder_under_limit_interner_full() {
+        const INTERNER_CAPACITY: usize = 24;
+        const LIMIT: usize = 64;
+
+        let mut builder = build_interned_string_builder_with_limit(INTERNER_CAPACITY, LIMIT);
+
+        // Under the limit but over the interner capacity.
+        //
+        // The pushes should succeed, but we should not be able to build the string due to
+        // the interner not having enough space:
+        let string_one = "are you there, god? it's me, margaret";
+        assert!(string_one.len() < LIMIT);
+        assert!(string_one.len() > INTERNER_CAPACITY);
+        assert_eq!(builder.push_str(string_one), Some(()));
+        assert_eq!(builder.try_intern(), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn string_builder_fmt_write() {
+        let mut builder = build_string_builder();
+
+        let name = "steve from blues clues";
+        let num_apples = 5;
+
+        write!(builder, "hello, world!").unwrap();
+        write!(builder, " it's me, {}.", name).unwrap();
+        write!(builder, " i've got {} apples.", num_apples).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            builder.as_str(),
+            "hello, world! it's me, steve from blues clues. i've got 5 apples."
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/stringtheory/src/interning/mod.rs b/lib/stringtheory/src/interning/mod.rs
index 7b0742b1fc..95ac961c4a 100644
--- a/lib/stringtheory/src/interning/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/stringtheory/src/interning/mod.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,31 @@ pub trait Interner {
     fn try_intern(&self, s: &str) -> Option<InternedString>;
 }
 
+impl<T> Interner for &T
+where
+    T: Interner,
+{
+    fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+        (**self).is_empty()
+    }
+
+    fn len(&self) -> usize {
+        (**self).len()
+    }
+
+    fn len_bytes(&self) -> usize {
+        (**self).len_bytes()
+    }
+
+    fn capacity_bytes(&self) -> usize {
+        (**self).capacity_bytes()
+    }
+
+    fn try_intern(&self, s: &str) -> Option<InternedString> {
+        (**self).try_intern(s)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
 pub(crate) enum InternedStringState {
     GenericMap(self::map::StringState),