diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/checkpoint/CheckpointConfig.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/checkpoint/CheckpointConfig.java
index b78e0852..98037255 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/checkpoint/CheckpointConfig.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/checkpoint/CheckpointConfig.java
@@ -17,11 +17,19 @@ package software.amazon.kinesis.checkpoint;
 
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
+import software.amazon.kinesis.coordinator.RecordProcessorCheckpointer;
 
 /**
- *
+ * Used by the KCL to manage checkpointing.
  */
 @Data
 @Accessors(fluent = true)
 public class CheckpointConfig {
+    /**
+     * KCL will validate client provided sequence numbers with a call to Amazon Kinesis before checkpointing for calls
+     * to {@link RecordProcessorCheckpointer#checkpoint(String)} by default.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: true</p>
+     */
+    private boolean validateSequenceNumberBeforeCheckpointing = true;
 }
diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/CoordinatorConfig.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/CoordinatorConfig.java
index a344ac7b..c581d253 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/CoordinatorConfig.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/coordinator/CoordinatorConfig.java
@@ -16,12 +16,47 @@
 package software.amazon.kinesis.coordinator;
 
 import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
+import software.amazon.kinesis.leases.NoOpShardPrioritization;
+import software.amazon.kinesis.leases.ShardPrioritization;
 
 /**
- *
+ * Used by the KCL to configure the coordinator.
  */
 @Data
 @Accessors(fluent = true)
 public class CoordinatorConfig {
+    /**
+     * Application name used by checkpointer to checkpoint.
+     *
+     * @return String
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    private final String applicationName;
+
+    /**
+     * Interval in milliseconds between polling to check for parent shard completion.
+     * Polling frequently will take up more DynamoDB IOPS (when there are leases for shards waiting on
+     * completion of parent shards).
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 10000L</p>
+     */
+    private long parentShardPollIntervalMillis = 10000L;
+
+    /**
+     * The Worker will skip shard sync during initialization if there are one or more leases in the lease table. This
+     * assumes that the shards and leases are in-sync. This enables customers to choose faster startup times (e.g.
+     * during incremental deployments of an application).
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: false</p>
+     */
+    private boolean skipShardSyncAtWorkerInitializationIfLeasesExist = false;
+
+    /**
+     * Shard prioritization strategy.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: {@link NoOpShardPrioritization}</p>
+     */
+    private ShardPrioritization shardPrioritization = new NoOpShardPrioritization();
 }
diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/LeaseManagementConfig.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/LeaseManagementConfig.java
index 30c4012f..d3737039 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/LeaseManagementConfig.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/LeaseManagementConfig.java
@@ -15,13 +15,107 @@
 
 package software.amazon.kinesis.leases;
 
+import com.amazonaws.services.dynamodbv2.AmazonDynamoDB;
+
 import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
 
 /**
- *
+ * Used by the KCL to configure lease management.
  */
 @Data
 @Accessors(fluent = true)
 public class LeaseManagementConfig {
+    private static final long EPSILON_MS = 25L;
+
+    /**
+     * Name of the table to use in DynamoDB
+     *
+     * @return String
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    private final String tableName;
+    /**
+     * Client to be used to access DynamoDB service.
+     *
+     * @return AmazonDynamoDB
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    private final AmazonDynamoDB amazonDynamoDB;
+    /**
+     * Used to distinguish different workers/processes of a KCL application.
+     *
+     * @return String
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    private final String workerIdentifier;
+
+    /**
+     * Fail over time in milliseconds. A worker which does not renew it's lease within this time interval
+     * will be regarded as having problems and it's shards will be assigned to other workers.
+     * For applications that have a large number of shards, this may be set to a higher number to reduce
+     * the number of DynamoDB IOPS required for tracking leases.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 10000L</p>
+     */
+    private long failoverTimeMillis = 10000L;
+
+    /**
+     * Shard sync interval in milliseconds - e.g. wait for this long between shard sync tasks.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 60000L</p>
+     */
+    private long shardSyncIntervalMillis = 60000L;
+
+    /**
+     * Cleanup leases upon shards completion (don't wait until they expire in Kinesis).
+     * Keeping leases takes some tracking/resources (e.g. they need to be renewed, assigned), so by default we try
+     * to delete the ones we don't need any longer.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: true</p>
+     */
+    private boolean cleanupLeasesUponShardCompletion = true;
+
+    /**
+     * The max number of leases (shards) this worker should process.
+     * This can be useful to avoid overloading (and thrashing) a worker when a host has resource constraints
+     * or during deployment.
+     *
+     * <p>NOTE: Setting this to a low value can cause data loss if workers are not able to pick up all shards in the
+     * stream due to the max limit.</p>
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: {@link Integer#MAX_VALUE}</p>
+     */
+    private int maxLeasesForWorker = Integer.MAX_VALUE;;
+
+    /**
+     * Max leases to steal from another worker at one time (for load balancing).
+     * Setting this to a higher number can allow for faster load convergence (e.g. during deployments, cold starts),
+     * but can cause higher churn in the system.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 1</p>
+     */
+    private int maxLeasesToStealAtOneTime = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * The Amazon DynamoDB table used for tracking leases will be provisioned with this read capacity.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 10</p>
+     */
+    private int initialLeaseTableReadCapacity = 10;
+
+    /**
+     * The Amazon DynamoDB table used for tracking leases will be provisioned with this write capacity.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 10</p>
+     */
+    private int initialLeaseTableWriteCapacity = 10;
+
+    /**
+     * The size of the thread pool to create for the lease renewer to use.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 20</p>
+     */
+    private int maxLeaseRenewalThreads = 20;
 }
diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/lifecycle/LifecycleConfig.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/lifecycle/LifecycleConfig.java
index cdaf5391..a7b7dfe9 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/lifecycle/LifecycleConfig.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/lifecycle/LifecycleConfig.java
@@ -15,13 +15,35 @@
 
 package software.amazon.kinesis.lifecycle;
 
+import java.util.Optional;
+
 import lombok.Data;
 import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
 
 /**
- *
+ * Used by the KCL to configure the lifecycle.
  */
 @Data
 @Accessors(fluent = true)
 public class LifecycleConfig {
+    /**
+     * The amount of milliseconds to wait before graceful shutdown forcefully terminates.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 5000L</p>
+     */
+    private long shutdownGraceMillis = 5000L;
+
+    /**
+     * Logs warn message if as task is held in  a task for more than the set time.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: {@link Optional#empty()}</p>
+     */
+    private Optional<Long> logWarningForTaskAfterMillis = Optional.empty();
+
+    /**
+     * Backoff time in milliseconds for Amazon Kinesis Client Library tasks (in the event of failures).
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 500L</p>
+     */
+    private long taskBackoffTimeMillis = 500L;
 }
diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/metrics/MetricsConfig.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/metrics/MetricsConfig.java
index f824f842..80191520 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/metrics/MetricsConfig.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/metrics/MetricsConfig.java
@@ -15,13 +15,70 @@
 
 package software.amazon.kinesis.metrics;
 
+import com.amazonaws.services.cloudwatch.AmazonCloudWatch;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
 
+import java.util.Set;
+
 /**
- *
+ * Used by KCL to configure the metrics reported by the application.
  */
 @Data
 @Accessors(fluent = true)
 public class MetricsConfig {
+    /**
+     * Metrics dimensions that always will be enabled regardless of the config provided by user.
+     */
+    public static final Set<String> METRICS_ALWAYS_ENABLED_DIMENSIONS = ImmutableSet.of(
+            MetricsHelper.OPERATION_DIMENSION_NAME);
+
+    /**
+     * Allowed dimensions for CloudWatch metrics. By default, worker ID dimension will be disabled.
+     */
+    public static final Set<String> DEFAULT_METRICS_ENABLED_DIMENSIONS = ImmutableSet.<String>builder().addAll(
+            METRICS_ALWAYS_ENABLED_DIMENSIONS).add(MetricsHelper.SHARD_ID_DIMENSION_NAME).build();
+
+    /**
+     * Metrics dimensions that signify all possible dimensions.
+     */
+    public static final Set<String> METRICS_DIMENSIONS_ALL = ImmutableSet.of(IMetricsScope.METRICS_DIMENSIONS_ALL);
+
+    /**
+     * Client used by the KCL to access the CloudWatch service for reporting metrics.
+     *
+     * @return {@link AmazonCloudWatch}
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    private final AmazonCloudWatch amazonCloudWatch;
+
+    /**
+     * Buffer metrics for at most this long before publishing to CloudWatch.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 10000L</p>
+     */
+    private long metricsBufferTimeMillis = 10000L;
+
+    /**
+     * Buffer at most this many metrics before publishing to CloudWatch.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 10000</p>
+     */
+    private int metricsMaxQueueSize = 10000;
+
+    /**
+     * Metrics level for which to enable CloudWatch metrics.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: {@link MetricsLevel#DETAILED}</p>
+     */
+    private MetricsLevel metricsLevel = MetricsLevel.DETAILED;
+
+    /**
+     * Allowed dimensions for CloudWatchMetrics.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: {@link MetricsConfig#DEFAULT_METRICS_ENABLED_DIMENSIONS}</p>
+     */
+    private Set<String> metricsEnabledDimensions = DEFAULT_METRICS_ENABLED_DIMENSIONS;
 }
diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/processor/ProcessorConfig.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/processor/ProcessorConfig.java
index 33c27faa..aeceac98 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/processor/ProcessorConfig.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/processor/ProcessorConfig.java
@@ -10,18 +10,24 @@
  *  or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file 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. 
+ *  permissions and limitations under the License.
  */
 
 package software.amazon.kinesis.processor;
 
-import lombok.Data;
-import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
+        import lombok.Data;
+        import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
 
 /**
- *
+ * Used by the KCL to configure the processor for processing the records.
  */
 @Data
 @Accessors(fluent = true)
 public class ProcessorConfig {
+    /**
+     * Don't call processRecords() on the record processor for empty record lists.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: false</p>
+     */
+    private boolean callProcessRecordsEvenForEmptyRecordList = false;
 }
diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/retrieval/RetrievalConfig.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/retrieval/RetrievalConfig.java
index acff73fb..3ab7cb18 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/retrieval/RetrievalConfig.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/retrieval/RetrievalConfig.java
@@ -15,13 +15,93 @@
 
 package software.amazon.kinesis.retrieval;
 
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import com.amazonaws.services.kinesis.AmazonKinesis;
+import com.amazonaws.services.kinesis.clientlibrary.lib.worker.InitialPositionInStream;
+
 import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NonNull;
 import lombok.experimental.Accessors;
+import software.amazon.kinesis.lifecycle.ShardConsumer;
 
 /**
- *
+ * Used by the KCL to configure the retrieval of records from Kinesis.
  */
 @Data
 @Accessors(fluent = true)
 public class RetrievalConfig {
+    /**
+     * Name of the Kinesis stream.
+     *
+     * @return String
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    private final String streamName;
+
+    /**
+     * Client used to access to Kinesis service.
+     *
+     * @return {@link AmazonKinesis}
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    private final AmazonKinesis amazonKinesis;
+
+    /**
+     * Max records to fetch from Kinesis in a single GetRecords call.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 10000</p>
+     */
+    private int maxRecords = 10000;
+
+    /**
+     * The value for how long the {@link ShardConsumer} should sleep if no records are returned from the call to
+     * {@link com.amazonaws.services.kinesis.AmazonKinesis#getRecords(com.amazonaws.services.kinesis.model.GetRecordsRequest)}.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 1000L</p>
+     */
+    private long idleTimeBetweenReadsInMillis = 1000L;
+
+    /**
+     * Time to wait in seconds before the worker retries to get a record.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: {@link Optional#empty()}</p>
+     */
+    private Optional<Integer> retryGetRecordsInSeconds = Optional.empty();
+
+    /**
+     * The max number of threads in the getRecords thread pool.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: {@link Optional#empty()}</p>
+     */
+    private Optional<Integer> maxGetRecordsThreadPool = Optional.empty();
+
+    /**
+     * The factory that creates the {@link GetRecordsCache} used to getRecords from Kinesis.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: {@link SimpleRecordsFetcherFactory}</p>
+     */
+    private RecordsFetcherFactory recordsFetcherFactory = new SimpleRecordsFetcherFactory();
+
+    /**
+     * Backoff time between consecutive ListShards calls.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 1500L</p>
+     */
+    private long listShardsBackoffTimeInMillis = 1500L;
+
+    /**
+     * Max number of retries for ListShards when throttled/exception is thrown.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: 50</p>
+     */
+    private int maxListShardsRetryAttempts = 50;
+
+    /**
+     * The location in the shard from which the KinesisClientLibrary will start fetching records from
+     * when the application starts for the first time and there is no checkpoint for the shard.
+     *
+     * <p>Default value: {@link InitialPositionInStream#LATEST}</p>
+     */
+    private InitialPositionInStream initialPositionInStream = InitialPositionInStream.LATEST;
 }