diff --git a/src/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelper.php b/src/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelper.php
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+<?php
+
+// Copyright (C) 2010-2024, the Friendica project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2024 the Friendica project
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Friendica\Core\Addon;
+
+use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
+
+/**
+ * helper functions to handle addons
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+final class AddonManagerHelper implements AddonHelper
+{
+	private string $addonPath;
+
+	private Profiler $profiler;
+
+	/** @deprecated */
+	private AddonHelper $proxy;
+
+	public function __construct(
+		string $addonPath,
+		Profiler $profiler
+	) {
+		$this->addonPath = $addonPath;
+		$this->profiler  = $profiler;
+
+		$this->proxy = new AddonProxy($addonPath);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Returns the absolute path to the addon folder
+	 *
+	 * e.g. `/var/www/html/addon`
+	 */
+	public function getAddonPath(): string
+	{
+		return $this->addonPath;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the list of available addons.
+	 *
+	 * This list is made from scanning the addon/ folder.
+	 * Unsupported addons are excluded unless they already are enabled or system.show_unsupported_addon is set.
+	 *
+	 * @return string[]
+	 */
+	public function getAvailableAddons(): array
+	{
+		return $this->proxy->getAvailableAddons();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Installs an addon.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $addonId name of the addon
+	 *
+	 * @return bool true on success or false on failure
+	 */
+	public function installAddon(string $addonId): bool
+	{
+		return $this->proxy->installAddon($addonId);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Uninstalls an addon.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $addonId name of the addon
+	 */
+	public function uninstallAddon(string $addonId): void
+	{
+		$this->proxy->uninstallAddon($addonId);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Load addons.
+	 *
+	 * @internal
+	 */
+	public function loadAddons(): void
+	{
+		$this->proxy->loadAddons();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Reload (uninstall and install) all updated addons.
+	 */
+	public function reloadAddons(): void
+	{
+		$this->proxy->reloadAddons();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the comment block of an addon as value object.
+	 */
+	public function getAddonInfo(string $addonId): AddonInfo
+	{
+		$default = [
+			'id'   => $addonId,
+			'name' => $addonId,
+		];
+
+		if (!is_file($this->getAddonPath() . "/$addonId/$addonId.php")) {
+			return AddonInfo::fromArray($default);
+		}
+
+		$this->profiler->startRecording('file');
+
+		$raw = file_get_contents($this->getAddonPath() . "/$addonId/$addonId.php");
+
+		$this->profiler->stopRecording();
+
+		return AddonInfo::fromString($addonId, $raw);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Checks if the provided addon is enabled
+	 */
+	public function isAddonEnabled(string $addonId): bool
+	{
+		return $this->proxy->isAddonEnabled($addonId);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a list with the IDs of the enabled addons
+	 *
+	 * @return string[]
+	 */
+	public function getEnabledAddons(): array
+	{
+		return $this->proxy->getEnabledAddons();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a list with the IDs of the non-hidden enabled addons
+	 *
+	 * @return string[]
+	 */
+	public function getVisibleEnabledAddons(): array
+	{
+		return $this->proxy->getVisibleEnabledAddons();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns a list with the IDs of the enabled addons that provides admin settings.
+	 *
+	 * @return string[]
+	 */
+	public function getEnabledAddonsWithAdminSettings(): array
+	{
+		return $this->proxy->getEnabledAddonsWithAdminSettings();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelperTest.php b/tests/Unit/Core/Addon/AddonManagerHelperTest.php
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+<?php
+
+// Copyright (C) 2010-2024, the Friendica project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2024 the Friendica project
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Friendica\Test\Unit\Core\Addon;
+
+use Friendica\Core\Addon\AddonInfo;
+use Friendica\Core\Addon\AddonManagerHelper;
+use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class AddonManagerHelperTest extends TestCase
+{
+	public function testGetAddonInfoReturnsAddonInfo(): void
+	{
+		$addonManagerHelper = new AddonManagerHelper(
+			__DIR__ . '/../../../Util/addons',
+			$this->createStub(Profiler::class)
+		);
+
+		$info = $addonManagerHelper->getAddonInfo('helloaddon');
+
+		$this->assertInstanceOf(AddonInfo::class, $info);
+
+		$this->assertEquals('Hello Addon', $info->getName());
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/Util/addons/helloaddon/helloaddon.php b/tests/Util/addons/helloaddon/helloaddon.php
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+<?php
+
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010-2024 the Friendica project
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+
+/**
+ * Name: Hello Addon
+ * Description: For testing purpose only
+ * Version: 1.0
+ * Author: Artur Weigandt <dont-mail-me@example.com>
+ */
+
+use Friendica\Core\Hook;
+
+function helloaddon_install()
+{
+	Hook::register('page_end', 'addon/helloaddon/helloaddon.php', 'helloaddon_page_end');
+}
+
+function helloaddon_uninstall()
+{
+	Hook::unregister('page_end', 'addon/helloaddon/helloaddon.php', 'helloaddon_page_end');
+}
+
+function helloaddon_page_end(&$html)
+{
+	$html .= '<p>Hello, World!</p>';
+}