diff --git a/changelog.d/20260306_183052_sirosen_gcs_collection_client.rst b/changelog.d/20260306_183052_sirosen_gcs_collection_client.rst
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@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Added
+-----
+
+- Added a new ``GCSCollectionClient`` class in
+  ``globus_sdk.experimental.gcs_collection_client``.
+  The new client has no methods other than the base HTTP ones, but contains the
+  collection ID and scopes in the correct locations for the SDK token management
+  mechanisms to use. (:pr:`NUMBER`)
diff --git a/docs/experimental/gcs_collection_client.rst b/docs/experimental/gcs_collection_client.rst
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+.. _gcs_collection_client:
+
+.. currentmodule:: globus_sdk.experimental.gcs_collection_client
+
+GCS Collection Client
+=====================
+
+The ``GCSCollectionClient`` class provides an interface for collections, as
+resource servers.
+It should not be confused with ``globus_sdk.GCSClient``, which provides an
+interface to GCS Endpoints.
+
+.. autoclass:: GCSCollectionClient
+    :members:
+    :member-order: bysource
diff --git a/docs/experimental/index.rst b/docs/experimental/index.rst
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--- a/docs/experimental/index.rst
+++ b/docs/experimental/index.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ Globus SDK Experimental Components
 
     **Use at your own risk.**
 
+.. toctree::
+    :caption: Experimental Constructs
+    :maxdepth: 1
+
+    gcs_collection_client
 
 Experimental Construct Lifecycle
 --------------------------------
diff --git a/src/globus_sdk/experimental/gcs_collection_client.py b/src/globus_sdk/experimental/gcs_collection_client.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import typing as t
+import uuid
+
+import globus_sdk
+from globus_sdk.authorizers import GlobusAuthorizer
+from globus_sdk.scopes import GCSCollectionScopes
+
+
+# NOTE: this stub class idea is inspired by the SpecificFlowScopes class stub
+# it implements the same interface as the base class, so it's type-compatible
+# but it raises errors at runtime -- because it can't *actually* be populated with data
+class _GCSCollectionScopesClassStub(GCSCollectionScopes):
+    """
+    This internal stub object ensures that the type deductions for type checkers (e.g.
+    mypy) on GCSCollectionClient.scopes are correct.
+
+    Primarily, it should be possible to access the `scopes` attribute, the `user`
+    scope, and the `resource_server`, but these usages should raise specific and
+    informative runtime errors.
+
+    Our types are therefore less accurate for class-var access, but more accurate for
+    instance-var access.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__("<stub>")
+
+    def __getattribute__(self, name: str) -> t.Any:
+        if name == "https":
+            _raise_attr_error("https")
+        if name == "data_access":
+            _raise_attr_error("data_access")
+        if name == "resource_server":
+            _raise_attr_error("resource_server")
+        return object.__getattribute__(self, name)
+
+
+class GCSCollectionClient(globus_sdk.BaseClient):
+    """
+    A client for interacting directly with a GCS Collection.
+    Typically for HTTPS upload/download via HTTPS-enabled collections.
+
+    .. sdk-sphinx-copy-params:: BaseClient
+
+        :param collection_id: The ID of the collection.
+        :param collection_address: The URL of the collection, as might be retrieved from
+            the ``https_server`` field in Globus Transfer.
+    """
+
+    scopes: GCSCollectionScopes = _GCSCollectionScopesClassStub()
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        collection_id: str | uuid.UUID,
+        collection_address: str,
+        *,
+        environment: str | None = None,
+        app: globus_sdk.GlobusApp | None = None,
+        app_scopes: list[globus_sdk.scopes.Scope] | None = None,
+        authorizer: GlobusAuthorizer | None = None,
+        app_name: str | None = None,
+        transport: globus_sdk.transport.RequestsTransport | None = None,
+        retry_config: globus_sdk.transport.RetryConfig | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.collection_id = str(collection_id)
+        self.scopes = GCSCollectionScopes(self.collection_id)
+
+        if not collection_address.startswith("https://"):
+            collection_address = f"https://{collection_address}"
+
+        super().__init__(
+            environment=environment,
+            base_url=collection_address,
+            app=app,
+            app_scopes=app_scopes,
+            authorizer=authorizer,
+            app_name=app_name,
+            transport=transport,
+            retry_config=retry_config,
+        )
+
+    @property
+    def default_scope_requirements(self) -> list[globus_sdk.Scope]:
+        return [self.scopes.https]
+
+
+def _raise_attr_error(name: str) -> t.NoReturn:
+    raise AttributeError(
+        f"It is not valid to attempt to access the '{name}' attribute of the "
+        "GCSCollectionClient class. "
+        f"Instead, instantiate a GCSCollectionClient and access the '{name}' attribute "
+        "from that instance."
+    )
diff --git a/tests/unit/experimental/test_gcs_collection_client.py b/tests/unit/experimental/test_gcs_collection_client.py
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+import pytest
+
+import globus_sdk
+from globus_sdk.experimental.gcs_collection_client import GCSCollectionClient
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("attrname", ["https", "data_access", "resource_server"])
+def test_class_level_scopes_access_raises_useful_attribute_error(attrname):
+    with pytest.raises(
+        AttributeError,
+        match=(
+            f"It is not valid to attempt to access the '{attrname}' attribute of "
+            "the GCSCollectionClient class"
+        ),
+    ):
+        getattr(GCSCollectionClient.scopes, attrname)
+
+
+def test_instance_level_scopes_access_ok():
+    client = GCSCollectionClient("foo_id", "https://example.com/foo")
+
+    assert client.resource_server == "foo_id"
+    assert client.scopes.https == globus_sdk.Scope(
+        "https://auth.globus.org/scopes/foo_id/https"
+    )
+    assert client.scopes.data_access == globus_sdk.Scope(
+        "https://auth.globus.org/scopes/foo_id/data_access"
+    )
+
+
+def test_default_scope_is_https():
+    client = GCSCollectionClient("foo_id", "https://example.com/foo")
+
+    assert client.default_scope_requirements == [
+        globus_sdk.Scope("https://auth.globus.org/scopes/foo_id/https")
+    ]
+
+
+# this behavior imitates the `GCSClient`, which accepts a bare hostname and prepends the
+# scheme if it is missing
+def test_https_scheme_is_added_to_bare_address():
+    client = GCSCollectionClient("foo_id", "example.com")
+
+    assert client.base_url == "https://example.com"