diff --git a/platform-mc/terminus.hpp b/platform-mc/terminus.hpp
index 6e3f859..c3134bd 100644
--- a/platform-mc/terminus.hpp
+++ b/platform-mc/terminus.hpp
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
 class Terminus
 {
   public:
-    Terminus(pldm_tid_t tid, uint64_t supportedPLDMTypes);
+    Terminus(pldm_tid_t tid, uint64_t supportedPLDMTypes,
+             sdeventplus::Event& event);
 
     /** @brief Check if the terminus supports the PLDM type message
      *
@@ -284,6 +285,11 @@
      */
     std::vector<std::string> getSensorNames(const SensorId& sensorId);
 
+    /** @brief Add the next sensor PDR to this terminus, iterated by
+     *         sensorPdrIt.
+     */
+    void addNextSensorFromPDRs();
+
     /* @brief The terminus's TID */
     pldm_tid_t tid;
 
@@ -319,6 +325,25 @@
 
     /* @brief Inventory D-Bus object path of the terminus */
     std::string inventoryPath;
+
+    /** @brief reference of main event loop of pldmd, primarily used to schedule
+     *  work
+     */
+    sdeventplus::Event& event;
+
+    /** @brief The event source to defer sensor creation tasks to event loop*/
+    std::unique_ptr<sdeventplus::source::Defer> sensorCreationEvent;
+
+    /** @brief Numeric Sensor PDR list */
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<pldm_numeric_sensor_value_pdr>>
+        numericSensorPdrs{};
+
+    /** @brief Compact Numeric Sensor PDR list */
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<pldm_compact_numeric_sensor_pdr>>
+        compactNumericSensorPdrs{};
+
+    /** @brief Iteration to loop through sensor PDRs when adding sensors */
+    SensorId sensorPdrIt = 0;
 };
 } // namespace platform_mc
 } // namespace pldm