diff --git a/packages/cache/src/cache.ts b/packages/cache/src/cache.ts
index 1cc910f0a9..fd4870f123 100644
--- a/packages/cache/src/cache.ts
+++ b/packages/cache/src/cache.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as utils from './internal/cacheUtils'
-import * as cacheHttpClient from './internal/cacheHttpClient'
+import * as cacheHttpClient from './internal/cacheLocalClient' // Switch from HTTP to local client
 import * as cacheTwirpClient from './internal/shared/cacheTwirpClient'
 import {getCacheServiceVersion, isGhes} from './internal/config'
 import {DownloadOptions, UploadOptions} from './options'
diff --git a/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheLocalClient.ts b/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheLocalClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..accc2975f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cache/src/internal/cacheLocalClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+import * as core from '@actions/core'
+import * as crypto from 'crypto'
+import * as fs from 'fs'
+
+import {CompressionMethod} from './constants'
+import {
+  ArtifactCacheEntry,
+  InternalCacheOptions,
+  ReserveCacheResponse,
+  ITypedResponseWithError,
+} from './contracts'
+import {
+  DownloadOptions,
+  UploadOptions,
+} from '../options'
+
+const versionSalt = '1.0'
+
+const cacheIds: { [cacheId: number]: string } = {}
+
+export function getCacheVersion(
+  paths: string[],
+  compressionMethod?: CompressionMethod,
+  enableCrossOsArchive = false
+): string {
+  const components = paths
+
+  // Add compression method to cache version to restore
+  // compressed cache as per compression method
+  if (compressionMethod) {
+    components.push(compressionMethod)
+  }
+
+  // Only check for windows platforms if enableCrossOsArchive is false
+  if (process.platform === 'win32' && !enableCrossOsArchive) {
+    components.push('windows-only')
+  }
+
+  // Add salt to cache version to support breaking changes in cache entry
+  components.push(versionSalt)
+
+  return crypto
+    .createHash('sha256')
+    .update(components.join('|'))
+    .digest('hex')
+}
+
+export async function getCacheEntry(
+  keys: string[],
+  paths: string[],
+  options?: InternalCacheOptions
+): Promise<ArtifactCacheEntry | null> {
+  const cacheVersion = getCacheVersion(
+    paths,
+    options?.compressionMethod,
+    options?.enableCrossOsArchive
+  )
+
+  let fileStat: fs.Stats | undefined
+  let cacheKey: string | undefined
+  for (let i = 0; i < keys.length && !fileStat; i++) {
+    try {
+      cacheKey = keys[i]
+      fileStat = await fs.promises.stat(`/cache/${cacheKey}`)
+    } catch {}
+  }
+
+  if (!fileStat) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return {
+    cacheKey,
+    cacheVersion,
+    creationTime: fileStat.ctime.toISOString(),
+    archiveLocation: `/cache/${cacheKey}/cache.tar`,
+  }
+}
+
+export async function downloadCache(
+  archiveLocation: string,
+  archivePath: string,
+  options?: DownloadOptions
+): Promise<void> {
+  return fs.promises.copyFile(archiveLocation, archivePath)
+}
+
+// Reserve Cache
+export async function reserveCache(
+  key: string,
+  paths: string[],
+  options?: InternalCacheOptions
+): Promise<ITypedResponseWithError<ReserveCacheResponse>> {
+  const cacheId = Object.keys(cacheIds).length + 1
+  cacheIds[cacheId] = key
+
+  return {
+    statusCode: 200,
+    headers: {},
+    result: {
+      cacheId,
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export async function saveCache(
+  cacheId: number,
+  archivePath: string,
+  options?: UploadOptions
+): Promise<void> {
+  const cacheKey = cacheIds[cacheId]
+  const cacheDir = `/cache/${cacheKey}`
+  const cacheFile = `${cacheDir}/cache.tar`
+  await fs.promises.mkdir(cacheDir, { recursive: true })
+  await fs.promises.copyFile(archivePath, cacheFile)
+  core.info(`Cache saved successfully, saved ${archivePath} to ${cacheFile}`)
+}