diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/internal/messaging/InternalCordaRPCOps.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/internal/messaging/InternalCordaRPCOps.kt
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+package net.corda.core.internal.messaging
+
+import net.corda.core.messaging.CordaRPCOps
+
+/**
+ * Contains internal RPC functions that should not be publicly exposed in [CordaRPCOps]
+ */
+interface InternalCordaRPCOps : CordaRPCOps {
+
+    /** Dump all the current flow checkpoints as JSON into a zip file in the node's log directory. */
+    fun dumpCheckpoints()
+}
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