In an aspect, the present disclosure includes a method, apparatus, and computer readable medium for wireless communications for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), a capability indication message to a network entity, the capability indication message comprising a sidelink capability for direct communication between the UE and one or more secondary UEs; receiving, at the UE, a configuration message from the network entity in response to the capability indication message, wherein the configuration message includes one or more configuration parameters based on the sidelink capability; and establishing a communication link based on the one or more configuration parameters.