diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/overlay.ts b/packages/core/src/types/overlay.ts
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+import { type NodeType, NormalizedScalarSchema, listOf } from '.';
+
+const Root: NodeType = {
+  properties: {
+    overlay: { type: 'string' },
+    info: 'Info',
+    extends: { type: 'string' },
+    actions: listOf('action'),
+  },
+  required: ['overlay', 'info', 'actions'],
+  extensionsPrefix: 'x-',
+};
+
+const Info: NodeType = {
+  properties: {
+    title: { type: 'string' },
+    version: { type: 'string' },
+  },
+  required: ['title', 'version'],
+  extensionsPrefix: 'x-',
+};
+
+const Extends: NormalizedScalarSchema = {
+  type: 'string',
+  resolvable: true,
+};
+
+const Actions: NodeType = listOf('Action');
+const Action: NodeType = {
+  properties: {
+    target: { type: 'string' },
+    description: { type: 'string' },
+    update: {}, // any
+    remove: { type: 'boolean' },
+  },
+  required: ['target'],
+  extensionsPrefix: 'x-',
+};
+
+export const OverlayTypes: Record<string, NodeType | NormalizedScalarSchema> = {
+  Root,
+  Info,
+  Extends,
+  Actions,
+  Action,
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/typings/overlay.ts b/packages/core/src/typings/overlay.ts
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+export interface InfoObject {
+  title: string;
+  version: string;
+}
+
+export interface ActionObject {
+  target: string;
+  description?: string;
+  update?: any;
+  remove?: boolean;
+}
+export interface OverlayDefinition {
+  overlay: '1.0.0';
+  info: InfoObject;
+  extends?: string;
+  actions: ActionObject[];
+}
+
+export const VERSION_PATTERN = /^1\.0\.\d+(-.+)?$/;