diff --git a/utils/detect_pattern_file_type.go b/utils/detect_pattern_file_type.go
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+package utils
+
+import (
+	"archive/tar"
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"io"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"cuelang.org/go/cue/errors"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+// Function to identify the type of input
+func IdentifyInputType(data []byte) (string, error) {
+	if isMesheryDesign(data) {
+		return "Meshery Design", nil
+	}
+	if isDockerCompose(data) {
+		return "Docker Compose", nil
+	}
+	if isHelmChart(data) {
+		return "Helm Chart", nil
+	}
+	if isK8sManifest(data) {
+		return "Kubernetes Manifest", nil
+	}
+	return "", errors.New("unknown type")
+}
+
+// Check if the input is a Meshery design
+func isMesheryDesign(data []byte) bool {
+	var mesheryPattern map[string]interface{}
+	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(data, &mesheryPattern); err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	_, exists := mesheryPattern["services"]
+	return exists
+}
+
+// Check if the input is a Docker Compose file
+func isDockerCompose(data []byte) bool {
+	dockerComposeKeys := []string{"version", "services"}
+	content := string(data)
+	for _, key := range dockerComposeKeys {
+		if !strings.Contains(content, key+":") {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// Check if the input is a Helm chart (.tgz file)
+func isHelmChart(data []byte) bool {
+	gzReader, err := gzip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(data))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	defer gzReader.Close()
+
+	tarReader := tar.NewReader(gzReader)
+	for {
+		header, err := tarReader.Next()
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		if strings.HasSuffix(header.Name, "Chart.yaml") {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Check if the input is a Kubernetes manifest
+func isK8sManifest(data []byte) bool {
+	k8sRegex := regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^kind:\s+\w+`)
+	return k8sRegex.Match(data)
+}