diff --git a/wsinfer_zoo/schemas/model-config.schema.json b/wsinfer_zoo/schemas/model-config.schema.json
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+{
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema",
+    "type": "object",
+    "properties": {
+        "num_classes": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "The number of classes the model outputs",
+            "minimum": 1
+        },
+        "patch_size_pixels": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "The size of the patch in pixels (eg 350)",
+            "minimum": 1
+        },
+        "spacing_um_px": {
+            "type": "number",
+            "description": "The spacing of the patch in micrometers per pixel (eg 0.5)",
+            "minimum": 0
+        },
+        "class_names": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "description": "The names of the classes the model outputs. Length must be equal to 'num_classes'.",
+            "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+            },
+            "uniqueItems": true
+        },
+        "transform": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "items": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "name": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                        "enum": [
+                            "Resize",
+                            "ToTensor",
+                            "Normalize"
+                        ]
+                    },
+                    "arguments": {
+                        "type": "object"
+                    }
+                },
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "required": [
+                    "name"
+                ]
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "required": [
+        "num_classes",
+        "patch_size_pixels",
+        "spacing_um_px",
+        "class_names",
+        "transform"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/wsinfer_zoo/schemas/wsinfer-zoo-registry.schema.json b/wsinfer_zoo/schemas/wsinfer-zoo-registry.schema.json
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+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "title": "Schema for WSInfer Model Zoo registry file (wsinfer-zoo-registry.json)",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "models": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "additionalProperties": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "description": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "hf_repo_id": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "hf_revision": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "description",
+          "hf_repo_id",
+          "hf_revision"
+        ],
+        "additionalProperties": false
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "models"
+  ],
+  "additionalProperties": false
+}