diff --git a/src/types/runtime.go b/src/types/runtime.go
index 24a466926e..b4a7d44ad2 100644
--- a/src/types/runtime.go
+++ b/src/types/runtime.go
@@ -144,3 +144,29 @@ type DifferentialData struct {
 	DifferentialRepos          map[string]bool
 	DifferentialPackageVersion string
 }
+
+// PackageFinding is a struct that contains a finding about something wrong with a package
+type PackageFinding struct {
+	// YqPath is the path to the key where the error originated from, this is sometimes empty in the case of a general error
+	YqPath      string
+	Description string
+	// Item is the value of a key that is causing an error, for example a bad image name
+	Item string
+	// PackageNameOverride shows the name of the package that the error originated from
+	// If it is not set the base package will be used when displaying the error
+	PackageNameOverride string
+	// PackagePathOverride shows the path to the package that the error originated from
+	// If it is not set the base package will be used when displaying the error
+	PackagePathOverride string
+	Severity            Severity
+}
+
+// Severity is the type of package error
+// Either Err or Warning
+type Severity int
+
+// different severities of package errors
+const (
+	SevErr Severity = iota + 1
+	SevWarn
+)