diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index d9d9e01bef..09c739cc8c 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "$schema": "node_modules/lerna/schemas/lerna-schema.json",
-  "version": "3.4.11",
+  "version": "3.4.12",
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "concurrency": 20,
   "command": {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/URLVariableTestInput.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/URLVariableTestInput.svelte
index a75d7e625d..6a6cb081ef 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/URLVariableTestInput.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/design/settings/controls/URLVariableTestInput.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   import { onMount } from "svelte"
   import { Input, Label } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import { previewStore, selectedScreen } from "@/stores/builder"
-  import type { ComponentContext } from "@budibase/types"
+  import type { AppContext } from "@budibase/types"
 
   export let baseRoute = ""
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
   // This function is needed to repopulate the test value from componentContext
   // when a user navigates to another component and then back again
-  const updateTestValueFromContext = (context: ComponentContext | null) => {
+  const updateTestValueFromContext = (context: AppContext | null) => {
     if (context?.url && !testValue) {
       const { wild, ...urlParams } = context.url
       const queryParams = context.query
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/helpers/components.js b/packages/builder/src/helpers/components.ts
similarity index 77%
rename from packages/builder/src/helpers/components.js
rename to packages/builder/src/helpers/components.ts
index b1116d7750..074f74f06d 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/helpers/components.js
+++ b/packages/builder/src/helpers/components.ts
@@ -8,27 +8,32 @@ import {
 } from "@budibase/string-templates"
 import { capitalise } from "@/helpers"
 import { Constants } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
+import { Component, ComponentContext } from "@budibase/types"
 
 const { ContextScopes } = Constants
 
 /**
  * Recursively searches for a specific component ID
  */
-export const findComponent = (rootComponent, id) => {
+export const findComponent = (rootComponent: Component, id: string) => {
   return searchComponentTree(rootComponent, comp => comp._id === id)
 }
 
 /**
  * Recursively searches for a specific component type
  */
-export const findComponentType = (rootComponent, type) => {
+export const findComponentType = (rootComponent: Component, type: string) => {
   return searchComponentTree(rootComponent, comp => comp._component === type)
 }
 
 /**
  * Recursively searches for the parent component of a specific component ID
  */
-export const findComponentParent = (rootComponent, id, parentComponent) => {
+export const findComponentParent = (
+  rootComponent: Component | undefined,
+  id: string | undefined,
+  parentComponent: Component | null = null
+): Component | null => {
   if (!rootComponent || !id) {
     return null
   }
@@ -51,7 +56,11 @@ export const findComponentParent = (rootComponent, id, parentComponent) => {
  * Recursively searches for a specific component ID and records the component
  * path to this component
  */
-export const findComponentPath = (rootComponent, id, path = []) => {
+export const findComponentPath = (
+  rootComponent: Component,
+  id: string | undefined,
+  path: Component[] = []
+): Component[] => {
   if (!rootComponent || !id) {
     return []
   }
@@ -75,11 +84,14 @@ export const findComponentPath = (rootComponent, id, path = []) => {
  * Recurses through the component tree and finds all components which match
  * a certain selector
  */
-export const findAllMatchingComponents = (rootComponent, selector) => {
+export const findAllMatchingComponents = (
+  rootComponent: Component | null,
+  selector: (component: Component) => boolean
+) => {
   if (!rootComponent || !selector) {
     return []
   }
-  let components = []
+  let components: Component[] = []
   if (rootComponent._children) {
     rootComponent._children.forEach(child => {
       components = [
@@ -97,7 +109,7 @@ export const findAllMatchingComponents = (rootComponent, selector) => {
 /**
  * Recurses through the component tree and finds all components.
  */
-export const findAllComponents = rootComponent => {
+export const findAllComponents = (rootComponent: Component) => {
   return findAllMatchingComponents(rootComponent, () => true)
 }
 
@@ -105,9 +117,9 @@ export const findAllComponents = rootComponent => {
  * Finds the closest parent component which matches certain criteria
  */
 export const findClosestMatchingComponent = (
-  rootComponent,
-  componentId,
-  selector
+  rootComponent: Component,
+  componentId: string | undefined,
+  selector: (component: Component) => boolean
 ) => {
   if (!selector) {
     return null
@@ -125,7 +137,10 @@ export const findClosestMatchingComponent = (
  * Recurses through a component tree evaluating a matching function against
  * components until a match is found
  */
-const searchComponentTree = (rootComponent, matchComponent) => {
+const searchComponentTree = (
+  rootComponent: Component,
+  matchComponent: (component: Component) => boolean
+): Component | null => {
   if (!rootComponent || !matchComponent) {
     return null
   }
@@ -150,15 +165,18 @@ const searchComponentTree = (rootComponent, matchComponent) => {
  * This mutates the object in place.
  * @param component the component to randomise
  */
-export const makeComponentUnique = component => {
+export const makeComponentUnique = (component: Component) => {
   if (!component) {
     return
   }
 
   // Generate a full set of component ID replacements in this tree
-  const idReplacements = []
-  const generateIdReplacements = (component, replacements) => {
-    const oldId = component._id
+  const idReplacements: [string, string][] = []
+  const generateIdReplacements = (
+    component: Component,
+    replacements: [string, string][]
+  ) => {
+    const oldId = component._id!
     const newId = Helpers.uuid()
     replacements.push([oldId, newId])
     component._children?.forEach(x => generateIdReplacements(x, replacements))
@@ -182,9 +200,9 @@ export const makeComponentUnique = component => {
     let js = decodeJSBinding(sanitizedBinding)
     if (js != null) {
       // Replace ID inside JS binding
-      idReplacements.forEach(([oldId, newId]) => {
+      for (const [oldId, newId] of idReplacements) {
         js = js.replace(new RegExp(oldId, "g"), newId)
-      })
+      }
 
       // Create new valid JS binding
       let newBinding = encodeJSBinding(js)
@@ -204,7 +222,7 @@ export const makeComponentUnique = component => {
   return JSON.parse(definition)
 }
 
-export const getComponentText = component => {
+export const getComponentText = (component: Component) => {
   if (component == null) {
     return ""
   }
@@ -218,7 +236,7 @@ export const getComponentText = component => {
   return capitalise(type)
 }
 
-export const getComponentName = component => {
+export const getComponentName = (component: Component) => {
   if (component == null) {
     return ""
   }
@@ -229,9 +247,9 @@ export const getComponentName = component => {
 }
 
 // Gets all contexts exposed by a certain component type, including actions
-export const getComponentContexts = component => {
+export const getComponentContexts = (component: string) => {
   const def = componentStore.getDefinition(component)
-  let contexts = []
+  let contexts: ComponentContext[] = []
   if (def?.context) {
     contexts = Array.isArray(def.context) ? [...def.context] : [def.context]
   }
@@ -251,9 +269,9 @@ export const getComponentContexts = component => {
  * Recurses through the component tree and builds a tree of contexts provided
  * by components.
  */
-export const buildContextTree = (
-  rootComponent,
-  tree = { root: [] },
+const buildContextTree = (
+  rootComponent: Component,
+  tree: Record<string, string[]> = { root: [] },
   currentBranch = "root"
 ) => {
   // Sanity check
@@ -264,12 +282,12 @@ export const buildContextTree = (
   // Process this component's contexts
   const contexts = getComponentContexts(rootComponent._component)
   if (contexts.length) {
-    tree[currentBranch].push(rootComponent._id)
+    tree[currentBranch].push(rootComponent._id!)
 
     // If we provide local context, start a new branch for our children
     if (contexts.some(context => context.scope === ContextScopes.Local)) {
-      currentBranch = rootComponent._id
-      tree[rootComponent._id] = []
+      currentBranch = rootComponent._id!
+      tree[rootComponent._id!] = []
     }
   }
 
@@ -287,9 +305,9 @@ export const buildContextTree = (
  * Generates a lookup map of which context branch all components in a component
  * tree are inside.
  */
-export const buildContextTreeLookupMap = rootComponent => {
+export const buildContextTreeLookupMap = (rootComponent: Component) => {
   const tree = buildContextTree(rootComponent)
-  let map = {}
+  const map: Record<string, string> = {}
   Object.entries(tree).forEach(([branch, ids]) => {
     ids.forEach(id => {
       map[id] = branch
@@ -299,9 +317,9 @@ export const buildContextTreeLookupMap = rootComponent => {
 }
 
 // Get a flat list of ids for all descendants of a component
-export const getChildIdsForComponent = component => {
+export const getChildIdsForComponent = (component: Component): string[] => {
   return [
-    component._id,
+    component._id!,
     ...(component?._children ?? []).map(getChildIdsForComponent).flat(1),
   ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/componentTreeNodes.ts b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/componentTreeNodes.ts
index b88563de6a..0e4dd5738b 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/componentTreeNodes.ts
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/componentTreeNodes.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export class ComponentTreeNodesStore extends BudiStore<OpenNodesState> {
 
     const path = findComponentPath(selectedScreen.props, componentId)
 
-    const componentIds = path.map((component: Component) => component._id)
+    const componentIds = path.map((component: Component) => component._id!)
 
     this.update((openNodes: OpenNodesState) => {
       const newNodes = Object.fromEntries(
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/components.ts b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/components.ts
index 38fa9a6a41..e141de01ac 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/components.ts
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/components.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// TODO: analise and fix all the undefined ! and ?
+
 import { get, derived } from "svelte/store"
 import { cloneDeep } from "lodash/fp"
 import { API } from "@/api"
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ import { Utils } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
 import {
   ComponentDefinition,
   ComponentSetting,
-  Component as ComponentType,
+  Component,
   ComponentCondition,
   FieldType,
   Screen,
@@ -45,10 +47,6 @@ import {
 import { utils } from "@budibase/shared-core"
 import { getSequentialName } from "@/helpers/duplicate"
 
-interface Component extends ComponentType {
-  _id: string
-}
-
 export interface ComponentState {
   components: Record<string, ComponentDefinition>
   customComponents: string[]
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
    * Takes an enriched component instance and applies any required migration
    * logic
    */
-  migrateSettings(enrichedComponent: Component) {
+  migrateSettings(enrichedComponent: Component | null) {
     const componentPrefix = "@budibase/standard-components"
     let migrated = false
 
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
 
   enrichEmptySettings(
     component: Component,
-    opts: { screen?: Screen; parent?: Component; useDefaultValues?: boolean }
+    opts: { screen?: Screen; parent?: string; useDefaultValues?: boolean }
   ) {
     if (!component?._component) {
       return
@@ -240,7 +238,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
     const defaultDS = this.getDefaultDatasource()
     const settings = this.getComponentSettings(component._component)
     const { parent, screen, useDefaultValues } = opts || {}
-    const treeId = parent?._id || component._id
+    const treeId = parent || component._id
     if (!screen) {
       return
     }
@@ -425,7 +423,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
   createInstance(
     componentType: string,
     presetProps?: Record<string, any>,
-    parent?: Component
+    parent?: string
   ): Component | null {
     const screen = get(selectedScreen)
     if (!screen) {
@@ -503,7 +501,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
   async create(
     componentType: string,
     presetProps?: Record<string, any>,
-    parent?: Component,
+    parent?: string,
     index?: number
   ) {
     const state = get(this.store)
@@ -519,7 +517,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
     // Insert in position if specified
     if (parent && index != null) {
       await screenStore.patch((screen: Screen) => {
-        let parentComponent = findComponent(screen.props, parent)
+        let parentComponent = findComponent(screen.props, parent)!
         if (!parentComponent._children?.length) {
           parentComponent._children = [componentInstance]
         } else {
@@ -538,7 +536,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
         }
         const currentComponent = findComponent(
           screen.props,
-          selectedComponentId
+          selectedComponentId!
         )
         if (!currentComponent) {
           return false
@@ -581,7 +579,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
       return state
     })
 
-    componentTreeNodesStore.makeNodeVisible(componentInstance._id)
+    componentTreeNodesStore.makeNodeVisible(componentInstance._id!)
 
     // Log event
     analytics.captureEvent(Events.COMPONENT_CREATED, {
@@ -633,7 +631,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
     // Determine the next component to select, and select it before deletion
     // to avoid an intermediate state of no component selection
     const state = get(this.store)
-    let nextId = ""
+    let nextId: string | null = ""
     if (state.selectedComponentId === component._id) {
       nextId = this.getNext()
       if (!nextId) {
@@ -646,7 +644,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
         nextId = nextId.replace("-navigation", "-screen")
       }
       this.update(state => {
-        state.selectedComponentId = nextId
+        state.selectedComponentId = nextId ?? undefined
         return state
       })
     }
@@ -654,18 +652,18 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
     // Patch screen
     await screenStore.patch((screen: Screen) => {
       // Check component exists
-      component = findComponent(screen.props, component._id)
-      if (!component) {
+      const updatedComponent = findComponent(screen.props, component._id!)
+      if (!updatedComponent) {
         return false
       }
 
       // Check component has a valid parent
-      const parent = findComponentParent(screen.props, component._id)
+      const parent = findComponentParent(screen.props, updatedComponent._id)
       if (!parent) {
         return false
       }
-      parent._children = parent._children.filter(
-        (child: Component) => child._id !== component._id
+      parent._children = parent._children!.filter(
+        (child: Component) => child._id !== updatedComponent._id
       )
     }, null)
   }
@@ -729,7 +727,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
     // Patch screen
     const patch = (screen: Screen) => {
       // Get up to date ref to target
-      targetComponent = findComponent(screen.props, targetComponent._id)
+      targetComponent = findComponent(screen.props, targetComponent!._id!)!
       if (!targetComponent) {
         return false
       }
@@ -743,7 +741,7 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
       if (!cut) {
         componentToPaste = makeComponentUnique(componentToPaste)
       }
-      newComponentId = componentToPaste._id
+      newComponentId = componentToPaste._id!
 
       // Strip grid position metadata if pasting into a new screen, but keep
       // alignment metadata
@@ -820,8 +818,8 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
     if (!screen) {
       throw "A valid screen must be selected"
     }
-    const parent = findComponentParent(screen.props, componentId)
-    const index = parent?._children.findIndex(
+    const parent = findComponentParent(screen.props, componentId)!
+    const index = parent?._children?.findIndex(
       (x: Component) => x._id === componentId
     )
 
@@ -839,29 +837,29 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
     }
 
     // If we have siblings above us, choose the sibling or a descendant
-    if (index > 0) {
+    if (index !== undefined && index > 0) {
       // If sibling before us accepts children, and is not collapsed, select a descendant
-      const previousSibling = parent._children[index - 1]
+      const previousSibling = parent._children![index - 1]
       if (
         previousSibling._children?.length &&
-        componentTreeNodesStore.isNodeExpanded(previousSibling._id)
+        componentTreeNodesStore.isNodeExpanded(previousSibling._id!)
       ) {
         let target = previousSibling
         while (
           target._children?.length &&
-          componentTreeNodesStore.isNodeExpanded(target._id)
+          componentTreeNodesStore.isNodeExpanded(target._id!)
         ) {
           target = target._children[target._children.length - 1]
         }
-        return target._id
+        return target._id!
       }
 
       // Otherwise just select sibling
-      return previousSibling._id
+      return previousSibling._id!
     }
 
     // If no siblings above us, select the parent
-    return parent._id
+    return parent._id!
   }
 
   getNext() {
@@ -873,9 +871,9 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
       throw "A valid screen must be selected"
     }
     const parent = findComponentParent(screen.props, componentId)
-    const index = parent?._children.findIndex(
+    const index = parent?._children?.findIndex(
       (x: Component) => x._id === componentId
-    )
+    )!
 
     // Check for screen and navigation component edge cases
     const screenComponentId = `${screen._id}-screen`
@@ -888,37 +886,38 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
     if (
       component?._children?.length &&
       (state.selectedComponentId === navComponentId ||
-        componentTreeNodesStore.isNodeExpanded(component._id))
+        componentTreeNodesStore.isNodeExpanded(component._id!))
     ) {
-      return component._children[0]._id
+      return component._children[0]._id!
     } else if (!parent) {
       return null
     }
 
     // Otherwise select the next sibling if we have one
-    if (index < parent._children.length - 1) {
-      const nextSibling = parent._children[index + 1]
-      return nextSibling._id
+    if (index < parent._children!.length - 1) {
+      const nextSibling = parent._children![index + 1]
+      return nextSibling._id!
     }
 
     // Last child, select our parents next sibling
     let target = parent
     let targetParent = findComponentParent(screen.props, target._id)
-    let targetIndex = targetParent?._children.findIndex(
+    let targetIndex = targetParent?._children?.findIndex(
       (child: Component) => child._id === target._id
-    )
+    )!
     while (
       targetParent != null &&
-      targetIndex === targetParent._children?.length - 1
+      targetParent._children &&
+      targetIndex === targetParent._children.length - 1
     ) {
       target = targetParent
       targetParent = findComponentParent(screen.props, target._id)
-      targetIndex = targetParent?._children.findIndex(
+      targetIndex = targetParent?._children!.findIndex(
         (child: Component) => child._id === target._id
-      )
+      )!
     }
     if (targetParent) {
-      return targetParent._children[targetIndex + 1]._id
+      return targetParent._children![targetIndex + 1]._id!
     } else {
       return null
     }
@@ -950,16 +949,16 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
       const parent = findComponentParent(screen.props, componentId)
 
       // Check we aren't right at the top of the tree
-      const index = parent?._children.findIndex(
+      const index = parent?._children?.findIndex(
         (x: Component) => x._id === componentId
-      )
+      )!
       if (!parent || (index === 0 && parent._id === screen.props._id)) {
         return
       }
 
       // Copy original component and remove it from the parent
-      const originalComponent = cloneDeep(parent._children[index])
-      parent._children = parent._children.filter(
+      const originalComponent = cloneDeep(parent._children![index])
+      parent._children = parent._children!.filter(
         (component: Component) => component._id !== componentId
       )
 
@@ -971,9 +970,9 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
         const definition = this.getDefinition(previousSibling._component)
         if (
           definition?.hasChildren &&
-          componentTreeNodesStore.isNodeExpanded(previousSibling._id)
+          componentTreeNodesStore.isNodeExpanded(previousSibling._id!)
         ) {
-          previousSibling._children.push(originalComponent)
+          previousSibling._children!.push(originalComponent)
         }
 
         // Otherwise just move component above sibling
@@ -985,11 +984,11 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
       // If no siblings above us, go above the parent as long as it isn't
       // the screen
       else if (parent._id !== screen.props._id) {
-        const grandParent = findComponentParent(screen.props, parent._id)
-        const parentIndex = grandParent._children.findIndex(
+        const grandParent = findComponentParent(screen.props, parent._id)!
+        const parentIndex = grandParent._children!.findIndex(
           (child: Component) => child._id === parent._id
         )
-        grandParent._children.splice(parentIndex, 0, originalComponent)
+        grandParent._children!.splice(parentIndex, 0, originalComponent)
       }
     }, null)
   }
@@ -1028,9 +1027,9 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
         const definition = this.getDefinition(nextSibling._component)
         if (
           definition?.hasChildren &&
-          componentTreeNodesStore.isNodeExpanded(nextSibling._id)
+          componentTreeNodesStore.isNodeExpanded(nextSibling._id!)
         ) {
-          nextSibling._children.splice(0, 0, originalComponent)
+          nextSibling._children!.splice(0, 0, originalComponent)
         }
 
         // Otherwise move below next sibling
@@ -1041,11 +1040,11 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
 
       // Last child, so move below our parent
       else {
-        const grandParent = findComponentParent(screen.props, parent._id)
-        const parentIndex = grandParent._children.findIndex(
+        const grandParent = findComponentParent(screen.props, parent._id)!
+        const parentIndex = grandParent._children!.findIndex(
           (child: Component) => child._id === parent._id
         )
-        grandParent._children.splice(parentIndex + 1, 0, originalComponent)
+        grandParent._children!.splice(parentIndex + 1, 0, originalComponent)
       }
     }, null)
   }
@@ -1208,13 +1207,13 @@ export class ComponentStore extends BudiStore<ComponentState> {
       }
 
       // Replace component with parent
-      const index = oldParentDefinition._children.findIndex(
+      const index = oldParentDefinition._children!.findIndex(
         (component: Component) => component._id === componentId
       )
       if (index === -1) {
         return false
       }
-      oldParentDefinition._children[index] = {
+      oldParentDefinition._children![index] = {
         ...newParentDefinition,
         _children: [definition],
       }
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/preview.ts b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/preview.ts
index 0fef91d6b9..d95903b3a3 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/preview.ts
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/preview.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { get } from "svelte/store"
 import { BudiStore } from "../BudiStore"
-import { PreviewDevice, ComponentContext } from "@budibase/types"
+import { PreviewDevice, ComponentContext, AppContext } from "@budibase/types"
 
 type PreviewEventHandler = (name: string, payload?: any) => void
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ interface PreviewState {
   previewDevice: PreviewDevice
   previewEventHandler: PreviewEventHandler | null
   showPreview: boolean
-  selectedComponentContext: ComponentContext | null
+  selectedComponentContext: AppContext | null
 }
 
 const INITIAL_PREVIEW_STATE: PreviewState = {
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/screens.ts b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/screens.ts
index b7d9a8be30..51072adbb8 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/screens.ts
+++ b/packages/builder/src/stores/builder/screens.ts
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ export class ScreenStore extends BudiStore<ScreenState> {
     // Flatten the recursive component tree
     const components = findAllMatchingComponents(
       screen.props,
-      (x: Component) => x
+      (x: Component) => !!x
     )
 
     // Iterate over all components and run checks
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/constants.ts b/packages/frontend-core/src/constants.ts
index 907d91825f..3e51719bfd 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/constants.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/constants.ts
@@ -112,10 +112,7 @@ export const EventPublishType = {
   ENV_VAR_UPGRADE_PANEL_OPENED: "environment_variable_upgrade_panel_opened",
 }
 
-export const ContextScopes = {
-  Local: "local",
-  Global: "global",
-}
+export { ComponentContextScopes as ContextScopes } from "@budibase/types"
 
 export const TypeIconMap = {
   [FieldType.STRING]: "Text",
diff --git a/packages/types/src/ui/components/index.ts b/packages/types/src/ui/components/index.ts
index f477ed2bd3..c34174120c 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/ui/components/index.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/ui/components/index.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ export interface ComponentDefinition {
     width: number
     height: number
   }
+  context?: ComponentContext | ComponentContext[]
+  actions?: (string | any)[]
 }
 
 export type DependsOnComponentSetting =
@@ -56,3 +58,28 @@ export interface ComponentSetting {
     self: boolean
   }
 }
+interface ComponentAction {
+  type: string
+  suffix?: string
+}
+
+interface ComponentStaticContextValue {
+  label: string
+  key: string
+  type: string // technically this is a long list of options but there are too many to enumerate
+}
+
+export interface ComponentContext {
+  type: ComponentContextType
+  scope?: ComponentContextScopes
+  actions?: ComponentAction[]
+  suffix?: string
+  values?: ComponentStaticContextValue[]
+}
+
+export type ComponentContextType = "action" | "static" | "schema" | "form"
+
+export const enum ComponentContextScopes {
+  Local = "local",
+  Global = "global",
+}
diff --git a/packages/types/src/ui/stores/preview.ts b/packages/types/src/ui/stores/preview.ts
index d9f5f2ac46..75309f5dda 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/ui/stores/preview.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/ui/stores/preview.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export type PreviewDevice = "desktop" | "tablet" | "mobile"
-export type ComponentContext = Record<string, any>
+
+export type AppContext = Record<string, any>