diff --git a/proto/viam/app/v1/robot.proto b/proto/viam/app/v1/robot.proto
index 95bd554fe..82805a305 100644
--- a/proto/viam/app/v1/robot.proto
+++ b/proto/viam/app/v1/robot.proto
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ message LocationSecret {
   string secret = 2;
 }
 
+message AppValidationStatus {
+  string error = 1;
+}
+
 message CloudConfig {
   // Robot part id.
   string id = 1;
@@ -334,6 +338,8 @@ message ModuleConfig {
   string module_id = 5;
   // additional environment variables passed to the module process
   map<string, string> env = 6;
+  // info about the validity of the module 
+  AppValidationStatus status = 7;
 }
 
 // PackageConfig is the configration for deployed Packages.
@@ -346,4 +352,6 @@ message PackageConfig {
   string version = 3;
   // type of the package
   string type = 4;
+  // info about the validity of the package 
+  AppValidationStatus status = 7;
 }