diff --git a/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component.go b/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component.go
index b606a340..6f4645bd 100644
--- a/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component.go
+++ b/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type ComponentDefinition struct {
 	Format      ComponentFormat        `json:"format" yaml:"format"`
 	Metadata    map[string]interface{} `json:"metadata" yaml:"metadata"`
 	Model       Model                  `json:"model"`
-	Schema      string                 `json:"schema" yaml:"schema"`
+	Schema      string                 `json:"schema,omitempty" yaml:"schema"`
 	CreatedAt   time.Time              `json:"-"`
 	UpdatedAt   time.Time              `json:"-"`
 }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type ComponentDefinitionDB struct {
 	DisplayName string          `json:"displayName" gorm:"displayName"`
 	Format      ComponentFormat `json:"format" yaml:"format"`
 	Metadata    []byte          `json:"metadata" yaml:"metadata"`
-	Schema      string          `json:"schema" yaml:"schema"`
+	Schema      string          `json:"schema,omitempty" yaml:"schema"`
 	CreatedAt   time.Time       `json:"-"`
 	UpdatedAt   time.Time       `json:"-"`
 }
@@ -55,7 +55,19 @@ func (c ComponentDefinition) Type() types.CapabilityType {
 func (c ComponentDefinition) GetID() uuid.UUID {
 	return c.ID
 }
+func schemaValidationCheck(schema string) (valid bool) {
+	if schema == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	m := make(map[string]interface{})
+	_ = json.Unmarshal([]byte(schema), &m)
+	if m["properties"] == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	valid = true
+	return
 
+}
 func CreateComponent(db *database.Handler, c ComponentDefinition) (uuid.UUID, error) {
 	c.ID = uuid.New()
 	tempModelID := uuid.New()
@@ -63,6 +75,9 @@ func CreateComponent(db *database.Handler, c ComponentDefinition) (uuid.UUID, er
 	if err != nil {
 		return uuid.UUID{}, err
 	}
+	if !schemaValidationCheck(c.Schema) {
+		c.Metadata["hasInvalidSchema"] = true
+	}
 	modelID := uuid.NewSHA1(uuid.UUID{}, byt)
 	var model Model
 	modelCreationLock.Lock()
@@ -138,6 +153,9 @@ func GetMeshModelComponents(db *database.Handler, f ComponentFilter) (c []Compon
 		fmt.Println(err.Error()) //for debugging
 	}
 	for _, cm := range componentDefinitionsWithModel {
+		if f.Trim {
+			cm.Schema = ""
+		}
 		c = append(c, cm.ComponentDefinitionDB.GetComponentDefinition(cm.Model))
 	}
 	return c
@@ -147,6 +165,7 @@ type ComponentFilter struct {
 	Name        string
 	APIVersion  string
 	Greedy      bool //when set to true - instead of an exact match, name will be prefix matched
+	Trim        bool //when set to true - the schema is not returned
 	DisplayName string
 	ModelName   string
 	Version     string