diff --git a/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/Annotation.java b/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/Annotation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52c55781e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/Annotation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package org.kie.definition.type;
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 JBoss Inc
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+public interface Annotation {
+
+    public String getName();
+
+    public Object getPropertyValue( String key );
+
+    public Class getPropertyType( String key );
+}
diff --git a/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/FactField.java b/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/FactField.java
index c8b9afceb..1a81a75c8 100644
--- a/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/FactField.java
+++ b/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/FactField.java
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 
 package org.kie.definition.type;
 
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 /**
  * A field from a declared fact type
  */
@@ -65,8 +68,30 @@ public void set(Object bean,
     public Object get(Object bean);
 
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the index of this field in the field list for
+     * the defining fact type. The list (and thus the index)
+     * takes into account the fields inherited from the parent
+     * class, if any.
+     *
+     * @return  the index of this field in the defining type
+     */
+    public int getIndex();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the list of field-level annotations
+     * used in this field definition
+     *
+     * @return  the list of field-level annotations
+     */
+    public List<Annotation> getFieldAnnotations();
 
-    public int getIndex();
+    /**
+     * Returns the annotations of this field definition as
+     * key-value pairs.
+     *
+     * @return a key-value map of the field-level annotations
+     */
+    public Map<String,Object> getMetaData();
 
 }
diff --git a/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/FactType.java b/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/FactType.java
index 8c342470d..e36c4f293 100644
--- a/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/FactType.java
+++ b/kie-api/src/main/java/org/kie/definition/type/FactType.java
@@ -42,6 +42,20 @@ public interface FactType
      */
     public String getName();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the unqualified name of the FactType.
+     *
+     * @return the name of the fact type.
+     */
+    public String getSimpleName();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the package this FactType is defined in.
+     *
+     * @return the name of the fact type's package.
+     */
+    public String getPackageName();
+
     /**
      * Returns the name of the FactType's super type
      *
@@ -118,4 +132,22 @@ public Object get(Object bean,
      */
     public void setFromMap(Object bean,
                            Map<String, Object> values);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the list of class-level annotations
+     * used in this class definition
+     *
+     * @return  the list of class-level annotations
+     */
+    public List<Annotation> getClassAnnotations();
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the annotations of this class definition as
+     * key-value pairs.
+     *
+     * @return a key-value map of the class-level annotations
+     */
+    public Map<String, Object> getMetaData();
+
 }
diff --git a/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/Annotation.java b/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/Annotation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..896f1c477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/Annotation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package org.drools.definition.type;
+
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 JBoss Inc
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+public interface Annotation {
+
+    public String getName();
+
+    public Object getPropertyValue( String key );
+
+    public Class getPropertyType( String key );
+}
diff --git a/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/FactField.java b/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/FactField.java
index 17ec3fadb..b365f6452 100644
--- a/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/FactField.java
+++ b/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/FactField.java
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 
 package org.drools.definition.type;
 
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 /**
  * A field from a declared fact type
  */
@@ -65,8 +71,30 @@ public void set(Object bean,
     public Object get(Object bean);
 
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the index of this field in the field list for
+     * the defining fact type. The list (and thus the index)
+     * takes into account the fields inherited from the parent
+     * class, if any.
+     *
+     * @return  the index of this field in the defining type
+     */
+    public int getIndex();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the list of field-level annotations
+     * used in this field definition
+     *
+     * @return  the list of field-level annotations
+     */
+    public List<Annotation> getFieldAnnotations();
 
-    public int getIndex();
+    /**
+     * Returns the annotations of this field definition as
+     * key-value pairs.
+     *
+     * @return a key-value map of the field-level annotations
+     */
+    public Map<String,Object> getMetaData();
 
 }
diff --git a/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/FactType.java b/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/FactType.java
index 053716b3f..928e6fff8 100644
--- a/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/FactType.java
+++ b/knowledge-api/src/main/java/org/drools/definition/type/FactType.java
@@ -36,12 +36,26 @@ public interface FactType
     java.io.Externalizable {
 
     /**
-     * Returns the name of the FactType.
-     * 
+     * Returns the fully qualified name of the FactType.
+     *
      * @return the name of the fact type.
      */
     public String getName();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the unqualified name of the FactType.
+     *
+     * @return the name of the fact type.
+     */
+    public String getSimpleName();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the package this FactType is defined in.
+     *
+     * @return the name of the fact type's package.
+     */
+    public String getPackageName();
+
     /**
      * Returns the name of the FactType's super type
      *
@@ -118,4 +132,22 @@ public Object get(Object bean,
      */
     public void setFromMap(Object bean,
                            Map<String, Object> values);
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the list of class-level annotations
+     * used in this class definition
+     *
+     * @return  the list of class-level annotations
+     */
+    public List<Annotation> getClassAnnotations();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the annotations of this class definition as
+     * key-value pairs.
+     *
+     * @return a key-value map of the class-level annotations
+     */
+    public Map<String, Object> getMetaData();
+
 }