diff --git a/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component.go b/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component.go
index 7bcea0a1..aa82fa35 100644
--- a/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component.go
+++ b/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component.go
@@ -9,20 +9,30 @@ type TypeMeta struct {
 
 // use NewComponent function for instantiating
 type Component struct {
-	TypeMeta
-	ComponentSpec
-	Metadata map[string]interface{} `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+	TypeMeta      `gorm:"embedded"`
+	ComponentSpec `gorm:"embedded"`
+	Metadata      map[string]interface{} `json:"metadata,omitempty" gorm:"type:JSONB"`
 	// for backward compatibility
 	Spec string `json:"spec,omitempty"`
 }
-
+type capability struct {
+	ID string `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	// Host is the address of the service registering the capability
+	Host string `json:"host,omitempty"`
+}
 type ComponentSpec struct {
-	Schematic map[string]interface{} `json:"schematic,omitempty"`
+	Schematic map[string]interface{} `json:"schematic,omitempty" gorm:"type:JSONB"`
 }
 
 func NewComponent() Component {
 	comp := Component{}
 	comp.APIVersion = "core.meshery.io/v1alpha1"
 	comp.Kind = ComponentDefinitionKindKey
+	comp.Metadata = make(map[string]interface{}, 1)
 	return comp
 }
+
+type ComponentCapability struct {
+	Component
+	capability
+}
diff --git a/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component_capabilities_db.go b/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component_capabilities_db.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ae2543c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/meshmodel/core/v1alpha1/component_capabilities_db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package v1alpha1
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+// This file consists of methods and structs that database(gorm) will use to interact with meshmodel components
+type ComponentDB struct {
+	TypeMeta
+	ComponentSpecDB
+	Metadata []byte `json:"metadata"`
+	// for backward compatibility
+	Spec string `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type ComponentSpecDB struct {
+	Schematic []byte `json:"schematic,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type ComponentCapabilityDB struct {
+	ID uuid.UUID `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	ComponentDB
+	capability
+}
+type capabilityDB struct {
+	// Host is the address of the service registering the capability
+	Host string `json:"host,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func ComponentCapabilityFromCCDB(cdb ComponentCapabilityDB) (c ComponentCapability) {
+	c.capability = cdb.capability
+	c.TypeMeta = cdb.TypeMeta
+	c.Spec = cdb.Spec
+	m := make(map[string]interface{})
+	json.Unmarshal(cdb.Metadata, &m)
+	c.Metadata = m
+	schematic := make(map[string]interface{})
+	json.Unmarshal(cdb.Schematic, &schematic)
+	c.Schematic = schematic
+	return
+}
+func ComponentCapabilityDBFromCC(c ComponentCapability) (cdb ComponentCapabilityDB) {
+	cdb.capability = c.capability
+	cdb.TypeMeta = c.TypeMeta
+	cdb.Spec = c.Spec
+	cdb.Metadata, _ = json.Marshal(c.Metadata)
+	cdb.Schematic, _ = json.Marshal(c.Schematic)
+	return
+}