diff --git a/cli/src/commands/xlr/compile.ts b/cli/src/commands/xlr/compile.ts
index 7ede6883..c7282a85 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/xlr/compile.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/xlr/compile.ts
@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@ export default class XLRCompile extends BaseCommand {
         }
 
         if (generatedCapabilites) {
+          generatedCapabilites = {
+            ...generatedCapabilites,
+          };
+          if (customPrimitives) {
+            generatedCapabilites = {
+              ...generatedCapabilites,
+              customPrimitives,
+            };
+          }
+
           capabilities = generatedCapabilites;
         }
       }
@@ -151,16 +161,19 @@ export default class XLRCompile extends BaseCommand {
       })
       .join('\n')}
 
-module.exports = {
-  "pluginName": "${capabilities.pluginName}",
-  "capabilities": {
-    ${[...(capabilities.capabilities?.entries() ?? [])]
-      .map(([capabilityName, provides]) => {
-        return `"${capabilityName}":[${provides.join(',')}],`;
-      })
-      .join('\n\t\t')}
-  }
-}
+    module.exports = {
+      "pluginName": "${capabilities.pluginName}",
+      "capabilities": {
+        ${[...(capabilities.capabilities?.entries() ?? [])]
+          .map(([capabilityName, provides]) => {
+            return `"${capabilityName}":[${provides.join(',')}],`;
+          })
+          .join('\n\t\t')}
+      },
+      "customPrimitives": [
+        ${[capabilities.customPrimitives?.map((i) => `'${i}'`).join(',') ?? '']}
+      ]
+    }
 `;
 
     fs.writeFileSync(path.join(outputDirectory, 'manifest.js'), tsManifestFile);
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/xlr/visitors/file.ts b/cli/src/utils/xlr/visitors/file.ts
index 2768799b..be55a2a4 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/xlr/visitors/file.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils/xlr/visitors/file.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import type { Manifest } from '@player-tools/xlr';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import type { VisitorProps } from './types';
-
 /** export all exported types in the file */
 export function fileVisitor(args: VisitorProps): Manifest | undefined {
   const { sourceFile, converter, outputDirectory } = args;
diff --git a/common/static_xlrs/core/xlr/manifest.js b/common/static_xlrs/core/xlr/manifest.js
index 4d64803c..2a262220 100644
--- a/common/static_xlrs/core/xlr/manifest.js
+++ b/common/static_xlrs/core/xlr/manifest.js
@@ -34,5 +34,13 @@ module.exports = {
   "pluginName": "Types",
   "capabilities": {
     "Types":[Asset,AssetBinding,SwitchCase,Switch,AssetWrapper,AssetWrapperOrSwitch,AssetSwitch,StaticSwitch,DynamicSwitch,Expression,ExpressionRef,Binding,BindingRef,DataModel,Navigation,ExpressionObject,NavigationFlow,NavigationFlowTransition,NavigationBaseState,NavigationFlowTransitionableState,NavigationFlowViewState,NavigationFlowEndState,NavigationFlowActionState,NavigationFlowExternalState,NavigationFlowFlowState,NavigationFlowState,FlowResult,Templatable,Template,View,Flow],
-  }
+  },
+  "customPrimitives":[
+    'Expression',
+    'Asset',
+    'Binding',
+    'AssetWrapper',
+    'Schema.DataType',
+    'ExpressionHandler',
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/xlr/types/src/utility.ts b/xlr/types/src/utility.ts
index aabc759e..152b21de 100644
--- a/xlr/types/src/utility.ts
+++ b/xlr/types/src/utility.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export interface Manifest {
   pluginName: string;
   /** Map of capabilities provided by the plugin to the name of the XLR for the capabilities */
   capabilities?: Map<string, Array<string>>;
+  /** CustomPrimitives that are the most basic types in the Payer Ecosystem */
+  customPrimitives?: Array<string>;
 }
 
 export interface TSManifest {