diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index f82cef66..bd6de8f8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -2069,6 +2069,13 @@
         "size-limit": "11.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@standard-schema/spec": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@standard-schema/spec/-/spec-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m2bOd0f2RT9k8QJx1JN85cZYyH1RqFBdlwtkSlf4tBDYLCiiZnv1fIIwacK6cqwXavOydf0NPToMQgpKq+dVlA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@tokenizer/inflate": {
       "version": "0.2.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tokenizer/inflate/-/inflate-0.2.7.tgz",
@@ -9198,7 +9205,8 @@
         "@dfinity/candid": "^2.3.0",
         "@dfinity/identity": "^2.3.0",
         "@dfinity/principal": "^2.3.0",
-        "@dfinity/utils": "^2"
+        "@dfinity/utils": "^2",
+        "@standard-schema/spec": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
     "packages/core-peer": {
@@ -10478,6 +10486,12 @@
         "size-limit": "11.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "@standard-schema/spec": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@standard-schema/spec/-/spec-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-m2bOd0f2RT9k8QJx1JN85cZYyH1RqFBdlwtkSlf4tBDYLCiiZnv1fIIwacK6cqwXavOydf0NPToMQgpKq+dVlA==",
+      "peer": true
+    },
     "@tokenizer/inflate": {
       "version": "0.2.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tokenizer/inflate/-/inflate-0.2.7.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index c2cbb28c..754f4750 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     "@dfinity/candid": "^2.3.0",
     "@dfinity/identity": "^2.3.0",
     "@dfinity/principal": "^2.3.0",
-    "@dfinity/utils": "^2"
+    "@dfinity/utils": "^2",
+    "@standard-schema/spec": "^1.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/doc-data.ts b/packages/core/src/types/doc-data.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f142a7c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/doc-data.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export type DocDataSchema = {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/errors.ts b/packages/core/src/types/errors.ts
index 1e451f69..4659a3b1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/errors.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import {StandardSchemaV1} from '@standard-schema/spec';
+
 export class SignInError extends Error {}
 export class SignInInitError extends Error {}
 export class SignInUserInterruptError extends Error {}
@@ -5,3 +7,13 @@ export class SignInUserInterruptError extends Error {}
 export class InitError extends Error {}
 
 export class ListError extends Error {}
+
+export class SchemaError extends Error {
+  readonly issues: ReadonlyArray<StandardSchemaV1.Issue>;
+
+  constructor(issues: ReadonlyArray<StandardSchemaV1.Issue>) {
+    super(issues[0]?.message);
+
+    this.issues = issues;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/schema.utils.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/schema.utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12719944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/schema.utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import {nonNullish} from '@dfinity/utils';
+import type {StandardSchemaV1} from '@standard-schema/spec';
+import {SchemaError} from '../types/errors';
+
+export const assertDataSchema = async <T extends StandardSchemaV1>({
+  input,
+  schema
+}: {
+  input: StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<T>;
+  schema?: T;
+}): Promise<void> => {
+  const withSchema =
+    nonNullish(schema) && nonNullish(schema['~standard']) && 'validate' in schema['~standard'];
+
+  if (withSchema) {
+    await validateSchema({input, schema});
+  }
+};
+
+const validateSchema = async <T extends StandardSchemaV1>({
+  input,
+  schema
+}: {
+  input: StandardSchemaV1.InferInput<T>;
+  schema: T;
+}): Promise<StandardSchemaV1.InferOutput<T>> => {
+  const validate = async (): Promise<StandardSchemaV1.Result<unknown>> => {
+    const result = schema['~standard'].validate(input);
+
+    if (result instanceof Promise) {
+      return await result;
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  };
+
+  const {issues, ...value} = await validate();
+
+  if (issues !== undefined) {
+    throw new SchemaError(issues);
+  }
+
+  return value;
+};