diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/registry/schema.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/registry/schema.ts
index 01fafada9cc..30f9608bd94 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/registry/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/registry/schema.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export const registryItemFileSchema = z.discriminatedUnion("type", [
   }),
 ])
 
+export type RegistryItemFile = z.infer<typeof registryItemFileSchema>
+
 export const registryItemTailwindSchema = z.object({
   config: z
     .object({
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/registry/utils.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/registry/utils.ts
index 84fd4cdc62c..187006222f9 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/registry/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/registry/utils.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {
 } from "@/src/schema"
 import { Config } from "@/src/utils/get-config"
 import { ProjectInfo, getProjectInfo } from "@/src/utils/get-project-info"
+import { createRegistryFile } from "@/src/utils/registry/create-registry-file"
+import { determineFileType } from "@/src/utils/registry/determine-file-type"
 import { resolveImport } from "@/src/utils/resolve-import"
 import {
   findCommonRoot,
@@ -106,11 +108,7 @@ export async function recursivelyResolveFileImports(
 
   // Add the original file first
   const fileType = determineFileType(filePath)
-  const originalFile = {
-    path: relativeRegistryFilePath,
-    type: fileType,
-    target: "",
-  }
+  const originalFile = createRegistryFile(relativeRegistryFilePath, fileType)
   files.push(originalFile)
 
   // 1. Find all import statements in the file.
@@ -227,30 +225,6 @@ async function createTempSourceFile(filename: string) {
   return path.join(dir, filename)
 }
 
-// This is a bit tricky to accurately determine.
-// For now we'll use the module specifier to determine the type.
-function determineFileType(
-  moduleSpecifier: string
-): z.infer<typeof registryItemSchema>["type"] {
-  if (moduleSpecifier.includes("/ui/")) {
-    return "registry:ui"
-  }
-
-  if (moduleSpecifier.includes("/lib/")) {
-    return "registry:lib"
-  }
-
-  if (moduleSpecifier.includes("/hooks/")) {
-    return "registry:hook"
-  }
-
-  if (moduleSpecifier.includes("/components/")) {
-    return "registry:component"
-  }
-
-  return "registry:component"
-}
-
 // Additional utility functions for local file support
 export function isUrl(path: string) {
   try {
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/utils/registry/create-registry-file.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/registry/create-registry-file.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33b4b1740f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/registry/create-registry-file.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { RegistryItemFile } from "@/src/schema"
+
+const createRegistryFile = (
+  filePath: string,
+  fileType: RegistryItemFile["type"],
+  target: string = ""
+): RegistryItemFile => {
+  //
+  return {
+    path: filePath,
+    type: fileType,
+    target: target,
+  }
+}
+
+export { createRegistryFile }
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/utils/registry/determine-file-type.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/registry/determine-file-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..021c4e0d9ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/registry/determine-file-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import type { RegistryItem } from "@/src/registry/schema"
+
+// This is a bit tricky to accurately determine.
+// For now we'll use the module specifier to determine the type.
+const determineFileType = (moduleSpecifier: string): RegistryItem["type"] => {
+  if (moduleSpecifier.includes("/ui/")) {
+    return "registry:ui"
+  }
+
+  if (moduleSpecifier.includes("/lib/")) {
+    return "registry:lib"
+  }
+
+  if (moduleSpecifier.includes("/hooks/")) {
+    return "registry:hook"
+  }
+
+  if (moduleSpecifier.includes("/components/")) {
+    return "registry:component"
+  }
+
+  return "registry:component"
+}
+
+export { determineFileType }