With Zod you can build a schema that would match an existing type. Typescript will complain if the schema you build does not match the type you are representin

With Zod you can build a schema that would match an existing type. Typescript will complain if the schema you build does not match the type you are representing, which is helpful. From memory: import { z } from ‘zod’ type Message = { body: string; } const messageSchema: z.Type<Message> = z.object({ body: z.string() })