chore: update yaml for tests

internal/auth/google/google.go

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var _ auth.AuthServiceConfig = Config{}
 // Auth service configuration
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	ClientID string `yaml:"clientId" validate:"required"`
 }
 

internal/embeddingmodels/gemini/gemini.go

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var _ embeddingmodels.EmbeddingModelConfig = Config{}
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name      string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type      string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type      string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Model     string `yaml:"model" validate:"required"`
 	ApiKey    string `yaml:"apiKey"`
 	Dimension int32  `yaml:"dimension"`

internal/embeddingmodels/gemini/gemini_test.go

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package gemini_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/embeddingmodels"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/embeddingmodels/gemini"
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ func TestParseFromYamlGemini(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-            embeddingModels:
-                my-gemini-model:
-                    kind: gemini
-                    model: text-embedding-004
+			kind: embeddingModels
+			name: my-gemini-model
+			type: gemini
+			model: text-embedding-004
             `,
 			want: map[string]embeddingmodels.EmbeddingModelConfig{
 				"my-gemini-model": gemini.Config{
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlGemini(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "full example with optional fields",
 			in: `
-            embeddingModels:
-                complex-gemini:
-                    kind: gemini
-                    model: text-embedding-004
-                    apiKey: "test-api-key"
-                    dimension: 768
+            kind: embeddingModels
+            name: complex-gemini
+            type: gemini
+            model: text-embedding-004
+            apiKey: "test-api-key"
+            dimension: 768
             `,
 			want: map[string]embeddingmodels.EmbeddingModelConfig{
 				"complex-gemini": gemini.Config{
@@ -70,16 +70,13 @@ func TestParseFromYamlGemini(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Models server.EmbeddingModelConfigs `yaml:"embeddingModels"`
-			}{}
 			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, got, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Models) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: %v", cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Models))
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: %v", cmp.Diff(tc.want, got))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -93,32 +90,29 @@ func TestFailParseFromYamlGemini(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "missing required model field",
 			in: `
-            embeddingModels:
-                bad-model:
-                    kind: gemini
+            kind: embeddingModels
+            name: bad-model
+            type: gemini
             `,
 			// Removed the specific model name from the prefix to match your output
-			err: "unable to parse as \"gemini\": Key: 'Config.Model' Error:Field validation for 'Model' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling embeddingModels: unable to parse as \"bad-model\": Key: 'Config.Model' Error:Field validation for 'Model' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "unknown field",
 			in: `
-            embeddingModels:
-                bad-field:
-                    kind: gemini
-                    model: text-embedding-004
-                    invalid_param: true
+            kind: embeddingModels
+            name: bad-field
+            type: gemini
+            model: text-embedding-004
+            invalid_param: true
             `,
 			// Updated to match the specific line-starting format of your error output
-			err: "unable to parse as \"gemini\": [1:1] unknown field \"invalid_param\"\n>  1 | invalid_param: true\n       ^\n   2 | kind: gemini\n   3 | model: text-embedding-004",
+			err: "error unmarshaling embeddingModels: unable to parse as \"bad-field\": [1:1] unknown field \"invalid_param\"\n>  1 | invalid_param: true\n       ^\n   2 | model: text-embedding-004\n   3 | name: bad-field\n   4 | type: gemini",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Models server.EmbeddingModelConfigs `yaml:"embeddingModels"`
-			}{}
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/prompts/custom/custom.go

@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ import (
 
 type Message = prompts.Message
 
-const kind = "custom"
+const resourceType = "custom"
 
 // init registers this prompt type with the prompt framework.
 func init() {
-	if !prompts.Register(kind, newConfig) {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("prompt type %q already registered", kind))
+	if !prompts.Register(resourceType, newConfig) {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("prompt type %q already registered", resourceType))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var _ prompts.PromptConfig = Config{}
 var _ prompts.Prompt = Prompt{}
 
 func (c Config) PromptConfigType() string {
-	return kind
+	return resourceType
 }
 
 func (c Config) Initialize() (prompts.Prompt, error) {

internal/prompts/custom/custom_test.go

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		Arguments: testArgs,
 	}
 
-	// initialize and check kind
+	// initialize and check type
 	p, err := cfg.Initialize()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Initialize() failed: %v", err)

internal/prompts/prompts.go

@@ -30,34 +30,34 @@ var promptRegistry = make(map[string]PromptConfigFactory)
 
 // Register allows individual prompt packages to register their configuration
 // factory function. This is typically called from an init() function in the
-// prompt's package. It associates a 'kind' string with a function that can
+// prompt's package. It associates a 'type' string with a function that can
 // produce the specific PromptConfig type. It returns true if the registration was
-// successful, and false if a prompt with the same kind was already registered.
-func Register(kind string, factory PromptConfigFactory) bool {
-	if _, exists := promptRegistry[kind]; exists {
-		// Prompt with this kind already exists, do not overwrite.
+// successful, and false if a prompt with the same type was already registered.
+func Register(resourceType string, factory PromptConfigFactory) bool {
+	if _, exists := promptRegistry[resourceType]; exists {
+		// Prompt with this type already exists, do not overwrite.
 		return false
 	}
-	promptRegistry[kind] = factory
+	promptRegistry[resourceType] = factory
 	return true
 }
 
-// DecodeConfig looks up the registered factory for the given kind and uses it
+// DecodeConfig looks up the registered factory for the given type and uses it
 // to decode the prompt configuration.
-func DecodeConfig(ctx context.Context, kind, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (PromptConfig, error) {
-	factory, found := promptRegistry[kind]
-	if !found && kind == "" {
-		kind = "custom"
-		factory, found = promptRegistry[kind]
+func DecodeConfig(ctx context.Context, resourceType, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (PromptConfig, error) {
+	factory, found := promptRegistry[resourceType]
+	if !found && resourceType == "" {
+		resourceType = "custom"
+		factory, found = promptRegistry[resourceType]
 	}
 
 	if !found {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown prompt type: %q", kind)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown prompt type: %q", resourceType)
 	}
 
 	promptConfig, err := factory(ctx, name, decoder)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse prompt %q as kind %q: %w", name, kind, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to parse prompt %q as resourceType %q: %w", name, resourceType, err)
 	}
 	return promptConfig, nil
 }

internal/prompts/prompts_test.go

@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ func TestRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	t.Run("RegisterAndDecodeSuccess", func(t *testing.T) {
-		kind := "testTypeSuccess"
-		if !prompts.Register(kind, mockFactory) {
+		resourceType := "testTypeSuccess"
+		if !prompts.Register(resourceType, mockFactory) {
 			t.Fatal("expected registration to succeed")
 		}
 		// This should fail because we are registering a duplicate
-		if prompts.Register(kind, mockFactory) {
+		if prompts.Register(resourceType, mockFactory) {
 			t.Fatal("expected duplicate registration to fail")
 		}
 
 		decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(""))
-		config, err := prompts.DecodeConfig(ctx, kind, "testPrompt", decoder)
+		config, err := prompts.DecodeConfig(ctx, resourceType, "testPrompt", decoder)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("expected DecodeConfig to succeed, but got error: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 		decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(""))
 		_, err := prompts.DecodeConfig(ctx, "unregisteredType", "testPrompt", decoder)
 		if err == nil {
-			t.Fatal("expected an error for unknown kind, but got nil")
+			t.Fatal("expected an error for unknown type, but got nil")
 		}
 		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown prompt type") {
 			t.Errorf("expected error to contain 'unknown prompt type', but got: %v", err)
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ func TestRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("FactoryReturnsError", func(t *testing.T) {
-		kind := "testTypeError"
-		if !prompts.Register(kind, mockErrorFactory) {
+		resourceType := "testTypeError"
+		if !prompts.Register(resourceType, mockErrorFactory) {
 			t.Fatal("expected registration to succeed")
 		}
 
 		decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(""))
-		_, err := prompts.DecodeConfig(ctx, kind, "testPrompt", decoder)
+		_, err := prompts.DecodeConfig(ctx, resourceType, "testPrompt", decoder)
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Fatal("expected an error from the factory, but got nil")
 		}
@@ -100,13 +100,13 @@ func TestRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 		decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader("description: A test prompt"))
 		config, err := prompts.DecodeConfig(ctx, "", "testDefaultPrompt", decoder)
 		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("expected DecodeConfig with empty kind to succeed, but got error: %v", err)
+			t.Fatalf("expected DecodeConfig with empty type to succeed, but got error: %v", err)
 		}
 		if config == nil {
-			t.Fatal("expected a non-nil config for default kind")
+			t.Fatal("expected a non-nil config for default type")
 		}
 		if config.PromptConfigType() != "custom" {
-			t.Errorf("expected default kind to be 'custom', but got %q", config.PromptConfigType())
+			t.Errorf("expected default type to be 'custom', but got %q", config.PromptConfigType())
 		}
 	})
 }

internal/server/config.go

@@ -126,25 +126,12 @@ func (s *StringLevel) Type() string {
 	return "stringLevel"
 }
 
-// SourceConfigs is a type used to allow unmarshal of the data source config map
 type SourceConfigs map[string]sources.SourceConfig
-
-// AuthServiceConfigs is a type used to allow unmarshal of the data authService config map
 type AuthServiceConfigs map[string]auth.AuthServiceConfig
-
-// EmbeddingModelConfigs is a type used to allow unmarshal of the embedding model config map
 type EmbeddingModelConfigs map[string]embeddingmodels.EmbeddingModelConfig
-
-// ToolConfigs is a type used to allow unmarshal of the tool configs
 type ToolConfigs map[string]tools.ToolConfig
-
-// ToolsetConfigs is a type used to allow unmarshal of the toolset configs
 type ToolsetConfigs map[string]tools.ToolsetConfig
-
-// PromptConfigs is a type used to allow unmarshal of the prompt configs
 type PromptConfigs map[string]prompts.PromptConfig
-
-// PromptConfigs is a type used to allow unmarshal of the prompt configs
 type PromptsetConfigs map[string]prompts.PromptsetConfig
 
 func UnmarshalResourceConfig(ctx context.Context, raw []byte) (SourceConfigs, AuthServiceConfigs, EmbeddingModelConfigs, ToolConfigs, ToolsetConfigs, PromptConfigs, error) {
@@ -223,7 +210,7 @@ func UnmarshalResourceConfig(ctx context.Context, raw []byte) (SourceConfigs, Au
 }
 
 func UnmarshalYAMLSourceConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]any) (sources.SourceConfig, error) {
-	typeStr, ok := r["type"].(string)
+	resourceType, ok := r["type"].(string)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing 'type' field or it is not a string")
 	}
@@ -231,7 +218,7 @@ func UnmarshalYAMLSourceConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]an
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating decoder: %w", err)
 	}
-	sourceConfig, err := sources.DecodeConfig(ctx, typeStr, name, dec)
+	sourceConfig, err := sources.DecodeConfig(ctx, resourceType, name, dec)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -239,12 +226,12 @@ func UnmarshalYAMLSourceConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]an
 }
 
 func UnmarshalYAMLAuthServiceConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]any) (auth.AuthServiceConfig, error) {
-	typeStr, ok := r["type"].(string)
+	resourceType, ok := r["type"].(string)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing 'type' field or it is not a string")
 	}
-	if typeStr != google.AuthServiceType {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid type of auth service", typeStr)
+	if resourceType != google.AuthServiceType {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid type of auth service", resourceType)
 	}
 	dec, err := util.NewStrictDecoder(r)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -258,12 +245,12 @@ func UnmarshalYAMLAuthServiceConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[stri
 }
 
 func UnmarshalYAMLEmbeddingModelConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]any) (embeddingmodels.EmbeddingModelConfig, error) {
-	typeStr, ok := r["type"].(string)
+	resourceType, ok := r["type"].(string)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing 'type' field or it is not a string")
 	}
-	if typeStr != gemini.EmbeddingModelType {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid type of embedding model", typeStr)
+	if resourceType != gemini.EmbeddingModelType {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s is not a valid type of embedding model", resourceType)
 	}
 	dec, err := util.NewStrictDecoder(r)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -277,7 +264,7 @@ func UnmarshalYAMLEmbeddingModelConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[s
 }
 
 func UnmarshalYAMLToolConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]any) (tools.ToolConfig, error) {
-	typeStr, ok := r["type"].(string)
+	resourceType, ok := r["type"].(string)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing 'type' field or it is not a string")
 	}
@@ -293,7 +280,7 @@ func UnmarshalYAMLToolConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]any)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating decoder: %s", err)
 	}
-	toolCfg, err := tools.DecodeConfig(ctx, typeStr, name, dec)
+	toolCfg, err := tools.DecodeConfig(ctx, resourceType, name, dec)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -315,12 +302,12 @@ func UnmarshalYAMLToolsetConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]a
 }
 
 func UnmarshalYAMLPromptConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]any) (prompts.PromptConfig, error) {
-	// Look for the 'kind' field. If it's not present, kindStr will be an
+	// Look for the 'type' field. If it's not present, typeStr will be an
 	// empty string, which prompts.DecodeConfig will correctly default to "custom".
-	var typeStr string
+	var resourceType string
 	if typeVal, ok := r["type"]; ok {
 		var isString bool
-		typeStr, isString = typeVal.(string)
+		resourceType, isString = typeVal.(string)
 		if !isString {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid 'type' field for prompt %q (must be a string)", name)
 		}
@@ -330,8 +317,8 @@ func UnmarshalYAMLPromptConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, r map[string]an
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating decoder: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	// Use the central registry to decode the prompt based on its kind.
-	promptCfg, err := prompts.DecodeConfig(ctx, typeStr, name, dec)
+	// Use the central registry to decode the prompt based on its type.
+	promptCfg, err := prompts.DecodeConfig(ctx, resourceType, name, dec)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

internal/sources/alloydbadmin/alloydbadmin.go

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name           string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type           string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type           string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	DefaultProject string `yaml:"defaultProject"`
 	UseClientOAuth bool   `yaml:"useClientOAuth"`
 }

internal/sources/alloydbadmin/alloydbadmin_test.go

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package alloydbadmin_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ func TestParseFromYamlAlloyDBAdmin(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-alloydb-admin-instance:
-					kind: alloydb-admin
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-alloydb-admin-instance
+			type: alloydb-admin
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-alloydb-admin-instance": alloydbadmin.Config{
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ func TestParseFromYamlAlloyDBAdmin(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "use client auth example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-alloydb-admin-instance:
-					kind: alloydb-admin
-					useClientOAuth: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-alloydb-admin-instance
+			type: alloydb-admin
+			useClientOAuth: true
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-alloydb-admin-instance": alloydbadmin.Config{
@@ -65,16 +65,13 @@ func TestParseFromYamlAlloyDBAdmin(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
 			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -89,30 +86,27 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-alloydb-admin-instance:
-					kind: alloydb-admin
-					project: test-project
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-alloydb-admin-instance
+			type: alloydb-admin
+			project: test-project
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-alloydb-admin-instance\" as \"alloydb-admin\": [2:1] unknown field \"project\"\n   1 | kind: alloydb-admin\n>  2 | project: test-project\n       ^\n",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-alloydb-admin-instance\" as \"alloydb-admin\": [2:1] unknown field \"project\"\n   1 | name: my-alloydb-admin-instance\n>  2 | project: test-project\n       ^\n   3 | type: alloydb-admin",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-alloydb-admin-instance:
-					useClientOAuth: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-alloydb-admin-instance
+			useClientOAuth: true
 			`,
-			err: "missing 'kind' field for source \"my-alloydb-admin-instance\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: missing 'type' field or it is not a string",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
 			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/alloydbpg/alloydb_pg.go

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string         `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string         `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string         `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project  string         `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 	Region   string         `yaml:"region" validate:"required"`
 	Cluster  string         `yaml:"cluster" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/alloydbpg/alloydb_pg_test.go

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package alloydbpg_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlAlloyDBPg(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: alloydb-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					cluster: my-cluster
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: alloydb-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			cluster: my-cluster
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-pg-instance": alloydbpg.Config{
@@ -63,17 +63,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlAlloyDBPg(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "public ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: alloydb-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					cluster: my-cluster
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: Public
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: alloydb-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			cluster: my-cluster
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: Public
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-pg-instance": alloydbpg.Config{
@@ -93,17 +93,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlAlloyDBPg(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "private ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: alloydb-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					cluster: my-cluster
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: private
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: alloydb-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			cluster: my-cluster
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: private
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-pg-instance": alloydbpg.Config{
@@ -123,16 +123,13 @@ func TestParseFromYamlAlloyDBPg(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
 			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -147,60 +144,56 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "invalid ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: alloydb-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					cluster: my-cluster
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: fail 
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: alloydb-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			cluster: my-cluster
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: fail 
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"alloydb-postgres\": ipType invalid: must be one of \"public\", \"private\", or \"psc\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"alloydb-postgres\": ipType invalid: must be one of \"public\", \"private\", or \"psc\"",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: alloydb-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					cluster: my-cluster
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: alloydb-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			cluster: my-cluster
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"alloydb-postgres\": [3:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | cluster: my-cluster\n   2 | database: my_db\n>  3 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   4 | instance: my-instance\n   5 | kind: alloydb-postgres\n   6 | password: my_pass\n   7 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"alloydb-postgres\": [3:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | cluster: my-cluster\n   2 | database: my_db\n>  3 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   4 | instance: my-instance\n   5 | name: my-pg-instance\n   6 | password: my_pass\n   7 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: alloydb-postgres
-					region: my-region
-					cluster: my-cluster
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: alloydb-postgres
+			region: my-region
+			cluster: my-cluster
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"alloydb-postgres\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"alloydb-postgres\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/bigquery/bigquery.go

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 type Config struct {
 	// BigQuery configs
 	Name                      string              `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type                      string              `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type                      string              `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project                   string              `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 	Location                  string              `yaml:"location"`
 	WriteMode                 string              `yaml:"writeMode"`
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (s *StringOrStringSlice) UnmarshalYAML(unmarshal func(any) error) error {
 }
 
 func (r Config) SourceConfigType() string {
-	// Returns BigQuery source kind
+	// Returns BigQuery source type
 	return SourceType
 }
 func (r Config) Initialize(ctx context.Context, tracer trace.Tracer) (sources.Source, error) {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ type Session struct {
 }
 
 func (s *Source) SourceType() string {
-	// Returns BigQuery Google SQL source kind
+	// Returns BigQuery Google SQL source type
 	return SourceType
 }
 

internal/sources/bigquery/bigquery_test.go

@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@
 package bigquery_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"math/big"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace/noop"
-
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/bigquery"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/util"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace/noop"
 )
 
 func TestParseFromYamlBigQuery(t *testing.T) {
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlBigQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: bigquery
-					project: my-project
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: bigquery
+			project: my-project
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": bigquery.Config{
 					Name:      "my-instance",
 					Type:      bigquery.SourceType,
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ func TestParseFromYamlBigQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "all fields specified",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: bigquery
-					project: my-project
-					location: asia
-					writeMode: blocked
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: bigquery
+			project: my-project
+			location: asia
+			writeMode: blocked
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": bigquery.Config{
 					Name:           "my-instance",
 					Type:           bigquery.SourceType,
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ func TestParseFromYamlBigQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "use client auth example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: bigquery
-					project: my-project
-					location: us
-					useClientOAuth: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: bigquery
+			project: my-project
+			location: us
+			useClientOAuth: true
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": bigquery.Config{
 					Name:           "my-instance",
 					Type:           bigquery.SourceType,
@@ -97,15 +97,15 @@ func TestParseFromYamlBigQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with allowed datasets example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: bigquery
-					project: my-project
-					location: us
-					allowedDatasets:
-						- my_dataset
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: bigquery
+			project: my-project
+			location: us
+			allowedDatasets:
+			- my_dataset
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": bigquery.Config{
 					Name:            "my-instance",
 					Type:            bigquery.SourceType,
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ func TestParseFromYamlBigQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with service account impersonation example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: bigquery
-					project: my-project
-					location: us
-					impersonateServiceAccount: service-account@my-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: bigquery
+			project: my-project
+			location: us
+			impersonateServiceAccount: service-account@my-project.iam.gserviceaccount.com
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": bigquery.Config{
 					Name:                      "my-instance",
 					Type:                      bigquery.SourceType,
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlBigQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with custom scopes example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: bigquery
-					project: my-project
-					location: us
-					scopes:
-						- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery
-						- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: bigquery
+			project: my-project
+			location: us
+			scopes:
+			- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery
+			- https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": bigquery.Config{
 					Name:     "my-instance",
 					Type:     bigquery.SourceType,
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@ func TestParseFromYamlBigQuery(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with max query result rows example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: bigquery
-					project: my-project
-					location: us
-					maxQueryResultRows: 10
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: bigquery
+			project: my-project
+			location: us
+			maxQueryResultRows: 10
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": bigquery.Config{
 					Name:               "my-instance",
 					Type:               bigquery.SourceType,
@@ -180,20 +180,15 @@ func TestParseFromYamlBigQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got); diff != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 			}
 		})
 	}
-
 }
 
 func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
@@ -205,33 +200,29 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: bigquery
-					project: my-project
-					location: us
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: bigquery
+			project: my-project
+			location: us
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"bigquery\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | kind: bigquery\n   3 | location: us\n   4 | project: my-project",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"bigquery\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | location: us\n   3 | name: my-instance\n   4 | project: my-project\n   5 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: bigquery
-					location: us
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: bigquery
+			location: us
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"bigquery\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"bigquery\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/bigtable/bigtable.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project  string `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 	Instance string `yaml:"instance" validate:"required"`
 }

internal/sources/bigtable/bigtable_test.go

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package bigtable_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ func TestParseFromYamlBigtableDb(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "can configure with a bigtable table",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-bigtable-instance:
-					kind: bigtable
-					project: my-project
-					instance: my-instance
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-bigtable-instance
+			type: bigtable
+			project: my-project
+			instance: my-instance
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-bigtable-instance": bigtable.Config{
@@ -52,16 +52,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlBigtableDb(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -77,33 +73,29 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-bigtable-instance:
-					kind: bigtable
-					project: my-project
-					instance: my-instance
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-bigtable-instance
+			type: bigtable
+			project: my-project
+			instance: my-instance
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-bigtable-instance\" as \"bigtable\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | instance: my-instance\n   3 | kind: bigtable\n   4 | project: my-project",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-bigtable-instance\" as \"bigtable\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | instance: my-instance\n   3 | name: my-bigtable-instance\n   4 | project: my-project\n   5 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-bigtable-instance:
-					kind: bigtable
-					project: my-project
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-bigtable-instance
+			type: bigtable
+			project: my-project
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-bigtable-instance\" as \"bigtable\": Key: 'Config.Instance' Error:Field validation for 'Instance' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-bigtable-instance\" as \"bigtable\": Key: 'Config.Instance' Error:Field validation for 'Instance' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/cassandra/cassandra.go

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name                   string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type                   string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type                   string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Hosts                  []string `yaml:"hosts" validate:"required"`
 	Keyspace               string   `yaml:"keyspace"`
 	ProtoVersion           int      `yaml:"protoVersion"`

internal/sources/cassandra/cassandra_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package cassandra_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/cassandra"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,14 +34,14 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCassandra(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example (without optional fields)",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cassandra-instance:
-					kind: cassandra
-					hosts:
-						- "my-host1"
-						- "my-host2"
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cassandra-instance
+			type: cassandra
+			hosts:
+				- "my-host1"
+				- "my-host2"
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-cassandra-instance": cassandra.Config{
 					Name:                   "my-cassandra-instance",
 					Type:                   cassandra.SourceType,
@@ -59,22 +60,22 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCassandra(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with optional fields",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cassandra-instance:
-					kind: cassandra
-					hosts:
-						- "my-host1"
-						- "my-host2"
-					username: "user"
-					password: "pass"
-					keyspace: "example_keyspace"
-					protoVersion: 4
-					caPath: "path/to/ca.crt"
-					certPath: "path/to/cert"
-					keyPath: "path/to/key"
-					enableHostVerification: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cassandra-instance
+			type: cassandra
+			hosts:
+				- "my-host1"
+				- "my-host2"
+			username: "user"
+			password: "pass"
+			keyspace: "example_keyspace"
+			protoVersion: 4
+			caPath: "path/to/ca.crt"
+			certPath: "path/to/cert"
+			keyPath: "path/to/key"
+			enableHostVerification: true
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-cassandra-instance": cassandra.Config{
 					Name:                   "my-cassandra-instance",
 					Type:                   cassandra.SourceType,
@@ -93,16 +94,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCassandra(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -118,33 +115,29 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cassandra-instance:
-					kind: cassandra
-					hosts:
-						- "my-host"
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cassandra-instance
+			type: cassandra
+			hosts:
+				- "my-host"
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-cassandra-instance\" as \"cassandra\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | hosts:\n   3 | - my-host\n   4 | kind: cassandra",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-cassandra-instance\" as \"cassandra\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | hosts:\n   3 | - my-host\n   4 | name: my-cassandra-instance\n   5 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cassandra-instance:
-					kind: cassandra
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cassandra-instance
+			type: cassandra
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-cassandra-instance\" as \"cassandra\": Key: 'Config.Hosts' Error:Field validation for 'Hosts' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-cassandra-instance\" as \"cassandra\": Key: 'Config.Hosts' Error:Field validation for 'Hosts' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/clickhouse/clickhouse.go

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host     string `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port     string `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	Database string `yaml:"database" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/clickhouse/clickhouse_test.go

@@ -21,137 +21,113 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
 )
 
-func TestConfigSourceConfigType(t *testing.T) {
-	config := Config{}
-	if config.SourceConfigType() != SourceType {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %s, got %s", SourceType, config.SourceConfigType())
+func TestParseFromYamlClickhouse(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := []struct {
+		desc string
+		in   string
+		want server.SourceConfigs
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "all fields specified",
+			in: `
+			kind: sources
+			name: test-clickhouse
+			type: clickhouse
+			host: localhost
+			port: "8443"
+			user: default
+			password: "mypass"
+			database: mydb
+			protocol: https
+			secure: true
+			`,
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
+				"test-clickhouse": Config{
+					Name:     "test-clickhouse",
+					Type:     "clickhouse",
+					Host:     "localhost",
+					Port:     "8443",
+					User:     "default",
+					Password: "mypass",
+					Database: "mydb",
+					Protocol: "https",
+					Secure:   true,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "minimal configuration with defaults",
+			in: `
+			kind: sources
+			name: minimal-clickhouse
+			type: clickhouse
+			host: 127.0.0.1
+			port: "8123"
+			user: testuser
+			database: testdb
+			`,
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
+				"minimal-clickhouse": Config{
+					Name:     "minimal-clickhouse",
+					Type:     "clickhouse",
+					Host:     "127.0.0.1",
+					Port:     "8123",
+					User:     "testuser",
+					Password: "",
+					Database: "testdb",
+					Protocol: "",
+					Secure:   false,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
+			}
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNewConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
-		yaml     string
-		expected Config
+func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := []struct {
+		desc string
+		in   string
+		err  string
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "all fields specified",
-			yaml: `
-				name: test-clickhouse
-				kind: clickhouse
-				host: localhost
-				port: "8443"
-				user: default
-				password: "mypass"
-				database: mydb
-				protocol: https
-				secure: true
+			desc: "extra field",
+			in: `
+			kind: sources
+			name: test-clickhouse
+			type: clickhouse
+			host: localhost
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			expected: Config{
-				Name:     "test-clickhouse",
-				Type:     "clickhouse",
-				Host:     "localhost",
-				Port:     "8443",
-				User:     "default",
-				Password: "mypass",
-				Database: "mydb",
-				Protocol: "https",
-				Secure:   true,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "minimal configuration with defaults",
-			yaml: `
-				name: minimal-clickhouse
-				kind: clickhouse
-				host: 127.0.0.1
-				port: "8123"
-				user: testuser
-				database: testdb
-			`,
-			expected: Config{
-				Name:     "minimal-clickhouse",
-				Type:     "clickhouse",
-				Host:     "127.0.0.1",
-				Port:     "8123",
-				User:     "testuser",
-				Password: "",
-				Database: "testdb",
-				Protocol: "",
-				Secure:   false,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "http protocol",
-			yaml: `
-				name: http-clickhouse
-				kind: clickhouse
-				host: clickhouse.example.com
-				port: "8123"
-				user: analytics
-				password: "securepass"
-				database: analytics_db
-				protocol: http
-				secure: false
-			`,
-			expected: Config{
-				Name:     "http-clickhouse",
-				Type:     "clickhouse",
-				Host:     "clickhouse.example.com",
-				Port:     "8123",
-				User:     "analytics",
-				Password: "securepass",
-				Database: "analytics_db",
-				Protocol: "http",
-				Secure:   false,
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "https with secure connection",
-			yaml: `
-				name: secure-clickhouse
-				kind: clickhouse
-				host: secure.clickhouse.io
-				port: "8443"
-				user: secureuser
-				password: "verysecure"
-				database: production
-				protocol: https
-				secure: true
-			`,
-			expected: Config{
-				Name:     "secure-clickhouse",
-				Type:     "clickhouse",
-				Host:     "secure.clickhouse.io",
-				Port:     "8443",
-				User:     "secureuser",
-				Password: "verysecure",
-				Database: "production",
-				Protocol: "https",
-				Secure:   true,
-			},
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"test-clickhouse\" as \"clickhouse\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | host: localhost\n   3 | name: test-clickhouse\n   4 | type: clickhouse",
 		},
 	}
 
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(strings.NewReader(string(testutils.FormatYaml(tt.yaml))))
-			config, err := newConfig(context.Background(), tt.expected.Name, decoder)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("Failed to create config: %v", err)
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}
-
-			clickhouseConfig, ok := config.(Config)
-			if !ok {
-				t.Fatalf("Expected Config type, got %T", config)
-			}
-
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tt.expected, clickhouseConfig); diff != "" {
-				t.Errorf("Config mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+			errStr := err.Error()
+			if errStr != tc.err {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: got %q, want %q", errStr, tc.err)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -167,19 +143,11 @@ func TestNewConfigInvalidYAML(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "invalid yaml syntax",
 			yaml: `
 				name: test-clickhouse
-				kind: clickhouse
+				type: clickhouse
 				host: [invalid
 			`,
 			expectError: true,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "missing required fields",
-			yaml: `
-				name: test-clickhouse
-				kind: clickhouse
-			`,
-			expectError: false,
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {

internal/sources/cloudgda/cloud_gda.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name           string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type           string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type           string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	ProjectID      string `yaml:"projectId" validate:"required"`
 	UseClientOAuth bool   `yaml:"useClientOAuth"`
 }

internal/sources/cloudgda/cloud_gda_test.go

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -39,11 +38,11 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudGDA(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-		            sources:
-		                my-gda-instance:
-		                    kind: cloud-gemini-data-analytics
-		                    projectId: test-project-id
-		            `,
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-gda-instance
+			type: cloud-gemini-data-analytics
+			projectId: test-project-id
+			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-gda-instance": cloudgda.Config{
 					Name:           "my-gda-instance",
@@ -56,11 +55,11 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudGDA(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "use client auth example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-gda-instance:
-					kind: cloud-gemini-data-analytics
-					projectId: another-project
-					useClientOAuth: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-gda-instance
+			type: cloud-gemini-data-analytics
+			projectId: another-project
+			useClientOAuth: true
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-gda-instance": cloudgda.Config{
@@ -76,16 +75,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudGDA(t *testing.T) {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -101,22 +96,18 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "missing projectId",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-gda-instance:
-					kind: cloud-gemini-data-analytics
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-gda-instance
+			type: cloud-gemini-data-analytics
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-gda-instance\" as \"cloud-gemini-data-analytics\": Key: 'Config.ProjectID' Error:Field validation for 'ProjectID' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-gda-instance\" as \"cloud-gemini-data-analytics\": Key: 'Config.ProjectID' Error:Field validation for 'ProjectID' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/cloudhealthcare/cloud_healthcare.go

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 type Config struct {
 	// Healthcare configs
 	Name               string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type               string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type               string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project            string   `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 	Region             string   `yaml:"region" validate:"required"`
 	Dataset            string   `yaml:"dataset" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/cloudhealthcare/cloud_healthcare_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package cloudhealthcare_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/cloudhealthcare"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,14 +34,14 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudHealthcare(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-				sources:
-					my-instance:
-						kind: cloud-healthcare
-						project: my-project
-						region: us-central1
-						dataset: my-dataset
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-healthcare
+			project: my-project
+			region: us-central1
+			dataset: my-dataset
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": cloudhealthcare.Config{
 					Name:           "my-instance",
 					Type:           cloudhealthcare.SourceType,
@@ -54,15 +55,15 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudHealthcare(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "use client auth example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: cloud-healthcare
-					project: my-project
-					region: us
-					dataset: my-dataset
-					useClientOAuth: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-healthcare
+			project: my-project
+			region: us
+			dataset: my-dataset
+			useClientOAuth: true
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": cloudhealthcare.Config{
 					Name:           "my-instance",
 					Type:           cloudhealthcare.SourceType,
@@ -76,19 +77,19 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudHealthcare(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with allowed stores example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: cloud-healthcare
-					project: my-project
-					region: us
-					dataset: my-dataset
-					allowedFhirStores:
-						- my-fhir-store
-					allowedDicomStores:
-						- my-dicom-store1
-						- my-dicom-store2
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-healthcare
+			project: my-project
+			region: us
+			dataset: my-dataset
+			allowedFhirStores:
+				- my-fhir-store
+			allowedDicomStores:
+				- my-dicom-store1
+				- my-dicom-store2
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": cloudhealthcare.Config{
 					Name:               "my-instance",
 					Type:               cloudhealthcare.SourceType,
@@ -103,16 +104,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudHealthcare(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -127,35 +124,31 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: cloud-healthcare
-					project: my-project
-					region: us-central1
-					dataset: my-dataset
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-healthcare
+			project: my-project
+			region: us-central1
+			dataset: my-dataset
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"cloud-healthcare\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | dataset: my-dataset\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | kind: cloud-healthcare\n   4 | project: my-project\n   5 | region: us-central1",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"cloud-healthcare\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | dataset: my-dataset\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | name: my-instance\n   4 | project: my-project\n   5 | region: us-central1\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: cloud-healthcare
-					project: my-project
-					region: us-central1
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-healthcare
+			project: my-project
+			region: us-central1
 			`,
-			err: `unable to parse source "my-instance" as "cloud-healthcare": Key: 'Config.Dataset' Error:Field validation for 'Dataset' failed on the 'required' tag`,
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"cloud-healthcare\": Key: 'Config.Dataset' Error:Field validation for 'Dataset' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/cloudmonitoring/cloud_monitoring.go

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name           string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type           string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type           string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	UseClientOAuth bool   `yaml:"useClientOAuth"`
 }
 

internal/sources/cloudmonitoring/cloud_monitoring_test.go

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package cloudmonitoring_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudMonitoring(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cloud-monitoring-instance:
-					kind: cloud-monitoring
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cloud-monitoring-instance
+			type: cloud-monitoring
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-cloud-monitoring-instance": cloudmonitoring.Config{
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudMonitoring(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "use client auth example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cloud-monitoring-instance:
-					kind: cloud-monitoring
-					useClientOAuth: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cloud-monitoring-instance
+			type: cloud-monitoring
+			useClientOAuth: true
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-cloud-monitoring-instance": cloudmonitoring.Config{
@@ -68,16 +68,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudMonitoring(t *testing.T) {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -93,36 +89,28 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cloud-monitoring-instance:
-					kind: cloud-monitoring
-					project: test-project
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cloud-monitoring-instance
+			type: cloud-monitoring
+			project: test-project
 			`,
-			err: `unable to parse source "my-cloud-monitoring-instance" as "cloud-monitoring": [2:1] unknown field "project"
-   1 | kind: cloud-monitoring
->  2 | project: test-project
-       ^
-`,
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-cloud-monitoring-instance\" as \"cloud-monitoring\": [2:1] unknown field \"project\"\n   1 | name: my-cloud-monitoring-instance\n>  2 | project: test-project\n       ^\n   3 | type: cloud-monitoring",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cloud-monitoring-instance:
-					useClientOAuth: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cloud-monitoring-instance
+			useClientOAuth: true
 			`,
-			err: "missing 'kind' field for source \"my-cloud-monitoring-instance\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: missing 'type' field or it is not a string",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/cloudsqladmin/cloud_sql_admin.go

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name           string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type           string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type           string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	DefaultProject string `yaml:"defaultProject"`
 	UseClientOAuth bool   `yaml:"useClientOAuth"`
 }

internal/sources/cloudsqladmin/cloud_sql_admin_test.go

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package cloudsqladmin_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLAdmin(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cloud-sql-admin-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-admin
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cloud-sql-admin-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-admin
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-cloud-sql-admin-instance": cloudsqladmin.Config{
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLAdmin(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "use client auth example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cloud-sql-admin-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-admin
-					useClientOAuth: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cloud-sql-admin-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-admin
+			useClientOAuth: true
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-cloud-sql-admin-instance": cloudsqladmin.Config{
@@ -68,16 +68,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLAdmin(t *testing.T) {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -93,36 +89,28 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cloud-sql-admin-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-admin
-					project: test-project
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cloud-sql-admin-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-admin
+			project: test-project
 			`,
-			err: `unable to parse source "my-cloud-sql-admin-instance" as "cloud-sql-admin": [2:1] unknown field "project"
-   1 | kind: cloud-sql-admin
->  2 | project: test-project
-       ^
-`,
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-cloud-sql-admin-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-admin\": [2:1] unknown field \"project\"\n   1 | name: my-cloud-sql-admin-instance\n>  2 | project: test-project\n       ^\n   3 | type: cloud-sql-admin",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-cloud-sql-admin-instance:
-					useClientOAuth: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-cloud-sql-admin-instance
+			useClientOAuth: true
 			`,
-			err: "missing 'kind' field for source \"my-cloud-sql-admin-instance\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: missing 'type' field or it is not a string",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		tc := tc
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/cloudsqlmssql/cloud_sql_mssql.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 type Config struct {
 	// Cloud SQL MSSQL configs
 	Name      string         `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type      string         `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type      string         `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project   string         `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 	Region    string         `yaml:"region" validate:"required"`
 	Instance  string         `yaml:"instance" validate:"required"`
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 func (r Config) SourceConfigType() string {
-	// Returns Cloud SQL MSSQL source kind
+	// Returns Cloud SQL MSSQL source type
 	return SourceType
 }
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ type Source struct {
 }
 
 func (s *Source) SourceType() string {
-	// Returns Cloud SQL MSSQL source kind
+	// Returns Cloud SQL MSSQL source type
 	return SourceType
 }
 

internal/sources/cloudsqlmssql/cloud_sql_mssql_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package cloudsqlmssql_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/cloudsqlmssql"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,17 +34,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMssql(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mssql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mssql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": cloudsqlmssql.Config{
 					Name:     "my-instance",
 					Type:     cloudsqlmssql.SourceType,
@@ -60,18 +61,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMssql(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "psc ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mssql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					ipType: psc
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mssql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			ipType: psc
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": cloudsqlmssql.Config{
 					Name:     "my-instance",
 					Type:     cloudsqlmssql.SourceType,
@@ -88,18 +89,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMssql(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with deprecated ipAddress",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mssql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipAddress: random
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mssql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipAddress: random
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": cloudsqlmssql.Config{
 					Name:      "my-instance",
 					Type:      cloudsqlmssql.SourceType,
@@ -117,16 +118,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMssql(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect psarse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect psarse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -142,57 +139,53 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "invalid ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mssql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: fail
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mssql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: fail
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mssql\": ipType invalid: must be one of \"public\", \"private\", or \"psc\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mssql\": ipType invalid: must be one of \"public\", \"private\", or \"psc\"",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mssql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mssql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mssql\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | instance: my-instance\n   4 | kind: cloud-sql-mssql\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mssql\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | instance: my-instance\n   4 | name: my-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mssql
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mssql
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mssql\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mssql\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/cloudsqlmysql/cloud_sql_mysql.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string         `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string         `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string         `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project  string         `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 	Region   string         `yaml:"region" validate:"required"`
 	Instance string         `yaml:"instance" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/cloudsqlmysql/cloud_sql_mysql_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package cloudsqlmysql_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/cloudsqlmysql"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,17 +34,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mysql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mysql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mysql-instance": cloudsqlmysql.Config{
 					Name:     "my-mysql-instance",
 					Type:     cloudsqlmysql.SourceType,
@@ -60,18 +61,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "public ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mysql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: Public
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mysql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: Public
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mysql-instance": cloudsqlmysql.Config{
 					Name:     "my-mysql-instance",
 					Type:     cloudsqlmysql.SourceType,
@@ -88,18 +89,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "private ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mysql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: private 
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mysql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: private
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mysql-instance": cloudsqlmysql.Config{
 					Name:     "my-mysql-instance",
 					Type:     cloudsqlmysql.SourceType,
@@ -116,18 +117,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "psc ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mysql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: psc
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mysql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: psc
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mysql-instance": cloudsqlmysql.Config{
 					Name:     "my-mysql-instance",
 					Type:     cloudsqlmysql.SourceType,
@@ -144,16 +145,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -169,57 +166,53 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "invalid ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mysql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: fail 
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mysql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: fail
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-mysql-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mysql\": ipType invalid: must be one of \"public\", \"private\", or \"psc\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-mysql-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mysql\": ipType invalid: must be one of \"public\", \"private\", or \"psc\"",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mysql
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mysql
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-mysql-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mysql\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | instance: my-instance\n   4 | kind: cloud-sql-mysql\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-mysql-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mysql\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | instance: my-instance\n   4 | name: my-mysql-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-mysql
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-mysql
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-mysql-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mysql\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-mysql-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-mysql\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/cloudsqlpg/cloud_sql_pg.go

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string         `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string         `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string         `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project  string         `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 	Region   string         `yaml:"region" validate:"required"`
 	Instance string         `yaml:"instance" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/cloudsqlpg/cloud_sql_pg_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package cloudsqlpg_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/cloudsqlpg"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,17 +34,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLPg(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-pg-instance": cloudsqlpg.Config{
 					Name:     "my-pg-instance",
 					Type:     cloudsqlpg.SourceType,
@@ -60,18 +61,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLPg(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "public ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: Public
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: Public
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-pg-instance": cloudsqlpg.Config{
 					Name:     "my-pg-instance",
 					Type:     cloudsqlpg.SourceType,
@@ -88,18 +89,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLPg(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "private ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: private 
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: private 
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-pg-instance": cloudsqlpg.Config{
 					Name:     "my-pg-instance",
 					Type:     cloudsqlpg.SourceType,
@@ -116,18 +117,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLPg(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "psc ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: psc 
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: psc 
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-pg-instance": cloudsqlpg.Config{
 					Name:     "my-pg-instance",
 					Type:     cloudsqlpg.SourceType,
@@ -144,16 +145,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLPg(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -169,57 +166,53 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "invalid ipType",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					ipType: fail 
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			ipType: fail 
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-postgres\": ipType invalid: must be one of \"public\", \"private\", or \"psc\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-postgres\": ipType invalid: must be one of \"public\", \"private\", or \"psc\"",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-postgres
-					project: my-project
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-postgres
+			project: my-project
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-postgres\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | instance: my-instance\n   4 | kind: cloud-sql-postgres\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-postgres\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | instance: my-instance\n   4 | name: my-pg-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: cloud-sql-postgres
-					region: my-region
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: cloud-sql-postgres
+			region: my-region
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-postgres\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"cloud-sql-postgres\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/couchbase/couchbase.go

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name                 string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type                 string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type                 string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	ConnectionString     string `yaml:"connectionString" validate:"required"`
 	Bucket               string `yaml:"bucket" validate:"required"`
 	Scope                string `yaml:"scope" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/couchbase/couchbase_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package couchbase_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/couchbase"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,16 +34,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCouchbase(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-couchbase-instance:
-					kind: couchbase
-					connectionString: localhost
-					username: Administrator
-					password: password
-					bucket: travel-sample
-					scope: inventory
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-couchbase-instance
+			type: couchbase
+			connectionString: localhost
+			username: Administrator
+			password: password
+			bucket: travel-sample
+			scope: inventory
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-couchbase-instance": couchbase.Config{
 					Name:             "my-couchbase-instance",
 					Type:             couchbase.SourceType,
@@ -57,21 +58,21 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCouchbase(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with TLS configuration",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-couchbase-instance:
-					kind: couchbase
-					connectionString: couchbases://localhost
-					bucket: travel-sample
-					scope: inventory
-					clientCert: /path/to/cert.pem
-					clientKey: /path/to/key.pem
-					clientCertPassword: password
-					clientKeyPassword: password
-					caCert: /path/to/ca.pem
-					noSslVerify: false
-					queryScanConsistency: 2
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-couchbase-instance
+			type: couchbase
+			connectionString: couchbases://localhost
+			bucket: travel-sample
+			scope: inventory
+			clientCert: /path/to/cert.pem
+			clientKey: /path/to/key.pem
+			clientCertPassword: password
+			clientKeyPassword: password
+			caCert: /path/to/ca.pem
+			noSslVerify: false
+			queryScanConsistency: 2
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-couchbase-instance": couchbase.Config{
 					Name:                 "my-couchbase-instance",
 					Type:                 couchbase.SourceType,
@@ -91,16 +92,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCouchbase(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -115,39 +112,35 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-couchbase-instance:
-					kind: couchbase
-					connectionString: localhost
-					username: Administrator
-					password: password
-					bucket: travel-sample
-					scope: inventory
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-couchbase-instance
+			type: couchbase
+			connectionString: localhost
+			username: Administrator
+			password: password
+			bucket: travel-sample
+			scope: inventory
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-couchbase-instance\" as \"couchbase\": [3:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | bucket: travel-sample\n   2 | connectionString: localhost\n>  3 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   4 | kind: couchbase\n   5 | password: password\n   6 | scope: inventory\n   7 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-couchbase-instance\" as \"couchbase\": [3:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | bucket: travel-sample\n   2 | connectionString: localhost\n>  3 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   4 | name: my-couchbase-instance\n   5 | password: password\n   6 | scope: inventory\n   7 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-couchbase-instance:
-					kind: couchbase
-					username: Administrator
-					password: password
-					bucket: travel-sample
-					scope: inventory
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-couchbase-instance
+			type: couchbase
+			username: Administrator
+			password: password
+			bucket: travel-sample
+			scope: inventory
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-couchbase-instance\" as \"couchbase\": Key: 'Config.ConnectionString' Error:Field validation for 'ConnectionString' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-couchbase-instance\" as \"couchbase\": Key: 'Config.ConnectionString' Error:Field validation for 'ConnectionString' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/dataplex/dataplex.go

@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 type Config struct {
 	// Dataplex configs
 	Name    string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type    string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type    string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project string `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 }
 
 func (r Config) SourceConfigType() string {
-	// Returns Dataplex source kind
+	// Returns Dataplex source type
 	return SourceType
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ type Source struct {
 }
 
 func (s *Source) SourceType() string {
-	// Returns Dataplex source kind
+	// Returns Dataplex source type
 	return SourceType
 }
 

internal/sources/dataplex/dataplex_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package dataplex_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/dataplex"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,12 +34,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlDataplex(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: dataplex
-					project: my-project
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: dataplex
+			project: my-project
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": dataplex.Config{
 					Name:    "my-instance",
 					Type:    dataplex.SourceType,
@@ -49,16 +50,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlDataplex(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -74,31 +71,27 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: dataplex
-					project: my-project
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: dataplex
+			project: my-project
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"dataplex\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | kind: dataplex\n   3 | project: my-project",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"dataplex\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | name: my-instance\n   3 | project: my-project\n   4 | type: dataplex",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-instance:
-					kind: dataplex
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-instance
+			type: dataplex
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"dataplex\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"dataplex\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/dgraph/dgraph.go

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ type DgraphClient struct {
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name      string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type      string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type      string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	DgraphUrl string `yaml:"dgraphUrl" validate:"required"`
 	User      string `yaml:"user"`
 	Password  string `yaml:"password"`

internal/sources/dgraph/dgraph_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package dgraph_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/dgraph"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,16 +34,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlDgraph(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-dgraph-instance:
-					kind: dgraph
-					dgraphUrl: https://localhost:8080
-					apiKey: abc123
-					password: pass@123
-					namespace: 0
-					user: user123
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-dgraph-instance
+			type: dgraph
+			dgraphUrl: https://localhost:8080
+			apiKey: abc123
+			password: pass@123
+			namespace: 0
+			user: user123
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-dgraph-instance": dgraph.Config{
 					Name:      "my-dgraph-instance",
 					Type:      dgraph.SourceType,
@@ -57,12 +58,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlDgraph(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example minimal field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-dgraph-instance:
-					kind: dgraph
-					dgraphUrl: https://localhost:8080
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-dgraph-instance
+			type: dgraph
+			dgraphUrl: https://localhost:8080
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-dgraph-instance": dgraph.Config{
 					Name:      "my-dgraph-instance",
 					Type:      dgraph.SourceType,
@@ -74,16 +75,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlDgraph(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
 
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Sources); diff != "" {
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got); diff != "" {
 				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: diff %v", diff)
 			}
 		})
@@ -100,31 +97,27 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-dgraph-instance:
-					kind: dgraph
-					dgraphUrl: https://localhost:8080
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-dgraph-instance
+			type: dgraph
+			dgraphUrl: https://localhost:8080
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-dgraph-instance\" as \"dgraph\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | dgraphUrl: https://localhost:8080\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | kind: dgraph",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-dgraph-instance\" as \"dgraph\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | dgraphUrl: https://localhost:8080\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | name: my-dgraph-instance\n   4 | type: dgraph",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-dgraph-instance:
-					kind: dgraph
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-dgraph-instance
+			type: dgraph
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-dgraph-instance\" as \"dgraph\": Key: 'Config.DgraphUrl' Error:Field validation for 'DgraphUrl' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-dgraph-instance\" as \"dgraph\": Key: 'Config.DgraphUrl' Error:Field validation for 'DgraphUrl' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name      string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type      string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type      string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Addresses []string `yaml:"addresses" validate:"required"`
 	Username  string   `yaml:"username"`
 	Password  string   `yaml:"password"`
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (c Config) Initialize(ctx context.Context, tracer trace.Tracer) (sources.So
 	return s, nil
 }
 
-// SourceType returns the kind string for this source.
+// SourceType returns the resourceType string for this source.
 func (s *Source) SourceType() string {
 	return SourceType
 }

internal/sources/elasticsearch/elasticsearch_test.go

@@ -15,13 +15,15 @@
 package elasticsearch_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/elasticsearch"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
 
 func TestParseFromYamlElasticsearch(t *testing.T) {
@@ -33,14 +35,14 @@ func TestParseFromYamlElasticsearch(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-            sources:
-              my-es-instance:
-                kind: elasticsearch
-                addresses:
-                  - http://localhost:9200
-                apikey: somekey
-            `,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-es-instance
+			type: elasticsearch
+			addresses:
+				- http://localhost:9200
+			apikey: somekey
+			`,
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-es-instance": elasticsearch.Config{
 					Name:      "my-es-instance",
 					Type:      elasticsearch.SourceType,
@@ -52,20 +54,50 @@ func TestParseFromYamlElasticsearch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("failed to parse yaml: %v", err)
 			}
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Sources); diff != "" {
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got); diff != "" {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected config diff (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := []struct {
+		desc string
+		in   string
+		err  string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "extra field",
+			in: `
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-es-instance
+			type: elasticsearch
+			addresses:
+				- http://localhost:9200
+			foo: bar
+			`,
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-es-instance\" as \"elasticsearch\": [3:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | addresses:\n   2 | - http://localhost:9200\n>  3 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   4 | name: my-es-instance\n   5 | type: elasticsearch",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
+			}
+			errStr := err.Error()
+			if errStr != tc.err {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: got %q, want %q", errStr, tc.err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTool_esqlToMap(t1 *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name   string

internal/sources/firebird/firebird.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host     string `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port     string `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	User     string `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/firebird/firebird_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package firebird_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/firebird"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,16 +34,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlFirebird(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-fdb-instance:
-					kind: firebird
-					host: my-host
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-fdb-instance
+			type: firebird
+			host: my-host
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-fdb-instance": firebird.Config{
 					Name:     "my-fdb-instance",
 					Type:     firebird.SourceType,
@@ -57,16 +58,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlFirebird(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -82,39 +79,35 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-fdb-instance:
-					kind: firebird
-					host: my-host
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-fdb-instance
+			type: firebird
+			host: my-host
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-fdb-instance\" as \"firebird\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: my-host\n   4 | kind: firebird\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-fdb-instance\" as \"firebird\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: my-host\n   4 | name: my-fdb-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-fdb-instance:
-					kind: firebird
-					host: my-host
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-fdb-instance
+			type: firebird
+			host: my-host
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-fdb-instance\" as \"firebird\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-fdb-instance\" as \"firebird\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/firestore/firestore.go

@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 type Config struct {
 	// Firestore configs
 	Name     string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project  string `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 	Database string `yaml:"database"` // Optional, defaults to "(default)"
 }
 
 func (r Config) SourceConfigType() string {
-	// Returns Firestore source kind
+	// Returns Firestore source type
 	return SourceType
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ type Source struct {
 }
 
 func (s *Source) SourceType() string {
-	// Returns Firestore source kind
+	// Returns Firestore source type
 	return SourceType
 }
 

internal/sources/firestore/firestore_test.go

@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 package firestore_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/firestore"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -34,12 +35,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlFirestore(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example with default database",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-firestore:
-					kind: firestore
-					project: my-project
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-firestore
+			type: firestore
+			project: my-project
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-firestore": firestore.Config{
 					Name:     "my-firestore",
 					Type:     firestore.SourceType,
@@ -51,13 +52,13 @@ func TestParseFromYamlFirestore(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with custom database",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-firestore:
-					kind: firestore
-					project: my-project
-					database: my-database
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-firestore
+			type: firestore
+			project: my-project
+			database: my-database
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-firestore": firestore.Config{
 					Name:     "my-firestore",
 					Type:     firestore.SourceType,
@@ -69,22 +70,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlFirestore(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestFailParseFromYamlFirestore(t *testing.T) {
+func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	tcs := []struct {
 		desc string
 		in   string
@@ -93,32 +90,27 @@ func TestFailParseFromYamlFirestore(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-firestore:
-					kind: firestore
-					project: my-project
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-firestore
+			type: firestore
+			project: my-project
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-firestore\" as \"firestore\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | kind: firestore\n   3 | project: my-project",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-firestore\" as \"firestore\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | name: my-firestore\n   3 | project: my-project\n   4 | type: firestore",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-firestore:
-					kind: firestore
-					database: my-database
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-firestore
+			type: firestore
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-firestore\" as \"firestore\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-firestore\" as \"firestore\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/http/http.go

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name                   string            `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type                   string            `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type                   string            `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	BaseURL                string            `yaml:"baseUrl"`
 	Timeout                string            `yaml:"timeout"`
 	DefaultHeaders         map[string]string `yaml:"headers"`

internal/sources/http/http_test.go

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package http_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ func TestParseFromYamlHttp(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-http-instance:
-					kind: http
-					baseUrl: http://test_server/
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-http-instance
+			type: http
+			baseUrl: http://test_server/
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-http-instance": http.Config{
@@ -52,18 +52,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlHttp(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "advanced example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-http-instance:
-					kind: http
-					baseUrl: http://test_server/
-					timeout: 10s
-					headers:
-						Authorization: test_header
-						Custom-Header: custom
-					queryParams:
-						api-key: test_api_key
-						param: param-value
-					disableSslVerification: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-http-instance
+			type: http
+			baseUrl: http://test_server/
+			timeout: 10s
+			headers:
+				Authorization: test_header
+				Custom-Header: custom
+			queryParams:
+				api-key: test_api_key
+				param: param-value
+			disableSslVerification: true
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-http-instance": http.Config{
@@ -80,16 +80,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlHttp(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -104,36 +100,32 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-http-instance:
-					kind: http
-					baseUrl: http://test_server/
-					timeout: 10s
-					headers:
-						Authorization: test_header
-					queryParams:
-						api-key: test_api_key
-					project: test-project
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-http-instance
+			type: http
+			baseUrl: http://test_server/
+			timeout: 10s
+			headers:
+				Authorization: test_header
+			queryParams:
+				api-key: test_api_key
+			project: test-project
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-http-instance\" as \"http\": [5:1] unknown field \"project\"\n   2 | headers:\n   3 |   Authorization: test_header\n   4 | kind: http\n>  5 | project: test-project\n       ^\n   6 | queryParams:\n   7 |   api-key: test_api_key\n   8 | timeout: 10s",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-http-instance\" as \"http\": [5:1] unknown field \"project\"\n   2 | headers:\n   3 |   Authorization: test_header\n   4 | name: my-http-instance\n>  5 | project: test-project\n       ^\n   6 | queryParams:\n   7 |   api-key: test_api_key\n   8 | timeout: 10s\n   9 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-http-instance:
-					baseUrl: http://test_server/
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-http-instance
+			baseUrl: http://test_server/
 			`,
-			err: "missing 'kind' field for source \"my-http-instance\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: missing 'type' field or it is not a string",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/looker/looker.go

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name               string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type               string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type               string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	BaseURL            string `yaml:"base_url" validate:"required"`
 	ClientId           string `yaml:"client_id"`
 	ClientSecret       string `yaml:"client_secret"`

internal/sources/looker/looker_test.go

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package looker_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlLooker(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-looker-instance:
-					kind: looker
-					base_url: http://example.looker.com/
-					client_id: jasdl;k;tjl
-					client_secret: sdakl;jgflkasdfkfg
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-looker-instance
+			type: looker
+			base_url: http://example.looker.com/
+			client_id: jasdl;k;tjl
+			client_secret: sdakl;jgflkasdfkfg
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-looker-instance": looker.Config{
@@ -62,22 +62,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlLooker(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestFailParseFromYamlLooker(t *testing.T) {
+func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	tcs := []struct {
 		desc string
 		in   string
@@ -86,34 +82,30 @@ func TestFailParseFromYamlLooker(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-looker-instance:
-					kind: looker
-					base_url: http://example.looker.com/
-					client_id: jasdl;k;tjl
-					client_secret: sdakl;jgflkasdfkfg
-					schema: test-schema
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-looker-instance
+			type: looker
+			base_url: http://example.looker.com/
+			client_id: jasdl;k;tjl
+			client_secret: sdakl;jgflkasdfkfg
+			schema: test-schema
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-looker-instance\" as \"looker\": [5:1] unknown field \"schema\"\n   2 | client_id: jasdl;k;tjl\n   3 | client_secret: sdakl;jgflkasdfkfg\n   4 | kind: looker\n>  5 | schema: test-schema\n       ^\n",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-looker-instance\" as \"looker\": [5:1] unknown field \"schema\"\n   2 | client_id: jasdl;k;tjl\n   3 | client_secret: sdakl;jgflkasdfkfg\n   4 | name: my-looker-instance\n>  5 | schema: test-schema\n       ^\n   6 | type: looker",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-looker-instance:
-					kind: looker
-					client_id: jasdl;k;tjl
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-looker-instance
+			type: looker
+			client_id: jasdl;k;tjl
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-looker-instance\" as \"looker\": Key: 'Config.BaseURL' Error:Field validation for 'BaseURL' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-looker-instance\" as \"looker\": Key: 'Config.BaseURL' Error:Field validation for 'BaseURL' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/mindsdb/mindsdb.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host         string `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port         string `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	User         string `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/mindsdb/mindsdb_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package mindsdb_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/mindsdb"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,16 +34,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlMindsDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mindsdb-instance:
-					kind: mindsdb
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mindsdb-instance
+			type: mindsdb
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mindsdb-instance": mindsdb.Config{
 					Name:     "my-mindsdb-instance",
 					Type:     mindsdb.SourceType,
@@ -57,17 +58,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlMindsDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with query timeout",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mindsdb-instance:
-					kind: mindsdb
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					queryTimeout: 45s
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mindsdb-instance
+			type: mindsdb
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			queryTimeout: 45s
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mindsdb-instance": mindsdb.Config{
 					Name:         "my-mindsdb-instance",
 					Type:         mindsdb.SourceType,
@@ -83,16 +84,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlMindsDB(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -108,39 +105,35 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mindsdb-instance:
-					kind: mindsdb
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mindsdb-instance
+			type: mindsdb
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-mindsdb-instance\" as \"mindsdb\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | kind: mindsdb\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-mindsdb-instance\" as \"mindsdb\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | name: my-mindsdb-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mindsdb-instance:
-					kind: mindsdb
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mindsdb-instance
+			type: mindsdb
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-mindsdb-instance\" as \"mindsdb\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-mindsdb-instance\" as \"mindsdb\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/mongodb/mongodb.go

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Uri  string `yaml:"uri" validate:"required"` // MongoDB Atlas connection URI
 }
 

internal/sources/mongodb/mongodb_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package mongodb_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/mongodb"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,12 +34,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlMongoDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				mongo-db:
-					kind: "mongodb"
-					uri: "mongodb+srv://username:password@host/dbname"
+			kind: sources
+			name: mongo-db
+			type: "mongodb"
+			uri: "mongodb+srv://username:password@host/dbname"
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"mongo-db": mongodb.Config{
 					Name: "mongo-db",
 					Type: mongodb.SourceType,
@@ -49,16 +50,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlMongoDB(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -74,31 +71,27 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				mongo-db:
-					kind: mongodb
-					uri: "mongodb+srv://username:password@host/dbname"
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: mongo-db
+			type: mongodb
+			uri: "mongodb+srv://username:password@host/dbname"
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"mongo-db\" as \"mongodb\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | kind: mongodb\n   3 | uri: mongodb+srv://username:password@host/dbname",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"mongo-db\" as \"mongodb\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | name: mongo-db\n   3 | type: mongodb\n   4 | uri: mongodb+srv://username:password@host/dbname",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				mongo-db:
-					kind: mongodb
+			kind: sources
+			name: mongo-db
+			type: mongodb
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"mongo-db\" as \"mongodb\": Key: 'Config.Uri' Error:Field validation for 'Uri' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"mongo-db\" as \"mongodb\": Key: 'Config.Uri' Error:Field validation for 'Uri' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/mssql/mssql.go

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 type Config struct {
 	// Cloud SQL MSSQL configs
 	Name     string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host     string `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port     string `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	User     string `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 func (r Config) SourceConfigType() string {
-	// Returns Cloud SQL MSSQL source kind
+	// Returns Cloud SQL MSSQL source type
 	return SourceType
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ type Source struct {
 }
 
 func (s *Source) SourceType() string {
-	// Returns Cloud SQL MSSQL source kind
+	// Returns Cloud SQL MSSQL source type
 	return SourceType
 }
 

internal/sources/mssql/mssql_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package mssql_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/mssql"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,16 +34,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlMssql(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mssql-instance:
-					kind: mssql
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mssql-instance
+			type: mssql
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mssql-instance": mssql.Config{
 					Name:     "my-mssql-instance",
 					Type:     mssql.SourceType,
@@ -57,17 +58,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlMssql(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with encrypt field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mssql-instance:
-					kind: mssql
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					encrypt: strict
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mssql-instance
+			type: mssql
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			encrypt: strict
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mssql-instance": mssql.Config{
 					Name:     "my-mssql-instance",
 					Type:     mssql.SourceType,
@@ -83,16 +84,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlMssql(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect psarse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect psarse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -107,39 +104,35 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mssql-instance:
-					kind: mssql
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mssql-instance
+			type: mssql
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-mssql-instance\" as \"mssql\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | kind: mssql\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-mssql-instance\" as \"mssql\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | name: my-mssql-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mssql-instance:
-					kind: mssql
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mssql-instance
+			type: mssql
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-mssql-instance\" as \"mssql\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-mssql-instance\" as \"mssql\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/mysql/mysql.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string            `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string            `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string            `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host         string            `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port         string            `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	User         string            `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/mysql/mysql_test.go

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace/noop"
 
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/mysql"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: mysql
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: mysql
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mysql-instance": mysql.Config{
 					Name:     "my-mysql-instance",
 					Type:     mysql.SourceType,
@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with query timeout",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: mysql
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					queryTimeout: 45s
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: mysql
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			queryTimeout: 45s
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mysql-instance": mysql.Config{
 					Name:         "my-mysql-instance",
 					Type:         mysql.SourceType,
@@ -88,19 +88,19 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with query params",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: mysql
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					queryParams:
-						tls: preferred
-						charset: utf8mb4
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: mysql
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			queryParams:
+				tls: preferred
+				charset: utf8mb4
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-mysql-instance": mysql.Config{
 					Name:     "my-mysql-instance",
 					Type:     mysql.SourceType,
@@ -120,15 +120,11 @@ func TestParseFromYamlCloudSQLMySQL(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Sources, cmpopts.EquateEmpty()); diff != "" {
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got, cmpopts.EquateEmpty()); diff != "" {
 				t.Fatalf("mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 			}
 		})
@@ -145,55 +141,51 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: mysql
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: mysql
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unknown field \"foo\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-mysql-instance\" as \"mysql\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | name: my-mysql-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: mysql
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: mysql
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "Field validation for 'Host' failed",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-mysql-instance\" as \"mysql\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "invalid query params type",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-mysql-instance:
-					kind: mysql
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: 3306
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					queryParams: not-a-map
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-mysql-instance
+			type: mysql
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: 3306
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			queryParams: not-a-map
 			`,
-			err: "string was used where mapping is expected",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-mysql-instance\" as \"mysql\": [6:14] string was used where mapping is expected\n   3 | name: my-mysql-instance\n   4 | password: my_pass\n   5 | port: 3306\n>  6 | queryParams: not-a-map\n                    ^\n   7 | type: mysql\n   8 | user: my_user",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Parallel()
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/neo4j/neo4j.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Uri      string `yaml:"uri" validate:"required"`
 	User     string `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`
 	Password string `yaml:"password" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/neo4j/neo4j_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package neo4j_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/neo4j"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,15 +34,15 @@ func TestParseFromYamlNeo4j(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-neo4j-instance:
-					kind: neo4j
-					uri: neo4j+s://my-host:7687
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-neo4j-instance
+			type: neo4j
+			uri: neo4j+s://my-host:7687
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-neo4j-instance": neo4j.Config{
 					Name:     "my-neo4j-instance",
 					Type:     neo4j.SourceType,
@@ -55,16 +56,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlNeo4j(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -80,37 +77,33 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-neo4j-instance:
-					kind: neo4j
-					uri: neo4j+s://my-host:7687
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-neo4j-instance
+			type: neo4j
+			uri: neo4j+s://my-host:7687
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-neo4j-instance\" as \"neo4j\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | kind: neo4j\n   4 | password: my_pass\n   5 | uri: neo4j+s://my-host:7687\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-neo4j-instance\" as \"neo4j\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | name: my-neo4j-instance\n   4 | password: my_pass\n   5 | type: neo4j\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-neo4j-instance:
-					kind: neo4j
-					uri: neo4j+s://my-host:7687
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-neo4j-instance
+			type: neo4j
+			uri: neo4j+s://my-host:7687
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-neo4j-instance\" as \"neo4j\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-neo4j-instance\" as \"neo4j\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/oceanbase/oceanbase.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host         string `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port         string `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	User         string `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/oceanbase/oceanbase_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package oceanbase_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/oceanbase"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -34,16 +35,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlOceanBase(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-oceanbase-instance:
-					kind: oceanbase
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: 2881
-					database: ob_db
-					user: ob_user
-					password: ob_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oceanbase-instance
+			type: oceanbase
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: 2881
+			database: ob_db
+			user: ob_user
+			password: ob_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-oceanbase-instance": oceanbase.Config{
 					Name:     "my-oceanbase-instance",
 					Type:     oceanbase.SourceType,
@@ -58,17 +59,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlOceanBase(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with query timeout",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-oceanbase-instance:
-					kind: oceanbase
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: 2881
-					database: ob_db
-					user: ob_user
-					password: ob_pass
-					queryTimeout: 30s
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oceanbase-instance
+			type: oceanbase
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: 2881
+			database: ob_db
+			user: ob_user
+			password: ob_pass
+			queryTimeout: 30s
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-oceanbase-instance": oceanbase.Config{
 					Name:         "my-oceanbase-instance",
 					Type:         oceanbase.SourceType,
@@ -84,16 +85,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlOceanBase(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -109,39 +106,35 @@ func TestFailParseFromYamlOceanBase(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-oceanbase-instance:
-					kind: oceanbase
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: 2881
-					database: ob_db
-					user: ob_user
-					password: ob_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oceanbase-instance
+			type: oceanbase
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: 2881
+			database: ob_db
+			user: ob_user
+			password: ob_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-oceanbase-instance\" as \"oceanbase\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: ob_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | kind: oceanbase\n   5 | password: ob_pass\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-oceanbase-instance\" as \"oceanbase\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: ob_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | name: my-oceanbase-instance\n   5 | password: ob_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-oceanbase-instance:
-					kind: oceanbase
-					port: 2881
-					database: ob_db
-					user: ob_user
-					password: ob_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oceanbase-instance
+			type: oceanbase
+			port: 2881
+			database: ob_db
+			user: ob_user
+			password: ob_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-oceanbase-instance\" as \"oceanbase\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-oceanbase-instance\" as \"oceanbase\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/oracle/oracle.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name             string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type             string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type             string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	ConnectionString string `yaml:"connectionString,omitempty"`
 	TnsAlias         string `yaml:"tnsAlias,omitempty"`
 	TnsAdmin         string `yaml:"tnsAdmin,omitempty"`

internal/sources/oracle/oracle_test.go

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@
 package oracle_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/oracle"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -22,15 +23,15 @@ func TestParseFromYamlOracle(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "connection string and useOCI=true",
 			in: `
-            sources:
-                my-oracle-cs:
-                    kind: oracle
-                    connectionString: "my-host:1521/XEPDB1"
-                    user: my_user
-                    password: my_pass
-                    useOCI: true
-            `,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oracle-cs
+			type: oracle
+			connectionString: "my-host:1521/XEPDB1"
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			useOCI: true
+			`,
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-oracle-cs": oracle.Config{
 					Name:             "my-oracle-cs",
 					Type:             oracle.SourceType,
@@ -44,16 +45,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlOracle(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "host/port/serviceName and default useOCI=false",
 			in: `
-            sources:
-                my-oracle-host:
-                    kind: oracle
-                    host: my-host
-                    port: 1521
-                    serviceName: ORCLPDB
-                    user: my_user
-                    password: my_pass
-            `,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oracle-host
+			type: oracle
+			host: my-host
+			port: 1521
+			serviceName: ORCLPDB
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			`,
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-oracle-host": oracle.Config{
 					Name:        "my-oracle-host",
 					Type:        oracle.SourceType,
@@ -69,16 +70,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlOracle(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "tnsAlias and TnsAdmin specified with explicit useOCI=true",
 			in: `
-            sources:
-                my-oracle-tns-oci:
-                    kind: oracle
-                    tnsAlias: FINANCE_DB
-                    tnsAdmin: /opt/oracle/network/admin
-                    user: my_user
-                    password: my_pass
-                    useOCI: true 
-            `,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oracle-tns-oci
+			type: oracle
+			tnsAlias: FINANCE_DB
+			tnsAdmin: /opt/oracle/network/admin
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			useOCI: true 
+			`,
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-oracle-tns-oci": oracle.Config{
 					Name:     "my-oracle-tns-oci",
 					Type:     oracle.SourceType,
@@ -93,22 +94,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlOracle(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse:\nwant: %v\ngot:  %v\ndiff: %s", tc.want, got.Sources, cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Sources))
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse:\nwant: %v\ngot:  %v\ndiff: %s", tc.want, got, cmp.Diff(tc.want, got))
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestFailParseFromYamlOracle(t *testing.T) {
+func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	tcs := []struct {
 		desc string
 		in   string
@@ -117,76 +114,72 @@ func TestFailParseFromYamlOracle(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-oracle-instance:
-					kind: oracle
-					host: my-host
-					serviceName: ORCL
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					extraField: value
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oracle-instance
+			type: oracle
+			host: my-host
+			serviceName: ORCL
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			extraField: value
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-oracle-instance\" as \"oracle\": [1:1] unknown field \"extraField\"\n>  1 | extraField: value\n       ^\n   2 | host: my-host\n   3 | kind: oracle\n   4 | password: my_pass\n   5 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-oracle-instance\" as \"oracle\": [1:1] unknown field \"extraField\"\n>  1 | extraField: value\n       ^\n   2 | host: my-host\n   3 | name: my-oracle-instance\n   4 | password: my_pass\n   5 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required password field",
 			in: `
-            sources:
-                my-oracle-instance:
-                    kind: oracle
-                    host: my-host
-                    serviceName: ORCL
-                    user: my_user
-            `,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-oracle-instance\" as \"oracle\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oracle-instance
+			type: oracle
+			host: my-host
+			serviceName: ORCL
+			user: my_user
+			`,
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-oracle-instance\" as \"oracle\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing connection method fields (validate fails)",
 			in: `
-            sources:
-                my-oracle-instance:
-                    kind: oracle
-                    user: my_user
-                    password: my_pass
-            `,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-oracle-instance\" as \"oracle\": invalid Oracle configuration: must provide one of: 'tns_alias', 'connection_string', or both 'host' and 'service_name'",
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oracle-instance
+			type: oracle
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			`,
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-oracle-instance\" as \"oracle\": invalid Oracle configuration: must provide one of: 'tns_alias', 'connection_string', or both 'host' and 'service_name'",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "multiple connection methods provided (validate fails)",
 			in: `
-            sources:
-                my-oracle-instance:
-                    kind: oracle
-                    host: my-host
-                    serviceName: ORCL
-                    connectionString: "my-host:1521/XEPDB1"
-                    user: my_user
-                    password: my_pass
-            `,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-oracle-instance\" as \"oracle\": invalid Oracle configuration: provide only one connection method: 'tns_alias', 'connection_string', or 'host'+'service_name'",
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oracle-instance
+			type: oracle
+			host: my-host
+			serviceName: ORCL
+			connectionString: "my-host:1521/XEPDB1"
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			`,
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-oracle-instance\" as \"oracle\": invalid Oracle configuration: provide only one connection method: 'tns_alias', 'connection_string', or 'host'+'service_name'",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "fail on tnsAdmin with useOCI=false",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-oracle-fail:
-					kind: oracle
-					tnsAlias: FINANCE_DB
-					tnsAdmin: /opt/oracle/network/admin
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					useOCI: false
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-oracle-fail
+			type: oracle
+			tnsAlias: FINANCE_DB
+			tnsAdmin: /opt/oracle/network/admin
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			useOCI: false
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-oracle-fail\" as \"oracle\": invalid Oracle configuration: `tnsAdmin` can only be used when `UseOCI` is true, or use `walletLocation` instead",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-oracle-fail\" as \"oracle\": invalid Oracle configuration: `tnsAdmin` can only be used when `UseOCI` is true, or use `walletLocation` instead",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/postgres/postgres.go

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name        string            `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type        string            `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type        string            `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host        string            `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port        string            `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	User        string            `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/postgres/postgres_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2024 Google LLC
+// Copyright 2025 Google LLC
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@
 package postgres_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/postgres"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -35,16 +36,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlPostgres(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: postgres
-					host: my-host
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: postgres
+			host: my-host
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-pg-instance": postgres.Config{
 					Name:     "my-pg-instance",
 					Type:     postgres.SourceType,
@@ -59,19 +60,19 @@ func TestParseFromYamlPostgres(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "example with query params",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: postgres
-					host: my-host
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					queryParams:
-						sslmode: verify-full
-						sslrootcert: /tmp/ca.crt
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: postgres
+			host: my-host
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			queryParams:
+				sslmode: verify-full
+				sslrootcert: /tmp/ca.crt
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-pg-instance": postgres.Config{
 					Name:     "my-pg-instance",
 					Type:     postgres.SourceType,
@@ -90,16 +91,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlPostgres(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -115,39 +112,35 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: postgres
-					host: my-host
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: postgres
+			host: my-host
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"postgres\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: my-host\n   4 | kind: postgres\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"postgres\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: my-host\n   4 | name: my-pg-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-pg-instance:
-					kind: postgres
-					host: my-host
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-pg-instance
+			type: postgres
+			host: my-host
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"postgres\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-pg-instance\" as \"postgres\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/redis/redis.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name           string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type           string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type           string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Address        []string `yaml:"address" validate:"required"`
 	Username       string   `yaml:"username"`
 	Password       string   `yaml:"password"`

internal/sources/redis/redis_test.go

@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@
 package redis_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/redis"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -34,13 +35,13 @@ func TestParseFromYamlRedis(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "default setting",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-redis-instance:
-					kind: redis
-					address:
-					  - 127.0.0.1
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-redis-instance
+			type: redis
+			address:
+			  - 127.0.0.1
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-redis-instance": redis.Config{
 					Name:           "my-redis-instance",
 					Type:           redis.SourceType,
@@ -53,17 +54,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlRedis(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "advanced example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-redis-instance:
-					kind: redis
-					address:
-					  - 127.0.0.1
-					password: my-pass
-					database: 1
-					useGCPIAM: true
-					clusterEnabled: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-redis-instance
+			type: redis
+			address:
+			  - 127.0.0.1
+			password: my-pass
+			database: 1
+			useGCPIAM: true
+			clusterEnabled: true
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-redis-instance": redis.Config{
 					Name:           "my-redis-instance",
 					Type:           redis.SourceType,
@@ -78,16 +79,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlRedis(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -103,48 +100,43 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "invalid database",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-redis-instance:
-					kind: redis
-					project: my-project
-					address:
-					  - 127.0.0.1
-					password: my-pass
-					database: data
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-redis-instance
+			type: redis
+			address:
+			- 127.0.0.1
+			password: my-pass
+			database: data
 			`,
-			err: "cannot unmarshal string into Go struct field .Sources of type int",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-redis-instance\" as \"redis\": [3:11] cannot unmarshal string into Go struct field Config.Database of type int\n   1 | address:\n   2 | - 127.0.0.1\n>  3 | database: data\n                 ^\n   4 | name: my-redis-instance\n   5 | password: my-pass\n   6 | type: redis",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-redis-instance:
-					kind: redis
-					project: my-project
-					address:
-					  - 127.0.0.1
-					password: my-pass
-					database: 1
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-redis-instance
+			type: redis
+			project: my-project
+			address:
+			- 127.0.0.1
+			password: my-pass
+			database: 1
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-redis-instance\" as \"redis\": [6:1] unknown field \"project\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-redis-instance\" as \"redis\": [6:1] unknown field \"project\"\n   3 | database: 1\n   4 | name: my-redis-instance\n   5 | password: my-pass\n>  6 | project: my-project\n       ^\n   7 | type: redis",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-redis-instance:
-					kind: redis
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-redis-instance
+			type: redis
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-redis-instance\" as \"redis\": Key: 'Config.Address' Error:Field validation for 'Address' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-redis-instance\" as \"redis\": Key: 'Config.Address' Error:Field validation for 'Address' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/serverlessspark/serverlessspark.go

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project  string `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 	Location string `yaml:"location" validate:"required"`
 }

internal/sources/serverlessspark/serverlessspark_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package serverlessspark_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/serverlessspark"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,13 +34,13 @@ func TestParseFromYamlServerlessSpark(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-				sources:
-					my-instance:
-						kind: serverless-spark
-						project: my-project
-						location: my-location
+				kind: sources
+				name: my-instance
+				type: serverless-spark
+				project: my-project
+				location: my-location
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-instance": serverlessspark.Config{
 					Name:     "my-instance",
 					Type:     serverlessspark.SourceType,
@@ -51,16 +52,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlServerlessSpark(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -76,43 +73,39 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-				sources:
-					my-instance:
-						kind: serverless-spark
-						project: my-project
-						location: my-location
-						foo: bar
+				kind: sources
+				name: my-instance
+				type: serverless-spark
+				project: my-project
+				location: my-location
+				foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"serverless-spark\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | kind: serverless-spark\n   3 | location: my-location\n   4 | project: my-project",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"serverless-spark\": [1:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n>  1 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   2 | location: my-location\n   3 | name: my-instance\n   4 | project: my-project\n   5 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field project",
 			in: `
-				sources:
-					my-instance:
-						kind: serverless-spark
-						location: my-location
+				kind: sources
+				name: my-instance
+				type: serverless-spark
+				location: my-location
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"serverless-spark\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"serverless-spark\": Key: 'Config.Project' Error:Field validation for 'Project' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field location",
 			in: `
-				sources:
-					my-instance:
-						kind: serverless-spark
-						project: my-project
+				kind: sources
+				name: my-instance
+				type: serverless-spark
+				project: my-project
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"serverless-spark\": Key: 'Config.Location' Error:Field validation for 'Location' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-instance\" as \"serverless-spark\": Key: 'Config.Location' Error:Field validation for 'Location' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/singlestore/singlestore.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 // Config holds the configuration parameters for connecting to a SingleStore database.
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host         string `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port         string `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	User         string `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	QueryTimeout string `yaml:"queryTimeout"`
 }
 
-// SourceConfigType returns the kind of the source configuration.
+// SourceConfigType returns the type of the source configuration.
 func (r Config) SourceConfigType() string {
 	return SourceType
 }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ type Source struct {
 	Pool *sql.DB
 }
 
-// SourceType returns the kind of the source configuration.
+// SourceType returns the type of the source configuration.
 func (s *Source) SourceType() string {
 	return SourceType
 }

internal/sources/singlestore/singlestore_test.go

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-package singlestore_test
-
 // Copyright 2025 Google LLC
 //
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
@@ -14,12 +12,15 @@ package singlestore_test
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+package singlestore_test
+
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/singlestore"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,16 +34,16 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-s2-instance:
-					kind: singlestore
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-s2-instance
+			type: singlestore
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-s2-instance": singlestore.Config{
 					Name:     "my-s2-instance",
 					Type:     singlestore.SourceType,
@@ -57,17 +58,17 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with query timeout",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-s2-instance:
-					kind: singlestore
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					queryTimeout: 45s
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-s2-instance
+			type: singlestore
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			queryTimeout: 45s
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-s2-instance": singlestore.Config{
 					Name:         "my-s2-instance",
 					Type:         singlestore.SourceType,
@@ -83,16 +84,12 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -108,39 +105,35 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-s2-instance:
-					kind: singlestore
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-s2-instance
+			type: singlestore
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-s2-instance\" as \"singlestore\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | kind: singlestore\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-s2-instance\" as \"singlestore\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | name: my-s2-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-s2-instance:
-					kind: singlestore
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-s2-instance
+			type: singlestore
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-s2-instance\" as \"singlestore\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-s2-instance\" as \"singlestore\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/snowflake/snowflake.go

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name      string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type      string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type      string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Account   string `yaml:"account" validate:"required"`
 	User      string `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`
 	Password  string `yaml:"password" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/snowflake/snowflake_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package snowflake_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/snowflake"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,16 +34,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlSnowflake(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-				sources:
-					my-snowflake-instance:
-						kind: snowflake
-						account: my-account
-						user: my_user
-						password: my_pass
-						database: my_db
-						schema: my_schema
+				kind: sources
+				name: my-snowflake-instance
+				type: snowflake
+				account: my-account
+				user: my_user
+				password: my_pass
+				database: my_db
+				schema: my_schema
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-snowflake-instance": snowflake.Config{
 					Name:      "my-snowflake-instance",
 					Type:      snowflake.SourceType,
@@ -59,16 +60,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlSnowflake(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -84,39 +81,35 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-				sources:
-					my-snowflake-instance:
-						kind: snowflake
-						account: my-account
-						user: my_user
-						password: my_pass
-						database: my_db
-						schema: my_schema
-						foo: bar
+				kind: sources
+				name: my-snowflake-instance
+				type: snowflake
+				account: my-account
+				user: my_user
+				password: my_pass
+				database: my_db
+				schema: my_schema
+				foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-snowflake-instance\" as \"snowflake\": [3:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | account: my-account\n   2 | database: my_db\n>  3 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   4 | kind: snowflake\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | schema: my_schema\n   7 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-snowflake-instance\" as \"snowflake\": [3:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | account: my-account\n   2 | database: my_db\n>  3 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   4 | name: my-snowflake-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | schema: my_schema\n   7 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-				sources:
-					my-snowflake-instance:
-						kind: snowflake
-						account: my-account
-						user: my_user
-						password: my_pass
-						database: my_db
+				kind: sources
+				name: my-snowflake-instance
+				type: snowflake
+				account: my-account
+				user: my_user
+				password: my_pass
+				database: my_db
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-snowflake-instance\" as \"snowflake\": Key: 'Config.Schema' Error:Field validation for 'Schema' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-snowflake-instance\" as \"snowflake\": Key: 'Config.Schema' Error:Field validation for 'Schema' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/sources.go

@@ -29,22 +29,22 @@ type SourceConfigFactory func(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.De
 
 var sourceRegistry = make(map[string]SourceConfigFactory)
 
-// Register registers a new source kind with its factory.
-// It returns false if the kind is already registered.
+// Register registers a new source type with its factory.
+// It returns false if the type is already registered.
 func Register(sourceType string, factory SourceConfigFactory) bool {
 	if _, exists := sourceRegistry[sourceType]; exists {
-		// Source with this kind already exists, do not overwrite.
+		// Source with this type already exists, do not overwrite.
 		return false
 	}
 	sourceRegistry[sourceType] = factory
 	return true
 }
 
-// DecodeConfig decodes a source configuration using the registered factory for the given kind.
+// DecodeConfig decodes a source configuration using the registered factory for the given type.
 func DecodeConfig(ctx context.Context, sourceType string, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (SourceConfig, error) {
 	factory, found := sourceRegistry[sourceType]
 	if !found {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown source kind: %q", sourceType)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown source type: %q", sourceType)
 	}
 	sourceConfig, err := factory(ctx, name, decoder)
 	if err != nil {

internal/sources/spanner/spanner.go

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string          `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string          `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string          `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Project  string          `yaml:"project" validate:"required"`
 	Instance string          `yaml:"instance" validate:"required"`
 	Dialect  sources.Dialect `yaml:"dialect" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/spanner/spanner_test.go

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package spanner_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlSpannerDb(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-spanner-instance:
-					kind: spanner
-					project: my-project
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-spanner-instance
+			type: spanner
+			project: my-project
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-spanner-instance": spanner.Config{
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ func TestParseFromYamlSpannerDb(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "gsql dialect",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-spanner-instance:
-					kind: spanner
-					project: my-project
-					instance: my-instance
-					dialect: Googlesql 
-					database: my_db
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-spanner-instance
+			type: spanner
+			project: my-project
+			instance: my-instance
+			dialect: Googlesql 
+			database: my_db
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-spanner-instance": spanner.Config{
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ func TestParseFromYamlSpannerDb(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "postgresql dialect",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-spanner-instance:
-					kind: spanner
-					project: my-project
-					instance: my-instance
-					dialect: postgresql
-					database: my_db
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-spanner-instance
+			type: spanner
+			project: my-project
+			instance: my-instance
+			dialect: postgresql
+			database: my_db
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-spanner-instance": spanner.Config{
@@ -99,16 +99,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlSpannerDb(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -124,48 +120,44 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "invalid dialect",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-spanner-instance:
-					kind: spanner
-					project: my-project
-					instance: my-instance
-					dialect: fail
-					database: my_db
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-spanner-instance
+			type: spanner
+			project: my-project
+			instance: my-instance
+			dialect: fail
+			database: my_db
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-spanner-instance\" as \"spanner\": dialect invalid: must be one of \"googlesql\", or \"postgresql\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-spanner-instance\" as \"spanner\": dialect invalid: must be one of \"googlesql\", or \"postgresql\"",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-spanner-instance:
-					kind: spanner
-					project: my-project
-					instance: my-instance
-					database: my_db
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-spanner-instance
+			type: spanner
+			project: my-project
+			instance: my-instance
+			database: my_db
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-spanner-instance\" as \"spanner\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | instance: my-instance\n   4 | kind: spanner\n   5 | project: my-project",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-spanner-instance\" as \"spanner\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | instance: my-instance\n   4 | name: my-spanner-instance\n   5 | project: my-project\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-spanner-instance:
-					kind: spanner
-					project: my-project
-					instance: my-instance
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-spanner-instance
+			type: spanner
+			project: my-project
+			instance: my-instance
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-spanner-instance\" as \"spanner\": Key: 'Config.Database' Error:Field validation for 'Database' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-spanner-instance\" as \"spanner\": Key: 'Config.Database' Error:Field validation for 'Database' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/sqlite/sqlite.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Database string `yaml:"database" validate:"required"` // Path to SQLite database file
 }
 

internal/sources/sqlite/sqlite_test.go

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 package sqlite_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ func TestParseFromYamlSQLite(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-            sources:
-                my-sqlite-db:
-                    kind: sqlite
-                    database: /path/to/database.db
+            kind: sources
+            name: my-sqlite-db
+            type: sqlite
+            database: /path/to/database.db
             `,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-sqlite-db": sqlite.Config{
@@ -50,16 +50,53 @@ func TestParseFromYamlSQLite(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := []struct {
+		desc string
+		in   string
+		err  string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc: "extra field",
+			in: `
+            kind: sources
+            name: my-sqlite-db
+            type: sqlite
+            database: /path/to/database.db
+            foo: bar
+            `,
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-sqlite-db\" as \"sqlite\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: /path/to/database.db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | name: my-sqlite-db\n   4 | type: sqlite",
+		},
+		{
+			desc: "missing required field",
+			in: `
+            kind: sources
+            name: my-sqlite-db
+            type: sqlite
+            `,
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-sqlite-db\" as \"sqlite\": Key: 'Config.Database' Error:Field validation for 'Database' failed on the 'required' tag",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
+			}
+			errStr := err.Error()
+			if errStr != tc.err {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: got %q, want %q", errStr, tc.err)
 			}
 		})
 	}

internal/sources/tidb/tidb.go

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name     string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type     string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type     string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host     string `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port     string `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	User     string `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/tidb/tidb_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package tidb_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/tidb"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -33,16 +34,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlTiDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-tidb-instance:
-					kind: tidb
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-tidb-instance
+			type: tidb
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-tidb-instance": tidb.Config{
 					Name:     "my-tidb-instance",
 					Type:     tidb.SourceType,
@@ -58,17 +59,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlTiDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with SSL enabled",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-tidb-cloud:
-					kind: tidb
-					host: gateway01.us-west-2.prod.aws.tidbcloud.com
-					port: 4000
-					database: test_db
-					user: cloud_user
-					password: cloud_pass
-					ssl: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-tidb-cloud
+			type: tidb
+			host: gateway01.us-west-2.prod.aws.tidbcloud.com
+			port: 4000
+			database: test_db
+			user: cloud_user
+			password: cloud_pass
+			ssl: true
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-tidb-cloud": tidb.Config{
 					Name:     "my-tidb-cloud",
 					Type:     tidb.SourceType,
@@ -84,16 +85,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlTiDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "Change SSL enabled due to TiDB Cloud host",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-tidb-cloud:
-					kind: tidb
-					host: gateway01.us-west-2.prod.aws.tidbcloud.com
-					port: 4000
-					database: test_db
-					user: cloud_user
-					password: cloud_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-tidb-cloud
+			type: tidb
+			host: gateway01.us-west-2.prod.aws.tidbcloud.com
+			port: 4000
+			database: test_db
+			user: cloud_user
+			password: cloud_pass
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-tidb-cloud": tidb.Config{
 					Name:     "my-tidb-cloud",
 					Type:     tidb.SourceType,
@@ -109,16 +110,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlTiDB(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -134,41 +131,37 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-tidb-instance:
-					kind: tidb
-					host: 0.0.0.0
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					ssl: false
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-tidb-instance
+			type: tidb
+			host: 0.0.0.0
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			ssl: false
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-tidb-instance\" as \"tidb\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | kind: tidb\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-tidb-instance\" as \"tidb\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: my_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: 0.0.0.0\n   4 | name: my-tidb-instance\n   5 | password: my_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-tidb-instance:
-					kind: tidb
-					port: my-port
-					database: my_db
-					user: my_user
-					password: my_pass
-					ssl: false
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-tidb-instance
+			type: tidb
+			port: my-port
+			database: my_db
+			user: my_user
+			password: my_pass
+			ssl: false
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-tidb-instance\" as \"tidb\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-tidb-instance\" as \"tidb\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/trino/trino.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name                   string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type                   string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type                   string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host                   string `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port                   string `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	User                   string `yaml:"user"`

internal/sources/trino/trino_test.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@
 package trino
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
 
@@ -153,16 +154,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlTrino(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-trino-instance:
-					kind: trino
-					host: localhost
-					port: "8080"
-					user: testuser
-					catalog: hive
-					schema: default
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-trino-instance
+			type: trino
+			host: localhost
+			port: "8080"
+			user: testuser
+			catalog: hive
+			schema: default
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-trino-instance": Config{
 					Name:    "my-trino-instance",
 					Type:    SourceType,
@@ -177,21 +178,21 @@ func TestParseFromYamlTrino(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "example with optional fields",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-trino-instance:
-					kind: trino
-					host: localhost
-					port: "8443"
-					user: testuser
-					password: testpass
-					catalog: hive
-					schema: default
-					queryTimeout: "30m"
-					accessToken: "jwt-token-here"
-					kerberosEnabled: true
-					sslEnabled: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-trino-instance
+			type: trino
+			host: localhost
+			port: "8443"
+			user: testuser
+			password: testpass
+			catalog: hive
+			schema: default
+			queryTimeout: "30m"
+			accessToken: "jwt-token-here"
+			kerberosEnabled: true
+			sslEnabled: true
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-trino-instance": Config{
 					Name:            "my-trino-instance",
 					Type:            SourceType,
@@ -211,15 +212,15 @@ func TestParseFromYamlTrino(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "anonymous access without user",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-trino-anonymous:
-					kind: trino
-					host: localhost
-					port: "8080"
-					catalog: hive
-					schema: default
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-trino-anonymous
+			type: trino
+			host: localhost
+			port: "8080"
+			catalog: hive
+			schema: default
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-trino-anonymous": Config{
 					Name:    "my-trino-anonymous",
 					Type:    SourceType,
@@ -233,23 +234,23 @@ func TestParseFromYamlTrino(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "example with SSL cert path and cert",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-trino-ssl-cert:
-					kind: trino
-					host: localhost
-					port: "8443"
-					user: testuser
-					catalog: hive
-					schema: default
-					sslEnabled: true
-					sslCertPath: /path/to/cert.pem
-					sslCert: |-
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-trino-ssl-cert
+			type: trino
+			host: localhost
+			port: "8443"
+			user: testuser
+			catalog: hive
+			schema: default
+			sslEnabled: true
+			sslCertPath: /path/to/cert.pem
+			sslCert: |-
 						-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
 						...
 						-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-					disableSslVerification: true
+			disableSslVerification: true
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-trino-ssl-cert": Config{
 					Name:                   "my-trino-ssl-cert",
 					Type:                   SourceType,
@@ -268,16 +269,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlTrino(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}

internal/sources/valkey/valkey.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Address      []string `yaml:"address" validate:"required"`
 	Username     string   `yaml:"username"`
 	Password     string   `yaml:"password"`

internal/sources/valkey/valkey_test.go

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 package valkey_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ func TestParseFromYamlValkey(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "default setting",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-valkey-instance:
-					kind: valkey
-					address:
-					  - 127.0.0.1
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-valkey-instance
+			type: valkey
+			address:
+			  - 127.0.0.1
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-valkey-instance": valkey.Config{
@@ -57,16 +57,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlValkey(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "advanced example",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-valkey-instance:
-					kind: valkey
-					address:
-					  - 127.0.0.1
-					database: 1
-					username: user
-					password: pass
-					useGCPIAM: true
-					disableCache: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-valkey-instance
+			type: valkey
+			address:
+			  - 127.0.0.1
+			database: 1
+			username: user
+			password: pass
+			useGCPIAM: true
+			disableCache: true
 			`,
 			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-valkey-instance": valkey.Config{
@@ -84,16 +84,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlValkey(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got.Sources)
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: want %v, got %v", tc.want, got)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -109,47 +105,42 @@ func TestFailParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "invalid database",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-valkey-instance:
-					kind: valkey
-					project: my-project
-					address:
-					  - 127.0.0.1
-					database: my-db
-					useGCPIAM: false
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-valkey-instance
+			type: valkey
+			address:
+			  - 127.0.0.1
+			database: my-db
+			useGCPIAM: false
 			`,
-			err: "cannot unmarshal string into Go struct field .Sources of type int",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-valkey-instance\" as \"valkey\": [3:11] cannot unmarshal string into Go struct field Config.Database of type int\n   1 | address:\n   2 | - 127.0.0.1\n>  3 | database: my-db\n                 ^\n   4 | name: my-valkey-instance\n   5 | type: valkey\n   6 | useGCPIAM: false",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-valkey-instance:
-					kind: valkey
-					address:
-					  - 127.0.0.1
-					project: proj
-					database: 1
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-valkey-instance
+			type: valkey
+			address:
+			  - 127.0.0.1
+			project: proj
+			database: 1
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-valkey-instance\" as \"valkey\": [5:1] unknown field \"project\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-valkey-instance\" as \"valkey\": [5:1] unknown field \"project\"\n   2 | - 127.0.0.1\n   3 | database: 1\n   4 | name: my-valkey-instance\n>  5 | project: proj\n       ^\n   6 | type: valkey",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-valkey-instance:
-					kind: valkey
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-valkey-instance
+			type: valkey
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-valkey-instance\" as \"valkey\": Key: 'Config.Address' Error:Field validation for 'Address' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-valkey-instance\" as \"valkey\": Key: 'Config.Address' Error:Field validation for 'Address' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expect parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/sources/yugabytedb/yugabytedb.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func newConfig(ctx context.Context, name string, decoder *yaml.Decoder) (sources
 
 type Config struct {
 	Name                            string `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type                            string `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type                            string `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Host                            string `yaml:"host" validate:"required"`
 	Port                            string `yaml:"port" validate:"required"`
 	User                            string `yaml:"user" validate:"required"`

internal/sources/yugabytedb/yugabytedb_test.go

@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@
 package yugabytedb_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
 	"strings"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
+	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/sources/yugabytedb"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
 )
@@ -36,17 +37,16 @@ func TestParseFromYamlYugabyteDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "only required fields",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-yb-instance:
-					kind: yugabytedb
-					name: my-yb-instance
-					host: yb-host
-					port: yb-port
-					user: yb_user
-					password: yb_pass
-					database: yb_db
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-yb-instance
+			type: yugabytedb
+			host: yb-host
+			port: yb-port
+			user: yb_user
+			password: yb_pass
+			database: yb_db
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-yb-instance": yugabytedb.Config{
 					Name:     "my-yb-instance",
 					Type:     "yugabytedb",
@@ -61,18 +61,17 @@ func TestParseFromYamlYugabyteDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with loadBalance only",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-yb-instance:
-					kind: yugabytedb
-					name: my-yb-instance
-					host: yb-host
-					port: yb-port
-					user: yb_user
-					password: yb_pass
-					database: yb_db
-					loadBalance: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-yb-instance
+			type: yugabytedb
+			host: yb-host
+			port: yb-port
+			user: yb_user
+			password: yb_pass
+			database: yb_db
+			loadBalance: true
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-yb-instance": yugabytedb.Config{
 					Name:        "my-yb-instance",
 					Type:        "yugabytedb",
@@ -88,19 +87,18 @@ func TestParseFromYamlYugabyteDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "loadBalance with topologyKeys",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-yb-instance:
-					kind: yugabytedb
-					name: my-yb-instance
-					host: yb-host
-					port: yb-port
-					user: yb_user
-					password: yb_pass
-					database: yb_db
-					loadBalance: true
-					topologyKeys: zone1,zone2
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-yb-instance
+			type: yugabytedb
+			host: yb-host
+			port: yb-port
+			user: yb_user
+			password: yb_pass
+			database: yb_db
+			loadBalance: true
+			topologyKeys: zone1,zone2
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-yb-instance": yugabytedb.Config{
 					Name:         "my-yb-instance",
 					Type:         "yugabytedb",
@@ -117,20 +115,19 @@ func TestParseFromYamlYugabyteDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with fallback only",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-yb-instance:
-					kind: yugabytedb
-					name: my-yb-instance
-					host: yb-host
-					port: yb-port
-					user: yb_user
-					password: yb_pass
-					database: yb_db
-					loadBalance: true
-					topologyKeys: zone1
-					fallbackToTopologyKeysOnly: true
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-yb-instance
+			type: yugabytedb
+			host: yb-host
+			port: yb-port
+			user: yb_user
+			password: yb_pass
+			database: yb_db
+			loadBalance: true
+			topologyKeys: zone1
+			fallbackToTopologyKeysOnly: true
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-yb-instance": yugabytedb.Config{
 					Name:                       "my-yb-instance",
 					Type:                       "yugabytedb",
@@ -148,20 +145,19 @@ func TestParseFromYamlYugabyteDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with refresh interval and reconnect delay",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-yb-instance:
-					kind: yugabytedb
-					name: my-yb-instance
-					host: yb-host
-					port: yb-port
-					user: yb_user
-					password: yb_pass
-					database: yb_db
-					loadBalance: true
-					ybServersRefreshInterval: 20
-					failedHostReconnectDelaySecs: 5
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-yb-instance
+			type: yugabytedb
+			host: yb-host
+			port: yb-port
+			user: yb_user
+			password: yb_pass
+			database: yb_db
+			loadBalance: true
+			ybServersRefreshInterval: 20
+			failedHostReconnectDelaySecs: 5
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-yb-instance": yugabytedb.Config{
 					Name:                            "my-yb-instance",
 					Type:                            "yugabytedb",
@@ -179,22 +175,21 @@ func TestParseFromYamlYugabyteDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "all fields set",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-yb-instance:
-					kind: yugabytedb
-					name: my-yb-instance
-					host: yb-host
-					port: yb-port
-					user: yb_user
-					password: yb_pass
-					database: yb_db
-					loadBalance: true
-					topologyKeys: zone1,zone2
-					fallbackToTopologyKeysOnly: true
-					ybServersRefreshInterval: 30
-					failedHostReconnectDelaySecs: 10
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-yb-instance
+			type: yugabytedb
+			host: yb-host
+			port: yb-port
+			user: yb_user
+			password: yb_pass
+			database: yb_db
+			loadBalance: true
+			topologyKeys: zone1,zone2
+			fallbackToTopologyKeysOnly: true
+			ybServersRefreshInterval: 30
+			failedHostReconnectDelaySecs: 10
 			`,
-			want: server.SourceConfigs{
+			want: map[string]sources.SourceConfig{
 				"my-yb-instance": yugabytedb.Config{
 					Name:                            "my-yb-instance",
 					Type:                            "yugabytedb",
@@ -215,16 +210,12 @@ func TestParseFromYamlYugabyteDB(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			got, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got.Sources) {
-				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse (-want +got):\n%s", cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Sources))
+			if !cmp.Equal(tc.want, got) {
+				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse (-want +got):\n%s", cmp.Diff(tc.want, got))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -239,54 +230,48 @@ func TestFailParseFromYamlYugabyteDB(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "extra field",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-yb-source:
-					kind: yugabytedb
-					name: my-yb-source
-					host: yb-host
-					port: yb-port
-					database: yb_db
-					user: yb_user
-					password: yb_pass
-					foo: bar
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-yb-source
+			type: yugabytedb
+			host: yb-host
+			port: yb-port
+			database: yb_db
+			user: yb_user
+			password: yb_pass
+			foo: bar
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-yb-source\" as \"yugabytedb\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-yb-source\" as \"yugabytedb\": [2:1] unknown field \"foo\"\n   1 | database: yb_db\n>  2 | foo: bar\n       ^\n   3 | host: yb-host\n   4 | name: my-yb-source\n   5 | password: yb_pass\n   6 | ",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field (password)",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-yb-source:
-					kind: yugabytedb
-					name: my-yb-source
-					host: yb-host
-					port: yb-port
-					database: yb_db
-					user: yb_user
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-yb-source
+			type: yugabytedb
+			host: yb-host
+			port: yb-port
+			database: yb_db
+			user: yb_user
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-yb-source\" as \"yugabytedb\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-yb-source\" as \"yugabytedb\": Key: 'Config.Password' Error:Field validation for 'Password' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 		{
 			desc: "missing required field (host)",
 			in: `
-			sources:
-				my-yb-source:
-					kind: yugabytedb
-					name: my-yb-source
-					port: yb-port
-					database: yb_db
-					user: yb_user
-					password: yb_pass
+			kind: sources
+			name: my-yb-source
+			type: yugabytedb
+			port: yb-port
+			database: yb_db
+			user: yb_user
+			password: yb_pass
 			`,
-			err: "unable to parse source \"my-yb-source\" as \"yugabytedb\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
+			err: "error unmarshaling sources: unable to parse source \"my-yb-source\" as \"yugabytedb\": Key: 'Config.Host' Error:Field validation for 'Host' failed on the 'required' tag",
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Sources server.SourceConfigs `yaml:"sources"`
-			}{}
-			err := yaml.Unmarshal(testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, _, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(context.Background(), testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("expected parsing to fail")
 			}

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbcreatecluster/alloydbcreatecluster.go

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/util/parameters"
 )
 
-const kind string = "alloydb-create-cluster"
+const resourceType string = "alloydb-create-cluster"
 
 func init() {
-	if !tools.Register(kind, newConfig) {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", kind))
+	if !tools.Register(resourceType, newConfig) {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", resourceType))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type compatibleSource interface {
 // Configuration for the create-cluster tool.
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Source       string   `yaml:"source" validate:"required"`
 	Description  string   `yaml:"description"`
 	AuthRequired []string `yaml:"authRequired"`
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ type Config struct {
 // validate interface
 var _ tools.ToolConfig = Config{}
 
-// ToolConfigType returns the kind of the tool.
+// ToolConfigType returns the type of the tool.
 func (cfg Config) ToolConfigType() string {
-	return kind
+	return resourceType
 }
 
 // Initialize initializes the tool from the configuration.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (cfg Config) Initialize(srcs map[string]sources.Source) (tools.Tool, error)
 
 	s, ok := rawS.(compatibleSource)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", kind, cfg.Source)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", resourceType, cfg.Source)
 	}
 
 	project := s.GetDefaultProject()

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbcreatecluster/alloydbcreatecluster_test.go

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package alloydbcreatecluster_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
@@ -37,11 +36,11 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-            tools:
-                create-my-cluster:
-                    kind: alloydb-create-cluster
-                    source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-                    description: some description
+            kind: tools
+            name: create-my-cluster
+            type: alloydb-create-cluster
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
             `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"create-my-cluster": alloydbcreatecluster.Config{
@@ -56,14 +55,14 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with auth required",
 			in: `
-            tools:
-                create-my-cluster-auth:
-                    kind: alloydb-create-cluster
-                    source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-                    description: some description
-                    authRequired: 
-                        - my-google-auth-service
-                        - other-auth-service
+            kind: tools
+            name: create-my-cluster-auth
+            type: alloydb-create-cluster
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
+            authRequired: 
+            - my-google-auth-service
+            - other-auth-service
             `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"create-my-cluster-auth": alloydbcreatecluster.Config{
@@ -78,15 +77,12 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Tools server.ToolConfigs `yaml:"tools"`
-			}{}
 			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.UnmarshalContext(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, got, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Tools); diff != "" {
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got); diff != "" {
 				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: diff %v", diff)
 			}
 		})

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbcreateinstance/alloydbcreateinstance.go

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/util/parameters"
 )
 
-const kind string = "alloydb-create-instance"
+const resourceType string = "alloydb-create-instance"
 
 func init() {
-	if !tools.Register(kind, newConfig) {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", kind))
+	if !tools.Register(resourceType, newConfig) {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", resourceType))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type compatibleSource interface {
 // Configuration for the create-instance tool.
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Source       string   `yaml:"source" validate:"required"`
 	Description  string   `yaml:"description"`
 	AuthRequired []string `yaml:"authRequired"`
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ type Config struct {
 // validate interface
 var _ tools.ToolConfig = Config{}
 
-// ToolConfigType returns the kind of the tool.
+// ToolConfigType returns the type of the tool.
 func (cfg Config) ToolConfigType() string {
-	return kind
+	return resourceType
 }
 
 // Initialize initializes the tool from the configuration.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (cfg Config) Initialize(srcs map[string]sources.Source) (tools.Tool, error)
 
 	s, ok := rawS.(compatibleSource)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", kind, cfg.Source)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", resourceType, cfg.Source)
 	}
 
 	project := s.GetDefaultProject()

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbcreateinstance/alloydbcreateinstance_test.go

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package alloydbcreateinstance_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
@@ -37,11 +36,11 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-            tools:
-                create-my-instance:
-                    kind: alloydb-create-instance
-                    source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-                    description: some description
+            kind: tools
+            name: create-my-instance
+            type: alloydb-create-instance
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
             `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"create-my-instance": alloydbcreateinstance.Config{
@@ -56,14 +55,14 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with auth required",
 			in: `
-            tools:
-                create-my-instance-auth:
-                    kind: alloydb-create-instance
-                    source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-                    description: some description
-                    authRequired: 
-                        - my-google-auth-service
-                        - other-auth-service
+            kind: tools
+            name: create-my-instance-auth
+            type: alloydb-create-instance
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
+            authRequired: 
+            - my-google-auth-service
+            - other-auth-service
             `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"create-my-instance-auth": alloydbcreateinstance.Config{
@@ -78,15 +77,12 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Tools server.ToolConfigs `yaml:"tools"`
-			}{}
 			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.UnmarshalContext(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, got, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Tools); diff != "" {
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got); diff != "" {
 				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: diff %v", diff)
 			}
 		})

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbcreateuser/alloydbcreateuser.go

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/util/parameters"
 )
 
-const kind string = "alloydb-create-user"
+const resourceType string = "alloydb-create-user"
 
 func init() {
-	if !tools.Register(kind, newConfig) {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", kind))
+	if !tools.Register(resourceType, newConfig) {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", resourceType))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type compatibleSource interface {
 // Configuration for the create-user tool.
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Source       string   `yaml:"source" validate:"required"`
 	Description  string   `yaml:"description"`
 	AuthRequired []string `yaml:"authRequired"`
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ type Config struct {
 // validate interface
 var _ tools.ToolConfig = Config{}
 
-// ToolConfigType returns the kind of the tool.
+// ToolConfigType returns the type of the tool.
 func (cfg Config) ToolConfigType() string {
-	return kind
+	return resourceType
 }
 
 // Initialize initializes the tool from the configuration.
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (cfg Config) Initialize(srcs map[string]sources.Source) (tools.Tool, error)
 
 	s, ok := rawS.(compatibleSource)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", kind, cfg.Source)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", resourceType, cfg.Source)
 	}
 
 	project := s.GetDefaultProject()

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbcreateuser/alloydbcreateuser_test.go

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package alloydbcreateuser_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
@@ -37,11 +36,11 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-            tools:
-                create-my-user:
-                    kind: alloydb-create-user
-                    source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-                    description: some description
+            kind: tools
+            name: create-my-user
+            type: alloydb-create-user
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
             `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"create-my-user": alloydbcreateuser.Config{
@@ -56,14 +55,14 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with auth required",
 			in: `
-            tools:
-                create-my-user-auth:
-                    kind: alloydb-create-user
-                    source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-                    description: some description
-                    authRequired: 
-                        - my-google-auth-service
-                        - other-auth-service
+            kind: tools
+            name: create-my-user-auth
+            type: alloydb-create-user
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
+            authRequired: 
+            - my-google-auth-service
+            - other-auth-service
             `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"create-my-user-auth": alloydbcreateuser.Config{
@@ -78,15 +77,12 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Tools server.ToolConfigs `yaml:"tools"`
-			}{}
 			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.UnmarshalContext(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, got, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Tools); diff != "" {
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got); diff != "" {
 				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: diff %v", diff)
 			}
 		})

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbgetcluster/alloydbgetcluster.go

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/util/parameters"
 )
 
-const kind string = "alloydb-get-cluster"
+const resourceType string = "alloydb-get-cluster"
 
 func init() {
-	if !tools.Register(kind, newConfig) {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", kind))
+	if !tools.Register(resourceType, newConfig) {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", resourceType))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type compatibleSource interface {
 // Configuration for the get-cluster tool.
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Source       string   `yaml:"source" validate:"required"`
 	Description  string   `yaml:"description"`
 	AuthRequired []string `yaml:"authRequired"`
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ type Config struct {
 // validate interface
 var _ tools.ToolConfig = Config{}
 
-// ToolConfigType returns the kind of the tool.
+// ToolConfigType returns the type of the tool.
 func (cfg Config) ToolConfigType() string {
-	return kind
+	return resourceType
 }
 
 // Initialize initializes the tool from the configuration.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (cfg Config) Initialize(srcs map[string]sources.Source) (tools.Tool, error)
 
 	s, ok := rawS.(compatibleSource)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", kind, cfg.Source)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", resourceType, cfg.Source)
 	}
 
 	project := s.GetDefaultProject()

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbgetcluster/alloydbgetcluster_test.go

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package alloydbgetcluster_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
@@ -37,12 +36,12 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			tools:
-				get-my-cluster:
-					kind: alloydb-get-cluster
-					source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-					description: some description
-			`,
+            kind: tools
+            name: get-my-cluster
+            type: alloydb-get-cluster
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
+            `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"get-my-cluster": alloydbgetcluster.Config{
 					Name:         "get-my-cluster",
@@ -56,15 +55,15 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with auth required",
 			in: `
-			tools:
-				get-my-cluster-auth:
-					kind: alloydb-get-cluster
-					source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-					description: some description
-					authRequired:
-						- my-google-auth-service
-						- other-auth-service
-			`,
+            kind: tools
+            name: get-my-cluster-auth
+            type: alloydb-get-cluster
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
+            authRequired: 
+            - my-google-auth-service
+            - other-auth-service
+            `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"get-my-cluster-auth": alloydbgetcluster.Config{
 					Name:         "get-my-cluster-auth",
@@ -78,15 +77,12 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Tools server.ToolConfigs `yaml:"tools"`
-			}{}
 			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.UnmarshalContext(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, got, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Tools); diff != "" {
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got); diff != "" {
 				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: diff %v", diff)
 			}
 		})

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbgetinstance/alloydbgetinstance.go

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/util/parameters"
 )
 
-const kind string = "alloydb-get-instance"
+const resourceType string = "alloydb-get-instance"
 
 func init() {
-	if !tools.Register(kind, newConfig) {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", kind))
+	if !tools.Register(resourceType, newConfig) {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", resourceType))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type compatibleSource interface {
 // Configuration for the get-instance tool.
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Source       string   `yaml:"source" validate:"required"`
 	Description  string   `yaml:"description"`
 	AuthRequired []string `yaml:"authRequired"`
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ type Config struct {
 // validate interface
 var _ tools.ToolConfig = Config{}
 
-// ToolConfigType returns the kind of the tool.
+// ToolConfigType returns the type of the tool.
 func (cfg Config) ToolConfigType() string {
-	return kind
+	return resourceType
 }
 
 // Initialize initializes the tool from the configuration.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (cfg Config) Initialize(srcs map[string]sources.Source) (tools.Tool, error)
 
 	s, ok := rawS.(compatibleSource)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", kind, cfg.Source)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", resourceType, cfg.Source)
 	}
 
 	project := s.GetDefaultProject()

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbgetinstance/alloydbgetinstance_test.go

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package alloydbgetinstance_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
@@ -37,12 +36,12 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			tools:
-				get-my-instance:
-					kind: alloydb-get-instance
-					source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-					description: some description
-			`,
+            kind: tools
+            name: get-my-instance
+            type: alloydb-get-instance
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
+            `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"get-my-instance": alloydbgetinstance.Config{
 					Name:         "get-my-instance",
@@ -56,15 +55,15 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with auth required",
 			in: `
-			tools:
-				get-my-instance-auth:
-					kind: alloydb-get-instance
-					source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-					description: some description
-					authRequired:
-						- my-google-auth-service
-						- other-auth-service
-			`,
+            kind: tools
+            name: get-my-instance-auth
+            type: alloydb-get-instance
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
+            authRequired: 
+            - my-google-auth-service
+            - other-auth-service
+            `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"get-my-instance-auth": alloydbgetinstance.Config{
 					Name:         "get-my-instance-auth",
@@ -78,15 +77,12 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Tools server.ToolConfigs `yaml:"tools"`
-			}{}
 			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.UnmarshalContext(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, got, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Tools); diff != "" {
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got); diff != "" {
 				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: diff %v", diff)
 			}
 		})

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbgetuser/alloydbgetuser.go

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/util/parameters"
 )
 
-const kind string = "alloydb-get-user"
+const resourceType string = "alloydb-get-user"
 
 func init() {
-	if !tools.Register(kind, newConfig) {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", kind))
+	if !tools.Register(resourceType, newConfig) {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", resourceType))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type compatibleSource interface {
 // Configuration for the get-user tool.
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Source       string   `yaml:"source" validate:"required"`
 	Description  string   `yaml:"description"`
 	AuthRequired []string `yaml:"authRequired"`
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ type Config struct {
 // validate interface
 var _ tools.ToolConfig = Config{}
 
-// ToolConfigType returns the kind of the tool.
+// ToolConfigType returns the type of the tool.
 func (cfg Config) ToolConfigType() string {
-	return kind
+	return resourceType
 }
 
 // Initialize initializes the tool from the configuration.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (cfg Config) Initialize(srcs map[string]sources.Source) (tools.Tool, error)
 
 	s, ok := rawS.(compatibleSource)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", kind, cfg.Source)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", resourceType, cfg.Source)
 	}
 
 	project := s.GetDefaultProject()

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydbgetuser/alloydbgetuser_test.go

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package alloydbgetuser_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/server"
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/testutils"
@@ -37,12 +36,12 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "basic example",
 			in: `
-			tools:
-				get-my-user:
-					kind: alloydb-get-user
-					source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-					description: some description
-			`,
+            kind: tools
+            name: get-my-user
+            type: alloydb-get-user
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
+            `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"get-my-user": alloydbgetuser.Config{
 					Name:         "get-my-user",
@@ -56,15 +55,15 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			desc: "with auth required",
 			in: `
-			tools:
-				get-my-user-auth:
-					kind: alloydb-get-user
-					source: my-alloydb-admin-source
-					description: some description
-					authRequired:
-						- my-google-auth-service
-						- other-auth-service
-			`,
+            kind: tools
+            name: get-my-user-auth
+            type: alloydb-get-user
+            source: my-alloydb-admin-source
+            description: some description
+            authRequired: 
+            - my-google-auth-service
+            - other-auth-service
+            `,
 			want: server.ToolConfigs{
 				"get-my-user-auth": alloydbgetuser.Config{
 					Name:         "get-my-user-auth",
@@ -78,15 +77,12 @@ func TestParseFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := struct {
-				Tools server.ToolConfigs `yaml:"tools"`
-			}{}
 			// Parse contents
-			err := yaml.UnmarshalContext(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in), &got)
+			_, _, _, got, _, _, err := server.UnmarshalResourceConfig(ctx, testutils.FormatYaml(tc.in))
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable to unmarshal: %s", err)
 			}
-			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got.Tools); diff != "" {
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.want, got); diff != "" {
 				t.Fatalf("incorrect parse: diff %v", diff)
 			}
 		})

internal/tools/alloydb/alloydblistclusters/alloydblistclusters.go

@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/googleapis/genai-toolbox/internal/util/parameters"
 )
 
-const kind string = "alloydb-list-clusters"
+const resourceType string = "alloydb-list-clusters"
 
 func init() {
-	if !tools.Register(kind, newConfig) {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", kind))
+	if !tools.Register(resourceType, newConfig) {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("tool type %q already registered", resourceType))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type compatibleSource interface {
 // Configuration for the list-clusters tool.
 type Config struct {
 	Name         string   `yaml:"name" validate:"required"`
-	Type         string   `yaml:"kind" validate:"required"`
+	Type         string   `yaml:"type" validate:"required"`
 	Source       string   `yaml:"source" validate:"required"`
 	Description  string   `yaml:"description"`
 	AuthRequired []string `yaml:"authRequired"`
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ type Config struct {
 // validate interface
 var _ tools.ToolConfig = Config{}
 
-// ToolConfigType returns the kind of the tool.
+// ToolConfigType returns the type of the tool.
 func (cfg Config) ToolConfigType() string {
-	return kind
+	return resourceType
 }
 
 // Initialize initializes the tool from the configuration.
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (cfg Config) Initialize(srcs map[string]sources.Source) (tools.Tool, error)
 
 	s, ok := rawS.(compatibleSource)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", kind, cfg.Source)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source for %q tool: source %q not compatible", resourceType, cfg.Source)
 	}
 
 	project := s.GetDefaultProject()