diff --git a/tidepool/src/lib/types.nix b/tidepool/src/lib/types.nix
index b706ebf..039a21f 100644
--- a/tidepool/src/lib/types.nix
+++ b/tidepool/src/lib/types.nix
@@ -60,41 +60,14 @@ in
         options = global.config.packages.context.options;
       };
 
+      settings = lib.types.submodule {
+        options = global.config.packages.settings.options;
+      };
+
       platform =
         lib.types.coerce lib.types.string lib.systems.withBuildInfo
           lib.systems.types.platformWithBuildInfo;
 
-      # builder = lib.types.submodules.portable {
-      #   name = "Builder";
-      #   module = (
-      #     { config, name ? "builder" }:
-      #     {
-      #       freeform = lib.types.any;
-      #
-      #       options = {
-      #         name = lib.options.create {
-      #           description = "The name of the builder.";
-      #           type = lib.types.string;
-      #           default = lib.attrs.when (name != "builder") {
-      #             value = name;
-      #           };
-      #           writable = false;
-      #         };
-      #
-      #         build = lib.options.create {
-      #           description = "The build function which takes a package definition and creates a derivation.";
-      #           type = lib.types.function lib.types.artifact;
-      #         };
-      #
-      #         settings = lib.options.create {
-      #           description = "The settings for the builder.";
-      #           type = lib.types.submodule ({ config }: {});
-      #           default.value = { };
-      #         };
-      #       };
-      #     }
-      #   );
-      # };
       builder =
         let
           normalize =
@@ -851,8 +824,14 @@ in
 
                 context = lib.options.create {
                   description = "The context information that the package provides.";
-                  default.value = { };
                   type = lib.types.context;
+                  default.value = { };
+                };
+
+                settings = lib.options.create {
+                  description = "The settings for the package.";
+                  type = lib.types.settings;
+                  default.value = { };
                 };
 
                 hooks = lib.options.create {
diff --git a/tidepool/src/packages/default.nix b/tidepool/src/packages/default.nix
index 7cacaf0..f92eeaf 100644
--- a/tidepool/src/packages/default.nix
+++ b/tidepool/src/packages/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ in
             default.value = { };
             type = lib.types.attrs.of lib.types.option;
           };
+
+          settings.options = lib.options.create {
+            description = "The available settings for packages.";
+            default.value = { };
+            type = lib.types.attrs.of lib.types.option;
+          };
         };
       };
     };