diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index c3a915e8..a13692ca 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@
         "./f/ansible-requirements.json": ["requirements.yml"],
         "./f/zuul.json": ["zuul.d/**/*.yml", "zuul.d/**/*.yaml"],
         "./f/ansible-playbook.json": ["playbooks/*.yml", "playbooks/*.yaml"]
-    },
-    "python.formatting.provider": "black"
+    }
 }
diff --git a/examples/ansible-navigator.yml b/examples/ansible-navigator.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..584947a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ansible-navigator.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+---
+ansible-navigator:
+  ansible:
+    config: /tmp/ansible.cfg
+    cmdline: "--forks 15"
+    inventories:
+    - /tmp/test_inventory.yml
+    playbook: /tmp/test_playbook.yml
+
+  ansible-runner:
+    artifact-dir: /tmp/test1
+    rotate-artifacts-count: 10
+    timeout: 300
+
+  app: run
+
+  collection-doc-cache-path: /tmp/cache.db
+
+  color:
+    enable: False
+    osc4: False
+
+  documentation:
+    plugin:
+      name: shell
+      type: become
+
+  editor:
+    command: vim_from_setting
+    console: False
+
+  exec:
+    shell: False
+    command: /bin/foo
+
+  execution-environment:
+    container-engine: podman
+    enabled: False
+    environment-variables:
+      pass:
+      - ONE
+      - TWO
+      - THREE
+      set:
+        KEY1: VALUE1
+        KEY2: VALUE2
+        KEY3: VALUE3
+    image: test_image:latest
+    pull-policy: never
+    volume-mounts:
+    - src: "/test1"
+      dest: "/test1"
+      label: "Z"
+    container-options:
+    - "--net=host"
+
+  help-config: True
+
+  help-doc: True
+
+  help-inventory: True
+
+  help-playbook: False
+
+  inventory-columns:
+  - ansible_network_os
+  - ansible_network_cli_ssh_type
+  - ansible_connection
+
+  logging:
+    level: critical
+    append: False
+    file: /tmp/log.txt
+
+  mode: stdout
+
+  playbook-artifact:
+    enable: True
+    replay: /tmp/test_artifact.json
+    save-as: /tmp/test_artifact.json
diff --git a/f/ansible-navigator.json b/f/ansible-navigator.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..628c86b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/f/ansible-navigator.json
@@ -0,0 +1,433 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "definitions": {
+    "AnsibleModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "cmdline": {
+          "description": "Extra parameters passed to the corresponding command",
+          "title": "Cmdline",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "config": {
+          "description": "Specify the path to the ansible configuration file",
+          "title": "Config",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "inventories": {
+          "description": "Specify an inventory file path or host list",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "title": "Inventories",
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "playbook": {
+          "description": "Specify the playbook name",
+          "title": "Playbook",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "AnsibleModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "AnsibleNavigatorModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "ansible": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/AnsibleModel"
+        },
+        "ansible-runner": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/AnsibleRunnerModel"
+        },
+        "app": {
+          "default": "welcome",
+          "description": "Subcommands",
+          "enum": [
+            "collections",
+            "config",
+            "doc",
+            "exec",
+            "images",
+            "inventory",
+            "replay",
+            "run",
+            "welcome"
+          ],
+          "title": "App",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "collection-doc-cache-path": {
+          "default": "$HOME/.cache/ansible-navigator/collection_doc_cache.db",
+          "description": "The path to collection doc cache",
+          "title": "Collection-Doc-Cache-Path",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "color": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/ColorModel"
+        },
+        "documentation": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/DocumentationModel"
+        },
+        "editor": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/EditorModel"
+        },
+        "exec": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/ExecModel"
+        },
+        "execution-environment": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/ExecutionEnvironmentModel"
+        },
+        "help-config": {
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Help options for ansible-config command in stdout mode",
+          "title": "Help-Config",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "help-doc": {
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Help options for ansible-doc command in stdout mode",
+          "title": "Help-Doc",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "help-inventory": {
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Help options for ansible-inventory command in stdout mode",
+          "title": "Help-Inventory",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "help-playbook": {
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Help options for ansible-playbook command in stdout mode",
+          "title": "Help-Playbook",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "inventory-columns": {
+          "description": "Specify a host attribute to show in the inventory view",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "title": "Inventory-Columns",
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "logging": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/LoggingModel"
+        },
+        "mode": {
+          "default": "interactive",
+          "description": "Specify the user-interface mode",
+          "enum": [
+            "stdout",
+            "interactive"
+          ],
+          "title": "Mode",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "playbook-artifact": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/PlaybookArtifactModel"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "AnsibleNavigatorModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "AnsibleRunnerModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "artifact-dir": {
+          "description": "The directory path to store artifacts generated by ansible-runner",
+          "title": "Artifact-Dir",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "rotate-artifacts-count": {
+          "description": "Keep ansible-runner artifact directories, for last n runs, if set to 0 artifact directories won't be deleted",
+          "title": "Rotate-Artifacts-Count",
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "timeout": {
+          "description": "The timeout value after which ansible-runner willforce stop the execution",
+          "title": "Timeout",
+          "type": "integer"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "AnsibleRunnerModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "ColorModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "enable": {
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Enable the use of color in the display",
+          "title": "Enable",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "osc4": {
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Enable or disable terminal color changing support with OSC 4",
+          "title": "Osc4",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "ColorModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "DocumentationModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "plugin": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/PluginModel"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "DocumentationModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "EditorModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "command": {
+          "default": "vi +{line_number} {filename}",
+          "description": "Specify the editor command",
+          "title": "Command",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "console": {
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Specify if the editor is console based",
+          "title": "Console",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "EditorModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "EnvironmentVariablesModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "pass": {
+          "description": "Specify an exiting environment variable to be passed through to and set within the execution environment",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "title": "Pass",
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "set": {
+          "additionalProperties": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "description": "Specify an environment variable and a value to be set within the execution environment",
+          "title": "Set",
+          "type": "object"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "EnvironmentVariablesModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "ExecModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "command": {
+          "default": "/bin/bash",
+          "description": "Specify the command to run within the execution environment",
+          "title": "Command",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "shell": {
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Specify the exec command should be run in a shell",
+          "title": "Shell",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "ExecModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "ExecutionEnvironmentModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "container-engine": {
+          "default": "auto",
+          "description": "Specify the container engine (auto=podman then docker)",
+          "enum": [
+            "auto",
+            "podman",
+            "docker"
+          ],
+          "title": "Container-Engine",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "container-options": {
+          "description": "Extra parameters passed to the container engine command",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "title": "Container-Options",
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "enabled": {
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Enable or disable the use of an execution environment",
+          "title": "Enabled",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "environment-variables": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/EnvironmentVariablesModel"
+        },
+        "image": {
+          "default": "quay.io/ansible/creator-ee:v0.2.0",
+          "description": "Specify the name of the execution environment image",
+          "title": "Image",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "pull-policy": {
+          "default": "tag",
+          "description": "Specify the image pull policy.\nalways: Always pull the image\nmissing: Pull if not locally available\nnever: Never pull the image\ntag: if the image tag is 'latest', always pull the image, otherwise pull if not locally available",
+          "enum": [
+            "always",
+            "missing",
+            "never",
+            "tag"
+          ],
+          "title": "Pull-Policy",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "volume-mounts": {
+          "description": "Specify volume to be bind mounted within an execution environment",
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/definitions/VolumeMountsModel"
+          },
+          "title": "Volume-Mounts",
+          "type": "array"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "ExecutionEnvironmentModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "LoggingModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "append": {
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Specify if log messages should be appended to an existing log file, otherwise a new log file will be created per session",
+          "title": "Append",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "file": {
+          "default": "$PWD/ansible-navigator.",
+          "description": "Specify the full path for the ansible-navigator log file",
+          "title": "File",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "level": {
+          "default": "warning",
+          "description": "Specify the ansible-navigator log level",
+          "enum": [
+            "debug",
+            "info",
+            "warning",
+            "error",
+            "critical"
+          ],
+          "title": "Level",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "LoggingModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "PlaybookArtifactModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "enable": {
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Enable or disable the creation of artifacts for completed playbooks.\nNote: not compatible with 'mode: stdout' when playbooks require user input",
+          "title": "Enable",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "replay": {
+          "description": "Specify the path for the playbook artifact to replay",
+          "title": "Replay",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "save-as": {
+          "default": "{playbook_dir}/{playbook_name}-artifact-{ts_utc}.json",
+          "description": "Specify the name for artifacts created from completed playbooks",
+          "title": "Save-As",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "PlaybookArtifactModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "PluginModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "name": {
+          "description": "Specify the plugin name",
+          "title": "Name",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "type": {
+          "default": "module",
+          "description": "Specify the plugin type",
+          "enum": [
+            "become",
+            "cache",
+            "callback",
+            "cliconf",
+            "connection",
+            "httpapi",
+            "inventory",
+            "lookup",
+            "module",
+            "netconf",
+            "shell",
+            "strategy",
+            "vars"
+          ],
+          "title": "Type",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "title": "PluginModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "VolumeMountsModel": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "dest": {
+          "title": "Dest",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "label": {
+          "title": "Label",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "src": {
+          "title": "Src",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": [
+        "src",
+        "dest"
+      ],
+      "title": "VolumeMountsModel",
+      "type": "object"
+    }
+  },
+  "examples": [
+    "ansible-navigator.yml"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "ansible-navigator": {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/AnsibleNavigatorModel"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "ansible-navigator"
+  ],
+  "title": "Ansible-Navigator Configuration Schema",
+  "type": "object"
+}
diff --git a/src/ansibleschemas/__main__.py b/src/ansibleschemas/__main__.py
index 2420dc06..a34ddfb9 100644
--- a/src/ansibleschemas/__main__.py
+++ b/src/ansibleschemas/__main__.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 from ansibleschemas.galaxy import GalaxyFileModel
 from ansibleschemas.meta import MetaModel
 from ansibleschemas.molecule import MoleculeModel
+from ansibleschemas.navigator import NavigatorModel
 from ansibleschemas.playbook import PlaybookFileModel
 from ansibleschemas.requirements import RequirementsFileModel
 from ansibleschemas.tasks import TasksListModel
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         "galaxy": GalaxyFileModel,
         "meta": MetaModel,
         "molecule": MoleculeModel,
+        "navigator": NavigatorModel,
         "playbook": PlaybookFileModel,
         "requirements": RequirementsFileModel,
         "tasks": TasksListModel,
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ def main() -> None:
         "galaxy": "ansible-galaxy",
         "meta": "ansible-meta",
         "molecule": "molecule",
+        "navigator": "ansible-navigator",
         "playbook": "ansible-playbook",
         "requirements": "ansible-requirements",
         "tasks": "ansible-tasks",
diff --git a/src/ansibleschemas/navigator.py b/src/ansibleschemas/navigator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba8cb455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansibleschemas/navigator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,280 @@
+# Used to generate JSON Validation Schema for ansible-navigator config files
+# https://ansible-navigator.readthedocs.io/en/latest/settings/#the-ansible-navigator-settings-file
+import sys
+from typing import List, Mapping, Optional
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel as NavigatorBaseModel
+from pydantic import Extra
+from pydantic.fields import Field
+
+from . import consts
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 8):
+    from typing import Literal  # pylint: disable=no-name-in-module
+else:
+    from typing_extensions import Literal
+
+
+class BaseModel(NavigatorBaseModel):
+    class Config:
+        @classmethod
+        def alias_generator(cls, string: str) -> str:
+            """rewrites all field names as ansible navigator uses dashes"""
+            return string.replace("_", "-")
+
+
+class AnsibleModel(BaseModel):
+    config: Optional[str] = Field(
+        description="Specify the path to the ansible configuration file"
+    )
+    cmdline: Optional[str] = Field(
+        description="Extra parameters passed to the corresponding command"
+    )
+    inventories: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
+        description="Specify an inventory file path or host list"
+    )
+    playbook: Optional[str] = Field(description="Specify the playbook name")
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+
+
+class AnsibleRunnerModel(BaseModel):
+    artifact_dir: Optional[str] = Field(
+        description="The directory path to store artifacts generated by ansible-runner"
+    )
+    rotate_artifacts_count: Optional[int] = Field(
+        description="Keep ansible-runner artifact directories, for last n runs, if set to 0 artifact directories won't be deleted"
+    )
+    timeout: Optional[int] = Field(
+        description="The timeout value after which ansible-runner willforce stop the execution"
+    )
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+
+
+class ColorModel(BaseModel):
+    enable: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=False, description="Enable the use of color in the display"
+    )
+    osc4: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=True,
+        description="Enable or disable terminal color changing support with OSC 4",
+    )
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+
+
+class DocumentationModel(BaseModel):
+    class PluginModel(BaseModel):
+        name: Optional[str] = Field(description="Specify the plugin name")
+        type: Optional[
+            Literal[
+                "become",
+                "cache",
+                "callback",
+                "cliconf",
+                "connection",
+                "httpapi",
+                "inventory",
+                "lookup",
+                "module",
+                "netconf",
+                "shell",
+                "strategy",
+                "vars",
+            ]
+        ] = Field(
+            default="module",
+            description="Specify the plugin type",
+        )
+
+        class Config:
+            extra = Extra.forbid
+
+    plugin: Optional[PluginModel]
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+
+
+class EditorModel(BaseModel):
+    command: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="vi +{line_number} {filename}",
+        description="Specify the editor command",
+    )
+    console: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=True, description="Specify if the editor is console based"
+    )
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+
+
+class ExecModel(BaseModel):
+    shell: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=True, description="Specify the exec command should be run in a shell"
+    )
+    command: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="/bin/bash",
+        description="Specify the command to run within the execution environment",
+    )
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+
+
+class ExecutionEnvironmentModel(BaseModel):
+    class EnvironmentVariablesModel(BaseModel):
+        pass_: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
+            alias="pass",
+            description="Specify an exiting environment variable to be passed through to and set within the execution environment",
+        )
+        set: Optional[Mapping[str, str]] = Field(
+            description="Specify an environment variable and a value to be set within the execution environment"
+        )
+
+        class Config:
+            extra = Extra.forbid
+
+    class VolumeMountsModel(BaseModel):
+        src: str
+        dest: str
+        label: Optional[str]
+
+        class Config:
+            extra = Extra.forbid
+
+    container_engine: Optional[Literal["auto", "podman", "docker"]] = Field(
+        default="auto",
+        description="Specify the container engine (auto=podman then docker)",
+    )
+    enabled: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=True,
+        description="Enable or disable the use of an execution environment",
+    )
+    environment_variables: Optional[EnvironmentVariablesModel]
+    image: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="quay.io/ansible/creator-ee:v0.2.0",
+        description="Specify the name of the execution environment image",
+    )
+    pull_policy: Optional[Literal["always", "missing", "never", "tag"]] = Field(
+        default="tag",
+        description="""Specify the image pull policy.
+always: Always pull the image
+missing: Pull if not locally available
+never: Never pull the image
+tag: if the image tag is 'latest', always pull the image, otherwise pull if not locally available""",
+    )
+    volume_mounts: Optional[List[VolumeMountsModel]] = Field(
+        description="Specify volume to be bind mounted within an execution environment"
+    )
+    container_options: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
+        description="Extra parameters passed to the container engine command"
+    )
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+
+
+class LoggingModel(BaseModel):
+    level: Optional[Literal["debug", "info", "warning", "error", "critical"]] = Field(
+        default="warning", description="Specify the ansible-navigator log level"
+    )
+    append: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=True,
+        description="Specify if log messages should be appended to an existing log file, otherwise a new log file will be created per session",
+    )
+    file: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="$PWD/ansible-navigator.",
+        description="Specify the full path for the ansible-navigator log file",
+    )
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+
+
+class PlaybookArtifactModel(BaseModel):
+    enable: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=True,
+        description="""Enable or disable the creation of artifacts for completed playbooks.
+Note: not compatible with 'mode: stdout' when playbooks require user input""",
+    )
+    replay: Optional[str] = Field(
+        description="Specify the path for the playbook artifact to replay"
+    )
+    save_as: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="{playbook_dir}/{playbook_name}-artifact-{ts_utc}.json",
+        description="Specify the name for artifacts created from completed playbooks",
+    )
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+
+
+class AnsibleNavigatorModel(BaseModel):
+    ansible: Optional[AnsibleModel]
+    ansible_runner: Optional[AnsibleRunnerModel]
+    app: Optional[
+        Literal[
+            "collections",
+            "config",
+            "doc",
+            "exec",
+            "images",
+            "inventory",
+            "replay",
+            "run",
+            "welcome",
+        ]
+    ] = Field(default="welcome", description="Subcommands")
+    collection_doc_cache_path: Optional[str] = Field(
+        default="$HOME/.cache/ansible-navigator/collection_doc_cache.db",
+        description="The path to collection doc cache",
+    )
+    color: Optional[ColorModel]
+    documentation: Optional[DocumentationModel]
+    editor: Optional[EditorModel]
+    exec: Optional[ExecModel]
+    execution_environment: Optional[ExecutionEnvironmentModel]
+    help_config: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Help options for ansible-config command in stdout mode",
+    )
+    help_doc: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Help options for ansible-doc command in stdout mode",
+    )
+    help_inventory: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Help options for ansible-inventory command in stdout mode",
+    )
+    help_playbook: Optional[bool] = Field(
+        default=False,
+        description="Help options for ansible-playbook command in stdout mode",
+    )
+    inventory_columns: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
+        description="Specify a host attribute to show in the inventory view"
+    )
+    logging: Optional[LoggingModel]
+    mode: Optional[Literal["stdout", "interactive"]] = Field(
+        default="interactive", description="Specify the user-interface mode"
+    )
+    playbook_artifact: Optional[PlaybookArtifactModel]
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+
+
+class NavigatorModel(BaseModel):
+    ansible_navigator: AnsibleNavigatorModel
+
+    class Config:
+        extra = Extra.forbid
+        title = "Ansible-Navigator Configuration Schema"
+        schema_extra = {
+            "$schema": consts.META_SCHEMA_URI,
+            "examples": ["ansible-navigator.yml"],
+        }