diff --git a/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/index.ts b/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/index.ts
index 12594660136d8..8e4751ba223ea 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/index.ts
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-export * from './types';
+export * from './src/types';
+export * from './src/schema';
diff --git a/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/src/schema.ts b/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/src/schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2e95624c36a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/src/schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+import { schema, ObjectType } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+
+export const apiError = schema.object({
+  error: schema.string(),
+  message: schema.string(),
+  statusCode: schema.number(),
+  metadata: schema.object({}, { unknowns: 'allow' }),
+});
+
+export const referenceSchema = schema.object(
+  {
+    name: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+    type: schema.string(),
+    id: schema.string(),
+  },
+  { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+);
+
+export const referencesSchema = schema.arrayOf(referenceSchema);
+
+export const savedObjectSchema = (attributesSchema: ObjectType<any>) =>
+  schema.object(
+    {
+      id: schema.string(),
+      type: schema.string(),
+      version: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+      createdAt: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+      updatedAt: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+      error: schema.maybe(apiError),
+      attributes: attributesSchema,
+      references: referencesSchema,
+      namespaces: schema.maybe(schema.arrayOf(schema.string())),
+      originId: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+    },
+    { unknowns: 'allow' }
+  );
+
+export const objectTypeToGetResultSchema = (soSchema: ObjectType<any>) =>
+  schema.object(
+    {
+      item: soSchema,
+      meta: schema.object(
+        {
+          outcome: schema.oneOf([
+            schema.literal('exactMatch'),
+            schema.literal('aliasMatch'),
+            schema.literal('conflict'),
+          ]),
+          aliasTargetId: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+          aliasPurpose: schema.maybe(
+            schema.oneOf([
+              schema.literal('savedObjectConversion'),
+              schema.literal('savedObjectImport'),
+            ])
+          ),
+        },
+        { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+      ),
+    },
+    { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+  );
+
+// its recommended to create a subset of this schema for stricter validation
+export const createOptionsSchemas = {
+  id: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  references: schema.maybe(referencesSchema),
+  overwrite: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
+  version: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  refresh: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
+  initialNamespaces: schema.maybe(schema.arrayOf(schema.string())),
+};
+
+export const schemaAndOr = schema.oneOf([schema.literal('AND'), schema.literal('OR')]);
+
+// its recommended to create a subset of this schema for stricter validation
+export const searchOptionsSchemas = {
+  page: schema.maybe(schema.number()),
+  perPage: schema.maybe(schema.number()),
+  sortField: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  sortOrder: schema.maybe(schema.oneOf([schema.literal('asc'), schema.literal('desc')])),
+  fields: schema.maybe(schema.arrayOf(schema.string())),
+  search: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  searchFields: schema.maybe(schema.oneOf([schema.string(), schema.arrayOf(schema.string())])),
+  rootSearchFields: schema.maybe(schema.arrayOf(schema.string())),
+
+  hasReference: schema.maybe(schema.oneOf([referenceSchema, schema.arrayOf(referenceSchema)])),
+  hasReferenceOperator: schema.maybe(schemaAndOr),
+  hasNoReference: schema.maybe(schema.oneOf([referenceSchema, schema.arrayOf(referenceSchema)])),
+  hasNoReferenceOperator: schema.maybe(schemaAndOr),
+  defaultSearchOperator: schema.maybe(schemaAndOr),
+  namespaces: schema.maybe(schema.arrayOf(schema.string())),
+  type: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+
+  filter: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  pit: schema.maybe(
+    schema.object({ id: schema.string(), keepAlive: schema.maybe(schema.string()) })
+  ),
+};
+
+// its recommended to create a subset of this schema for stricter validation
+export const updateOptionsSchema = {
+  references: schema.maybe(referencesSchema),
+  version: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  refresh: schema.maybe(schema.oneOf([schema.boolean(), schema.literal('wait_for')])),
+  upsert: (attributesSchema: ObjectType<any>) => schema.maybe(savedObjectSchema(attributesSchema)),
+  retryOnConflict: schema.maybe(schema.number()),
+};
+
+export const createResultSchema = (soSchema: ObjectType<any>) =>
+  schema.object(
+    {
+      item: soSchema,
+    },
+    { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+  );
diff --git a/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/types.ts b/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/src/types.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/kbn-content-management-utils/types.ts
rename to packages/kbn-content-management-utils/src/types.ts
diff --git a/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/tsconfig.json b/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/tsconfig.json
index 7de04c3c13451..89a1d2520f322 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-content-management-utils/tsconfig.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   ],
   "kbn_references": [
     "@kbn/content-management-plugin",
+    "@kbn/config-schema",
     "@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-server",
   ]
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/cm_services.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/cm_services.ts
index 5ea8008f53225..65d2e3082da7d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/cm_services.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/cm_services.ts
@@ -6,24 +6,12 @@
  */
 import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import type { ContentManagementServicesDefinition as ServicesDefinition } from '@kbn/object-versioning';
-
-const apiError = schema.object({
-  error: schema.string(),
-  message: schema.string(),
-  statusCode: schema.number(),
-  metadata: schema.object({}, { unknowns: 'allow' }),
-});
-
-const referenceSchema = schema.object(
-  {
-    name: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
-    type: schema.string(),
-    id: schema.string(),
-  },
-  { unknowns: 'forbid' }
-);
-
-const referencesSchema = schema.arrayOf(referenceSchema);
+import {
+  savedObjectSchema,
+  objectTypeToGetResultSchema,
+  createOptionsSchemas,
+  createResultSchema,
+} from '@kbn/content-management-utils';
 
 const mapAttributesSchema = schema.object(
   {
@@ -36,48 +24,19 @@ const mapAttributesSchema = schema.object(
   { unknowns: 'forbid' }
 );
 
-const mapSavedObjectSchema = schema.object(
-  {
-    id: schema.string(),
-    type: schema.string(),
-    version: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
-    createdAt: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
-    updatedAt: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
-    error: schema.maybe(apiError),
-    attributes: mapAttributesSchema,
-    references: referencesSchema,
-    namespaces: schema.maybe(schema.arrayOf(schema.string())),
-    originId: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
-  },
-  { unknowns: 'allow' }
-);
+const mapSavedObjectSchema = savedObjectSchema(mapAttributesSchema);
 
-const getResultSchema = schema.object(
-  {
-    item: mapSavedObjectSchema,
-    meta: schema.object(
-      {
-        outcome: schema.oneOf([
-          schema.literal('exactMatch'),
-          schema.literal('aliasMatch'),
-          schema.literal('conflict'),
-        ]),
-        aliasTargetId: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
-        aliasPurpose: schema.maybe(
-          schema.oneOf([
-            schema.literal('savedObjectConversion'),
-            schema.literal('savedObjectImport'),
-          ])
-        ),
-      },
-      { unknowns: 'forbid' }
-    ),
-  },
-  { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+const searchOptionsSchema = schema.maybe(
+  schema.object(
+    {
+      onlyTitle: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
+    },
+    { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+  )
 );
 
 const createOptionsSchema = schema.object({
-  references: schema.maybe(referencesSchema),
+  references: schema.maybe(createOptionsSchemas.references),
 });
 
 // Content management service definition.
@@ -86,7 +45,7 @@ export const serviceDefinition: ServicesDefinition = {
   get: {
     out: {
       result: {
-        schema: getResultSchema,
+        schema: objectTypeToGetResultSchema(mapSavedObjectSchema),
       },
     },
   },
@@ -101,12 +60,7 @@ export const serviceDefinition: ServicesDefinition = {
     },
     out: {
       result: {
-        schema: schema.object(
-          {
-            item: mapSavedObjectSchema,
-          },
-          { unknowns: 'forbid' }
-        ),
+        schema: createResultSchema(mapSavedObjectSchema),
       },
     },
   },
@@ -123,14 +77,7 @@ export const serviceDefinition: ServicesDefinition = {
   search: {
     in: {
       options: {
-        schema: schema.maybe(
-          schema.object(
-            {
-              onlyTitle: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
-            },
-            { unknowns: 'forbid' }
-          )
-        ),
+        schema: searchOptionsSchema,
       },
     },
   },