diff --git a/src/api/json/catalog.json b/src/api/json/catalog.json
index 749036a2ee8..ceba69329af 100644
--- a/src/api/json/catalog.json
+++ b/src/api/json/catalog.json
@@ -5776,6 +5776,12 @@
         "rivet.*.json"
       ],
       "url": "https://rivet.gg/rivet.schema.json"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Rudder techniques",
+      "description": "Rudder techniques",
+      "fileMatch": ["technique.yml", "technique.ids.yml"],
+      "url": "https://json.schemastore.org/rudder-techniques.json"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/src/negative_test/rudder-techniques/1.yml b/src/negative_test/rudder-techniques/1.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2fd02cab9e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/negative_test/rudder-techniques/1.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+id: malformed_technique
+name: Malformed technique
+version: '0.1'
+params:
+  - id: 3439bbb0-d8f1-4c43-95a9-0c56bfb8c27e
+    name: server
+    description: 'The server hostname'
+items:
+  - name: 'my block'
+    method: 'package_install'
+    params:
+      name: 'htop'
+      version: '2.3.4'
+    items:
+      - name: 'NTP service'
+        id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c12
+        condition: fedora
+        method: package_install
+        params:
+          name: '/bin/true "# ${node.inventory[os][fullName]}"'
diff --git a/src/schema-validation.json b/src/schema-validation.json
index 2bf7f63b7d0..87cd4eb2966 100644
--- a/src/schema-validation.json
+++ b/src/schema-validation.json
@@ -1021,6 +1021,12 @@
         "unknownFormat": ["<app> <your args>"]
       }
     },
+    {
+      "rudder-techniques.json": {
+        "unknownFormat": ["markdown"],
+        "unknownKeywords": ["defaultSnippets", "markdownDescription"]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "sarif-external-property-file-2.1.0-rtm.0.json": {
         "unknownKeywords": ["index"],
diff --git a/src/schemas/json/rudder-techniques.json b/src/schemas/json/rudder-techniques.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4141ba002fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/schemas/json/rudder-techniques.json
@@ -0,0 +1,456 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+  "$id": "https://json.schemastore.org/rudder-techniques.json",
+  "$defs": {
+    "uuid": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uuid"
+    },
+    "techniqueParameter": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "technique parameter",
+      "defaultSnippets": [
+        {
+          "label": "- (technique parameter)",
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "add a new technique parameter",
+          "suggestionKind": 9,
+          "body": {
+            "name": "\"internal_name\"",
+            "description": "\"Friendly name\"",
+            "constraints": {
+              "allow_empty": false
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "required": ["name"],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "id": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/uuid",
+          "title": "technique parameter id",
+          "description": "UUID identifying the parameter",
+          "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nUUID identifying the parameter"
+        },
+        "description": {
+          "title": "technique parameter description",
+          "description": "Technique parameter description",
+          "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nTechnique parameter description",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "documentation": {
+          "title": "technique parameter documentation",
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Technique parameter documentation, nor in Markdown format",
+          "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nTechnique parameter documentation, not in markdown format"
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "title": "technique parameter name",
+          "description": "Technique parameter name, must match the '^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$' pattern",
+          "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nTechnique parameter name, must match the `^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$` pattern",
+          "type": "string",
+          "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$"
+        },
+        "type": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "technique parameter type",
+          "description": "Technique parameter type, only 'multiline-string' is currently supported for techniques visible in the technique editor",
+          "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nTechnique parameter type, only 'multiline-string' is currently supported for techniques visible in the technique editor",
+          "enum": [
+            null,
+            "string",
+            "multiline-string",
+            "json",
+            "yaml",
+            "boolean",
+            "mail",
+            "ip",
+            "ipv4",
+            "ipv6",
+            "integer",
+            "size-b",
+            "size-kb",
+            "size-mb",
+            "size-gb",
+            "size-tb",
+            "permissions",
+            "shared-file",
+            "password"
+          ]
+        },
+        "default": {
+          "title": "technique parameter default value",
+          "description": "Default value of the parameter",
+          "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nDefault value of the parameter",
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "number"
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "constraints": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "title": "technique parameter constraint",
+          "description": "Additional checks on the parameter value when directives are computed",
+          "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nAdditional checks on the parameter value when directives are computed",
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "allow_empty": {
+              "title": "technique parameter allow empty constraint",
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "password_hashes": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "title": "technique parameter password hashes constraint",
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "enum": [
+                  null,
+                  "pre-hashed",
+                  "plain",
+                  "unix-crypt-des",
+                  "md5",
+                  "sha1",
+                  "sha256",
+                  "sha512",
+                  "md5-crypt",
+                  "sha256-crypt",
+                  "sha512-crypt",
+                  "md5-crypt-aix",
+                  "sha256-crypt-aix",
+                  "sha512-crypt-aix"
+                ]
+              }
+            },
+            "regex": {
+              "type": "object",
+              "title": "technique parameter regex constraint",
+              "required": ["value"],
+              "properties": {
+                "value": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "format": "regex",
+                  "title": "technique parameter regex constraint pattern"
+                },
+                "error_message": {
+                  "title": "technique parameter regex constraint error message",
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            },
+            "select": {
+              "type": "array",
+              "title": "technique parameter select constraint",
+              "items": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "required": ["value"],
+                "properties": {
+                  "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  },
+                  "value": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "tags": {
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "policyMode": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "enum": ["audit", "enforce", "default"]
+    },
+    "methodReportingMode": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "method reporting mode",
+      "properties": {
+        "mode": {
+          "enum": ["disabled", "enabled"]
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "blockReportingMode": {
+      "title": "block reporting mode",
+      "examples": [
+        {
+          "mode": "focus",
+          "id": "\"8f00b173-826e-46a3-9f57-7416de9b1b02\""
+        },
+        {
+          "mode": "weighted"
+        }
+      ],
+      "oneOf": [
+        {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "mode": {
+              "enum": [
+                "worst-case-weighted-one",
+                "worst-case-weighted-sum",
+                "disabled",
+                "enabled",
+                "weighted"
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "required": ["mode"],
+          "additionalProperties": false
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "id": {
+              "$ref": "#/$defs/uuid"
+            },
+            "mode": {
+              "const": "focus"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": ["mode", "id"],
+          "additionalProperties": false
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "methodCall": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "method call",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "defaultSnippets": [
+        {
+          "label": "- (method call)",
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "add a new method call",
+          "suggestionKind": 9,
+          "body": {
+            "name": "\"My method title\"",
+            "method": "package_present",
+            "params": {
+              "name": "vim"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "name": {
+          "title": "method call name",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "method": {
+          "title": "name of the method to call",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "params": {
+          "title": "technique params",
+          "description": "parameters passed to the method",
+          "markdownDescription": "See the [methods documentation](https://docs.rudder.io/techniques/8.0/audit_from_command.html) to know which parameters are needed",
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/uuid",
+          "title": "method call id"
+        },
+        "tags": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/tags",
+          "title": "method call tags"
+        },
+        "policy_mode": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/policyMode",
+          "title": "method call policy mode override"
+        },
+        "condition": {
+          "title": "condition",
+          "description": "Method call optional condition",
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            }
+          ],
+          "examples": ["debian|rhel", "SuSE.!sles_10"]
+        },
+        "reporting": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/methodReportingMode"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["method", "params"]
+    },
+    "blockCall": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "block call",
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "defaultSnippets": [
+        {
+          "label": "- (block call)",
+          "type": "object",
+          "description": "add a new block call",
+          "suggestionKind": 8,
+          "body": {
+            "name": "\"My block title\"",
+            "condition": "any",
+            "items": []
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "items": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "$ref": "#/$defs/item"
+          }
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "title": "name",
+          "description": "Block call name",
+          "type": "string",
+          "examples": ["My block title"]
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/uuid",
+          "title": "block call id"
+        },
+        "tags": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/tags",
+          "title": "block call tags"
+        },
+        "policy_mode": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/policyMode",
+          "title": "block call policy mode"
+        },
+        "condition": {
+          "title": "block call condition",
+          "anyOf": [
+            {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            }
+          ],
+          "examples": ["debian|rhel", "SuSE.!sles_10"]
+        },
+        "reporting": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/blockReportingMode"
+        }
+      },
+      "required": ["items"]
+    },
+    "item": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "block or method call",
+      "anyOf": [
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/blockCall"
+        },
+        {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/methodCall"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "title": "Rudder Technique",
+  "description": "A Rudder technique",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": ["id", "name", "version", "items"],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "format": {
+      "title": "technique format",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "id": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "id",
+      "description": "Technique id, must match the '^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+$' pattern",
+      "markdownDescription": "```Mandatory```\n\nTechnique id, must respect the ```^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+$``` pattern.\n\nUsed implicitly in technique parameters and resource folder variable definitions:\n\n* ```${<technique_id>.<parameter_name>}```\n* ```${<technique_id>.resources_dir}```",
+      "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_]+$",
+      "default": "my_new_technique",
+      "examples": ["my_new_technique"]
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "title": "name",
+      "description": "Human readable technique name",
+      "markdownDescription": "```Mandatory```\n\nHuman readable technique name",
+      "type": "string",
+      "default": "My new technique",
+      "examples": ["My new technique"]
+    },
+    "description": {
+      "title": "description",
+      "description": "Single line description of what the technique does",
+      "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nHuman readable technique name",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "documentation": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "documentation",
+      "description": "Technique documentation in Markdown format",
+      "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nTechnique documentation in Markdown format",
+      "format": "markdown"
+    },
+    "tags": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/tags",
+      "description": "Optional key-value metadata",
+      "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nOptional key-value metadata",
+      "examples": [
+        {
+          "cve": "\"CVE-2023-3456\""
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "params": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "title": "params",
+      "description": "List of the technique parameters",
+      "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nList of technique parameters. See [the dedicated documentation](https://docs.rudder.io/techniques/8.0/syntax.html#parameters)",
+      "items": {
+        "$ref": "#/$defs/techniqueParameter"
+      }
+    },
+    "category": {
+      "title": "category",
+      "description": "Rudder category to put the technique in",
+      "markdownDescription": "```Optional```\n\nRudder category to put the technique in.\n\nIf empty, default to `ncf_techniques`, used by default by the technique editor.",
+      "type": "string",
+      "examples": [
+        "ncf_techniques",
+        "fileConfiguration",
+        "fileDistribution",
+        "jobScheduling"
+      ]
+    },
+    "version": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "title": "version",
+      "description": "Technique version in the 'X.Y' format",
+      "markdownDescription": "```Mandatory```\n\nTechnique version in the 'X.Y' format",
+      "pattern": "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+$",
+      "default": "1.0",
+      "examples": ["1.0"]
+    },
+    "items": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "minItems": 1,
+      "title": "items",
+      "description": "List of block or method calls, can not be empty",
+      "markdownDescription": "```Mandatory```\n\nList of block or method calls, can not be empty",
+      "items": {
+        "$ref": "#/$defs/item"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/1.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/1.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b7d80c6a511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/1.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+id: escaping
+name: "Test various escaping cases ${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+version: '0.1'
+description: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+items:
+  - name: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+    condition: ${my_cond}.debian|${sys.${plouf}}
+    params:
+      version: if(Get-Service "Zabbix agent") { write-output "exists" }
+      architecture: ''
+      name: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+      provider: ''
+    method: package_present
+    id: a86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d966
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
+  - name: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+    params:
+      name: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+      provider: ''
+      architecture: ''
+      version: if(Get-Service "Zabbix agent") { write-output "exists" }
+    method: package_present
+    id: a86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d977
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
+params:
+  - id: 3439bbb0-d8f1-4c43-95a9-0c56bfb8c27e
+    name: server
+    documentation: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+    type: multiline-string
+    constraints:
+      allow_empty: false
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/10.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/10.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81df7a595f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/10.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+id: param_in_condition
+name: Param in conditions
+version: '1.0'
+category: ncf_techniques
+items:
+  - name: Check if a file exists
+    params:
+      path: /tmp/${file}
+    method: file_check_exists
+    id: 9e763779-9f33-44bc-ad73-1c5d5732301c
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
+  - name: Execute only if...
+    condition: file_check_exists__tmp_${file}_kept
+    params:
+      command: echo "May be executed or not"
+    method: command_execution
+    id: e8362340-dc50-4231-9b7f-748b51e9fa07
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
+params:
+  - id: 2f415dc5-9f9e-4fbe-b836-8960af613ec9
+    name: file
+    description: file
+    type: multiline-string
+    constraints:
+      allow_empty: false
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/11.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/11.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d27a6376db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/11.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+id: Windows_long_param_names
+name: Windows long param names
+version: '0.1'
+items:
+  - name: Report if condition
+    params:
+      report_message: This should be ReportMessage
+      condition: it_generates_properly
+    method: report_if_condition
+    id: d86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d907
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/12.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/12.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3576c582f49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/12.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+id: Windows_long_param_names
+name: Windows long param names
+version: '0.1'
+items:
+  - id: d86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d907
+    method: report_if_condition
+    params:
+      condition: 'it_generates_properly'
+      report_message: 'This should be ReportMessage'
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/13.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/13.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c18e14873aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/13.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+id: test_audit
+name: test audit
+version: '1.0'
+category: ncf_techniques
+items:
+  - name: In audit mode
+    params:
+      path: /tmp/1
+      enforce: 'true'
+      lines: foobar
+    method: file_content
+    id: 46b8025a-0b06-485c-9127-50e4258ee7e6
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
+    policy_mode: audit
+  - name: In omit mode
+    params:
+      lines: foobar
+      enforce: 'true'
+      path: /tmp/1
+    method: file_content
+    id: 1eedce7b-3441-4251-bdd6-706fda3ec7a8
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
+  - name: In enforce mode
+    params:
+      path: /tmp/1
+      lines: foobar
+      enforce: 'true'
+    method: file_content
+    id: dbd5ba50-8dfc-11ee-a57e-84a938c470d4
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
+    policy_mode: enforce
+  - name: In default mode
+    params:
+      lines: foobar
+      path: /tmp/1
+      enforce: 'true'
+    method: file_content
+    id: 1d809592-808e-4177-8351-8b7b7769af69
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/14.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/14.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39551e33c92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/14.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+id: test_audit
+name: test audit
+version: '1.0'
+category: ncf_techniques
+items:
+  - id: 46b8025a-0b06-485c-9127-50e4258ee7e6
+    name: 'In audit mode'
+    method: file_content
+    params:
+      path: /tmp/1
+      lines: 'foobar'
+      enforce: 'true'
+    policy_mode: audit
+  - id: 1eedce7b-3441-4251-bdd6-706fda3ec7a8
+    name: 'In omit mode'
+    method: file_content
+    params:
+      path: /tmp/1
+      lines: 'foobar'
+      enforce: 'true'
+  - id: dbd5ba50-8dfc-11ee-a57e-84a938c470d4
+    name: 'In enforce mode'
+    method: file_content
+    params:
+      path: /tmp/1
+      lines: 'foobar'
+      enforce: 'true'
+    policy_mode: enforce
+  - id: 1d809592-808e-4177-8351-8b7b7769af69
+    name: 'In default mode'
+    method: file_content
+    params:
+      path: /tmp/1
+      lines: 'foobar'
+      enforce: 'true'
+    policy_mode: default
+  - id: 57f54359-2b2e-49f9-ab61-a77705615302
+    name: 'A block in audit mode'
+    policy_mode: audit
+    items:
+      - id: ea274579-40fc-4545-b384-8d5576a7c69b
+        name: 'Resolve to audit'
+        method: file_content
+        params:
+          path: /tmp/1
+          lines: 'foobar'
+          enforce: 'true'
+        policy_mode: audit
+      - id: 85659b7e-968c-458c-b566-c90108c50833
+        name: 'Resolve to enforce'
+        method: file_content
+        params:
+          path: /tmp/1
+          lines: 'foobar'
+          enforce: 'true'
+        policy_mode: enforce
+      - id: d8def455-cd43-441f-8dba-1ebae3a29389
+        name: 'Resolve to audit'
+        method: file_content
+        params:
+          path: /tmp/1
+          lines: 'foobar'
+          enforce: 'true'
+        policy_mode: default
+  - id: 1ff82fc2-38fc-4324-92ab-3de5fafcdc14
+    name: 'A block in enforce mode'
+    policy_mode: enforce
+    items:
+      - id: f9417d97-3a18-4db6-85c3-72e28618bff1
+        name: 'Resolve to audit'
+        method: file_content
+        params:
+          path: /tmp/1
+          lines: 'foobar'
+          enforce: 'true'
+        policy_mode: audit
+      - id: c4b4faa1-85e5-4922-b713-c198bf99226e
+        name: 'Resolve to enforce'
+        method: file_content
+        params:
+          path: /tmp/1
+          lines: 'foobar'
+          enforce: 'true'
+        policy_mode: enforce
+      - id: cce62a59-bd17-4858-ba06-6ae41f39b15a
+        name: 'Resolve to enforce'
+        method: file_content
+        params:
+          path: /tmp/1
+          lines: 'foobar'
+          enforce: 'true'
+        policy_mode: default
+  - id: 7def389a-78d2-4104-b6fc-19c74f14fe93
+    name: 'An audit block'
+    policy_mode: enforce
+    items:
+      - id: 9fca6ca8-ccaa-4688-a5fc-e2a0d9d60165
+        name: 'A nested block in audit'
+        policy_mode: audit
+        items:
+          - id: 0a4299dd-0902-48b2-85ee-13dfe6fc3af6
+            name: 'Resolve to audit'
+            method: file_content
+            params:
+              path: /tmp/1
+              lines: 'foobar'
+              enforce: 'true'
+            policy_mode: default
+      - id: 3b8352df-1329-4956-a019-bb9c072bc830
+        name: 'Resolve to enforce'
+        method: file_content
+        params:
+          path: /tmp/1
+          lines: 'foobar'
+          enforce: 'true'
+        policy_mode: default
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/2.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aabd87c7767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+id: escaping
+name: "Test various escaping cases ${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+description: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+version: '0.1'
+params:
+  - id: 3439bbb0-d8f1-4c43-95a9-0c56bfb8c27e
+    name: 'server'
+    documentation: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+items:
+  - name: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+    id: a86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d966
+    method: package_present
+    condition: '${my_cond} . debian | ${sys.${plouf}}'
+    params:
+      name: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+      version: if(Get-Service "Zabbix agent") { write-output "exists" }
+  - name: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+    id: a86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d977
+    method: package_present
+    params:
+      name: "${sys.host} . | / ${sys.${host}} ' '' ''' $ $$ \" \"\" \\ \\\\😋aà3\r\n\t"
+      version: if(Get-Service "Zabbix agent") { write-output "exists" }
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/3.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/3.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47ca1b82c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/3.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+id: min
+name: NTP
+version: '0.1'
+items:
+  - id: d86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d907
+    method: package_present
+    params:
+      name: 'htop'
+      version: '2.3.4'
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/4.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/4.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbcc743e7fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/4.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+id: min
+name: NTP
+version: '0.1'
+items:
+  - name: Package present
+    params:
+      name: htop
+      version: 2.3.4
+      architecture: ''
+      provider: ''
+    method: package_present
+    id: d86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d907
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/5.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/5.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..037368a5041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/5.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+id: ntp_technique
+name: NTP
+version: '0.1'
+description: Short description
+documentation: Long documentation
+items:
+  - name: Ensure correct ntp configuration
+    tags:
+      cve: CVE-2022-3456
+    condition: 'false'
+    params:
+      name: htop
+      version: 2.3.4
+      architecture: ''
+      provider: ''
+    method: package_present
+    id: d86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d907
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
+  - condition: linux
+    name: my block
+    items:
+      - name: NTP service
+        condition: fedora
+        params:
+          name: /bin/true "# ${node.inventory[os][fullName]}"
+        method: package_install
+        id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c12
+        reporting:
+          mode: enabled
+    id: b9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca98
+    reporting:
+      mode: worst-case-weighted-one
+params:
+  - id: 3439bbb0-d8f1-4c43-95a9-0c56bfb8c27e
+    name: server
+    description: The server hostname
+    type: multiline-string
+    constraints:
+      allow_empty: false
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/6.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/6.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9186a3796ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/6.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+id: ntp_technique
+name: NTP
+version: '0.1'
+description: 'Short description'
+documentation: 'Long documentation'
+params:
+  - id: 3439bbb0-d8f1-4c43-95a9-0c56bfb8c27e
+    name: server
+    description: 'The server hostname'
+items:
+  - name: 'Ensure correct ntp configuration'
+    id: d86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d907
+    tags:
+      cve: CVE-2022-3456
+    condition: false
+    # TODO method.package_present:
+    method: package_present
+    params:
+      name: 'htop'
+      version: '2.3.4'
+  - name: 'my block'
+    id: b9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca98
+    condition: linux
+    reporting:
+      mode: worst-case-weighted-one
+    items:
+      - name: 'NTP service'
+        id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c12
+        condition: fedora
+        method: package_install
+        params:
+          name: '/bin/true "# ${node.inventory[os][fullName]}"'
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/7.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/7.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8fd9b871abe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/7.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+id: reporting
+name: Test various reporting options
+version: '0.1'
+items:
+  - name: No block without condition
+    params:
+      provider: ''
+      name: htop
+      architecture: ''
+      version: ''
+    method: package_present
+    id: a86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d908
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
+  - name: No block with condition
+    condition: debian
+    params:
+      name: htop
+      provider: ''
+      version: ''
+      architecture: ''
+    method: package_present
+    id: b86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d907
+    reporting:
+      mode: enabled
+  - name: A simpl block
+    items:
+      - name: NTP service
+        params:
+          architecture: ''
+          provider: ''
+          name: ntp
+          version: ''
+        method: package_present
+        id: df06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c12
+        reporting:
+          mode: enabled
+    id: c9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca99
+    reporting:
+      mode: worst-case-weighted-one
+  - name: A simple block
+    items:
+      - name: NTP service
+        params:
+          provider: ''
+          architecture: ''
+          name: ntp
+          version: ''
+        method: package_present
+        id: df06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c45
+        reporting:
+          mode: enabled
+    id: c9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca98
+    reporting:
+      mode: worst-case-weighted-one
+  - name: A nested block
+    items:
+      - name: A simple block inside
+        items:
+          - name: NTP service
+            params:
+              name: ntp
+              provider: ''
+              version: ''
+              architecture: ''
+            method: package_present
+            id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c14
+            reporting:
+              mode: enabled
+        id: b9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca96
+        reporting:
+          mode: worst-case-weighted-one
+      - name: Another block inside
+        items:
+          - name: NTP service
+            params:
+              architecture: ''
+              name: ntp
+              version: ''
+              provider: ''
+            method: package_present
+            id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c13
+            reporting:
+              mode: enabled
+        id: b9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca97
+        reporting:
+          mode: worst-case-weighted-sum
+      - name: Another block inside
+        items:
+          - name: Enabled reporting
+            params:
+              version: ''
+              provider: ''
+              name: ntp
+              architecture: ''
+            method: package_present
+            id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c21
+            reporting:
+              mode: enabled
+          - name: Disabled reporting
+            params:
+              version: ''
+              name: ntp
+              architecture: ''
+              provider: ''
+            method: package_present
+            id: c76686bb-79ab-4ae5-b45f-108492ab4101
+            reporting:
+              mode: disabled
+        id: 074d64ca-10ec-4c50-b0e1-4c85903f8b4c
+        reporting:
+          mode: focus
+          id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c21
+    id: b9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca45
+    reporting:
+      mode: worst-case-weighted-one
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/8.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2d8131ee4bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+---
+id: reporting
+name: Test various reporting options
+version: '0.1'
+items:
+  - name: 'No block without condition'
+    id: a86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d908
+    method: package_present
+    params:
+      name: 'htop'
+  - name: 'No block with condition'
+    id: b86ce2e5-d5b6-45cc-87e8-c11cca71d907
+    condition: 'debian'
+    method: package_present
+    params:
+      name: 'htop'
+  - name: 'A simpl block'
+    id: c9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca99
+    reporting:
+      mode: worst-case-weighted-one
+    items:
+      - name: 'NTP service'
+        id: df06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c12
+        method: package_present
+        params:
+          name: ntp
+  - name: 'A simple block'
+    id: c9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca98
+    reporting:
+      mode: worst-case-weighted-one
+    items:
+      - name: 'NTP service'
+        id: df06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c45
+        method: package_present
+        params:
+          name: ntp
+  - name: 'A nested block'
+    id: b9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca45
+    reporting:
+      mode: worst-case-weighted-one
+    items:
+      - name: 'A simple block inside'
+        id: b9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca96
+        reporting:
+          mode: worst-case-weighted-one
+        items:
+          - name: 'NTP service'
+            id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c14
+            method: package_present
+            params:
+              name: ntp
+      - name: 'Another block inside'
+        id: b9e259a1-51c5-40b3-98ef-0eeaf52dca97
+        reporting:
+          mode: worst-case-weighted-sum
+        items:
+          - name: 'NTP service'
+            id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c13
+            method: package_present
+            params:
+              name: ntp
+      - name: 'Another block inside'
+        id: 074d64ca-10ec-4c50-b0e1-4c85903f8b4c
+        reporting:
+          mode: 'focus'
+          id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c21
+        items:
+          - name: 'Enabled reporting'
+            id: cf06e919-02b7-41a7-a03f-4239592f3c21
+            method: package_present
+            params:
+              name: ntp
+          - name: 'Disabled reporting'
+            id: c76686bb-79ab-4ae5-b45f-108492ab4101
+            method: package_present
+            reporting:
+              mode: disabled
+            params:
+              name: ntp
diff --git a/src/test/rudder-techniques/9.yml b/src/test/rudder-techniques/9.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9b74f91ac31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/rudder-techniques/9.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+id: param_in_condition
+name: Param in conditions
+version: '1.0'
+category: ncf_techniques
+params:
+  - id: 2f415dc5-9f9e-4fbe-b836-8960af613ec9
+    name: file
+    description: file
+    constraints:
+      allow_empty: false
+items:
+  - id: 9e763779-9f33-44bc-ad73-1c5d5732301c
+    name: 'Check if a file exists'
+    method: file_check_exists
+    params:
+      path: /tmp/${file}
+  - id: e8362340-dc50-4231-9b7f-748b51e9fa07
+    name: 'Execute only if...'
+    condition: file_check_exists__tmp_${file}_kept
+    method: command_execution
+    params:
+      command: echo "May be executed or not"