diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 1a89568f..52d8d67a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ extern crate lazy_static;
 mod config;
 mod data;
 mod router;
+mod runtimes;
 mod workers;
 
 use actix_files::{Files, NamedFile};
diff --git a/src/runtimes/metadata.rs b/src/runtimes/metadata.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..89e6f534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtimes/metadata.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright 2022 VMware, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use super::{remote_file::RemoteFile, runtime::RuntimeStatus};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+// TODO: Remove it when implementing the manager
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+/// Metadata associated to a Runtime. It contains information
+/// about a certain runtime like name, version and all the
+/// details to run workers with it.
+///
+/// A runtime is a Wasm binary + configuration that can run
+/// a source code as a worker. The configuration includes
+/// different pieces like polyfills files, templates,
+/// arguments, etc.
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct RuntimeMetadata<'a> {
+    /// Name of the runtime (like ruby, python, etc)
+    name: &'a str,
+    /// Specific version of the runtime
+    version: &'a str,
+    /// Current status in the repository
+    status: RuntimeStatus,
+    /// Associated extensions
+    extensions: Vec<&'a str>,
+    /// Arguments to pass to the Wasm module via WASI
+    args: Vec<&'a str>,
+    /// A list of environment variables that must be configured
+    /// for the runtime to work.
+    envs: Option<HashMap<&'a str, &'a str>>,
+    /// The reference to a remote binary (url + checksum)
+    binary: RemoteFile<'a>,
+    /// The reference to a remote polyfill file (url + checksum)
+    polyfill: Option<RemoteFile<'a>>,
+    /// The refernmece to a template file for the worker. It will wrap the
+    /// source code into a template that can include imports,
+    /// function calls, etc.
+    template: Option<RemoteFile<'a>>,
+}
+
+// TODO: Remove it when implementing the manager
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+impl<'a> RuntimeMetadata<'a> {
+    /// Reads and parses the metadata from a slice of bytes. It will return
+    /// a result as the deserialization may fail.
+    pub fn from_slice(data: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self> {
+        toml::from_slice::<RuntimeMetadata>(data)
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow!("wws could not deserialize the runtime metadata"))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::runtimes::remote_file::Checksum;
+
+    use super::*;
+    use std::{any::Any, fs};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_runtime_toml() {
+        let contents = fs::read("tests/data/metadata/runtime.toml").unwrap();
+        let metadata = RuntimeMetadata::from_slice(&contents).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(metadata.name, "ruby");
+        assert_eq!(metadata.version, "3.2.0+20230118-8aec06d");
+        assert_eq!(metadata.status.type_id(), RuntimeStatus::Active.type_id());
+        assert_eq!(metadata.binary.url, "https://github.com/vmware-labs/webassembly-language-runtimes/releases/download/ruby%2F3.2.0%2B20230118-8aec06d/ruby-3.2.0.wasm");
+
+        let Checksum::Sha256 { value } = metadata.binary.checksum;
+        assert_eq!(
+            value,
+            "e2d91cff05ec59ed9c88aadbd3b477842092054bf24c5d944d5ad6dbafdd3b32"
+        );
+
+        // Optionals
+        let polyfill = metadata.polyfill.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            polyfill.url,
+            "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Angelmmiguel/wws-index-test/main/ruby/poly.rb"
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/runtimes/mod.rs b/src/runtimes/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c2303134
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtimes/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2022 VMware, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+mod metadata;
+mod modules;
+mod remote_file;
+mod repository;
+pub mod runtime;
diff --git a/src/workers/runtimes/data.rs b/src/runtimes/modules/data.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/workers/runtimes/data.rs
rename to src/runtimes/modules/data.rs
diff --git a/src/workers/runtimes/javascript.rs b/src/runtimes/modules/javascript.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/workers/runtimes/javascript.rs
rename to src/runtimes/modules/javascript.rs
index 77823ace..54aa9e68 100644
--- a/src/workers/runtimes/javascript.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/modules/javascript.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
 use super::data::Data;
-use crate::workers::runtime::Runtime;
+use crate::runtimes::runtime::Runtime;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
 use wasmtime_wasi::Dir;
diff --git a/src/workers/runtimes/mod.rs b/src/runtimes/modules/mod.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/workers/runtimes/mod.rs
rename to src/runtimes/modules/mod.rs
diff --git a/src/workers/runtimes/native.rs b/src/runtimes/modules/native.rs
similarity index 94%
rename from src/workers/runtimes/native.rs
rename to src/runtimes/modules/native.rs
index d5ad370b..dd589ec7 100644
--- a/src/workers/runtimes/native.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/modules/native.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2022 VMware, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-use crate::workers::runtime::Runtime;
+use crate::runtimes::runtime::Runtime;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use std::{fs, path::PathBuf};
 
diff --git a/src/runtimes/remote_file.rs b/src/runtimes/remote_file.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c14a7b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtimes/remote_file.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+/// A file represents a combination of both a remote URL and
+/// a checksum. It will provide utils to download and validate
+/// the file.
+///
+/// If the checksum is not present, the validation will return
+/// always an Ok result.
+///
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct RemoteFile<'a> {
+    /// URL pointing to the file
+    pub url: &'a str,
+    /// Checksum to validate the given file
+    pub checksum: Checksum<'a>,
+}
+
+/// A list of available checksums. For now,
+/// we will support only sha256
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase", tag = "type")]
+pub enum Checksum<'a> {
+    Sha256 { value: &'a str },
+}
diff --git a/src/runtimes/repository.rs b/src/runtimes/repository.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d19d0710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtimes/repository.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright 2022 VMware, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use super::metadata::RuntimeMetadata;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+// TODO: Remove it when implementing the manager
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+/// A Repository contains the list of runtimes available on it.
+/// This file is used by wws to properly show the list of available
+/// repos and install them.
+///
+/// By default, this repository class rely on the [WebAssembly Language Runtimes](https://github.com/vmware-labs/webassembly-language-runtimes)
+/// repository. It looks for a repository.toml file in the Git repo.
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+pub struct Repository<'a> {
+    /// Version of the repository file
+    pub version: u32,
+    /// The list of runtimes available in the repository
+    #[serde(borrow)]
+    pub runtimes: Vec<RuntimeMetadata<'a>>,
+}
+
+// TODO: Remove it when implementing the manager
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+impl<'a> Repository<'a> {
+    /// Reads and parses the metadata from a slice of bytes. It will return
+    /// a result as the deserialization may fail.
+    pub fn from_slice(data: &'a [u8]) -> Result<Self> {
+        toml::from_slice::<Repository>(data)
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow!("wws could not deserialize the repository metadata"))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use std::fs;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parse_index_toml() {
+        let contents = fs::read("tests/data/metadata/repository.toml").unwrap();
+        let repo = Repository::from_slice(&contents).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(repo.version, 1);
+        assert_eq!(repo.runtimes.len(), 1);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/workers/runtime.rs b/src/runtimes/runtime.rs
similarity index 74%
rename from src/workers/runtime.rs
rename to src/runtimes/runtime.rs
index ee4caf43..b9842cc6 100644
--- a/src/workers/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/runtimes/runtime.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,35 @@
 // Copyright 2022 VMware, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-use super::runtimes::{javascript::JavaScriptRuntime, native::NativeRuntime};
+use super::modules::{javascript::JavaScriptRuntime, native::NativeRuntime};
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use std::path::Path;
 use wasmtime_wasi::WasiCtxBuilder;
 
+/// Define the status of a runtime in a target repository
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+pub enum RuntimeStatus {
+    Active,
+    Yanked,
+    Deprecated,
+    Unknown,
+}
+
+impl From<&str> for RuntimeStatus {
+    /// Create a RuntimeStatus variant from a &str. It uses predefined
+    /// values
+    fn from(value: &str) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            "active" => RuntimeStatus::Active,
+            "yanked" => RuntimeStatus::Yanked,
+            "deprecated" => RuntimeStatus::Deprecated,
+            _ => RuntimeStatus::Unknown,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Define the behavior a Runtime must have. This includes methods
 /// to initialize the environment for the given runtime as well as
 /// the Wasi Context to process the request.
diff --git a/src/workers/mod.rs b/src/workers/mod.rs
index 6292acd4..2d2f3216 100644
--- a/src/workers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/workers/mod.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright 2022 VMware, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-mod runtime;
-mod runtimes;
 pub mod wasm_io;
 mod worker;
 
diff --git a/src/workers/worker.rs b/src/workers/worker.rs
index 7453e31c..980926ae 100644
--- a/src/workers/worker.rs
+++ b/src/workers/worker.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 // Copyright 2022 VMware, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-use super::{
-    runtime::{init_runtime, Runtime},
-    wasm_io::{WasmInput, WasmOutput},
-};
+use super::wasm_io::{WasmInput, WasmOutput};
+use crate::runtimes::runtime::{init_runtime, Runtime};
 use actix_web::HttpRequest;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, path::Path};
diff --git a/tests/data/metadata/repository.toml b/tests/data/metadata/repository.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1ead61e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/metadata/repository.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+version = 1
+
+[[runtimes]]
+name = "ruby"
+version = "3.2.0+20230118-8aec06d"
+status = "active"
+args = [ "--", "/src/index.rb" ]
+binary = { url = "https://github.com/vmware-labs/webassembly-language-runtimes/releases/download/ruby%2F3.2.0%2B20230118-8aec06d/ruby-3.2.0.wasm", checksum = { type = "sha256", value = "e2d91cff05ec59ed9c88aadbd3b477842092054bf24c5d944d5ad6dbafdd3b32" } }
+extensions = [ "rb" ]
+polyfill = { url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Angelmmiguel/wws-index-test/main/ruby/poly.rb", checksum = { type = "sha256", value = "2ba09117ed20a05480615b2aaaf6c7cd7f61fa06f4919777d773df2fcbc736cf" } }
+template = { url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Angelmmiguel/wws-index-test/main/ruby/template.txt", checksum = { type = "sha256", value = "6d808b4747cf30f82665a38a47e1176513bbdd6ad558c09db03d719e33ad2da0" } }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/metadata/runtime.toml b/tests/data/metadata/runtime.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e6c37f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/metadata/runtime.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name = "ruby"
+version = "3.2.0+20230118-8aec06d"
+status = "active"
+args = [ "--", "/src/index.rb" ]
+binary = { url = "https://github.com/vmware-labs/webassembly-language-runtimes/releases/download/ruby%2F3.2.0%2B20230118-8aec06d/ruby-3.2.0.wasm", checksum = { type = "sha256", value = "e2d91cff05ec59ed9c88aadbd3b477842092054bf24c5d944d5ad6dbafdd3b32" } }
+extensions = [ "rb" ]
+polyfill = { url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Angelmmiguel/wws-index-test/main/ruby/poly.rb", checksum = { type = "sha256", value = "2ba09117ed20a05480615b2aaaf6c7cd7f61fa06f4919777d773df2fcbc736cf" } }
+template = { url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Angelmmiguel/wws-index-test/main/ruby/template.txt", checksum = { type = "sha256", value = "6d808b4747cf30f82665a38a47e1176513bbdd6ad558c09db03d719e33ad2da0" } }
\ No newline at end of file