diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4990bb38..d0aa2e77 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ namespaces = true
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 "*" = ["*.txt"]
-"sophios" = ["*.json"]
+"sophios" = ["**/*.json"]
 
 [tool.aliases]
 test = "pytest --workers 8"
diff --git a/src/sophios/api/utils/converter.py b/src/sophios/api/utils/converter.py
index 8a1e5ba6..8cbccc8c 100644
--- a/src/sophios/api/utils/converter.py
+++ b/src/sophios/api/utils/converter.py
@@ -1,130 +1,17 @@
 import copy
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
+import json
 import yaml
 from jsonschema import Draft202012Validator
 from sophios.utils_yaml import wic_loader
 
 from sophios.wic_types import Json, Cwl
 
-SCHEMA: Json = {
-    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-    "definitions": {
-        "Link": {
-            "properties": {
-                "id": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "inletIndex": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "outletIndex": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "sourceId": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "targetId": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "x1": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "x2": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "y1": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "y2": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                }
-            },
-            "type": "object",
-            "required": ["id", "sourceId", "targetId"]
-        },
-        "NodeSettings": {
-            "properties": {
-                "inputs": {
-                    "additionalProperties": {
-                        "$ref": "#/definitions/T"
-                    },
-                    "type": "object"
-                },
-                "outputs": {
-                    "additionalProperties": {
-                        "$ref": "#/definitions/T"
-                    },
-                    "type": "object"
-                }
-            },
-            "type": "object"
-        },
-        "NodeX": {
-            "properties": {
-                "expanded": {
-                    "type": "boolean"
-                },
-                "height": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "id": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "internal": {
-                    "type": "boolean"
-                },
-                "name": {
-                    "type": "string"
-                },
-                "pluginId": {
-                    "type": "string"
-                },
-                "settings": {
-                    "$ref": "#/definitions/NodeSettings"
-                },
-                "width": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "x": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "y": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-                "z": {
-                    "type": "number"
-                },
-            },
-            "type": "object",
-            "required": ["id", "name", "pluginId", "settings", "internal"]
-        },
-        "T": {
-            "type": "object"
-        }
-    },
-    "properties": {
-        "links": {
-            "items": {
-                "$ref": "#/definitions/Link"
-            },
-            "type": "array"
-        },
-        "nodes": {
-            "items": {
-                "$ref": "#/definitions/NodeX"
-            },
-            "type": "array"
-        },
-        "selection": {
-            "items": {
-                "type": "number"
-            },
-            "type": "array"
-        }
-    },
-    "type": "object",
-    "required": ["links", "nodes"]
-}
+SCHEMA_FILE = Path(__file__).parent / "input_object_schema.json"
+SCHEMA: Json = {}
+with open(SCHEMA_FILE, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+    SCHEMA = json.load(f)
 
 
 def del_irrelevant_keys(ldict: List[Dict[Any, Any]], relevant_keys: List[Any]) -> None:
@@ -137,20 +24,36 @@ def del_irrelevant_keys(ldict: List[Dict[Any, Any]], relevant_keys: List[Any]) -
                 elem.pop(ek, None)
 
 
-def validate_schema_and_object(schema: Json, jobj: Json) -> None:
+def validate_schema_and_object(schema: Json, jobj: Json) -> bool:
     """Validate schema object"""
     Draft202012Validator.check_schema(schema)
     df2012 = Draft202012Validator(schema)
-    df2012.is_valid(jobj)
+    return df2012.is_valid(jobj)
+
+
+def extract_state(inp: Json) -> Json:
+    """Extract only the state information from the incoming wfb object.
+       It includes converting "ICT" nodes to "CLT" using "plugins" tag of the object.
+    """
+    inp_restrict: Json = {}
+    if not inp.get('plugins'):
+        inp_restrict = copy.deepcopy(inp['state'])
+    else:
+        inp_inter = copy.deepcopy(inp)
+        # Here goes the ICT to CLT extraction logic
+        inp_restrict = inp_inter['state']
+    return inp_restrict
 
 
 def raw_wfb_to_lean_wfb(inp: Json) -> Json:
-    """drop all the unnecessary info from incoming wfb object"""
-    inp_restrict = copy.deepcopy(inp)
-    keys = list(inp.keys())
+    """Drop all the unnecessary info from incoming wfb object"""
+    if validate_schema_and_object(SCHEMA, inp):
+        print('incoming object is valid against input object schema')
+    inp_restrict = extract_state(inp)
+    keys = list(inp_restrict.keys())
     # To avoid deserialization
     # required attributes from schema
-    prop_req = SCHEMA['required']
+    prop_req = SCHEMA['definitions']['State']['required']
     nodes_req = SCHEMA['definitions']['NodeX']['required']
     links_req = SCHEMA['definitions']['Link']['required']
     do_not_rem_nodes_prop = ['cwlScript', 'run']
@@ -170,12 +73,11 @@ def raw_wfb_to_lean_wfb(inp: Json) -> Json:
         else:
             pass
 
-    validate_schema_and_object(SCHEMA, inp_restrict)
     return inp_restrict
 
 
 def wfb_to_wic(inp: Json) -> Cwl:
-    """convert lean wfb json to compliant wic"""
+    """Convert lean wfb json to compliant wic"""
     # non-schema preserving changes
     inp_restrict = copy.deepcopy(inp)
 
diff --git a/src/sophios/api/utils/input_object_schema.json b/src/sophios/api/utils/input_object_schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd3b0fc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sophios/api/utils/input_object_schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,377 @@
+{
+    "$ref": "#/definitions/WicPayload",
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+    "definitions": {
+        "Dictionary<string>": {
+            "additionalProperties": {
+                "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "Dictionary<unknown>": {
+            "additionalProperties": {},
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "Link": {
+            "properties": {
+                "id": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "inletIndex": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "outletIndex": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "sourceId": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "targetId": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "x1": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "x2": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "y1": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "y2": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "id",
+                "sourceId",
+                "targetId"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "NodeInput": {
+            "properties": {
+                "description": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "format": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "options": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/NodeInputOptions"
+                },
+                "required": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "type": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "name",
+                "type"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "NodeInputOptions": {
+            "properties": {
+                "values": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "values"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "NodeInputUI": {
+            "properties": {
+                "condition": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "description": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "fields": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "format": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "key": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "placeholder": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "required": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "title": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "type": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "key",
+                "title",
+                "description",
+                "type"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "NodeOutput": {
+            "properties": {
+                "description": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "format": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "required": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "type": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "name",
+                "type"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "NodeSettings": {
+            "properties": {
+                "inputs": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/Dictionary%3Cunknown%3E"
+                },
+                "outputs": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/Dictionary%3Cstring%3E"
+                }
+            },
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "NodeX": {
+            "properties": {
+                "expanded": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "height": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "id": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "internal": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "pluginId": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "settings": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/NodeSettings"
+                },
+                "width": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "x": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "y": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                },
+                "z": {
+                    "type": "number"
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "id",
+                "name",
+                "pluginId",
+                "settings",
+                "internal"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "PluginX": {
+            "properties": {
+                "author": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "baseCommand": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "contact": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "container": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "createdAt": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "createdBy": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "description": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "documentation": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "entrypoint": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "hardware": {
+                    "type": "object"
+                },
+                "id": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "inputs": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "$ref": "#/definitions/NodeInput"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "institution": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "internal": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "outputs": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "$ref": "#/definitions/NodeOutput"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "path": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "pid": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "repository": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "specVersion": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "tags": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "title": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "ui": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "$ref": "#/definitions/NodeInputUI"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "updatedAt": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "updatedBy": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "version": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "id",
+                "name",
+                "version",
+                "title",
+                "description",
+                "inputs",
+                "outputs",
+                "ui"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "State": {
+            "properties": {
+                "links": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "$ref": "#/definitions/Link"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "nodes": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "$ref": "#/definitions/NodeX"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "selection": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "type": "number"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "links",
+                "nodes"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+        },
+        "WicPayload": {
+            "properties": {
+                "plugins": {
+                    "items": {
+                        "$ref": "#/definitions/PluginX"
+                    },
+                    "type": "array"
+                },
+                "state": {
+                    "$ref": "#/definitions/State"
+                }
+            },
+            "required": [
+                "state",
+                "plugins"
+            ],
+            "type": "object"
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/rest_wfb_objects/multi_node.json b/tests/rest_wfb_objects/multi_node.json
index ffe42014..27b9894a 100644
--- a/tests/rest_wfb_objects/multi_node.json
+++ b/tests/rest_wfb_objects/multi_node.json
@@ -1,76 +1,79 @@
 {
-	"nodes": [
-		{
-			"id": 7,
-			"x": 462,
-			"y": 206,
-			"z": 2,
-			"name": "touch",
-			"pluginId": "touch",
-			"height": 50,
-			"width": 250,
-			"settings": {
-				"inputs": {
-					"filename": "empty.txt"
+	"state": {
+		"nodes": [
+			{
+				"id": 7,
+				"x": 462,
+				"y": 206,
+				"z": 2,
+				"name": "touch",
+				"pluginId": "touch",
+				"height": 50,
+				"width": 250,
+				"settings": {
+					"inputs": {
+						"filename": "empty.txt"
+					},
+					"outputs": {
+						"file": "file_touch"
+					}
 				},
-				"outputs": {
-					"file": "file_touch"
-				}
+				"internal": false
 			},
-			"internal": false
-		},
-		{
-			"id": 18,
-			"x": 155,
-			"y": 195,
-			"z": 1,
-			"name": "append",
-			"pluginId": "append",
-			"height": 50,
-			"width": 250,
-			"settings": {
-				"inputs": {
-					"str": "Hello",
-					"file": "file_touch"
+			{
+				"id": 18,
+				"x": 155,
+				"y": 195,
+				"z": 1,
+				"name": "append",
+				"pluginId": "append",
+				"height": 50,
+				"width": 250,
+				"settings": {
+					"inputs": {
+						"str": "Hello",
+						"file": "file_touch"
+					},
+					"outputs": {
+						"file": "file_append1"
+					}
 				},
-				"outputs": {
-					"file": "file_append1"
-				}
+				"internal": false
 			},
-			"internal": false
-		},
-		{
-			"id": 9,
-			"x": 790.3254637299812,
-			"y": 449.8103498684344,
-			"z": 5,
-			"name": "append",
-			"pluginId": "append",
-			"height": 50,
-			"width": 250,
-			"settings": {
-				"inputs": {
-					"str": "World!",
-					"file": "file_append1"
+			{
+				"id": 9,
+				"x": 790.3254637299812,
+				"y": 449.8103498684344,
+				"z": 5,
+				"name": "append",
+				"pluginId": "append",
+				"height": 50,
+				"width": 250,
+				"settings": {
+					"inputs": {
+						"str": "World!",
+						"file": "file_append1"
+					},
+					"outputs": {
+						"file": "file_append2"
+					}
 				},
-				"outputs": {
-					"file": "file_append2"
-				}
+				"internal": false
+			}
+		],
+		"links": [
+			{
+				"sourceId": 7,
+				"targetId": 18,
+				"id": 1
 			},
-			"internal": false
-		}
-	],
-	"links": [
-		{
-			"sourceId": 7,
-			"targetId": 18,
-			"id": 1
-		},
-		{
-			"sourceId": 18,
-			"targetId": 9,
-			"id": 5
-		}
-	],
-	"selection": []
+			{
+				"sourceId": 18,
+				"targetId": 9,
+				"id": 5
+			}
+		],
+		"selection": []
+	},
+	"plugins": []
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/rest_wfb_objects/multi_node_inline_cwl.json b/tests/rest_wfb_objects/multi_node_inline_cwl.json
index c972ee36..410a1d48 100644
--- a/tests/rest_wfb_objects/multi_node_inline_cwl.json
+++ b/tests/rest_wfb_objects/multi_node_inline_cwl.json
@@ -1,181 +1,184 @@
 {
-	"nodes": [
-		{
-			"id": 7,
-			"x": 462,
-			"y": 206,
-			"z": 2,
-			"name": "touch",
-			"pluginId": "touch",
-			"height": 50,
-			"width": 250,
-			"settings": {
-				"inputs": {
-					"filename": "empty.txt"
-				},
-				"outputs": {
-					"file": "file_touch"
-				}
-			},
-			"run": {
-				"cwlVersion": "v1.0",
-				"class": "CommandLineTool",
-				"requirements": {
-					"DockerRequirement": {
-						"dockerPull": "docker.io/bash:4.4"
+	"state": {
+		"nodes": [
+			{
+				"id": 7,
+				"x": 462,
+				"y": 206,
+				"z": 2,
+				"name": "touch",
+				"pluginId": "touch",
+				"height": 50,
+				"width": 250,
+				"settings": {
+					"inputs": {
+						"filename": "empty.txt"
 					},
-					"InlineJavascriptRequirement": {}
-				},
-				"baseCommand": "touch",
-				"inputs": {
-					"filename": {
-						"type": "string",
-						"inputBinding": {
-							"position": 1
-						}
+					"outputs": {
+						"file": "file_touch"
 					}
 				},
-				"outputs": {
-					"file": {
-						"type": "File",
-						"outputBinding": {
-							"glob": "$(inputs.filename)"
+				"run": {
+					"cwlVersion": "v1.0",
+					"class": "CommandLineTool",
+					"requirements": {
+						"DockerRequirement": {
+							"dockerPull": "docker.io/bash:4.4"
+						},
+						"InlineJavascriptRequirement": {}
+					},
+					"baseCommand": "touch",
+					"inputs": {
+						"filename": {
+							"type": "string",
+							"inputBinding": {
+								"position": 1
+							}
+						}
+					},
+					"outputs": {
+						"file": {
+							"type": "File",
+							"outputBinding": {
+								"glob": "$(inputs.filename)"
+							}
 						}
 					}
-				}
-			},
-			"internal": false
-		},
-		{
-			"id": 18,
-			"x": 155,
-			"y": 195,
-			"z": 1,
-			"name": "append",
-			"pluginId": "append",
-			"height": 50,
-			"width": 250,
-			"settings": {
-				"inputs": {
-					"str": "Hello",
-					"file": "file_touch"
 				},
-				"outputs": {
-					"file": "file_append1"
-				}
+				"internal": false
 			},
-			"run": {
-				"class": "CommandLineTool",
-				"cwlVersion": "v1.0",
-				"requirements": {
-					"ShellCommandRequirement": {},
-					"InlineJavascriptRequirement": {},
-					"InitialWorkDirRequirement": {
-						"listing": [
-							"$(inputs.file)"
-						]
+			{
+				"id": 18,
+				"x": 155,
+				"y": 195,
+				"z": 1,
+				"name": "append",
+				"pluginId": "append",
+				"height": 50,
+				"width": 250,
+				"settings": {
+					"inputs": {
+						"str": "Hello",
+						"file": "file_touch"
+					},
+					"outputs": {
+						"file": "file_append1"
 					}
 				},
-				"inputs": {
-					"str": {
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