diff --git a/apps/cnquery/cmd/bundle.go b/apps/cnquery/cmd/bundle.go
index 8335fc5068..166d0b09b2 100644
--- a/apps/cnquery/cmd/bundle.go
+++ b/apps/cnquery/cmd/bundle.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	_ "embed"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/cockroachdb/errors"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/cli/config"
 	cli_errors "go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/cli/errors"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/explorer"
+	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/internal/bundle"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/providers"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/providers-sdk/v1/upstream"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/utils/stringx"
@@ -69,49 +69,6 @@ var queryPackInitCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 }
 
-func validate(queryPackBundle *explorer.Bundle) []string {
-	errors := []string{}
-
-	// check that we have uids for packs and queries
-	for i := range queryPackBundle.Packs {
-		pack := queryPackBundle.Packs[i]
-		packId := strconv.Itoa(i)
-
-		if pack.Uid == "" {
-			errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("pack %s does not define a uid", packId))
-		} else {
-			packId = pack.Uid
-		}
-
-		if pack.Name == "" {
-			errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("pack %s does not define a name", packId))
-		}
-
-		for j := range pack.Queries {
-			query := pack.Queries[j]
-			queryId := strconv.Itoa(j)
-			if query.Uid == "" {
-				errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("query %s/%s does not define a uid", packId, queryId))
-			} else {
-				queryId = query.Uid
-			}
-
-			if query.Title == "" {
-				errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("query %s/%s does not define a name", packId, queryId))
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// we compile after the checks because it removes the uids and replaces it with mrns
-	schema := providers.DefaultRuntime().Schema()
-	_, err := queryPackBundle.Compile(context.Background(), schema)
-	if err != nil {
-		errors = append(errors, "could not compile the query pack bundle", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	return errors
-}
-
 // ensureProviders ensures that all providers are locally installed
 func ensureProviders() error {
 	for _, v := range providers.DefaultProviders {
@@ -139,7 +96,7 @@ var queryPackLintCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return cli_errors.NewCommandError(errors.Wrap(err, "could not load query pack"), 1)
 		}
 
-		errors := validate(queryPackBundle)
+		errors := bundle.Lint(queryPackBundle)
 		if len(errors) > 0 {
 			log.Error().Msg("could not validate query pack")
 			for i := range errors {
@@ -177,7 +134,7 @@ var queryPackPublishCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return cli_errors.NewCommandError(errors.Wrap(err, "could not load query pack bundle"), 1)
 		}
 
-		bundleErrors := validate(queryPackBundle)
+		bundleErrors := bundle.Lint(queryPackBundle)
 		if len(bundleErrors) > 0 {
 			log.Error().Msg("could not validate query pack")
 			for i := range bundleErrors {
diff --git a/examples/complex.mql.yaml b/examples/complex.mql.yaml
index 1253c77790..b247193b6a 100644
--- a/examples/complex.mql.yaml
+++ b/examples/complex.mql.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 # show off some of the more advanced features. It is meant as a demo only.
 packs:
 - uid: mixed-os
+  name: Sample OS Query Pack for Linux and macOS
   filters:
   - asset.family.contains("unix")
 
diff --git a/examples/k8s.mql.yaml b/examples/k8s.mql.yaml
index d6b86b7532..ddad67531e 100644
--- a/examples/k8s.mql.yaml
+++ b/examples/k8s.mql.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 packs:
   - uid: kubernetes-pod-security-info
+    name: Kubernetes Pod Security Info
     filters:
       - asset.platform == "k8s-pod"
     queries:
diff --git a/examples/lint_test.go b/examples/lint_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abccf72d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lint_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) Mondoo, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+package examples
+
+import (
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/explorer"
+	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/internal/bundle"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestExampleLint(t *testing.T) {
+	queryPackBundle, err := explorer.BundleFromPaths(".")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	lintErr := bundle.Lint(queryPackBundle)
+	assert.Equal(t, []string{}, lintErr)
+}
diff --git a/examples/os.mql.yaml b/examples/os.mql.yaml
index d566a08a23..b1b1d3b77f 100644
--- a/examples/os.mql.yaml
+++ b/examples/os.mql.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 packs:
 - uid: linux-mixed-queries
+  name: Linux Mixed Queries
   filters:
   - asset.family.contains("unix")
 
diff --git a/internal/bundle/lint.go b/internal/bundle/lint.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c395351dea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/bundle/lint.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+// Copyright (c) Mondoo, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
+
+package bundle
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/explorer"
+	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v10/providers"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+func Lint(queryPackBundle *explorer.Bundle) []string {
+	errors := []string{}
+
+	// check that we have uids for packs and queries
+	for i := range queryPackBundle.Packs {
+		pack := queryPackBundle.Packs[i]
+		packId := strconv.Itoa(i)
+
+		if pack.Uid == "" {
+			errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("pack %s does not define a uid", packId))
+		} else {
+			packId = pack.Uid
+		}
+
+		if pack.Name == "" {
+			errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("pack %s does not define a name", packId))
+		}
+
+		for j := range pack.Queries {
+			query := pack.Queries[j]
+			queryId := strconv.Itoa(j)
+			if query.Uid == "" {
+				errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("query %s/%s does not define a uid", packId, queryId))
+			} else {
+				queryId = query.Uid
+			}
+
+			if query.Title == "" {
+				errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("query %s/%s does not define a name", packId, queryId))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// we compile after the checks because it removes the uids and replaces it with mrns
+	schema := providers.DefaultRuntime().Schema()
+	_, err := queryPackBundle.Compile(context.Background(), schema)
+	if err != nil {
+		errors = append(errors, "could not compile the query pack bundle", err.Error())
+	}
+
+	return errors
+}