diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index cb0766b..268225d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1307,6 +1307,14 @@ version = "1.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7e8820f5d777f6224dc4be3632222971ac30164d4a258d595640799554ebfd99"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "validator"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anchor-lang",
+ "squads-mpl",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "version_check"
 version = "0.9.4"
diff --git a/programs/validator/Cargo.toml b/programs/validator/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6651d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/validator/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[package]
+name = "validator"
+version = "0.1.0"
+description = "Created with Anchor"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib", "lib"]
+name = "validator"
+
+[features]
+no-entrypoint = []
+no-idl = []
+no-log-ix-name = []
+cpi = ["no-entrypoint"]
+default = []
+
+[dependencies]
+anchor-lang = "0.25.0"
+squads-mpl = { path = "../squads-mpl", features = ["cpi"] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/programs/validator/Xargo.toml b/programs/validator/Xargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..475fb71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/validator/Xargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[target.bpfel-unknown-unknown.dependencies.std]
+features = []
diff --git a/programs/validator/src/lib.rs b/programs/validator/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cae78e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/validator/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+use anchor_lang::prelude::*;
+use state::validator::*;
+use squads_mpl::state::*;
+use squads_mpl::errors::*;
+pub mod state;
+
+declare_id!("");
+
+#[program]
+pub mod validator {
+    use anchor_lang::solana_program::{bpf_loader_upgradeable::upgrade};
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    pub fn create_validator_manager(ctx: Context<CreateManager>)-> Result<()>{
+        let validator_manager = &mut ctx.accounts.validator_manager;
+        validator_manager.init(
+            ctx.accounts.multisig.key(),
+            *ctx.bumps.get("validator_manager").unwrap(),
+        )
+    }
+
+    pub fn create_managed_validator(ctx: Context<CreateManagedValidator>, validator_address: Pubkey, name: String)->Result<()>{
+        let managed_validator = &mut ctx.accounts.managed_validator;
+        let validator_manager = &mut ctx.accounts.validator_manager;
+        let new_mvi = validator_manager.managed_validator_index.checked_add(1).unwrap();
+        managed_validator.init(
+            validator_address,
+            ctx.accounts.multisig.key(),
+            *ctx.bumps.get("managed_validator").unwrap(),
+            name,
+            new_mvi
+        )?;
+        validator_manager.managed_validator_index = new_mvi;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+
+
+}
+
+#[derive(Accounts)]
+pub struct CreateManager<'info> {
+    #[account(
+        owner = squads_mpl::ID,
+        constraint = matches!(multisig.is_member(creator.key()), Some(..)) @MsError::KeyNotInMultisig,
+    )]
+    pub multisig: Account<'info, Ms>,
+
+    #[account(
+        init,
+        payer = creator,
+        space = ValidatorManager::MAXIMUM_SIZE,
+        seeds = [
+            b"squad",
+            multisig.key().as_ref(),
+            b"vmanage"
+        ],
+        bump
+    )]
+    pub validator_manager: Account<'info,ValidatorManager>,
+
+    #[account(mut)]
+    pub creator: Signer<'info>,
+    pub system_program: Program<'info, System>
+}
+
+
+#[derive(Accounts)]
+#[instruction(program_address: Pubkey, name: String)]
+pub struct CreateManagedValidator<'info> {
+    #[account(
+        owner = squads_mpl::ID,
+        constraint = matches!(multisig.is_member(creator.key()), Some(..)) @MsError::KeyNotInMultisig,
+    )]
+    pub multisig: Account<'info, Ms>,
+
+    #[account(
+        mut,
+        seeds = [
+            b"squad",
+            multisig.key().as_ref(),
+            b"vmanage"
+        ],
+        bump = validator_manager.bump
+    )]
+    pub validator_manager: Account<'info, ValidatorManager>,
+
+    #[account(
+        init,
+        payer = creator,
+        space = ManagedValidator::MINIMUM_SIZE + name.try_to_vec().unwrap().len() + 4,
+        seeds = [
+            b"squad",
+            validator_manager.key().as_ref(),
+            &validator_manager.managed_validator_index.checked_add(1).unwrap().to_le_bytes(),
+            b"validator"
+        ],
+        bump
+    )]
+    pub managed_validator: Account<'info,ManagedValidator>,
+
+    #[account(mut)]
+    pub creator: Signer<'info>,
+    pub system_program: Program<'info, System>
+}
diff --git a/programs/validator/src/state/mod.rs b/programs/validator/src/state/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93ce9c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/validator/src/state/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pub use validator::*;
+pub mod validator;
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diff --git a/programs/validator/src/state/validator.rs b/programs/validator/src/state/validator.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..849b141
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/validator/src/state/validator.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+use anchor_lang::{prelude::*, solana_program::instruction::Instruction};
+use anchor_lang::solana_program::borsh::get_instance_packed_len;
+
+#[account]
+pub struct ValidatorManager {
+    pub multisig: Pubkey,
+    pub managed_validator_index: u32,
+    pub bump: u8,
+}
+
+impl ValidatorManager {
+    pub const MAXIMUM_SIZE: usize = 8 + // anchor discriminator
+        32 +                            // multisig key (used to derive as well)
+        4 +                             // to track the validators
+        1;                              // bump 
+
+    pub fn init(&mut self, multisig: Pubkey, bump: u8) -> Result<()>{
+        self.multisig = multisig;
+        self.bump = bump;
+        self.managed_validator_index = 0;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+#[account]
+pub struct ManagedValidator {
+    pub managed_validator_index: u32,
+    pub validator_address: Pubkey,
+    pub multisig: Pubkey,
+    pub bump: u8,
+    pub name: String,
+}
+
+impl ManagedValidator {
+    // minimum size, as name will be dynamic
+    pub const MINIMUM_SIZE: usize = 8 + // anchor disrciminator
+        4 +                            // the managed validator index
+        32 +                            // the validator address
+        32 +                            // the multisig address
+        1;                              // the bump of the PDA deriv
+
+    pub fn init(&mut self, validator_address: Pubkey, multisig: Pubkey, bump: u8, name: String, managed_validator_index: u32) -> Result<()>{
+        self.managed_validator_index = managed_validator_index;
+        self.validator_address = validator_address;
+        self.multisig = multisig;
+        self.bump = bump;
+        self.name = name;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}