diff --git a/amlb/benchmark.py b/amlb/benchmark.py
index ff078a67a..90a010053 100644
--- a/amlb/benchmark.py
+++ b/amlb/benchmark.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 import pandas as pd
 
+from .frameworks.definitions import load_framework_definition
 from .job import Job, JobError, SimpleJobRunner, MultiThreadingJobRunner
 from .datasets import DataLoader, DataSourceType
 from .data import DatasetType
@@ -119,13 +120,8 @@ def __init__(
             Benchmark.data_loader = DataLoader(rconfig())
 
         self._job_history = self._load_job_history(job_history=job_history)
-
-        fsplits = framework_name.split(":", 1)
-        framework_name = fsplits[0]
-        tag = fsplits[1] if len(fsplits) > 1 else None
-        self.framework_def, self.framework_name = rget().framework_definition(
-            framework_name, tag
-        )
+        framework = load_framework_definition(framework_name, rget())
+        self.framework_def, self.framework_name = framework, framework.name
         log.debug("Using framework definition: %s.", self.framework_def)
 
         self.constraint_def, self.constraint_name = rget().constraint_definition(
@@ -658,6 +654,7 @@ def handle_unfulfilled(message, on_auto="warn"):
 
 
 class BenchmarkTask:
+
     def __init__(self, benchmark: Benchmark, task_def, fold):
         """
 
diff --git a/amlb/frameworks/definitions.py b/amlb/frameworks/definitions.py
index e096876ac..bc3dcb446 100644
--- a/amlb/frameworks/definitions.py
+++ b/amlb/frameworks/definitions.py
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
 import copy
 import itertools
 import logging
 import os
-from typing import List, Optional, Union
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import List, Optional, Union, TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from amlb.utils import Namespace, config_load, str_sanitize
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from amlb import Resources
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 default_tag = "_"
@@ -233,3 +239,45 @@ def _remove_frameworks_with_unknown_parent(frameworks: Namespace):
             "Removing framework %s as parent %s doesn't exist.", framework, parent
         )
         del frameworks[framework]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Image:
+    author: str
+    image: str
+    tag: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Framework:
+    name: str
+    abstract: bool
+    module: str
+    version: str
+    # Image
+    image: Image
+    # Setup
+    _setup_cmd: str | None
+    setup_cmd: str | None
+    setup_script: str | None
+    setup_env: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+    setup_args: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
+    # more optionals
+    params: dict = field(default_factory=dict)
+    refs: list = field(default_factory=list)
+    description: str | None = None
+    project: str | None = None
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        if isinstance(self.image, dict):
+            self.image = Image(**self.image)
+
+
+def load_framework_definition(
+    framework_name: str, configuration: "Resources"
+) -> Framework:
+    tag = None
+    if ":" in framework_name:
+        framework_name, tag = framework_name.split(":", 1)
+    definition_ns, name = configuration.framework_definition(framework_name, tag)
+    return Framework(**Namespace.dict(definition_ns))