diff --git a/cmd/new.go b/cmd/new.go
index 5f5e4881f..aeced71b9 100644
--- a/cmd/new.go
+++ b/cmd/new.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func NewCmd() *cobra.Command {
 func NewRecipeCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	var (
 		extractor  string
+		scope      string
 		sinks      string
 		processors string
 	)
@@ -88,14 +89,25 @@ func NewRecipeCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				}
 			}
 
-			return generator.Recipe(args[0], extractor, sinkList, procList)
+			return generator.Recipe(generator.RecipeParams{
+				Name:       args[0],
+				Source:     extractor,
+				Scope:      scope,
+				Sinks:      sinkList,
+				Processors: procList,
+			})
 		},
 	}
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&extractor, "extractor", "e", "", "Type of extractor")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&scope, "scope", "n", "", "URN's namespace")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&sinks, "sinks", "s", "", "List of sink types")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&processors, "processors", "p", "", "List of processor types")
 
+	if err := cmd.MarkFlagRequired("scope"); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	return cmd
 
 }
diff --git a/generator/recipe.go b/generator/recipe.go
index f3407dabb..40aabc0aa 100644
--- a/generator/recipe.go
+++ b/generator/recipe.go
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ import (
 //go:embed recipe.yaml
 var file embed.FS
 
-// Template represents the template for generating a recipe.
-type Template struct {
-	Name       string
-	Version    string
-	Source     map[string]string
+// templateData represents the template for generating a recipe.
+type templateData struct {
+	Name    string
+	Version string
+	Source  struct {
+		Name         string
+		Scope        string
+		SampleConfig string
+	}
 	Sinks      map[string]string
 	Processors map[string]string
 }
@@ -28,24 +32,35 @@ var templateFuncs = map[string]interface{}{
 
 var recipeVersions = [1]string{"v1beta1"}
 
+type RecipeParams struct {
+	Name       string
+	Source     string
+	Scope      string
+	Sinks      []string
+	Processors []string
+}
+
 // Recipe checks if the recipe is valid and returns a Template
-func Recipe(name string, source string, sinks []string, processors []string) (err error) {
-	tem := Template{
-		Name:    name,
+func Recipe(p RecipeParams) error {
+	tem := templateData{
+		Name:    p.Name,
 		Version: recipeVersions[len(recipeVersions)-1],
 	}
 
-	if source != "" {
-		tem.Source = make(map[string]string)
-		sourceInfo, err := registry.Extractors.Info(source)
+	if p.Source != "" {
+		tem.Source.Name = p.Source
+		tem.Source.Scope = p.Scope
+
+		sourceInfo, err := registry.Extractors.Info(p.Source)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to provide extractor information")
 		}
-		tem.Source[source] = sourceInfo.SampleConfig
+
+		tem.Source.SampleConfig = sourceInfo.SampleConfig
 	}
-	if len(sinks) > 0 {
+	if len(p.Sinks) > 0 {
 		tem.Sinks = make(map[string]string)
-		for _, sink := range sinks {
+		for _, sink := range p.Sinks {
 			info, err := registry.Sinks.Info(sink)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to provide sink information")
@@ -53,9 +68,9 @@ func Recipe(name string, source string, sinks []string, processors []string) (er
 			tem.Sinks[sink] = info.SampleConfig
 		}
 	}
-	if len(processors) > 0 {
+	if len(p.Processors) > 0 {
 		tem.Processors = make(map[string]string)
-		for _, procc := range processors {
+		for _, procc := range p.Processors {
 			info, err := registry.Processors.Info(procc)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to provide processor information")
@@ -67,7 +82,7 @@ func Recipe(name string, source string, sinks []string, processors []string) (er
 	tmpl := template.Must(
 		template.New("recipe.yaml").Funcs(templateFuncs).ParseFS(file, "*"),
 	)
-	if err = tmpl.Execute(os.Stdout, tem); err != nil {
+	if err := tmpl.Execute(os.Stdout, tem); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to execute template")
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/generator/recipe.yaml b/generator/recipe.yaml
index ca9fc1892..685dd5fa3 100644
--- a/generator/recipe.yaml
+++ b/generator/recipe.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 name: {{.Name}}
 version: {{.Version}}
 source:
-{{- range $key, $value := .Source }}
-  type: {{$key}}
-  config: {{$value | indent 4}}
+{{- with .Source }}
+  name: {{.Name}}
+  scope: {{.Scope}}
+  config: {{.SampleConfig | indent 4}}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if ne (len .Sinks) 0 }}
 sinks: