diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-types.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-types.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dedb8208
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-types.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+# Sample GitHub Actions workflow for CI/CD validation
+# This ensures that tests pass and builds are successful
+
+name: Validate and Build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main, develop ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main, develop ]
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [16.x, 18.x, 20.x]
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      
+    - name: Setup Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        cache: 'npm'
+        
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: npm ci
+      
+
+      
+    - name: Run linting
+      run: npm run lint:ci
+      
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: npm test
+      
+    - name: Build project
+      run: npm run build
+      
+    - name: Run test coverage
+      run: npm run test:coverage
+      
+    - name: Validate examples (if they exist)
+      run: |
+        if [ -d "examples" ]; then
+          cd examples
+          npm install
+          npx tsc --noEmit
+        else
+          echo "No examples directory found, skipping validation"
+        fi
+
+  # Optional: Run full release validation on main branch
+  validate-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+    needs: validate
+    
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      
+    - name: Setup Node.js
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: '20.x'
+        cache: 'npm'
+        
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: npm ci
+      
+    - name: Run full release validation
+      run: npm run validate-release 
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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cbd3b9af..f2fbb2e4 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Added
+- Support for dedicated types export via `nylas/types` subpath for third-party developers building extensions
+
 ## [7.11.0] - 2025-06-23
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/examples/tsconfig.json b/examples/tsconfig.json
index ab56d392..9e2b1506 100644
--- a/examples/tsconfig.json
+++ b/examples/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "es2019",
-    "module": "commonjs",
+    "module": "Node16",
     "lib": ["es2019", "dom"],
     "declaration": false,
     "strict": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
-    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "moduleResolution": "node16",
     "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "outDir": "dist"
   },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6fa01bb5..cb840f6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,13 +22,17 @@
     "export-version": "node scripts/exportVersion.js",
     "generate-lib-package-json": "node scripts/generateLibPackageJson.js",
     "generate-model-index": "node scripts/generateModelIndex.js",
+    "generate-types-via-api-extractor": "node scripts/generateTypesViaApiExtractor.js",
+    "validate-release": "node scripts/validateRelease.js",
     "prebuild": "npm run export-version && npm run generate-model-index",
     "build": "rm -rf lib && npm run build-esm && npm run build-cjs && npm run generate-lib-package-json",
     "build-esm": "tsc -p tsconfig.esm.json",
     "build-cjs": "tsc -p tsconfig.cjs.json",
     "prepare": "npm run build",
     "build:docs": "typedoc --out docs",
-    "version": "npm run export-version && git add src/version.ts"
+    "preversion": "npm run validate-release",
+    "version": "npm run export-version && git add src/version.ts",
+    "postversion": "npm run build && echo 'Post-version build successful'"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "email",
@@ -71,8 +75,10 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/nylas/nylas-nodejs.git"
   },
   "exports": {
-    "import": "./lib/esm/nylas.js",
-    "require": "./lib/cjs/nylas.js",
-    "types": "./lib/types/nylas.d.ts"
+    ".": {
+      "import": "./lib/esm/nylas.js",
+      "require": "./lib/cjs/nylas.js",
+      "types": "./lib/types/nylas.d.ts"
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/scripts/generateTypesViaApiExtractor.js b/scripts/generateTypesViaApiExtractor.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..108021cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/generateTypesViaApiExtractor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,232 @@
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+/**
+ * Alternative types generation using Microsoft API Extractor
+ * This generates types.d.ts using the TypeScript compiler and API Extractor
+ * instead of manual regex parsing
+ */
+
+const COLORS = {
+  green: '\x1b[32m',
+  red: '\x1b[31m',
+  yellow: '\x1b[33m',
+  blue: '\x1b[34m',
+  reset: '\x1b[0m'
+};
+
+function log(message, color = 'reset') {
+  console.log(`${COLORS[color]}${message}${COLORS.reset}`); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+}
+
+function createApiExtractorConfig() {
+  const configPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'api-extractor.json');
+  
+  const config = {
+    "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/api-extractor/v7/api-extractor.schema.json",
+    "mainEntryPointFilePath": "<projectFolder>/lib/types/types.d.ts",
+    "bundledPackages": [],
+    "compiler": {
+      "tsconfigFilePath": "<projectFolder>/tsconfig.json"
+    },
+    "apiReport": {
+      "enabled": false
+    },
+    "docModel": {
+      "enabled": false
+    },
+    "dtsRollup": {
+      "enabled": true,
+      "untrimmedFilePath": "<projectFolder>/dist/types.d.ts",
+      "publicTrimmedFilePath": "<projectFolder>/dist/types-public.d.ts"
+    },
+    "tsdocMetadata": {
+      "enabled": false
+    },
+    "messages": {
+      "compilerMessageReporting": {
+        "default": {
+          "logLevel": "warning"
+        }
+      },
+      "extractorMessageReporting": {
+        "default": {
+          "logLevel": "warning"
+        }
+      },
+      "tsdocMessageReporting": {
+        "default": {
+          "logLevel": "warning"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(configPath, JSON.stringify(config, null, 2));
+  log(`✅ Created API Extractor config: ${configPath}`, 'green');
+}
+
+function createTypesEntryPoint() {
+  // Create a comprehensive types entry point for API Extractor to analyze
+  const typesEntryContent = `/**
+ * Public API types for third-party developers.
+ * This file serves as the main entry point for API Extractor.
+ * 
+ * @public
+ */
+
+// Configuration types
+export type {
+  NylasConfig,
+  OverridableNylasConfig,
+  Overrides,
+  Region,
+} from '../config.js';
+
+/**
+ * Configuration constants for different regions
+ * @public
+ */
+export {
+  REGION_CONFIG,
+  DEFAULT_SERVER_URL,
+  DEFAULT_REGION,
+} from '../config.js';
+
+// Base classes and interfaces
+export type { AsyncListResponse } from '../resources/resource.js';
+
+/**
+ * Base Resource class for extending Nylas SDK functionality
+ * @public
+ */
+export { Resource } from '../resources/resource.js';
+
+export type { default as APIClient } from '../apiClient.js';
+
+// Export enum values that need to be used at runtime
+export { WhenType } from '../models/events.js';
+
+// APIClient types  
+export type { RequestOptionsParams } from '../apiClient.js';
+export { FLOW_ID_HEADER, REQUEST_ID_HEADER } from '../apiClient.js';
+
+// Response types
+export type {
+  NylasResponse,
+  NylasListResponse,
+  NylasBaseResponse,
+  ListResponseInnerType,
+} from '../models/response.js';
+
+// Common query parameter types
+export type { ListQueryParams } from '../models/listQueryParams.js';
+
+// Error types
+export type {
+  AbstractNylasApiError,
+  AbstractNylasSdkError,
+  NylasApiError,
+  NylasOAuthError,
+  NylasSdkTimeoutError,
+  NylasApiErrorResponse,
+  NylasApiErrorResponseData,
+  NylasOAuthErrorResponse,
+} from '../models/error.js';
+
+// Utility constants
+export { SDK_VERSION } from '../version.js';
+
+// All model types
+export * from '../models/index.js';
+
+// Resource parameter interfaces - auto-generated exports
+// These would be automatically included by API Extractor
+`;
+
+  const entryPointPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'typesEntry.ts');
+  fs.writeFileSync(entryPointPath, typesEntryContent);
+  log(`✅ Created types entry point: ${entryPointPath}`, 'green');
+}
+
+function runApiExtractor() {
+  log('🔍 Running API Extractor...', 'blue');
+  
+  try {
+    // First, ensure we have a clean build
+    execSync('npm run build', { stdio: 'pipe' });
+    
+    // Check if API Extractor is installed
+    try {
+      execSync('npx api-extractor --version', { stdio: 'pipe' });
+    } catch (error) {
+      log('⚠️  API Extractor not installed. To try this approach:', 'yellow');
+      log('    npm install -D @microsoft/api-extractor', 'yellow');
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    // Run API Extractor
+    execSync('npx api-extractor run --local', { 
+      encoding: 'utf8',
+      stdio: 'pipe' 
+    });
+    
+    log('✅ API Extractor completed successfully', 'green');
+    
+    // Check if output files were created
+    const outputFiles = [
+      'dist/types.d.ts',
+      'dist/types-public.d.ts'
+    ];
+    
+    outputFiles.forEach(file => {
+      const filePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', file);
+      if (fs.existsSync(filePath)) {
+        const size = fs.statSync(filePath).size;
+        log(`📄 Generated: ${file} (${size} bytes)`, 'green');
+      }
+    });
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    log('❌ API Extractor failed:', 'red');
+    log(error.stdout || error.message, 'red');
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+function generateTypesWithApiExtractor() {
+  log('🚀 Generating types using API Extractor...', 'blue');
+  
+  try {
+    // Step 1: Create API Extractor configuration
+    createApiExtractorConfig();
+    
+    // Step 2: Create types entry point
+    createTypesEntryPoint();
+    
+    // Step 3: Run API Extractor
+    runApiExtractor();
+    
+    log('🎉 Types generation completed!', 'green');
+    log('', 'reset');
+    log('Generated files:', 'blue');
+    log('  - dist/types.d.ts (complete API)', 'green');
+    log('  - dist/types-public.d.ts (public API only)', 'green');
+    log('', 'reset');
+    log('Benefits of this approach:', 'blue');
+    log('  ✅ Uses TypeScript compiler (100% accurate)', 'green');
+    log('  ✅ Automatic type extraction', 'green');
+    log('  ✅ Industry standard tooling', 'green');
+    log('  ✅ Can trim @internal/@beta APIs', 'green');
+    log('  ✅ Generates API reports for reviews', 'green');
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    log('💥 Types generation failed!', 'red');
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+  generateTypesWithApiExtractor();
+} 
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diff --git a/scripts/validateRelease.js b/scripts/validateRelease.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73f98d65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/validateRelease.js
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+/**
+ * Comprehensive release validation script
+ * Ensures all quality gates pass before version bumps
+ */
+
+const COLORS = {
+  green: '\x1b[32m',
+  red: '\x1b[31m',
+  yellow: '\x1b[33m',
+  blue: '\x1b[34m',
+  reset: '\x1b[0m'
+};
+
+function log(message, color = 'reset') {
+  console.log(`${COLORS[color]}${message}${COLORS.reset}`); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+}
+
+function runCommand(command, description) {
+  log(`🔍 ${description}...`, 'blue');
+  try {
+    const result = execSync(command, { 
+      stdio: 'pipe',
+      encoding: 'utf8'
+    });
+    log(`✅ ${description} passed`, 'green');
+    return result;
+  } catch (error) {
+    log(`❌ ${description} failed:`, 'red');
+    console.error(error.stdout || error.message);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+
+
+function validateBuildOutput() {
+  log('🔍 Validating build output...', 'blue');
+  
+  // Check if lib directory exists and has expected files
+  const libPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'lib');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(libPath)) {
+    log('❌ lib directory does not exist', 'red');
+    throw new Error('Build output missing');
+  }
+  
+  // Check for main build outputs
+  const mainCjsPath = path.join(libPath, 'cjs', 'nylas.js');
+  const mainEsmPath = path.join(libPath, 'esm', 'nylas.js');
+  const mainDtsPath = path.join(libPath, 'types', 'nylas.d.ts');
+  
+  if (!fs.existsSync(mainCjsPath)) {
+    log('❌ CJS nylas.js build missing', 'red');
+    throw new Error('CJS build missing');
+  }
+  
+  if (!fs.existsSync(mainEsmPath)) {
+    log('❌ ESM nylas.js build missing', 'red');
+    throw new Error('ESM build missing');
+  }
+  
+  if (!fs.existsSync(mainDtsPath)) {
+    log('❌ TypeScript declaration nylas.d.ts missing', 'red');
+    throw new Error('TypeScript declarations missing');
+  }
+  
+  log('✅ Build output validation passed', 'green');
+}
+
+function validateExamples() {
+  log('🔍 Validating examples...', 'blue');
+  
+  // Check if examples directory exists and examples can be compiled
+  const examplesPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'examples');
+  if (!fs.existsSync(examplesPath)) {
+    log('⚠️  Examples directory not found, skipping validation', 'yellow');
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  try {
+    // Try to compile the examples
+    runCommand('cd examples && npx tsc --noEmit', 'Compiling examples');
+    log('✅ Examples validation passed', 'green');
+  } catch (error) {
+    log('⚠️  Examples compilation failed, but continuing...', 'yellow');
+    console.warn(error.message);
+  }
+}
+
+async function main() {
+  log('🚀 Starting release validation...', 'blue');
+  
+  try {
+    // Step 1: Run linting
+    runCommand('npm run lint:ci', 'Running linter');
+    
+    // Step 2: Run tests
+    runCommand('npm test', 'Running tests');
+    
+    // Step 3: Clean build
+    runCommand('npm run build', 'Building project');
+    
+    // Step 4: Validate build output
+    validateBuildOutput();
+    
+    // Step 5: Validate examples (optional)
+    validateExamples();
+    
+    // Step 6: Run test coverage
+    runCommand('npm run test:coverage', 'Running test coverage');
+    
+    log('🎉 All release validation checks passed!', 'green');
+    log('✅ Ready for version bump and release', 'green');
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    log('💥 Release validation failed!', 'red');
+    log('❌ Please fix the issues above before releasing', 'red');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+}
+
+// Run validation if this script is called directly
+if (require.main === module) {
+  main();
+} 
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