diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/MetaContext.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/MetaContext.java
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+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/MetaContext.java
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+package com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta;
+
+/**
+ * Context from which to pull {@link MetaValue}s
+ */
+public interface MetaContext {
+    <T> T load();
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/MetaValue.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/MetaValue.java
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+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/MetaValue.java
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+package com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta;
+
+public interface MetaValue<T> {
+    T load(MetaContext context);
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/specific/MetaList.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/specific/MetaList.java
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+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/specific/MetaList.java
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+package com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.specific;
+
+import com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.MetaValue;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface MetaList<T> extends MetaValue<List<T>> {
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/specific/MetaMap.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/specific/MetaMap.java
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+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/specific/MetaMap.java
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+package com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.specific;
+
+import com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.MetaValue;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public interface MetaMap<K, V> extends MetaValue<Map<K, V>> {
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/specific/MetaSet.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/specific/MetaSet.java
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+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/api/config/meta/specific/MetaSet.java
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+package com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.specific;
+
+import com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.MetaValue;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+public interface MetaSet<T> extends MetaValue<Set<T>> {
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/meta/MetaListLoader.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/meta/MetaListLoader.java
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+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/meta/MetaListLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.meta;
+
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.exception.LoadException;
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.loading.ConfigLoader;
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.loading.TypeLoader;
+import com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.specific.MetaList;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+
+public class MetaListLoader implements TypeLoader<MetaList<?>> {
+    @Override
+    public MetaList<?> load(Type t, Object c, ConfigLoader loader) throws LoadException {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/meta/MetaMapLoader.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/meta/MetaMapLoader.java
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+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/meta/MetaMapLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.meta;
+
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.exception.LoadException;
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.loading.ConfigLoader;
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.loading.TypeLoader;
+import com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.specific.MetaMap;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Type;
+
+public class MetaMapLoader implements TypeLoader<MetaMap<?, ?>> {
+    @Override
+    public MetaMap<?, ?> load(Type t, Object c, ConfigLoader loader) throws LoadException {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/meta/MetaValueLoader.java b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/meta/MetaValueLoader.java
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index 000000000..dfa815a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/meta/MetaValueLoader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.meta;
+
+import com.dfsek.tectonic.loading.TypeLoader;
+import com.dfsek.terra.api.config.meta.MetaValue;
+
+public abstract class MetaValueLoader<M extends MetaValue<T>, T> implements TypeLoader<T> {
+
+}