diff --git a/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/atomic.go b/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/atomic.go
index 22c1019..f5a0c59 100644
--- a/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/atomic.go
+++ b/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/atomic.go
@@ -80,14 +80,46 @@ func isSliceType(s string) bool {
 
 // parseMapType parses a map type string and returns the key and value types.
 func parseMapType(s string) (string, string, error) {
-	// Remove the "map[" prefix and "]" suffix.
-	s = strings.TrimPrefix(s, "map[")
-	s = strings.TrimSuffix(s, "]")
-	parts := strings.Split(s, "]")
-	if len(parts) != 2 {
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(s, "map[") {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("invalid map type: %s", s)
 	}
-	return parts[0], parts[1], nil
+
+	// remove the "map[" prefix
+	s = s[4:]
+
+	keyEndIndex := findMatchingBracket(s)
+	if keyEndIndex == -1 {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("invalid map key type: %s", s)
+	}
+
+	keyType := s[:keyEndIndex]
+	valueType := s[keyEndIndex+1:]
+
+	valueType = strings.TrimSuffix(valueType, "]")
+	if keyType == "" {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("empty map key type")
+	}
+	if valueType == "" {
+		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("empty map value type")
+	}
+
+	return keyType, valueType, nil
+}
+func findMatchingBracket(s string) int {
+	depth := 1
+	for i, char := range s {
+		switch char {
+		case '[':
+			depth++
+		case ']':
+			depth--
+			if depth == 0 {
+				return i
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// no matching bracket found
+	return -1
 }
 
 // parseSliceType parses a slice type string and returns the element type.
@@ -95,6 +127,7 @@ func parseSliceType(s string) (string, error) {
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(s, "[]") {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid slice type: %s", s)
 	}
+
 	// Remove the "[]" prefix.
 	s = strings.TrimPrefix(s, "[]")
 	if s == "" {
diff --git a/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/atomic_test.go b/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/atomic_test.go
index 3c76caa..34df3e3 100644
--- a/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/atomic_test.go
+++ b/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/atomic_test.go
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ func TestParseMapType(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr       bool
 	}{
 		{"valid map", "map[string]integer", "string", "integer", false},
-		// not supported yet... do we need to support this?
-		// {"Valid Complex Map", "map[string]map[int]bool", "string", "map[int]bool", false},
+		{"Valid Complex Map", "map[string]map[int]bool", "string", "map[int]bool", false},
+		{"Nested Map", "map[string]map[string]map[string]integer", "string", "map[string]map[string]integer", false},
+		{"invalid map", "map[]", "", "", true},
 		{"invalid map", "map[string]", "", "", true},
 		{"not a map", "something", "", "", true},
 	}
@@ -143,8 +144,8 @@ func TestParseSliceType(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr      bool
 	}{
 		{"valid slice", "[]string", "string", false},
-		// not supported yet
-		// {"Valid Complex Slice", "[]map[string]int", "map[string]int", false},
+		{"Valid Complex Slice", "[]map[string]int", "map[string]int", false},
+		{"Nested Slice", "[][][]int", "[][]int", false},
 		{"invalid slice", "[]", "", true},
 		{"Not a slice", "string", "", true},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/field_test.go b/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/field_test.go
index 405fbd9..d6ada1d 100644
--- a/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/field_test.go
+++ b/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/field_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package simpleschema
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -32,7 +33,8 @@ func TestParseFieldSchema(t *testing.T) {
 			wantType:    "string",
 			wantMarkers: []*Marker{
 				{MarkerType: MarkerTypeRequired, Key: "required", Value: "true"},
-				{MarkerType: MarkerTypeDescription, Key: "description", Value: "A test field"},
+				{MarkerType: MarkerTypeDescription, Key: "description", Value: "A-test-field"},
+				{MarkerType: MarkerTypeDefault, Key: "default", Value: "kubernetes-is-very-nice!"},
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ func TestParseFieldSchema(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("parseFieldSchema() gotType = %v, want %v", gotType, tt.wantType)
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(gotMarkers, tt.wantMarkers) {
+				for index := range gotMarkers {
+					fmt.Printf("gotMarkers %+v = %+v\n", tt.wantMarkers[index].Value, gotMarkers[index].Value)
+				}
 				t.Errorf("parseFieldSchema() gotMarkers = %+v, want %+v", gotMarkers, tt.wantMarkers)
 			}
 		})
diff --git a/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/transform.go b/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/transform.go
index 4d58065..fccdd9b 100644
--- a/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/transform.go
+++ b/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/transform.go
@@ -51,144 +51,152 @@ func (tf *Transformer) BuildOpenAPISchema(obj map[string]interface{}) (*extv1.JS
 	}
 
 	for key, value := range obj {
-		switch v := value.(type) {
-		case map[interface{}]interface{}:
+		fieldSchema, err := tf.transformField(key, value, schema)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		schema.Properties[key] = *fieldSchema
+	}
 
-			// we have a nested object
-			nMap := transformMap(v)
+	return schema, nil
+}
 
-			fieldSchemaProps, err := tf.BuildOpenAPISchema(nMap)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			schema.Properties[key] = *fieldSchemaProps
-		case map[string]interface{}:
-			// transform the map to a map[inteface{}]interface{}
-			newMap := make(map[interface{}]interface{})
-			for k, v := range v {
-				newMap[k] = v
-			}
+func (tf *Transformer) transformField(key string, value interface{}, parentSchema *extv1.JSONSchemaProps) (*extv1.JSONSchemaProps, error) {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case map[interface{}]interface{}:
+		nMap := transformMap(v)
+		return tf.BuildOpenAPISchema(nMap)
+	case map[string]interface{}:
+		return tf.BuildOpenAPISchema(v)
+	case string:
+		return tf.parseFieldSchema(key, v, parentSchema)
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown type in schema: key: %s, value: %v", key, value)
+	}
+}
 
-			// we have a nested object
-			nMap := transformMap(newMap)
+func (tf *Transformer) parseFieldSchema(key, fieldValue string, parentSchema *extv1.JSONSchemaProps) (*extv1.JSONSchemaProps, error) {
+	fieldType, markers, err := parseFieldSchema(fieldValue)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse field schema for %s: %v", key, err)
+	}
 
-			fieldSchemaProps, err := tf.BuildOpenAPISchema(nMap)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			schema.Properties[key] = *fieldSchemaProps
-		case string:
-			// we have a string. Meaning it's an atomic type, a reference to another type, or a collection type.
-			// It could also contain markers like `required=true` or `description="some description"`
-			// We need to parse the string to determine the type and any markers.
-			fieldType, markers, err := parseFieldSchema(value.(string))
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse field schema for %s: %v", key, err)
-			}
+	fieldJSONSchemaProps := &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{}
+
+	if isAtomicType(fieldType) {
+		fieldJSONSchemaProps.Type = string(fieldType)
+	} else if isCollectionType(fieldType) {
+		if isMapType(fieldType) {
+			fieldJSONSchemaProps, err = tf.handleMapType(key, fieldType)
+		} else if isSliceType(fieldType) {
+			fieldJSONSchemaProps, err = tf.handleSliceType(key, fieldType)
+		} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown collection type: %s", fieldType)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	} else {
+		preDefinedType, ok := tf.preDefinedTypes[fieldType]
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown type: %s", fieldType)
+		}
+		fieldJSONSchemaProps = &preDefinedType
+	}
 
-			fieldJSONSchemaProps := extv1.JSONSchemaProps{}
-
-			if isAtomicType(fieldType) {
-				// this is an atomic type
-				fieldJSONSchemaProps.Type = string(fieldType)
-			} else if isCollectionType(fieldType) {
-				// this is a collection type, either an array or a map
-				if isMapType(fieldType) {
-					keyType, valueType, err := parseMapType(fieldType)
-					if err != nil {
-						return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse map type for %s: %w", key, err)
-					}
-					fieldJSONSchemaProps.Type = "object"
-					fieldJSONSchemaProps.AdditionalProperties = &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrBool{
-						Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
-							Type: keyType,
-						},
-					}
-
-					if preDefinedType, ok := tf.preDefinedTypes[valueType]; ok {
-						fieldJSONSchemaProps.AdditionalProperties.Schema = &preDefinedType
-					} else if isAtomicType(valueType) {
-						fieldJSONSchemaProps.AdditionalProperties.Schema = &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
-							Type: valueType,
-						}
-					} else {
-						return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown type: %s", fieldType)
-					}
-				} else if isSliceType(fieldType) {
-					elementType, err := parseSliceType(fieldType)
-					if err != nil {
-						return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse slice type for %s: %w", key, err)
-					}
-
-					fieldJSONSchemaProps.Type = "array"
-					fieldJSONSchemaProps.Items = &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
-						Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
-							Type: elementType,
-						},
-					}
-
-					if preDefinedType, ok := tf.preDefinedTypes[elementType]; ok {
-						fieldJSONSchemaProps.Items.Schema = &preDefinedType
-					} else if isAtomicType(elementType) {
-						fieldJSONSchemaProps.Items.Schema = &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
-							Type: elementType,
-						}
-					} else {
-						return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown type: %s", fieldType)
-					}
-				} else {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown collection type: %s", fieldType)
-				}
-			} else {
-				// this is a reference to pre defined type.. we should look it up
-				preDefinedType, ok := tf.preDefinedTypes[fieldType]
-				if !ok {
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown type: %s", fieldType)
-				}
-				fieldJSONSchemaProps = preDefinedType
-			}
+	tf.applyMarkers(fieldJSONSchemaProps, markers, key, parentSchema)
 
-			// apply markers
-			for _, marker := range markers {
-				switch marker.MarkerType {
-				case MarkerTypeRequired:
-					schema.Required = append(fieldJSONSchemaProps.Required, key)
-				case MarkerTypeDefault:
-					// depending on the type, we need to set the default value accordingly
-					var defaultValue []byte
-					switch fieldJSONSchemaProps.Type {
-					case "string":
-						defaultValue = []byte(fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", marker.Value))
-					case "integer", "number":
-						defaultValue = []byte(marker.Value)
-					case "boolean":
-						defaultValue = []byte(marker.Value)
-					default:
-						// probably an object, array, or a map type. We can just
-						// set the raw value as the default
-						defaultValue = []byte(marker.Value)
-					}
-
-					fieldJSONSchemaProps.Default = &extv1.JSON{
-						Raw: defaultValue,
-					}
-				case MarkerTypeDescription:
-					fieldJSONSchemaProps.Description = marker.Value
-				default:
-					return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown marker: %s", marker.MarkerType)
-				}
-			}
+	return fieldJSONSchemaProps, nil
+}
 
-			schema.Properties[key] = fieldJSONSchemaProps
-		default:
-			// arrays and maps are only supported using the `[]` and `map[]` prefixes
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown type in schema: key: %s, value: %s", key, value)
+func (tf *Transformer) handleMapType(key, fieldType string) (*extv1.JSONSchemaProps, error) {
+	keyType, valueType, err := parseMapType(fieldType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse map type for %s: %w", key, err)
+	}
+	if keyType != "string" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported key type: %s", keyType)
+	}
+
+	fieldJSONSchemaProps := &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+		Type: "object",
+		AdditionalProperties: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrBool{
+			Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	if isCollectionType(valueType) {
+		valueSchema, err := tf.parseFieldSchema(key, valueType, fieldJSONSchemaProps)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
+		fieldJSONSchemaProps.AdditionalProperties.Schema = valueSchema
+	} else if preDefinedType, ok := tf.preDefinedTypes[valueType]; ok {
+		fieldJSONSchemaProps.AdditionalProperties.Schema = &preDefinedType
+	} else if isAtomicType(valueType) {
+		fieldJSONSchemaProps.AdditionalProperties.Schema.Type = valueType
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown type: %s", valueType)
+	}
 
+	return fieldJSONSchemaProps, nil
+}
+
+func (tf *Transformer) handleSliceType(key, fieldType string) (*extv1.JSONSchemaProps, error) {
+	elementType, err := parseSliceType(fieldType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse slice type for %s: %w", key, err)
+	}
+
+	fieldJSONSchemaProps := &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+		Type: "array",
+		Items: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
+			Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	if isCollectionType(elementType) {
+		elementSchema, err := tf.parseFieldSchema(key, elementType, fieldJSONSchemaProps)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		fieldJSONSchemaProps.Items.Schema = elementSchema
+	} else if isAtomicType(elementType) {
+		fieldJSONSchemaProps.Items.Schema.Type = elementType
+	} else if preDefinedType, ok := tf.preDefinedTypes[elementType]; ok {
+		fieldJSONSchemaProps.Items.Schema = &preDefinedType
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown type: %s", elementType)
+	}
+
+	return fieldJSONSchemaProps, nil
+}
+
+func (tf *Transformer) applyMarkers(schema *extv1.JSONSchemaProps, markers []*Marker, key string, parentSchema *extv1.JSONSchemaProps) {
+	for _, marker := range markers {
+		switch marker.MarkerType {
+		case MarkerTypeRequired:
+			if parentSchema != nil {
+				parentSchema.Required = append(parentSchema.Required, key)
+			}
+		case MarkerTypeDefault:
+			var defaultValue []byte
+			switch schema.Type {
+			case "string":
+				defaultValue = []byte(fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\"", marker.Value))
+			case "integer", "number", "boolean":
+				defaultValue = []byte(marker.Value)
+			default:
+				defaultValue = []byte(marker.Value)
+			}
+			schema.Default = &extv1.JSON{Raw: defaultValue}
+		case MarkerTypeDescription:
+			schema.Description = marker.Value
+		}
 	}
-	return schema, nil
 }
 
+// Other functions (LoadPreDefinedTypes, transformMap) remain unchanged
 func transformMap(original map[interface{}]interface{}) map[string]interface{} {
 	result := make(map[string]interface{})
 	for key, value := range original {
diff --git a/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/transform_test.go b/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/transform_test.go
index ce41cd0..feb235f 100644
--- a/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/transform_test.go
+++ b/internal/typesystem/simpleschema/transform_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package simpleschema
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ func TestBuildOpenAPISchema(t *testing.T) {
 			"city":    "string",
 			"country": "string",
 		},
+		"Person": map[string]interface{}{
+			"name": "string",
+			"age":  "integer",
+		},
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to load pre-defined types: %v", err)
@@ -58,7 +63,8 @@ func TestBuildOpenAPISchema(t *testing.T) {
 				"friends":    "[]Person",
 			},
 			want: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
-				Type: "object",
+				Type:     "object",
+				Required: []string{"name"},
 				Properties: map[string]extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
 					"name": {Type: "string"},
 					"age": {
@@ -120,7 +126,6 @@ func TestBuildOpenAPISchema(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
-				Required: []string{"name"},
 			},
 			wantErr: false,
 		},
@@ -178,6 +183,103 @@ func TestBuildOpenAPISchema(t *testing.T) {
 			want:    nil,
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "Nested slices",
+			obj: map[string]interface{}{
+				"matrix": "[][][]string",
+			},
+			want: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+				Type: "object",
+				Properties: map[string]extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+					"matrix": {
+						Type: "array",
+						Items: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
+							Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+								Type: "array",
+								Items: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
+									Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+										Type: "array",
+										Items: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
+											Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{Type: "string"},
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Nested slices with custom type",
+			obj: map[string]interface{}{
+				"matrix": "[][][]Person",
+			},
+			want: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+				Type: "object",
+				Properties: map[string]extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+					"matrix": {
+						Type: "array",
+
+						Items: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
+							Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+								Type: "array",
+								Items: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
+									Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+										Type: "array",
+										Items: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
+											Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+												Type: "object",
+												Properties: map[string]extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+													"name": {Type: "string"},
+													"age":  {Type: "integer"},
+												},
+											},
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Nested maps",
+			obj: map[string]interface{}{
+				"matrix": "map[string]map[string]map[string]Person",
+			},
+			want: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+				Type: "object",
+				Properties: map[string]extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+					"matrix": {
+						Type: "object",
+						AdditionalProperties: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrBool{
+							Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+								Type: "object",
+								AdditionalProperties: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrBool{
+									Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+										Type: "object",
+										AdditionalProperties: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrBool{
+											Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+												Type: "object",
+												Properties: map[string]extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+													"name": {Type: "string"},
+													"age":  {Type: "integer"},
+												},
+											},
+										},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantErr: false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -188,7 +290,11 @@ func TestBuildOpenAPISchema(t *testing.T) {
 				return
 			}
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
-				t.Errorf("BuildOpenAPISchema() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+				b, _ := json.MarshalIndent(got, "", "  ")
+				t.Logf("got: %s", string(b))
+				b, _ = json.MarshalIndent(tt.want, "", "  ")
+				t.Logf("want: %s", string(b))
+				t.Errorf("BuildOpenAPISchema() = %+v, want %+v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -208,7 +314,7 @@ func TestLoadPreDefinedTypes(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"Company": map[string]interface{}{
 			"name":      "string",
-			"employees": "[]Person",
+			"employees": "[]string",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -260,18 +366,7 @@ func TestLoadPreDefinedTypes(t *testing.T) {
 				Type: "array",
 				Items: &extv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
 					Schema: &extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
-						Type: "object",
-						Properties: map[string]extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
-							"name": {Type: "string"},
-							"age":  {Type: "integer"},
-							"address": {
-								Type: "object",
-								Properties: map[string]extv1.JSONSchemaProps{
-									"street": {Type: "string"},
-									"city":   {Type: "string"},
-								},
-							},
-						},
+						Type: "string",
 					},
 				},
 			},