diff --git a/plugins/api-docs/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/api-docs/report-alpha.api.md
index 78e8b9442b..73c1fc3ae9 100644
--- a/plugins/api-docs/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/api-docs/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { AnyRouteRefParams } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ConfigurableExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { EntityCardType } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
+import { EntityPredicate } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
 import { ExtensionDefinition } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExtensionInput } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExternalRouteRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -45,11 +46,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'consumed-apis';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -90,11 +91,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'consuming-components';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -135,11 +136,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'definition';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -180,11 +181,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'has-apis';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -225,11 +226,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'provided-apis';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -262,7 +263,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -270,11 +271,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'providing-components';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -317,11 +318,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       config: {
         path: string | undefined;
         title: string | undefined;
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         group: string | false | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         title?: string | undefined;
         path?: string | undefined;
         group?: string | false | undefined;
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
           | 'observability'
           | undefined;
         routeRef?: RouteRef<AnyRouteRefParams> | undefined;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
       };
     }>;
     'entity-content:api-docs/definition': ExtensionDefinition<{
@@ -388,11 +389,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       config: {
         path: string | undefined;
         title: string | undefined;
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         group: string | false | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         title?: string | undefined;
         path?: string | undefined;
         group?: string | false | undefined;
@@ -450,7 +451,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
           | 'observability'
           | undefined;
         routeRef?: RouteRef<AnyRouteRefParams> | undefined;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
       };
     }>;
     'nav-item:api-docs': ExtensionDefinition<{
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-graph/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/catalog-graph/report-alpha.api.md
index 9cdd5c3f01..fcc9265cb4 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-graph/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-graph/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ConfigurableExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Direction } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { EntityCardType } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
+import { EntityPredicate } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
 import { ExtensionDefinition } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExtensionInput } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExternalRouteRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
         title: string | undefined;
         height: number | undefined;
       } & {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
         mergeRelations?: boolean | undefined;
         relationPairs?: [string, string][] | undefined;
       } & {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       name: 'relations';
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/catalog-react/report-alpha.api.md
index 02fac5f75a..1619bc6a3d 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { ConfigurableExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { ExtensionBlueprint } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExtensionDefinition } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { JsonValue } from '@backstage/types';
 import { JSX as JSX_2 } from 'react';
 import { default as React_2 } from 'react';
 import { ResourcePermission } from '@backstage/plugin-permission-common';
@@ -80,9 +81,7 @@ export function convertLegacyEntityCardExtension(
   LegacyExtension: ComponentType<{}>,
   overrides?: {
     name?: string;
-    filter?:
-      | typeof EntityCardBlueprint.dataRefs.filterFunction.T
-      | typeof EntityCardBlueprint.dataRefs.filterExpression.T;
+    filter?: string | EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean);
   },
 ): ExtensionDefinition;
 
@@ -91,9 +90,7 @@ export function convertLegacyEntityContentExtension(
   LegacyExtension: ComponentType<{}>,
   overrides?: {
     name?: string;
-    filter?:
-      | typeof EntityContentBlueprint.dataRefs.filterFunction.T
-      | typeof EntityContentBlueprint.dataRefs.filterExpression.T;
+    filter?: string | EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean);
     defaultPath?: string;
     defaultTitle?: string;
   },
@@ -113,7 +110,7 @@ export const EntityCardBlueprint: ExtensionBlueprint<{
   name: undefined;
   params: {
     loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-    filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+    filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
     type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
   };
   output:
@@ -141,11 +138,11 @@ export const EntityCardBlueprint: ExtensionBlueprint<{
       >;
   inputs: {};
   config: {
-    filter: string | undefined;
+    filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
     type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
   };
   configInput: {
-    filter?: string | undefined;
+    filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
     type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
   };
   dataRefs: {
@@ -186,7 +183,7 @@ export const EntityContentBlueprint: ExtensionBlueprint<{
       | 'observability'
       | undefined;
     routeRef?: RouteRef<AnyRouteRefParams> | undefined;
-    filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+    filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
   };
   output:
     | ConfigurableExtensionDataRef<JSX_2.Element, 'core.reactElement', {}>
@@ -224,11 +221,11 @@ export const EntityContentBlueprint: ExtensionBlueprint<{
   config: {
     path: string | undefined;
     title: string | undefined;
-    filter: string | undefined;
+    filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
     group: string | false | undefined;
   };
   configInput: {
-    filter?: string | undefined;
+    filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
     title?: string | undefined;
     path?: string | undefined;
     group?: string | false | undefined;
@@ -262,7 +259,7 @@ export const EntityContentLayoutBlueprint: ExtensionBlueprint<{
   kind: 'entity-content-layout';
   name: undefined;
   params: {
-    filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+    filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
     loader: () => Promise<
       (props: EntityContentLayoutProps) => React_2.JSX.Element
     >;
@@ -290,10 +287,10 @@ export const EntityContentLayoutBlueprint: ExtensionBlueprint<{
   inputs: {};
   config: {
     type: string | undefined;
-    filter: string | undefined;
+    filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
   };
   configInput: {
-    filter?: string | undefined;
+    filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
     type?: string | undefined;
   };
   dataRefs: {
@@ -324,6 +321,54 @@ export interface EntityContentLayoutProps {
   }>;
 }
 
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export type EntityPredicate =
+  | EntityPredicateExpression
+  | EntityPredicatePrimitive
+  | {
+      $all: EntityPredicate[];
+    }
+  | {
+      $any: EntityPredicate[];
+    }
+  | {
+      $not: EntityPredicate;
+    };
+
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export type EntityPredicateExpression = {
+  [KPath in string]: EntityPredicateValue;
+} & {
+  [KPath in `$${string}`]: never;
+};
+
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export type EntityPredicatePrimitive = string | number | boolean;
+
+// @alpha
+export function entityPredicateToFilterFunction<T extends JsonValue>(
+  entityPredicate: EntityPredicate,
+): (value: T) => boolean;
+
+// @alpha (undocumented)
+export type EntityPredicateValue =
+  | EntityPredicatePrimitive
+  | {
+      $exists: boolean;
+    }
+  | {
+      $in: EntityPredicatePrimitive[];
+    }
+  | {
+      $contains: EntityPredicateExpression;
+    };
+
+// @alpha
+export function evaluateEntityPredicate(
+  filter: EntityPredicate,
+  value: JsonValue,
+): boolean;
+
 // @alpha
 export function isOwnerOf(owner: Entity, entity: Entity): boolean;
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityCardBlueprint.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityCardBlueprint.ts
index 4639a8863f..b2f64c19e6 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityCardBlueprint.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityCardBlueprint.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import {
 import { createEntityPredicateSchema } from '../predicates/createEntityPredicateSchema';
 import { EntityPredicate } from '../predicates';
 import { resolveEntityFilterData } from './resolveEntityFilterData';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 /**
  * @alpha
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ export const EntityCardBlueprint = createExtensionBlueprint({
       type,
     }: {
       loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-      filter?: EntityPredicate | typeof entityFilterFunctionDataRef.T;
+      filter?: string | EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean);
       type?: EntityCardType;
     },
     { node, config },
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityContentBlueprint.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityContentBlueprint.ts
index 9c67f3c0bc..dbfb11092a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityContentBlueprint.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityContentBlueprint.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 import { EntityPredicate } from '../predicates';
 import { resolveEntityFilterData } from './resolveEntityFilterData';
 import { createEntityPredicateSchema } from '../predicates/createEntityPredicateSchema';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 /**
  * @alpha
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ export const EntityContentBlueprint = createExtensionBlueprint({
       defaultTitle: string;
       defaultGroup?: keyof typeof defaultEntityContentGroups | (string & {});
       routeRef?: RouteRef;
-      filter?: string | EntityPredicate | typeof entityFilterFunctionDataRef.T;
+      filter?: string | EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean);
     },
     { node, config },
   ) {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityContentLayoutBlueprint.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityContentLayoutBlueprint.tsx
index a6a90eee06..033b0f2187 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityContentLayoutBlueprint.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/blueprints/EntityContentLayoutBlueprint.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { EntityPredicate } from '../predicates';
 import { resolveEntityFilterData } from './resolveEntityFilterData';
 import { createEntityPredicateSchema } from '../predicates/createEntityPredicateSchema';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 /** @alpha */
 export interface EntityContentLayoutProps {
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export const EntityContentLayoutBlueprint = createExtensionBlueprint({
       loader,
       filter,
     }: {
-      filter?: string | EntityPredicate | typeof entityFilterFunctionDataRef.T;
+      filter?: string | EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean);
       loader: () => Promise<
         (props: EntityContentLayoutProps) => React.JSX.Element
       >;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/converters/convertLegacyEntityCardExtension.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/converters/convertLegacyEntityCardExtension.tsx
index ed92461736..3c76e6b8d6 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/converters/convertLegacyEntityCardExtension.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/converters/convertLegacyEntityCardExtension.tsx
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ import { ExtensionDefinition } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import React, { ComponentType } from 'react';
 import { EntityCardBlueprint } from '../blueprints';
 import kebabCase from 'lodash/kebabCase';
+import { EntityPredicate } from '../predicates';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 /** @alpha */
 export function convertLegacyEntityCardExtension(
   LegacyExtension: ComponentType<{}>,
   overrides?: {
     name?: string;
-    filter?:
-      | typeof EntityCardBlueprint.dataRefs.filterFunction.T
-      | typeof EntityCardBlueprint.dataRefs.filterExpression.T;
+    filter?: string | EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean);
   },
 ): ExtensionDefinition {
   const element = <LegacyExtension />;
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/converters/convertLegacyEntityContentExtension.tsx b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/converters/convertLegacyEntityContentExtension.tsx
index 02f5d104bc..2f106a20e1 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/converters/convertLegacyEntityContentExtension.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/converters/convertLegacyEntityContentExtension.tsx
@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ import kebabCase from 'lodash/kebabCase';
 import startCase from 'lodash/startCase';
 import React, { ComponentType } from 'react';
 import { EntityContentBlueprint } from '../blueprints';
+import { EntityPredicate } from '../predicates';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 /** @alpha */
 export function convertLegacyEntityContentExtension(
   LegacyExtension: ComponentType<{}>,
   overrides?: {
     name?: string;
-    filter?:
-      | typeof EntityContentBlueprint.dataRefs.filterFunction.T
-      | typeof EntityContentBlueprint.dataRefs.filterExpression.T;
+    filter?: string | EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean);
     defaultPath?: string;
     defaultTitle?: string;
   },
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/predicates/evaluateEntityPredicate.ts b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/predicates/evaluateEntityPredicate.ts
index cf33457376..84fbfa3499 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/predicates/evaluateEntityPredicate.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-react/src/alpha/predicates/evaluateEntityPredicate.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { valueAtPath } from './valueAtPath';
 
 /**
  * Convert an entity predicate to a filter function that can be used to filter entities.
+ * @alpha
  */
 export function entityPredicateToFilterFunction<T extends JsonValue>(
   entityPredicate: EntityPredicate,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/catalog/report-alpha.api.md
index 4961e2e9fb..3732f3355a 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/catalog/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ConfigurableExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { EntityCardType } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
 import { EntityContentLayoutProps } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
+import { EntityPredicate } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
 import { ExtensionBlueprint } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExtensionDefinition } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExtensionInput } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -353,11 +354,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'about';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -394,11 +395,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'depends-on-components';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -435,11 +436,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'depends-on-resources';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -468,7 +469,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -476,11 +477,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'has-components';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -517,11 +518,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'has-resources';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -558,11 +559,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'has-subcomponents';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -599,11 +600,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'has-subdomains';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -640,11 +641,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'has-systems';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -673,7 +674,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -681,11 +682,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'labels';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -714,7 +715,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -722,11 +723,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'links';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -755,7 +756,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -763,11 +764,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       config: {
         path: string | undefined;
         title: string | undefined;
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         group: string | false | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         title?: string | undefined;
         path?: string | undefined;
         group?: string | false | undefined;
@@ -877,7 +878,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
           | 'observability'
           | undefined;
         routeRef?: RouteRef<AnyRouteRefParams> | undefined;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
       };
     }>;
     'nav-item:catalog': ExtensionDefinition<{
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/kubernetes/report-alpha.api.md
index ef824bc435..0cca232bf6 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { AnyApiFactory } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { AnyRouteRefParams } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ConfigurableExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { EntityPredicate } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
 import { ExtensionDefinition } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { FrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { JSX as JSX_2 } from 'react';
@@ -88,11 +89,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       config: {
         path: string | undefined;
         title: string | undefined;
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         group: string | false | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         title?: string | undefined;
         path?: string | undefined;
         group?: string | false | undefined;
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
           | 'observability'
           | undefined;
         routeRef?: RouteRef<AnyRouteRefParams> | undefined;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
       };
     }>;
     'page:kubernetes': ExtensionDefinition<{
diff --git a/plugins/org/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/org/report-alpha.api.md
index eb5c41faa1..508c0ed04e 100644
--- a/plugins/org/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/org/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import { ConfigurableExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { EntityCardType } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
+import { EntityPredicate } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
 import { ExtensionDefinition } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExternalRouteRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { FrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -22,11 +23,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'group-profile';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -67,11 +68,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'members-list';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -112,11 +113,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'ownership';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
@@ -157,11 +158,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       kind: 'entity-card';
       name: 'user-profile';
       config: {
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         type?: 'full' | 'info' | 'peek' | undefined;
       };
       output:
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       inputs: {};
       params: {
         loader: () => Promise<JSX.Element>;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
         type?: EntityCardType | undefined;
       };
     }>;
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/report-alpha.api.md b/plugins/techdocs/report-alpha.api.md
index 681961a33e..0dcca55c73 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/report-alpha.api.md
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/report-alpha.api.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { AnyExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { AnyRouteRefParams } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ConfigurableExtensionDataRef } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+import { EntityPredicate } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
 import { ExtensionDefinition } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { ExtensionInput } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { FrontendPlugin } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
@@ -89,11 +90,11 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
       config: {
         path: string | undefined;
         title: string | undefined;
-        filter: string | undefined;
+        filter: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         group: string | false | undefined;
       };
       configInput: {
-        filter?: string | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | undefined;
         title?: string | undefined;
         path?: string | undefined;
         group?: string | false | undefined;
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ const _default: FrontendPlugin<
           | 'observability'
           | undefined;
         routeRef?: RouteRef<AnyRouteRefParams> | undefined;
-        filter?: string | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
+        filter?: EntityPredicate | ((entity: Entity) => boolean) | undefined;
       };
     }>;
     'nav-item:techdocs': ExtensionDefinition<{