diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/apis.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/apis.tsx
index 92880ba728..937ba118b3 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/apis.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/apis.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ import {
   storageApiRef,
 } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
 import { CatalogClient } from '@backstage/catalog-client';
-import { createApiExtension } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import {
+  ApiBlueprint,
+  createApiExtension,
+} from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import {
   catalogApiRef,
   entityPresentationApiRef,
@@ -32,33 +35,42 @@ import {
   DefaultStarredEntitiesApi,
 } from '../apis';
 
-export const catalogApi = createApiExtension({
-  factory: createApiFactory({
-    api: catalogApiRef,
-    deps: {
-      discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
-      fetchApi: fetchApiRef,
-    },
-    factory: ({ discoveryApi, fetchApi }) =>
-      new CatalogClient({ discoveryApi, fetchApi }),
-  }),
+export const catalogApi = ApiBlueprint.make({
+  params: {
+    factory: createApiFactory({
+      api: catalogApiRef,
+      deps: {
+        discoveryApi: discoveryApiRef,
+        fetchApi: fetchApiRef,
+      },
+      factory: ({ discoveryApi, fetchApi }) =>
+        new CatalogClient({ discoveryApi, fetchApi }),
+    }),
+  },
 });
 
-export const catalogStarredEntitiesApi = createApiExtension({
-  factory: createApiFactory({
-    api: starredEntitiesApiRef,
-    deps: { storageApi: storageApiRef },
-    factory: ({ storageApi }) => new DefaultStarredEntitiesApi({ storageApi }),
-  }),
+export const catalogStarredEntitiesApi = ApiBlueprint.make({
+  name: 'starred-entities',
+  params: {
+    factory: createApiFactory({
+      api: starredEntitiesApiRef,
+      deps: { storageApi: storageApiRef },
+      factory: ({ storageApi }) =>
+        new DefaultStarredEntitiesApi({ storageApi }),
+    }),
+  },
 });
 
-export const entityPresentationApi = createApiExtension({
-  factory: createApiFactory({
-    api: entityPresentationApiRef,
-    deps: { catalogApiImp: catalogApiRef },
-    factory: ({ catalogApiImp }) =>
-      DefaultEntityPresentationApi.create({ catalogApi: catalogApiImp }),
-  }),
+export const entityPresentationApi = ApiBlueprint.make({
+  name: 'entity-presentation',
+  params: {
+    factory: createApiFactory({
+      api: entityPresentationApiRef,
+      deps: { catalogApiImp: catalogApiRef },
+      factory: ({ catalogApiImp }) =>
+        DefaultEntityPresentationApi.create({ catalogApi: catalogApiImp }),
+    }),
+  },
 });
 
 export default [catalogApi, catalogStarredEntitiesApi, entityPresentationApi];
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createHasMatcher.test.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createHasMatcher.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createHasMatcher.test.ts
rename to plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createHasMatcher.test.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createHasMatcher.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createHasMatcher.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createHasMatcher.ts
rename to plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createHasMatcher.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createIsMatcher.test.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createIsMatcher.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createIsMatcher.test.ts
rename to plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createIsMatcher.test.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createIsMatcher.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createIsMatcher.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createIsMatcher.ts
rename to plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createIsMatcher.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createKindMatcher.test.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createKindMatcher.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createKindMatcher.test.ts
rename to plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createKindMatcher.test.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createKindMatcher.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createKindMatcher.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createKindMatcher.ts
rename to plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createKindMatcher.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createTypeMatcher.test.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createTypeMatcher.test.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createTypeMatcher.test.ts
rename to plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createTypeMatcher.test.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createTypeMatcher.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createTypeMatcher.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/createTypeMatcher.ts
rename to plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/createTypeMatcher.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/types.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/types.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matrchers/types.ts
rename to plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/matchers/types.ts
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/parseFilterExpression.ts b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/parseFilterExpression.ts
index a4c17cb8da..4f809690f7 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/parseFilterExpression.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filter/parseFilterExpression.ts
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 
 import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { InputError } from '@backstage/errors';
-import { EntityMatcherFn } from './matrchers/types';
-import { createKindMatcher } from './matrchers/createKindMatcher';
-import { createTypeMatcher } from './matrchers/createTypeMatcher';
-import { createIsMatcher } from './matrchers/createIsMatcher';
-import { createHasMatcher } from './matrchers/createHasMatcher';
+import { EntityMatcherFn } from './matchers/types';
+import { createKindMatcher } from './matchers/createKindMatcher';
+import { createTypeMatcher } from './matchers/createTypeMatcher';
+import { createIsMatcher } from './matchers/createIsMatcher';
+import { createHasMatcher } from './matchers/createHasMatcher';
 
 const rootMatcherFactories: Record<
   string,
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filters.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filters.tsx
index 62cf9a1353..f4d58e8273 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filters.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/filters.tsx
@@ -15,97 +15,123 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { createCatalogFilterExtension } from './createCatalogFilterExtension';
 import { createSchemaFromZod } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { CatalogFilterBlueprint } from './blueprints';
 
-const catalogTagCatalogFilter = createCatalogFilterExtension({
+const catalogTagCatalogFilter = CatalogFilterBlueprint.make({
   name: 'tag',
-  loader: async () => {
-    const { EntityTagPicker } = await import('@backstage/plugin-catalog-react');
-    return <EntityTagPicker />;
+  params: {
+    loader: async () => {
+      const { EntityTagPicker } = await import(
+        '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
+      );
+      return <EntityTagPicker />;
+    },
   },
 });
 
-const catalogKindCatalogFilter = createCatalogFilterExtension({
+const catalogKindCatalogFilter = CatalogFilterBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
   name: 'kind',
-  configSchema: createSchemaFromZod(z =>
-    z.object({
-      initialFilter: z.string().default('component'),
-    }),
-  ),
-  loader: async ({ config }) => {
-    const { EntityKindPicker } = await import(
-      '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
-    );
-    return <EntityKindPicker initialFilter={config.initialFilter} />;
+  config: {
+    schema: {
+      initialFilter: z => z.string().default('component'),
+    },
+  },
+  factory(originalFactory, { config }) {
+    return originalFactory({
+      loader: async () => {
+        const { EntityKindPicker } = await import(
+          '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
+        );
+        return <EntityKindPicker initialFilter={config.initialFilter} />;
+      },
+    });
   },
 });
 
-const catalogTypeCatalogFilter = createCatalogFilterExtension({
+const catalogTypeCatalogFilter = CatalogFilterBlueprint.make({
   name: 'type',
-  loader: async () => {
-    const { EntityTypePicker } = await import(
-      '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
-    );
-    return <EntityTypePicker />;
+  params: {
+    loader: async () => {
+      const { EntityTypePicker } = await import(
+        '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
+      );
+      return <EntityTypePicker />;
+    },
   },
 });
 
-const catalogModeCatalogFilter = createCatalogFilterExtension({
+const catalogModeCatalogFilter = CatalogFilterBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
   name: 'mode',
-  configSchema: createSchemaFromZod(z =>
-    z.object({
-      mode: z.enum(['owners-only', 'all']).optional(),
-    }),
-  ),
-  loader: async ({ config }) => {
-    const { EntityOwnerPicker } = await import(
-      '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
-    );
-    return <EntityOwnerPicker mode={config.mode} />;
+  config: {
+    schema: {
+      mode: z => z.enum(['owners-only', 'all']).optional(),
+    },
+  },
+  factory(originalFactory, { config }) {
+    return originalFactory({
+      loader: async () => {
+        const { EntityOwnerPicker } = await import(
+          '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
+        );
+        return <EntityOwnerPicker mode={config.mode} />;
+      },
+    });
   },
 });
 
-const catalogNamespaceCatalogFilter = createCatalogFilterExtension({
+const catalogNamespaceCatalogFilter = CatalogFilterBlueprint.make({
   name: 'namespace',
-  loader: async () => {
-    const { EntityNamespacePicker } = await import(
-      '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
-    );
-    return <EntityNamespacePicker />;
+  params: {
+    loader: async () => {
+      const { EntityNamespacePicker } = await import(
+        '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
+      );
+      return <EntityNamespacePicker />;
+    },
   },
 });
 
-const catalogLifecycleCatalogFilter = createCatalogFilterExtension({
+const catalogLifecycleCatalogFilter = CatalogFilterBlueprint.make({
   name: 'lifecycle',
-  loader: async () => {
-    const { EntityLifecyclePicker } = await import(
-      '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
-    );
-    return <EntityLifecyclePicker />;
+  params: {
+    loader: async () => {
+      const { EntityLifecyclePicker } = await import(
+        '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
+      );
+      return <EntityLifecyclePicker />;
+    },
   },
 });
 
-const catalogProcessingStatusCatalogFilter = createCatalogFilterExtension({
+const catalogProcessingStatusCatalogFilter = CatalogFilterBlueprint.make({
   name: 'processing-status',
-  loader: async () => {
-    const { EntityProcessingStatusPicker } = await import(
-      '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
-    );
-    return <EntityProcessingStatusPicker />;
+  params: {
+    loader: async () => {
+      const { EntityProcessingStatusPicker } = await import(
+        '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
+      );
+      return <EntityProcessingStatusPicker />;
+    },
   },
 });
 
-const catalogListCatalogFilter = createCatalogFilterExtension({
+const catalogListCatalogFilter = CatalogFilterBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
   name: 'list',
-  configSchema: createSchemaFromZod(z =>
-    z.object({
-      initialFilter: z.enum(['owned', 'starred', 'all']).default('owned'),
-    }),
-  ),
-  loader: async ({ config }) => {
-    const { UserListPicker } = await import('@backstage/plugin-catalog-react');
-    return <UserListPicker initialFilter={config.initialFilter} />;
+  config: {
+    schema: {
+      initialFilter: z => z.enum(['owned', 'starred', 'all']).default('owned'),
+    },
+  },
+  factory(originalFactory, { config }) {
+    return originalFactory({
+      loader: async () => {
+        const { UserListPicker } = await import(
+          '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'
+        );
+        return <UserListPicker initialFilter={config.initialFilter} />;
+      },
+    });
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/navItems.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/navItems.tsx
index c1360cc29f..0eb4e6827e 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/navItems.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/navItems.tsx
@@ -16,13 +16,15 @@
 
 import HomeIcon from '@material-ui/icons/Home';
 import { convertLegacyRouteRef } from '@backstage/core-compat-api';
-import { createNavItemExtension } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
+import { NavItemBlueprint } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import { rootRouteRef } from '../routes';
 
-export const catalogNavItem = createNavItemExtension({
-  routeRef: convertLegacyRouteRef(rootRouteRef),
-  title: 'Catalog',
-  icon: HomeIcon,
+export const catalogNavItem = NavItemBlueprint.make({
+  params: {
+    routeRef: convertLegacyRouteRef(rootRouteRef),
+    title: 'Catalog',
+    icon: HomeIcon,
+  },
 });
 
 export default [catalogNavItem];
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/pages.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/pages.tsx
index 5c583e6a19..764acd1fe5 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/pages.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/pages.tsx
@@ -20,72 +20,86 @@ import {
   convertLegacyRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/core-compat-api';
 import {
-  createPageExtension,
   coreExtensionData,
   createExtensionInput,
+  PageBlueprint,
 } from '@backstage/frontend-plugin-api';
 import {
   AsyncEntityProvider,
   entityRouteRef,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react';
-import { catalogExtensionData } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
+import { EntityContentBlueprint } from '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react/alpha';
 import { rootRouteRef } from '../routes';
 import { useEntityFromUrl } from '../components/CatalogEntityPage/useEntityFromUrl';
 import { buildFilterFn } from './filter/FilterWrapper';
 
-export const catalogPage = createPageExtension({
-  defaultPath: '/catalog',
-  routeRef: convertLegacyRouteRef(rootRouteRef),
+export const catalogPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
   inputs: {
-    filters: createExtensionInput({
-      element: coreExtensionData.reactElement,
-    }),
+    filters: createExtensionInput([coreExtensionData.reactElement]),
   },
-  loader: async ({ inputs }) => {
-    const { BaseCatalogPage } = await import('../components/CatalogPage');
-    const filters = inputs.filters.map(filter => filter.output.element);
-    return compatWrapper(<BaseCatalogPage filters={<>{filters}</>} />);
+  factory(originalFactory, { inputs }) {
+    return originalFactory({
+      defaultPath: '/catalog',
+      routeRef: convertLegacyRouteRef(rootRouteRef),
+      loader: async () => {
+        const { BaseCatalogPage } = await import('../components/CatalogPage');
+        const filters = inputs.filters.map(filter =>
+          filter.get(coreExtensionData.reactElement),
+        );
+        return compatWrapper(<BaseCatalogPage filters={<>{filters}</>} />);
+      },
+    });
   },
 });
 
-export const catalogEntityPage = createPageExtension({
+export const catalogEntityPage = PageBlueprint.makeWithOverrides({
   name: 'entity',
-  defaultPath: '/catalog/:namespace/:kind/:name',
-  routeRef: convertLegacyRouteRef(entityRouteRef),
   inputs: {
-    contents: createExtensionInput({
-      element: coreExtensionData.reactElement,
-      path: coreExtensionData.routePath,
-      routeRef: coreExtensionData.routeRef.optional(),
-      title: catalogExtensionData.entityContentTitle,
-      filterFunction: catalogExtensionData.entityFilterFunction.optional(),
-      filterExpression: catalogExtensionData.entityFilterExpression.optional(),
-    }),
+    contents: createExtensionInput([
+      coreExtensionData.reactElement,
+      coreExtensionData.routePath,
+      coreExtensionData.routeRef.optional(),
+      EntityContentBlueprint.dataRefs.title,
+      EntityContentBlueprint.dataRefs.filterFunction.optional(),
+      EntityContentBlueprint.dataRefs.filterExpression.optional(),
+    ]),
   },
-  loader: async ({ inputs }) => {
-    const { EntityLayout } = await import('../components/EntityLayout');
-    const Component = () => {
-      return (
-        <AsyncEntityProvider {...useEntityFromUrl()}>
-          <EntityLayout>
-            {inputs.contents.map(({ output }) => (
-              <EntityLayout.Route
-                key={output.path}
-                path={output.path}
-                title={output.title}
-                if={buildFilterFn(
-                  output.filterFunction,
-                  output.filterExpression,
-                )}
-              >
-                {output.element}
-              </EntityLayout.Route>
-            ))}
-          </EntityLayout>
-        </AsyncEntityProvider>
-      );
-    };
-    return compatWrapper(<Component />);
+  factory(originalFactory, { inputs }) {
+    return originalFactory({
+      defaultPath: '/catalog/:namespace/:kind/:name',
+      routeRef: convertLegacyRouteRef(entityRouteRef),
+      loader: async () => {
+        const { EntityLayout } = await import('../components/EntityLayout');
+        const Component = () => {
+          return (
+            <AsyncEntityProvider {...useEntityFromUrl()}>
+              <EntityLayout>
+                {inputs.contents.map(output => {
+                  return (
+                    <EntityLayout.Route
+                      key={output.get(coreExtensionData.routePath)}
+                      path={output.get(coreExtensionData.routePath)}
+                      title={output.get(EntityContentBlueprint.dataRefs.title)}
+                      if={buildFilterFn(
+                        output.get(
+                          EntityContentBlueprint.dataRefs.filterFunction,
+                        ),
+                        output.get(
+                          EntityContentBlueprint.dataRefs.filterExpression,
+                        ),
+                      )}
+                    >
+                      {output.get(coreExtensionData.reactElement)}
+                    </EntityLayout.Route>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </EntityLayout>
+            </AsyncEntityProvider>
+          );
+        };
+        return compatWrapper(<Component />);
+      },
+    });
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/searchResultItems.tsx b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/searchResultItems.tsx
index 5233144173..8e140de637 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/searchResultItems.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog/src/alpha/searchResultItems.tsx
@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { createSearchResultListItemExtension } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react/alpha';
+import { SearchResultListItemBlueprint } from '@backstage/plugin-search-react/alpha';
 
-export const catalogSearchResultListItem = createSearchResultListItemExtension({
-  predicate: result => result.type === 'software-catalog',
-  component: () =>
-    import('../components/CatalogSearchResultListItem').then(
-      m => m.CatalogSearchResultListItem,
-    ),
+export const catalogSearchResultListItem = SearchResultListItemBlueprint.make({
+  params: {
+    predicate: result => result.type === 'software-catalog',
+    component: () =>
+      import('../components/CatalogSearchResultListItem').then(
+        m => m.CatalogSearchResultListItem,
+      ),
+  },
 });
 
 export default [catalogSearchResultListItem];