diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant/common/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant/common/types.ts
index 68595e457a3552..eb34e2bb2ee5e7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant/common/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant/common/types.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export enum KnowledgeBaseType {
 }
 
 export interface ObservabilityAIAssistantScreenContextRequest {
+  starterPrompts?: StarterPrompt[];
   screenDescription?: string;
   data?: Array<{
     name: string;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant/server/routes/runtime_types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant/server/routes/runtime_types.ts
index 1c4de53fc44202..968c182ed75cf9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant/server/routes/runtime_types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability_solution/observability_ai_assistant/server/routes/runtime_types.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   type Message,
   MessageRole,
   type ObservabilityAIAssistantScreenContextRequest,
+  type StarterPrompt,
 } from '../../common/types';
 
 const serializeableRt = t.any;
@@ -129,6 +130,12 @@ export const functionRt = t.intersection([
   }),
 ]);
 
+export const starterPromptRt: t.Type<StarterPrompt> = t.type({
+  title: t.string,
+  prompt: t.string,
+  icon: t.any,
+});
+
 export const screenContextRt: t.Type<ObservabilityAIAssistantScreenContextRequest> = t.partial({
   description: t.string,
   data: t.array(
@@ -139,4 +146,6 @@ export const screenContextRt: t.Type<ObservabilityAIAssistantScreenContextReques
     })
   ),
   actions: t.array(functionRt),
+  screenDescription: t.string,
+  starterPrompts: t.array(starterPromptRt),
 });