diff --git a/apps/roam/src/data/blockPropsSettingsConfig.ts b/apps/roam/src/data/blockPropsSettingsConfig.ts
index 54dc17ba3..4efc27d00 100644
--- a/apps/roam/src/data/blockPropsSettingsConfig.ts
+++ b/apps/roam/src/data/blockPropsSettingsConfig.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
-export const DG_BLOCK_PROP_SETTINGS_PAGE_TITLE ="roam/js/discourse-graph/block-prop-settings";
-export const TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS = { featureFlags: "Feature Flags" };
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+export const DG_BLOCK_PROP_SETTINGS_PAGE_TITLE =
+  "roam/js/discourse-graph/block-prop-settings";
+export const TOP_LEVEL_BLOCK_PROP_KEYS = {
+  featureFlags: "Feature Flags",
+  global: "Global",
+};
diff --git a/apps/roam/src/utils/zodSchemaForSettings.ts b/apps/roam/src/utils/zodSchemaForSettings.ts
index 218dd37a3..092b5fd74 100644
--- a/apps/roam/src/utils/zodSchemaForSettings.ts
+++ b/apps/roam/src/utils/zodSchemaForSettings.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,17 @@ import { z } from "zod";
 export const FeatureFlagsSchema = z.object({
   "Enable Left Sidebar": z.boolean().default(false),
 });
+
+export const GlobalSettingsSchema = z.object({
+  "Left Sidebar": z.object({
+    Children: z.array(z.string()),
+    Settings: z.object({
+      Foldable: z.boolean(),
+      "Truncate at": z.number().int(),
+    }),
+  }),
+});
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/naming-convention */
 
 export type FeatureFlags = z.infer<typeof FeatureFlagsSchema>;
+export type GlobalSettings = z.infer<typeof GlobalSettingsSchema>;