diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3ca643b..66d7518 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
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         "@accordproject/markdown-common": "0.17.2",
         "@accordproject/markdown-template": "0.17.2",
+        "@accordproject/template-engine": "^2.8.0",
         "@typescript/twoslash": "^3.2.9",
         "browser-or-node": "^3.0.0",
         "dayjs": "1.11.13",
@@ -735,6 +736,35 @@
         "npm": ">=9"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@accordproject/template-engine": {
+      "version": "2.8.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@accordproject/template-engine/-/template-engine-2.8.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ER7j3xqtH5vBNtkXkUgGCvSXr5W2M5eDu3hrLpDjHaVi4d77XXlNsUix5FMpqYaHz8XXNYR5KibrHDJp7y+vOg==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@accordproject/cicero-core": "0.25.2",
+        "@accordproject/concerto-codegen": "3.32.1",
+        "@accordproject/concerto-core": "3.25.7",
+        "@accordproject/concerto-util": "3.25.7",
+        "@accordproject/markdown-common": "0.17.2",
+        "@accordproject/markdown-template": "0.17.2",
+        "@typescript/twoslash": "^3.2.9",
+        "browser-or-node": "^3.0.0",
+        "dayjs": "1.11.13",
+        "jsonpath": "^1.1.1",
+        "tar": "^7.4.3",
+        "to-words": "^4.4.0",
+        "traverse": "^0.6.11",
+        "typescript": "^5.8.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=20",
+        "npm": ">=6"
+      },
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "@rollup/rollup-linux-x64-gnu": "^4.38.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
       "version": "2.3.0",
       "dev": true,
@@ -791,7 +821,6 @@
       "version": "7.26.10",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@ampproject/remapping": "^2.2.0",
         "@babel/code-frame": "^7.26.2",
@@ -1333,7 +1362,6 @@
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       ],
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18"
       },
@@ -1356,7 +1384,6 @@
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       ],
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=18"
       }
@@ -3008,7 +3035,6 @@
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
       "version": "22.13.14",
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "undici-types": "~6.20.0"
       }
@@ -3088,7 +3114,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@typescript-eslint/scope-manager": "8.28.0",
         "@typescript-eslint/types": "8.28.0",
@@ -3306,7 +3331,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "acorn": "bin/acorn"
       },
@@ -3654,7 +3678,6 @@
         }
       ],
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "caniuse-lite": "^1.0.30001688",
         "electron-to-chromium": "^1.5.73",
@@ -4422,7 +4445,6 @@
       "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "esbuild": "bin/esbuild"
       },
@@ -4501,7 +4523,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
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         "@eslint-community/regexpp": "^4.12.1",
@@ -5954,7 +5975,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@jest/core": "^29.7.0",
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@@ -8015,7 +8035,6 @@
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       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/estree": "1.0.8"
       },
@@ -8874,7 +8893,6 @@
       "version": "10.9.2",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
-      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@cspotcode/source-map-support": "^0.8.0",
         "@tsconfig/node10": "^1.0.7",
@@ -9049,7 +9067,6 @@
     "node_modules/typescript": {
       "version": "5.8.2",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
-      "peer": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
         "tsserver": "bin/tsserver"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d26f959..7cf05d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@
     "@accordproject/cicero-core": "0.25.2",
     "@accordproject/concerto-codegen": "3.32.1",
     "@accordproject/concerto-core": "3.25.7",
-    "@accordproject/concerto-util":"3.25.7",
+    "@accordproject/concerto-util": "3.25.7",
     "@accordproject/markdown-common": "0.17.2",
     "@accordproject/markdown-template": "0.17.2",
+    "@accordproject/template-engine": "^2.8.0",
     "@typescript/twoslash": "^3.2.9",
     "browser-or-node": "^3.0.0",
     "dayjs": "1.11.13",
diff --git a/src/TemplateValidator.ts b/src/TemplateValidator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3280a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/TemplateValidator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+export interface ValidationResult {
+  errors: string[];
+  warnings: string[];
+}
+
+export class TemplateValidator {
+
+  static validate(template: string, model: Record<string, any>): ValidationResult {
+
+    const errors: string[] = [];
+    const warnings: string[] = [];
+
+    // find variables like {{variable}}
+    const variableRegex = /{{\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\s*}}/g;
+
+    const foundVariables = new Set<string>();
+    let match;
+
+    while ((match = variableRegex.exec(template)) !== null) {
+      foundVariables.add(match[1]);
+    }
+
+    // check if variables exist in model
+    foundVariables.forEach(variable => {
+      if (!(variable in model)) {
+        errors.push(`Variable '${variable}' not defined in TemplateData model`);
+      }
+    });
+
+    // optional: detect unused model fields
+    Object.keys(model).forEach(field => {
+      if (!foundVariables.has(field)) {
+        warnings.push(`Field '${field}' defined but not used in template`);
+      }
+    });
+
+    return {
+      errors,
+      warnings
+    };
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/test/TemplateValidator.test.ts b/test/TemplateValidator.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e02f882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/TemplateValidator.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { TemplateValidator } from '../src/TemplateValidator';
+
+describe('TemplateValidator', () => {
+
+  it('should detect missing variables', () => {
+
+    const template = "Hello {{name}} {{age}}";
+
+    const model = {
+      name: "Alice"
+    };
+
+    const result = TemplateValidator.validate(template, model);
+
+    expect(result.errors.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(result.errors[0]).toContain("age");
+
+  });
+
+});
\ No newline at end of file