diff --git a/pkg/apis/compiler.go b/pkg/apis/compiler.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bea18eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apis/compiler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package apis
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/assertion"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/projection"
+)
+
+type Compiler interface {
+	CompileAssertion(any) (assertion.Assertion, error)
+	CompileProjection(any) (projection.ScalarHandler, error)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/any.go b/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/any.go
index bea3c96d..cf7c89d1 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/any.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/any.go
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package v1alpha1
 
 import (
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/compilers"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/projection"
-	hashutils "github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/utils/hash"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json"
 )
 
@@ -12,18 +12,16 @@ import (
 // +kubebuilder:validation:Type:=""
 type Any struct {
 	_value any
-	_hash  string
 }
 
 func NewAny(value any) Any {
 	return Any{
 		_value: value,
-		_hash:  hashutils.Hash(value),
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *Any) Compile(compiler func(string, any, string) (projection.ScalarHandler, error), defaultCompiler string) (projection.ScalarHandler, error) {
-	return compiler(t._hash, t._value, defaultCompiler)
+func (t *Any) Compile(compilers compilers.Compilers) (projection.ScalarHandler, error) {
+	return projection.ParseScalar(t._value, compilers)
 }
 
 func (a *Any) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
@@ -37,13 +35,11 @@ func (a *Any) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	a._value = v
-	a._hash = hashutils.Hash(a._value)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func (in *Any) DeepCopyInto(out *Any) {
 	out._value = deepCopy(in._value)
-	out._hash = in._hash
 }
 
 func (in *Any) DeepCopy() *Any {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/context_entry.go b/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/context_entry.go
index 85b8c3b5..b83123f9 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/context_entry.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/context_entry.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package v1alpha1
 
+type Context []ContextEntry
+
 // ContextEntry adds variables and data sources to a rule context.
 type ContextEntry struct {
 	// Compiler defines the default compiler to use when evaluating expressions.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/validating_rule.go b/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/validating_rule.go
index 06700acc..8fb75f6b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/validating_rule.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1/validating_rule.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type ValidatingRule struct {
 
 	// Context defines variables and data sources that can be used during rule execution.
 	// +optional
-	Context []ContextEntry `json:"context,omitempty"`
+	Context Context `json:"context,omitempty"`
 
 	// Match defines when this policy rule should be applied.
 	// +optional
diff --git a/pkg/core/engine.go b/pkg/core/engine.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f2ba1861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/core/engine.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package core
+
+import "github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/expression"
+
+const (
+	CompilerJP  = expression.CompilerJP
+	CompilerCEL = expression.CompilerCEL
+)
+
+type Engine interface{}
+
+type engine struct {
+	defaultCompiler string
+}
+
+func NewDefaultEngine() engine {
+	return engine{
+		defaultCompiler: CompilerJP,
+	}
+}
+
+func NewEngine(defaultCompiler string) engine {
+	return NewDefaultEngine().WithDefaultCompiler(defaultCompiler)
+}
+
+func (e engine) WithDefaultCompiler(defaultCompiler string) engine {
+	e.defaultCompiler = defaultCompiler
+	return e
+}
diff --git a/pkg/json-engine/compiler.go b/pkg/json-engine/compiler.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5f41c867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/json-engine/compiler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package jsonengine
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/jmespath-community/go-jmespath/pkg/binding"
+	jpbinding "github.com/jmespath-community/go-jmespath/pkg/binding"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/compilers"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
+)
+
+type compiler struct{}
+
+func (c *compiler) compileContextEntry(
+	path *field.Path,
+	compilers compilers.Compilers,
+	entry v1alpha1.ContextEntry,
+) (func(any, jpbinding.Bindings) jpbinding.Bindings, error) {
+	if entry.Compiler != nil {
+		compilers = compilers.WithDefaultCompiler(string(*entry.Compiler))
+	}
+	handler, err := entry.Variable.Compile(compilers)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, field.InternalError(path.Child("variable"), err)
+	}
+	return func(resource any, bindings jpbinding.Bindings) jpbinding.Bindings {
+		return bindings.Register(
+			"$"+entry.Name,
+			binding.NewDelegate(
+				sync.OnceValues(
+					func() (any, error) {
+						projected, err := handler(resource, bindings)
+						if err != nil {
+							return nil, field.InternalError(path.Child("variable"), err)
+						}
+						return projected, nil
+					},
+				),
+			),
+		)
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *compiler) compileContext(
+	path *field.Path,
+	compilers compilers.Compilers,
+	entries v1alpha1.Context,
+) (func(any, jpbinding.Bindings) jpbinding.Bindings, error) {
+	var out []func(any, jpbinding.Bindings) jpbinding.Bindings
+	for _, entry := range entries {
+		entry, err := c.compileContextEntry(path, compilers, entry)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		out = append(out, entry)
+	}
+	return func(resource any, bindings jpbinding.Bindings) jpbinding.Bindings {
+		for _, entry := range out {
+			bindings = entry(resource, bindings)
+		}
+		return bindings
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/json-engine/engine.go b/pkg/json-engine/engine.go
index 8df8ecc3..d51cd480 100644
--- a/pkg/json-engine/engine.go
+++ b/pkg/json-engine/engine.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jmespath-community/go-jmespath/pkg/binding"
 	jpbinding "github.com/jmespath-community/go-jmespath/pkg/binding"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/compilers"
+	corecompilers "github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/compilers"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/expression"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/engine"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/engine/builder"
@@ -58,6 +58,72 @@ const (
 	// StatusSkip  PolicyResult = "skip"
 )
 
+// func compileMatch(
+// 	path *field.Path,
+// 	compiler matching.Compiler,
+// 	defaultCompiler string,
+// 	match *v1alpha1.Match,
+// ) func(any, jpbinding.Bindings) (field.ErrorList, error) {
+// 	if match == nil {
+// 		return nil
+// 	}
+// 	if match.Compiler != nil {
+// 		defaultCompiler = string(*match.Compiler)
+// 	}
+// 	return func(resource any, bindings jpbinding.Bindings) (field.ErrorList, error) {
+// 		return matching.Match(path, match, resource, bindings, compiler, defaultCompiler)
+// 	}
+// }
+
+// func compileRule(
+// 	path *field.Path,
+// 	compiler matching.Compiler,
+// 	defaultCompiler string,
+// 	rule v1alpha1.ValidatingRule,
+// ) func(any, jpbinding.Bindings) []RuleResponse {
+// 	context := compileContext(path, compiler, defaultCompiler, rule.Context...)
+// 	match := compileMatch(path, compiler, defaultCompiler, rule.Match)
+// 	exclude := compileMatch(path, compiler, defaultCompiler, rule.Exclude)
+// 	return func(resource any, bindings jpbinding.Bindings) []RuleResponse {
+// 		// 1. register rule binding
+// 		bindings = bindings.Register("$rule", jpbinding.NewBinding(rule))
+// 		// 2. register context bindings
+// 		bindings = context(resource, bindings)
+// 		// 3. compute identifier if any
+// 		// 4. process match clause
+// 		if match != nil {
+// 			if errs, err := match(resource, bindings); err != nil {
+// 				return []RuleResponse{{
+// 					Rule:      rule,
+// 					Timestamp: time.Now(),
+// 					// Identifier: identifier,
+// 					Error: err,
+// 				}}
+// 			} else if len(errs) != 0 {
+// 				// didn't match
+// 				return nil
+// 			}
+// 		}
+// 		// 5. process exclude clause
+// 		if exclude != nil {
+// 			if errs, err := exclude(resource, bindings); err != nil {
+// 				return []RuleResponse{{
+// 					Rule:      rule,
+// 					Timestamp: time.Now(),
+// 					// Identifier: identifier,
+// 					Error: err,
+// 				}}
+// 			} else if len(errs) != 0 {
+// 				// matched
+// 				return nil
+// 			}
+// 		}
+// 		// 6. compute feedback
+// 		// 7. evaluate assertions
+// 		return nil
+// 	}
+// }
+
 func New() engine.Engine[Request, Response] {
 	type ruleRequest struct {
 		policy   v1alpha1.ValidatingPolicy
@@ -70,17 +136,20 @@ func New() engine.Engine[Request, Response] {
 		resource any
 		bindings jpbinding.Bindings
 	}
-	compiler := matching.NewCompiler(compilers.DefaultCompilers, 256)
+	compilers := corecompilers.DefaultCompilers
+	compiler := matching.NewCompiler(compilers, 256)
 	ruleEngine := builder.
 		Function(func(ctx context.Context, r ruleRequest) []RuleResponse {
-			bindings := r.bindings.Register("$rule", jpbinding.NewBinding(r.rule))
 			defaultCompiler := expression.CompilerJP
+			// compiled := compileRule(nil, compiler, defaultCompiler, r.rule)
+			// compiled(r.resource, r.bindings)
 			if r.policy.Spec.Compiler != nil {
 				defaultCompiler = string(*r.policy.Spec.Compiler)
 			}
 			if r.rule.Compiler != nil {
 				defaultCompiler = string(*r.rule.Compiler)
 			}
+			bindings := r.bindings.Register("$rule", jpbinding.NewBinding(r.rule))
 			// TODO: this doesn't seem to be the right path
 			var path *field.Path
 			path = path.Child("context")
@@ -89,13 +158,14 @@ func New() engine.Engine[Request, Response] {
 				if entry.Compiler != nil {
 					defaultCompiler = string(*entry.Compiler)
 				}
+				compilers := compilers.WithDefaultCompiler(defaultCompiler)
 				bindings = func(variable v1alpha1.Any, bindings jpbinding.Bindings) jpbinding.Bindings {
 					return bindings.Register(
 						"$"+entry.Name,
 						binding.NewDelegate(
 							sync.OnceValues(
 								func() (any, error) {
-									handler, err := variable.Compile(compiler.CompileProjection, defaultCompiler)
+									handler, err := variable.Compile(compilers)
 									if err != nil {
 										return nil, field.InternalError(path.Child("variable"), err)
 									}
@@ -112,7 +182,7 @@ func New() engine.Engine[Request, Response] {
 			}
 			identifier := ""
 			if r.rule.Identifier != "" {
-				result, err := compilers.Execute(r.rule.Identifier, r.resource, bindings, compiler.Jp)
+				result, err := corecompilers.Execute(r.rule.Identifier, r.resource, bindings, compiler.Jp)
 				if err != nil {
 					identifier = fmt.Sprintf("(error: %s)", err)
 				} else {
@@ -165,7 +235,8 @@ func New() engine.Engine[Request, Response] {
 					if f.Compiler != nil {
 						defaultCompiler = string(*f.Compiler)
 					}
-					if handler, err := f.Value.Compile(compiler.CompileProjection, defaultCompiler); err != nil {
+					compilers := compilers.WithDefaultCompiler(defaultCompiler)
+					if handler, err := f.Value.Compile(compilers); err != nil {
 						entry.Error = err
 					} else if projected, err := handler(r.resource, bindings); err != nil {
 						entry.Error = err
diff --git a/pkg/matching/compiler.go b/pkg/matching/compiler.go
index 088ae2b4..dabee57f 100644
--- a/pkg/matching/compiler.go
+++ b/pkg/matching/compiler.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/elastic/go-freelru"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/assertion"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/compilers"
-	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno-json/pkg/core/projection"
 )
 
 type _compilers = compilers.Compilers
@@ -45,8 +44,3 @@ func (c Compiler) CompileAssertion(hash string, value any, defaultCompiler strin
 	}
 	return entry()
 }
-
-func (c Compiler) CompileProjection(hash string, value any, defaultCompiler string) (projection.ScalarHandler, error) {
-	// TODO: cache
-	return projection.ParseScalar(value, c._compilers.WithDefaultCompiler(defaultCompiler))
-}