diff --git a/synapse/lib/types.py b/synapse/lib/types.py
index 41b71ee216..e93c07f308 100644
--- a/synapse/lib/types.py
+++ b/synapse/lib/types.py
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ def __init__(self, modl, name, info, opts, skipinit=False):
         self.types = (self.name,) + self.info['bases'][::-1]
 
         self.opts = dict(self._opt_defs)
+
+        for optn in opts.keys():
+            if optn not in self.opts:
+                mesg = f'Type option {optn} is not valid for type {self.name}.'
+                raise s_exc.BadTypeDef(mesg=mesg)
+
         self.opts.update(opts)
 
         self._type_norms = {}   # python type to norm function map str: _norm_str
@@ -541,18 +547,27 @@ class Array(Type):
     isarray = True
     ismutable = True
 
+    _opt_defs = (
+        ('type', None),       # type: ignore
+        ('uniq', True),       # type: ignore
+        ('split', None),      # type: ignore
+        ('sorted', True),     # type: ignore
+        ('typeopts', None),   # type: ignore
+    )
+
     def postTypeInit(self):
 
-        self.isuniq = self.opts.get('uniq', True)
-        self.issorted = self.opts.get('sorted', True)
-        self.splitstr = self.opts.get('split', None)
+        self.isuniq = self.opts.get('uniq')
+        self.issorted = self.opts.get('sorted')
+        self.splitstr = self.opts.get('split')
 
         typename = self.opts.get('type')
         if typename is None:
             mesg = 'Array type requires type= option.'
             raise s_exc.BadTypeDef(mesg=mesg)
 
-        typeopts = self.opts.get('typeopts', {})
+        if (typeopts := self.opts.get('typeopts')) is None:
+            typeopts = {}
 
         basetype = self.modl.type(typename)
         if basetype is None:
@@ -687,6 +702,11 @@ class Comp(Type):
 
     stortype = s_layer.STOR_TYPE_MSGP
 
+    _opt_defs = (
+        ('sepr', None),   # type: ignore
+        ('fields', ()),   # type: ignore
+    )
+
     def postTypeInit(self):
         self.setNormFunc(list, self._normPyTuple)
         self.setNormFunc(tuple, self._normPyTuple)
@@ -698,7 +718,7 @@ def postTypeInit(self):
         self._checkMutability()
 
         self.fieldtypes = {}
-        for fname, ftypename in self.opts.get('fields', ()):
+        for fname, ftypename in self.opts.get('fields'):
             if isinstance(ftypename, str):
                 _type = self.modl.type(ftypename)
             else:
@@ -713,7 +733,7 @@ def postTypeInit(self):
             self.fieldtypes[fname] = _type
 
     def _checkMutability(self):
-        for fname, ftypename in self.opts.get('fields', ()):
+        for fname, ftypename in self.opts.get('fields'):
             if isinstance(ftypename, (list, tuple)):
                 ftypename = ftypename[0]
 
@@ -1296,6 +1316,7 @@ class Int(IntBase):
     _opt_defs = (
         ('size', 8),  # type: ignore # Set the storage size of the integer type in bytes.
         ('signed', True),
+        ('enums', None),
         ('enums:strict', True),
 
         ('fmt', '%d'),  # Set to an integer compatible format string to control repr.
@@ -1316,6 +1337,13 @@ def postTypeInit(self):
             mesg = f'Invalid integer size ({self.size})'
             raise s_exc.BadTypeDef(mesg=mesg)
 
+        self.ismin = self.opts.get('ismin')
+        self.ismax = self.opts.get('ismax')
+
+        if self.opts.get('ismin') and self.opts.get('ismax'):
+            mesg = f'Int type ({self.name}) has both ismin and ismax set.'
+            raise s_exc.BadTypeDef(mesg=mesg)
+
         self.enumnorm = {}
         self.enumrepr = {}
 
@@ -1363,10 +1391,10 @@ def postTypeInit(self):
 
     def merge(self, oldv, newv):
 
-        if self.opts.get('ismin'):
+        if self.ismin:
             return min(oldv, newv)
 
-        if self.opts.get('ismax'):
+        if self.ismax:
             return max(oldv, newv)
 
         return newv
@@ -1994,6 +2022,11 @@ class Ndef(Type):
 
     stortype = s_layer.STOR_TYPE_NDEF
 
+    _opt_defs = (
+        ('forms', None),      # type: ignore
+        ('interface', None),  # type: ignore
+    )
+
     def postTypeInit(self):
         self.setNormFunc(list, self._normPyTuple)
         self.setNormFunc(tuple, self._normPyTuple)
@@ -2118,6 +2151,10 @@ class Data(Type):
 
     stortype = s_layer.STOR_TYPE_MSGP
 
+    _opt_defs = (
+        ('schema', None),  # type: ignore
+    )
+
     def postTypeInit(self):
         self.validator = None
         schema = self.opts.get('schema')
@@ -2745,6 +2782,10 @@ def postTypeInit(self):
         self.ismin = self.opts.get('ismin')
         self.ismax = self.opts.get('ismax')
 
+        if self.ismin and self.ismax:
+            mesg = f'Time type ({self.name}) has both ismin and ismax set.'
+            raise s_exc.BadTypeDef(mesg=mesg)
+
         precstr = self.opts.get('precision')
         self.prec = s_time.precisions.get(precstr)
 
diff --git a/synapse/models/economic.py b/synapse/models/economic.py
index 31464d8e55..5fc3942478 100644
--- a/synapse/models/economic.py
+++ b/synapse/models/economic.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
             ('econ:invoice', ('guid', {}), {
                 'doc': 'An invoice issued requesting payment.'}),
 
-            ('econ:price', ('hugenum', {'norm': False}), {
+            ('econ:price', ('hugenum', {}), {
                 'doc': 'The amount of money expected, required, or given in payment for something.',
                 'ex': '2.20'}),
 
diff --git a/synapse/models/geospace.py b/synapse/models/geospace.py
index 9ccdfe836a..9fc19f87fb 100644
--- a/synapse/models/geospace.py
+++ b/synapse/models/geospace.py
@@ -218,11 +218,15 @@
 
 class Dist(s_types.Int):
 
+    _opt_defs = (
+        ('baseoff', 0),  # type: ignore
+    ) + s_types.Int._opt_defs
+
     def postTypeInit(self):
         s_types.Int.postTypeInit(self)
         self.setNormFunc(int, self._normPyInt)
         self.setNormFunc(str, self._normPyStr)
-        self.baseoff = self.opts.get('baseoff', 0)
+        self.baseoff = self.opts.get('baseoff')
 
     async def _normPyInt(self, valu, view=None):
         return valu, {}
diff --git a/synapse/models/gov.py b/synapse/models/gov.py
index eae6da34a3..0a340791a5 100644
--- a/synapse/models/gov.py
+++ b/synapse/models/gov.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                 ),
                 'doc': 'A US Social Security Number (SSN).'}),
 
-            ('gov:us:zip', ('int', {'regex': '^[0-9]{5}'}), {
+            ('gov:us:zip', ('int', {'min': 0, 'max': 99999}), {
                 'doc': 'A US Postal Zip Code.'}),
 
             ('gov:us:cage', ('str', {'lower': True}), {
diff --git a/synapse/models/inet.py b/synapse/models/inet.py
index 2ba6a89672..d579ddebc8 100644
--- a/synapse/models/inet.py
+++ b/synapse/models/inet.py
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ class IPAddr(s_types.Type):
 
     stortype = s_layer.STOR_TYPE_IPADDR
 
+    _opt_defs = (
+        ('version', None),   # type: ignore
+    )
+
     def postTypeInit(self):
 
         self.setCmprCtor('>=', self._ctorCmprGe)
@@ -370,6 +374,11 @@ async def cmpr(valu):
 
 class SockAddr(s_types.Str):
 
+    _opt_defs = (
+        ('defport', None),     # type: ignore
+        ('defproto', 'tcp'),   # type: ignore
+    ) + s_types.Str._opt_defs
+
     protos = ('tcp', 'udp', 'icmp', 'gre')
     noports = ('gre', 'icmp')
 
@@ -383,8 +392,8 @@ def postTypeInit(self):
         self.porttype = self.modl.type('inet:port')
         self.prototype = self.modl.type('str').clone({'lower': True})
 
-        self.defport = self.opts.get('defport', None)
-        self.defproto = self.opts.get('defproto', 'tcp')
+        self.defport = self.opts.get('defport')
+        self.defproto = self.opts.get('defproto')
 
         self.virtindx |= {
             'ip': 'ip',
diff --git a/synapse/models/syn.py b/synapse/models/syn.py
index 043e4e1e23..a8e0a1aad6 100644
--- a/synapse/models/syn.py
+++ b/synapse/models/syn.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ async def _liftRuntSynTagProp(view, prop, cmprvalu=None):
                 ('package', ('str', {}), {
                     'doc': 'Storm package which provided the command.'}),
 
-                ('svciden', ('guid', {'strip': True}), {
+                ('svciden', ('guid', {}), {
                     'doc': 'Storm service iden which provided the package.'}),
 
                 ('deprecated', ('bool', {}), {
diff --git a/synapse/tests/test_datamodel.py b/synapse/tests/test_datamodel.py
index 405e92b930..c1bd7fe283 100644
--- a/synapse/tests/test_datamodel.py
+++ b/synapse/tests/test_datamodel.py
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ async def test_datamodel_basics(self):
                 core.model.addFormProp('test:str', 'bar', ('newp', {}), {})
             self.isin('No type named newp while declaring prop test:str:bar.', cm.exception.get('mesg'))
 
+            with self.raises(s_exc.BadTypeDef) as cm:
+                core.model.addType('_foo:type', 'int', {'foo': 'bar'}, {})
+            self.isin('Type option foo is not valid', cm.exception.get('mesg'))
+
     async def test_datamodel_formname(self):
         modl = s_datamodel.Model()
         mods = (
diff --git a/synapse/tests/test_lib_types.py b/synapse/tests/test_lib_types.py
index f8bc7e90d8..0cede531e9 100644
--- a/synapse/tests/test_lib_types.py
+++ b/synapse/tests/test_lib_types.py
@@ -1045,6 +1045,9 @@ async def test_int(self):
         self.raises(s_exc.BadTypeDef, model.type('int').clone, {'enums': ((1, 'hehe'), (2, 'haha'), (3, 'HAHA'))})
         self.raises(s_exc.BadTypeDef, model.type('int').clone, {'enums': ((1, 'hehe'), (2, 'haha'), (2, 'beep'))})
 
+        with self.raises(s_exc.BadTypeDef):
+            model.type('int').clone({'ismin': True, 'ismax': True})
+
     async def test_float(self):
         model = s_datamodel.Model()
         t = model.type('float')
@@ -1827,11 +1830,8 @@ async def test_time(self):
 
         self.gt(s_common.now(), (await ttime.norm('-1hour'))[0])
 
-        tminmax = ttime.clone({'min': True, 'max': True})
-        # Merge testing with tminmax
-        now = s_common.now()
-        self.eq(now + 1, tminmax.merge(now, now + 1))
-        self.eq(now, tminmax.merge(now + 1, now))
+        with self.raises(s_exc.BadTypeDef):
+            ttime.clone({'ismin': True, 'ismax': True})
 
         async with self.getTestCore() as core:
 
diff --git a/synapse/tests/test_model_syn.py b/synapse/tests/test_model_syn.py
index a839439e39..47e6b30700 100644
--- a/synapse/tests/test_model_syn.py
+++ b/synapse/tests/test_model_syn.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ async def delExtModelConfigs(cortex):
             node = nodes[0]
             self.eq(('syn:type', 'comp'), node.ndef)
             self.none(node.get('subof'))
-            self.none(node.get('opts'))
+            self.eq({'sepr': None, 'fields': ()}, node.get('opts'))
             self.eq('synapse.lib.types.Comp', node.get('ctor'))
             self.eq('The base type for compound node fields.', node.get('doc'))
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ async def delExtModelConfigs(cortex):
             self.len(1, nodes)
             node = nodes[0]
             self.eq(('syn:type', 'test:comp'), node.ndef)
-            self.eq({'fields': (('hehe', 'test:int'), ('haha', 'test:lower'))},
+            self.eq({'fields': (('hehe', 'test:int'), ('haha', 'test:lower')), 'sepr': None},
                     node.get('opts'))
             self.eq('comp', node.get('subof'))
             self.eq('synapse.lib.types.Comp', node.get('ctor'))
diff --git a/synapse/tests/utils.py b/synapse/tests/utils.py
index a1fe29d93f..88b2e4bbbb 100644
--- a/synapse/tests/utils.py
+++ b/synapse/tests/utils.py
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def repr(self, valu):
             }),
         ),
         'types': (
-            ('test:type10', ('test:type', {'foo': 10}), {
+            ('test:type10', ('test:type', {}), {
                 'doc': 'A fake type.'}),
 
             ('test:lower', ('str', {'lower': True}), {}),
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ def repr(self, valu):
                 ('intprop', ('int', {'min': 20, 'max': 30}), {}),
                 ('int2', ('int', {}), {}),
                 ('strprop', ('str', {'lower': 1}), {}),
-                ('guidprop', ('guid', {'lower': 1}), {}),
+                ('guidprop', ('guid', {}), {}),
                 ('locprop', ('loc', {}), {}),
             )),
 
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ def repr(self, valu):
             ('test:zeropad', {}, ()),
             ('test:ival', {}, (
                 ('interval', ('ival', {}), {}),
-                ('daymax', ('ival', {'precision': 'day', 'maxfill': True}), {}),
+                ('daymax', ('ival', {'precision': 'day'}), {}),
             )),
 
             ('test:pivtarg', {}, (