diff --git a/docs/architecture/extensibility.md b/docs/architecture/extensibility.md
index c015b605454..45ae53d0f3a 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/extensibility.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/extensibility.md
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ properties:
 properties:
   recipes:
     Radius.Data/redisCaches:
-      recipeKind: bicep
-      recipeLocation: ghcr.io/.../redis:1.0.0
+      kind: bicep
+      source: ghcr.io/.../redis:1.0.0
       plainHttp: false
       parameters: { ... }
 ```
@@ -400,8 +400,8 @@ The engine
    `EnvironmentDefinition` whose `Driver` field is the `TemplateKind` string.
    For `Radius.Core` environments, this fetches the referenced recipe packs,
    finds the definition keyed by the resource type, applies matching
-   environment-level recipe parameter overrides, and maps `RecipeKind` /
-   `RecipeLocation` into the same `EnvironmentDefinition` shape.
+   environment-level recipe parameter overrides, and maps `Kind` /
+   `Source` into the same `EnvironmentDefinition` shape.
 4. Selects the driver from the engine's `Drivers` map keyed by
    `EnvironmentDefinition.Driver`
    (see
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ up before the Radius resource record is removed.
 - Dynamic resources default to recipe name `default` when `properties.recipe`
   is omitted.
 - The driver lookup key is the recipe's `templateKind` for
-  `Applications.Core` recipes and the mapped `recipeKind` for
+  `Applications.Core` recipes and the mapped `kind` for
   `Radius.Core` recipe packs. Adding a new driver means registering it in the
   engine's `Drivers` map.
 - Dynamic recipe output only becomes user-visible resource properties when
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ up before the Radius resource record is removed.
   recipe through the environment recipe map or a recipe pack used by tests.
 - Adding a new recipe driver: implement `recipes/driver.Driver`, register it
   in [controllerconfig/config.go](../../pkg/recipes/controllerconfig/config.go),
-  and pick a stable driver key used by `templateKind` or `recipeKind`.
+  and pick a stable driver key used by `templateKind` or `kind`.
 - Adding a new capability that changes the deployment path: extend
   `DynamicResourceController.selectController` and add the corresponding
   controller under
diff --git a/hack/bicep-types-radius/generated/radius/radius.core/2025-08-01-preview/types.json b/hack/bicep-types-radius/generated/radius/radius.core/2025-08-01-preview/types.json
index b1e2ff48f64..8398c273260 100644
--- a/hack/bicep-types-radius/generated/radius/radius.core/2025-08-01-preview/types.json
+++ b/hack/bicep-types-radius/generated/radius/radius.core/2025-08-01-preview/types.json
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@
     "$type": "ObjectType",
     "name": "RecipeDefinition",
     "properties": {
-      "recipeKind": {
+      "kind": {
         "type": {
           "$ref": "#/138"
         },
@@ -1593,14 +1593,14 @@
           "$ref": "#/29"
         },
         "flags": 0,
-        "description": "Connect to the location using HTTP (not HTTPS). This should be used when the location is known not to support HTTPS, for example in a locally hosted registry for Bicep recipes. Defaults to false (use HTTPS/TLS)"
+        "description": "Connect to the source using HTTP (not HTTPS). This should be used when the source is known not to support HTTPS, for example in a locally hosted registry for Bicep recipes. Defaults to false (use HTTPS/TLS)"
       },
-      "recipeLocation": {
+      "source": {
         "type": {
           "$ref": "#/0"
         },
         "flags": 1,
-        "description": "URL path to the recipe"
+        "description": "The source of the recipe. For Bicep recipes this is the OCI registry reference. For Terraform recipes this is the module source."
       },
       "parameters": {
         "type": {
diff --git a/pkg/cli/cmd/env/show/preview/show.go b/pkg/cli/cmd/env/show/preview/show.go
index 5f18083e5d1..763f6a21f38 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cmd/env/show/preview/show.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cmd/env/show/preview/show.go
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ rad env show my-env --group my-env
 }
 
 type EnvRecipes struct {
-	RecipePack     string
-	ResourceType   string
-	RecipeKind     string
-	RecipeLocation string
+	RecipePack   string
+	ResourceType string
+	Kind         string
+	Source       string
 }
 
 // Runner is the runner implementation for the `rad env show` preview command.
@@ -188,11 +188,25 @@ func (r *Runner) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 
 		for resourceType, recipe := range pack.RecipePackResource.Properties.Recipes {
+			if recipe == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			kind := "unknown"
+			if recipe.Kind != nil {
+				kind = string(*recipe.Kind)
+			}
+
+			source := ""
+			if recipe.Source != nil {
+				source = *recipe.Source
+			}
+
 			envRecipes = append(envRecipes, EnvRecipes{
-				RecipePack:     ID.Name(),
-				ResourceType:   resourceType,
-				RecipeKind:     string(*recipe.RecipeKind),
-				RecipeLocation: *recipe.RecipeLocation,
+				RecipePack:   ID.Name(),
+				ResourceType: resourceType,
+				Kind:         kind,
+				Source:       source,
 			})
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/cmd/env/show/preview/show_test.go b/pkg/cli/cmd/env/show/preview/show_test.go
index eab831524f2..531681c7205 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cmd/env/show/preview/show_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cmd/env/show/preview/show_test.go
@@ -165,16 +165,16 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 					Format: "table",
 					Obj: []EnvRecipes{
 						{
-							RecipePack:     "test-recipe-pack",
-							ResourceType:   "test-recipe1",
-							RecipeKind:     string(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindTerraform),
-							RecipeLocation: "https://example.com/recipe1?ref=v0.1",
+							RecipePack:   "test-recipe-pack",
+							ResourceType: "test-recipe1",
+							Kind:         string(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindTerraform),
+							Source:       "https://example.com/recipe1?ref=v0.1",
 						},
 						{
-							RecipePack:     "test-recipe-pack",
-							ResourceType:   "test-recipe2",
-							RecipeKind:     string(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindTerraform),
-							RecipeLocation: "https://example.com/recipe2?ref=v0.1",
+							RecipePack:   "test-recipe-pack",
+							ResourceType: "test-recipe2",
+							Kind:         string(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindTerraform),
+							Source:       "https://example.com/recipe2?ref=v0.1",
 						},
 					},
 					Options: objectformats.GetRecipesForEnvironmentTableFormat(),
@@ -244,23 +244,23 @@ func Test_Run_RecipeSortOrder(t *testing.T) {
 				if recipePackName == "pack-a" {
 					recipes = map[string]*corerpv20250801.RecipeDefinition{
 						"Applications.Datastores/sqlDatabases": {
-							RecipeLocation: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/sql"),
-							RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindTerraform),
+							Source: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/sql"),
+							Kind:   to.Ptr(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindTerraform),
 						},
 						"Applications.Datastores/redisCaches": {
-							RecipeLocation: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/redis"),
-							RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindTerraform),
+							Source: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/redis"),
+							Kind:   to.Ptr(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindTerraform),
 						},
 					}
 				} else {
 					recipes = map[string]*corerpv20250801.RecipeDefinition{
 						"Applications.Messaging/rabbitMQQueues": {
-							RecipeLocation: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/rabbitmq"),
-							RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindBicep),
+							Source: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/rabbitmq"),
+							Kind:   to.Ptr(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindBicep),
 						},
 						"Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-							RecipeLocation: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/dapr-state"),
-							RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindBicep),
+							Source: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/dapr-state"),
+							Kind:   to.Ptr(corerpv20250801.RecipeKindBicep),
 						},
 					}
 				}
@@ -295,10 +295,10 @@ func Test_Run_RecipeSortOrder(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Verify the recipes are sorted by RecipePack first, then by ResourceType
 	expectedRecipes := []EnvRecipes{
-		{RecipePack: "pack-a", ResourceType: "Applications.Datastores/redisCaches", RecipeKind: "terraform", RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/redis"},
-		{RecipePack: "pack-a", ResourceType: "Applications.Datastores/sqlDatabases", RecipeKind: "terraform", RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/sql"},
-		{RecipePack: "pack-b", ResourceType: "Applications.Dapr/stateStores", RecipeKind: "bicep", RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/dapr-state"},
-		{RecipePack: "pack-b", ResourceType: "Applications.Messaging/rabbitMQQueues", RecipeKind: "bicep", RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/rabbitmq"},
+		{RecipePack: "pack-a", ResourceType: "Applications.Datastores/redisCaches", Kind: "terraform", Source: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/redis"},
+		{RecipePack: "pack-a", ResourceType: "Applications.Datastores/sqlDatabases", Kind: "terraform", Source: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/sql"},
+		{RecipePack: "pack-b", ResourceType: "Applications.Dapr/stateStores", Kind: "bicep", Source: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/dapr-state"},
+		{RecipePack: "pack-b", ResourceType: "Applications.Messaging/rabbitMQQueues", Kind: "bicep", Source: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/rabbitmq"},
 	}
 
 	// The third output should be the recipes table
diff --git a/pkg/cli/cmd/recipepack/show/display.go b/pkg/cli/cmd/recipepack/show/display.go
index 5f6d949d64f..5ec80350dfe 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cmd/recipepack/show/display.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cmd/recipepack/show/display.go
@@ -47,18 +47,18 @@ func (r *Runner) display(recipePack v20250801preview.RecipePackResource) error {
 		}
 
 		kind := "unknown"
-		if definition.RecipeKind != nil {
-			kind = string(*definition.RecipeKind)
+		if definition.Kind != nil {
+			kind = string(*definition.Kind)
 		}
 
-		location := ""
-		if definition.RecipeLocation != nil {
-			location = *definition.RecipeLocation
+		source := ""
+		if definition.Source != nil {
+			source = *definition.Source
 		}
 
 		r.Output.LogInfo("%s", resourceType)
 		r.Output.LogInfo("   Kind: %s", kind)
-		r.Output.LogInfo("   Location: %s", location)
+		r.Output.LogInfo("   Source: %s", source)
 
 		if len(definition.Parameters) > 0 {
 			formatted, err := formatRecipeParameters(definition.Parameters)
diff --git a/pkg/cli/cmd/recipepack/show/show_test.go b/pkg/cli/cmd/recipepack/show/show_test.go
index 224b4ebfc45..2f3bbc87e1d 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cmd/recipepack/show/show_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cmd/recipepack/show/show_test.go
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ func Test_Run(t *testing.T) {
 		Properties: &corerpv20250801preview.RecipePackProperties{
 			Recipes: map[string]*corerpv20250801preview.RecipeDefinition{
 				"Radius.Core/example": {
-					RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(corerpv20250801preview.RecipeKindTerraform),
-					RecipeLocation: new("https://github.com/radius-project/example"),
+					Kind:   to.Ptr(corerpv20250801preview.RecipeKindTerraform),
+					Source: new("https://github.com/radius-project/example"),
 					Parameters: map[string]any{
 						"foo": "bar",
 					},
diff --git a/pkg/cli/objectformats/objectformats.go b/pkg/cli/objectformats/objectformats.go
index 16ae8233a13..71f6fe6b18a 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/objectformats/objectformats.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/objectformats/objectformats.go
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ func GetRecipeFormat() output.FormatterOptions {
 			},
 			{
 				Heading:  "RECIPE KIND",
-				JSONPath: "{ .RecipeKind }",
+				JSONPath: "{ .Kind }",
 			},
 			{
-				Heading:  "RECIPE LOCATION",
-				JSONPath: "{ .RecipeLocation }",
+				Heading:  "RECIPE SOURCE",
+				JSONPath: "{ .Source }",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ func GetRecipeFormatWithoutHeadings() output.FormatterOptions {
 			},
 			{
 				Heading:  "",
-				JSONPath: "{ .RecipeKind }",
+				JSONPath: "{ .Kind }",
 			},
 			{
 				Heading:  "",
-				JSONPath: "{ .RecipeLocation }",
+				JSONPath: "{ .Source }",
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ func GetRecipesForEnvironmentTableFormat() output.FormatterOptions {
 			},
 			{
 				Heading:  "RECIPE KIND",
-				JSONPath: "{ .RecipeKind }",
+				JSONPath: "{ .Kind }",
 			},
 			{
-				Heading:  "RECIPE LOCATION",
-				JSONPath: "{ .RecipeLocation }",
+				Heading:  "RECIPE SOURCE",
+				JSONPath: "{ .Source }",
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/recipepack/recipepack.go b/pkg/cli/recipepack/recipepack.go
index d82f85f28f0..0c85546547a 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/recipepack/recipepack.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/recipepack/recipepack.go
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ func NewDefaultRecipePackResource() corerpv20250801.RecipePackResource {
 	recipes := make(map[string]*corerpv20250801.RecipeDefinition)
 	for _, def := range GetCoreTypesRecipeInfo() {
 		recipes[def.ResourceType] = &corerpv20250801.RecipeDefinition{
-			RecipeKind:     &bicepKind,
-			RecipeLocation: to.Ptr(def.RecipeLocation),
-			Parameters:     def.Parameters,
+			Kind:       &bicepKind,
+			Source:     to.Ptr(def.Source),
+			Parameters: def.Parameters,
 		}
 	}
 	return corerpv20250801.RecipePackResource{
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ func GetOrCreateDefaultRecipePack(ctx context.Context, client *corerpv20250801.R
 type CoreTypesRecipeInfo struct {
 	// ResourceType is the full resource type (e.g., "Radius.Compute/containers").
 	ResourceType string
-	// RecipeLocation is the OCI registry location for the recipe.
-	RecipeLocation string
+	// Source is the OCI registry location for the recipe.
+	Source string
 	// Parameters is the optional parameter bag passed to the recipe.
 	Parameters map[string]any
 }
@@ -137,28 +137,28 @@ func GetCoreTypesRecipeInfo() []CoreTypesRecipeInfo {
 	}
 	return []CoreTypesRecipeInfo{
 		{
-			ResourceType:   "Radius.Compute/containers",
-			RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/kube-recipes/containers:" + tag,
+			ResourceType: "Radius.Compute/containers",
+			Source:       "ghcr.io/radius-project/kube-recipes/containers:" + tag,
 		},
 		{
-			ResourceType:   "Radius.Compute/persistentVolumes",
-			RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/kube-recipes/persistentvolumes:" + tag,
+			ResourceType: "Radius.Compute/persistentVolumes",
+			Source:       "ghcr.io/radius-project/kube-recipes/persistentvolumes:" + tag,
 		},
 		{
-			ResourceType:   "Radius.Compute/routes",
-			RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/kube-recipes/routes:" + tag,
+			ResourceType: "Radius.Compute/routes",
+			Source:       "ghcr.io/radius-project/kube-recipes/routes:" + tag,
 			Parameters: map[string]any{
 				"gatewayName":      DefaultRoutesGatewayName,
 				"gatewayNamespace": DefaultRoutesGatewayNamespace,
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			ResourceType:   "Radius.Security/secrets",
-			RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/kube-recipes/secrets:" + tag,
+			ResourceType: "Radius.Security/secrets",
+			Source:       "ghcr.io/radius-project/kube-recipes/secrets:" + tag,
 		},
 		{
-			ResourceType:   "Radius.Data/mySqlDatabases",
-			RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/kube-recipes/mysqldatabases:" + tag,
+			ResourceType: "Radius.Data/mySqlDatabases",
+			Source:       "ghcr.io/radius-project/kube-recipes/mysqldatabases:" + tag,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/cli/recipepack/recipepack_test.go b/pkg/cli/recipepack/recipepack_test.go
index 28ee5a0baf1..4c7d6637f97 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/recipepack/recipepack_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/recipepack/recipepack_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func Test_GetDefaultRecipePackDefinition(t *testing.T) {
 	actualResourceTypes := make([]string, len(definitions))
 	for i, def := range definitions {
 		actualResourceTypes[i] = def.ResourceType
-		require.NotEmpty(t, def.RecipeLocation, "RecipeLocation should not be empty for %s", def.ResourceType)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, def.Source, "Source should not be empty for %s", def.ResourceType)
 	}
 	require.ElementsMatch(t, expectedResourceTypes, actualResourceTypes)
 }
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ func Test_GetDefaultRecipePackDefinition_UsesLatestTagForEdgeChannel(t *testing.
 
 	definitions := GetCoreTypesRecipeInfo()
 	for _, def := range definitions {
-		require.True(t, strings.HasSuffix(def.RecipeLocation, ":latest"),
-			"Expected :latest tag for edge channel, got %s", def.RecipeLocation)
+		require.True(t, strings.HasSuffix(def.Source, ":latest"),
+			"Expected :latest tag for edge channel, got %s", def.Source)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ func Test_NewDefaultRecipePackResource(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, def := range definitions {
 		recipe, exists := resource.Properties.Recipes[def.ResourceType]
 		require.True(t, exists, "Expected recipe for resource type %s to exist", def.ResourceType)
-		require.NotNil(t, recipe.RecipeKind)
-		require.Equal(t, corerpv20250801.RecipeKindBicep, *recipe.RecipeKind)
-		require.NotNil(t, recipe.RecipeLocation)
-		require.Equal(t, def.RecipeLocation, *recipe.RecipeLocation)
+		require.NotNil(t, recipe.Kind)
+		require.Equal(t, corerpv20250801.RecipeKindBicep, *recipe.Kind)
+		require.NotNil(t, recipe.Source)
+		require.Equal(t, def.Source, *recipe.Source)
 		require.Equal(t, def.Parameters, recipe.Parameters)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/cli/test_client_factory/radius_core.go b/pkg/cli/test_client_factory/radius_core.go
index 4bb3bfdede4..4e1c6806eef 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/test_client_factory/radius_core.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/test_client_factory/radius_core.go
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ func WithRecipePackServerNoError() corerpfake.RecipePacksServer {
 					Properties: &v20250801preview.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*v20250801preview.RecipeDefinition{
 							"test-recipe1": {
-								RecipeLocation: new("https://example.com/recipe1?ref=v0.1"),
-								RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindTerraform),
+								Source: new("https://example.com/recipe1?ref=v0.1"),
+								Kind:   to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindTerraform),
 							},
 							"test-recipe2": {
-								RecipeLocation: new("https://example.com/recipe2?ref=v0.1"),
-								RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindTerraform),
+								Source: new("https://example.com/recipe2?ref=v0.1"),
+								Kind:   to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindTerraform),
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -412,8 +412,8 @@ func WithRecipePackServerCoreTypes() corerpfake.RecipePacksServer {
 					Properties: &v20250801preview.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*v20250801preview.RecipeDefinition{
 							resourceType: {
-								RecipeLocation: to.Ptr("ghcr.io/test/" + recipePackName + ":latest"),
-								RecipeKind:     &bicepKind,
+								Source: to.Ptr("ghcr.io/test/" + recipePackName + ":latest"),
+								Kind:   &bicepKind,
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ func WithRecipePackServerUniqueTypes() corerpfake.RecipePacksServer {
 					Properties: &v20250801preview.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*v20250801preview.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Test.Resource/" + recipePackName: {
-								RecipeLocation: to.Ptr("ghcr.io/test/" + recipePackName + ":latest"),
-								RecipeKind:     &bicepKind,
+								Source: to.Ptr("ghcr.io/test/" + recipePackName + ":latest"),
+								Kind:   &bicepKind,
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ func WithRecipePackServerConflictingTypes() corerpfake.RecipePacksServer {
 					Properties: &v20250801preview.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*v20250801preview.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Radius.Compute/containers": {
-								RecipeLocation: to.Ptr("ghcr.io/test/" + recipePackName + ":latest"),
-								RecipeKind:     &bicepKind,
+								Source: to.Ptr("ghcr.io/test/" + recipePackName + ":latest"),
+								Kind:   &bicepKind,
 							},
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/recipepack_conversion.go b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/recipepack_conversion.go
index a740e48111c..de4b295a844 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/recipepack_conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/recipepack_conversion.go
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ func toRecipesDataModel(recipes map[string]*RecipeDefinition) map[string]*datamo
 	for key, recipe := range recipes {
 		if recipe != nil {
 			result[key] = &datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
-				RecipeKind:     toRecipeKindDataModel(recipe.RecipeKind),
-				RecipeLocation: to.String(recipe.RecipeLocation),
-				Parameters:     recipe.Parameters,
-				PlainHTTP:      to.Bool(recipe.PlainHTTP),
+				Kind:       toRecipeKindDataModel(recipe.Kind),
+				Source:     to.String(recipe.Source),
+				Parameters: recipe.Parameters,
+				PlainHTTP:  to.Bool(recipe.PlainHTTP),
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ func fromRecipesDataModel(recipes map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition) map[st
 	for key, recipe := range recipes {
 		if recipe != nil {
 			result[key] = &RecipeDefinition{
-				RecipeKind:     fromRecipeKindDataModel(recipe.RecipeKind),
-				RecipeLocation: new(recipe.RecipeLocation),
-				Parameters:     recipe.Parameters,
-				PlainHTTP:      new(recipe.PlainHTTP),
+				Kind:       fromRecipeKindDataModel(recipe.Kind),
+				Source:     new(recipe.Source),
+				Parameters: recipe.Parameters,
+				PlainHTTP:  new(recipe.PlainHTTP),
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/recipepack_conversion_test.go b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/recipepack_conversion_test.go
index a619be20377..1e3a0fc845f 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/recipepack_conversion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/recipepack_conversion_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ func TestRecipePackConvertVersionedToDataModel(t *testing.T) {
 	// Validate API version metadata
 	require.Equal(t, Version, recipePack.InternalMetadata.CreatedAPIVersion)
 	require.Equal(t, Version, recipePack.InternalMetadata.UpdatedAPIVersion)
+
+	// Validate recipe definitions, including the renamed kind/source fields.
+	require.Len(t, recipePack.Properties.Recipes, 2)
+
+	container := recipePack.Properties.Recipes["Applications.Core/containers"]
+	require.NotNil(t, container)
+	require.Equal(t, "bicep", container.Kind)
+	require.Equal(t, "br:ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/kubernetes-container:latest", container.Source)
+
+	stateStore := recipePack.Properties.Recipes["Applications.Dapr/stateStores"]
+	require.NotNil(t, stateStore)
+	require.Equal(t, "terraform", stateStore.Kind)
+	require.Equal(t, "oci://ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/terraform/redis:latest", stateStore.Source)
 }
 
 func TestRecipePackConvertDataModelToVersioned(t *testing.T) {
@@ -75,6 +88,18 @@ func TestRecipePackConvertDataModelToVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, dataModel.Type, *versionedResource.Type)
 	require.Equal(t, dataModel.Location, *versionedResource.Location)
 	require.NotNil(t, versionedResource.Properties)
+
+	// Validate recipe definitions round-trip, including the renamed kind/source fields.
+	require.Len(t, versionedResource.Properties.Recipes, 2)
+
+	stateStore := versionedResource.Properties.Recipes["Applications.Dapr/stateStores"]
+	require.NotNil(t, stateStore)
+	require.NotNil(t, stateStore.Kind)
+	require.Equal(t, RecipeKind("terraform"), *stateStore.Kind)
+	require.Equal(t, "oci://ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/terraform/redis:latest", *stateStore.Source)
+
+	container := versionedResource.Properties.Recipes["Applications.Core/containers"]
+	require.NotNil(t, container)
 }
 
 func TestRecipePackConvertInvalidModel(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/testdata/recipepackresource.json b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/testdata/recipepackresource.json
index ec91d1f7b9b..8b924c81d1b 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/testdata/recipepackresource.json
+++ b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/testdata/recipepackresource.json
@@ -15,21 +15,21 @@
     ],
     "recipes": {
       "Applications.Core/containers": {
-        "recipeKind": "Bicep",
-        "recipeLocation": "br:ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/kubernetes-container:latest",
+        "kind": "bicep",
+        "source": "br:ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/kubernetes-container:latest",
         "parameters": {
           "port": 8080,
           "replicas": 3
         },
-        "plainHTTP": false
+        "plainHttp": false
       },
       "Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-        "recipeKind": "Terraform",
-        "recipeLocation": "oci://ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/terraform/redis:latest",
+        "kind": "terraform",
+        "source": "oci://ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/terraform/redis:latest",
         "parameters": {
           "size": "small"
         },
-        "plainHTTP": true
+        "plainHttp": true
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/testdata/recipepackresourcedatamodel.json b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/testdata/recipepackresourcedatamodel.json
index 30526b1ad2d..8b313fcf6ff 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/testdata/recipepackresourcedatamodel.json
+++ b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/testdata/recipepackresourcedatamodel.json
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     ],
     "recipes": {
       "Applications.Core/containers": {
-        "recipeKind": "Bicep",
-        "recipeLocation": "br:ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/kubernetes-container:latest",
+        "kind": "bicep",
+        "source": "br:ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/kubernetes-container:latest",
         "parameters": {
           "port": 8080,
           "replicas": 3
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
         "plainHTTP": false
       },
       "Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-        "recipeKind": "Terraform",
-        "recipeLocation": "oci://ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/terraform/redis:latest",
+        "kind": "terraform",
+        "source": "oci://ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/terraform/redis:latest",
         "parameters": {
           "size": "small"
         },
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/zz_generated_models.go b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/zz_generated_models.go
index 09dba231d28..326810e274b 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/zz_generated_models.go
+++ b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/zz_generated_models.go
@@ -411,16 +411,17 @@ type ProvidersKubernetes struct {
 // RecipeDefinition - Recipe definition for a specific resource type
 type RecipeDefinition struct {
 	// REQUIRED; The type of recipe (e.g., Terraform, Bicep)
-	RecipeKind *RecipeKind
+	Kind *RecipeKind
 
-	// REQUIRED; URL path to the recipe
-	RecipeLocation *string
+	// REQUIRED; The source of the recipe. For Bicep recipes this is the OCI registry reference. For Terraform recipes this is
+	// the module source.
+	Source *string
 
 	// Parameters to pass to the recipe
 	Parameters map[string]any
 
-	// Connect to the location using HTTP (not HTTPS). This should be used when the location is known not to support HTTPS, for
-	// example in a locally hosted registry for Bicep recipes. Defaults to false (use HTTPS/TLS)
+	// Connect to the source using HTTP (not HTTPS). This should be used when the source is known not to support HTTPS, for example
+	// in a locally hosted registry for Bicep recipes. Defaults to false (use HTTPS/TLS)
 	PlainHTTP *bool
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/zz_generated_models_serde.go b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/zz_generated_models_serde.go
index ee969f154aa..5b1355dd0fa 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/zz_generated_models_serde.go
+++ b/pkg/corerp/api/v20250801preview/zz_generated_models_serde.go
@@ -997,10 +997,10 @@ func (p *ProvidersKubernetes) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 // MarshalJSON implements the json.Marshaller interface for type RecipeDefinition.
 func (r RecipeDefinition) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	objectMap := make(map[string]any)
+	populate(objectMap, "kind", r.Kind)
 	populate(objectMap, "parameters", r.Parameters)
 	populate(objectMap, "plainHttp", r.PlainHTTP)
-	populate(objectMap, "recipeKind", r.RecipeKind)
-	populate(objectMap, "recipeLocation", r.RecipeLocation)
+	populate(objectMap, "source", r.Source)
 	return json.Marshal(objectMap)
 }
 
@@ -1013,17 +1013,17 @@ func (r *RecipeDefinition) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	for key, val := range rawMsg {
 		var err error
 		switch key {
+		case "kind":
+			err = unpopulate(val, "Kind", &r.Kind)
+			delete(rawMsg, key)
 		case "parameters":
 			err = unpopulate(val, "Parameters", &r.Parameters)
 			delete(rawMsg, key)
 		case "plainHttp":
 			err = unpopulate(val, "PlainHTTP", &r.PlainHTTP)
 			delete(rawMsg, key)
-		case "recipeKind":
-			err = unpopulate(val, "RecipeKind", &r.RecipeKind)
-			delete(rawMsg, key)
-		case "recipeLocation":
-			err = unpopulate(val, "RecipeLocation", &r.RecipeLocation)
+		case "source":
+			err = unpopulate(val, "Source", &r.Source)
 			delete(rawMsg, key)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/datamodel/converter/recipepack_converter_test.go b/pkg/corerp/datamodel/converter/recipepack_converter_test.go
index 3bf535cde41..1db51bdd35c 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/datamodel/converter/recipepack_converter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/corerp/datamodel/converter/recipepack_converter_test.go
@@ -58,17 +58,17 @@ func TestRecipePackDataModelToVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 				Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 					Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 						"Applications.Core/containers": {
-							RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-							RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+							Kind:   "bicep",
+							Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 							Parameters: map[string]any{
 								"param1": "value1",
 							},
 							PlainHTTP: false,
 						},
 						"Applications.Datastores/sqlDatabases": {
-							RecipeKind:     "terraform",
-							RecipeLocation: "https://github.com/radius-project/recipes.git//terraform/modules/sql",
-							PlainHTTP:      false,
+							Kind:      "terraform",
+							Source:    "https://github.com/radius-project/recipes.git//terraform/modules/sql",
+							PlainHTTP: false,
 						},
 					},
 					ReferencedBy: []string{
@@ -162,16 +162,16 @@ func TestRecipePackDataModelFromVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 					"properties": {
 						"recipes": {
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								"recipeKind": "bicep",
-								"recipeLocation": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+								"kind": "bicep",
+								"source": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 								"parameters": {
 									"param1": "value1"
 								},
 								"plainHTTP": false
 							},
 							"Applications.Datastores/sqlDatabases": {
-								"recipeKind": "terraform",
-								"recipeLocation": "https://github.com/radius-project/recipes.git//terraform/modules/sql"
+								"kind": "terraform",
+								"source": "https://github.com/radius-project/recipes.git//terraform/modules/sql"
 							}
 						},
 						"referencedBy": [
@@ -203,17 +203,17 @@ func TestRecipePackDataModelFromVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 				Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 					Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 						"Applications.Core/containers": {
-							RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-							RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+							Kind:   "bicep",
+							Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 							Parameters: map[string]any{
 								"param1": "value1",
 							},
 							PlainHTTP: false,
 						},
 						"Applications.Datastores/sqlDatabases": {
-							RecipeKind:     "terraform",
-							RecipeLocation: "https://github.com/radius-project/recipes.git//terraform/modules/sql",
-							PlainHTTP:      false,
+							Kind:      "terraform",
+							Source:    "https://github.com/radius-project/recipes.git//terraform/modules/sql",
+							PlainHTTP: false,
 						},
 					},
 					ReferencedBy: []string{
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ func TestRecipePackDataModelFromVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 					"properties": {
 						"recipes": {
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								"recipeKind": "bicep",
-								"recipeLocation": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0"
+								"kind": "bicep",
+								"source": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0"
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -284,9 +284,9 @@ func TestRecipePackDataModelFromVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 				Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 					Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 						"Applications.Core/containers": {
-							RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-							RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
-							PlainHTTP:      false, // Should default to false when not specified
+							Kind:      "bicep",
+							Source:    "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+							PlainHTTP: false, // Should default to false when not specified
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ func TestRecipePackDataModelFromVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 				"properties": {
 					"recipes": {
 						"Applications.Datastores/sqlDatabases": {
-							"recipeKind": "terraform",
-							"recipeLocation": "http://insecure-registry.example.com/recipes/sql",
+							"kind": "terraform",
+							"source": "http://insecure-registry.example.com/recipes/sql",
 							"plainHttp": true
 						}
 					}
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ func TestRecipePackDataModelFromVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 				Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 					Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 						"Applications.Datastores/sqlDatabases": {
-							RecipeKind:     "terraform",
-							RecipeLocation: "http://insecure-registry.example.com/recipes/sql",
-							PlainHTTP:      true, // Explicitly set to true
+							Kind:      "terraform",
+							Source:    "http://insecure-registry.example.com/recipes/sql",
+							PlainHTTP: true, // Explicitly set to true
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -386,8 +386,8 @@ func TestRecipePackDataModelFromVersioned(t *testing.T) {
 					for key, expectedRecipe := range tc.expected.Properties.Recipes {
 						actualRecipe, exists := result.Properties.Recipes[key]
 						require.True(t, exists, "Recipe %s should exist", key)
-						require.Equal(t, expectedRecipe.RecipeKind, actualRecipe.RecipeKind)
-						require.Equal(t, expectedRecipe.RecipeLocation, actualRecipe.RecipeLocation)
+						require.Equal(t, expectedRecipe.Kind, actualRecipe.Kind)
+						require.Equal(t, expectedRecipe.Source, actualRecipe.Source)
 
 						// Debug output for plainHTTP
 						t.Logf("Recipe %s - Expected PlainHTTP: %v, Actual PlainHTTP: %v", key, expectedRecipe.PlainHTTP, actualRecipe.PlainHTTP)
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ func TestRecipePackRoundTripConversion(t *testing.T) {
 		Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 			Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 				"Applications.Core/containers": {
-					RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-					RecipeLocation: "br:test.azurecr.io/recipes/container:latest",
+					Kind:   "bicep",
+					Source: "br:test.azurecr.io/recipes/container:latest",
 					Parameters: map[string]any{
 						"cpu":    "0.5",
 						"memory": "1Gi",
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ func TestRecipePackRoundTripConversion(t *testing.T) {
 	for key, originalRecipe := range originalDataModel.Properties.Recipes {
 		resultRecipe, exists := resultDataModel.Properties.Recipes[key]
 		require.True(t, exists, "Recipe %s should exist after round-trip", key)
-		require.Equal(t, originalRecipe.RecipeKind, resultRecipe.RecipeKind)
-		require.Equal(t, originalRecipe.RecipeLocation, resultRecipe.RecipeLocation)
+		require.Equal(t, originalRecipe.Kind, resultRecipe.Kind)
+		require.Equal(t, originalRecipe.Source, resultRecipe.Source)
 		require.Equal(t, originalRecipe.PlainHTTP, resultRecipe.PlainHTTP)
 		require.Equal(t, originalRecipe.Parameters, resultRecipe.Parameters)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/datamodel/recipepack.go b/pkg/corerp/datamodel/recipepack.go
index 7ab6c4c89ad..6181565c561 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/datamodel/recipepack.go
+++ b/pkg/corerp/datamodel/recipepack.go
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ type RecipePackProperties struct {
 
 // RecipeDefinition represents a recipe definition in the datamodel.
 type RecipeDefinition struct {
-	// RecipeKind is the type of recipe (e.g., terraform, bicep).
-	RecipeKind string `json:"recipeKind"`
+	// Kind is the type of recipe (e.g., terraform, bicep).
+	Kind string `json:"kind"`
 
-	// RecipeLocation is the URL or path to the recipe source.
-	RecipeLocation string `json:"recipeLocation"`
+	// Source is the URL or path to the recipe source.
+	Source string `json:"source"`
 
 	// Parameters to pass to the recipe.
 	Parameters map[string]any `json:"parameters,omitempty"`
 
-	// PlainHTTP connects to the location using HTTP (not-HTTPS).
+	// PlainHTTP connects to the source using HTTP (not-HTTPS).
 	PlainHTTP bool `json:"plainHTTP,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/environments/v20250801preview/createorupdateenvironment_test.go b/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/environments/v20250801preview/createorupdateenvironment_test.go
index 9eee3fbda7b..01ce2d825d9 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/environments/v20250801preview/createorupdateenvironment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/environments/v20250801preview/createorupdateenvironment_test.go
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-								RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+								Kind:   "bicep",
+								Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-								RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+								Kind:   "bicep",
+								Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-								RecipeKind:     "terraform",
-								RecipeLocation: "git::https://github.com/recipes/dapr-state",
+								Kind:   "terraform",
+								Source: "git::https://github.com/recipes/dapr-state",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -458,8 +458,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-								RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+								Kind:   "bicep",
+								Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-								RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+								Kind:   "bicep",
+								Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								RecipeKind:     "terraform",
-								RecipeLocation: "git::https://github.com/recipes/container",
+								Kind:   "terraform",
+								Source: "git::https://github.com/recipes/container",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-								RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+								Kind:   "bicep",
+								Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"applications.core/containers": {
-								RecipeKind:     "terraform",
-								RecipeLocation: "git::https://github.com/recipes/container",
+								Kind:   "terraform",
+								Source: "git::https://github.com/recipes/container",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -552,8 +552,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-								RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+								Kind:   "bicep",
+								Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-								RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+								Kind:   "bicep",
+								Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -620,8 +620,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Core/containers": {
-								RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-								RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+								Kind:   "bicep",
+								Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackValidation(t *testing.T) {
 					Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 						Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 							"Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-								RecipeKind:     "terraform",
-								RecipeLocation: "git::https://github.com/recipes/dapr-state",
+								Kind:   "terraform",
+								Source: "git::https://github.com/recipes/dapr-state",
 							},
 						},
 					},
@@ -796,8 +796,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackNormalization(t *testing.T) {
 		Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 			Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 				"Applications.Core/containers": {
-					RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-					RecipeLocation: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
+					Kind:   "bicep",
+					Source: "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/recipes/container:1.0",
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -806,8 +806,8 @@ func TestCreateOrUpdateEnvironment_RecipePackNormalization(t *testing.T) {
 		Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 			Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 				"Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-					RecipeKind:     "terraform",
-					RecipeLocation: "git::https://github.com/recipes/dapr-state",
+					Kind:   "terraform",
+					Source: "git::https://github.com/recipes/dapr-state",
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/recipepacks/createorupdaterecipepack_test.go b/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/recipepacks/createorupdaterecipepack_test.go
index f34b1073e4c..0a96f5fe2b7 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/recipepacks/createorupdaterecipepack_test.go
+++ b/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/recipepacks/createorupdaterecipepack_test.go
@@ -158,16 +158,16 @@ func getTestModels() (*v20250801preview.RecipePackResource, *datamodel.RecipePac
 		Properties: &v20250801preview.RecipePackProperties{
 			Recipes: map[string]*v20250801preview.RecipeDefinition{
 				"Applications.Core/extenders": {
-					RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
-					RecipeLocation: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"),
+					Kind:   to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
+					Source: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"),
 				},
 				"Radius.Resources/postgreSQL": {
-					RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
-					RecipeLocation: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"),
+					Kind:   to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
+					Source: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"),
 				},
 				"Applications.Datastores/redisCaches": {
-					RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
-					RecipeLocation: new("https://github.com/example/recipes/redis-cache.bicep"),
+					Kind:   to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
+					Source: new("https://github.com/example/recipes/redis-cache.bicep"),
 					Parameters: map[string]any{
 						"tier": "basic",
 					},
@@ -188,16 +188,16 @@ func getTestModels() (*v20250801preview.RecipePackResource, *datamodel.RecipePac
 		Properties: datamodel.RecipePackProperties{
 			Recipes: map[string]*datamodel.RecipeDefinition{
 				"Applications.Core/extenders": {
-					RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-					RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0",
+					Kind:   "bicep",
+					Source: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0",
 				},
 				"Radius.Resources/postgreSQL": {
-					RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-					RecipeLocation: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0",
+					Kind:   "bicep",
+					Source: "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0",
 				},
 				"Applications.Datastores/redisCaches": {
-					RecipeKind:     "bicep",
-					RecipeLocation: "https://github.com/example/recipes/redis-cache.bicep",
+					Kind:   "bicep",
+					Source: "https://github.com/example/recipes/redis-cache.bicep",
 					Parameters: map[string]any{
 						"tier": "basic",
 					},
@@ -215,18 +215,18 @@ func getTestModels() (*v20250801preview.RecipePackResource, *datamodel.RecipePac
 			ProvisioningState: to.Ptr(v20250801preview.ProvisioningStateSucceeded),
 			Recipes: map[string]*v20250801preview.RecipeDefinition{
 				"Applications.Core/extenders": {
-					RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
-					RecipeLocation: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"),
-					PlainHTTP:      new(false),
+					Kind:      to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
+					Source:    new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"),
+					PlainHTTP: new(false),
 				},
 				"Radius.Resources/postgreSQL": {
-					RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
-					RecipeLocation: new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"),
-					PlainHTTP:      new(false),
+					Kind:      to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
+					Source:    new("ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"),
+					PlainHTTP: new(false),
 				},
 				"Applications.Datastores/redisCaches": {
-					RecipeKind:     to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
-					RecipeLocation: new("https://github.com/example/recipes/redis-cache.bicep"),
+					Kind:   to.Ptr(v20250801preview.RecipeKindBicep),
+					Source: new("https://github.com/example/recipes/redis-cache.bicep"),
 					Parameters: map[string]any{
 						"tier": "basic",
 					},
diff --git a/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/recipepacks/testdata/recipepack_datamodel.json b/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/recipepacks/testdata/recipepack_datamodel.json
index 05a1a4d708d..4c6c9ec897e 100644
--- a/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/recipepacks/testdata/recipepack_datamodel.json
+++ b/pkg/corerp/frontend/controller/recipepacks/testdata/recipepack_datamodel.json
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@
   "properties": {
     "recipes": {
       "Applications.Core/extenders": {
-        "recipeKind": "bicep",
-        "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"
+        "kind": "bicep",
+        "source": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"
       },
       "Radius.Resources/postgreSQL": {
-        "recipeKind": "bicep",
-        "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"
+        "kind": "bicep",
+        "source": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/local-dev/extender-postgresql:0.50.0"
       },
       "Applications.Datastores/redisCaches": {
-        "recipeKind": "bicep",
-        "recipeLocation": "https://github.com/example/recipes/redis-cache.bicep",
+        "kind": "bicep",
+        "source": "https://github.com/example/recipes/redis-cache.bicep",
         "parameters": {
           "tier": "basic"
         }
diff --git a/pkg/recipes/configloader/environment.go b/pkg/recipes/configloader/environment.go
index 82df85b93b5..146ddfa01a9 100644
--- a/pkg/recipes/configloader/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/recipes/configloader/environment.go
@@ -365,10 +365,10 @@ func getRecipeDefinitionFromEnvironmentV20250801(ctx context.Context, environmen
 		// We will remove this field from EnvironmentDefinition once we deprecate Applications.Core.
 		definition := &recipes.EnvironmentDefinition{
 			Name:         "default",
-			Driver:       recipeDefinition.RecipeKind,
+			Driver:       recipeDefinition.Kind,
 			ResourceType: resource.Type(),
 			Parameters:   parameters,
-			TemplatePath: recipeDefinition.RecipeLocation,
+			TemplatePath: recipeDefinition.Source,
 			PlainHTTP:    recipeDefinition.PlainHTTP,
 		}
 		return definition, nil
@@ -398,15 +398,25 @@ func fetchRecipeDefinition(ctx context.Context, recipePackIDs []string, armOptio
 		// Convert recipes map
 		for recipePackResourceType, definition := range recipePackResource.Properties.Recipes {
 			if strings.EqualFold(recipePackResourceType, resourceType) {
+				if definition == nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("recipe for resource type %q in recipe pack %q is missing its definition", resourceType, recipePackID)
+				}
+				if definition.Kind == nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("recipe for resource type %q in recipe pack %q is missing the required \"kind\" field", resourceType, recipePackID)
+				}
+				if definition.Source == nil {
+					return nil, fmt.Errorf("recipe for resource type %q in recipe pack %q is missing the required \"source\" field", resourceType, recipePackID)
+				}
+
 				var plainHTTP bool
 				if definition.PlainHTTP != nil {
 					plainHTTP = *definition.PlainHTTP
 				}
 				return &recipes.RecipeDefinition{
-					RecipeKind:     string(*definition.RecipeKind),
-					RecipeLocation: string(*definition.RecipeLocation),
-					Parameters:     definition.Parameters,
-					PlainHTTP:      plainHTTP,
+					Kind:       string(*definition.Kind),
+					Source:     string(*definition.Source),
+					Parameters: definition.Parameters,
+					PlainHTTP:  plainHTTP,
 				}, nil
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/recipes/types.go b/pkg/recipes/types.go
index 61d512487bc..a7f6bc786a9 100644
--- a/pkg/recipes/types.go
+++ b/pkg/recipes/types.go
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ type RecipePackResource struct {
 
 // RecipeDefinition represents a recipe definition for a specific resource type in a recipe pack.
 type RecipeDefinition struct {
-	// RecipeKind represents the type of recipe (e.g., terraform, bicep)
-	RecipeKind string
-	// RecipeLocation represents URL or path to the recipe source
-	RecipeLocation string
+	// Kind represents the type of recipe (e.g., terraform, bicep)
+	Kind string
+	// Source represents URL or path to the recipe source
+	Source string
 	// Parameters represents parameters to pass to the recipe
 	Parameters map[string]any
-	// PlainHTTP connects to the location using HTTP (not-HTTPS)
+	// PlainHTTP connects to the source using HTTP (not-HTTPS)
 	PlainHTTP bool
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/ucp/initializer/service_test.go b/pkg/ucp/initializer/service_test.go
index 6c1ef98414e..d803f57ddd8 100644
--- a/pkg/ucp/initializer/service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ucp/initializer/service_test.go
@@ -365,9 +365,13 @@ types:
 		additionalProperties, ok := recipesProperty["additionalProperties"].(map[string]any)
 		require.True(t, ok)
 		recipeDefinitionProperties := requireSchemaProperties(t, additionalProperties)
-		recipeKindProperty := requireSchemaProperty(t, recipeDefinitionProperties, "recipeKind")
-		assert.NotContains(t, recipeKindProperty, "$ref")
-		assert.Equal(t, "string", recipeKindProperty["type"])
+		kindProperty := requireSchemaProperty(t, recipeDefinitionProperties, "kind")
+		assert.NotContains(t, kindProperty, "$ref")
+		assert.Equal(t, "string", kindProperty["type"])
+
+		sourceProperty := requireSchemaProperty(t, recipeDefinitionProperties, "source")
+		assert.NotContains(t, sourceProperty, "$ref")
+		assert.Equal(t, "string", sourceProperty["type"])
 
 		terraformConfigs := summaryModel.Properties.ResourceTypes["terraformConfigs"]
 		terraformConfigSchema := terraformConfigs.APIVersions["2025-08-01-preview"].Schema
diff --git a/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_CreateOrUpdate.json b/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_CreateOrUpdate.json
index c803d5088b3..3943f2496e7 100644
--- a/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_CreateOrUpdate.json
+++ b/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_CreateOrUpdate.json
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@
       "properties": {
         "recipes": {
           "Applications.Core/containers": {
-            "recipeKind": "bicep",
-            "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
+            "kind": "bicep",
+            "source": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
             "parameters": {
               "cpu": "1.0",
               "memory": "2Gi"
             }
           },
           "Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-            "recipeKind": "bicep",
-            "recipeLocation": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
+            "kind": "bicep",
+            "source": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
             "parameters": {
               "databaseName": "radius-db",
               "throughput": 400
@@ -43,16 +43,16 @@
           ],
           "recipes": {
             "Applications.Core/containers": {
-              "recipeKind": "bicep",
-              "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
+              "kind": "bicep",
+              "source": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
               "parameters": {
                 "cpu": "1.0",
                 "memory": "2Gi"
               }
             },
             "Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-              "recipeKind": "bicep",
-              "recipeLocation": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
+              "kind": "bicep",
+              "source": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
               "parameters": {
                 "databaseName": "radius-db",
                 "throughput": 400
diff --git a/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_Get.json b/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_Get.json
index e5c6b50be1e..a9e1c926125 100644
--- a/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_Get.json
+++ b/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_Get.json
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
           ],
           "recipes": {
             "Applications.Core/containers": {
-              "recipeKind": "bicep",
-              "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
+              "kind": "bicep",
+              "source": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
               "parameters": {
                 "cpu": "1.0",
                 "memory": "2Gi"
               }
             },
             "Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-              "recipeKind": "bicep",
-              "recipeLocation": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
+              "kind": "bicep",
+              "source": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
               "parameters": {
                 "databaseName": "radius-db",
                 "throughput": 400
diff --git a/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_ListByScope.json b/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_ListByScope.json
index 5f0e6e532cf..46d06767612 100644
--- a/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_ListByScope.json
+++ b/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/examples/RecipePacks_ListByScope.json
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
               ],
               "recipes": {
                 "Applications.Core/containers": {
-                  "recipeKind": "bicep",
-                  "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/myregistry/bicep/recipes/myrecipe:v1.0"
+                  "kind": "bicep",
+                  "source": "ghcr.io/myregistry/bicep/recipes/myrecipe:v1.0"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
               "referencedBy": [],
               "recipes": {
                 "Applications.Core/containers": {
-                  "recipeKind": "bicep",
-                  "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/myregistry/bicep/recipes/myrecipe:v1.0"
+                  "kind": "bicep",
+                  "source": "ghcr.io/myregistry/bicep/recipes/myrecipe:v1.0"
                 }
               }
             }
diff --git a/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/openapi.json b/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/openapi.json
index c786c3c5e8e..188b8ec193f 100644
--- a/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/openapi.json
+++ b/swagger/specification/radius/resource-manager/Radius.Core/preview/2025-08-01-preview/openapi.json
@@ -1993,17 +1993,17 @@
       "type": "object",
       "description": "Recipe definition for a specific resource type",
       "properties": {
-        "recipeKind": {
+        "kind": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/RecipeKind",
           "description": "The type of recipe (e.g., Terraform, Bicep)"
         },
         "plainHttp": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "description": "Connect to the location using HTTP (not HTTPS). This should be used when the location is known not to support HTTPS, for example in a locally hosted registry for Bicep recipes. Defaults to false (use HTTPS/TLS)"
+          "description": "Connect to the source using HTTP (not HTTPS). This should be used when the source is known not to support HTTPS, for example in a locally hosted registry for Bicep recipes. Defaults to false (use HTTPS/TLS)"
         },
-        "recipeLocation": {
+        "source": {
           "type": "string",
-          "description": "URL path to the recipe"
+          "description": "The source of the recipe. For Bicep recipes this is the OCI registry reference. For Terraform recipes this is the module source."
         },
         "parameters": {
           "type": "object",
@@ -2012,8 +2012,8 @@
         }
       },
       "required": [
-        "recipeKind",
-        "recipeLocation"
+        "kind",
+        "source"
       ]
     },
     "RecipeKind": {
diff --git a/test/functional-portable/cli/noncloud/testdata/corerp-recipe-pack-test.bicep b/test/functional-portable/cli/noncloud/testdata/corerp-recipe-pack-test.bicep
index e76bb33075a..ef730083eb5 100644
--- a/test/functional-portable/cli/noncloud/testdata/corerp-recipe-pack-test.bicep
+++ b/test/functional-portable/cli/noncloud/testdata/corerp-recipe-pack-test.bicep
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@ resource computeRecipePack 'Radius.Core/recipePacks@2025-08-01-preview' = {
   properties: {
     recipes: {
       'Radius.Compute/containers': {
-        recipeKind: 'terraform'
-        recipeLocation: 'https://github.com/project-radius/resource-types-contrib.git//recipes/compute/containers/kubernetes?ref=v0.48'
+        kind: 'terraform'
+        source: 'https://github.com/project-radius/resource-types-contrib.git//recipes/compute/containers/kubernetes?ref=v0.48'
         parameters: {
           allowPlatformOptions: true
         }
       }
       'Radius.Security/secrets': {
-        recipeKind: 'terraform'
-        recipeLocation: 'https://github.com/project-radius/resource-types-contrib.git//recipes/security/secrets/kubernetes?ref=v0.48'
+        kind: 'terraform'
+        source: 'https://github.com/project-radius/resource-types-contrib.git//recipes/security/secrets/kubernetes?ref=v0.48'
       }
       'Radius.Storage/volumes': {
-        recipeKind: 'terraform'
-        recipeLocation: 'https://github.com/project-radius/resource-types-contrib.git//recipes/storage/volumes/kubernetes?ref=v0.48'
+        kind: 'terraform'
+        source: 'https://github.com/project-radius/resource-types-contrib.git//recipes/storage/volumes/kubernetes?ref=v0.48'
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test-by-name.bicep b/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test-by-name.bicep
index a629f9476de..e37d43fd3b1 100644
--- a/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test-by-name.bicep
+++ b/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test-by-name.bicep
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ resource recipepack 'Radius.Core/recipePacks@2025-08-01-preview' = {
   properties: {
     recipes: {
       'Test.Resources/userTypeAlpha': {
-        recipeKind: 'bicep'
-        recipeLocation: '${registry}/test/testrecipes/test-bicep-recipes/dynamicrp_recipe:${version}'
+        kind: 'bicep'
+        source: '${registry}/test/testrecipes/test-bicep-recipes/dynamicrp_recipe:${version}'
         parameters: {
           port: port
         }
diff --git a/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test-no-provider.bicep b/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test-no-provider.bicep
index 12ac4b84481..b66d56869a4 100644
--- a/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test-no-provider.bicep
+++ b/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test-no-provider.bicep
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ resource recipepack 'Radius.Core/recipePacks@2025-08-01-preview' = {
   properties: {
     recipes: {
       'Test.Resources/userTypeAlpha': {
-        recipeKind: 'bicep'
-        recipeLocation: '${registry}/test/testrecipes/test-bicep-recipes/dynamicrp_recipe:${version}'
+        kind: 'bicep'
+        source: '${registry}/test/testrecipes/test-bicep-recipes/dynamicrp_recipe:${version}'
         parameters: {
           port: port
         }
diff --git a/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test.bicep b/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test.bicep
index 4fcf164459f..67cdbd52478 100644
--- a/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test.bicep
+++ b/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/recipepacks-test.bicep
@@ -18,16 +18,16 @@ resource recipepack 'Radius.Core/recipePacks@2025-08-01-preview' = {
   properties: {
     recipes: {
       'Test.Resources/userTypeAlpha': {
-        recipeKind: 'bicep'
-        recipeLocation: '${registry}/test/testrecipes/test-bicep-recipes/dynamicrp_recipe:${version}'
+        kind: 'bicep'
+        source: '${registry}/test/testrecipes/test-bicep-recipes/dynamicrp_recipe:${version}'
         parameters: {
           port: port
         }
       }
       'Test.Resources/postgres': {
-        recipeKind: 'bicep'
+        kind: 'bicep'
         // update the sha sum after making changes to the recipe
-        recipeLocation: '${registry}/test/testrecipes/test-bicep-recipes/dynamicrp_postgress_recipe@sha256:40d079856c2b7cf4df146c0726b31b8bea6a82ef1eb7fa9bc9e00498367f2a4d'
+        source: '${registry}/test/testrecipes/test-bicep-recipes/dynamicrp_postgress_recipe@sha256:40d079856c2b7cf4df146c0726b31b8bea6a82ef1eb7fa9bc9e00498367f2a4d'
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/terraformconfig-redis-test.bicep b/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/terraformconfig-redis-test.bicep
index 22c47958073..af4242bcc34 100644
--- a/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/terraformconfig-redis-test.bicep
+++ b/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/terraformconfig-redis-test.bicep
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ resource recipepack 'Radius.Core/recipePacks@2025-08-01-preview' = {
   properties: {
     recipes: {
       'Applications.Core/extenders': {
-        recipeKind: 'terraform'
-        recipeLocation: '${moduleServer}/kubernetes-redis.zip//modules'
+        kind: 'terraform'
+        source: '${moduleServer}/kubernetes-redis.zip//modules'
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/tfbicep-combined-test.bicep b/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/tfbicep-combined-test.bicep
index 58e6408f970..15968d816c1 100644
--- a/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/tfbicep-combined-test.bicep
+++ b/test/functional-portable/dynamicrp/noncloud/resources/testdata/tfbicep-combined-test.bicep
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ resource recipepack 'Radius.Core/recipePacks@2025-08-01-preview' = {
   properties: {
     recipes: {
       'Applications.Core/extenders': {
-        recipeKind: 'terraform'
-        recipeLocation: '${moduleServer}/kubernetes-redis.zip//modules'
+        kind: 'terraform'
+        source: '${moduleServer}/kubernetes-redis.zip//modules'
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_CreateOrUpdate.json b/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_CreateOrUpdate.json
index c803d5088b3..3943f2496e7 100644
--- a/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_CreateOrUpdate.json
+++ b/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_CreateOrUpdate.json
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@
       "properties": {
         "recipes": {
           "Applications.Core/containers": {
-            "recipeKind": "bicep",
-            "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
+            "kind": "bicep",
+            "source": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
             "parameters": {
               "cpu": "1.0",
               "memory": "2Gi"
             }
           },
           "Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-            "recipeKind": "bicep",
-            "recipeLocation": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
+            "kind": "bicep",
+            "source": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
             "parameters": {
               "databaseName": "radius-db",
               "throughput": 400
@@ -43,16 +43,16 @@
           ],
           "recipes": {
             "Applications.Core/containers": {
-              "recipeKind": "bicep",
-              "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
+              "kind": "bicep",
+              "source": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
               "parameters": {
                 "cpu": "1.0",
                 "memory": "2Gi"
               }
             },
             "Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-              "recipeKind": "bicep",
-              "recipeLocation": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
+              "kind": "bicep",
+              "source": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
               "parameters": {
                 "databaseName": "radius-db",
                 "throughput": 400
diff --git a/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_Get.json b/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_Get.json
index e5c6b50be1e..a9e1c926125 100644
--- a/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_Get.json
+++ b/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_Get.json
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@
           ],
           "recipes": {
             "Applications.Core/containers": {
-              "recipeKind": "bicep",
-              "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
+              "kind": "bicep",
+              "source": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest",
               "parameters": {
                 "cpu": "1.0",
                 "memory": "2Gi"
               }
             },
             "Applications.Dapr/stateStores": {
-              "recipeKind": "bicep",
-              "recipeLocation": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
+              "kind": "bicep",
+              "source": "br:myregistry.azurecr.io/bicep/recipes/cosmosdb:v1.0",
               "parameters": {
                 "databaseName": "radius-db",
                 "throughput": 400
diff --git a/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_List.json b/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_List.json
index e38bbd79b16..62841b6c869 100644
--- a/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_List.json
+++ b/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_List.json
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
               ],
               "recipes": {
                 "Applications.Core/containers": {
-                  "recipeKind": "bicep",
-                  "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest"
+                  "kind": "bicep",
+                  "source": "ghcr.io/radius-project/recipes/azure-container-apps:latest"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
               "referencedBy": [],
               "recipes": {
                 "Applications.Core/containers": {
-                  "recipeKind": "bicep",
-                  "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/myregistry/bicep/recipes/myrecipe:v1.0"
+                  "kind": "bicep",
+                  "source": "ghcr.io/myregistry/bicep/recipes/myrecipe:v1.0"
                 }
               }
             }
diff --git a/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_ListByScope.json b/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_ListByScope.json
index 5f0e6e532cf..46d06767612 100644
--- a/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_ListByScope.json
+++ b/typespec/Radius.Core/examples/2025-08-01-preview/RecipePacks_ListByScope.json
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
               ],
               "recipes": {
                 "Applications.Core/containers": {
-                  "recipeKind": "bicep",
-                  "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/myregistry/bicep/recipes/myrecipe:v1.0"
+                  "kind": "bicep",
+                  "source": "ghcr.io/myregistry/bicep/recipes/myrecipe:v1.0"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
               "referencedBy": [],
               "recipes": {
                 "Applications.Core/containers": {
-                  "recipeKind": "bicep",
-                  "recipeLocation": "ghcr.io/myregistry/bicep/recipes/myrecipe:v1.0"
+                  "kind": "bicep",
+                  "source": "ghcr.io/myregistry/bicep/recipes/myrecipe:v1.0"
                 }
               }
             }
diff --git a/typespec/Radius.Core/recipePacks.tsp b/typespec/Radius.Core/recipePacks.tsp
index 2b9b494024f..7d7be16de9e 100644
--- a/typespec/Radius.Core/recipePacks.tsp
+++ b/typespec/Radius.Core/recipePacks.tsp
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ model RecipePackProperties {
 @doc("Recipe definition for a specific resource type")
 model RecipeDefinition {
   @doc("The type of recipe (e.g., Terraform, Bicep)")
-  recipeKind: RecipeKind;
+  kind: RecipeKind;
 
-  @doc("Connect to the location using HTTP (not HTTPS). This should be used when the location is known not to support HTTPS, for example in a locally hosted registry for Bicep recipes. Defaults to false (use HTTPS/TLS)")
+  @doc("Connect to the source using HTTP (not HTTPS). This should be used when the source is known not to support HTTPS, for example in a locally hosted registry for Bicep recipes. Defaults to false (use HTTPS/TLS)")
   plainHttp?: boolean;
 
-  @doc("URL path to the recipe")
-  recipeLocation: string;
+  @doc("The source of the recipe. For Bicep recipes this is the OCI registry reference. For Terraform recipes this is the module source.")
+  source: string;
 
   @doc("Parameters to pass to the recipe")
   parameters?: Record<unknown>;