diff --git a/kyaml/fn/framework/command/example_test.go b/kyaml/fn/framework/command/example_test.go
index 0badd3f9521..260f8785143 100644
--- a/kyaml/fn/framework/command/example_test.go
+++ b/kyaml/fn/framework/command/example_test.go
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ functionConfig:
 func ExampleBuild_validate() {
 	fn := func(rl *framework.ResourceList) error {
 		// validation results
-		var validationResults []framework.ResultItem
+		var validationResults framework.Results
 
 		// validate that each Deployment resource has spec.replicas set
 		for i := range rl.Items {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func ExampleBuild_validate() {
 			if r != nil {
 				continue
 			}
-			validationResults = append(validationResults, framework.ResultItem{
+			validationResults = append(validationResults, &framework.Result{
 				Severity: framework.Error,
 				Message:  "field is required",
 				ResourceRef: yaml.ResourceIdentifier{
@@ -334,13 +334,10 @@ func ExampleBuild_validate() {
 		}
 
 		if len(validationResults) > 0 {
-			rl.Result = &framework.Result{
-				Name:  "replicas-validator",
-				Items: validationResults,
-			}
+			rl.Results = validationResults
 		}
 
-		return rl.Result
+		return rl.Results
 	}
 
 	cmd := command.Build(framework.ResourceListProcessorFunc(fn), command.StandaloneDisabled, true)
@@ -370,15 +367,13 @@ items:
 	//   metadata:
 	//     name: foo
 	// results:
-	//   name: replicas-validator
-	//   items:
-	//   - message: field is required
-	//     severity: error
-	//     resourceRef:
-	//       apiVersion: apps/v1
-	//       kind: Deployment
-	//       name: foo
-	//     field:
-	//       path: spec.replicas
-	//       suggestedValue: "1"
+	// - message: field is required
+	//   severity: error
+	//   resourceRef:
+	//     apiVersion: apps/v1
+	//     kind: Deployment
+	//     name: foo
+	//   field:
+	//     path: spec.replicas
+	//     suggestedValue: "1"
 }
diff --git a/kyaml/fn/framework/framework.go b/kyaml/fn/framework/framework.go
index 12c30a2c221..0224404f838 100644
--- a/kyaml/fn/framework/framework.go
+++ b/kyaml/fn/framework/framework.go
@@ -17,6 +17,21 @@ import (
 // This framework facilitates building functions that receive and emit ResourceLists,
 // as required by the specification.
 type ResourceList struct {
+	// Items is the ResourceList.items input and output value.
+	//
+	// e.g. given the function input:
+	//
+	//    kind: ResourceList
+	//    items:
+	//    - kind: Deployment
+	//      ...
+	//    - kind: Service
+	//      ...
+	//
+	// Items will be a slice containing the Deployment and Service resources
+	// Mutating functions will alter this field during processing.
+	Items []*yaml.RNode `yaml:"items" json:"items"`
+
 	// FunctionConfig is the ResourceList.functionConfig input value.
 	//
 	// e.g. given the input:
@@ -33,25 +48,10 @@ type ResourceList struct {
 	//        foo: var
 	FunctionConfig *yaml.RNode `yaml:"functionConfig" json:"functionConfig"`
 
-	// Items is the ResourceList.items input and output value.
-	//
-	// e.g. given the function input:
-	//
-	//    kind: ResourceList
-	//    items:
-	//    - kind: Deployment
-	//      ...
-	//    - kind: Service
-	//      ...
-	//
-	// Items will be a slice containing the Deployment and Service resources
-	// Mutating functions will alter this field during processing.
-	Items []*yaml.RNode `yaml:"items" json:"items"`
-
 	// Result is ResourceList.result output value.
 	// Validating functions can optionally use this field to communicate structured
 	// validation error data to downstream functions.
-	Result *Result `yaml:"results" json:"results"`
+	Results Results `yaml:"results" json:"results"`
 }
 
 // ResourceListProcessor is implemented by configuration functions built with this framework
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ func Execute(p ResourceListProcessor, rlSource *kio.ByteReadWriter) error {
 
 	// Write the results
 	// Set the ResourceList.results for validating functions
-	if rl.Result != nil && len(rl.Result.Items) > 0 {
-		b, err := yaml.Marshal(rl.Result)
+	if len(rl.Results) > 0 {
+		b, err := yaml.Marshal(rl.Results)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err)
 		}
diff --git a/kyaml/fn/framework/framework_test.go b/kyaml/fn/framework/framework_test.go
index 0a4eb1b8f34..426c5d593b7 100644
--- a/kyaml/fn/framework/framework_test.go
+++ b/kyaml/fn/framework/framework_test.go
@@ -16,39 +16,37 @@ import (
 
 func TestExecute_Result(t *testing.T) {
 	p := framework.ResourceListProcessorFunc(func(rl *framework.ResourceList) error {
-		err := &framework.Result{
-			Name: "Incompatible config",
-			Items: []framework.ResultItem{
-				{
-					Message:  "bad value for replicas",
-					Severity: framework.Error,
-					ResourceRef: yaml.ResourceIdentifier{
-						TypeMeta: yaml.TypeMeta{APIVersion: "v1", Kind: "Deployment"},
-						NameMeta: yaml.NameMeta{Name: "tester", Namespace: "default"},
-					},
-					Field: framework.Field{
-						Path:           ".spec.Replicas",
-						CurrentValue:   "0",
-						SuggestedValue: "3",
-					},
-					File: framework.File{
-						Path:  "/path/to/deployment.yaml",
-						Index: 0,
-					},
+		err := &framework.Results{
+			{
+				Message:  "bad value for replicas",
+				Severity: framework.Error,
+				ResourceRef: yaml.ResourceIdentifier{
+					TypeMeta: yaml.TypeMeta{APIVersion: "v1", Kind: "Deployment"},
+					NameMeta: yaml.NameMeta{Name: "tester", Namespace: "default"},
 				},
-				{
-					Message:  "some error",
-					Severity: framework.Error,
+				Field: framework.Field{
+					Path:           ".spec.Replicas",
+					CurrentValue:   "0",
+					SuggestedValue: "3",
 				},
+				File: framework.File{
+					Path:  "/path/to/deployment.yaml",
+					Index: 0,
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Message:  "some error",
+				Severity: framework.Error,
+				Tags:     map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 			},
 		}
-		rl.Result = err
+		rl.Results = *err
 		return err
 	})
 	out := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	source := &kio.ByteReadWriter{Reader: bytes.NewBufferString(`
 kind: ResourceList
-apiVersion: config.kubernetes.io/v1alpha1
+apiVersion: config.kubernetes.io/v1
 items:
 - kind: Deployment
   apiVersion: v1
@@ -62,8 +60,8 @@ items:
 	assert.EqualError(t, err, `[error] v1/Deployment/default/tester .spec.Replicas: bad value for replicas
 
 [error] : some error`)
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, err.(*framework.Result).ExitCode())
-	assert.Equal(t, `apiVersion: config.kubernetes.io/v1alpha1
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, err.(*framework.Results).ExitCode())
+	assert.Equal(t, `apiVersion: config.kubernetes.io/v1
 kind: ResourceList
 items:
 - kind: Deployment
@@ -74,21 +72,21 @@ items:
   spec:
     replicas: 0
 results:
-  name: Incompatible config
-  items:
-  - message: bad value for replicas
-    severity: error
-    resourceRef:
-      apiVersion: v1
-      kind: Deployment
-      name: tester
-      namespace: default
-    field:
-      path: .spec.Replicas
-      currentValue: "0"
-      suggestedValue: "3"
-    file:
-      path: /path/to/deployment.yaml
-  - message: some error
-    severity: error`, strings.TrimSpace(out.String()))
+- message: bad value for replicas
+  severity: error
+  resourceRef:
+    apiVersion: v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: tester
+    namespace: default
+  field:
+    path: .spec.Replicas
+    currentValue: "0"
+    suggestedValue: "3"
+  file:
+    path: /path/to/deployment.yaml
+- message: some error
+  severity: error
+  tags:
+    foo: bar`, strings.TrimSpace(out.String()))
 }
diff --git a/kyaml/fn/framework/result.go b/kyaml/fn/framework/result.go
index 94e43ee3e3e..a64816beb21 100644
--- a/kyaml/fn/framework/result.go
+++ b/kyaml/fn/framework/result.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 // ResultItem defines a validation result
-type ResultItem struct {
+type Result struct {
 	// Message is a human readable message
 	Message string `yaml:"message,omitempty"`
 
@@ -38,10 +38,14 @@ type ResultItem struct {
 
 	// File references a file containing the resource this result refers to
 	File File `yaml:"file,omitempty"`
+
+	// Tags is an unstructured key value map stored with a result that may be set
+	// by external tools to store and retrieve arbitrary metadata
+	Tags map[string]string `yaml:"tags,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // String provides a human-readable message for the result item
-func (i ResultItem) String() string {
+func (i Result) String() string {
 	identifier := i.ResourceRef
 	var idStringList []string
 	if identifier.APIVersion != "" {
@@ -79,33 +83,26 @@ type Field struct {
 	Path string `yaml:"path,omitempty"`
 
 	// CurrentValue is the current field value
-	CurrentValue string `yaml:"currentValue,omitempty"`
+	CurrentValue interface{} `yaml:"currentValue,omitempty"`
 
 	// SuggestedValue is the suggested field value
-	SuggestedValue string `yaml:"suggestedValue,omitempty"`
+	SuggestedValue interface{} `yaml:"suggestedValue,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// Result defines a function result which will be set on the emitted ResourceList
-type Result struct {
-	// Name is the name of the function creating the result
-	Name string `yaml:"name,omitempty"`
-
-	// Items are the individual results
-	Items []ResultItem `yaml:"items,omitempty"`
-}
+type Results []*Result
 
-// Error enables a Result to be returned as an error
-func (e Result) Error() string {
+// Error enables Results to be returned as an error
+func (e Results) Error() string {
 	var msgs []string
-	for _, i := range e.Items {
+	for _, i := range e {
 		msgs = append(msgs, i.String())
 	}
 	return strings.Join(msgs, "\n\n")
 }
 
 // ExitCode provides the exit code based on the result's severity
-func (e Result) ExitCode() int {
-	for _, i := range e.Items {
+func (e Results) ExitCode() int {
+	for _, i := range e {
 		if i.Severity == Error {
 			return 1
 		}