Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a validation framework for validating commands for configuring entities in a telecommunications network are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for implementing a validation framework for validating commands for configuring entities in a telecommunications network. The method includes providing, to a first computing system, a validation configuration file containing at least one rule for validating, based on domain knowledge of a network entity, commands for configuring the network entity, wherein the validation configuration file is provided from a developer of the network entity. The first computing system receives data associated with a command for configuring the network entity, validates the received data using the at least one rule, and, responsive to validating the data, performs at least one action.