diff --git a/application/cmd/cre_main.py b/application/cmd/cre_main.py
index c911ec8f..39512b78 100644
--- a/application/cmd/cre_main.py
+++ b/application/cmd/cre_main.py
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ def register_standard(
     standard_entries: List[defs.Standard],
     collection: db.Node_collection,
     generate_embeddings=True,
+    calculate_gap_analysis=True,
     db_connection_str: str = "",
 ):
     if os.environ.get("CRE_NO_GEN_EMBEDDINGS"):
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ def register_standard(
     # calculate gap analysis
     jobs = []
     pending_stadards = collection.standards()
-    if not os.environ.get("CRE_NO_CALCULATE_GAP_ANALYSIS"):
+    if calculate_gap_analysis and not os.environ.get("CRE_NO_CALCULATE_GAP_ANALYSIS"):
         for standard_name in pending_stadards:
             if standard_name == importing_name:
                 continue
diff --git a/application/tests/capec_parser_test.py b/application/tests/capec_parser_test.py
index 6a01289d..d548b596 100644
--- a/application/tests/capec_parser_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/capec_parser_test.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class fakeRequest:
                 version="3.7",
             ),
         ]
-        for name, nodes in entries.items():
+        for name, nodes in entries.results.items():
             self.assertEqual(name, capec_parser.Capec().name)
             self.assertEqual(len(nodes), 2)
             self.assertCountEqual(nodes[0].todict(), expected[0].todict())
diff --git a/application/tests/ccmv4_parser_test.py b/application/tests/ccmv4_parser_test.py
index a8144daa..410acf4e 100644
--- a/application/tests/ccmv4_parser_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/ccmv4_parser_test.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 #                 version="v4.0",
 #             ),
 #         ]
-#         for name, nodes in entries.items():
+#         for name, nodes in entries.results.items():
 #             self.assertEqual(name, ccmv4.CloudControlsMatrix().name)
 #             self.assertEqual(len(nodes), 2)
 #             self.assertCountEqual(nodes[0].todict(), expected[0].todict())
diff --git a/application/tests/cheatsheets_parser_test.py b/application/tests/cheatsheets_parser_test.py
index e08e6d16..bd27aa13 100644
--- a/application/tests/cheatsheets_parser_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/cheatsheets_parser_test.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Repo:
             links=[defs.Link(document=cre, ltype=defs.LinkTypes.LinkedTo)],
         )
         self.maxDiff = None
-        for name, nodes in entries.items():
+        for name, nodes in entries.results.items():
             self.assertEqual(name, cheatsheets_parser.Cheatsheets().name)
             self.assertEqual(len(nodes), 1)
             self.assertCountEqual(expected.todict(), nodes[0].todict())
diff --git a/application/tests/cloud_native_security_controls_parser_test.py b/application/tests/cloud_native_security_controls_parser_test.py
index 54600935..63a63c53 100644
--- a/application/tests/cloud_native_security_controls_parser_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/cloud_native_security_controls_parser_test.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class fakeRequest:
                 version="CNSWP v1.0",
             ),
         ]
-        for name, nodes in entries.items():
+        for name, nodes in entries.results.items():
             self.assertEqual(
                 name, cloud_native_security_controls.CloudNativeSecurityControls().name
             )
diff --git a/application/tests/cwe_parser_test.py b/application/tests/cwe_parser_test.py
index d6f8cc16..6e30d8d0 100644
--- a/application/tests/cwe_parser_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/cwe_parser_test.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def iter_content(self, chunk_size=None):
                 ],
             ),
         ]
-        for name, nodes in entries.items():
+        for name, nodes in entries.results.items():
             self.assertEqual(name, cwe.CWE().name)
             self.assertEqual(len(nodes), 2)
             self.assertCountEqual(nodes[0].todict(), expected[0].todict())
diff --git a/application/tests/dsomm_parser_test.py b/application/tests/dsomm_parser_test.py
index 38cdfc98..cc37d64e 100644
--- a/application/tests/dsomm_parser_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/dsomm_parser_test.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class fakeRequest:
                 subsection="Defined build process",
             ),
         ]
-        for name, nodes in entries.items():
+        for name, nodes in entries.results.items():
             self.assertEqual(name, dsomm.DSOMM().name)
             self.assertEqual(len(nodes), 2)
             self.assertCountEqual(nodes[0].todict(), expected[0].todict())
diff --git a/application/tests/juiceshop_test.py b/application/tests/juiceshop_test.py
index 0cdb16ed..46c3c241 100644
--- a/application/tests/juiceshop_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/juiceshop_test.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class fakeRequest:
                 tooltype=defs.ToolTypes.Training,
             ),
         ]
-        for name, nodes in entries.items():
+        for name, nodes in entries.results.items():
             self.assertEqual(name, juiceshop.JuiceShop().name)
             self.assertEqual(len(nodes), 2)
             self.assertCountEqual(nodes[0].todict(), expected[0].todict())
diff --git a/application/tests/misc_tools_parser_test.py b/application/tests/misc_tools_parser_test.py
index c7dc45d7..24f71cee 100644
--- a/application/tests/misc_tools_parser_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/misc_tools_parser_test.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def test_document_todict(
         entries = misc_tools_parser.MiscTools().parse(
             cache=collection, ph=PromptHandler(database=self.collection)
         )
-        for name, tools in entries.items():
+        for name, tools in entries.results.items():
             self.assertEqual(name, "OWASP WrongSecrets")
             self.assertEqual(len(tools), 1)
             self.assertCountEqual(expected.todict(), tools[0].todict())
diff --git a/application/tests/secure_headers_parser_test.py b/application/tests/secure_headers_parser_test.py
index 0b85d481..cc1742b9 100644
--- a/application/tests/secure_headers_parser_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/secure_headers_parser_test.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Repo:
             section="headerAsection",
             links=[defs.Link(document=cre, ltype=defs.LinkTypes.LinkedTo)],
         )
-        for name, nodes in entries.items():
+        for name, nodes in entries.results.items():
             self.assertEqual(name, secure_headers.SecureHeaders().name)
 
             self.maxDiff = None
diff --git a/application/tests/zap_alerts_parser_test.py b/application/tests/zap_alerts_parser_test.py
index c7664f8e..b0cb3482 100644
--- a/application/tests/zap_alerts_parser_test.py
+++ b/application/tests/zap_alerts_parser_test.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def test_register_zap_alert_top_10_tags(self, mock_git) -> None:
             cache=self.collection,
             ph=prompt_client.PromptHandler(database=self.collection),
         )
-        for name, nodes in entries.items():
+        for name, nodes in entries.results.items():
             self.assertEqual(name, zap_alerts_parser.ZAP().name)
             expected = defs.Tool(
                 name="ZAP Rule",
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def test_register_zap_alert_cwe(self, mock_git) -> None:
             ],
         )
         self.maxDiff = None
-        for name, nodes in entries.items():
+        for name, nodes in entries.results.items():
             self.assertEqual(name, zap_alerts_parser.ZAP().name)
             self.assertEqual(len(nodes), 1)
             self.assertCountEqual(expected.todict(), nodes[0].todict())
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/base_parser.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/base_parser.py
index 856e39ec..54f724d4 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/base_parser.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/base_parser.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-from application.database import db
-from application.defs import cre_defs as defs
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import base_parser_defs
 from rq import Queue
 from application.utils import redis
-from typing import List, Dict, Optional
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
 import logging
 import time
@@ -15,32 +13,12 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
-# abstract class/interface that shows how to import a project that is not cre or its core resources
-
-
-class ParserInterface(object):
-    # The name of the resource being parsed
-    name: str
-
-    def parse(
-        database: db.Node_collection,
-        prompt_client: Optional[prompt_client.PromptHandler],
-    ) -> Dict[str, List[defs.Document]]:
-        """
-        Parses the resources of a project,
-        links the resource of the project to CREs
-        this can be done either using glue resources, AI or any other supported method
-        then calls cre_main.register_node
-        Returns a dict with a key of the resource for importing and a value of list of documents with CRE links, optionally with their embeddings filled in
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError
-
 
 class BaseParser:
     @classmethod
     def register_resource(
         self,
-        sclass: ParserInterface,
+        sclass: base_parser_defs.ParserInterface,
         db_connection_str: str,
     ):
         from application.cmd import cre_main
@@ -58,10 +36,15 @@ def register_resource(
             )
             return
 
-        result = sclass_instance.parse(db, ph)
+        resultObj = sclass_instance.parse(db, ph)
         try:
-            for _, documents in result.items():
-                cre_main.register_standard(documents, db)
+            for _, documents in resultObj.results.items():
+                cre_main.register_standard(
+                    standard_entries=documents,
+                    db_connection_str=db,
+                    calculate_gap_analysis=resultObj.calculate_gap_analysis,
+                    generate_embeddings=resultObj.calculate_embeddings,
+                )
         except ValueError as ve:
             err_str = f"error importing {sclass.name}, err: {ve}"
             raise ValueError(err_str)
@@ -79,7 +62,7 @@ def call_importers(self, db_connection_str: str):
         if os.environ.get("CRE_IMPORTERS_IMPORT_ONLY"):
             import_only = json.loads(os.environ.get("CRE_IMPORTERS_IMPORT_ONLY"))
 
-        for subclass in ParserInterface.__subclasses__():
+        for subclass in base_parser_defs.ParserInterface.__subclasses__():
             if import_only and subclass.name not in import_only:
                 continue
 
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/capec_parser.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/capec_parser.py
index 79b799a4..0da07b02 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/capec_parser.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/capec_parser.py
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
 
 
@@ -22,7 +25,11 @@ class Capec(ParserInterface):
     def parse(self, cache: db.Node_collection, ph: prompt_client.PromptHandler):
         xml = requests.get(self.capec_xml)
         if xml.status_code == 200:
-            return {self.name: self.register_capec(xml_contents=xml.text, cache=cache)}
+            return ParseResult(
+                results={
+                    self.name: self.register_capec(xml_contents=xml.text, cache=cache)
+                }
+            )
         else:
             logger.fatal(f"Could not get CAPEC's XML data, error was {xml.text}")
 
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/ccmv4.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/ccmv4.py
index 217f06bc..5aeb20bb 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/ccmv4.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/ccmv4.py
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
 from application.utils import spreadsheet as sheet_utils
 
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cheatsheets_parser.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cheatsheets_parser.py
index c3b78981..2eb93335 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cheatsheets_parser.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cheatsheets_parser.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 from application.defs import cre_defs as defs
 import os
 import re
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
 
 
@@ -29,7 +32,7 @@ def parse(self, cache: db.Node_collection, ph: prompt_client.PromptHandler):
         cheatsheets = self.register_cheatsheets(
             repo=repo, cache=cache, cheatsheets_path=cheatsheets_path, repo_path=c_repo
         )
-        return {self.name: cheatsheets}
+        return ParseResult(results={self.name: cheatsheets})
 
     def register_cheatsheets(
         self, cache: db.Node_collection, repo, cheatsheets_path, repo_path
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cloud_native_security_controls.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cloud_native_security_controls.py
index f636c4cf..1d492fa5 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cloud_native_security_controls.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cloud_native_security_controls.py
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 from application.database import db
 from application.defs import cre_defs as defs
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 import requests
 
 logging.basicConfig()
@@ -79,4 +82,4 @@ def parse(self, cache: db.Node_collection, ph: prompt_client.PromptHandler):
                     f"stored {cnsc.__repr__()} but could not link it to any CRE reliably"
                 )
             standard_entries.append(cnsc)
-        return {self.name: standard_entries}
+        return ParseResult(results={self.name: standard_entries})
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cwe.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cwe.py
index 68c33200..b0821aba 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cwe.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/cwe.py
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
 from application.defs import cre_defs as defs
 import shutil
 import xmltodict
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 
 logging.basicConfig()
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -33,11 +36,14 @@ def parse(self, cache: db.Node_collection, ph: prompt_client.PromptHandler):
         for _, _, files in os.walk(tmp_dir, topdown=False):
             for file in files:
                 if file.startswith("cwe") and file.endswith(".xml"):
-                    return {
-                        self.name: self.register_cwe(
-                            xml_file=os.path.join(tmp_dir, file), cache=cache
-                        ),
-                    }
+                    return ParseResult(
+                        results={
+                            self.name: self.register_cwe(
+                                xml_file=os.path.join(tmp_dir, file), cache=cache
+                            ),
+                        },
+                        calculate_gap_analysis=False,
+                    )
         raise RuntimeError("there is no file named cwe.xml in the target zip")
 
     def make_hyperlink(self, cwe_id: int):
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/dsomm.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/dsomm.py
index 0f4c5c36..48c57e29 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/dsomm.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/dsomm.py
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 from application.database import db
 from application.defs import cre_defs as defs
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
 import requests
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 
 logging.basicConfig()
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -150,4 +153,4 @@ def parse(
                         # use iso as glue
                         standard = self.link_to_iso(aname, activity, cache, standard)
                         standard_entries.append(standard)
-        return {self.name: standard_entries}
+        return ParseResult(results={self.name: standard_entries})
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/iso27001.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/iso27001.py
index 1e1ff115..8a3fc2eb 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/iso27001.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/iso27001.py
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@
 from simplify_docx import simplify
 import docx
 import tempfile
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 from typing import List
 
 logging.basicConfig()
@@ -77,9 +80,9 @@ class ISO27001(ParserInterface):
     #     return nist_table
 
     def parse(self, cache: db.Node_collection, ph: prompt_client.PromptHandler):
-        return {
-            self.name: []
-        }  # the doc above does not have names we get the names from the spreadsheet for now, disable
+        return ParseResult(
+            results={self.name: []}
+        )  # the doc above does not have names we get the names from the spreadsheet for now, disable
         # url = self.url
         # documents: List[defs.Standard] = []
         # nist_nodes = cache.get_nodes(name="NIST 800-53 v5")
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/juiceshop.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/juiceshop.py
index 7757aa50..43225569 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/juiceshop.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/juiceshop.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 from application.defs import cre_defs as defs
 import re
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 import requests
 
 logging.basicConfig()
@@ -94,4 +97,4 @@ def parse(
                     f"stored {chal.section} but could not link it to any CRE reliably"
                 )
             chals.append(chal)
-        return {self.name: chals}
+        return ParseResult(results={self.name: chals})
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/misc_tools_parser.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/misc_tools_parser.py
index 7a326cc2..e4333b5f 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/misc_tools_parser.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/misc_tools_parser.py
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 from application.defs import cre_defs as defs
 from application.utils import git
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 import requests
 
 logging.basicConfig()
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ def parse(self, cache: db.Node_collection, ph: prompt_client.PromptHandler):
         for url in self.tool_urls:
             tool_entries = self.parse_tool(cache=cache, tool_repo=url)
             tools[tool_entries[0].name] = tool_entries
-        return tools
+        return ParseResult(results=tools)
 
     def parse_tool(
         self, tool_repo: str, cache: db.Node_collection, dry_run: boolean = False
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/pci_dss.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/pci_dss.py
index b1a90f56..bafc2091 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/pci_dss.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/pci_dss.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 import re
 from application.utils import spreadsheet as sheet_utils
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 
 logging.basicConfig()
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ def parse(self, cache: db.Node_collection, ph: prompt_client.PromptHandler):
             ),
             cache=cache,
         )
-        return {self.name: entries}
+        return ParseResult(results={self.name: entries})
 
     def __parse(
         self,
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/secure_headers.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/secure_headers.py
index 526006db..5f4aafc6 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/secure_headers.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/secure_headers.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 import os
 import re
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
 
 # GENERIC Markdown file parser for self-contained links! when we have more projects using this setup add them in the list
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ def parse(self, cache: db.Node_collection, ph: prompt_client.PromptHandler):
         entries = self.register_headers(
             repo=repo, cache=cache, file_path=file_path, repo_path=sh_repo
         )
-        return {self.name: entries}
+        return ParseResult(results={self.name: entries})
 
     def register_headers(self, cache: db.Node_collection, repo, file_path, repo_path):
         cre_link = r"\[([\w\s\d]+)\]\((?P<url>((?:\/|https:\/\/)(www\.)?opencre\.org/cre/(?P<creID>\d+-\d+)\?[\w\d\.\/\=\#\+\&\%\-]+))\)"
diff --git a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/zap_alerts_parser.py b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/zap_alerts_parser.py
index fad57c38..85488b45 100644
--- a/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/zap_alerts_parser.py
+++ b/application/utils/external_project_parsers/parsers/zap_alerts_parser.py
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
-from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser import ParserInterface
 from application.prompt_client import prompt_client as prompt_client
+from application.utils.external_project_parsers.base_parser_defs import (
+    ParserInterface,
+    ParseResult,
+)
 
 
 class ZAP(ParserInterface):
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ def parse(
         zaproxy_website = "https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy-website.git"
         repo = git.clone(zaproxy_website)
         alerts = self.__register_alerts(repo=repo, cache=cache)
-        return {self.name: alerts}
+        return ParseResult(results={self.name: alerts})
 
     def __link_to_top10(
         self, alert: defs.Tool, top10: re.Match[str] | None, cache: db.Node_collection