diff --git a/src/depiction/tools/process_spectra/__init__.py b/src/depiction/tools/process_spectra/__init__.py
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diff --git a/src/depiction/tools/process_spectra/config.py b/src/depiction/tools/process_spectra/config.py
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+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+from depiction.tools.correct_baseline.config import BaselineCorrectionConfig
+from depiction.tools.filter_peaks.config import FilterPeaksConfig
+from depiction.tools.pick_peaks.config import PickPeaksConfig
+
+
+class ProcessSpectraStepPickPeaks(BaseModel):
+    pick: PickPeaksConfig
+
+
+class ProcessSpectraStepRemoveBaseline(BaseModel):
+    baseline: BaselineCorrectionConfig
+
+
+class ProcessSpectraStepFilterPeaks(BaseModel):
+    filter: FilterPeaksConfig
+
+
+ProcessSpectraStep = ProcessSpectraStepFilterPeaks
+
+
+class ProcessSpectraConfig(BaseModel):
+    steps: list[ProcessSpectraStep]
+    n_jobs: int = 10
diff --git a/src/depiction/tools/process_spectra/process.py b/src/depiction/tools/process_spectra/process.py
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+from depiction.persistence.types import GenericReadFile, GenericWriteFile
+from depiction.tools.process_spectra.config import ProcessSpectraConfig
+
+
+def process_spectra(read_file: GenericReadFile, write_file: GenericWriteFile, config: ProcessSpectraConfig) -> None:
+    pass