diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e652cf4..155439b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.2.0
+
+### Added
+
+- Validate full ATProto blob structure with stricter field checking
+
 ## 1.1.0
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/gleam.toml b/gleam.toml
index 479cb07..554021a 100644
--- a/gleam.toml
+++ b/gleam.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name = "honk"
-version = "1.1.0"
+version = "1.2.0"
 description = "ATProtocol lexicon validator for Gleam"
 internal_modules = ["honk/internal", "honk/internal/*"]
 licences = ["Apache-2.0"]
diff --git a/manifest.toml b/manifest.toml
index cc993fc..e8fe80a 100644
--- a/manifest.toml
+++ b/manifest.toml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ packages = [
   { name = "filepath", version = "1.1.2", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "filepath", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "B06A9AF0BF10E51401D64B98E4B627F1D2E48C154967DA7AF4D0914780A6D40A" },
   { name = "gleam_json", version = "3.1.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_json", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "44FDAA8847BE8FC48CA7A1C089706BD54BADCC4C45B237A992EDDF9F2CDB2836" },
   { name = "gleam_regexp", version = "1.1.1", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_regexp", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "9C215C6CA84A5B35BB934A9B61A9A306EC743153BE2B0425A0D032E477B062A9" },
-  { name = "gleam_stdlib", version = "0.65.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = [], otp_app = "gleam_stdlib", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "7C69C71D8C493AE11A5184828A77110EB05A7786EBF8B25B36A72F879C3EE107" },
-  { name = "gleam_time", version = "1.5.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_time", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "D560E672C7279C89908981E068DF07FD16D0C859DCA266F908B18F04DF0EB8E6" },
+  { name = "gleam_stdlib", version = "0.67.1", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = [], otp_app = "gleam_stdlib", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "6CE3E4189A8B8EC2F73AB61A2FBDE49F159D6C9C61C49E3B3082E439F260D3D0" },
+  { name = "gleam_time", version = "1.6.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleam_time", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "0DF3834D20193F0A38D0EB21F0A78D48F2EC276C285969131B86DF8D4EF9E762" },
   { name = "gleeunit", version = "1.9.0", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "gleeunit", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "DA9553CE58B67924B3C631F96FE3370C49EB6D6DC6B384EC4862CC4AAA718F3C" },
   { name = "simplifile", version = "2.3.1", build_tools = ["gleam"], requirements = ["filepath", "gleam_stdlib"], otp_app = "simplifile", source = "hex", outer_checksum = "957E0E5B75927659F1D2A1B7B75D7B9BA96FAA8D0C53EA71C4AD9CD0C6B848F6" },
 ]
diff --git a/src/honk/validation/formats.gleam b/src/honk/validation/formats.gleam
index 798412e..02ce62a 100644
--- a/src/honk/validation/formats.gleam
+++ b/src/honk/validation/formats.gleam
@@ -217,6 +217,15 @@ pub fn is_valid_cid(value: String) -> Bool {
   }
 }
 
+/// Validates CID format with raw multicodec (0x55) for blobs
+/// Base32 CIDv1 with raw multicodec starts with "bafkrei"
+pub fn is_valid_raw_cid(value: String) -> Bool {
+  case is_valid_cid(value) {
+    False -> False
+    True -> string.starts_with(value, "bafkrei")
+  }
+}
+
 /// Validates BCP47 language tag
 pub fn is_valid_language_tag(value: String) -> Bool {
   // Lenient BCP47 validation (max 128 chars)
diff --git a/src/honk/validation/primitive/blob.gleam b/src/honk/validation/primitive/blob.gleam
index 60e0aa3..8e5164b 100644
--- a/src/honk/validation/primitive/blob.gleam
+++ b/src/honk/validation/primitive/blob.gleam
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ import honk/errors
 import honk/internal/constraints
 import honk/internal/json_helpers
 import honk/validation/context.{type ValidationContext}
+import honk/validation/formats
 
 const allowed_fields = ["type", "accept", "maxSize", "description"]
 
+const allowed_data_fields = ["$type", "ref", "mimeType", "size"]
+
 /// Validates blob schema definition
 pub fn validate_schema(
   schema: Json,
@@ -66,10 +69,37 @@ pub fn validate_data(
       Error(errors.data_validation(def_name <> ": expected blob object"))
     }
     True -> {
-      // Validate required mimeType field
+      // Validate no extra fields (strict mode per atproto implementation)
+      let keys = json_helpers.get_keys(data)
+      use _ <- result.try(validate_no_extra_fields(def_name, keys))
+
+      // Validate $type field must be "blob"
+      use _ <- result.try(case json_helpers.get_string(data, "$type") {
+        Some("blob") -> Ok(Nil)
+        Some(other) ->
+          Error(errors.data_validation(
+            def_name <> ": blob $type must be 'blob', got '" <> other <> "'",
+          ))
+        None ->
+          Error(errors.data_validation(
+            def_name <> ": blob missing required '$type' field",
+          ))
+      })
+
+      // Validate ref field with $link containing raw CID
+      use _ <- result.try(validate_ref_field(data, def_name))
+
+      // Validate required mimeType field (non-empty)
       use mime_type <- result.try(
         case json_helpers.get_string(data, "mimeType") {
-          Some(mt) -> Ok(mt)
+          Some(mt) ->
+            case string.is_empty(mt) {
+              True ->
+                Error(errors.data_validation(
+                  def_name <> ": blob mimeType cannot be empty",
+                ))
+              False -> Ok(mt)
+            }
           None ->
             Error(errors.data_validation(
               def_name <> ": blob missing required 'mimeType' field",
@@ -77,9 +107,16 @@ pub fn validate_data(
         },
       )
 
-      // Validate required size field
+      // Validate required size field (non-negative integer)
       use size <- result.try(case json_helpers.get_int(data, "size") {
-        Some(s) -> Ok(s)
+        Some(s) ->
+          case s >= 0 {
+            True -> Ok(s)
+            False ->
+              Error(errors.data_validation(
+                def_name <> ": blob size must be non-negative",
+              ))
+          }
         None ->
           Error(errors.data_validation(
             def_name <> ": blob missing or invalid 'size' field",
@@ -114,6 +151,58 @@ pub fn validate_data(
   }
 }
 
+/// Validates that blob data has no extra fields
+fn validate_no_extra_fields(
+  def_name: String,
+  keys: List(String),
+) -> Result(Nil, errors.ValidationError) {
+  let extra_keys =
+    list.filter(keys, fn(key) { !list.contains(allowed_data_fields, key) })
+  case extra_keys {
+    [] -> Ok(Nil)
+    [first, ..] ->
+      Error(errors.data_validation(
+        def_name <> ": blob has unexpected field '" <> first <> "'",
+      ))
+  }
+}
+
+/// Validates the ref field containing $link with raw CID
+fn validate_ref_field(
+  data: Json,
+  def_name: String,
+) -> Result(Nil, errors.ValidationError) {
+  case json_helpers.get_field(data, "ref") {
+    Some(ref_json) ->
+      case json_helpers.is_object(ref_json) {
+        False ->
+          Error(errors.data_validation(
+            def_name <> ": blob ref must be an object",
+          ))
+        True ->
+          case json_helpers.get_string(ref_json, "$link") {
+            Some(cid) ->
+              case formats.is_valid_raw_cid(cid) {
+                True -> Ok(Nil)
+                False ->
+                  Error(errors.data_validation(
+                    def_name
+                    <> ": blob ref.$link must be a valid CID with raw multicodec (bafkrei prefix)",
+                  ))
+              }
+            None ->
+              Error(errors.data_validation(
+                def_name <> ": blob ref must have $link field",
+              ))
+          }
+      }
+    None ->
+      Error(errors.data_validation(
+        def_name <> ": blob missing required 'ref' field",
+      ))
+  }
+}
+
 /// Validates accept field array
 fn validate_accept_field(
   def_name: String,
diff --git a/test/blob_validator_test.gleam b/test/blob_validator_test.gleam
index c10bf97..0ece81b 100644
--- a/test/blob_validator_test.gleam
+++ b/test/blob_validator_test.gleam
@@ -90,6 +90,18 @@ pub fn valid_blob_data_test() {
 
   let data =
     json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
       #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
       #("size", json.int(50_000)),
     ])
@@ -109,6 +121,18 @@ pub fn unaccepted_mime_type_test() {
 
   let data =
     json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
       #("mimeType", json.string("video/mp4")),
       #("size", json.int(50_000)),
     ])
@@ -128,6 +152,18 @@ pub fn exceeds_max_size_test() {
 
   let data =
     json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
       #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
       #("size", json.int(50_000)),
     ])
@@ -141,7 +177,22 @@ pub fn exceeds_max_size_test() {
 pub fn missing_mime_type_test() {
   let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
 
-  let data = json.object([#("size", json.int(50_000))])
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
+      #("size", json.int(50_000)),
+    ])
 
   let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
   let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
@@ -152,7 +203,290 @@ pub fn missing_mime_type_test() {
 pub fn missing_size_test() {
   let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
 
-  let data = json.object([#("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg"))])
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_error
+}
+
+// ========== FULL BLOB STRUCTURE TESTS ==========
+
+// Test valid full blob structure
+pub fn valid_full_blob_structure_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+      #("size", json.int(50_000)),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_ok
+}
+
+// Test missing $type field
+pub fn missing_type_field_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+      #("size", json.int(50_000)),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_error
+}
+
+// Test wrong $type value
+pub fn wrong_type_value_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("notblob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+      #("size", json.int(50_000)),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_error
+}
+
+// Test missing ref field
+pub fn missing_ref_field_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+      #("size", json.int(50_000)),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_error
+}
+
+// Test ref without $link
+pub fn ref_missing_link_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #("ref", json.object([#("cid", json.string("bafkrei..."))])),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+      #("size", json.int(50_000)),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_error
+}
+
+// Test ref with invalid CID
+pub fn ref_invalid_cid_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #("ref", json.object([#("$link", json.string("not-a-valid-cid"))])),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+      #("size", json.int(50_000)),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_error
+}
+
+// Test ref with dag-cbor CID (should fail - blobs need raw multicodec)
+pub fn ref_dag_cbor_cid_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafyreidfayvfuwqa7qlnopdjiqrxzs6blmoeu4rujcjtnci5beludirz2a",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+      #("size", json.int(50_000)),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_error
+}
+
+// Test empty mimeType rejected
+pub fn empty_mime_type_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("")),
+      #("size", json.int(50_000)),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_error
+}
+
+// Test size zero is allowed (per atproto implementation)
+pub fn size_zero_allowed_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+      #("size", json.int(0)),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_ok
+}
+
+// Test negative size rejected
+pub fn negative_size_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+      #("size", json.int(-100)),
+    ])
+
+  let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
+  let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
+  result |> should.be_error
+}
+
+// Test extra fields are rejected (strict mode per atproto implementation)
+pub fn extra_fields_rejected_test() {
+  let schema = json.object([#("type", json.string("blob"))])
+
+  let data =
+    json.object([
+      #("$type", json.string("blob")),
+      #(
+        "ref",
+        json.object([
+          #(
+            "$link",
+            json.string(
+              "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+            ),
+          ),
+        ]),
+      ),
+      #("mimeType", json.string("image/jpeg")),
+      #("size", json.int(50_000)),
+      #("extraField", json.string("not allowed")),
+    ])
 
   let assert Ok(ctx) = context.builder() |> context.build
   let result = blob.validate_data(data, schema, ctx)
diff --git a/test/format_validator_test.gleam b/test/format_validator_test.gleam
index 5350f31..9d541b1 100644
--- a/test/format_validator_test.gleam
+++ b/test/format_validator_test.gleam
@@ -256,6 +256,36 @@ pub fn cid_empty_test() {
   formats.is_valid_cid("") |> should.be_false
 }
 
+// ========== RAW CID TESTS ==========
+
+// Test valid raw CID (bafkrei prefix = CIDv1 + raw multicodec 0x55)
+pub fn valid_raw_cid_test() {
+  formats.is_valid_raw_cid(
+    "bafkreigh2akiscaildcqabsyg3dfr6chu3fgpregiymsck7e7aqa4s52zy",
+  )
+  |> should.be_true
+}
+
+// Test dag-cbor CID rejected (bafyrei prefix = CIDv1 + dag-cbor multicodec 0x71)
+pub fn invalid_raw_cid_dag_cbor_test() {
+  formats.is_valid_raw_cid(
+    "bafyreidfayvfuwqa7qlnopdjiqrxzs6blmoeu4rujcjtnci5beludirz2a",
+  )
+  |> should.be_false
+}
+
+// Test CIDv0 rejected for raw CID
+pub fn invalid_raw_cid_v0_test() {
+  formats.is_valid_raw_cid("QmbWqxBEKC3P8tqsKc98xmWNzrzDtRLMiMPL8wBuTGsMnR")
+  |> should.be_false
+}
+
+// Test invalid CID rejected
+pub fn invalid_raw_cid_garbage_test() {
+  formats.is_valid_raw_cid("not-a-cid")
+  |> should.be_false
+}
+
 // ========== LANGUAGE TESTS ==========
 
 pub fn language_valid_test() {