Capability model for deploying componentized applications

Disclosed are systems and methods for deploying a componentized application in a deployment environment using a deployment tool to receive a description of how to deploy the component onto a logical description of the deployment environment, and map the logical description of the deployment environment to the deployment environment based on the mapping data. The deployment tool may receive a component to be deployed in the deployment environment, and automatically deploy the component to the deployment environment. The deployment tool may also generate mapping data including one or more desired attributes of the deployment model based on the description.