diff --git a/.changeset/located-manifest-tsd.md b/.changeset/located-manifest-tsd.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b2188bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/located-manifest-tsd.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+"@nodesecure/mama": minor
+---
+
+feat: add LocatedManifestManager type and isLocated type guard
+
+- Add new LocatedManifestManager type where location is required
+- Add static isLocated method to properly narrow the type
+- Update documentation with new type and method usage
+- Add type tests for the new functionality 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/workspaces/mama/README.md b/workspaces/mama/README.md
index c8f453de..be271026 100644
--- a/workspaces/mama/README.md
+++ b/workspaces/mama/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,27 @@ The **location** parameter can either be a full path or the path to the director
 > [!NOTE]
 > `location` is automatically dispatched to the ManifestManager constructor options.
 
+### (static) isLocated<T>(mama: ManifestManager<T>): mama is LocatedManifestManager<T>
+
+A TypeScript type guard to check if a `ManifestManager` instance has a location. This is particularly useful when working with manifests that may or may not have been loaded from the filesystem.
+
+When the type guard is successful, the `location` property is available on the instance.
+
+```ts
+import { ManifestManager, type LocatedManifestManager } from "@nodesecure/mama";
+import { expectType } from "tsd";
+
+const locatedManifest = new ManifestManager(
+  { name: "test", version: "1.0.0" },
+  { location: "/tmp/path" }
+);
+
+if (ManifestManager.isLocated(locatedManifest)) {
+  // locatedManifest is now of type LocatedManifestManager
+  expectType<string>(locatedManifest.location);
+}
+```
+
 ### constructor(document: ManifestManagerDocument, options?: ManifestManagerOptions)
 
 document is described by the following type:
@@ -150,6 +171,19 @@ Return true if `workspaces` property is present
 > [!NOTE]
 > Workspace are described by the interface `WorkspacesPackageJSON` (from @nodesecure/npm-types)
 
+### location
+
+A string representing the absolute path to the manifest file's directory, if it was provided in the constructor options. Otherwise, it is `undefined`.
+
+```ts
+const mama = new ManifestManager(
+  { name: "test", version: "1.0.0" },
+  { location: "/home/user/my-project/package.json" }
+);
+
+console.log(mama.location); //-> /home/user/my-project
+```
+
 ### hasZeroSemver
 Return true if `version` is starting with `0.x`
 
diff --git a/workspaces/mama/package.json b/workspaces/mama/package.json
index 9834157b..e0291da0 100644
--- a/workspaces/mama/package.json
+++ b/workspaces/mama/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "build": "tsc -b",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
     "test-only": "tsx --test ./test/**/*.spec.ts",
-    "test": "c8 -r html npm run test-only"
+    "test:tsd": "npm run build && tsd",
+    "test": "c8 -r html npm run test-only && npm run test:tsd"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist"
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@
     "object-hash": "^3.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/object-hash": "^3.0.6"
+    "@types/object-hash": "^3.0.6",
+    "tsd": "^0.32.0"
+  },
+  "tsd": {
+    "directory": "test/types"
   }
 }
diff --git a/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts b/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts
index ac0dc8df..afd5e001 100644
--- a/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts
+++ b/workspaces/mama/src/ManifestManager.class.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ export type ManifestManagerDocument =
   WorkspacesPackageJSON |
   PackumentVersion;
 
+export type LocatedManifestManager<
+  MetadataDef extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>
+> = ManifestManager<MetadataDef> & { location: string; };
+
 export class ManifestManager<
   MetadataDef extends Record<string, any> = Record<string, any>
 > {
@@ -70,6 +74,15 @@ export class ManifestManager<
     gypfile: false
   });
 
+  /**
+   * Type guard to check if a ManifestManager instance has a location
+   */
+  static isLocated<T extends Record<string, any>>(
+    mama: ManifestManager<T>
+  ): mama is LocatedManifestManager<T> {
+    return typeof mama.location !== "undefined";
+  }
+
   public metadata: MetadataDef = Object.create(null);
   public document: WithRequired<
     ManifestManagerDocument,
diff --git a/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts b/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts
index a0cb5603..2060ecbb 100644
--- a/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts
+++ b/workspaces/mama/test/ManifestManager.spec.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,31 @@ const kMinimalPackageJSONIntegrity = hash({
 });
 
 describe("ManifestManager", () => {
+  describe("static isLocated()", () => {
+    it("Should return true for ManifestManager with location", () => {
+      const mama = new ManifestManager(kMinimalPackageJSON, { location: "/tmp/path" });
+      assert.strictEqual(ManifestManager.isLocated(mama), true);
+    });
+
+    it("Should properly narrow type with custom metadata", () => {
+      interface CustomMetadata {
+        customField: string;
+      }
+
+      const mama = new ManifestManager<CustomMetadata>(
+        kMinimalPackageJSON,
+        { location: "/tmp/path" }
+      );
+      mama.metadata.customField = "test";
+
+      assert.ok(ManifestManager.isLocated(mama));
+      const location: string = mama.location;
+      const metadata: CustomMetadata = mama.metadata;
+      assert.strictEqual(location, "/tmp/path");
+      assert.strictEqual(metadata.customField, "test");
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("static Default", () => {
     test("Property must be Frozen", () => {
       const isUpdated = Reflect.set(ManifestManager.Default, "foo", "bar");
diff --git a/workspaces/mama/test/types/ManifestManager.test-d.ts b/workspaces/mama/test/types/ManifestManager.test-d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1a27a80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/workspaces/mama/test/types/ManifestManager.test-d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Import Node.js Dependencies
+import assert from "node:assert";
+
+// Import Third-party Dependencies
+import { expectType } from "tsd";
+
+// Import Internal Dependencies
+import {
+  ManifestManager,
+  type LocatedManifestManager
+} from "../../dist/index.js";
+
+// Test basic type guard
+const locatedManifest = new ManifestManager(
+  { name: "test", version: "1.0.0" },
+  { location: "/tmp/path" }
+);
+assert.ok(ManifestManager.isLocated(locatedManifest));
+expectType<string>(locatedManifest.location);
+
+// Test generic type preservation
+interface CustomMetadata {
+  customField: string;
+}
+const customManifest = new ManifestManager<CustomMetadata>(
+  { name: "test", version: "1.0.0" },
+  { location: "/tmp/path" }
+);
+customManifest.metadata.customField = "test";
+
+assert.ok(ManifestManager.isLocated(customManifest));
+expectType<LocatedManifestManager<CustomMetadata>>(customManifest);
+