diff --git a/app/lib/tool_meta.rb b/app/lib/tool_meta.rb
index 0a59d18..5d7c522 100644
--- a/app/lib/tool_meta.rb
+++ b/app/lib/tool_meta.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def self.extended(base)
     base.instance_variable_set(:@tool_params, T.let([], T::Array[ParamMetadata]))
     base.instance_variable_set(:@tool_name, nil)
     base.instance_variable_set(:@tool_description, nil)
+    base.instance_variable_set(:@tool_type, nil)
   end
 
   sig { returns(T::Array[T.class_of(Object)]) }
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ def tool_description(description)
     @tool_description = description
   end
 
+  sig { params(type: Symbol).void }
+  def tool_type(type)
+    @tool_type = type
+  end
+
   sig do
     params(
       name: T.any(String, Symbol),
@@ -72,6 +78,7 @@ def tool_metadata
     {
       name: @tool_name || default_tool_name,
       description: @tool_description || '',
+      type: @tool_type || :write,
       params: @tool_params,
       entrypoint: tool_entrypoint
     }
diff --git a/app/lib/tool_schema/builder.rb b/app/lib/tool_schema/builder.rb
index dff2ae8..99a51be 100644
--- a/app/lib/tool_schema/builder.rb
+++ b/app/lib/tool_schema/builder.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def self.build(service_class)
       {
         name: metadata[:name],
         description: metadata[:description],
+        type: metadata[:type],
         params: params_ast,
         return_type: type_info[:return_type],
         entrypoint: entrypoint,
diff --git a/app/services/tools/meta_tool_service.rb b/app/services/tools/meta_tool_service.rb
index fd66145..dab999c 100644
--- a/app/services/tools/meta_tool_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/tools/meta_tool_service.rb
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ def summary_payload(schema)
       {
         name: schema[:name],
         description: schema[:description],
+        type: schema[:type],
         usage: usage_string(schema)
       }
     end
diff --git a/test/meta_tool_service_test.rb b/test/meta_tool_service_test.rb
index 99ab632..ad5fda9 100644
--- a/test/meta_tool_service_test.rb
+++ b/test/meta_tool_service_test.rb
@@ -136,6 +136,25 @@ def test_ruby_llm_tools_preserves_hooks
     assert before_called, 'Before hook should be preserved when fetching via ruby_llm_tools'
   end
 
+  def test_tool_type_metadata
+    Tools.const_set(:ReadService, Class.new do
+      extend T::Sig
+      extend ToolMeta
+
+      tool_name 'read_stuff'
+      tool_description 'Read some stuff'
+      tool_type :read
+
+      sig { void }
+      def call; end
+    end)
+
+    schema = ToolSchema::Builder.build(Tools::ReadService)
+    assert_equal :read, schema[:type]
+
+    Tools.send(:remove_const, :ReadService)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def meta_service