diff --git a/crates/goose-server/src/routes/agent.rs b/crates/goose-server/src/routes/agent.rs
index 9314b206b7..f33e18e565 100644
--- a/crates/goose-server/src/routes/agent.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-server/src/routes/agent.rs
@@ -551,6 +551,9 @@ async fn get_tools(
                 get_parameter_names(&tool),
                 permission,
             )
+            .with_input_schema(serde_json::Value::Object(
+                tool.input_schema.as_ref().clone(),
+            ))
         })
         .collect::<Vec<ToolInfo>>();
     tools.sort_by(|a, b| a.name.cmp(&b.name));
diff --git a/crates/goose/src/agents/extension.rs b/crates/goose/src/agents/extension.rs
index 36daf17316..e30bdb334d 100644
--- a/crates/goose/src/agents/extension.rs
+++ b/crates/goose/src/agents/extension.rs
@@ -548,6 +548,9 @@ pub struct ToolInfo {
     pub description: String,
     pub parameters: Vec<String>,
     pub permission: Option<PermissionLevel>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    #[schema(value_type = Object)]
+    pub input_schema: Option<serde_json::Value>,
 }
 
 impl ToolInfo {
@@ -562,8 +565,14 @@ impl ToolInfo {
             description: description.to_string(),
             parameters,
             permission,
+            input_schema: None,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn with_input_schema(mut self, schema: serde_json::Value) -> Self {
+        self.input_schema = Some(schema);
+        self
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/ui/desktop/openapi.json b/ui/desktop/openapi.json
index 2e3671b272..79f32fc4ee 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/openapi.json
+++ b/ui/desktop/openapi.json
@@ -8470,6 +8470,9 @@
           "description": {
             "type": "string"
           },
+          "input_schema": {
+            "type": "object"
+          },
           "name": {
             "type": "string"
           },
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts b/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts
index 6add7592e8..c842a0a540 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/api/types.gen.ts
@@ -1454,6 +1454,9 @@ export type ToolExecution = {
  */
 export type ToolInfo = {
     description: string;
+    input_schema?: {
+        [key: string]: unknown;
+    };
     name: string;
     parameters: Array<string>;
     permission?: PermissionLevel | null;
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/McpAppRenderer.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/McpAppRenderer.tsx
index 4d442e69fb..0f67b9e460 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/McpAppRenderer.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/McpAppRenderer.tsx
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ import type {
   McpUiResourcePermissions,
   McpUiSizeChangedNotification,
 } from '@modelcontextprotocol/ext-apps/app-bridge';
-import type { CallToolResult, JSONRPCRequest } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
+import type { CallToolResult, JSONRPCRequest, Tool } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
 import { GripHorizontal, Maximize2, PictureInPicture2, X } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useReducer, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { callTool, readResource } from '../../api';
+import { getCachedTools } from './toolsCache';
 import { AppEvents } from '../../constants/events';
 import { useTheme } from '../../contexts/ThemeContext';
 import { cn } from '../../utils';
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ async function fetchMcpAppProxyUrl(csp: McpUiResourceCsp | null): Promise<string
 interface McpAppRendererProps {
   resourceUri: string;
   extensionName: string;
+  toolName?: string;
   sessionId?: string | null;
   toolInput?: McpAppToolInput;
   toolInputPartial?: McpAppToolInputPartial;
@@ -237,6 +239,7 @@ function appReducer(state: AppState, action: AppAction): AppState {
 export default function McpAppRenderer({
   resourceUri,
   extensionName,
+  toolName,
   sessionId,
   toolInput,
   toolInputPartial,
@@ -271,6 +274,42 @@ export default function McpAppRenderer({
 
   const { resolvedTheme, mcpHostStyles } = useTheme();
 
+  // Fetch the MCP Tool definition (name, description, inputSchema) for hostContext.toolInfo.
+  // Note: the spec also calls for toolInfo.id — the JSON-RPC id of the tools/call request
+  // between the MCP client and server. That id is generated internally by rmcp's transport
+  // layer and isn't surfaced through the extension manager or message stream to the frontend.
+  // Plumbing it would require changes from rmcp → extension_manager → message → SSE → UI.
+  const [mcpTool, setMcpTool] = useState<Tool | null>(null);
+  const toolDefRef = useRef<Tool | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!sessionId || !toolName || toolDefRef.current) {
+      if (toolDefRef.current) setMcpTool(toolDefRef.current);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    let cancelled = false;
+    (async () => {
+      const tools = await getCachedTools(sessionId, extensionName || undefined);
+      if (cancelled || !tools) return;
+
+      const prefixedName = extensionName ? `${extensionName}__${toolName}` : toolName;
+      const match = tools.find((t) => t.name === prefixedName);
+      if (match) {
+        const tool: Tool = {
+          name: toolName,
+          description: match.description || undefined,
+          inputSchema: (match.input_schema as Tool['inputSchema']) ?? { type: 'object' as const },
+        };
+        toolDefRef.current = tool;
+        setMcpTool(tool);
+      }
+    })();
+
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true;
+    };
+  }, [sessionId, toolName, extensionName]);
+
   // Survive StrictMode remounts — replay cached results instead of re-fetching,
   // which prevents the iframe from being torn down and recreated (visible flicker).
   // Declared before useReducer so the lazy initializer can read them.
@@ -664,7 +703,7 @@ export default function McpAppRenderer({
 
   const hostContext = useMemo((): McpUiHostContext => {
     const context: McpUiHostContext = {
-      // todo: toolInfo: {}
+      toolInfo: mcpTool ? { tool: mcpTool } : undefined,
       theme: resolvedTheme,
       styles: mcpHostStyles,
       displayMode: activeDisplayMode as McpUiDisplayMode,
@@ -704,6 +743,7 @@ export default function McpAppRenderer({
     containerWidth,
     containerHeight,
     effectiveDisplayModes,
+    mcpTool,
   ]);
 
   const isToolCancelled = !!toolCancelled;
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/toolsCache.ts b/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/toolsCache.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ab356383d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/McpApps/toolsCache.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * Module-level cache for MCP tool definitions fetched from /agent/tools.
+ *
+ * Multiple McpAppRenderer instances in the same session would otherwise each
+ * fetch the full tool list on mount (N+1 problem). This cache deduplicates
+ * those requests per (sessionId, extensionName) and shares the result.
+ *
+ * The cache stores promises so that concurrent requests for the same key
+ * automatically coalesce into a single network call.
+ */
+
+import type { ToolInfo } from '../../api/types.gen';
+import { getTools } from '../../api';
+
+type ToolsList = Array<ToolInfo>;
+
+const cache = new Map<string, Promise<ToolsList | null>>();
+
+function cacheKey(sessionId: string, extensionName: string | undefined): string {
+  return `${sessionId}:${extensionName ?? ''}`;
+}
+
+export function getCachedTools(
+  sessionId: string,
+  extensionName: string | undefined
+): Promise<ToolsList | null> {
+  const key = cacheKey(sessionId, extensionName);
+  const existing = cache.get(key);
+  if (existing) return existing;
+
+  const promise = getTools({
+    query: { session_id: sessionId, extension_name: extensionName || undefined },
+  })
+    .then((response) => response.data ?? null)
+    .catch(() => {
+      // Evict on failure so the next caller retries
+      cache.delete(key);
+      return null;
+    });
+
+  cache.set(key, promise);
+  return promise;
+}
+
+export function clearToolsCache(sessionId?: string): void {
+  if (!sessionId) {
+    cache.clear();
+    return;
+  }
+  for (const key of cache.keys()) {
+    if (key.startsWith(`${sessionId}:`)) {
+      cache.delete(key);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/ToolCallWithResponse.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/ToolCallWithResponse.tsx
index f3c3df5d3c..033c584d43 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/ToolCallWithResponse.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/ToolCallWithResponse.tsx
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ function McpAppWrapper({
     requestWithMeta.toolCall.status === 'success' ? requestWithMeta.toolCall.value.name : '';
   const delimiterIndex = toolCallName.lastIndexOf('__');
   const extensionName = delimiterIndex === -1 ? '' : toolCallName.substring(0, delimiterIndex);
+  const toolName =
+    delimiterIndex === -1 ? toolCallName : toolCallName.substring(delimiterIndex + 2);
 
   const toolArguments =
     requestWithMeta.toolCall.status === 'success'
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ function McpAppWrapper({
         toolInput={toolInput}
         toolResult={toolResult}
         extensionName={extensionName}
+        toolName={toolName}
         sessionId={sessionId}
         append={append}
       />