diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/web_search.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/web_search.rs
index 58b2ff91a8..927f14ca9d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/web_search.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/web_search.rs
@@ -112,9 +112,12 @@ async fn standalone_web_search_round_trips_encrypted_output() -> Result<()> {
     assert_eq!(requests.len(), 2);
 
     let first_response = requests[0].body_json();
-    assert!(
-        requests[0].tool_by_name("web", "run").is_some(),
-        "web.run should be sent to the model"
+    let web_run = requests[0]
+        .tool_by_name("web", "run")
+        .context("web.run should be sent to the model")?;
+    assert_eq!(
+        web_run.pointer("/parameters/properties/time/description"),
+        Some(&json!("Get time for the given UTC offsets."))
     );
     assert!(
         !has_hosted_web_search(&first_response),
diff --git a/codex-rs/ext/extension-api/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/ext/extension-api/src/lib.rs
index a7c5c87e52..f3c3dc526e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/ext/extension-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/ext/extension-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub use codex_tools::ToolOutput;
 pub use codex_tools::ToolPayload;
 pub use codex_tools::ToolSpec;
 pub use codex_tools::parse_tool_input_schema;
+pub use codex_tools::parse_tool_input_schema_without_compaction;
 pub use contributors::ApprovalReviewContributor;
 pub use contributors::ConfigContributor;
 pub use contributors::ContextContributor;
diff --git a/codex-rs/ext/web-search/src/tool.rs b/codex-rs/ext/web-search/src/tool.rs
index 1e1db2deca..875476db9a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/ext/web-search/src/tool.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/ext/web-search/src/tool.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use codex_extension_api::ToolExecutor;
 use codex_extension_api::ToolName;
 use codex_extension_api::ToolOutput;
 use codex_extension_api::ToolSpec;
-use codex_extension_api::parse_tool_input_schema;
+use codex_extension_api::parse_tool_input_schema_without_compaction;
 use codex_login::default_client::build_reqwest_client;
 use codex_model_provider::SharedModelProvider;
 use codex_tools::ResponsesApiNamespace;
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ impl ToolExecutor<ToolCall> for WebSearchTool {
     }
 
     fn spec(&self) -> ToolSpec {
-        let parameters = match parse_tool_input_schema(&commands_schema()) {
+        // parse schema without compaction that removes field metadata/descriptions to match hosted tool definition
+        let parameters = match parse_tool_input_schema_without_compaction(&commands_schema()) {
             Ok(parameters) => parameters,
             Err(err) => panic!("search command schema should parse: {err}"),
         };
diff --git a/codex-rs/tools/src/json_schema.rs b/codex-rs/tools/src/json_schema.rs
index 02936d52d1..1b53ad9803 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tools/src/json_schema.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tools/src/json_schema.rs
@@ -157,10 +157,26 @@ impl From<JsonSchema> for AdditionalProperties {
 
 /// Parse the tool `input_schema` or return an error for invalid schema.
 pub fn parse_tool_input_schema(input_schema: &JsonValue) -> Result<JsonSchema, serde_json::Error> {
+    let mut input_schema = prepare_tool_input_schema(input_schema);
+    compact_large_tool_schema(&mut input_schema);
+    deserialize_tool_input_schema(input_schema)
+}
+
+/// Parse a trusted tool `input_schema` without running large-schema compaction.
+pub fn parse_tool_input_schema_without_compaction(
+    input_schema: &JsonValue,
+) -> Result<JsonSchema, serde_json::Error> {
+    deserialize_tool_input_schema(prepare_tool_input_schema(input_schema))
+}
+
+fn prepare_tool_input_schema(input_schema: &JsonValue) -> JsonValue {
     let mut input_schema = input_schema.clone();
     sanitize_json_schema(&mut input_schema);
     prune_unreachable_definitions(&mut input_schema);
-    compact_large_tool_schema(&mut input_schema);
+    input_schema
+}
+
+fn deserialize_tool_input_schema(input_schema: JsonValue) -> Result<JsonSchema, serde_json::Error> {
     let schema: JsonSchema = serde_json::from_value(input_schema)?;
     if matches!(
         schema.schema_type,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tools/src/json_schema_tests.rs b/codex-rs/tools/src/json_schema_tests.rs
index 52b30138c1..9315d43c00 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tools/src/json_schema_tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tools/src/json_schema_tests.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use super::JsonSchema;
 use super::JsonSchemaPrimitiveType;
 use super::JsonSchemaType;
 use super::parse_tool_input_schema;
+use super::parse_tool_input_schema_without_compaction;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
@@ -791,8 +792,8 @@ fn many_string_properties(count: usize) -> serde_json::Map<String, serde_json::V
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn parse_large_tool_input_schema_stops_after_descriptions_when_under_budget() {
-    let schema = parse_tool_input_schema(&serde_json::json!({
+fn parse_large_tool_input_schema_compacts_descriptions_only_on_default_path() {
+    let input_schema = serde_json::json!({
         "type": "object",
         "description": "x".repeat(4_500),
         "properties": {
@@ -806,8 +807,8 @@ fn parse_large_tool_input_schema_stops_after_descriptions_when_under_budget() {
                 "description": "Metadata value"
             }
         }
-    }))
-    .expect("parse schema");
+    });
+    let schema = parse_tool_input_schema(&input_schema).expect("parse schema");
 
     assert_eq!(
         serde_json::to_value(schema).expect("serialize schema"),
@@ -825,6 +826,26 @@ fn parse_large_tool_input_schema_stops_after_descriptions_when_under_budget() {
             }
         })
     );
+
+    let schema = parse_tool_input_schema_without_compaction(&input_schema).expect("parse schema");
+    assert_eq!(
+        serde_json::to_value(schema).expect("serialize schema"),
+        serde_json::json!({
+            "type": "object",
+            "description": "x".repeat(4_500),
+            "properties": {
+                "metadata": {
+                    "$ref": "#/$defs/metadata"
+                }
+            },
+            "$defs": {
+                "metadata": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "description": "Metadata value"
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    );
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/codex-rs/tools/src/lib.rs b/codex-rs/tools/src/lib.rs
index 5e8c6fc1bc..4c0fb44a7c 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tools/src/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tools/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub use json_schema::JsonSchema;
 pub use json_schema::JsonSchemaPrimitiveType;
 pub use json_schema::JsonSchemaType;
 pub use json_schema::parse_tool_input_schema;
+pub use json_schema::parse_tool_input_schema_without_compaction;
 pub use mcp_tool::mcp_call_tool_result_output_schema;
 pub use mcp_tool::parse_mcp_tool;
 pub use request_plugin_install::REQUEST_PLUGIN_INSTALL_APPROVAL_KIND_VALUE;