diff --git a/bridge.go b/bridge.go
index 8dd8bc9..7932720 100644
--- a/bridge.go
+++ b/bridge.go
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 package api
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"iter"
+	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -46,6 +49,9 @@ func NewToolBridge(basePath string) *ToolBridge {
 
 // Add registers a tool with its HTTP handler.
 func (b *ToolBridge) Add(desc ToolDescriptor, handler gin.HandlerFunc) {
+	if validator := newToolInputValidator(desc.OutputSchema); validator != nil {
+		handler = wrapToolResponseHandler(handler, validator)
+	}
 	if validator := newToolInputValidator(desc.InputSchema); validator != nil {
 		handler = wrapToolHandler(handler, validator)
 	}
@@ -156,6 +162,29 @@ func wrapToolHandler(handler gin.HandlerFunc, validator *toolInputValidator) gin
 	}
 }
 
+func wrapToolResponseHandler(handler gin.HandlerFunc, validator *toolInputValidator) gin.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(c *gin.Context) {
+		recorder := newToolResponseRecorder(c.Writer)
+		c.Writer = recorder
+
+		handler(c)
+
+		if recorder.Status() >= 200 && recorder.Status() < 300 {
+			if err := validator.ValidateResponse(recorder.body.Bytes()); err != nil {
+				recorder.reset()
+				recorder.writeErrorResponse(http.StatusInternalServerError, FailWithDetails(
+					"invalid_tool_response",
+					"Tool response does not match the declared output schema",
+					map[string]any{"error": err.Error()},
+				))
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
+		recorder.commit()
+	}
+}
+
 type toolInputValidator struct {
 	schema map[string]any
 }
@@ -187,6 +216,41 @@ func (v *toolInputValidator) Validate(body []byte) error {
 	return validateSchemaNode(payload, v.schema, "")
 }
 
+func (v *toolInputValidator) ValidateResponse(body []byte) error {
+	if len(v.schema) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var envelope map[string]any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &envelope); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid JSON response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	success, _ := envelope["success"].(bool)
+	if !success {
+		return fmt.Errorf("response is missing a successful envelope")
+	}
+
+	data, ok := envelope["data"]
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("response is missing data")
+	}
+
+	encoded, err := json.Marshal(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("encode response data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var payload any
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(encoded))
+	dec.UseNumber()
+	if err := dec.Decode(&payload); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("decode response data: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return validateSchemaNode(payload, v.schema, "")
+}
+
 func validateSchemaNode(value any, schema map[string]any, path string) error {
 	if len(schema) == 0 {
 		return nil
@@ -267,6 +331,107 @@ func validateSchemaNode(value any, schema map[string]any, path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+type toolResponseRecorder struct {
+	gin.ResponseWriter
+	headers     http.Header
+	body        bytes.Buffer
+	status      int
+	wroteHeader bool
+}
+
+func newToolResponseRecorder(w gin.ResponseWriter) *toolResponseRecorder {
+	headers := make(http.Header)
+	for k, vals := range w.Header() {
+		headers[k] = append([]string(nil), vals...)
+	}
+	return &toolResponseRecorder{
+		ResponseWriter: w,
+		headers:        headers,
+		status:         http.StatusOK,
+	}
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) Header() http.Header {
+	return w.headers
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) WriteHeader(code int) {
+	w.status = code
+	w.wroteHeader = true
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) WriteHeaderNow() {
+	w.wroteHeader = true
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) Write(data []byte) (int, error) {
+	if !w.wroteHeader {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}
+	return w.body.Write(data)
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) WriteString(s string) (int, error) {
+	if !w.wroteHeader {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}
+	return w.body.WriteString(s)
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) Flush() {
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) Status() int {
+	if w.wroteHeader {
+		return w.status
+	}
+	return http.StatusOK
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) Size() int {
+	return w.body.Len()
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) Written() bool {
+	return w.wroteHeader
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) Hijack() (net.Conn, *bufio.ReadWriter, error) {
+	return nil, nil, errors.New("response hijacking is not supported by ToolBridge output validation")
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) commit() {
+	for k := range w.ResponseWriter.Header() {
+		w.ResponseWriter.Header().Del(k)
+	}
+	for k, vals := range w.headers {
+		for _, v := range vals {
+			w.ResponseWriter.Header().Add(k, v)
+		}
+	}
+	w.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(w.Status())
+	_, _ = w.ResponseWriter.Write(w.body.Bytes())
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) reset() {
+	w.headers = make(http.Header)
+	w.body.Reset()
+	w.status = http.StatusInternalServerError
+	w.wroteHeader = false
+}
+
+func (w *toolResponseRecorder) writeErrorResponse(status int, resp Response[any]) {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w.ResponseWriter, "internal server error", http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+
+	w.ResponseWriter.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.ResponseWriter.WriteHeader(status)
+	_, _ = w.ResponseWriter.Write(data)
+}
+
 func typeError(path, want string, value any) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s must be %s, got %s", displayPath(path), want, describeJSONValue(value))
 }
diff --git a/bridge_test.go b/bridge_test.go
index f2eb442..dc607a6 100644
--- a/bridge_test.go
+++ b/bridge_test.go
@@ -198,6 +198,92 @@ func TestToolBridge_Good_ValidatesRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestToolBridge_Good_ValidatesResponseBody(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	engine := gin.New()
+
+	bridge := api.NewToolBridge("/tools")
+	bridge.Add(api.ToolDescriptor{
+		Name:        "file_read",
+		Description: "Read a file from disk",
+		Group:       "files",
+		OutputSchema: map[string]any{
+			"type": "object",
+			"properties": map[string]any{
+				"path": map[string]any{"type": "string"},
+			},
+			"required": []any{"path"},
+		},
+	}, func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.OK(map[string]any{"path": "/tmp/file.txt"}))
+	})
+
+	rg := engine.Group(bridge.BasePath())
+	bridge.RegisterRoutes(rg)
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/tools/file_read", nil)
+	engine.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 200, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	var resp api.Response[map[string]any]
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshal error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !resp.Success {
+		t.Fatal("expected Success=true")
+	}
+	if resp.Data["path"] != "/tmp/file.txt" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected validated response data to reach client, got %v", resp.Data["path"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestToolBridge_Bad_InvalidResponseBody(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+	engine := gin.New()
+
+	bridge := api.NewToolBridge("/tools")
+	bridge.Add(api.ToolDescriptor{
+		Name:        "file_read",
+		Description: "Read a file from disk",
+		Group:       "files",
+		OutputSchema: map[string]any{
+			"type": "object",
+			"properties": map[string]any{
+				"path": map[string]any{"type": "string"},
+			},
+			"required": []any{"path"},
+		},
+	}, func(c *gin.Context) {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, api.OK(map[string]any{"path": 123}))
+	})
+
+	rg := engine.Group(bridge.BasePath())
+	bridge.RegisterRoutes(rg)
+
+	w := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/tools/file_read", nil)
+	engine.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+
+	if w.Code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 500, got %d", w.Code)
+	}
+
+	var resp api.Response[any]
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(w.Body.Bytes(), &resp); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unmarshal error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if resp.Success {
+		t.Fatal("expected Success=false")
+	}
+	if resp.Error == nil || resp.Error.Code != "invalid_tool_response" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected invalid_tool_response error, got %#v", resp.Error)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestToolBridge_Bad_InvalidRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
 	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
 	engine := gin.New()