diff --git a/nodejs/src/client.ts b/nodejs/src/client.ts
index 53686a6ca..7ba6d8ed5 100644
--- a/nodejs/src/client.ts
+++ b/nodejs/src/client.ts
@@ -1391,6 +1391,7 @@ export class CopilotClient {
                     overridesBuiltInTool: tool.overridesBuiltInTool,
                     skipPermission: tool.skipPermission,
                     defer: tool.defer,
+                    _meta: tool._meta,
                 })),
                 canvases: config.canvases?.map((canvas) => canvas.declaration),
                 requestCanvasRenderer: config.requestCanvasRenderer,
@@ -1591,6 +1592,7 @@ export class CopilotClient {
                     overridesBuiltInTool: tool.overridesBuiltInTool,
                     skipPermission: tool.skipPermission,
                     defer: tool.defer,
+                    _meta: tool._meta,
                 })),
                 canvases: config.canvases?.map((canvas) => canvas.declaration),
                 requestCanvasRenderer: config.requestCanvasRenderer,
diff --git a/nodejs/src/types.ts b/nodejs/src/types.ts
index e354bd821..9777261a9 100644
--- a/nodejs/src/types.ts
+++ b/nodejs/src/types.ts
@@ -560,6 +560,15 @@ export interface Tool<TArgs = unknown> {
      * Optional; defaults to `"auto"`.
      */
     defer?: "auto" | "never";
+    /**
+     * Opaque, host-defined metadata associated with the tool definition.
+     *
+     * Keys are namespaced and are not part of the stable public API. The SDK
+     * does not interpret these values; it forwards them verbatim to the runtime,
+     * which may recognize specific namespaced keys to inform host-specific
+     * behavior. Unknown keys are preserved and round-tripped untouched.
+     */
+    _meta?: Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -575,6 +584,7 @@ export function defineTool<T = unknown>(
         overridesBuiltInTool?: boolean;
         skipPermission?: boolean;
         defer?: "auto" | "never";
+        _meta?: Record<string, unknown>;
     }
 ): Tool<T> {
     return { name, ...config };
diff --git a/nodejs/test/client.test.ts b/nodejs/test/client.test.ts
index 96d7da30c..fc49a9823 100644
--- a/nodejs/test/client.test.ts
+++ b/nodejs/test/client.test.ts
@@ -188,6 +188,69 @@ describe("CopilotClient", () => {
         expect(resumePayload.contextTier).toBe("default");
     });
 
+    it("forwards tool _meta verbatim in session.create and session.resume", async () => {
+        const client = new CopilotClient();
+        await client.start();
+        onTestFinished(() => client.forceStop());
+
+        const spy = vi
+            .spyOn((client as any).connection!, "sendRequest")
+            .mockImplementation(async (method: string, params: any) => {
+                if (method === "session.create") return { sessionId: params.sessionId };
+                if (method === "session.resume") return { sessionId: params.sessionId };
+                throw new Error(`Unexpected method: ${method}`);
+            });
+
+        const meta = { "github.com/copilot:safeForTelemetry": { name: true, inputsNames: false } };
+        const tool = {
+            name: "my_tool",
+            description: "a tool",
+            parameters: { type: "object", properties: {} },
+            _meta: meta,
+        };
+
+        const session = await client.createSession({
+            onPermissionRequest: approveAll,
+            tools: [tool],
+        });
+        await client.resumeSession(session.sessionId, {
+            onPermissionRequest: approveAll,
+            tools: [tool],
+        });
+
+        const createPayload = spy.mock.calls.find(
+            ([method]) => method === "session.create"
+        )![1] as any;
+        const resumePayload = spy.mock.calls.find(
+            ([method]) => method === "session.resume"
+        )![1] as any;
+        expect(createPayload.tools[0]._meta).toEqual(meta);
+        expect(resumePayload.tools[0]._meta).toEqual(meta);
+    });
+
+    it("omits tool _meta from session.create when unset", async () => {
+        const client = new CopilotClient();
+        await client.start();
+        onTestFinished(() => client.forceStop());
+
+        const spy = vi
+            .spyOn((client as any).connection!, "sendRequest")
+            .mockImplementation(async (method: string, params: any) => {
+                if (method === "session.create") return { sessionId: params.sessionId };
+                throw new Error(`Unexpected method: ${method}`);
+            });
+
+        await client.createSession({
+            onPermissionRequest: approveAll,
+            tools: [{ name: "my_tool", description: "a tool" }],
+        });
+
+        const createPayload = spy.mock.calls.find(
+            ([method]) => method === "session.create"
+        )![1] as any;
+        expect(createPayload.tools[0]._meta).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
     it("forwards expAssignments in session.create and session.resume", async () => {
         const client = new CopilotClient();
         await client.start();