diff --git a/packages/sdk/server-ai/__tests__/LDAIClientImpl.test.ts b/packages/sdk/server-ai/__tests__/LDAIClientImpl.test.ts
index 77af66a0b5..78ffa0baf7 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/server-ai/__tests__/LDAIClientImpl.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/server-ai/__tests__/LDAIClientImpl.test.ts
@@ -833,3 +833,86 @@ describe('optional default values', () => {
     expect(result.enabled).toBe(false);
   });
 });
+
+describe('tools map support', () => {
+  it('includes tools map in completion config from flag variation', async () => {
+    const client = new LDAIClientImpl(mockLdClient);
+    const key = 'test-flag';
+    const defaultValue: LDAICompletionConfigDefault = { enabled: false };
+    const mockVariation = {
+      model: { name: 'example-model' },
+      tools: {
+        'web-search-tool': {
+          name: 'web-search-tool',
+          type: 'function',
+          parameters: { type: 'object', properties: {}, required: [] },
+          customParameters: { 'some-custom-parameter': 'some-custom-value' },
+        },
+      },
+      _ldMeta: { variationKey: 'v1', enabled: true, mode: 'completion' },
+    };
+    mockLdClient.variation.mockResolvedValue(mockVariation);
+
+    const result = await client.completionConfig(key, testContext, defaultValue);
+
+    expect(result.tools).toEqual(mockVariation.tools);
+  });
+
+  it('includes tools map in agent config from flag variation', async () => {
+    const client = new LDAIClientImpl(mockLdClient);
+    const key = 'test-agent';
+    const defaultValue: LDAIAgentConfigDefault = { enabled: false };
+    const mockVariation = {
+      model: { name: 'example-model' },
+      instructions: 'You are a helpful agent.',
+      tools: {
+        'search-tool': {
+          name: 'search-tool',
+          type: 'function',
+          customParameters: { maxResults: 10 },
+        },
+      },
+      _ldMeta: { variationKey: 'v1', enabled: true, mode: 'agent' },
+    };
+    mockLdClient.variation.mockResolvedValue(mockVariation);
+
+    const result = await client.agentConfig(key, testContext, defaultValue);
+
+    expect(result.tools).toEqual(mockVariation.tools);
+  });
+
+  it('returns undefined tools when variation has no tools', async () => {
+    const client = new LDAIClientImpl(mockLdClient);
+    const key = 'test-flag';
+    const defaultTools = {
+      'default-tool': {
+        name: 'default-tool',
+        type: 'function',
+        customParameters: { priority: 'high' },
+      },
+    };
+    const defaultValue: LDAICompletionConfigDefault = { enabled: true, tools: defaultTools };
+    mockLdClient.variation.mockResolvedValue({
+      _ldMeta: { enabled: true, mode: 'completion', variationKey: '' },
+    });
+
+    const result = await client.completionConfig(key, testContext, defaultValue);
+
+    expect(result.tools).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('returns undefined tools when no tools are configured', async () => {
+    const client = new LDAIClientImpl(mockLdClient);
+    const key = 'test-flag';
+    const defaultValue: LDAICompletionConfigDefault = { enabled: false };
+    const mockVariation = {
+      model: { name: 'example-model' },
+      _ldMeta: { variationKey: 'v1', enabled: true, mode: 'completion' },
+    };
+    mockLdClient.variation.mockResolvedValue(mockVariation);
+
+    const result = await client.completionConfig(key, testContext, defaultValue);
+
+    expect(result.tools).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/sdk/server-ai/src/api/config/LDAIConfigUtils.ts b/packages/sdk/server-ai/src/api/config/LDAIConfigUtils.ts
index 74ab8ee30a..dc8b36edb4 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/server-ai/src/api/config/LDAIConfigUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/server-ai/src/api/config/LDAIConfigUtils.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   LDMessage,
   LDModelConfig,
   LDProviderConfig,
+  LDTool,
 } from './types';
 
 /**
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export interface LDAIConfigFlagValue {
   evaluationMetricKey?: string;
   evaluationMetricKeys?: string[];
   judgeConfiguration?: LDJudgeConfiguration;
+  tools?: { [toolName: string]: LDTool };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ export class LDAIConfigUtils {
     if ('judgeConfiguration' in config && config.judgeConfiguration !== undefined) {
       flagValue.judgeConfiguration = config.judgeConfiguration;
     }
+    if ('tools' in config && config.tools !== undefined) {
+      flagValue.tools = config.tools;
+    }
 
     return flagValue;
   }
@@ -172,6 +177,7 @@ export class LDAIConfigUtils {
       createTracker: trackerFactory,
       messages: flagValue.messages,
       judgeConfiguration: flagValue.judgeConfiguration,
+      tools: flagValue.tools,
     };
   }
 
@@ -193,6 +199,7 @@ export class LDAIConfigUtils {
       createTracker: trackerFactory,
       instructions: flagValue.instructions,
       judgeConfiguration: flagValue.judgeConfiguration,
+      tools: flagValue.tools,
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/sdk/server-ai/src/api/config/types.ts b/packages/sdk/server-ai/src/api/config/types.ts
index 56a54d1ca2..d1c2a161e2 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/server-ai/src/api/config/types.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/server-ai/src/api/config/types.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ export interface LDProviderConfig {
   name: string;
 }
 
+// ============================================================================
+// Tool Types
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Configuration for a single tool entry in the root-level tools map.
+ * Separate from model.parameters.tools[] which is the LLM-passable array.
+ */
+export interface LDTool {
+  name: string;
+  description?: string;
+  type?: string;
+  parameters?: { [index: string]: unknown };
+  customParameters?: { [index: string]: unknown };
+}
+
 // ============================================================================
 // Judge Types
 // ============================================================================
@@ -129,6 +145,10 @@ export interface LDAIAgentConfigDefault extends LDAIConfigDefault {
    * References judge AI Configs that should evaluate this AI Config.
    */
   judgeConfiguration?: LDJudgeConfiguration;
+  /**
+   * Root-level tools map keyed by tool name. Distinct from model.parameters.tools[].
+   */
+  tools?: { [toolName: string]: LDTool };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -144,6 +164,10 @@ export interface LDAICompletionConfigDefault extends LDAIConfigDefault {
    * References judge AI Configs that should evaluate this AI Config.
    */
   judgeConfiguration?: LDJudgeConfiguration;
+  /**
+   * Root-level tools map keyed by tool name. Distinct from model.parameters.tools[].
+   */
+  tools?: { [toolName: string]: LDTool };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -192,6 +216,10 @@ export interface LDAIAgentConfig extends LDAIConfig {
    * References judge AI Configs that should evaluate this AI Config.
    */
   judgeConfiguration?: LDJudgeConfiguration;
+  /**
+   * Root-level tools map keyed by tool name. Distinct from model.parameters.tools[].
+   */
+  tools?: { [toolName: string]: LDTool };
 }
 
 /**
@@ -207,6 +235,10 @@ export interface LDAICompletionConfig extends LDAIConfig {
    * References judge AI Configs that should evaluate this AI Config.
    */
   judgeConfiguration?: LDJudgeConfiguration;
+  /**
+   * Root-level tools map keyed by tool name. Distinct from model.parameters.tools[].
+   */
+  tools?: { [toolName: string]: LDTool };
 }
 
 /**