diff --git a/schema/schema.json b/schema/schema.json
index 3d4b69030..a8f6a2834 100644
--- a/schema/schema.json
+++ b/schema/schema.json
@@ -1106,12 +1106,16 @@
         "Resource": {
             "description": "A known resource that the server is capable of reading.",
             "properties": {
+                "description": {
+                    "description": "A description of what this resource represents.\n\nThis can be used by clients to improve the LLM's understanding of available resources. It can be thought of like a \"hint\" to the model.",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
                 "mimeType": {
                     "description": "The MIME type of this resource, if known.",
                     "type": "string"
                 },
                 "name": {
-                    "description": "An optional human-readable name for this resource.\n\nThis can be used by clients to populate UI elements.",
+                    "description": "A human-readable name for this resource.\n\nThis can be used by clients to populate UI elements.",
                     "type": "string"
                 },
                 "uri": {
@@ -1191,7 +1195,7 @@
             "description": "A template description for resources available on the server.",
             "properties": {
                 "description": {
-                    "description": "A human-readable description of what this template is for.",
+                    "description": "A description of what this template is for.\n\nThis can be used by clients to improve the LLM's understanding of available resources. It can be thought of like a \"hint\" to the model.",
                     "type": "string"
                 },
                 "mimeType": {
@@ -1199,7 +1203,7 @@
                     "type": "string"
                 },
                 "name": {
-                    "description": "A human-readable name for the type of resource this template refers to.",
+                    "description": "A human-readable name for the type of resource this template refers to.\n\nThis can be used by clients to populate UI elements.",
                     "type": "string"
                 },
                 "uriTemplate": {
diff --git a/schema/schema.ts b/schema/schema.ts
index dd30d821f..bc85a3b76 100644
--- a/schema/schema.ts
+++ b/schema/schema.ts
@@ -333,12 +333,19 @@ export interface Resource {
   uri: string;
 
   /**
-   * An optional human-readable name for this resource.
+   * A human-readable name for this resource.
    *
    * This can be used by clients to populate UI elements.
    */
   name: string;
 
+  /**
+   * A description of what this resource represents.
+   *
+   * This can be used by clients to improve the LLM's understanding of available resources. It can be thought of like a "hint" to the model.
+   */
+  description?: string;
+
   /**
    * The MIME type of this resource, if known.
    */
@@ -355,14 +362,21 @@ export interface ResourceTemplate {
    * @format uri-template
    */
   uriTemplate: string;
+
   /**
    * A human-readable name for the type of resource this template refers to.
+   *
+   * This can be used by clients to populate UI elements.
    */
   name: string;
+
   /**
-   * A human-readable description of what this template is for.
+   * A description of what this template is for.
+   *
+   * This can be used by clients to improve the LLM's understanding of available resources. It can be thought of like a "hint" to the model.
    */
   description?: string;
+
   /**
    * The MIME type for all resources that match this template. This should only be included if all resources matching this template have the same type.
    */