diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v2.rs b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v2.rs
index 211f0ba3757..edd3aefa745 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v2.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server-protocol/src/protocol/v2.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use crate::protocol::common::AuthMode;
 use codex_protocol::account::PlanType;
 use codex_protocol::approvals::ExecPolicyAmendment as CoreExecPolicyAmendment;
+use codex_protocol::config_types::ForcedLoginMethod;
 use codex_protocol::config_types::ReasoningSummary;
+use codex_protocol::config_types::SandboxMode as CoreSandboxMode;
+use codex_protocol::config_types::Verbosity;
 use codex_protocol::items::AgentMessageContent as CoreAgentMessageContent;
 use codex_protocol::items::TurnItem as CoreTurnItem;
 use codex_protocol::models::ResponseItem;
@@ -12,6 +15,7 @@ use codex_protocol::openai_models::ReasoningEffort;
 use codex_protocol::parse_command::ParsedCommand as CoreParsedCommand;
 use codex_protocol::plan_tool::PlanItemArg as CorePlanItemArg;
 use codex_protocol::plan_tool::StepStatus as CorePlanStepStatus;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::AskForApproval as CoreAskForApproval;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::CodexErrorInfo as CoreCodexErrorInfo;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::CreditsSnapshot as CoreCreditsSnapshot;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::RateLimitSnapshot as CoreRateLimitSnapshot;
@@ -122,17 +126,68 @@ impl From<CoreCodexErrorInfo> for CodexErrorInfo {
     }
 }
 
-v2_enum_from_core!(
-    pub enum AskForApproval from codex_protocol::protocol::AskForApproval {
-        UnlessTrusted, OnFailure, OnRequest, Never
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, JsonSchema, TS)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+#[ts(rename_all = "kebab-case", export_to = "v2/")]
+pub enum AskForApproval {
+    #[serde(rename = "untrusted")]
+    #[ts(rename = "untrusted")]
+    UnlessTrusted,
+    OnFailure,
+    OnRequest,
+    Never,
+}
+
+impl AskForApproval {
+    pub fn to_core(self) -> CoreAskForApproval {
+        match self {
+            AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted => CoreAskForApproval::UnlessTrusted,
+            AskForApproval::OnFailure => CoreAskForApproval::OnFailure,
+            AskForApproval::OnRequest => CoreAskForApproval::OnRequest,
+            AskForApproval::Never => CoreAskForApproval::Never,
+        }
     }
-);
+}
 
-v2_enum_from_core!(
-    pub enum SandboxMode from codex_protocol::config_types::SandboxMode {
-        ReadOnly, WorkspaceWrite, DangerFullAccess
+impl From<CoreAskForApproval> for AskForApproval {
+    fn from(value: CoreAskForApproval) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            CoreAskForApproval::UnlessTrusted => AskForApproval::UnlessTrusted,
+            CoreAskForApproval::OnFailure => AskForApproval::OnFailure,
+            CoreAskForApproval::OnRequest => AskForApproval::OnRequest,
+            CoreAskForApproval::Never => AskForApproval::Never,
+        }
     }
-);
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, JsonSchema, TS)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
+#[ts(rename_all = "kebab-case", export_to = "v2/")]
+pub enum SandboxMode {
+    ReadOnly,
+    WorkspaceWrite,
+    DangerFullAccess,
+}
+
+impl SandboxMode {
+    pub fn to_core(self) -> CoreSandboxMode {
+        match self {
+            SandboxMode::ReadOnly => CoreSandboxMode::ReadOnly,
+            SandboxMode::WorkspaceWrite => CoreSandboxMode::WorkspaceWrite,
+            SandboxMode::DangerFullAccess => CoreSandboxMode::DangerFullAccess,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<CoreSandboxMode> for SandboxMode {
+    fn from(value: CoreSandboxMode) -> Self {
+        match value {
+            CoreSandboxMode::ReadOnly => SandboxMode::ReadOnly,
+            CoreSandboxMode::WorkspaceWrite => SandboxMode::WorkspaceWrite,
+            CoreSandboxMode::DangerFullAccess => SandboxMode::DangerFullAccess,
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 v2_enum_from_core!(
     pub enum ReviewDelivery from codex_protocol::protocol::ReviewDelivery {
@@ -159,6 +214,72 @@ pub enum ConfigLayerName {
     User,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Default, JsonSchema, TS)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+#[ts(export_to = "v2/")]
+pub struct SandboxWorkspaceWrite {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub writable_roots: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub network_access: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub exclude_tmpdir_env_var: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub exclude_slash_tmp: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, JsonSchema, TS)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+#[ts(export_to = "v2/")]
+pub struct ToolsV2 {
+    #[serde(alias = "web_search_request")]
+    pub web_search: Option<bool>,
+    pub view_image: Option<bool>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, JsonSchema, TS)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+#[ts(export_to = "v2/")]
+pub struct ProfileV2 {
+    pub model: Option<String>,
+    pub model_provider: Option<String>,
+    pub approval_policy: Option<AskForApproval>,
+    pub model_reasoning_effort: Option<ReasoningEffort>,
+    pub model_reasoning_summary: Option<ReasoningSummary>,
+    pub model_verbosity: Option<Verbosity>,
+    pub chatgpt_base_url: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default, flatten)]
+    pub additional: HashMap<String, JsonValue>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, JsonSchema, TS)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "snake_case")]
+#[ts(export_to = "v2/")]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub model: Option<String>,
+    pub review_model: Option<String>,
+    pub model_context_window: Option<i64>,
+    pub model_auto_compact_token_limit: Option<i64>,
+    pub model_provider: Option<String>,
+    pub approval_policy: Option<AskForApproval>,
+    pub sandbox_mode: Option<SandboxMode>,
+    pub sandbox_workspace_write: Option<SandboxWorkspaceWrite>,
+    pub forced_chatgpt_workspace_id: Option<String>,
+    pub forced_login_method: Option<ForcedLoginMethod>,
+    pub tools: Option<ToolsV2>,
+    pub profile: Option<String>,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub profiles: HashMap<String, ProfileV2>,
+    pub instructions: Option<String>,
+    pub developer_instructions: Option<String>,
+    pub compact_prompt: Option<String>,
+    pub model_reasoning_effort: Option<ReasoningEffort>,
+    pub model_reasoning_summary: Option<ReasoningSummary>,
+    pub model_verbosity: Option<Verbosity>,
+    #[serde(default, flatten)]
+    pub additional: HashMap<String, JsonValue>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, JsonSchema, TS)]
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 #[ts(export_to = "v2/")]
@@ -237,7 +358,7 @@ pub struct ConfigReadParams {
 #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
 #[ts(export_to = "v2/")]
 pub struct ConfigReadResponse {
-    pub config: JsonValue,
+    pub config: Config,
     pub origins: HashMap<String, ConfigLayerMetadata>,
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub layers: Option<Vec<ConfigLayer>>,
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/config_api.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/config_api.rs
index 98fe93fb259..c1eaf62d26f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/config_api.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/config_api.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use crate::error_code::INTERNAL_ERROR_CODE;
 use crate::error_code::INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR_CODE;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::Config;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::ConfigBatchWriteParams;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::ConfigLayer;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::ConfigLayerMetadata;
@@ -75,8 +76,10 @@ impl ConfigApi {
         let effective = layers.effective_config();
         validate_config(&effective).map_err(|err| internal_error("invalid configuration", err))?;
 
+        let config: Config = serde_json::from_value(to_json_value(&effective))
+            .map_err(|err| internal_error("failed to deserialize configuration", err))?;
         let response = ConfigReadResponse {
-            config: to_json_value(&effective),
+            config,
             origins: layers.origins(),
             layers: params.include_layers.then(|| layers.layers_high_to_low()),
         };
@@ -773,6 +776,7 @@ fn config_write_error(code: ConfigWriteErrorCode, message: impl Into<String>) ->
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use anyhow::Result;
+    use codex_app_server_protocol::AskForApproval;
     use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
     use tempfile::tempdir;
 
@@ -895,10 +899,7 @@ remote_compaction = true
             .await
             .expect("response");
 
-        assert_eq!(
-            response.config.get("approval_policy"),
-            Some(&json!("never"))
-        );
+        assert_eq!(response.config.approval_policy, Some(AskForApproval::Never));
 
         assert_eq!(
             response
@@ -953,8 +954,10 @@ remote_compaction = true
             })
             .await
             .expect("read");
-        let config_object = read_after.config.as_object().expect("object");
-        assert_eq!(config_object.get("approval_policy"), Some(&json!("never")));
+        assert_eq!(
+            read_after.config.approval_policy,
+            Some(AskForApproval::Never)
+        );
         assert_eq!(
             read_after
                 .origins
@@ -1093,7 +1096,7 @@ remote_compaction = true
             .await
             .expect("response");
 
-        assert_eq!(response.config.get("model"), Some(&json!("system")));
+        assert_eq!(response.config.model.as_deref(), Some("system"));
         assert_eq!(
             response.origins.get("model").expect("origin").name,
             ConfigLayerName::System
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/config_rpc.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/config_rpc.rs
index eb3ece64b29..b6615ef6679 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/config_rpc.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/tests/suite/v2/config_rpc.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
 use app_test_support::McpProcess;
 use app_test_support::to_response;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::AskForApproval;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::ConfigBatchWriteParams;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::ConfigEdit;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::ConfigLayerName;
@@ -12,9 +13,12 @@ use codex_app_server_protocol::JSONRPCError;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::JSONRPCResponse;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::MergeStrategy;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::RequestId;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::SandboxMode;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::ToolsV2;
 use codex_app_server_protocol::WriteStatus;
 use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
 use serde_json::json;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 use tokio::time::timeout;
 
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ sandbox_mode = "workspace-write"
         layers,
     } = to_response(resp)?;
 
-    assert_eq!(config.get("model"), Some(&json!("gpt-user")));
+    assert_eq!(config.model.as_deref(), Some("gpt-user"));
     assert_eq!(
         origins.get("model").expect("origin").name,
         ConfigLayerName::User
@@ -70,6 +74,64 @@ sandbox_mode = "workspace-write"
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+async fn config_read_includes_tools() -> Result<()> {
+    let codex_home = TempDir::new()?;
+    write_config(
+        &codex_home,
+        r#"
+model = "gpt-user"
+
+[tools]
+web_search = true
+view_image = false
+"#,
+    )?;
+
+    let mut mcp = McpProcess::new(codex_home.path()).await?;
+    timeout(DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT, mcp.initialize()).await??;
+
+    let request_id = mcp
+        .send_config_read_request(ConfigReadParams {
+            include_layers: true,
+        })
+        .await?;
+    let resp: JSONRPCResponse = timeout(
+        DEFAULT_READ_TIMEOUT,
+        mcp.read_stream_until_response_message(RequestId::Integer(request_id)),
+    )
+    .await??;
+    let ConfigReadResponse {
+        config,
+        origins,
+        layers,
+    } = to_response(resp)?;
+
+    let tools = config.tools.expect("tools present");
+    assert_eq!(
+        tools,
+        ToolsV2 {
+            web_search: Some(true),
+            view_image: Some(false),
+        }
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        origins.get("tools.web_search").expect("origin").name,
+        ConfigLayerName::User
+    );
+    assert_eq!(
+        origins.get("tools.view_image").expect("origin").name,
+        ConfigLayerName::User
+    );
+
+    let layers = layers.expect("layers present");
+    assert_eq!(layers.len(), 2);
+    assert_eq!(layers[0].name, ConfigLayerName::SessionFlags);
+    assert_eq!(layers[1].name, ConfigLayerName::User);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
 async fn config_read_includes_system_layer_and_overrides() -> Result<()> {
     let codex_home = TempDir::new()?;
@@ -123,30 +185,29 @@ writable_roots = ["/system"]
         layers,
     } = to_response(resp)?;
 
-    assert_eq!(config.get("model"), Some(&json!("gpt-system")));
+    assert_eq!(config.model.as_deref(), Some("gpt-system"));
     assert_eq!(
         origins.get("model").expect("origin").name,
         ConfigLayerName::System
     );
 
-    assert_eq!(config.get("approval_policy"), Some(&json!("never")));
+    assert_eq!(config.approval_policy, Some(AskForApproval::Never));
     assert_eq!(
         origins.get("approval_policy").expect("origin").name,
         ConfigLayerName::System
     );
 
-    assert_eq!(config.get("sandbox_mode"), Some(&json!("workspace-write")));
+    assert_eq!(config.sandbox_mode, Some(SandboxMode::WorkspaceWrite));
     assert_eq!(
         origins.get("sandbox_mode").expect("origin").name,
         ConfigLayerName::User
     );
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        config
-            .get("sandbox_workspace_write")
-            .and_then(|v| v.get("writable_roots")),
-        Some(&json!(["/system"]))
-    );
+    let sandbox = config
+        .sandbox_workspace_write
+        .as_ref()
+        .expect("sandbox workspace write");
+    assert_eq!(sandbox.writable_roots, vec![PathBuf::from("/system")]);
     assert_eq!(
         origins
             .get("sandbox_workspace_write.writable_roots.0")
@@ -155,12 +216,7 @@ writable_roots = ["/system"]
         ConfigLayerName::System
     );
 
-    assert_eq!(
-        config
-            .get("sandbox_workspace_write")
-            .and_then(|v| v.get("network_access")),
-        Some(&json!(true))
-    );
+    assert!(sandbox.network_access);
     assert_eq!(
         origins
             .get("sandbox_workspace_write.network_access")
@@ -242,7 +298,7 @@ model = "gpt-old"
     )
     .await??;
     let verify: ConfigReadResponse = to_response(verify_resp)?;
-    assert_eq!(verify.config.get("model"), Some(&json!("gpt-new")));
+    assert_eq!(verify.config.model.as_deref(), Some("gpt-new"));
 
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -342,22 +398,14 @@ async fn config_batch_write_applies_multiple_edits() -> Result<()> {
     )
     .await??;
     let read: ConfigReadResponse = to_response(read_resp)?;
-    assert_eq!(
-        read.config.get("sandbox_mode"),
-        Some(&json!("workspace-write"))
-    );
-    assert_eq!(
-        read.config
-            .get("sandbox_workspace_write")
-            .and_then(|v| v.get("writable_roots")),
-        Some(&json!(["/tmp"]))
-    );
-    assert_eq!(
-        read.config
-            .get("sandbox_workspace_write")
-            .and_then(|v| v.get("network_access")),
-        Some(&json!(false))
-    );
+    assert_eq!(read.config.sandbox_mode, Some(SandboxMode::WorkspaceWrite));
+    let sandbox = read
+        .config
+        .sandbox_workspace_write
+        .as_ref()
+        .expect("sandbox workspace write");
+    assert_eq!(sandbox.writable_roots, vec![PathBuf::from("/tmp")]);
+    assert!(!sandbox.network_access);
 
     Ok(())
 }