diff --git a/internal/mcp/mcp_parse.go b/internal/mcp/mcp_parse.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5fb843804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/mcp/mcp_parse.go
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+//go:generate ../../scripts/gen-mcp-tool-json.sh mcp_tools.json
+package mcp
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/lib/errors"
+)
+
+//go:embed mcp_tools.json
+var _ []byte
+
+type ToolDef struct {
+	Name         string `json:"name"`
+	Description  string `json:"description"`
+	InputSchema  Schema `json:"inputSchema"`
+	OutputSchema Schema `json:"outputSchema"`
+}
+
+type RawSchema struct {
+	Type                 string                     `json:"type"`
+	Description          string                     `json:"description"`
+	SchemaVersion        string                     `json:"$schema"`
+	Required             []string                   `json:"required,omitempty"`
+	AdditionalProperties bool                       `json:"additionalProperties"`
+	Properties           map[string]json.RawMessage `json:"properties"`
+	Items                json.RawMessage            `json:"items"`
+}
+
+type Schema struct {
+	Schema string `json:"$schema"`
+	SchemaObject
+}
+
+type SchemaValue interface {
+	Type() string
+}
+
+type SchemaObject struct {
+	Kind                 string                 `json:"type"`
+	Description          string                 `json:"description"`
+	Required             []string               `json:"required,omitempty"`
+	AdditionalProperties bool                   `json:"additionalProperties"`
+	Properties           map[string]SchemaValue `json:"properties"`
+}
+
+func (s SchemaObject) Type() string { return s.Kind }
+
+type SchemaArray struct {
+	Kind        string      `json:"type"`
+	Description string      `json:"description"`
+	Items       SchemaValue `json:"items,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (s SchemaArray) Type() string { return s.Kind }
+
+type SchemaPrimitive struct {
+	Description string `json:"description"`
+	Kind        string `json:"type"`
+}
+
+func (s SchemaPrimitive) Type() string { return s.Kind }
+
+type parser struct {
+	errors []error
+}
+
+func LoadToolDefinitions(data []byte) (map[string]*ToolDef, error) {
+	defs := struct {
+		Tools []struct {
+			Name         string    `json:"name"`
+			Description  string    `json:"description"`
+			InputSchema  RawSchema `json:"inputSchema"`
+			OutputSchema RawSchema `json:"outputSchema"`
+		} `json:"tools"`
+	}{}
+
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &defs); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	tools := map[string]*ToolDef{}
+	parser := &parser{}
+
+	for _, t := range defs.Tools {
+		tools[t.Name] = &ToolDef{
+			Name:         t.Name,
+			Description:  t.Description,
+			InputSchema:  parser.parseRootSchema(t.InputSchema),
+			OutputSchema: parser.parseRootSchema(t.OutputSchema),
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(parser.errors) > 0 {
+		return tools, errors.Append(nil, parser.errors...)
+	}
+
+	return tools, nil
+}
+
+func (p *parser) parseRootSchema(r RawSchema) Schema {
+	return Schema{
+		Schema: r.SchemaVersion,
+		SchemaObject: SchemaObject{
+			Kind:                 r.Type,
+			Description:          r.Description,
+			Required:             r.Required,
+			AdditionalProperties: r.AdditionalProperties,
+			Properties:           p.parseProperties(r.Properties),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *parser) parseSchema(r *RawSchema) SchemaValue {
+	switch r.Type {
+	case "object":
+		return &SchemaObject{
+			Kind:                 r.Type,
+			Description:          r.Description,
+			Required:             r.Required,
+			AdditionalProperties: r.AdditionalProperties,
+			Properties:           p.parseProperties(r.Properties),
+		}
+	case "array":
+		var items SchemaValue
+		if len(r.Items) > 0 {
+			var boolItems bool
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(r.Items, &boolItems); err == nil {
+				// Sometimes items is defined as "items: true", so we handle it here and
+				// consider it "empty" array
+			} else {
+				var itemRaw RawSchema
+				if err := json.Unmarshal(r.Items, &itemRaw); err == nil {
+					items = p.parseSchema(&itemRaw)
+				} else {
+					p.errors = append(p.errors, errors.Errorf("failed to unmarshal array items: %w", err))
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return &SchemaArray{
+			Kind:        r.Type,
+			Description: r.Description,
+			Items:       items,
+		}
+	default:
+		return &SchemaPrimitive{
+			Kind:        r.Type,
+			Description: r.Description,
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *parser) parseProperties(props map[string]json.RawMessage) map[string]SchemaValue {
+	res := make(map[string]SchemaValue)
+	for name, raw := range props {
+		var r RawSchema
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &r); err != nil {
+			p.errors = append(p.errors, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse property %q: %w", name, err))
+			continue
+		}
+		res[name] = p.parseSchema(&r)
+	}
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/internal/mcp/mcp_parse_test.go b/internal/mcp/mcp_parse_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e29281e9a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/mcp/mcp_parse_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package mcp
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLoadToolDefinitions(t *testing.T) {
+	toolJSON := []byte(`{
+	  "tools": [
+		{
+		  "name": "test_tool",
+		  "description": "test description",
+		  "inputSchema": {
+			"type": "object",
+			"$schema": "https://localhost/schema-draft/2025-07",
+			"properties": {
+			  "tags": {
+				"type": "array",
+				"items": {
+				  "type": "object",
+				  "properties": {
+					"key": { "type": "string" },
+					"value": { "type": "string" }
+				  }
+				}
+			  }
+			}
+		  },
+		  "outputSchema": {
+			"type": "object",
+			"$schema": "https://localhost/schema-draft/2025-07",
+			"properties": {
+			  "result": { "type": "string" }
+			}
+		  }
+		}
+	  ]
+	}`)
+
+	tools, err := LoadToolDefinitions(toolJSON)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to load tool definitions: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(tools) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected 1 tool, got %d", len(tools))
+	}
+
+	tool := tools["test_tool"]
+	if tool == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Tool 'test_tool' not found")
+	}
+
+	if tool.Name != "test_tool" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected name 'test_tool', got '%s'", tool.Name)
+	}
+
+	inputSchema := tool.InputSchema
+	outputSchema := tool.OutputSchema
+	schemaVersion := "https://localhost/schema-draft/2025-07"
+
+	if inputSchema.Schema != schemaVersion {
+		t.Errorf("Expected input schema version %q, got %q", schemaVersion, inputSchema.Schema)
+	}
+	if outputSchema.Schema != schemaVersion {
+		t.Errorf("Expected output schema version %q, got %q", schemaVersion, outputSchema.Schema)
+	}
+
+	tagsProp, ok := inputSchema.Properties["tags"]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Property 'tags' not found in inputSchema")
+	}
+
+	if tagsProp.Type() != "array" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected tags type 'array', got '%s'", tagsProp.Type())
+	}
+
+	arraySchema, ok := tagsProp.(*SchemaArray)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Expected SchemaArray for tags")
+	}
+
+	if arraySchema.Items == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Expected items schema in array, got nil")
+	}
+
+	itemSchema := arraySchema.Items
+	if itemSchema.Type() != "object" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected item type 'object', got '%s'", itemSchema.Type())
+	}
+
+	objectSchema, ok := itemSchema.(*SchemaObject)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Expected SchemaObject for item")
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := objectSchema.Properties["key"]; !ok {
+		t.Error("Property 'key' not found in item schema")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/src/mcp_tools.json b/internal/mcp/mcp_tools.json
similarity index 100%
rename from cmd/src/mcp_tools.json
rename to internal/mcp/mcp_tools.json