diff --git a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/package-lock.json b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/package-lock.json
index 0c787acc16..2c16d481b1 100644
--- a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/package-lock.json
+++ b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
         "diff": "^7.0.0",
         "immer": "^10.1.1",
         "picomatch": "^4.0.3",
+        "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
         "tmp-promise": "^3.0.3",
         "typescript": "^5.8.3",
         "vscode-jsonrpc": "^8.2.1"
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-bXYxrXFubeYdvB0NhD/NBB3Qi6aZeV20GOWVI47t2dkecCEoneR4NPVcb7abpXDEvejgrUfFtG6vG/zxAKmg+g==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@ampproject/remapping": "^2.2.0",
         "@babel/code-frame": "^7.27.1",
@@ -2997,9 +2999,9 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/js-yaml": {
-      "version": "3.14.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-3.14.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-okMH7OXXJ7YrN9Ok3/SXrnu4iX9yOk+25nqX4imS2npuvTYDmo/QEZoqwZkYaIDk3jVvBOTOIEgEhaLOynBS9g==",
+      "version": "3.14.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-yaml/-/js-yaml-3.14.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PMSmkqxr106Xa156c2M265Z+FTrPl+oxd/rgOQy2tijQeK5TxQ43psO1ZCwhVOSdnn+RzkzlRz/eY4BgJBYVpg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -3526,6 +3528,12 @@
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/reflect-metadata": {
+      "version": "0.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/reflect-metadata/-/reflect-metadata-0.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-urBwgfrvVP/eAyXx4hluJivBKzuEbSQs9rKWCrCkbSxNv8mxPcUZKeuoF3Uy4mJl3Lwprp6yy5/39VWigZ4K6Q==",
+      "license": "Apache-2.0"
+    },
     "node_modules/require-directory": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/require-directory/-/require-directory-2.1.1.tgz",
@@ -3805,9 +3813,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/tmp": {
-      "version": "0.2.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tmp/-/tmp-0.2.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nZD7m9iCPC5g0pYmcaxogYKggSfLsdxl8of3Q/oIbqCqLLIO9IAF0GWjX1z9NZRHPiXv8Wex4yDCaZsgEw0Y8w==",
+      "version": "0.2.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tmp/-/tmp-0.2.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-voyz6MApa1rQGUxT3E+BK7/ROe8itEx7vD8/HEvt4xwXucvQ5G5oeEiHkmHZJuBO21RpOf+YYm9MOivj709jow==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=14.14"
diff --git a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/package.json b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/package.json
index 7e089bba71..0a8154ccbb 100644
--- a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/package.json
+++ b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/package.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     "diff": "^7.0.0",
     "immer": "^10.1.1",
     "picomatch": "^4.0.3",
+    "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
     "tmp-promise": "^3.0.3",
     "typescript": "^5.8.3",
     "vscode-jsonrpc": "^8.2.1"
diff --git a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/src/recipe.ts b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/src/recipe.ts
index 5cb5d429a3..04c239bf2f 100644
--- a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/src/recipe.ts
+++ b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/src/recipe.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {Cursor, SourceFile, Tree} from "./tree";
 import {ExecutionContext} from "./execution";
 import {DataTableDescriptor} from "./data-table";
 import {mapAsync} from "./util";
+import "reflect-metadata";
 
 const OPTIONS_KEY = "__recipe_options__";
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ export abstract class Recipe {
     }
 
     async descriptor(): Promise<RecipeDescriptor> {
-        const optionsRecord: Record<string, OptionDescriptor> = (this as any).constructor[OPTIONS_KEY] || {}
+        const optionsRecord: Record<string, OptionAnnotationDescriptor> = (this as any).constructor[OPTIONS_KEY] || {}
         return {
             name: this.name,
             displayName: this.displayName,
@@ -97,12 +98,39 @@ export abstract class Recipe {
             tags: this.tags,
             estimatedEffortPerOccurrence: this.estimatedEffortPerOccurrence,
             recipeList: await mapAsync(await this.recipeList(), async r => r.descriptor()),
-            options: Object.entries(optionsRecord).map(([key, descriptor]) => ({
-                name: key,
-                value: (this as any)[key],
-                required: descriptor.required ?? true,
-                ...descriptor
-            }))
+            options: Object.entries(optionsRecord).map(([key, descriptor]) => {
+                var t = Reflect.getMetadata("design:type", this, key);
+                var simplifiedType = t?.name ?? "string";
+                switch(t.name) {
+                    case "String": {
+                        simplifiedType = "string";
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case "Boolean": {
+                        simplifiedType = "boolean";
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case "Number": {
+                        simplifiedType = "number";
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case "Symbol": {
+                        simplifiedType = "symbol";
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    case "Object": {
+                        simplifiedType = "object";
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                return {
+                    name: key,
+                    value: (this as any)[key],
+                    required: descriptor.required ?? true,
+                    type: simplifiedType,
+                    ...descriptor
+                };
+            })
         }
     }
 
@@ -138,7 +166,7 @@ export interface RecipeDescriptor {
     readonly options: ({ name: string, value?: any } & OptionDescriptor)[]
 }
 
-export interface OptionDescriptor {
+export interface OptionAnnotationDescriptor {
     readonly displayName: string
     readonly description: string
     readonly required?: boolean
@@ -146,6 +174,10 @@ export interface OptionDescriptor {
     readonly valid?: string[]
 }
 
+export interface OptionDescriptor extends OptionAnnotationDescriptor {
+    readonly type: string;
+}
+
 export abstract class ScanningRecipe<P> extends Recipe {
     private readonly recipeAccMessage = Symbol("org.openrewrite.recipe.acc");
 
@@ -217,7 +249,7 @@ export class RecipeRegistry {
     }
 }
 
-export function Option(descriptor: OptionDescriptor) {
+export function Option(descriptor: OptionAnnotationDescriptor) {
     return function (target: any, propertyKey: string) {
         // Ensure the constructor has options storage.
         if (!target.constructor.hasOwnProperty(OPTIONS_KEY)) {
diff --git a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/test/recipe.test.ts b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/test/recipe.test.ts
index de8e6b313b..6ed14ddbc3 100644
--- a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/test/recipe.test.ts
+++ b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/test/recipe.test.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ describe("recipes", () => {
                     displayName: "Text",
                     name: "text",
                     required: true,
-                    value: undefined
+                    value: undefined,
+                    type: "string"
                 }
             ],
             recipeList: [],
diff --git a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/tsconfig.json b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/tsconfig.json
index ff42c551f5..2b5fc9706e 100644
--- a/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/tsconfig.json
+++ b/rewrite-javascript/rewrite/tsconfig.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     "rootDir": ".",
     "outDir": "./dist",
-    "experimentalDecorators": true
+    "experimentalDecorators": true,
+    "emitDecoratorMetadata": true
   },
   "include": [
     "src/**/*",