Why Annotate Schemas?
Annotation Types
Benefits
Better Error Messages
Without annotations, parse errors show raw type information:message annotation:
JSON Schema Generation
Generate OpenAPI-compatible schemas withJSONSchema.make():
Form Integration
Usetitle and description for form labels and help text:
IDE Autocomplete
Annotations surface in IDE hover information, making types self-documenting.Annotation Patterns by Type
Address Types
Hash Types
Numeric Types
Sensitive Types
Accessing Annotations
Custom Error Formatting
UseTreeFormatter with annotated schemas:
See Also
- Branded Types - Type-safe primitives
- Error Handling - Parse error handling patterns
- Effect Schema - Official Effect Schema docs

