diff --git a/packages/toolbox-langchain/src/toolbox_langchain/async_tools.py b/packages/toolbox-langchain/src/toolbox_langchain/async_tools.py
index 9aaf055e6..0356d1b01 100644
--- a/packages/toolbox-langchain/src/toolbox_langchain/async_tools.py
+++ b/packages/toolbox-langchain/src/toolbox_langchain/async_tools.py
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 from toolbox_core.utils import params_to_pydantic_model
 
 
+def _get_tool_description(core_tool: ToolboxCoreTool) -> str:
+    description = getattr(core_tool, "_description", None)
+    if isinstance(description, str):
+        return description
+    return core_tool.__doc__ or ""
+
+
 # This class is an internal implementation detail and is not exposed to the
 # end-user. It should not be used directly by external code. Changes to this
 # class will not be considered breaking changes to the public API.
@@ -45,7 +52,7 @@ def __init__(
         # BaseTool class before assigning values to member variables.
         super().__init__(
             name=core_tool.__name__,
-            description=core_tool.__doc__,
+            description=_get_tool_description(core_tool),
             args_schema=params_to_pydantic_model(core_tool._name, core_tool._params),
         )
         self.__core_tool = core_tool
diff --git a/packages/toolbox-langchain/src/toolbox_langchain/tools.py b/packages/toolbox-langchain/src/toolbox_langchain/tools.py
index cb2f9d1ed..6570b3489 100644
--- a/packages/toolbox-langchain/src/toolbox_langchain/tools.py
+++ b/packages/toolbox-langchain/src/toolbox_langchain/tools.py
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
 from toolbox_core.utils import params_to_pydantic_model
 
 
+def _get_tool_description(core_tool: ToolboxCoreSyncTool) -> str:
+    description = getattr(core_tool, "_description", None)
+    if isinstance(description, str):
+        return description
+    return core_tool.__doc__ or ""
+
+
 class ToolboxTool(BaseTool):
     """
     A subclass of LangChain's BaseTool that supports features specific to
@@ -43,7 +50,7 @@ def __init__(
         # BaseTool class before assigning values to member variables.
         super().__init__(
             name=core_tool.__name__,
-            description=core_tool.__doc__,
+            description=_get_tool_description(core_tool),
             args_schema=params_to_pydantic_model(core_tool._name, core_tool._params),
         )
         self.__core_tool = core_tool
diff --git a/packages/toolbox-langchain/tests/test_async_tools.py b/packages/toolbox-langchain/tests/test_async_tools.py
index d4d624174..1ccc31f6f 100644
--- a/packages/toolbox-langchain/tests/test_async_tools.py
+++ b/packages/toolbox-langchain/tests/test_async_tools.py
@@ -150,6 +150,22 @@ async def test_toolbox_tool_init(self, tool_schema_dict):
         )
         tool = AsyncToolboxTool(core_tool=core_tool_instance)
         assert tool.name == "test_tool"
+        assert tool.description == core_tool_instance._description
+        assert "Args:" not in tool.description
+
+    async def test_toolbox_tool_description_falls_back_to_docstring(
+        self, tool_schema_dict
+    ):
+        core_tool_instance = self._create_core_tool_from_dict(
+            session=None,
+            name="test_tool",
+            schema_dict=tool_schema_dict,
+            url="https://test-url",
+        )
+        core_tool_instance._ToolboxTool__description = None
+
+        tool = AsyncToolboxTool(core_tool=core_tool_instance)
+
         assert tool.description == core_tool_instance.__doc__
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/packages/toolbox-langchain/tests/test_tools.py b/packages/toolbox-langchain/tests/test_tools.py
index 354cf77c3..53efed300 100644
--- a/packages/toolbox-langchain/tests/test_tools.py
+++ b/packages/toolbox-langchain/tests/test_tools.py
@@ -110,7 +110,13 @@ def mock_core_tool(self, tool_schema_dict):
         sync_mock = Mock(spec=ToolboxCoreSyncTool)
 
         sync_mock.__name__ = "test_tool_name_for_langchain"
-        sync_mock.__doc__ = tool_schema_dict["description"]
+        sync_mock._description = tool_schema_dict["description"]
+        sync_mock.__doc__ = (
+            f"{tool_schema_dict['description']}\n\n"
+            "Args:\n"
+            "    param1 (str): Param 1\n"
+            "    param2 (int): Param 2"
+        )
         sync_mock._name = "TestToolPydanticModel"
         sync_mock._params = [
             CoreParameterSchema(**p) for p in tool_schema_dict["parameters"]
@@ -124,6 +130,7 @@ def mock_core_tool(self, tool_schema_dict):
 
         new_mock_instance_for_methods = Mock(spec=ToolboxCoreSyncTool)
         new_mock_instance_for_methods.__name__ = sync_mock.__name__
+        new_mock_instance_for_methods._description = sync_mock._description
         new_mock_instance_for_methods.__doc__ = sync_mock.__doc__
         new_mock_instance_for_methods._name = sync_mock._name
         new_mock_instance_for_methods._params = sync_mock._params
@@ -149,7 +156,13 @@ def mock_core_tool(self, tool_schema_dict):
     def mock_core_sync_auth_tool(self, auth_tool_schema_dict):
         sync_mock = Mock(spec=ToolboxCoreSyncTool)
         sync_mock.__name__ = "test_auth_tool_lc_name"
-        sync_mock.__doc__ = auth_tool_schema_dict["description"]
+        sync_mock._description = auth_tool_schema_dict["description"]
+        sync_mock.__doc__ = (
+            f"{auth_tool_schema_dict['description']}\n\n"
+            "Args:\n"
+            "    param1 (str): Param 1\n"
+            "    param2 (int): Param 2"
+        )
         sync_mock._name = "TestAuthToolPydanticModel"
         sync_mock._params = [
             CoreParameterSchema(**p) for p in auth_tool_schema_dict["parameters"]
@@ -163,6 +176,7 @@ def mock_core_sync_auth_tool(self, auth_tool_schema_dict):
 
         new_mock_instance_for_methods = Mock(spec=ToolboxCoreSyncTool)
         new_mock_instance_for_methods.__name__ = sync_mock.__name__
+        new_mock_instance_for_methods._description = sync_mock._description
         new_mock_instance_for_methods.__doc__ = sync_mock.__doc__
         new_mock_instance_for_methods._name = sync_mock._name
         new_mock_instance_for_methods._params = sync_mock._params
@@ -192,7 +206,8 @@ def test_toolbox_tool_init(self, mock_core_tool):
         tool = ToolboxTool(core_tool=mock_core_tool)
 
         assert tool.name == mock_core_tool.__name__
-        assert tool.description == mock_core_tool.__doc__
+        assert tool.description == mock_core_tool._description
+        assert "Args:" not in tool.description
         assert tool._ToolboxTool__core_tool == mock_core_tool
 
         expected_args_schema = params_to_pydantic_model(
@@ -205,6 +220,13 @@ def test_toolbox_tool_init(self, mock_core_tool):
         # Verify defaults actually persisted from the schema correctly
         assert tool.args_schema.model_fields["param2"].default == 42
 
+    def test_toolbox_tool_description_falls_back_to_docstring(self, mock_core_tool):
+        del mock_core_tool._description
+
+        tool = ToolboxTool(core_tool=mock_core_tool)
+
+        assert tool.description == mock_core_tool.__doc__
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "params",
         [