diff --git a/fern/openapi.json b/fern/openapi.json
index 54e8a564..0f50834d 100644
--- a/fern/openapi.json
+++ b/fern/openapi.json
@@ -30372,6 +30372,9 @@
                     },
                     {
                       "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApprovalCreate"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ToolReturnCreate"
                     }
                   ]
                 },
@@ -36732,6 +36735,9 @@
                     },
                     {
                       "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApprovalCreate"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ToolReturnCreate"
                     }
                   ]
                 },
@@ -36924,6 +36930,9 @@
                     },
                     {
                       "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApprovalCreate"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ToolReturnCreate"
                     }
                   ]
                 },
@@ -37296,6 +37305,9 @@
                     },
                     {
                       "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApprovalCreate"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ToolReturnCreate"
                     }
                   ]
                 },
@@ -37543,6 +37555,9 @@
                     },
                     {
                       "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApprovalCreate"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ToolReturnCreate"
                     }
                   ]
                 },
@@ -44706,6 +44721,29 @@
         "required": ["tool_call_id", "content", "is_error"],
         "title": "ToolReturnContent"
       },
+      "ToolReturnCreate": {
+        "properties": {
+          "type": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "const": "tool_return",
+            "title": "Type",
+            "description": "The message type to be created.",
+            "default": "tool_return"
+          },
+          "tool_returns": {
+            "items": {
+              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/letta__schemas__letta_message__ToolReturn"
+            },
+            "type": "array",
+            "title": "Tool Returns",
+            "description": "List of tool returns from client-side execution"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": ["tool_returns"],
+        "title": "ToolReturnCreate",
+        "description": "Submit tool return(s) from client-side tool execution.\n\nThis is the preferred way to send tool results back to the agent after\nclient-side tool execution. It is equivalent to sending an ApprovalCreate\nwith tool return approvals, but provides a cleaner API for the common case."
+      },
       "ToolReturnMessage": {
         "properties": {
           "id": {
diff --git a/letta/agents/helpers.py b/letta/agents/helpers.py
index 2ce15c0f..41328da5 100644
--- a/letta/agents/helpers.py
+++ b/letta/agents/helpers.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from letta.schemas.letta_message import MessageType
 from letta.schemas.letta_message_content import TextContent
 from letta.schemas.letta_response import LettaResponse
 from letta.schemas.letta_stop_reason import LettaStopReason, StopReasonType
-from letta.schemas.message import ApprovalCreate, Message, MessageCreate, MessageCreateBase
+from letta.schemas.message import ApprovalCreate, Message, MessageCreate, MessageCreateBase, ToolReturnCreate
 from letta.schemas.tool_execution_result import ToolExecutionResult
 from letta.schemas.usage import LettaUsageStatistics
 from letta.schemas.user import User
@@ -242,6 +242,14 @@ async def _prepare_in_context_messages_no_persist_async(
             # Otherwise, include the full list of messages by ID for context
             current_in_context_messages = await message_manager.get_messages_by_ids_async(message_ids=agent_state.message_ids, actor=actor)
 
+    # Convert ToolReturnCreate to ApprovalCreate for unified processing
+    if input_messages[0].type == "tool_return":
+        tool_return_msg = input_messages[0]
+        input_messages = [
+            ApprovalCreate(approvals=tool_return_msg.tool_returns),
+            *input_messages[1:],
+        ]
+
     # Check for approval-related message validation
     if input_messages[0].type == "approval":
         # User is trying to send an approval response
diff --git a/letta/schemas/message.py b/letta/schemas/message.py
index 9274044a..99902d7d 100644
--- a/letta/schemas/message.py
+++ b/letta/schemas/message.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ def add_inner_thoughts_to_tool_call(
 class MessageCreateType(str, Enum):
     message = "message"
     approval = "approval"
+    tool_return = "tool_return"
 
 
 class MessageCreateBase(BaseModel):
@@ -188,7 +189,24 @@ class ApprovalCreate(MessageCreateBase):
         return self
 
 
-MessageCreateUnion = Union[MessageCreate, ApprovalCreate]
+class ToolReturnCreate(MessageCreateBase):
+    """Submit tool return(s) from client-side tool execution.
+
+    This is the preferred way to send tool results back to the agent after
+    client-side tool execution. It is equivalent to sending an ApprovalCreate
+    with tool return approvals, but provides a cleaner API for the common case.
+    """
+
+    type: Literal[MessageCreateType.tool_return] = Field(
+        default=MessageCreateType.tool_return, description="The message type to be created."
+    )
+    tool_returns: List[LettaToolReturn] = Field(
+        ...,
+        description="List of tool returns from client-side execution",
+    )
+
+
+MessageCreateUnion = Union[MessageCreate, ApprovalCreate, ToolReturnCreate]
 
 
 class MessageUpdate(BaseModel):