diff --git a/tool/functool/func.go b/tool/functool/func.go
index 35031eed..c8299a83 100644
--- a/tool/functool/func.go
+++ b/tool/functool/func.go
@@ -128,7 +128,14 @@ func inputFormatFor[T any]() (format *jsonformat.Format, wrapped bool, err error
 	if typ == reflect.TypeFor[any]() {
 		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("input type any is not supported by HandlerFor; use Handler for dynamic inputs")
 	}
-	if typ.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
+	// Dereference pointers so a *Struct input produces the same flat schema as
+	// a Struct input (jsonformat.ForType treats pointers equivalently); only
+	// genuinely non-struct inputs are wrapped in inputWrapper.
+	elem := typ
+	for elem.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
+		elem = elem.Elem()
+	}
+	if elem.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
 		typ = reflect.TypeFor[inputWrapper[T]]()
 		wrapped = true
 	}
diff --git a/tool/functool/func_test.go b/tool/functool/func_test.go
index c441fda1..a775ba26 100644
--- a/tool/functool/func_test.go
+++ b/tool/functool/func_test.go
@@ -262,3 +262,24 @@ func TestFuncTool_NewRejectsAnyInput(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+// A *Struct input must produce the same flat schema as a Struct input and accept
+// flat arguments, not be wrapped in an inputWrapper (which would require {"Arg0":{...}}).
+func TestFuncTool_PointerStructInput_UsesFlatSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	type In struct {
+		V string `json:"v"`
+	}
+	tl := functool.MustNew(functool.Config{Name: "t", Description: "d"}, func(_ context.Context, in *In) (string, error) {
+		if in == nil {
+			return "", nil
+		}
+		return in.V, nil
+	})
+	ret, err := tl.Call(t.Context(), `{"v":"hi"}`)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Call with flat args failed for *struct input: %v", err)
+	}
+	if ret != "hi" {
+		t.Errorf("ret = %v, want hi", ret)
+	}
+}