diff --git a/.github/workflows/releaser.yml b/.github/workflows/releaser.yml
index d0e7015560..64c4913798 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releaser.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releaser.yml
@@ -145,6 +145,26 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p build
           tar -czf build/thv-cli-docs.tar.gz -C docs/cli .
 
+      - name: Setup Node for CRD schema extraction
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+
+      - name: Extract per-CRD JSON schemas + examples
+        # Produces JSON Schemas + minimal YAML examples + an index with an
+        # inter-CRD reference graph for every CRD in the operator Helm
+        # chart. Output is bundled into thv-crd-schemas.tar.gz so
+        # downstream consumers (notably stacklok/docs-website) can skip
+        # running the extractor themselves.
+        run: |
+          cd hack
+          npm ci --omit=optional --silent
+          node extract-crd-schemas.mjs \
+            --src ../deploy/charts/operator-crds/files/crds \
+            --out ../build/crd-schemas
+          cd ..
+          tar -czf build/thv-crd-schemas.tar.gz -C build/crd-schemas .
+
       - name: Remove existing release assets (allows re-runs)
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 6229397734..6436e9f548 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ release:
     name: toolhive
   extra_files:
     - glob: build/thv-cli-docs.tar.gz
+    - glob: build/thv-crd-schemas.tar.gz
     - glob: docs/server/swagger.yaml
     - glob: docs/server/swagger.json
     - glob: docs/operator/crd-api.md
diff --git a/hack/extract-crd-schemas.mjs b/hack/extract-crd-schemas.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45bb6ccc5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/extract-crd-schemas.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,290 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Stacklok, Inc.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+// Extracts each CRD's openAPIV3Schema from deploy/charts/operator-crds/files/crds.
+// For each CRD this writes:
+//   <plural>.schema.json  - JSON Schema (apiVersion/kind/metadata stripped)
+//   <plural>.example.yaml - Minimal YAML skeleton covering required fields
+// Plus a shared index.json with metadata and an inter-CRD reference graph.
+//
+// Usage:
+//   node hack/extract-crd-schemas.mjs --src <crds-dir> --out <out-dir>
+//
+// Intended to run during release CI to produce a pre-generated schema
+// bundle consumable by docs sites and other downstream tooling.
+
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+import path from 'node:path';
+import yaml from 'yaml';
+
+function parseArgs(argv) {
+  const args = { src: null, out: null };
+  for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i++) {
+    if (argv[i] === '--src') {
+      args.src = argv[i + 1];
+      i++;
+    } else if (argv[i] === '--out') {
+      args.out = argv[i + 1];
+      i++;
+    } else if (argv[i] === '--help' || argv[i] === '-h') {
+      console.log(
+        'Usage: node extract-crd-schemas.mjs --src <crds-dir> --out <out-dir>'
+      );
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+  }
+  return args;
+}
+
+const args = parseArgs(process.argv.slice(2));
+if (!args.src || !args.out) {
+  console.error(
+    'Both --src and --out are required. See --help for usage.'
+  );
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+if (!fs.existsSync(args.src)) {
+  console.error(`CRD source directory not found: ${args.src}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+fs.mkdirSync(args.out, { recursive: true });
+
+// Placeholder values for leaf types with no default/enum.
+function placeholder(schema) {
+  const t = schema.type;
+  if (schema.default !== undefined) return schema.default;
+  if (Array.isArray(schema.enum) && schema.enum.length) return schema.enum[0];
+  if (t === 'string') return '<string>';
+  if (t === 'integer' || t === 'number') return 0;
+  if (t === 'boolean') return false;
+  if (t === 'array') return [];
+  if (t === 'object') return {};
+  return '<value>';
+}
+
+function buildRequiredExample(schema) {
+  if (schema.type !== 'object' || !schema.properties)
+    return placeholder(schema);
+  const required = Array.isArray(schema.required) ? schema.required : [];
+  const out = {};
+  for (const key of required) {
+    const child = schema.properties[key];
+    if (!child) continue;
+    if (child.type === 'object' && child.properties) {
+      out[key] = buildRequiredExample(child);
+    } else if (child.type === 'array') {
+      out[key] = [];
+    } else {
+      out[key] = placeholder(child);
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
+function buildYamlSkeleton({ group, version, kind, scope, schema }) {
+  const example = {
+    apiVersion: `${group}/${version}`,
+    kind,
+    metadata: {
+      name: `my-${kind.toLowerCase()}`,
+      ...(scope === 'Namespaced' ? { namespace: 'default' } : {}),
+    },
+  };
+  if (schema.properties?.spec) {
+    example.spec = buildRequiredExample(schema.properties.spec);
+    if (example.spec === undefined) example.spec = {};
+  }
+  return yaml.stringify(example, { indent: 2, lineWidth: 0 });
+}
+
+// Walk a schema and collect outgoing references to other CRDs.
+// A field is a reference when its name ends in "Ref" or "Refs" AND its
+// description (or its nested `name` subfield's description) mentions a
+// known CRD Kind. Returns [{ path, targetKind }] — multiple paths per
+// target are preserved so consumers can list every field that points
+// at a given Kind.
+function findReferences(schema, knownKinds, ownKind) {
+  const results = [];
+  const seen = new Set();
+
+  function check(name, node) {
+    if (!/Refs?$/.test(name)) return null;
+    const textParts = [];
+    if (node?.description) textParts.push(node.description);
+    if (node?.items?.description) textParts.push(node.items.description);
+    if (node?.properties?.name?.description) {
+      textParts.push(node.properties.name.description);
+    }
+    if (node?.items?.properties?.name?.description) {
+      textParts.push(node.items.properties.name.description);
+    }
+    const text = textParts.join(' ');
+    for (const kind of knownKinds) {
+      if (kind === ownKind) continue;
+      if (new RegExp(`\\b${kind}\\b`).test(text)) return kind;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function walk(node, jsonPtr) {
+    if (!node || typeof node !== 'object') return;
+    if (node.properties) {
+      for (const [key, child] of Object.entries(node.properties)) {
+        const target = check(key, child);
+        if (target) {
+          const dedupeKey = `${target}@${jsonPtr}.${key}`;
+          if (!seen.has(dedupeKey)) {
+            seen.add(dedupeKey);
+            results.push({ path: `${jsonPtr}.${key}`, targetKind: target });
+          }
+        }
+        walk(child, `${jsonPtr}.${key}`);
+      }
+    }
+    if (node.items) walk(node.items, `${jsonPtr}[]`);
+  }
+
+  walk(schema, '');
+  return results;
+}
+
+// Pass 1: parse all CRDs and collect metadata.
+const files = fs.readdirSync(args.src).filter((f) => f.endsWith('.yaml'));
+const crds = [];
+
+for (const file of files) {
+  const full = path.join(args.src, file);
+  const doc = yaml.parse(fs.readFileSync(full, 'utf8'));
+
+  if (doc?.kind !== 'CustomResourceDefinition') {
+    console.warn(`Skipping ${file}: not a CRD`);
+    continue;
+  }
+
+  const kind = doc.spec?.names?.kind;
+  const plural = doc.spec?.names?.plural;
+  const group = doc.spec?.group;
+  const shortNames = doc.spec?.names?.shortNames || [];
+  const scope = doc.spec?.scope;
+
+  const versions = doc.spec?.versions || [];
+  const served = versions.find((v) => v.storage) || versions[0];
+  if (!served?.schema?.openAPIV3Schema) {
+    console.warn(`Skipping ${file}: no openAPIV3Schema`);
+    continue;
+  }
+
+  const schema = { ...served.schema.openAPIV3Schema };
+
+  // Strip Kubernetes boilerplate; these fields are identical on every CRD.
+  if (schema.properties) {
+    const stripped = { ...schema.properties };
+    for (const key of ['apiVersion', 'kind', 'metadata']) delete stripped[key];
+    schema.properties = stripped;
+  }
+
+  crds.push({
+    file,
+    kind,
+    plural,
+    group,
+    version: served.name,
+    shortNames,
+    scope,
+    schema,
+  });
+}
+
+const knownKinds = crds.map((c) => c.kind);
+const outgoingByKind = new Map();
+for (const crd of crds) {
+  outgoingByKind.set(
+    crd.kind,
+    findReferences(crd.schema, knownKinds, crd.kind)
+  );
+}
+
+// Build inverse: for each kind, which other kinds reference it.
+const incomingByKind = new Map();
+for (const kind of knownKinds) incomingByKind.set(kind, []);
+for (const [src, refs] of outgoingByKind) {
+  for (const ref of refs) {
+    incomingByKind
+      .get(ref.targetKind)
+      .push({ sourceKind: src, path: ref.path });
+  }
+}
+
+// Pass 2: write output files.
+const index = [];
+for (const crd of crds) {
+  const { kind, plural, group, version, shortNames, scope, schema } = crd;
+
+  const wrapped = {
+    $schema: 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#',
+    title: kind,
+    description: schema.description || `${kind} custom resource`,
+    'x-kubernetes-group': group,
+    'x-kubernetes-kind': kind,
+    'x-kubernetes-version': version,
+    'x-kubernetes-plural': plural,
+    'x-kubernetes-short-names': shortNames,
+    'x-kubernetes-scope': scope,
+    ...schema,
+  };
+
+  const schemaFile = path.join(args.out, `${plural}.schema.json`);
+  fs.writeFileSync(schemaFile, JSON.stringify(wrapped, null, 2) + '\n');
+
+  const exampleFile = path.join(args.out, `${plural}.example.yaml`);
+  fs.writeFileSync(
+    exampleFile,
+    buildYamlSkeleton({ group, version, kind, scope, schema })
+  );
+
+  const outgoing = outgoingByKind.get(kind) || [];
+  const incoming = incomingByKind.get(kind) || [];
+
+  const refByTarget = new Map();
+  for (const r of outgoing) {
+    if (!refByTarget.has(r.targetKind)) refByTarget.set(r.targetKind, []);
+    refByTarget.get(r.targetKind).push(r.path.replace(/^\./, ''));
+  }
+  const incomingByKindSrc = new Map();
+  for (const r of incoming) {
+    if (!incomingByKindSrc.has(r.sourceKind))
+      incomingByKindSrc.set(r.sourceKind, []);
+    incomingByKindSrc.get(r.sourceKind).push(r.path.replace(/^\./, ''));
+  }
+
+  index.push({
+    kind,
+    plural,
+    group,
+    version,
+    shortNames,
+    scope,
+    description: schema.description || '',
+    references: [...refByTarget.entries()]
+      .map(([targetKind, paths]) => ({
+        targetKind,
+        paths: [...new Set(paths)].sort(),
+      }))
+      .sort((a, b) => a.targetKind.localeCompare(b.targetKind)),
+    referencedBy: [...incomingByKindSrc.entries()]
+      .map(([sourceKind, paths]) => ({
+        sourceKind,
+        paths: [...new Set(paths)].sort(),
+      }))
+      .sort((a, b) => a.sourceKind.localeCompare(b.sourceKind)),
+  });
+}
+
+fs.writeFileSync(
+  path.join(args.out, 'index.json'),
+  JSON.stringify(index, null, 2) + '\n'
+);
+console.log(`Extracted ${index.length} CRD schema(s) to ${args.out}.`);
diff --git a/hack/package-lock.json b/hack/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f621b9d127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "name": "toolhive-hack",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 3,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "name": "toolhive-hack",
+      "version": "0.0.0",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "yaml": "^2.6.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/yaml": {
+      "version": "2.8.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.8.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AvbaCLOO2Otw/lW5bmh9d/WEdcDFdQp2Z2ZUH3pX9U2ihyUY0nvLv7J6TrWowklRGPYbB/IuIMfYgxaCPg5Bpg==",
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "bin": {
+        "yaml": "bin.mjs"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 14.6"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/eemeli"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/hack/package.json b/hack/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2bdd669967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "toolhive-hack",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "description": "Release-time scripts for generating release assets from toolhive source",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "extract-crd-schemas": "node extract-crd-schemas.mjs"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "yaml": "^2.6.1"
+  }
+}