diff --git a/src/spiffworkflow_proxy/plugin_service.py b/src/spiffworkflow_proxy/plugin_service.py
index f39fcac..6f435f1 100644
--- a/src/spiffworkflow_proxy/plugin_service.py
+++ b/src/spiffworkflow_proxy/plugin_service.py
@@ -151,6 +151,42 @@ def param_annotation_desc(param: Parameter) -> dict:
 
         return {"id": param_id, "type": param_type_desc, "required": param_req}
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def param_schema(param: Parameter) -> dict:
+        """Parses a callable parameter's type annotation, if any, to form a ParameterSchema."""
+        schema = {
+            "title": param.name,
+        }
+
+        none_type = type(None)
+        supported_types_map = {
+            str: "string",
+            int: "integer",
+            float: "number",
+            dict: "object",
+            list: "array",
+            bool: "boolean",
+            none_type: "null",
+        } # https://json-schema.org/understanding-json-schema/reference/type
+
+        annotation = param.annotation
+
+        if annotation in supported_types_map.keys():
+            supported_annotation_types = {annotation}
+        else:
+            supported_annotation_types = {t for t in typing.get_args(annotation) if t in supported_types_map.keys()}
+
+        # only add the type keyword if at least one type is supported
+        if(len(supported_annotation_types)):
+            schema["type"] = [supported_types_map[annotation_type] for annotation_type in supported_annotation_types]
+
+        param_req = param.default is param.empty and none_type not in supported_annotation_types
+
+        if param.default is not param.empty:
+            schema["default"] = param.default
+
+        return {"schema": schema, "required": param_req}
+
     @staticmethod
     def callable_params_desc(kallable: Any) -> list[dict]:
         sig = inspect.signature(kallable)
@@ -162,11 +198,27 @@ def callable_params_desc(kallable: Any) -> list[dict]:
 
         return params
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def callable_params_schema(kallable: Any) -> list[dict]:
+        sig = inspect.signature(kallable)
+        params_to_skip = ["self", "kwargs"]
+        sig_params = filter(lambda param: param.name not in params_to_skip, sig.parameters.values())
+        params = [PluginService.param_schema(param) for param in sig_params]
+        schema = {
+            "title": "Parameters",
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": [p["schema"]["title"] for p in params if p["required"]],
+            "properties": {p["schema"]["title"]: p["schema"] for p in params}
+        }
+
+        return schema
+
     @staticmethod
     def describe_target(plugin_name: str, target_name: str, target: type) -> dict:
         parameters = PluginService.callable_params_desc(target.__init__)  # type: ignore
         target_id = PluginService.target_id(plugin_name, target_name)
-        return {"id": target_id, "parameters": parameters}
+        schema = PluginService.callable_params_schema(target.__init__)
+        return {"id": target_id, "parameters": parameters, "schema": schema}
 
     @staticmethod
     def is_connector_command(module: Any) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/mock_connectors/connector-example/src/connector_example/commands/combine_strings.py b/tests/mock_connectors/connector-example/src/connector_example/commands/combine_strings.py
index df93265..7509442 100644
--- a/tests/mock_connectors/connector-example/src/connector_example/commands/combine_strings.py
+++ b/tests/mock_connectors/connector-example/src/connector_example/commands/combine_strings.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class CombineStrings(ConnectorCommand):
     """Takes two strings, combines them together, and returns a single string! AMAZIN!."""
 
     def __init__(
-        self, arg1: str, arg2: str
+        self, arg1: str, arg2: str = "foo"
     ):
         """
         :param arg1: The First Argument
diff --git a/tests/spiffworkflow_proxy/unit/plugin_service_test.py b/tests/spiffworkflow_proxy/unit/plugin_service_test.py
index bc7af4f..2421def 100644
--- a/tests/spiffworkflow_proxy/unit/plugin_service_test.py
+++ b/tests/spiffworkflow_proxy/unit/plugin_service_test.py
@@ -20,3 +20,43 @@ def test_plugin_for_display_name() -> None:
 def test_available_commands_by_plugin() -> None:
     commands = PluginService.available_commands_by_plugin()
     assert(list(commands['connector_example'].keys()) == ['CombineStrings'])
+
+def test_describe_target() -> None:
+    commands = PluginService.available_commands_by_plugin()
+    combine_strings = commands["connector_example"]["CombineStrings"]
+    description = PluginService.describe_target(
+        "connector_example", "CombineStrings", combine_strings
+    )
+    assert description == {
+        "id": "example/CombineStrings",
+        "parameters": [
+            {
+                "id": "arg1",
+                "required": True,
+                "type": "str",
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "arg2",
+                "required": False,
+                "type": "str",
+            }
+        ],
+        "schema": {
+            "title": "Parameters",
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": [
+                "arg1"
+            ],
+            "properties": {
+                "arg1": {
+                    "title": "arg1",
+                    "type": ["string"]
+                },
+                "arg2": {
+                    "title": "arg2",
+                    "type": ["string"],
+                    "default": "foo"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }