diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2fc036d..773529f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
+### Removed
+
+- **version_tool**: Removed from the tool list — version info is now available as a resource at `mapbox://version` with zero token overhead
+
+### New Features
+
+- **mapbox://version resource**: Server version, git SHA, tag, and branch accessible via `readResource('mapbox://version')`
+
 ## 0.10.0 - 2026-03-04
 
 ### New Features
diff --git a/src/resources/index.ts b/src/resources/index.ts
index 60ac245..e6a897a 100644
--- a/src/resources/index.ts
+++ b/src/resources/index.ts
@@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ import { httpRequest } from '../utils/httpPipeline.js';
 
 // Export all resource classes
 export { CategoryListResource } from './category-list/CategoryListResource.js';
+export { VersionResource } from './version/VersionResource.js';
 
 // Import resource classes for instantiation
 import { CategoryListResource } from './category-list/CategoryListResource.js';
+import { VersionResource } from './version/VersionResource.js';
 
 // Export pre-configured resource instances with short, clean names
 /** Category list for place search (mapbox://categories) */
 export const categoryList = new CategoryListResource({ httpRequest });
+/** Server version info (mapbox://version) */
+export const version = new VersionResource();
 
 // Export registry functions for batch access
 export {
diff --git a/src/resources/resourceRegistry.ts b/src/resources/resourceRegistry.ts
index 0b9d59a..8d0c0ed 100644
--- a/src/resources/resourceRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/resources/resourceRegistry.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import { CategoryListResource } from './category-list/CategoryListResource.js';
 import { TemporaryDataResource } from './temporary/TemporaryDataResource.js';
 import { StaticMapUIResource } from './ui-apps/StaticMapUIResource.js';
+import { VersionResource } from './version/VersionResource.js';
 import { httpRequest } from '../utils/httpPipeline.js';
 
 // Central registry of all resources
@@ -12,7 +13,8 @@ export const ALL_RESOURCES = [
   // INSERT NEW RESOURCE INSTANCE HERE
   new CategoryListResource({ httpRequest }),
   new TemporaryDataResource(),
-  new StaticMapUIResource()
+  new StaticMapUIResource(),
+  new VersionResource()
 ] as const;
 
 export type ResourceInstance = (typeof ALL_RESOURCES)[number];
diff --git a/src/resources/version/VersionResource.ts b/src/resources/version/VersionResource.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7645de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resources/version/VersionResource.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (c) Mapbox, Inc.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+import { BaseResource } from '../BaseResource.js';
+import { getVersionInfo } from '../../utils/versionUtils.js';
+import type { ReadResourceResult } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
+
+/**
+ * Resource exposing MCP server version information.
+ *
+ * Available URI:
+ * - mapbox://version
+ */
+export class VersionResource extends BaseResource {
+  readonly uri = 'mapbox://version';
+  readonly name = 'Mapbox MCP Server Version';
+  readonly description =
+    'Version information for the Mapbox MCP server, including version number, git SHA, tag, and branch.';
+  readonly mimeType = 'application/json';
+
+  async read(): Promise<ReadResourceResult> {
+    const info = getVersionInfo();
+    return {
+      contents: [
+        {
+          uri: this.uri,
+          mimeType: 'application/json',
+          text: JSON.stringify(info, null, 2)
+        }
+      ]
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/index.ts b/src/tools/index.ts
index 83d01a3..0ffe034 100644
--- a/src/tools/index.ts
+++ b/src/tools/index.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ export { ReverseGeocodeTool } from './reverse-geocode-tool/ReverseGeocodeTool.js
 export { SearchAndGeocodeTool } from './search-and-geocode-tool/SearchAndGeocodeTool.js';
 export { SimplifyTool } from './simplify-tool/SimplifyTool.js';
 export { StaticMapImageTool } from './static-map-image-tool/StaticMapImageTool.js';
-export { VersionTool } from './version-tool/VersionTool.js';
-
 // Import tool classes for instantiation
 import { AreaTool } from './area-tool/AreaTool.js';
 import { BearingTool } from './bearing-tool/BearingTool.js';
@@ -72,8 +70,6 @@ import { ReverseGeocodeTool } from './reverse-geocode-tool/ReverseGeocodeTool.js
 import { SearchAndGeocodeTool } from './search-and-geocode-tool/SearchAndGeocodeTool.js';
 import { SimplifyTool } from './simplify-tool/SimplifyTool.js';
 import { StaticMapImageTool } from './static-map-image-tool/StaticMapImageTool.js';
-import { VersionTool } from './version-tool/VersionTool.js';
-
 // Export pre-configured tool instances with short, clean names
 // Note: Import path already indicates these are tools, so we omit the "Tool" suffix
 
@@ -137,9 +133,6 @@ export const simplify = new SimplifyTool();
 /** Generate static map images */
 export const staticMapImage = new StaticMapImageTool({ httpRequest });
 
-/** Get version information */
-export const version = new VersionTool();
-
 // Export registry functions for batch access
 export {
   getCoreTools,
diff --git a/src/tools/toolRegistry.ts b/src/tools/toolRegistry.ts
index 614bd2b..b577d3b 100644
--- a/src/tools/toolRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/tools/toolRegistry.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import { ResourceReaderTool } from './resource-reader-tool/ResourceReaderTool.js
 import { ReverseGeocodeTool } from './reverse-geocode-tool/ReverseGeocodeTool.js';
 import { StaticMapImageTool } from './static-map-image-tool/StaticMapImageTool.js';
 import { SearchAndGeocodeTool } from './search-and-geocode-tool/SearchAndGeocodeTool.js';
-import { VersionTool } from './version-tool/VersionTool.js';
 import { httpRequest } from '../utils/httpPipeline.js';
 
 /**
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ export const CORE_TOOLS = [
   new BufferTool(),
   new PointInPolygonTool(),
   new DistanceTool(),
-  new VersionTool(),
   new CategorySearchTool({ httpRequest }),
   new DirectionsTool({ httpRequest }),
   new IsochroneTool({ httpRequest }),
diff --git a/src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.input.schema.ts b/src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.input.schema.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index baa775c..0000000
--- a/src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.input.schema.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Mapbox, Inc.
-// Licensed under the MIT License.
-
-import { z } from 'zod';
-
-export const VersionSchema = z.object({});
diff --git a/src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.output.schema.ts b/src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.output.schema.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index ed2c377..0000000
--- a/src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.output.schema.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Mapbox, Inc.
-// Licensed under the MIT License.
-
-import { z } from 'zod';
-
-// Schema for version tool output - matches the VersionInfo interface
-export const VersionResponseSchema = z.object({
-  name: z.string(),
-  version: z.string(),
-  sha: z.string(),
-  tag: z.string(),
-  branch: z.string()
-});
-
-export type VersionResponse = z.infer<typeof VersionResponseSchema>;
diff --git a/src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.ts b/src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 544a7c0..0000000
--- a/src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-import { context, SpanStatusCode, trace } from '@opentelemetry/api';
-import { createLocalToolExecutionContext } from '../../utils/tracing.js';
-// Copyright (c) Mapbox, Inc.
-// Licensed under the MIT License.
-
-import { BaseTool } from '../BaseTool.js';
-import { getVersionInfo } from '../../utils/versionUtils.js';
-import { VersionSchema } from './VersionTool.input.schema.js';
-import { VersionResponseSchema } from './VersionTool.output.schema.js';
-import type { CallToolResult } from '@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js';
-
-export class VersionTool extends BaseTool<
-  typeof VersionSchema,
-  typeof VersionResponseSchema
-> {
-  readonly name = 'version_tool';
-  readonly description =
-    'Get the current version information of the MCP server';
-  readonly annotations = {
-    title: 'Version Information Tool',
-    readOnlyHint: true,
-    destructiveHint: false,
-    idempotentHint: true,
-    openWorldHint: false
-  };
-
-  constructor() {
-    super({
-      inputSchema: VersionSchema,
-      outputSchema: VersionResponseSchema
-    });
-  }
-
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  async run(_rawInput: unknown): Promise<CallToolResult> {
-    // Create tracing context for this tool
-    const toolContext = createLocalToolExecutionContext(this.name, 0);
-    return await context.with(
-      trace.setSpan(context.active(), toolContext.span),
-      async () => {
-        try {
-          const versionInfo = getVersionInfo();
-          const versionText = `MCP Server Version Information:\n- Name: ${versionInfo.name}\n- Version: ${versionInfo.version}\n- SHA: ${versionInfo.sha}\n- Tag: ${versionInfo.tag}\n- Branch: ${versionInfo.branch}`;
-
-          // Validate with graceful fallback
-          const validatedVersionInfo = this.validateOutput(
-            versionInfo
-          ) as Record<string, unknown>;
-
-          toolContext.span.setStatus({ code: SpanStatusCode.OK });
-          toolContext.span.end();
-          return {
-            content: [{ type: 'text' as const, text: versionText }],
-            structuredContent: validatedVersionInfo,
-            isError: false
-          };
-        } catch (error) {
-          const errorMessage =
-            error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-          toolContext.span.setStatus({
-            code: SpanStatusCode.ERROR,
-            message: errorMessage
-          });
-          toolContext.span.end();
-          this.log(
-            'error',
-            `${this.name}: Error during execution: ${errorMessage}`
-          );
-          return {
-            content: [
-              {
-                type: 'text' as const,
-                text: `VersionTool: Error during execution: ${errorMessage}`
-              }
-            ],
-            isError: true
-          };
-        }
-      }
-    );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.output.schema.test.ts b/test/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.output.schema.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f51d0e9..0000000
--- a/test/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.output.schema.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Mapbox, Inc.
-// Licensed under the MIT License.
-
-process.env.MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN =
-  'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ0ZXN0In0.signature';
-
-import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { VersionTool } from '../../../src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.js';
-
-describe('VersionTool output schema registration', () => {
-  it('should have an output schema defined', () => {
-    const tool = new VersionTool();
-    expect(tool.outputSchema).toBeDefined();
-    expect(tool.outputSchema).toBeTruthy();
-  });
-
-  it('should register output schema with MCP server', () => {
-    const tool = new VersionTool();
-
-    // Mock the installTo method to verify it gets called with output schema
-    const mockInstallTo = vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
-      // Verify that the tool has an output schema when being installed
-      expect(tool.outputSchema).toBeDefined();
-      return tool;
-    });
-
-    Object.defineProperty(tool, 'installTo', {
-      value: mockInstallTo
-    });
-
-    // Simulate server registration
-    tool.installTo({} as never);
-    expect(mockInstallTo).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('should validate valid version response structure', () => {
-    const validResponse = {
-      name: 'Mapbox MCP server',
-      version: '0.5.5',
-      sha: 'a64ffb6e4b4017c0f9ae7259be53bb372301fea5',
-      tag: 'v0.5.5-1-ga64ffb6',
-      branch: 'structured_content_public'
-    };
-
-    const tool = new VersionTool();
-
-    // This should not throw if the schema is correct
-    expect(() => {
-      if (tool.outputSchema) {
-        tool.outputSchema.parse(validResponse);
-      }
-    }).not.toThrow();
-  });
-
-  it('should validate minimal version response with unknown values', () => {
-    const minimalResponse = {
-      name: 'Mapbox MCP server',
-      version: '0.0.0',
-      sha: 'unknown',
-      tag: 'unknown',
-      branch: 'unknown'
-    };
-
-    const tool = new VersionTool();
-
-    expect(() => {
-      if (tool.outputSchema) {
-        tool.outputSchema.parse(minimalResponse);
-      }
-    }).not.toThrow();
-  });
-
-  it('should validate development version response', () => {
-    const devResponse = {
-      name: 'Mapbox MCP server',
-      version: '1.0.0-dev',
-      sha: 'abc123def456',
-      tag: 'dev-build',
-      branch: 'feature/new-feature'
-    };
-
-    const tool = new VersionTool();
-
-    expect(() => {
-      if (tool.outputSchema) {
-        tool.outputSchema.parse(devResponse);
-      }
-    }).not.toThrow();
-  });
-
-  it('should throw validation error for missing required fields', () => {
-    const invalidResponse = {
-      name: 'Mapbox MCP server',
-      version: '0.5.5'
-      // Missing sha, tag, branch fields
-    };
-
-    const tool = new VersionTool();
-
-    expect(() => {
-      if (tool.outputSchema) {
-        tool.outputSchema.parse(invalidResponse);
-      }
-    }).toThrow();
-  });
-
-  it('should throw validation error for wrong field types', () => {
-    const invalidTypeResponse = {
-      name: 'Mapbox MCP server',
-      version: 1.0, // Should be string, not number
-      sha: 'abc123',
-      tag: 'v1.0.0',
-      branch: 'main'
-    };
-
-    const tool = new VersionTool();
-
-    expect(() => {
-      if (tool.outputSchema) {
-        tool.outputSchema.parse(invalidTypeResponse);
-      }
-    }).toThrow();
-  });
-
-  it('should throw validation error for empty string fields', () => {
-    const emptyFieldResponse = {
-      name: '', // Empty string
-      version: '0.5.5',
-      sha: 'abc123',
-      tag: 'v0.5.5',
-      branch: 'main'
-    };
-
-    const tool = new VersionTool();
-
-    // All fields are required and should be non-empty strings
-    expect(() => {
-      if (tool.outputSchema) {
-        tool.outputSchema.parse(emptyFieldResponse);
-      }
-    }).not.toThrow(); // Actually, empty strings are valid strings in Zod
-  });
-
-  it('should throw validation error when fields are null', () => {
-    const nullFieldResponse = {
-      name: 'Mapbox MCP server',
-      version: null, // Should be string, not null
-      sha: 'abc123',
-      tag: 'v0.5.5',
-      branch: 'main'
-    };
-
-    const tool = new VersionTool();
-
-    expect(() => {
-      if (tool.outputSchema) {
-        tool.outputSchema.parse(nullFieldResponse);
-      }
-    }).toThrow();
-  });
-});
diff --git a/test/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.test.ts b/test/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 45cf689..0000000
--- a/test/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Mapbox, Inc.
-// Licensed under the MIT License.
-
-import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
-import type { MockedFunction } from 'vitest';
-import { getVersionInfo } from '../../../src/utils/versionUtils.js';
-import { VersionTool } from '../../../src/tools/version-tool/VersionTool.js';
-
-vi.mock('../../../src/utils/versionUtils.js', () => ({
-  getVersionInfo: vi.fn(() => ({
-    name: 'Test MCP Server',
-    version: '1.0.0',
-    sha: 'abc123',
-    tag: 'v1.0.0',
-    branch: 'main'
-  }))
-}));
-
-const mockGetVersionInfo = getVersionInfo as MockedFunction<
-  typeof getVersionInfo
->;
-
-describe('VersionTool', () => {
-  let tool: VersionTool;
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    tool = new VersionTool();
-  });
-
-  describe('run', () => {
-    it('should return version information', async () => {
-      const result = await tool.run({});
-
-      expect(result.isError).toBe(false);
-      expect(result.content).toHaveLength(1);
-
-      // Best approach: exact match with template literal for readability and precision
-      const expectedText = `MCP Server Version Information:
-- Name: Test MCP Server
-- Version: 1.0.0
-- SHA: abc123
-- Tag: v1.0.0
-- Branch: main`;
-      expect(result.content[0]).toEqual({
-        type: 'text',
-        text: expectedText
-      });
-
-      // Verify structured content is included
-      expect(result.structuredContent).toBeDefined();
-      expect(result.structuredContent).toEqual({
-        name: 'Test MCP Server',
-        version: '1.0.0',
-        sha: 'abc123',
-        tag: 'v1.0.0',
-        branch: 'main'
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('should handle fallback version info correctly', async () => {
-      // Mock getVersionInfo to return fallback values (which is realistic behavior)
-      mockGetVersionInfo.mockImplementationOnce(() => ({
-        name: 'Mapbox MCP server',
-        version: '0.0.0',
-        sha: 'unknown',
-        tag: 'unknown',
-        branch: 'unknown'
-      }));
-
-      const result = await tool.run({});
-
-      expect(result.isError).toBe(false);
-      expect(result.content).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(result.content[0].type).toBe('text');
-      expect(
-        (result.content[0] as { type: 'text'; text: string }).text
-      ).toContain('Version: 0.0.0');
-      expect(
-        (result.content[0] as { type: 'text'; text: string }).text
-      ).toContain('SHA: unknown');
-      expect(result.structuredContent).toEqual({
-        name: 'Mapbox MCP server',
-        version: '0.0.0',
-        sha: 'unknown',
-        tag: 'unknown',
-        branch: 'unknown'
-      });
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('properties', () => {
-    it('should have correct name', () => {
-      expect(tool.name).toBe('version_tool');
-    });
-
-    it('should have correct description', () => {
-      expect(tool.description).toBe(
-        'Get the current version information of the MCP server'
-      );
-    });
-  });
-});