diff --git a/go/ai/prompt.go b/go/ai/prompt.go
index de62751ea9..ed16fae7bd 100644
--- a/go/ai/prompt.go
+++ b/go/ai/prompt.go
@@ -113,8 +113,18 @@ func DefinePrompt(r api.Registry, name string, opts ...PromptOption) Prompt {
 		"output":       map[string]any{"schema": p.OutputSchema},
 		"defaultInput": p.DefaultInput,
 		"tools":        tools,
+		"toolChoice":   string(pOpts.ToolChoice),
 		"maxTurns":     p.MaxTurns,
 	}
+	var use []any
+	for _, m := range pOpts.commonGenOptions.Use {
+		if md := toMiddlewareMetadata(m); md != nil {
+			use = append(use, md)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(use) > 0 {
+		promptMetadata["use"] = use
+	}
 	if variant != "" {
 		promptMetadata["variant"] = variant
 	}
@@ -129,6 +139,44 @@ func DefinePrompt(r api.Registry, name string, opts ...PromptOption) Prompt {
 	return p
 }
 
+func toMiddlewareMetadata(m any) map[string]any {
+	if m == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if mw, ok := m.(Middleware); ok {
+		name := mw.Name()
+		if name == "inline" {
+			return nil
+		}
+		res := map[string]any{
+			"name": name,
+		}
+		data, _ := json.Marshal(mw)
+		var config map[string]any
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &config); err == nil && len(config) > 0 {
+			res["config"] = config
+		}
+		return res
+	}
+	switch v := m.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return map[string]any{"name": v}
+	case map[string]any:
+		name, _ := v["name"].(string)
+		if name == "" {
+			return nil
+		}
+		res := map[string]any{"name": name}
+		if config, ok := v["config"]; ok && config != nil {
+			if m, ok := config.(map[string]any); !ok || len(m) > 0 {
+				res["config"] = config
+			}
+		}
+		return res
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // LookupPrompt looks up a [Prompt] registered by [DefinePrompt].
 // It returns nil if the prompt was not defined.
 func LookupPrompt(r api.Registry, name string) Prompt {
@@ -751,6 +799,31 @@ func LoadPromptFromSource(r api.Registry, source, name, namespace string) (Promp
 	if variant != "" {
 		promptMetadata["variant"] = variant
 	}
+	promptMetadata["name"] = name
+	promptMetadata["model"] = metadata.Model
+	promptMetadata["config"] = metadata.Config
+	promptMetadata["tools"] = metadata.Tools
+	toolChoice := metadata.Raw["toolChoice"]
+	var tc string
+	if v, ok := toolChoice.(string); ok {
+		tc = v
+	} else if v, ok := toolChoice.(ToolChoice); ok {
+		tc = string(v)
+	}
+	promptMetadata["toolChoice"] = tc
+
+	if ur, ok := metadata.Raw["use"].([]any); ok {
+		var use []any
+		for _, m := range ur {
+			if md := toMiddlewareMetadata(m); md != nil {
+				use = append(use, md)
+			}
+		}
+		if len(use) > 0 {
+			promptMetadata["use"] = use
+		}
+	}
+
 	promptOptMetadata["prompt"] = promptMetadata
 	promptOptMetadata["type"] = api.ActionTypeExecutablePrompt
 
@@ -769,8 +842,10 @@ func LoadPromptFromSource(r api.Registry, source, name, namespace string) (Promp
 		Description: metadata.Description,
 	}
 
-	if toolChoice, ok := metadata.Raw["toolChoice"].(ToolChoice); ok {
-		opts.ToolChoice = toolChoice
+	if v, ok := toolChoice.(string); ok {
+		opts.ToolChoice = ToolChoice(v)
+	} else if v, ok := toolChoice.(ToolChoice); ok {
+		opts.ToolChoice = v
 	}
 
 	if maxTurns, ok := metadata.Raw["maxTurns"].(uint64); ok {
diff --git a/go/ai/prompt_test.go b/go/ai/prompt_test.go
index 08aa75b44d..b249c76cea 100644
--- a/go/ai/prompt_test.go
+++ b/go/ai/prompt_test.go
@@ -3292,3 +3292,131 @@ Hello {{name}}, please help me with {{task}}.
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+type testMetadataMiddleware struct {
+	Foo string `json:"foo"`
+}
+
+func (m *testMetadataMiddleware) Name() string                            { return "test/middleware" }
+func (m *testMetadataMiddleware) New(ctx context.Context) (*Hooks, error) { return nil, nil }
+
+func TestPromptMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	reg := registry.New()
+	toolA := testTool(reg, "toolA")
+
+	DefinePrompt(reg, "testPrompt",
+		WithTools(toolA),
+		WithToolChoice(ToolChoiceAuto),
+		WithUse(&testMetadataMiddleware{Foo: "bar"}),
+		WithPrompt("hello"),
+	)
+
+	action := reg.LookupAction("/executable-prompt/testPrompt")
+	if action == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Action not found")
+	}
+
+	metadata, ok := action.Desc().Metadata["prompt"].(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Metadata not found")
+	}
+
+	if diff := cmp.Diff([]string{"toolA"}, metadata["tools"]); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("tools mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+
+	if diff := cmp.Diff("auto", metadata["toolChoice"]); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("toolChoice mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+
+	use, ok := metadata["use"].([]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("use metadata not found")
+	}
+
+	if len(use) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("use length = %d, want 1", len(use))
+	}
+
+	m, ok := use[0].(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("use[0] is not a map")
+	}
+
+	if m["name"] != "test/middleware" {
+		t.Errorf("middleware name = %v, want test/middleware", m["name"])
+	}
+
+	config, ok := m["config"].(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("middleware config not found")
+	}
+
+	if config["foo"] != "bar" {
+		t.Errorf("foo = %v, want bar", config["foo"])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadPromptMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	reg := registry.New()
+	source := `---
+model: echoModel
+tools: [toolA]
+toolChoice: auto
+use:
+  - name: myMiddleware
+    config:
+      foo: bar
+---
+hello`
+
+	_, err := LoadPromptFromSource(reg, source, "metadataTest", "test-ns")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("LoadPromptFromSource failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	action := reg.LookupAction("/executable-prompt/test-ns/metadataTest")
+	if action == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Action not found")
+	}
+
+	metadata, ok := action.Desc().Metadata["prompt"].(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("Metadata not found")
+	}
+
+	if diff := cmp.Diff([]string{"toolA"}, metadata["tools"]); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("tools mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+
+	if diff := cmp.Diff("auto", metadata["toolChoice"]); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("toolChoice mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+
+	use, ok := metadata["use"].([]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("use metadata not found")
+	}
+
+	if len(use) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("use length = %d, want 1", len(use))
+	}
+
+	m, ok := use[0].(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("use[0] is not a map")
+	}
+
+	if m["name"] != "myMiddleware" {
+		t.Errorf("middleware name = %v, want myMiddleware", m["name"])
+	}
+
+	config, ok := m["config"].(map[string]any)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("middleware config not found")
+	}
+
+	if config["foo"] != "bar" {
+		t.Errorf("foo = %v, want bar", config["foo"])
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go/samples/basic-prompts/main.go b/go/samples/basic-prompts/main.go
index 2f36017932..c0ca2d0083 100644
--- a/go/samples/basic-prompts/main.go
+++ b/go/samples/basic-prompts/main.go
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
 //	curl -N -X POST http://localhost:8080/recipePromptFlow \
 //	  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 //	  -d '{"data": {"dish": "tacos", "cuisine": "Mexican", "servingSize": 4}}'
+//
+// Test an agent flow (with all middleware: retry, fallback, filesystem, skills):
+//
+//	curl -N -X POST http://localhost:8080/agentPromptFlow \
+//	  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+//	  -d '{"data": "what files are in my current directory?"}'
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -49,6 +55,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/firebase/genkit/go/core"
 	"github.com/firebase/genkit/go/genkit"
 	"github.com/firebase/genkit/go/plugins/googlegenai"
+	"github.com/firebase/genkit/go/plugins/middleware"
 	"github.com/firebase/genkit/go/plugins/server"
 	"google.golang.org/genai"
 )
@@ -87,6 +94,10 @@ type Recipe struct {
 	Difficulty   string        `json:"difficulty" jsonschema:"enum=easy,enum=medium,enum=hard"`
 }
 
+type AgentRequest struct {
+	Query string `json:"query" jsonschema:"description=The user's query or request"`
+}
+
 func main() {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
@@ -94,7 +105,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Config parameter, the Google AI plugin will get the API key from the
 	// GEMINI_API_KEY or GOOGLE_API_KEY environment variable, which is the recommended
 	// practice.
-	g := genkit.Init(ctx, genkit.WithPlugins(&googlegenai.GoogleAI{}))
+	g := genkit.Init(ctx, genkit.WithPlugins(&googlegenai.GoogleAI{}, &middleware.Middleware{}))
 
 	// Define schemas for the expected input and output types so that the Dotprompt files can reference them.
 	// Alternatively, you can specify the JSON schema by hand in the Dotprompt metadata.
@@ -103,6 +114,7 @@ func main() {
 	genkit.DefineSchemaFor[Joke](g)
 	genkit.DefineSchemaFor[RecipeRequest](g)
 	genkit.DefineSchemaFor[Recipe](g)
+	genkit.DefineSchemaFor[AgentRequest](g)
 
 	// TODO: Include partials and helpers.
 
@@ -113,6 +125,8 @@ func main() {
 	DefineStructuredJokeWithDotprompt(g)
 	DefineRecipeWithInlinePrompt(g)
 	DefineRecipeWithDotprompt(g)
+	DefineAgentWithInlinePrompt(g)
+	DefineAgentWithDotprompt(g)
 
 	// Optionally, start a web server to make the flows callable via HTTP.
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
@@ -310,3 +324,76 @@ func newIngredientFilter() func([]*Ingredient) []*Ingredient {
 		return
 	}
 }
+
+// DefineAgentWithInlinePrompt demonstrates attaching multiple middlewares
+// (Retry, Fallback, Filesystem, and Skills) directly to a prompt definition.
+// This creates a highly capable and resilient prompt that is also fully
+// transparent in the Dev UI metadata.
+func DefineAgentWithInlinePrompt(g *genkit.Genkit) {
+	agentPrompt := genkit.DefinePrompt(
+		g, "agent.code",
+		ai.WithModelName("googleai/gemini-2.5-flash"),
+		ai.WithPrompt("{{query}}"),
+		ai.WithInputSchema(map[string]any{
+			"type": "object",
+			"properties": map[string]any{
+				"query": map[string]any{
+					"type":        "string",
+					"description": "The user's query or request",
+				},
+			},
+			"required": []string{"query"},
+		}),
+		ai.WithUse(
+			&middleware.Retry{MaxRetries: 2},
+			&middleware.Fallback{
+				Models: []ai.ModelRef{
+					ai.NewModelRef("googleai/gemini-2.5-flash-lite", nil),
+					ai.NewModelRef("googleai/gemini-2.5-pro", &genai.GenerateContentConfig{
+						Temperature: genai.Ptr[float32](2.0),
+					}),
+				},
+			},
+			&middleware.Filesystem{RootDir: "."},
+			&middleware.Skills{SkillPaths: []string{"./skills"}},
+		),
+	)
+
+	genkit.DefineStreamingFlow(g, "agentPromptFlow",
+		func(ctx context.Context, query string, sendChunk core.StreamCallback[string]) (string, error) {
+			stream := agentPrompt.ExecuteStream(ctx, ai.WithInput(&AgentRequest{Query: query}))
+			for result, err := range stream {
+				if err != nil {
+					return "", fmt.Errorf("agent error: %w", err)
+				}
+				if result.Done {
+					return result.Response.Text(), nil
+				}
+				sendChunk(ctx, result.Chunk.Text())
+			}
+			return "", nil
+		},
+	)
+}
+
+// DefineAgentWithDotprompt demonstrates loading a prompt from a .prompt file
+// that includes a full suite of middleware configuration in its YAML frontmatter.
+func DefineAgentWithDotprompt(g *genkit.Genkit) {
+	genkit.DefineStreamingFlow(g, "agentDotpromptFlow",
+		func(ctx context.Context, query string, sendChunk core.StreamCallback[string]) (string, error) {
+			// The "agent" prompt file includes all middleware in its frontmatter.
+			agentPrompt := genkit.LookupPrompt(g, "agent")
+			stream := agentPrompt.ExecuteStream(ctx, ai.WithInput(&AgentRequest{Query: query}))
+			for result, err := range stream {
+				if err != nil {
+					return "", fmt.Errorf("agent error: %w", err)
+				}
+				if result.Done {
+					return result.Response.Text(), nil
+				}
+				sendChunk(ctx, result.Chunk.Text())
+			}
+			return "", nil
+		},
+	)
+}
diff --git a/go/samples/basic-prompts/prompts/agent.prompt b/go/samples/basic-prompts/prompts/agent.prompt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f50597d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/samples/basic-prompts/prompts/agent.prompt
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+model: googleai/gemini-2.5-flash
+config:
+  temperature: 1.0
+input:
+  schema:
+    properties:
+      query:
+        type: string
+        description: The user's query or request
+    required:
+      - query
+use:
+  - name: genkit-middleware/retry
+    config:
+      maxRetries: 2
+  - name: genkit-middleware/fallback
+    config:
+      models:
+        - googleai/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
+        - name: googleai/gemini-2.5-pro
+          config:
+            temperature: 2.0
+  - name: genkit-middleware/filesystem
+    config:
+      rootDirectory: .
+  - name: genkit-middleware/skills
+    config:
+      skillPaths:
+        - ./skills
+---
+
+{{query}}