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diff --git a/‎tests/SwaggerProvider.ProviderTests/Schemas/enum-types.yaml‎
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diff --git a/‎tests/SwaggerProvider.ProviderTests/Swagger.EnumTypes.Tests.fs‎
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@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ namespace SwaggerProvider.Internal.Compilers
 
 open System
 open System.Reflection
+open System.Text.Json
+open System.Text.Json.Nodes
 open ProviderImplementation.ProvidedTypes
 open UncheckedQuotations
 open FSharp.Data.Runtime.NameUtils
@@ -512,6 +514,99 @@ type DefinitionCompiler(schema: OpenApiDocument, provideNullable, useDateOnly: b
                 || resolvedType = Some(JsonSchemaType.Null ||| JsonSchemaType.Object)
                 ->
                 compileNewObject()
+            | _ when
+                fromByPathCompiler
+                && not(isNull tyName)
+                && (resolvedType = Some JsonSchemaType.String
+                    || resolvedType = Some JsonSchemaType.Integer)
+                && not(isNull schemaObj.Enum)
+                && schemaObj.Enum.Count > 0
+                ->
+                // Top-level named enum schema: generate a CLI enum type so callers have
+                // compile-time type safety instead of raw string/int values.
+                let isStringEnum = resolvedType = Some JsonSchemaType.String
+
+                // Choose int64 when the schema explicitly declares format: int64;
+                // otherwise default to int32 (covers string enums and unformatted integer enums).
+                let underlyingIntType =
+                    if not isStringEnum && schemaObj.Format = "int64" then
+                        typeof<int64>
+                    else
+                        typeof<int32>
+
+                let enumTy =
+                    ProvidedTypeDefinition(tyName, Some typeof<System.Enum>, isErased = false)
+
+                enumTy.SetEnumUnderlyingType underlyingIntType
+
+                // String enums need [JsonConverter(typeof<JsonStringEnumConverter>)] on the type
+                // so System.Text.Json serialises them as strings rather than integers.
+                // Per-member [JsonStringEnumMemberName] attributes (added below) let it honour
+                // the exact OpenAPI wire value for members whose .NET name was sanitised.
+                if isStringEnum then
+                    enumTy.AddCustomAttribute
+                    <| RuntimeHelpers.getJsonStringEnumConverterAttribute()
+
+                let nameGen = UniqueNameGenerator()
+                let mutable intValue = 0L
+
+                for node in schemaObj.Enum do
+                    let rawValueOpt =
+                        match node with
+                        | :? JsonValue as jv ->
+                            match jv.GetValueKind() with
+                            | JsonValueKind.String -> if isStringEnum then Some(jv.GetValue<string>()) else None
+                            | JsonValueKind.Number -> if isStringEnum then None else Some(jv.ToString())
+                            | JsonValueKind.Null -> None
+                            | _ -> None
+                        | _ when not(isNull node) -> Some(node.ToString())
+                        | _ -> None
+
+                    match rawValueOpt with
+                    | None -> ()
+                    | Some originalStr ->
+                        // Sanitize to a valid .NET identifier.
+                        let rawName = nicePascalName originalStr
+
+                        let sanitized =
+                            if String.IsNullOrEmpty rawName || Char.IsDigit rawName.[0] then
+                                "V" + rawName
+                            else
+                                rawName
+
+                        let memberName = nameGen.MakeUnique sanitized
+
+                        let literalValue: obj =
+                            if isStringEnum then
+                                // String enums always use int32 ordinals as literal values.
+                                // The actual wire value is stored in [JsonStringEnumMemberName].
+                                (int32 intValue) :> obj
+                            elif underlyingIntType = typeof<int64> then
+                                match Int64.TryParse originalStr with
+                                | true, v -> v :> obj
+                                | false, _ ->
+                                    failwithf "Invalid int64 enum value '%s' for enum '%s'. Expected a 64-bit integer literal." originalStr tyName
+                            else
+                                match Int32.TryParse originalStr with
+                                | true, v -> v :> obj
+                                | false, _ ->
+                                    failwithf "Invalid integer enum value '%s' for enum '%s'. Expected a 32-bit integer literal." originalStr tyName
+
+                        let field = ProvidedField.Literal(memberName, enumTy, literalValue)
+
+                        // Apply [JsonStringEnumMemberName] so System.Text.Json (9.0+) uses
+                        // the exact original OpenAPI wire value when serialising this member.
+                        // On older runtimes where the attribute is unavailable, the .NET
+                        // member name is used as the wire value (best-effort).
+                        if isStringEnum then
+                            match RuntimeHelpers.getEnumMemberNameAttribute originalStr with
+                            | Some attr -> field.AddCustomAttribute attr
+                            | None -> ()
+
+                        enumTy.AddMember field
+                        intValue <- intValue + 1L
+
+                enumTy :> Type
             | _ ->
                 ns.MarkTypeAsNameAlias tyName
 
 
@@ -121,6 +121,91 @@ module RuntimeHelpers =
     let private optionValueFactory =
         System.Func<Type, Reflection.PropertyInfo>(fun t -> t.GetProperty("Value"))
 
+    // Reflective lookup for JsonStringEnumMemberNameAttribute (available in System.Text.Json 9.0+).
+    // On older runtimes (e.g. netstandard2.0 with STJ 8.x) this will be null and
+    // enum members are serialised using their .NET identifier name by default.
+    let private jsonStringEnumMemberNameType =
+        Type.GetType("System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonStringEnumMemberNameAttribute, System.Text.Json")
+
+    let private jsonStringEnumMemberNameCtor =
+        if isNull jsonStringEnumMemberNameType then
+            null
+        else
+            jsonStringEnumMemberNameType.GetConstructor([| typeof<string> |])
+
+    let private jsonStringEnumMemberNameProp =
+        if isNull jsonStringEnumMemberNameType then
+            null
+        else
+            jsonStringEnumMemberNameType.GetProperty("Name")
+
+    /// Returns the OpenAPI wire value for a string enum field.
+    /// Prefers [JsonStringEnumMemberName] (STJ 9+), then [JsonPropertyName] (legacy fallback),
+    /// and finally the .NET field name when neither attribute is present.
+    let private getStringEnumMemberWireName(f: Reflection.FieldInfo) : string =
+        // Prefer JsonStringEnumMemberNameAttribute (the correct STJ mechanism for enum member naming).
+        if not(isNull jsonStringEnumMemberNameType) then
+            let attr = Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(f, jsonStringEnumMemberNameType)
+
+            if not(isNull attr) then
+                jsonStringEnumMemberNameProp.GetValue(attr) :?> string
+            else
+                // Legacy fallback: attributes from type providers built before the switch to
+                // JsonStringEnumMemberName still carry [JsonPropertyName].
+                let propAttr =
+                    Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(f, typeof<JsonPropertyNameAttribute>) :?> JsonPropertyNameAttribute
+
+                if isNull propAttr then f.Name else propAttr.Name
+        else
+            let propAttr =
+                Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(f, typeof<JsonPropertyNameAttribute>) :?> JsonPropertyNameAttribute
+
+            if isNull propAttr then f.Name else propAttr.Name
+
+    /// Builds an (obj -> string) serializer for CLI enum types.
+    /// For string enums (annotated with JsonStringEnumConverter): returns the
+    /// JsonStringEnumMemberName / JsonPropertyName wire value for each member,
+    /// falling back to the field name.
+    /// For integer enums: returns the underlying integer value as a string.
+    let private buildEnumSerializer(ty: Type) : obj -> string =
+        let jsonConverterAttr =
+            Attribute.GetCustomAttribute(ty, typeof<JsonConverterAttribute>) :?> JsonConverterAttribute
+
+        let isStringEnum =
+            not(isNull jsonConverterAttr)
+            && typeof<JsonStringEnumConverter>.IsAssignableFrom(jsonConverterAttr.ConverterType)
+
+        if isStringEnum then
+            // Use Dictionary with ContainsKey + Add instead of |> dict to safely handle alias values
+            // (two enum members with the same underlying integer), which would throw in dict.
+            let lookup = Collections.Generic.Dictionary<int, string>()
+
+            ty.GetFields(Reflection.BindingFlags.Public ||| Reflection.BindingFlags.Static)
+            |> Array.iter(fun f ->
+                if f.IsLiteral then
+                    let v = Convert.ToInt32(f.GetRawConstantValue())
+                    let name = getStringEnumMemberWireName f
+                    // Skip alias values (same integer, different name) to prevent key collisions.
+                    if not(lookup.ContainsKey v) then
+                        lookup.Add(v, name))
+
+            fun (o: obj) ->
+                let intValue = Convert.ToInt32 o
+
+                match lookup.TryGetValue intValue with
+                | true, s -> s
+                | false, _ -> o.ToString()
+        else
+            let underlyingType = Enum.GetUnderlyingType ty
+            fun (o: obj) -> Convert.ChangeType(o, underlyingType).ToString()
+
+    // Cache of enum type -> (obj -> string) serializer, built lazily per type.
+    let private enumSerializerCache =
+        Collections.Concurrent.ConcurrentDictionary<Type, obj -> string>()
+
+    let private enumSerializerFactory =
+        System.Func<Type, obj -> string>(buildEnumSerializer)
+
     let rec toParam(obj: obj) =
         match obj with
         | :? DateTime as dt -> dt.ToString("O")
@@ -151,6 +236,11 @@ module RuntimeHelpers =
                     toParam(valueProp.GetValue(obj))
                 else
                     null
+            elif ty.IsEnum then
+                // CLI enum type: use the cached serializer so string enums produce their
+                // original OpenAPI string value and integer enums produce the integer.
+                let serializer = enumSerializerCache.GetOrAdd(ty, enumSerializerFactory)
+                serializer obj
             else
                 obj.ToString()
 
@@ -186,7 +276,7 @@ module RuntimeHelpers =
             | :? Array as xs when
                 xs.GetType().GetElementType()
                 |> Option.ofObj
-                |> Option.exists(fun t -> isDateOnlyLikeType t || isTimeOnlyLikeType t)
+                |> Option.exists(fun t -> isDateOnlyLikeType t || isTimeOnlyLikeType t || t.IsEnum)
                 ->
                 xs
                 |> Seq.cast<obj>
@@ -283,6 +373,40 @@ module RuntimeHelpers =
 
             member _.NamedArguments = [||] :> Collections.Generic.IList<_> }
 
+    // Cached constructor for JsonConverterAttribute (used to apply JsonStringEnumConverter to generated enum types).
+    let private jsonConverterCtor =
+        typeof<JsonConverterAttribute>.GetConstructor [| typeof<Type> |]
+
+    /// Builds a CustomAttributeData representing [JsonConverter(typeof<JsonStringEnumConverter>)].
+    /// Apply this to generated CLI enum types so System.Text.Json serialises them as strings.
+    let getJsonStringEnumConverterAttribute() =
+        { new Reflection.CustomAttributeData() with
+            member _.Constructor = jsonConverterCtor
+
+            member _.ConstructorArguments =
+                [| Reflection.CustomAttributeTypedArgument(typeof<Type>, typeof<JsonStringEnumConverter>) |] :> Collections.Generic.IList<_>
+
+            member _.NamedArguments = [||] :> Collections.Generic.IList<_> }
+
+    /// Builds a CustomAttributeData representing [JsonStringEnumMemberName(name)].
+    /// Apply this to individual string-enum members so System.Text.Json (9.0+) honours
+    /// the exact OpenAPI wire value regardless of the sanitised .NET member name.
+    /// Returns None on runtimes where JsonStringEnumMemberNameAttribute is not available
+    /// (System.Text.Json < 9.0 / netstandard2.0 with STJ 8.x).
+    let getEnumMemberNameAttribute(name: string) =
+        if isNull jsonStringEnumMemberNameCtor then
+            None
+        else
+            Some(
+                { new Reflection.CustomAttributeData() with
+                    member _.Constructor = jsonStringEnumMemberNameCtor
+
+                    member _.ConstructorArguments =
+                        [| Reflection.CustomAttributeTypedArgument(typeof<string>, name) |] :> Collections.Generic.IList<_>
+
+                    member _.NamedArguments = [||] :> Collections.Generic.IList<_> }
+            )
+
     let toStringContent(valueStr: string) =
         new StringContent(valueStr, Text.Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
 
 
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+openapi: "3.0.0"
+info:
+  title: Enum Types Test API
+  version: "1.0.0"
+paths:
+  /string-status:
+    get:
+      operationId: getStringStatus
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: Returns a string enum value
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/StringStatus"
+  /int-status:
+    get:
+      operationId: getIntStatus
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: Returns an integer enum value
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/IntStatus"
+  /large-code:
+    get:
+      operationId: getLargeCode
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: Returns an int64 enum value
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/LargeCode"
+components:
+  schemas:
+    StringStatus:
+      type: string
+      enum:
+        - active
+        - in-active
+        - pending
+    IntStatus:
+      type: integer
+      enum:
+        - 200
+        - 404
+        - 500
+    LargeCode:
+      type: integer
+      format: int64
+      enum:
+        - 1
+        - 2
+        - 3
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+module Swagger.EnumTypes.Tests
+
+open Xunit
+open FsUnitTyped
+open SwaggerProvider
+
+[<Literal>]
+let Schema = __SOURCE_DIRECTORY__ + "/Schemas/enum-types.yaml"
+
+type EnumApi = OpenApiClientProvider<Schema, SsrfProtection=false>
+
+// ── String enum ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+[<Fact>]
+let ``string enum is a CLI enum type``() =
+    typeof<EnumApi.StringStatus>.IsEnum |> shouldEqual true
+
+[<Fact>]
+let ``string enum has int32 underlying type``() =
+    System.Enum.GetUnderlyingType typeof<EnumApi.StringStatus>
+    |> shouldEqual typeof<int32>
+
+[<Fact>]
+let ``string enum member names are sanitised from OpenAPI values``() =
+    System.Enum.GetNames typeof<EnumApi.StringStatus>
+    |> Array.sort
+    |> shouldEqual [| "Active"; "InActive"; "Pending" |]
+
+// Compile-time assertion: sanitised member names are accessible as enum cases.
+[<Fact>]
+let ``string enum members are accessible as typed enum cases``() =
+    let active: EnumApi.StringStatus = EnumApi.StringStatus.Active
+    let inActive: EnumApi.StringStatus = EnumApi.StringStatus.InActive
+    let pending: EnumApi.StringStatus = EnumApi.StringStatus.Pending
+    active |> shouldEqual EnumApi.StringStatus.Active
+    inActive |> shouldEqual EnumApi.StringStatus.InActive
+    pending |> shouldEqual EnumApi.StringStatus.Pending
+
+// ── Integer (int32) enum ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+[<Fact>]
+let ``int32 enum is a CLI enum type``() =
+    typeof<EnumApi.IntStatus>.IsEnum |> shouldEqual true
+
+[<Fact>]
+let ``int32 enum has int32 underlying type``() =
+    System.Enum.GetUnderlyingType typeof<EnumApi.IntStatus>
+    |> shouldEqual typeof<int32>
+
+[<Fact>]
+let ``int32 enum has correct integer values``() =
+    int EnumApi.IntStatus.V200 |> shouldEqual 200
+    int EnumApi.IntStatus.V404 |> shouldEqual 404
+    int EnumApi.IntStatus.V500 |> shouldEqual 500
+
+// ── Integer (int64) enum ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+[<Fact>]
+let ``int64 enum is a CLI enum type``() =
+    typeof<EnumApi.LargeCode>.IsEnum |> shouldEqual true
+
+[<Fact>]
+let ``int64 enum has int64 underlying type``() =
+    System.Enum.GetUnderlyingType typeof<EnumApi.LargeCode>
+    |> shouldEqual typeof<int64>
+
+[<Fact>]
+let ``int64 enum has correct integer values``() =
+    int64 EnumApi.LargeCode.V1 |> shouldEqual 1L
+    int64 EnumApi.LargeCode.V2 |> shouldEqual 2L
+    int64 EnumApi.LargeCode.V3 |> shouldEqual 3L