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Source: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/issues/5560 Reported details: the author's constructed example defines $defs key \"Observation time\" with type string and format date-time, and references it as Observation%20time, using the URI-fragment encoding from RFC 6901 section 6. The author expected the documented structured-result hydration to preserve the datetime type. The author prints type(result.data.observed_at) and gets str. The author also says the same example hydrates a datetime when schema dereferencing is left at its default (enabled). Source: https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/issues/5560\n\nStatus: The issue was open when captured, with no maintainer response, no linked fix PR, and no release information in the supplied material. The root cause is UNKNOWN. A plausible hypothesis is that the retained-schema path does not percent-decode the fragment before resolving the pointer, but this is a model hypothesis, not evidence from the source.\n\nPractical reading: The only source-backed contrast is that default dereferencing reportedly hydrates correctly. That is an observation from the reporter, not a confirmed workaround for users who need dereference_schemas=False. Whether released packages are affected is unknown, since the report used a source checkout of main.\n\nLimitations: This is an external report of a constructed example, not a production incident. The author mentions AI assistance while investigating. KFA did not reproduce it. Comment coverage is partial and may omit middle comments. 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