diff --git a/src/document-workbench/source-values.ts b/src/document-workbench/source-values.ts
index 26211d9..d82336d 100644
--- a/src/document-workbench/source-values.ts
+++ b/src/document-workbench/source-values.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function isCalendarDate(year: number, month: number, day: number): boolean {
   return day <= days[month - 1]!;
 }
 
-const pad = (n: number): string => String(n).padStart(2, "0");
+const pad = (n: number): string => String(n).padStart(2, '0');
 
 /** Returns every unambiguous ISO rendering of the span (empty when ambiguous). */
 export function dateCandidates(text: string): string[] {
@@ -43,31 +43,44 @@ export function dateCandidates(text: string): string[] {
 
 /** Returns every unambiguous decimal rendering of the span. */
 export function decimalCandidates(text: string): string[] {
-  const t = text.trim().replace(/[\s\u00a0\u202f]/g, "");
+  const t = text.trim().replace(/[\s\u00a0\u202f]/g, '');
   if (!/^[+-]?[\d.,]+$/.test(t) || !/\d/.test(t)) return [];
-  const sign = t.startsWith("-") ? "-" : "";
-  const body = t.replace(/^[+-]/, "");
-  const hasComma = body.includes(",");
-  const hasDot = body.includes(".");
+  const sign = t.startsWith('-') ? '-' : '';
+  const body = t.replace(/^[+-]/, '');
+  const hasComma = body.includes(',');
+  const hasDot = body.includes('.');
   const out = new Set<string>();
   const add = (value: string) => {
     if (/^(0|[1-9]\d*)(\.\d+)?$/.test(value)) out.add(`${sign}${value}`);
   };
   if (hasComma && hasDot) {
-    const lastComma = body.lastIndexOf(",");
-    const lastDot = body.lastIndexOf(".");
-    if (lastComma > lastDot) add(body.replace(/\./g, "").replace(",", "."));
-    else add(body.replace(/,/g, ""));
+    const lastComma = body.lastIndexOf(',');
+    const lastDot = body.lastIndexOf('.');
+    if (lastComma > lastDot) add(body.replace(/\./g, '').replace(',', '.'));
+    else add(body.replace(/,/g, ''));
   } else if (hasComma) {
-    const parts = body.split(",");
+    const parts = body.split(',');
     if (parts.length === 2 && parts[1]!.length <= 2) add(`${parts[0]}.${parts[1]}`);
-    add(body.replace(/,/g, ""));
+    add(body.replace(/,/g, ''));
   } else if (hasDot) {
-    const parts = body.split(".");
+    const parts = body.split('.');
     if (parts.length === 2 && parts[1]!.length <= 2) add(body);
-    add(body.replace(/\./g, ""));
+    add(body.replace(/\./g, ''));
   } else {
     add(body);
   }
   return [...out];
 }
+
+/**
+ * Canonical decimal string: no exponent, no leading '+', no trailing zeros in
+ * the fraction. Used only for equality checks; the delivered value keeps its
+ * original precision.
+ */
+export function canonicalDecimal(value: string): string | undefined {
+  const match = /^([+-]?)(0|[1-9]\d*)(?:\.(\d+))?$/.exec(value.trim());
+  if (!match) return undefined;
+  const sign = match[1] === '-' ? '-' : '';
+  const fraction = (match[3] ?? '').replace(/0+$/, '');
+  return `${sign}${match[2]}${fraction ? `.${fraction}` : ''}`;
+}
diff --git a/src/document-workbench/structure-document.ts b/src/document-workbench/structure-document.ts
index ce0d6e6..3fc2100 100644
--- a/src/document-workbench/structure-document.ts
+++ b/src/document-workbench/structure-document.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ function collectMatches(
   text: string,
   field: OutputFieldContract,
   raw: unknown,
-): Array<{ start: number; end: number }> {
-  const matches: Array<{ start: number; end: number }> = [];
-  const push = (start: number, end: number) => matches.push({ start, end });
+): Array<{ start: number; end: number; normalized?: string }> {
+  const matches: Array<{ start: number; end: number; normalized?: string }> = [];
+  const push = (start: number, end: number, normalized?: string) =>
+    matches.push(normalized === undefined ? { start, end } : { start, end, normalized });
   if (field.type === 'string') {
     if (typeof raw !== 'string' || raw.length === 0) return [];
     let index = text.indexOf(raw);
@@ -35,11 +36,17 @@ function collectMatches(
     return matches;
   }
   if (field.type === 'decimal') {
-    if (typeof raw !== 'string') return [];
+    if (typeof raw !== 'string' && !(typeof raw === 'number' && Number.isFinite(raw))) return [];
     for (const match of text.matchAll(/[+-]?\d+(?:[\s\u00a0\u202f.,]\d+)*/g)) {
-      if (decimalCandidates(match[0]).includes(raw)) {
-        push(match.index!, match.index! + match[0].length);
+      const candidates = decimalCandidates(match[0]);
+      if (typeof raw === 'string') {
+        if (candidates.includes(raw)) push(match.index!, match.index! + match[0].length);
+        continue;
       }
+      // A JSON number lost the source formatting. Accept a numeric match and
+      // deliver the SOURCE's decimal string, so precision is never rounded.
+      const matched = candidates.find((candidate) => Number(candidate) === raw);
+      if (matched !== undefined) push(match.index!, match.index! + match[0].length, matched);
     }
     return matches;
   }
@@ -63,6 +70,30 @@ function collectMatches(
   return matches;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Deterministic type coercion for values a local model typed differently.
+ * The contract is about the VALUE, not the JSON type: a decimal delivered as
+ * a JSON number and an integer delivered as a digit string are the same value.
+ * Anything that does not coerce cleanly is left untouched and fails validation.
+ */
+function coerceFieldValues(
+  value: Record<string, unknown>,
+  fields: readonly OutputFieldContract[],
+): Record<string, unknown> {
+  const out: Record<string, unknown> = { ...value };
+  for (const field of fields) {
+    if (!Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(out, field.name)) continue;
+    const raw = out[field.name];
+    if (field.type === 'integer' && typeof raw === 'string' && /^-?(0|[1-9]\d*)$/.test(raw.trim())) {
+      const parsed = Number(raw.trim());
+      if (Number.isSafeInteger(parsed)) out[field.name] = parsed;
+    } else if (field.type === 'boolean' && (raw === 'true' || raw === 'false')) {
+      out[field.name] = raw === 'true';
+    }
+  }
+  return out;
+}
+
 /**
  * Deterministic evidence for values the model returned.
  *
@@ -85,8 +116,10 @@ function evidenceFromValues(
     }
     const raw = value[field.name];
     const matches: FieldEvidence[] = [];
+    let normalized = raw;
     for (const source of sources) {
       for (const span of collectMatches(source.text, field, raw)) {
+        if (span.normalized !== undefined) normalized = span.normalized;
         matches.push({
           field: field.name,
           sourceId: source.id,
@@ -98,6 +131,8 @@ function evidenceFromValues(
     }
     if (matches.length !== 1) return undefined;
     evidence.push(matches[0]!);
+    const out = value;
+    out[field.name] = normalized;
   }
   return evidence;
 }
@@ -218,6 +253,7 @@ export async function structureDocument(input: {
     asObject = candidate;
   }
   if (!asObject) return { status: 'needs_review', issues: [{ field: '', code: 'invalid_output' }], model };
+  asObject = coerceFieldValues(asObject, snapshot.fields);
 
   // 1. Trust model-supplied evidence only if it validates as-is.
   if (Array.isArray((candidate as { evidence?: unknown }).evidence)) {
diff --git a/src/document-workbench/structured-output-validation.ts b/src/document-workbench/structured-output-validation.ts
index 7cf25b5..60d2730 100644
--- a/src/document-workbench/structured-output-validation.ts
+++ b/src/document-workbench/structured-output-validation.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ export interface OutputFieldContract {
   type: OutputFieldType;
   required: boolean;
 }
-export interface TextSource { id: string; text: string }
+export interface TextSource {
+  id: string;
+  text: string;
+}
 export interface FieldEvidence {
   field: string;
   sourceId: string;
@@ -20,10 +23,12 @@ export interface FieldEvidence {
   end: number;
   transform: 'exact' | 'trim' | 'integer' | 'boolean' | 'decimal' | 'date';
 }
-export interface ValidationIssue { field: string; code: string }
+export interface ValidationIssue {
+  field: string;
+  code: string;
+}
 export type OutputValidation =
-  | { status: 'mechanically_validated'; issues: [] }
-  | { status: 'needs_review'; issues: ValidationIssue[] };
+  { status: 'mechanically_validated'; issues: [] } | { status: 'needs_review'; issues: ValidationIssue[] };
 
 /** ISO dates are validated as calendar dates without timezone conversion. */
 function isIsoDate(value: string): boolean {
@@ -47,59 +52,109 @@ export function validateStructuredOutput(input: {
 }): OutputValidation {
   const issues: ValidationIssue[] = [];
   const add = (field: string, code: string) => issues.push({ field, code });
-  if (!Array.isArray(input.fields) || input.fields.length === 0 || !Array.isArray(input.sources) || !Array.isArray(input.evidence)) {
+  if (
+    !Array.isArray(input.fields) ||
+    input.fields.length === 0 ||
+    !Array.isArray(input.sources) ||
+    !Array.isArray(input.evidence)
+  ) {
     return { status: 'needs_review', issues: [{ field: '', code: 'invalid_contract' }] };
   }
   const fields = new Map<string, OutputFieldContract>();
   for (const field of input.fields) {
-    if (!field || typeof field.name !== 'string' || !field.name.trim() || fields.has(field.name)
-      || !['string', 'integer', 'boolean', 'decimal', 'date'].includes(field.type) || typeof field.required !== 'boolean') {
+    if (
+      !field ||
+      typeof field.name !== 'string' ||
+      !field.name.trim() ||
+      fields.has(field.name) ||
+      !['string', 'integer', 'boolean', 'decimal', 'date'].includes(field.type) ||
+      typeof field.required !== 'boolean'
+    ) {
       return { status: 'needs_review', issues: [{ field: '', code: 'invalid_contract' }] };
     }
     fields.set(field.name, field);
   }
   const sources = new Map<string, string>();
   for (const source of input.sources) {
-    if (!source || typeof source.id !== 'string' || !source.id.trim() || typeof source.text !== 'string' || sources.has(source.id)) {
+    if (
+      !source ||
+      typeof source.id !== 'string' ||
+      !source.id.trim() ||
+      typeof source.text !== 'string' ||
+      sources.has(source.id)
+    ) {
       return { status: 'needs_review', issues: [{ field: '', code: 'invalid_source' }] };
     }
     sources.set(source.id, source.text);
   }
-  if (!input.value || typeof input.value !== 'object' || Array.isArray(input.value)
-    || ![Object.prototype, null].includes(Object.getPrototypeOf(input.value))) {
+  if (
+    !input.value ||
+    typeof input.value !== 'object' ||
+    Array.isArray(input.value) ||
+    ![Object.prototype, null].includes(Object.getPrototypeOf(input.value))
+  ) {
     return { status: 'needs_review', issues: [{ field: '', code: 'invalid_output' }] };
   }
   const output = input.value as Record<string, unknown>;
   for (const key of Object.keys(output)) if (!fields.has(key)) add(key, 'unexpected_field');
   for (const evidence of input.evidence) {
-    if (!evidence || typeof evidence.field !== 'string' || !fields.has(evidence.field)
-      || !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(output, evidence.field)) add(evidence?.field ?? '', 'unexpected_evidence');
+    if (
+      !evidence ||
+      typeof evidence.field !== 'string' ||
+      !fields.has(evidence.field) ||
+      !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(output, evidence.field)
+    )
+      add(evidence?.field ?? '', 'unexpected_evidence');
   }
   for (const [name, field] of fields) {
     const present = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(output, name);
-    if (!present) { if (field.required) add(name, 'missing_required'); continue; }
+    if (!present) {
+      if (field.required) add(name, 'missing_required');
+      continue;
+    }
     const value = output[name];
-    if ((['string', 'decimal', 'date'].includes(field.type) && typeof value !== 'string')
-      || (field.type === 'boolean' && typeof value !== 'boolean')
-      || (field.type === 'integer' && (typeof value !== 'number' || !Number.isSafeInteger(value)))) {
-      add(name, 'invalid_type'); continue;
+    if (
+      (['string', 'decimal', 'date'].includes(field.type) && typeof value !== 'string') ||
+      (field.type === 'boolean' && typeof value !== 'boolean') ||
+      (field.type === 'integer' && (typeof value !== 'number' || !Number.isSafeInteger(value)))
+    ) {
+      add(name, 'invalid_type');
+      continue;
     }
     const evidence = input.evidence.filter((entry) => entry?.field === name);
-    if (evidence.length !== 1) { add(name, 'evidence_required'); continue; }
+    if (evidence.length !== 1) {
+      add(name, 'evidence_required');
+      continue;
+    }
     const ref = evidence[0]!;
     const text = sources.get(ref.sourceId);
-    if (typeof text !== 'string' || !Number.isSafeInteger(ref.start) || !Number.isSafeInteger(ref.end)
-      || ref.start < 0 || ref.end <= ref.start || ref.end > text.length) {
-      add(name, 'invalid_source_range'); continue;
+    if (
+      typeof text !== 'string' ||
+      !Number.isSafeInteger(ref.start) ||
+      !Number.isSafeInteger(ref.end) ||
+      ref.start < 0 ||
+      ref.end <= ref.start ||
+      ref.end > text.length
+    ) {
+      add(name, 'invalid_source_range');
+      continue;
     }
     const excerpt = text.slice(ref.start, ref.end);
     let matched = false;
     if (field.type === 'string' && ref.transform === 'exact') matched = excerpt === value;
     else if (field.type === 'string' && ref.transform === 'trim') matched = excerpt.trim() === value;
-    else if (field.type === 'integer' && ref.transform === 'integer' && /^-?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$/.test(excerpt.trim())) {
+    else if (
+      field.type === 'integer' &&
+      ref.transform === 'integer' &&
+      /^-?(0|[1-9][0-9]*)$/.test(excerpt.trim())
+    ) {
       const number = Number(excerpt.trim());
       matched = Number.isSafeInteger(number) && number === value;
-    } else if (field.type === 'boolean' && ref.transform === 'boolean' && ['true', 'false'].includes(excerpt.trim())) {
+    } else if (
+      field.type === 'boolean' &&
+      ref.transform === 'boolean' &&
+      ['true', 'false'].includes(excerpt.trim())
+    ) {
       matched = (excerpt.trim() === 'true') === value;
     } else if (field.type === 'decimal' && ref.transform === 'decimal' && typeof value === 'string') {
       // Keep the exact decimal string: floating point would lose money precision.
@@ -111,5 +166,7 @@ export function validateStructuredOutput(input: {
     }
     if (!matched) add(name, 'evidence_mismatch');
   }
-  return issues.length ? { status: 'needs_review', issues } : { status: 'mechanically_validated', issues: [] };
+  return issues.length
+    ? { status: 'needs_review', issues }
+    : { status: 'mechanically_validated', issues: [] };
 }
diff --git a/tests/document-workbench/structure-document.test.ts b/tests/document-workbench/structure-document.test.ts
index 623ab15..3eeb123 100644
--- a/tests/document-workbench/structure-document.test.ts
+++ b/tests/document-workbench/structure-document.test.ts
@@ -181,6 +181,21 @@ describe('structure document workflow', () => {
     expect(out.evidence.map((e) => e.transform)).toEqual(['decimal', 'date']);
     expect(out.evidence[0]).toMatchObject({ start: 8, end: 17 });
   });
+  it('rewrites a JSON-number decimal to the exact source string (no rounding)', async () => {
+    const out = await structureDocument({
+      request,
+      countTokens: vi.fn(async () => 50),
+      instructions: 'Extract the amount',
+      fields: [{ name: 'amount', type: 'decimal' as const, required: true }],
+      sources: [{ id: 'p1', text: 'Belopp: 12 500,00 SEK' }],
+      gateway: {
+        complete: vi.fn(async () => ({ ...response, content: JSON.stringify({ amount: 12500 }) })),
+      },
+    });
+    expect(out.status).toBe('mechanically_validated');
+    if (out.status !== 'mechanically_validated') throw new Error('expected validated');
+    expect(out.value.amount).toBe('12500.00');
+  });
   it('rejects malformed contracts before a model call', async () => {
     const complete = vi.fn(async () => response);
     await expect(structureDocument({ ...base, fields: [], gateway: { complete } })).rejects.toThrow(