diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index 31c47de..257e458 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,69 @@ impl AlkTypeKind {
                 | AlkTypeKind::Record
         )
     }
+
+    /// The lowercase BAST kind string, e.g. `"uint32"` (D-BAST-002).
+    ///
+    /// This is the string used in BAST documents (`{ "kind": "uint32" }`)
+    /// and the value the parser and validator dispatch on. Distinct from
+    /// [`as_str`](Self::as_str), which returns the v0.1.0 `AlkType:Uint32`
+    /// keyword form.
+    pub fn to_bast_str(self) -> &'static str {
+        match self {
+            AlkTypeKind::Int8 => "int8",
+            AlkTypeKind::Int16 => "int16",
+            AlkTypeKind::Int32 => "int32",
+            AlkTypeKind::Int64 => "int64",
+            AlkTypeKind::Uint8 => "uint8",
+            AlkTypeKind::Uint16 => "uint16",
+            AlkTypeKind::Uint32 => "uint32",
+            AlkTypeKind::Uint64 => "uint64",
+            AlkTypeKind::Float32 => "float32",
+            AlkTypeKind::Float64 => "float64",
+            AlkTypeKind::Boolean => "bool",
+            AlkTypeKind::String => "string",
+            AlkTypeKind::Bytes => "bytes",
+            AlkTypeKind::Timestamp => "timestamp",
+            AlkTypeKind::Enum => "enum",
+            AlkTypeKind::Struct => "struct",
+            AlkTypeKind::Union => "union",
+            AlkTypeKind::Array => "array",
+            AlkTypeKind::Record => "record",
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Parse a lowercase BAST kind string into an `AlkTypeKind`
+    /// (D-BAST-002). Returns `AlkTypeError::Schema` for unknown strings.
+    ///
+    /// This is the inverse of [`to_bast_str`](Self::to_bast_str) and is
+    /// distinct from the v0.1.0 `FromStr` impl, which parses the
+    /// `AlkType:Uint32` keyword form.
+    pub fn from_bast_str(s: &str) -> Result<AlkTypeKind, AlkTypeError> {
+        match s {
+            "int8" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Int8),
+            "int16" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Int16),
+            "int32" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Int32),
+            "int64" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Int64),
+            "uint8" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Uint8),
+            "uint16" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Uint16),
+            "uint32" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Uint32),
+            "uint64" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Uint64),
+            "float32" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Float32),
+            "float64" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Float64),
+            "bool" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Boolean),
+            "string" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::String),
+            "bytes" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Bytes),
+            "timestamp" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Timestamp),
+            "enum" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Enum),
+            "struct" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Struct),
+            "union" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Union),
+            "array" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Array),
+            "record" => Ok(AlkTypeKind::Record),
+            other => Err(AlkTypeError::Schema(format!(
+                "unknown BAST kind: {other}"
+            ))),
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for AlkTypeKind {
@@ -1084,4 +1147,104 @@ mod tests {
         let schema = json!({"AlkType:Uint32": true});
         assert_eq!(get_alktype_kind_enum(&schema), Some(AlkTypeKind::Uint32));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn to_bast_str_covers_all_19_variants() {
+        let cases: &[(AlkTypeKind, &str)] = &[
+            (AlkTypeKind::Int8, "int8"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Int16, "int16"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Int32, "int32"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Int64, "int64"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Uint8, "uint8"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Uint16, "uint16"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Uint32, "uint32"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Uint64, "uint64"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Float32, "float32"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Float64, "float64"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Boolean, "bool"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::String, "string"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Bytes, "bytes"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Timestamp, "timestamp"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Enum, "enum"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Struct, "struct"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Union, "union"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Array, "array"),
+            (AlkTypeKind::Record, "record"),
+        ];
+        assert_eq!(cases.len(), 19);
+        for (kind, expected) in cases {
+            assert_eq!(kind.to_bast_str(), *expected);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_bast_str_round_trips_all_variants() {
+        for kind in [
+            AlkTypeKind::Int8,
+            AlkTypeKind::Int16,
+            AlkTypeKind::Int32,
+            AlkTypeKind::Int64,
+            AlkTypeKind::Uint8,
+            AlkTypeKind::Uint16,
+            AlkTypeKind::Uint32,
+            AlkTypeKind::Uint64,
+            AlkTypeKind::Float32,
+            AlkTypeKind::Float64,
+            AlkTypeKind::Boolean,
+            AlkTypeKind::String,
+            AlkTypeKind::Bytes,
+            AlkTypeKind::Timestamp,
+            AlkTypeKind::Enum,
+            AlkTypeKind::Struct,
+            AlkTypeKind::Union,
+            AlkTypeKind::Array,
+            AlkTypeKind::Record,
+        ] {
+            let s = kind.to_bast_str();
+            let parsed = AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str(s).expect("round-trip {s}");
+            assert_eq!(parsed, kind, "round-trip {s}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_bast_str_parses_lowercase_strings() {
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str("uint32"),
+            Ok(AlkTypeKind::Uint32)
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str("bool"),
+            Ok(AlkTypeKind::Boolean)
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str("struct"),
+            Ok(AlkTypeKind::Struct)
+        ));
+        assert!(matches!(
+            AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str("timestamp"),
+            Ok(AlkTypeKind::Timestamp)
+        ));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_bast_str_rejects_unknown_strings() {
+        assert!(AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str("uint128").is_err());
+        assert!(AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str("Uint32").is_err());
+        assert!(AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str("AlkType:Uint32").is_err());
+        assert!(AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str("").is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn from_bast_str_distinct_from_fromstr_keyword_form() {
+        assert!("AlkType:Uint32".parse::<AlkTypeKind>().is_ok());
+        assert!(AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str("AlkType:Uint32").is_err());
+        assert!(AlkTypeKind::from_bast_str("uint32").is_ok());
+        assert!("uint32".parse::<AlkTypeKind>().is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn to_bast_str_distinct_from_as_str() {
+        assert_eq!(AlkTypeKind::Uint32.as_str(), "AlkType:Uint32");
+        assert_eq!(AlkTypeKind::Uint32.to_bast_str(), "uint32");
+    }
 }