diff --git a/src/schema/mod.rs b/src/schema/mod.rs
index fe69d38..e96131b 100644
--- a/src/schema/mod.rs
+++ b/src/schema/mod.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ pub struct Entry {
     pub kind: Option<EntryKind>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+#[serde(try_from = "RawEntryKind")]
 pub enum EntryKind {
     Integer { min: Option<i64>, max: Option<i64> },
     Float { min: Option<f64>, max: Option<f64> },
@@ -41,6 +42,62 @@ pub enum EntryKind {
     Path,
 }
 
+// Represents the different ways an `EntryKind` can be specified in the input schema.
+//
+// - A `StructuredKind` is a "kind" that allows for additional parameters.
+// - A `Name` is a simple string that maps to a known `EntryKind` variant without parameters.
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+enum RawEntryKind {
+    Structured(StructuredKind),
+    Name(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+enum StructuredKind {
+    Integer { min: Option<i64>, max: Option<i64> },
+    Float { min: Option<f64>, max: Option<f64> },
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<RawEntryKind> for EntryKind {
+    type Error = String;
+
+    fn try_from(raw: RawEntryKind) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        match raw {
+            RawEntryKind::Structured(s) => Ok(match s {
+                StructuredKind::Integer { min, max } => EntryKind::Integer { min, max },
+                StructuredKind::Float { min, max } => EntryKind::Float { min, max },
+            }),
+            RawEntryKind::Name(s) => {
+                // Normalize the input string to allow for case-insensitive and
+                // underscore-insensitive naming. This is to avoid annoying users with super
+                // strict naming.
+                let normalized_name = s.to_lowercase().replace('_', "");
+                match normalized_name.as_str() {
+                    "integer" => Ok(EntryKind::Integer {
+                        min: None,
+                        max: None,
+                    }),
+                    "float" => Ok(EntryKind::Float {
+                        min: None,
+                        max: None,
+                    }),
+                    "string" => Ok(EntryKind::String),
+                    "url" => Ok(EntryKind::Url),
+                    "email" => Ok(EntryKind::Email),
+                    "bool" => Ok(EntryKind::Bool),
+                    "ipaddress" => Ok(EntryKind::IpAddress),
+                    "path" => Ok(EntryKind::Path),
+                    other => Err(format!(
+                        "unknown variant '{}', expected one of: integer, float, string, url, email, bool, ipaddress, path",
+                        other
+                    )),
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Generates .env file content based on the given schema and existing env values.
 ///
 /// For keys with existing non-empty values, those values are preserved.
diff --git a/src/schema/tests.rs b/src/schema/tests.rs
index de8be38..849d61f 100644
--- a/src/schema/tests.rs
+++ b/src/schema/tests.rs
@@ -1435,3 +1435,43 @@ mod validate_env_tests {
         }
     }
 }
+
+mod kind_deserialization_tests {
+    use crate::schema::{Entry, EntryKind};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_kind_deserialization() {
+        let cases = vec![
+            (
+                "Integer",
+                EntryKind::Integer {
+                    min: None,
+                    max: None,
+                },
+            ),
+            (
+                "integer",
+                EntryKind::Integer {
+                    min: None,
+                    max: None,
+                },
+            ),
+            ("ip_address", EntryKind::IpAddress),
+            ("IP_ADDRESS", EntryKind::IpAddress),
+            ("ipaddress", EntryKind::IpAddress),
+        ];
+
+        for (kind, ttype) in cases {
+            let toml_str = format!(
+                r#"
+                key = "TEST_VAR"
+                required = true
+                kind = "{}"
+            "#,
+                kind
+            );
+            let entry: Entry = toml::from_str(&toml_str).expect("Failed to parse TOML");
+            assert_eq!(entry.kind, Some(ttype));
+        }
+    }
+}