diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2c2997cf..012aacfc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ out/
 .DS_Store
 .terraform
 *for_tests.yaml
+.idea/
 
 # Files and directories to ignore in the site directory
 # dependencies
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/api.go b/api/v1alpha1/api.go
index 6196fcf9..6067ec50 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/api.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/api.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type LLMRouteSpec struct {
 	// Currently, the only supported schema is OpenAI as the input schema.
 	//
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="self.schema == 'OpenAI'"
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="self.name == 'OpenAI'"
 	APISchema LLMAPISchema `json:"schema"`
 	// Rules is the list of LLMRouteRule that this LLMRoute will match the traffic to.
 	// Each rule is a subset of the HTTPRoute in the Gateway API (https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/api-types/httproute/).
@@ -183,27 +183,27 @@ type LLMBackendSpec struct {
 // Note that this is vendor specific, and the stability of the API schema is not guaranteed by
 // the ai-gateway, but by the vendor via proper versioning.
 type LLMAPISchema struct {
-	// Schema is the API schema of the LLMRoute or LLMBackend.
+	// Name is the name of the API schema of the LLMRoute or LLMBackend.
 	//
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=OpenAI;AWSBedrock
-	Schema APISchema `json:"schema"`
+	Name APISchemaName `json:"name"`
 
 	// Version is the version of the API schema.
 	Version string `json:"version,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// APISchema defines the API schema.
-type APISchema string
+// APISchemaName defines the name of the API schema.
+type APISchemaName string
 
 const (
 	// APISchemaOpenAI is the OpenAI schema.
 	//
 	// https://github.com/openai/openai-openapi
-	APISchemaOpenAI APISchema = "OpenAI"
+	APISchemaOpenAI APISchemaName = "OpenAI"
 	// APISchemaAWSBedrock is the AWS Bedrock schema.
 	//
 	// https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/APIReference/API_Operations_Amazon_Bedrock_Runtime.html
-	APISchemaAWSBedrock APISchema = "AWSBedrock"
+	APISchemaAWSBedrock APISchemaName = "AWSBedrock"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/filterconfig/filterconfig.go b/filterconfig/filterconfig.go
index 87c9024a..51e45561 100644
--- a/filterconfig/filterconfig.go
+++ b/filterconfig/filterconfig.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 // fallback when the configuration is not explicitly provided.
 const DefaultConfig = `
 schema:
-  schema: OpenAI
+  name: OpenAI
 selectedBackendHeaderKey: x-envoy-ai-gateway-selected-backend
 modelNameHeaderKey: x-envoy-ai-gateway-model
 `
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ modelNameHeaderKey: x-envoy-ai-gateway-model
 // # Example configuration:
 //
 //	schema:
-//	  schema: OpenAI
+//	  name: OpenAI
 //	selectedBackendHeaderKey: x-envoy-ai-gateway-selected-backend
 //	modelNameHeaderKey: x-envoy-ai-gateway-model
 //	tokenUsageMetadata:
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ modelNameHeaderKey: x-envoy-ai-gateway-model
 //	  - name: kserve
 //	    weight: 1
 //	    schema:
-//	      schema: OpenAI
+//	      name: OpenAI
 //	  - name: awsbedrock
 //	    weight: 10
 //	    schema:
-//	      schema: AWSBedrock
+//	      name: AWSBedrock
 //	  headers:
 //	  - name: x-envoy-ai-gateway-model
 //	    value: llama3.3333
 //	- backends:
 //	  - name: openai
 //	    schema:
-//	      schema: OpenAI
+//	      name: OpenAI
 //	  headers:
 //	  - name: x-envoy-ai-gateway-model
 //	    value: gpt4.4444
@@ -96,18 +96,18 @@ type TokenUsageMetadata struct {
 
 // VersionedAPISchema corresponds to LLMAPISchema in api/v1alpha1/api.go.
 type VersionedAPISchema struct {
-	// Schema is the API schema.
-	Schema APISchema `yaml:"schema"`
+	// Name is the name of the API schema.
+	Name APISchemaName `yaml:"name"`
 	// Version is the version of the API schema. Optional.
 	Version string `yaml:"version,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// APISchema corresponds to APISchema in api/v1alpha1/api.go.
-type APISchema string
+// APISchemaName corresponds to APISchemaName in api/v1alpha1/api.go.
+type APISchemaName string
 
 const (
-	APISchemaOpenAI     APISchema = "OpenAI"
-	APISchemaAWSBedrock APISchema = "AWSBedrock"
+	APISchemaOpenAI     APISchemaName = "OpenAI"
+	APISchemaAWSBedrock APISchemaName = "AWSBedrock"
 )
 
 // HeaderMatch is an alias for HTTPHeaderMatch of the Gateway API.
diff --git a/filterconfig/filterconfig_test.go b/filterconfig/filterconfig_test.go
index e01c4308..7d35618d 100644
--- a/filterconfig/filterconfig_test.go
+++ b/filterconfig/filterconfig_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestUnmarshalConfigYaml(t *testing.T) {
 	configPath := path.Join(t.TempDir(), "config.yaml")
 	const config = `
 schema:
-  schema: OpenAI
+  name: OpenAI
 selectedBackendHeaderKey: x-envoy-ai-gateway-selected-backend
 modelNameHeaderKey: x-envoy-ai-gateway-model
 tokenUsageMetadata:
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ rules:
   - name: kserve
     weight: 1
     schema:
-      schema: OpenAI
+      name: OpenAI
   - name: awsbedrock
     weight: 10
     schema:
-      schema: AWSBedrock
+      name: AWSBedrock
   headers:
   - name: x-envoy-ai-gateway-model
     value: llama3.3333
 - backends:
   - name: openai
     schema:
-      schema: OpenAI
+      name: OpenAI
   headers:
   - name: x-envoy-ai-gateway-model
     value: gpt4.4444
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ rules:
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, "ai_gateway_llm_ns", cfg.TokenUsageMetadata.Namespace)
 	require.Equal(t, "token_usage_key", cfg.TokenUsageMetadata.Key)
-	require.Equal(t, "OpenAI", string(cfg.Schema.Schema))
+	require.Equal(t, "OpenAI", string(cfg.Schema.Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "x-envoy-ai-gateway-selected-backend", cfg.SelectedBackendHeaderKey)
 	require.Equal(t, "x-envoy-ai-gateway-model", cfg.ModelNameHeaderKey)
 	require.Len(t, cfg.Rules, 2)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ rules:
 	require.Equal(t, "gpt4.4444", cfg.Rules[1].Headers[0].Value)
 	require.Equal(t, "kserve", cfg.Rules[0].Backends[0].Name)
 	require.Equal(t, 10, cfg.Rules[0].Backends[1].Weight)
-	require.Equal(t, "AWSBedrock", string(cfg.Rules[0].Backends[1].Schema.Schema))
+	require.Equal(t, "AWSBedrock", string(cfg.Rules[0].Backends[1].Schema.Name))
 	require.Equal(t, "openai", cfg.Rules[1].Backends[0].Name)
-	require.Equal(t, "OpenAI", string(cfg.Rules[1].Backends[0].Schema.Schema))
+	require.Equal(t, "OpenAI", string(cfg.Rules[1].Backends[0].Schema.Name))
 }
diff --git a/internal/controller/sink.go b/internal/controller/sink.go
index 145e44a5..5b45732f 100644
--- a/internal/controller/sink.go
+++ b/internal/controller/sink.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func (c *configSink) updateExtProcConfigMap(llmRoute *aigv1a1.LLMRoute) error {
 	ec := &filterconfig.Config{}
 	spec := &llmRoute.Spec
 
-	ec.Schema.Schema = filterconfig.APISchema(spec.APISchema.Schema)
+	ec.Schema.Name = filterconfig.APISchemaName(spec.APISchema.Name)
 	ec.Schema.Version = spec.APISchema.Version
 	ec.ModelNameHeaderKey = aigv1a1.LLMModelHeaderKey
 	ec.SelectedBackendHeaderKey = selectedBackendHeaderKey
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (c *configSink) updateExtProcConfigMap(llmRoute *aigv1a1.LLMRoute) error {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("backend %s not found", key)
 				return err
 			} else {
-				ec.Rules[i].Backends[j].Schema.Schema = filterconfig.APISchema(backendObj.Spec.APISchema.Schema)
+				ec.Rules[i].Backends[j].Schema.Name = filterconfig.APISchemaName(backendObj.Spec.APISchema.Name)
 				ec.Rules[i].Backends[j].Schema.Version = backendObj.Spec.APISchema.Version
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/controller/sink_test.go b/internal/controller/sink_test.go
index 5e37f861..d8d8e3c7 100644
--- a/internal/controller/sink_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/sink_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestConfigSink_init(t *testing.T) {
 					BackendRef: egv1a1.BackendRef{
 						BackendObjectReference: gwapiv1.BackendObjectReference{Name: "some-backend1", Namespace: ptr.To[gwapiv1.Namespace]("ns1")},
 					},
-					APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Schema: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI},
+					APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Name: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI},
 				},
 			},
 			{
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func TestConfigSink_init(t *testing.T) {
 					BackendRef: egv1a1.BackendRef{
 						BackendObjectReference: gwapiv1.BackendObjectReference{Name: "some-backend2", Namespace: ptr.To[gwapiv1.Namespace]("ns1")},
 					},
-					APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Schema: aigv1a1.APISchemaAWSBedrock},
+					APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Name: aigv1a1.APISchemaAWSBedrock},
 				},
 			},
 			{
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestConfigSink_init(t *testing.T) {
 					BackendRef: egv1a1.BackendRef{
 						BackendObjectReference: gwapiv1.BackendObjectReference{Name: "some-backend3", Namespace: ptr.To[gwapiv1.Namespace]("ns1")},
 					},
-					APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Schema: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI},
+					APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Name: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI},
 				},
 			},
 			{
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestConfigSink_init(t *testing.T) {
 					BackendRef: egv1a1.BackendRef{
 						BackendObjectReference: gwapiv1.BackendObjectReference{Name: "some-backend4", Namespace: ptr.To[gwapiv1.Namespace]("ns1")},
 					},
-					APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Schema: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI},
+					APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Name: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI},
 				},
 			},
 		} {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func TestConfigSink_syncLLMRoute(t *testing.T) {
 						BackendRefs: []aigv1a1.LLMRouteRuleBackendRef{{Name: "apple", Weight: 1}, {Name: "orange", Weight: 1}},
 					},
 				},
-				APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Schema: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI, Version: "v123"},
+				APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Name: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI, Version: "v123"},
 			},
 		}
 		err := fakeClient.Create(context.Background(), route, &client.CreateOptions{})
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func Test_updateExtProcConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "apple", Namespace: "ns"},
 			Spec: aigv1a1.LLMBackendSpec{
 				APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{
-					Schema: aigv1a1.APISchemaAWSBedrock,
+					Name: aigv1a1.APISchemaAWSBedrock,
 				},
 				BackendRef: egv1a1.BackendRef{
 					BackendObjectReference: gwapiv1.BackendObjectReference{Name: "some-backend1", Namespace: ptr.To[gwapiv1.Namespace]("ns")},
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func Test_updateExtProcConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
 			route: &aigv1a1.LLMRoute{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "myroute", Namespace: "ns"},
 				Spec: aigv1a1.LLMRouteSpec{
-					APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Schema: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI, Version: "v123"},
+					APISchema: aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Name: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI, Version: "v123"},
 					Rules: []aigv1a1.LLMRouteRule{
 						{
 							BackendRefs: []aigv1a1.LLMRouteRuleBackendRef{
@@ -446,13 +446,13 @@ func Test_updateExtProcConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			exp: &filterconfig.Config{
-				Schema:                   filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI, Version: "v123"},
+				Schema:                   filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI, Version: "v123"},
 				ModelNameHeaderKey:       aigv1a1.LLMModelHeaderKey,
 				SelectedBackendHeaderKey: selectedBackendHeaderKey,
 				Rules: []filterconfig.RouteRule{
 					{
 						Backends: []filterconfig.Backend{
-							{Name: "apple.ns", Weight: 1, Schema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock}}, {Name: "pineapple.ns", Weight: 2},
+							{Name: "apple.ns", Weight: 1, Schema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock}}, {Name: "pineapple.ns", Weight: 2},
 						},
 						Headers: []filterconfig.HeaderMatch{{Name: aigv1a1.LLMModelHeaderKey, Value: "some-ai"}},
 					},
diff --git a/internal/extproc/processor_test.go b/internal/extproc/processor_test.go
index 5363797b..f21f7586 100644
--- a/internal/extproc/processor_test.go
+++ b/internal/extproc/processor_test.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func TestProcessor_ProcessRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
 		rbp := mockRequestBodyParser{t: t, retModelName: "some-model", expPath: "/foo"}
 		rt := mockRouter{
 			t: t, expHeaders: headers, retBackendName: "some-backend",
-			retVersionedAPISchema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"},
+			retVersionedAPISchema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"},
 		}
 		p := &Processor{config: &processorConfig{
 			bodyParser: rbp.impl, router: rt,
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ func TestProcessor_ProcessRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
 		rbp := mockRequestBodyParser{t: t, retModelName: "some-model", expPath: "/foo"}
 		rt := mockRouter{
 			t: t, expHeaders: headers, retBackendName: "some-backend",
-			retVersionedAPISchema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"},
+			retVersionedAPISchema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"},
 		}
 		factory := mockTranslatorFactory{t: t, retErr: errors.New("test error"), expPath: "/foo"}
 		p := &Processor{config: &processorConfig{
 			bodyParser: rbp.impl, router: rt,
 			factories: map[filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema]translator.Factory{
-				{Schema: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"}: factory.impl,
+				{Name: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"}: factory.impl,
 			},
 		}, requestHeaders: headers}
 		_, err := p.ProcessRequestBody(context.Background(), &extprocv3.HttpBody{})
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ func TestProcessor_ProcessRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
 		rbp := mockRequestBodyParser{t: t, retModelName: "some-model", expPath: "/foo"}
 		rt := mockRouter{
 			t: t, expHeaders: headers, retBackendName: "some-backend",
-			retVersionedAPISchema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"},
+			retVersionedAPISchema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"},
 		}
 		factory := mockTranslatorFactory{t: t, retTranslator: mockTranslator{t: t, retErr: errors.New("test error")}, expPath: "/foo"}
 		p := &Processor{config: &processorConfig{
 			bodyParser: rbp.impl, router: rt,
 			factories: map[filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema]translator.Factory{
-				{Schema: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"}: factory.impl,
+				{Name: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"}: factory.impl,
 			},
 		}, requestHeaders: headers}
 		_, err := p.ProcessRequestBody(context.Background(), &extprocv3.HttpBody{})
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func TestProcessor_ProcessRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
 		rbp := mockRequestBodyParser{t: t, retModelName: "some-model", expPath: "/foo", retRb: someBody}
 		rt := mockRouter{
 			t: t, expHeaders: headers, retBackendName: "some-backend",
-			retVersionedAPISchema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"},
+			retVersionedAPISchema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"},
 		}
 		headerMut := &extprocv3.HeaderMutation{}
 		bodyMut := &extprocv3.BodyMutation{}
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func TestProcessor_ProcessRequestBody(t *testing.T) {
 		p := &Processor{config: &processorConfig{
 			bodyParser: rbp.impl, router: rt,
 			factories: map[filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema]translator.Factory{
-				{Schema: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"}: factory.impl,
+				{Name: "some-schema", Version: "v10.0"}: factory.impl,
 			},
 			selectedBackendHeaderKey: "x-ai-gateway-backend-key",
 			ModelNameHeaderKey:       "x-ai-gateway-model-key",
diff --git a/internal/extproc/router/request_body.go b/internal/extproc/router/request_body.go
index 91661420..d1361fac 100644
--- a/internal/extproc/router/request_body.go
+++ b/internal/extproc/router/request_body.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type RequestBodyParser func(path string, body *extprocv3.HttpBody) (modelName st
 
 // NewRequestBodyParser creates a new RequestBodyParser based on the schema.
 func NewRequestBodyParser(schema filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema) (RequestBodyParser, error) {
-	if schema.Schema == filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI {
+	if schema.Name == filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI {
 		return openAIParseBody, nil
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported API schema: %s", schema)
diff --git a/internal/extproc/router/request_body_test.go b/internal/extproc/router/request_body_test.go
index d5e4049e..e42469e9 100644
--- a/internal/extproc/router/request_body_test.go
+++ b/internal/extproc/router/request_body_test.go
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ import (
 
 func TestNewRequestBodyParser(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res, err := NewRequestBodyParser(filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI})
+		res, err := NewRequestBodyParser(filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI})
 		require.NotNil(t, res)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 	t.Run("error", func(t *testing.T) {
-		res, err := NewRequestBodyParser(filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: "foo"})
+		res, err := NewRequestBodyParser(filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: "foo"})
 		require.Nil(t, res)
 		require.Error(t, err)
 	})
diff --git a/internal/extproc/router/router_test.go b/internal/extproc/router/router_test.go
index cc56a0b9..5d0095bd 100644
--- a/internal/extproc/router/router_test.go
+++ b/internal/extproc/router/router_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestRouter_Calculate(t *testing.T) {
-	outSchema := filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}
+	outSchema := filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}
 	_r, err := NewRouter(&filterconfig.Config{
 		Rules: []filterconfig.RouteRule{
 			{
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func TestRouter_selectBackendFromRule(t *testing.T) {
 	r, ok := _r.(*router)
 	require.True(t, ok)
 
-	outSchema := filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}
+	outSchema := filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}
 
 	rule := &filterconfig.RouteRule{
 		Backends: []filterconfig.Backend{
diff --git a/internal/extproc/server_test.go b/internal/extproc/server_test.go
index bbcaac56..4c352ca0 100644
--- a/internal/extproc/server_test.go
+++ b/internal/extproc/server_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func TestServer_LoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("invalid input schema", func(t *testing.T) {
 		s := requireNewServerWithMockProcessor(t)
 		err := s.LoadConfig(&filterconfig.Config{
-			Schema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: "some-invalid-schema"},
+			Schema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: "some-invalid-schema"},
 		})
 		require.Error(t, err)
 		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "cannot create request body parser")
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ func TestServer_LoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
 		config := &filterconfig.Config{
 			TokenUsageMetadata:       &filterconfig.TokenUsageMetadata{Namespace: "ns", Key: "key"},
-			Schema:                   filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI},
+			Schema:                   filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI},
 			SelectedBackendHeaderKey: "x-envoy-ai-gateway-selected-backend",
 			ModelNameHeaderKey:       "x-model-name",
 			Rules: []filterconfig.RouteRule{
 				{
 					Backends: []filterconfig.Backend{
-						{Name: "kserve", Schema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}},
-						{Name: "awsbedrock", Schema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock}},
+						{Name: "kserve", Schema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}},
+						{Name: "awsbedrock", Schema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock}},
 					},
 					Headers: []filterconfig.HeaderMatch{
 						{
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestServer_LoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				{
 					Backends: []filterconfig.Backend{
-						{Name: "openai", Schema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}},
+						{Name: "openai", Schema: filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}},
 					},
 					Headers: []filterconfig.HeaderMatch{
 						{
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ func TestServer_LoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Equal(t, "x-envoy-ai-gateway-selected-backend", s.config.selectedBackendHeaderKey)
 		require.Equal(t, "x-model-name", s.config.ModelNameHeaderKey)
 		require.Len(t, s.config.factories, 2)
-		require.NotNil(t, s.config.factories[filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}])
-		require.NotNil(t, s.config.factories[filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock}])
+		require.NotNil(t, s.config.factories[filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}])
+		require.NotNil(t, s.config.factories[filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock}])
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/extproc/translator/translator.go b/internal/extproc/translator/translator.go
index 98b8095d..84265dbc 100644
--- a/internal/extproc/translator/translator.go
+++ b/internal/extproc/translator/translator.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ type Factory func(path string) (Translator, error)
 
 // NewFactory returns a callback function that creates a translator for the given API schema combination.
 func NewFactory(in, out filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema) (Factory, error) {
-	if in.Schema == filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI {
+	if in.Name == filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI {
 		// TODO: currently, we ignore the LLMAPISchema."Version" field.
-		switch out.Schema {
+		switch out.Name {
 		case filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI:
 			return newOpenAIToOpenAITranslator, nil
 		case filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock:
diff --git a/internal/extproc/translator/translator_test.go b/internal/extproc/translator/translator_test.go
index f14b8f71..64c42023 100644
--- a/internal/extproc/translator/translator_test.go
+++ b/internal/extproc/translator/translator_test.go
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ import (
 func TestNewFactory(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("error", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := NewFactory(
-			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: "Foo", Version: "v100"},
-			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: "Bar", Version: "v123"},
+			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: "Foo", Version: "v100"},
+			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: "Bar", Version: "v123"},
 		)
 		require.ErrorContains(t, err, "unsupported API schema combination: client={Foo v100}, backend={Bar v123}")
 	})
 	t.Run("openai to openai", func(t *testing.T) {
 		f, err := NewFactory(
-			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI},
-			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI},
+			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI},
+			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI},
 		)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, f)
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func TestNewFactory(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	t.Run("openai to aws bedrock", func(t *testing.T) {
 		f, err := NewFactory(
-			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI},
-			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock},
+			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI},
+			filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock},
 		)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NotNil(t, f)
diff --git a/manifests/charts/ai-gateway-helm/crds/aigateway.envoyproxy.io_llmbackends.yaml b/manifests/charts/ai-gateway-helm/crds/aigateway.envoyproxy.io_llmbackends.yaml
index 2cb24f0d..02d9aca4 100644
--- a/manifests/charts/ai-gateway-helm/crds/aigateway.envoyproxy.io_llmbackends.yaml
+++ b/manifests/charts/ai-gateway-helm/crds/aigateway.envoyproxy.io_llmbackends.yaml
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ spec:
 
                   This is required to be set.
                 properties:
-                  schema:
-                    description: Schema is the API schema of the LLMRoute or LLMBackend.
+                  name:
+                    description: Name is the name of the API schema of the LLMRoute
+                      or LLMBackend.
                     enum:
                     - OpenAI
                     - AWSBedrock
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ spec:
                     description: Version is the version of the API schema.
                     type: string
                 required:
-                - schema
+                - name
                 type: object
             required:
             - backendRef
diff --git a/manifests/charts/ai-gateway-helm/crds/aigateway.envoyproxy.io_llmroutes.yaml b/manifests/charts/ai-gateway-helm/crds/aigateway.envoyproxy.io_llmroutes.yaml
index 28870e63..0ddea5da 100644
--- a/manifests/charts/ai-gateway-helm/crds/aigateway.envoyproxy.io_llmroutes.yaml
+++ b/manifests/charts/ai-gateway-helm/crds/aigateway.envoyproxy.io_llmroutes.yaml
@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ spec:
 
                   Currently, the only supported schema is OpenAI as the input schema.
                 properties:
-                  schema:
-                    description: Schema is the API schema of the LLMRoute or LLMBackend.
+                  name:
+                    description: Name is the name of the API schema of the LLMRoute
+                      or LLMBackend.
                     enum:
                     - OpenAI
                     - AWSBedrock
@@ -193,10 +194,10 @@ spec:
                     description: Version is the version of the API schema.
                     type: string
                 required:
-                - schema
+                - name
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - rule: self.schema == 'OpenAI'
+                - rule: self.name == 'OpenAI'
               targetRefs:
                 description: TargetRefs are the names of the Gateway resources this
                   LLMRoute is being attached to.
diff --git a/tests/cel-validation/main_test.go b/tests/cel-validation/main_test.go
index 0720caa8..5938be71 100644
--- a/tests/cel-validation/main_test.go
+++ b/tests/cel-validation/main_test.go
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ func TestLLMRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "basic.yaml"},
 		{
 			name:   "non_openai_schema.yaml",
-			expErr: `spec.schema: Invalid value: "object": failed rule: self.schema == 'OpenAI'`,
+			expErr: `spec.schema: Invalid value: "object": failed rule: self.name == 'OpenAI'`,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "unknown_schema.yaml",
-			expErr: "spec.schema.schema: Unsupported value: \"SomeRandomVendor\": supported values: \"OpenAI\", \"AWSBedrock\"",
+			expErr: "spec.schema.name: Unsupported value: \"SomeRandomVendor\": supported values: \"OpenAI\", \"AWSBedrock\"",
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "unsupported_match.yaml",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func TestLLMBackends(t *testing.T) {
 		{name: "basic-eg-backend.yaml"},
 		{
 			name:   "unknown_schema.yaml",
-			expErr: "spec.schema.schema: Unsupported value: \"SomeRandomVendor\": supported values: \"OpenAI\", \"AWSBedrock\"",
+			expErr: "spec.schema.name: Unsupported value: \"SomeRandomVendor\": supported values: \"OpenAI\", \"AWSBedrock\"",
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/basic-eg-backend.yaml b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/basic-eg-backend.yaml
index c2ece99b..3899ae86 100644
--- a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/basic-eg-backend.yaml
+++ b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/basic-eg-backend.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   schema:
-    schema: AWSBedrock
+    name: AWSBedrock
   backendRef:
     name: eg-backend
     kind: Backend
diff --git a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/basic.yaml b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/basic.yaml
index a305ea08..2eb84a72 100644
--- a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/basic.yaml
+++ b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/basic.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   schema:
-    schema: AWSBedrock
+    name: AWSBedrock
   backendRef:
     name: dog-service
     kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/unknown_schema.yaml b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/unknown_schema.yaml
index f7ddb28a..ff10bc3f 100644
--- a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/unknown_schema.yaml
+++ b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmbackends/unknown_schema.yaml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   schema:
-    # Schema must be one of the known schemas, so this is invalid.
-    schema: SomeRandomVendor
+    # Name must be one of the known schemas, so this is invalid.
+    name: SomeRandomVendor
diff --git a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/basic.yaml b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/basic.yaml
index c85a24e8..776f8dac 100644
--- a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/basic.yaml
+++ b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/basic.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   schema:
-    schema: OpenAI
+    name: OpenAI
   rules:
     - matches:
       - headers:
diff --git a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/non_openai_schema.yaml b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/non_openai_schema.yaml
index 570ba11a..95823d80 100644
--- a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/non_openai_schema.yaml
+++ b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/non_openai_schema.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   schema:
-    # Input must be OpenAI schema at the moment, so this is invalid.
-    schema: AWSBedrock
+    # Schema name must be OpenAI schema at the moment, so this is invalid.
+    name: AWSBedrock
   rules:
     - matches:
       - headers:
diff --git a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/unknown_schema.yaml b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/unknown_schema.yaml
index 2a360b91..6b0d9cf5 100644
--- a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/unknown_schema.yaml
+++ b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/unknown_schema.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   schema:
-    # Schema must be OpenAI schema at the moment, so this is invalid.
-    schema: SomeRandomVendor
+    # Schema name must be OpenAI schema at the moment, so this is invalid.
+    name: SomeRandomVendor
   rules:
     - matches:
       - headers:
diff --git a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/unsupported_match.yaml b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/unsupported_match.yaml
index 5b4e77f7..e93abbfc 100644
--- a/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/unsupported_match.yaml
+++ b/tests/cel-validation/testdata/llmroutes/unsupported_match.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: default
 spec:
   schema:
-    schema: OpenAI
+    name: OpenAI
   rules:
     - matches:
       - headers:
diff --git a/tests/controller/controller_test.go b/tests/controller/controller_test.go
index 9072ef9f..72f30c51 100644
--- a/tests/controller/controller_test.go
+++ b/tests/controller/controller_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	klog "k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/envoyproxy/ai-gateway/tests"
 )
 
-var defaultSchema = aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Schema: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI, Version: "v1"}
+var defaultSchema = aigv1a1.LLMAPISchema{Name: aigv1a1.APISchemaOpenAI, Version: "v1"}
 
 func extProcName(llmRouteName string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("ai-gateway-llm-route-extproc-%s", llmRouteName)
diff --git a/tests/extproc/extproc_test.go b/tests/extproc/extproc_test.go
index 05c3e971..673205d8 100644
--- a/tests/extproc/extproc_test.go
+++ b/tests/extproc/extproc_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/openai/openai-go"
+	openai "github.com/openai/openai-go"
 	"github.com/openai/openai-go/option"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import (
 var envoyYamlBase string
 
 var (
-	openAISchema     = filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}
-	awsBedrockSchema = filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Schema: filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock}
+	openAISchema     = filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaOpenAI}
+	awsBedrockSchema = filterconfig.VersionedAPISchema{Name: filterconfig.APISchemaAWSBedrock}
 )
 
 // TestE2E tests the end-to-end flow of the external processor with Envoy.