diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons/Interfaces/Protocol/IBrowsableDataConnection.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons/Interfaces/Protocol/IBrowsableDataConnection.cs
index 740af83a..87f953af 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons/Interfaces/Protocol/IBrowsableDataConnection.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.Commons/Interfaces/Protocol/IBrowsableDataConnection.cs
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@ public record BrowseChildrenResult(
 /// <param name="DisplayName">Human-readable display name from the server's DisplayName attribute.</param>
 /// <param name="NodeClass">Classifies the node for UI purposes (Variable rows are selectable; Object rows are navigable).</param>
 /// <param name="HasChildren">Hint so the UI can render an expand chevron without a second roundtrip.</param>
+/// <param name="DataType">Friendly built-in DataType name for Variable nodes (e.g. "Double", "Int32"); the NodeId string for vendor types; null when not a Variable or the type read failed (best-effort).</param>
+/// <param name="ValueRank">OPC UA ValueRank for Variable nodes (-1 = scalar, 0 = one-or-more dims, >0 = fixed array rank); null when not a Variable or the type read failed.</param>
+/// <param name="Writable">True when the node grants CurrentWrite to the calling user; null when not a Variable or the type read failed.</param>
 public record BrowseNode(
     string NodeId,
     string DisplayName,
     BrowseNodeClass NodeClass,
-    bool HasChildren);
+    bool HasChildren,
+    string? DataType = null,
+    int? ValueRank = null,
+    bool? Writable = null);
 
 public enum BrowseNodeClass { Object, Variable, Method, Other }
 
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer/Adapters/RealOpcUaClient.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer/Adapters/RealOpcUaClient.cs
index b40d2d44..aa65b2c0 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer/Adapters/RealOpcUaClient.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer/Adapters/RealOpcUaClient.cs
@@ -755,6 +755,15 @@ public class RealOpcUaClient : IOpcUaClient
                 HasChildren: r.NodeClass == NodeClass.Object));
         }
 
+        // T16 type-info: enrich Variable rows with DataType / ValueRank /
+        // Writable so the node picker can show types. Best-effort: ONE batched
+        // ReadAsync over (DataType, ValueRank, UserAccessLevel) for every
+        // Variable child; on ANY failure we leave the three fields null and
+        // return the children exactly as built above. Non-Variable nodes are
+        // never read and keep null type info.
+        children = await EnrichVariableTypeInfoAsync(session, refs, children, cancellationToken)
+            .ConfigureAwait(false);
+
         // A non-empty continuation point means the server had more refs than
         // our requestedMaxReferencesPerNode cap. The UI surfaces a "more
         // children, type the node id manually" hint rather than auto-paging;
@@ -771,6 +780,177 @@ public class RealOpcUaClient : IOpcUaClient
         NodeClass.Method => Commons.Interfaces.Protocol.BrowseNodeClass.Method,
         _ => Commons.Interfaces.Protocol.BrowseNodeClass.Other
     };
+
+    // T16 type-info: best-effort enrichment of Variable rows with DataType,
+    // ValueRank, and Writable. Reads all three attributes for every Variable
+    // child in ONE ReadAsync round-trip; on any failure (or zero variables)
+    // returns the input children unchanged. Caller has already built the
+    // BrowseNode list, so a swallowed failure simply means no type columns.
+    private async Task<List<Commons.Interfaces.Protocol.BrowseNode>> EnrichVariableTypeInfoAsync(
+        ISession session,
+        ReferenceDescriptionCollection refs,
+        List<Commons.Interfaces.Protocol.BrowseNode> children,
+        CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            // Build a flat read of (DataType, ValueRank, UserAccessLevel) per
+            // Variable child, remembering which children-list slot each triple
+            // maps back to so the read values can be re-stitched in order.
+            var readIds = new ReadValueIdCollection();
+            var variableSlots = new List<int>();
+            for (var i = 0; i < refs.Count; i++)
+            {
+                if (refs[i].NodeClass != NodeClass.Variable)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                var nodeId = ExpandedNodeId.ToNodeId(refs[i].NodeId, session.NamespaceUris);
+                if (nodeId is null)
+                {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                variableSlots.Add(i);
+                readIds.Add(new ReadValueId { NodeId = nodeId, AttributeId = Attributes.DataType });
+                readIds.Add(new ReadValueId { NodeId = nodeId, AttributeId = Attributes.ValueRank });
+                readIds.Add(new ReadValueId { NodeId = nodeId, AttributeId = Attributes.UserAccessLevel });
+            }
+
+            if (variableSlots.Count == 0)
+            {
+                return children;
+            }
+
+            var readResponse = await session.ReadAsync(
+                null,
+                0,
+                TimestampsToReturn.Neither,
+                readIds,
+                cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+            var results = readResponse.Results;
+            if (results is null || results.Count != readIds.Count)
+            {
+                // Defensive: a non-conformant server. Skip enrichment entirely
+                // rather than risk mis-aligning values to the wrong nodes.
+                return children;
+            }
+
+            for (var v = 0; v < variableSlots.Count; v++)
+            {
+                var baseIdx = v * 3;
+                var dataTypeResult = results[baseIdx];
+                var valueRankResult = results[baseIdx + 1];
+                var accessLevelResult = results[baseIdx + 2];
+
+                string? dataType = null;
+                if (StatusCode.IsGood(dataTypeResult.StatusCode) && dataTypeResult.Value is NodeId dtNodeId)
+                {
+                    dataType = OpcUaBuiltInTypeNames.Resolve(dtNodeId);
+                }
+
+                int? valueRank = null;
+                if (StatusCode.IsGood(valueRankResult.StatusCode) && valueRankResult.Value is int vr)
+                {
+                    valueRank = vr;
+                }
+
+                bool? writable = null;
+                if (StatusCode.IsGood(accessLevelResult.StatusCode) && accessLevelResult.Value is byte accessLevel)
+                {
+                    writable = ((AccessLevelType)accessLevel).HasFlag(AccessLevelType.CurrentWrite);
+                }
+
+                var slot = variableSlots[v];
+                children[slot] = children[slot] with
+                {
+                    DataType = dataType,
+                    ValueRank = valueRank,
+                    Writable = writable
+                };
+            }
+
+            return children;
+        }
+        catch (OperationCanceledException)
+        {
+            // Honour cancellation — the caller's BrowseAsync already completed,
+            // but a cancelled type-read should propagate, not be swallowed as a
+            // best-effort miss.
+            throw;
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            // Best-effort: any other failure (server quirk, transient read
+            // error, type surprise) must NOT fail the browse. Return the
+            // children as originally built, with null type info.
+            _logger.LogDebug(ex, "Best-effort OPC UA variable type-info read failed; returning browse results without type columns.");
+            return children;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// <summary>
+/// T16 type-info: maps well-known OPC UA built-in <c>DataType</c> NodeIds
+/// (namespace 0 numeric ids in <see cref="DataTypeIds"/>) to friendly,
+/// CLR-flavoured names for display in the node picker. Vendor / structured
+/// DataTypes (anything not in the built-in table) fall back to the NodeId
+/// string — the only thing meaningful the UI can render for an opaque type.
+/// A null input yields the empty string so a missing DataType attribute on a
+/// best-effort browse read never throws.
+/// </summary>
+internal static class OpcUaBuiltInTypeNames
+{
+    private static readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<NodeId, string> Names = new Dictionary<NodeId, string>
+    {
+        [DataTypeIds.Boolean] = "Boolean",
+        [DataTypeIds.SByte] = "SByte",
+        [DataTypeIds.Byte] = "Byte",
+        [DataTypeIds.Int16] = "Int16",
+        [DataTypeIds.UInt16] = "UInt16",
+        [DataTypeIds.Int32] = "Int32",
+        [DataTypeIds.UInt32] = "UInt32",
+        [DataTypeIds.Int64] = "Int64",
+        [DataTypeIds.UInt64] = "UInt64",
+        [DataTypeIds.Float] = "Float",
+        [DataTypeIds.Double] = "Double",
+        [DataTypeIds.String] = "String",
+        [DataTypeIds.DateTime] = "DateTime",
+        [DataTypeIds.Guid] = "Guid",
+        [DataTypeIds.ByteString] = "ByteString",
+        [DataTypeIds.XmlElement] = "XmlElement",
+        [DataTypeIds.NodeId] = "NodeId",
+        [DataTypeIds.ExpandedNodeId] = "ExpandedNodeId",
+        [DataTypeIds.StatusCode] = "StatusCode",
+        [DataTypeIds.QualifiedName] = "QualifiedName",
+        [DataTypeIds.LocalizedText] = "LocalizedText",
+        [DataTypeIds.DataValue] = "DataValue",
+        [DataTypeIds.Number] = "Number",
+        [DataTypeIds.Integer] = "Integer",
+        [DataTypeIds.UInteger] = "UInteger",
+        [DataTypeIds.Enumeration] = "Enumeration",
+        [DataTypeIds.BaseDataType] = "BaseDataType"
+    };
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Resolves a DataType NodeId to a friendly built-in name, or the NodeId
+    /// string for unknown / vendor types. Null returns <see cref="string.Empty"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="dataTypeNodeId">The DataType attribute value read from the server, or null.</param>
+    /// <returns>Friendly name for built-ins; NodeId string for unknowns; empty string for null.</returns>
+    public static string Resolve(NodeId? dataTypeNodeId)
+    {
+        if (dataTypeNodeId is null)
+        {
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        return Names.TryGetValue(dataTypeNodeId, out var name)
+            ? name
+            : dataTypeNodeId.ToString();
+    }
 }
 
 /// <summary>
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer.Tests/OpcUaDataTypeNameMapTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer.Tests/OpcUaDataTypeNameMapTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ddea1814
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer.Tests/OpcUaDataTypeNameMapTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+using Opc.Ua;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer.Adapters;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.DataConnectionLayer.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// M7-B1 (T16 type-info): pure NodeId → friendly built-in DataType name mapping.
+/// Known OPC UA built-in DataType NodeIds (ns=0;i=…) resolve to their CLR-ish
+/// friendly names; unknown/custom DataType NodeIds fall back to the NodeId string.
+/// No live server is required — this is a pure lookup helper.
+/// </summary>
+public class OpcUaDataTypeNameMapTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("Boolean")]
+    [InlineData("SByte")]
+    [InlineData("Byte")]
+    [InlineData("Int16")]
+    [InlineData("UInt16")]
+    [InlineData("Int32")]
+    [InlineData("UInt32")]
+    [InlineData("Int64")]
+    [InlineData("UInt64")]
+    [InlineData("Float")]
+    [InlineData("Double")]
+    [InlineData("String")]
+    [InlineData("DateTime")]
+    [InlineData("Guid")]
+    [InlineData("ByteString")]
+    public void Resolve_KnownBuiltInTypes_ReturnFriendlyNames(string typeName)
+    {
+        // Look up the well-known DataType NodeId by its standard name on
+        // DataTypeIds (e.g. DataTypeIds.Double) so the test mirrors exactly
+        // the constants the helper maps against.
+        var field = typeof(DataTypeIds).GetField(typeName)!;
+        var nodeId = (NodeId)field.GetValue(null)!;
+
+        Assert.Equal(typeName, OpcUaBuiltInTypeNames.Resolve(nodeId));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_Double_ReturnsDouble()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal("Double", OpcUaBuiltInTypeNames.Resolve(DataTypeIds.Double));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_Int32_ReturnsInt32()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal("Int32", OpcUaBuiltInTypeNames.Resolve(DataTypeIds.Int32));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_Boolean_ReturnsBoolean()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal("Boolean", OpcUaBuiltInTypeNames.Resolve(DataTypeIds.Boolean));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_String_ReturnsString()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal("String", OpcUaBuiltInTypeNames.Resolve(DataTypeIds.String));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_UnknownCustomNodeId_ReturnsNodeIdString()
+    {
+        // A vendor-defined DataType (string identifier, non-zero namespace) is
+        // not a built-in, so the helper falls back to the NodeId string — the
+        // only thing the UI can meaningfully display for an opaque type.
+        var custom = new NodeId("CustomType", 5);
+
+        Assert.Equal(custom.ToString(), OpcUaBuiltInTypeNames.Resolve(custom));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_Null_ReturnsEmptyString()
+    {
+        // Defensive: a null DataType attribute value must not throw during a
+        // best-effort browse type-read.
+        Assert.Equal(string.Empty, OpcUaBuiltInTypeNames.Resolve(null));
+    }
+}