diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ad592dd..8820f3c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,3 +119,8 @@ The repository includes a minimal `.vscode/` setup for running and debugging pyt
 ## OpenAPI guidance for agents
 
 The FastAPI/OpenAPI descriptions are intentionally directive. The broker hides business tools behind three stable entry tools, so agents should start with `meta_tree`, inspect with `meta_desc`, then execute with `meta_call`.
+
+
+## 0.2.3
+
+- Prefer MCP tool descriptions over raw tool names when building child summaries in `meta_tree`.
diff --git a/pyMCPBroker/__init__.py b/pyMCPBroker/__init__.py
index 714affc..95c16b6 100644
--- a/pyMCPBroker/__init__.py
+++ b/pyMCPBroker/__init__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 __all__ = ['__version__']
-__version__ = '0.2.2'
+__version__ = '0.2.3'
diff --git a/pyMCPBroker/tree.py b/pyMCPBroker/tree.py
index 79bd355..728df6a 100644
--- a/pyMCPBroker/tree.py
+++ b/pyMCPBroker/tree.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import hashlib
+import re
 from typing import Any, Iterable
 
 from .filters import is_allowed
@@ -62,6 +63,33 @@ def join_path(parent: str, child_name: str) -> str:
     return f"/{child_name}" if parent == "/" else f"{parent}/{child_name}"
 
 
+def _humanize_tool_name(tool_name: str) -> str:
+    text = tool_name.replace('_', ' ').strip()
+    if not text:
+        return tool_name
+    return text[:1].upper() + text[1:]
+
+
+def _summarize_description(description: str, max_chars: int = 100) -> str:
+    text = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", (description or "").strip())
+    if not text:
+        return ""
+    parts = re.split(r"(?<=[.!?])\s+", text, maxsplit=1)
+    summary = parts[0].strip()
+    if len(summary) > max_chars:
+        summary = summary[: max_chars - 1].rstrip() + "…"
+    return summary
+
+
+def _tool_summary(tool_name: str, tool_meta: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
+    return (
+        tool_meta.get('_broker_summary')
+        or tool_meta.get('title')
+        or _summarize_description(tool_meta.get('description', ''))
+        or _humanize_tool_name(tool_name)
+    )
+
+
 def build_tree(config: RootConfig, raw_tools_by_backend: dict[str, list[dict[str, Any]]]) -> tuple[EntryIndex, SourceRegistry]:
     by_path: dict[str, Entry] = {}
     sources = SourceRegistry()
@@ -113,7 +141,7 @@ def build_tree(config: RootConfig, raw_tools_by_backend: dict[str, list[dict[str
             if child_path in by_path:
                 raise TreeError(f"Duplicate path: {child_path}")
             tool_meta = apply_tool_overrides(tool, source.tool_overrides.get(tool_name))
-            summary = tool_meta.get("_broker_summary") or tool_meta.get("title") or tool_name
+            summary = _tool_summary(tool_name, tool_meta)
             description = tool_meta.get("description", "")
             entry = ToolEntry(
                 path=child_path,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5284a98..5521e77 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "pyMCPBroker"
-version = "0.2.2"
+version = "0.2.3"
 description = "Small FastAPI MCP broker exposing stable meta-tools over stdio MCP sources"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
diff --git a/tests/fake_mcp_server.py b/tests/fake_mcp_server.py
index 22eaa62..7a614f7 100644
--- a/tests/fake_mcp_server.py
+++ b/tests/fake_mcp_server.py
@@ -21,6 +21,19 @@ TOOLS = [
             "additionalProperties": False,
         },
     },
+    {
+        "name": "list_branches",
+        "description": "List all branches in a repository for a given owner and repo.",
+        "inputSchema": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "owner": {"type": "string"},
+                "repo": {"type": "string"}
+            },
+            "required": ["owner", "repo"],
+            "additionalProperties": False
+        }
+    },
     {
         "name": "delete_file",
         "title": "Delete file",
@@ -71,7 +84,7 @@ for line in sys.stdin:
                 {
                     "jsonrpc": "2.0",
                     "id": msg_id,
-                    "result": {"tools": [TOOLS[0]], "nextCursor": "page-2"},
+                    "result": {"tools": [TOOLS[0], TOOLS[1]], "nextCursor": "page-2"},
                 }
             )
         else:
@@ -79,7 +92,7 @@ for line in sys.stdin:
                 {
                     "jsonrpc": "2.0",
                     "id": msg_id,
-                    "result": {"tools": [TOOLS[1]]},
+                    "result": {"tools": [TOOLS[2]]},
                 }
             )
         continue
diff --git a/tests/test_broker_end_to_end.py b/tests/test_broker_end_to_end.py
index 977bd3d..5123e35 100644
--- a/tests/test_broker_end_to_end.py
+++ b/tests/test_broker_end_to_end.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def make_config(tmp_path: Path) -> Path:
                         "source": {
                             "backend": "stdio",
                             "command": command,
-                            "tool_filter": ["get_*", "!delete_*"],
+                            "tool_filter": ["get_*", "list_*", "!delete_*"],
                             "path_aliases": {"get_file_contents": "get_file"},
                             "tool_overrides": {
                                 "get_file_contents": {
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ def test_meta_end_to_end(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
 
         r = client.post("/meta_tree", json={"path": "/repo/read"})
         assert r.status_code == 200
-        assert r.json()["children"][0]["path"] == "/repo/read/get_file"
+        body = r.json()
+        child_summaries = {child["path"]: child["summary"] for child in body["children"]}
+        assert "/repo/read/get_file" in child_summaries
+        assert "/repo/read/list_branches" in child_summaries
+        assert child_summaries["/repo/read/list_branches"] == "List all branches in a repository for a given owner and repo."
 
         r = client.post("/meta_desc", json={"path": "/repo/read/get_file"})
         body = r.json()
@@ -177,3 +181,37 @@ def test_explicit_root_is_optional(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         r = client.post("/meta_tree", json={"path": "/"})
         assert r.status_code == 200
         assert r.json()["children"][0]["path"] == "/repo"
+
+
+def test_summary_falls_back_to_description_when_title_is_missing(tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+    server = Path(__file__).with_name("fake_mcp_server.py")
+    command = f"{shlex.quote(sys.executable)} {shlex.quote(str(server))}"
+    path = tmp_path / "config.json"
+    path.write_text(
+        json.dumps(
+            {
+                "tree": [
+                    {
+                        "path": "/repo",
+                        "type": "node",
+                        "source": {
+                            "backend": "stdio",
+                            "command": command,
+                            "tool_filter": ["list_*"],
+                        },
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+        ),
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    )
+    cfg = load_config(path)
+    broker = Broker(cfg)
+    app = create_app(broker)
+
+    with TestClient(app) as client:
+        r = client.post("/meta_tree", json={"path": "/repo"})
+        body = r.json()
+        assert r.status_code == 200
+        assert body["children"][0]["path"] == "/repo/list_branches"
+        assert body["children"][0]["summary"] == "List all branches in a repository for a given owner and repo."