diff --git a/src/Tests/Microsoft.Agents.A365.Tooling.Tests/Services/McpToolServerConfigurationServiceTests.cs b/src/Tests/Microsoft.Agents.A365.Tooling.Tests/Services/McpToolServerConfigurationServiceTests.cs
index 66bcb7d1..b94ed0ab 100644
--- a/src/Tests/Microsoft.Agents.A365.Tooling.Tests/Services/McpToolServerConfigurationServiceTests.cs
+++ b/src/Tests/Microsoft.Agents.A365.Tooling.Tests/Services/McpToolServerConfigurationServiceTests.cs
@@ -833,6 +833,116 @@ public async Task SendChatHistoryAsync_HttpRequestExceptionWithStatusCode_Return
             httpEx.Should().NotBeNull();
             httpEx!.StatusCode.Should().Be(HttpStatusCode.ServiceUnavailable);
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ListToolServersAsync_GatewayResponseWithInstructions_PopulatesInstructions()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var configMock = new Mock<IConfiguration>();
+            configMock.Setup(c => c["MCP_PLATFORM_ENDPOINT"]).Returns("https://test.example.com");
+
+            const string expectedInstructions = "Use these tools to interact with Salesforce data. Always call GetTables first.";
+            var responseJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new
+            {
+                mcpServers = new[]
+                {
+                    new
+                    {
+                        mcpServerName = "mcp_SalesforceServer",
+                        url = "https://test.example.com/agents/servers/mcp_SalesforceServer",
+                        id = "sf-1",
+                        scope = "api://audience/Tools.ListInvoke.All",
+                        audience = "api://audience",
+                        publisher = "Microsoft",
+                        instructions = expectedInstructions
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            var mockHttpMessageHandler = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
+            mockHttpMessageHandler
+                .Protected()
+                .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>(
+                    "SendAsync",
+                    ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(),
+                    ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
+                .ReturnsAsync(() => new HttpResponseMessage
+                {
+                    StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.OK,
+                    Content = new StringContent(responseJson, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
+                });
+
+            using var httpClient = new HttpClient(mockHttpMessageHandler.Object);
+            var httpClientFactoryMock = new Mock<IHttpClientFactory>();
+            httpClientFactoryMock.Setup(f => f.CreateClient(It.IsAny<string>()))
+                .Returns(httpClient);
+
+            var service = new McpToolServerConfigurationService(
+                _loggerMock.Object,
+                configMock.Object,
+                _serviceProviderMock.Object,
+                httpClientFactoryMock.Object);
+
+            // Act
+            var servers = await service.ListToolServersAsync("agent-123", "token-456");
+
+            // Assert
+            servers.Should().ContainSingle();
+            servers[0].mcpServerName.Should().Be("mcp_SalesforceServer");
+            servers[0].instructions.Should().Be(expectedInstructions);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ListToolServersAsync_GatewayResponseWithoutInstructions_LeavesInstructionsNull()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var configMock = new Mock<IConfiguration>();
+            configMock.Setup(c => c["MCP_PLATFORM_ENDPOINT"]).Returns("https://test.example.com");
+
+            var responseJson = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new
+            {
+                mcpServers = new[]
+                {
+                    new
+                    {
+                        mcpServerName = "mcp_MailServer",
+                        url = "https://test.example.com/agents/servers/mcp_MailServer",
+                        id = "mail-1"
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            var mockHttpMessageHandler = new Mock<HttpMessageHandler>();
+            mockHttpMessageHandler
+                .Protected()
+                .Setup<Task<HttpResponseMessage>>(
+                    "SendAsync",
+                    ItExpr.IsAny<HttpRequestMessage>(),
+                    ItExpr.IsAny<CancellationToken>())
+                .ReturnsAsync(() => new HttpResponseMessage
+                {
+                    StatusCode = HttpStatusCode.OK,
+                    Content = new StringContent(responseJson, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
+                });
+
+            using var httpClient = new HttpClient(mockHttpMessageHandler.Object);
+            var httpClientFactoryMock = new Mock<IHttpClientFactory>();
+            httpClientFactoryMock.Setup(f => f.CreateClient(It.IsAny<string>()))
+                .Returns(httpClient);
+
+            var service = new McpToolServerConfigurationService(
+                _loggerMock.Object,
+                configMock.Object,
+                _serviceProviderMock.Object,
+                httpClientFactoryMock.Object);
+
+            // Act
+            var servers = await service.ListToolServersAsync("agent-123", "token-456");
+
+            // Assert
+            servers.Should().ContainSingle();
+            servers[0].instructions.Should().BeNull();
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Tooling/Core/Models/MCPServerConfig.cs b/src/Tooling/Core/Models/MCPServerConfig.cs
index eb65c727..8a1ba36e 100644
--- a/src/Tooling/Core/Models/MCPServerConfig.cs
+++ b/src/Tooling/Core/Models/MCPServerConfig.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ public class MCPServerConfig
         /// </summary>
         public string? publisher { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets optional natural-language instructions describing how an agent should use
+        /// this server's tools. Surfaced by the discovery response when the server declares them;
+        /// null when the server provides no instructions.
+        /// </summary>
+        public string? instructions { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets per-server HTTP headers, including the Authorization header populated
         /// by <c>AttachPerAudienceTokensAsync</c> before tool connections are established.
diff --git a/src/Tooling/Core/Services/McpToolServerConfigurationService.cs b/src/Tooling/Core/Services/McpToolServerConfigurationService.cs
index 360c3c64..14e7fdf9 100644
--- a/src/Tooling/Core/Services/McpToolServerConfigurationService.cs
+++ b/src/Tooling/Core/Services/McpToolServerConfigurationService.cs
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ JsonValueKind.Object when jsonDoc.TryGetProperty("mcpServers", out var servers)
                 string? scope = null;
                 string? audience = null;
                 string? publisher = null;
+                string? instructions = null;
 
                 if (serverElement.TryGetProperty("mcpServerName", out var nameElement) &&
                     nameElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
@@ -284,6 +285,11 @@ JsonValueKind.Object when jsonDoc.TryGetProperty("mcpServers", out var servers)
                 {
                     publisher = publisherElement.GetString();
                 }
+                if (serverElement.TryGetProperty("instructions", out var instructionsElement) &&
+                    instructionsElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
+                {
+                    instructions = instructionsElement.GetString();
+                }
 
                 // Both Name and Endpoint are required
                 if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(endpoint))
@@ -298,7 +304,8 @@ JsonValueKind.Object when jsonDoc.TryGetProperty("mcpServers", out var servers)
                     id = id ?? string.Empty,
                     scope = scope,
                     audience = audience,
-                    publisher = publisher
+                    publisher = publisher,
+                    instructions = instructions
                 };
             }
             catch (Exception)
@@ -323,6 +330,7 @@ JsonValueKind.Object when jsonDoc.TryGetProperty("mcpServers", out var servers)
                 string? scope = null;
                 string? audience = null;
                 string? publisher = null;
+                string? instructions = null;
 
                 if (serverElement.TryGetProperty("mcpServerName", out var nameElement) &&
                     nameElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
@@ -361,6 +369,11 @@ JsonValueKind.Object when jsonDoc.TryGetProperty("mcpServers", out var servers)
                 {
                     publisher = publisherElement.GetString();
                 }
+                if (serverElement.TryGetProperty("instructions", out var instructionsElement) &&
+                    instructionsElement.ValueKind == JsonValueKind.String)
+                {
+                    instructions = instructionsElement.GetString();
+                }
 
                 // Both Name and ServerName are required
                 if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name))
@@ -378,7 +391,8 @@ JsonValueKind.Object when jsonDoc.TryGetProperty("mcpServers", out var servers)
                     id = id ?? string.Empty,
                     scope = scope,
                     audience = audience,
-                    publisher = publisher
+                    publisher = publisher,
+                    instructions = instructions
                 };
             }
             catch (Exception)