diff --git a/src/filesystem/index.ts b/src/filesystem/index.ts
index 98ce2354..7481e263 100644
--- a/src/filesystem/index.ts
+++ b/src/filesystem/index.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,11 @@ server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => {
       {
         name: "search_files",
         description:
-          "Recursively search for files and directories matching glob patterns. " +
+          "Recursively search for files and directories by name matching a glob pattern. " +
+          "Supports glob-style patterns that match paths relative to the working directory. " +
+          "Use patterns like '*.ext' to match files in current directory, and '**/*.ext' to match files in all subdirectories. " +
+          "Returns full paths to all matching items. Great for finding files when you don't know their exact location. " +
+          "Only searches within allowed directories.
           "The patterns should be glob-style patterns that match paths relative to the search path. " +
           "Use patterns like ['*.ext'] to match files in current directory, and ['**/*.ext'] to match files in all subdirectories. " +
           "Multiple patterns can be provided to match different file types, e.g., ['**/*.js', '**/*.ts']. " +