diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7f2443851..6cd46a192 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "@isaacs/brace-expansion": ">=5.0.1",
     "axios": ">=1.13.5",
     "micromatch": "^4.0.8",
-    "semantic-release": "^25.0.0",
-    "qs": ">=6.14.1"
+    "@babel/helpers": "^7.26.10",
+    "semantic-release": "^25.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/src/server.ts b/packages/mcp-server/src/server.ts
index 1cb02fd30..4752e07e3 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/src/server.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ export default class ForestMCPServer {
       ),
     ];
 
-    this.logger('Debug', `Registered ${toolNames.length} tools: ${toolNames.join(', ')}`);
+    this.logger('Info', `Registered ${toolNames.length} tools: ${toolNames.join(', ')}`);
 
     return mcpServer;
   }
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/src/utils/tool-with-logging.ts b/packages/mcp-server/src/utils/tool-with-logging.ts
index eecfd2dd8..8da83fed6 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/src/utils/tool-with-logging.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/src/utils/tool-with-logging.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ interface ToolConfig<TSchema extends ZodRawShape> {
   inputSchema: TSchema;
 }
 
+// The MCP SDK bundles its own zod copy, creating nominally different types.
+// This type bridge extracts what registerTool() actually expects.
 type RegisterToolConfig = Parameters<McpServer['registerTool']>[1];
 
 type ToolHandlerExtra = RequestHandlerExtra<ServerRequest, ServerNotification>;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7c0b51e3b..d91f8d83a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/helper-validator-option/-/helper-validator-option-7.27.1.tgz#fa52f5b1e7db1ab049445b421c4471303897702f"
   integrity sha512-YvjJow9FxbhFFKDSuFnVCe2WxXk1zWc22fFePVNEaWJEu8IrZVlda6N0uHwzZrUM1il7NC9Mlp4MaJYbYd9JSg==
 
-"@babel/helpers@^7.23.2", "@babel/helpers@^7.28.4":
+"@babel/helpers@^7.23.2", "@babel/helpers@^7.26.10", "@babel/helpers@^7.28.4":
   version "7.28.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@babel/helpers/-/helpers-7.28.6.tgz#fca903a313ae675617936e8998b814c415cbf5d7"
   integrity sha512-xOBvwq86HHdB7WUDTfKfT/Vuxh7gElQ+Sfti2Cy6yIWNW05P8iUslOVcZ4/sKbE+/jQaukQAdz/gf3724kYdqw==
@@ -11693,7 +11693,7 @@ jsonpointer@^5.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonpointer/-/jsonpointer-5.0.1.tgz#2110e0af0900fd37467b5907ecd13a7884a1b559"
   integrity sha512-p/nXbhSEcu3pZRdkW1OfJhpsVtW1gd4Wa1fnQc9YLiTfAjn0312eMKimbdIQzuZl9aa9xUGaRlP9T/CJE/ditQ==
 
-jsonwebtoken@9.0.2, jsonwebtoken@^9.0.0:
+jsonwebtoken@9.0.2:
   version "9.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonwebtoken/-/jsonwebtoken-9.0.2.tgz#65ff91f4abef1784697d40952bb1998c504caaf3"
   integrity sha512-PRp66vJ865SSqOlgqS8hujT5U4AOgMfhrwYIuIhfKaoSCZcirrmASQr8CX7cUg+RMih+hgznrjp99o+W4pJLHQ==
@@ -11709,7 +11709,7 @@ jsonwebtoken@9.0.2, jsonwebtoken@^9.0.0:
     ms "^2.1.1"
     semver "^7.5.4"
 
-jsonwebtoken@^9.0.3:
+jsonwebtoken@^9.0.0, jsonwebtoken@^9.0.3:
   version "9.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonwebtoken/-/jsonwebtoken-9.0.3.tgz#6cd57ab01e9b0ac07cb847d53d3c9b6ee31f7ae2"
   integrity sha512-MT/xP0CrubFRNLNKvxJ2BYfy53Zkm++5bX9dtuPbqAeQpTVe0MQTFhao8+Cp//EmJp244xt6Drw/GVEGCUj40g==
@@ -15305,7 +15305,14 @@ qrcode-terminal@^0.12.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qrcode-terminal/-/qrcode-terminal-0.12.0.tgz#bb5b699ef7f9f0505092a3748be4464fe71b5819"
   integrity sha512-EXtzRZmC+YGmGlDFbXKxQiMZNwCLEO6BANKXG4iCtSIM0yqc/pappSx3RIKr4r0uh5JsBckOXeKrB3Iz7mdQpQ==
 
-qs@6.13.0, qs@>=6.14.1, qs@^6.11.0, qs@^6.11.2, qs@^6.14.0, qs@^6.14.1, qs@^6.5.2, qs@~6.14.0:
+qs@6.13.0:
+  version "6.13.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.13.0.tgz#6ca3bd58439f7e245655798997787b0d88a51906"
+  integrity sha512-+38qI9SOr8tfZ4QmJNplMUxqjbe7LKvvZgWdExBOmd+egZTtjLB67Gu0HRX3u/XOq7UU2Nx6nsjvS16Z9uwfpg==
+  dependencies:
+    side-channel "^1.0.6"
+
+qs@^6.11.0, qs@^6.11.2, qs@^6.14.0, qs@^6.14.1, qs@^6.5.2, qs@~6.14.0:
   version "6.14.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/qs/-/qs-6.14.2.tgz#b5634cf9d9ad9898e31fba3504e866e8efb6798c"
   integrity sha512-V/yCWTTF7VJ9hIh18Ugr2zhJMP01MY7c5kh4J870L7imm6/DIzBsNLTXzMwUA3yZ5b/KBqLx8Kp3uRvd7xSe3Q==
@@ -16336,7 +16343,7 @@ side-channel@^1.0.4:
     get-intrinsic "^1.0.2"
     object-inspect "^1.9.0"
 
-side-channel@^1.1.0:
+side-channel@^1.0.6, side-channel@^1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/side-channel/-/side-channel-1.1.0.tgz#c3fcff9c4da932784873335ec9765fa94ff66bc9"
   integrity sha512-ZX99e6tRweoUXqR+VBrslhda51Nh5MTQwou5tnUDgbtyM0dBgmhEDtWGP/xbKn6hqfPRHujUNwz5fy/wbbhnpw==