diff --git a/memoria/crates/memoria-api/tests/api_e2e.rs b/memoria/crates/memoria-api/tests/api_e2e.rs
index c13032ee..bfc6aa4f 100644
--- a/memoria/crates/memoria-api/tests/api_e2e.rs
+++ b/memoria/crates/memoria-api/tests/api_e2e.rs
@@ -3832,11 +3832,20 @@ async fn test_remote_capabilities() {
         .await
         .expect("capabilities");
     let text = r["content"][0]["text"].as_str().unwrap_or("");
-    assert!(
-        text.contains("remote mode"),
-        "should mention remote mode, got: {text}"
+    let parsed: Value = serde_json::from_str(text)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("capabilities text should be JSON ({e}), got: {text}"));
+    assert_eq!(
+        parsed, r["structuredContent"],
+        "text and structuredContent should carry the same catalog"
+    );
+    let mut advertised = memoria_mcp::tools::list().as_array().unwrap().clone();
+    advertised.extend(memoria_mcp::git_tools::list().as_array().unwrap().clone());
+    assert_eq!(
+        parsed,
+        json!({ "tools": advertised }),
+        "remote capabilities should match the advertised tool catalog"
     );
-    println!("✅ remote capabilities: {}", &text[..text.len().min(80)]);
+    println!("✅ remote capabilities: {} tools", advertised.len());
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
diff --git a/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/remote.rs b/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/remote.rs
index e7db66a2..2ce6e028 100644
--- a/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/remote.rs
+++ b/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/remote.rs
@@ -588,10 +588,7 @@ impl RemoteClient {
                 Ok(Self::mcp_text(&text))
             }
 
-            "memory_capabilities" => Ok(Self::mcp_text(&format!(
-                "{}\n[remote mode — connected to Memoria API server]",
-                crate::tools::MEMORY_CAPABILITIES_TEXT
-            ))),
+            "memory_capabilities" => Ok(crate::tools::capabilities_result()),
 
             "memory_get_retrieval_params" => {
                 let r = self
diff --git a/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/server.rs b/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/server.rs
index 7475ba3f..2cef4e75 100644
--- a/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/server.rs
+++ b/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/server.rs
@@ -401,9 +401,7 @@ async fn dispatch(
         })),
         RpcMethod::Ping => Ok(json!({})),
         RpcMethod::ToolsList => {
-            let mut all_tools = tools::list().as_array().unwrap().clone();
-            all_tools.extend(git_tools::list().as_array().unwrap().clone());
-            Ok(json!({"tools": all_tools}))
+            Ok(tools::tool_catalog())
         }
         RpcMethod::ToolsCall => {
             let (name, args) = validate_tool_call(Some(&p))?;
@@ -453,9 +451,7 @@ async fn dispatch_embedded_owned(
         })),
         RpcMethod::Ping => Ok(json!({})),
         RpcMethod::ToolsList => {
-            let mut all_tools = tools::list().as_array().unwrap().clone();
-            all_tools.extend(git_tools::list().as_array().unwrap().clone());
-            Ok(json!({"tools": all_tools}))
+            Ok(tools::tool_catalog())
         }
         RpcMethod::ToolsCall => {
             let (name, args) = validate_tool_call(Some(&p))?;
diff --git a/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/tools.rs b/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/tools.rs
index 52836f91..ff18a256 100644
--- a/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/tools.rs
+++ b/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/src/tools.rs
@@ -195,18 +195,23 @@ const TRUST_TIER_DESCRIPTION: &str = concat!(
     "T4 = speculative, reflective, or otherwise unverified hypothesis."
 );
 
-pub(crate) const MEMORY_CAPABILITIES_TEXT: &str = concat!(
-    "Available tools: memory_store, memory_retrieve, memory_search, ",
-    "memory_correct, memory_purge, memory_profile, memory_list, ",
-    "memory_capabilities, memory_governance, memory_consolidate, ",
-    "memory_reflect, memory_feedback",
-    "\n\nmemory_store trust_tier guide:",
-    "\n- T1 (Verified): directly stated or explicitly confirmed facts, preferences, or decisions.",
-    "\n- T2 (Curated): corrected or manually curated memory replacing an older record.",
-    "\n- T3 (Inferred): summaries, extracted patterns, or soft conclusions not explicitly confirmed. Prefer T3 if unsure.",
-    "\n- T4 (Unverified): speculative, reflective, or otherwise unverified hypotheses.",
-    "\nUse exact values T1/T2/T3/T4; natural-language labels like 'verified' are invalid."
-);
+/// One catalog for tools/list and memory_capabilities, including Git-backed tools.
+pub(crate) fn tool_catalog() -> Value {
+    let mut all_tools = list().as_array().unwrap().clone();
+    all_tools.extend(crate::git_tools::list().as_array().unwrap().clone());
+    json!({"tools": all_tools})
+}
+
+/// Return machine-readable MCP tool discovery while keeping JSON text content
+/// for clients that do not yet consume structuredContent.
+pub(crate) fn capabilities_result() -> Value {
+    let catalog = tool_catalog();
+    let text = catalog.to_string();
+    json!({
+        "content": [{"type": "text", "text": text}],
+        "structuredContent": catalog
+    })
+}
 
 pub fn list() -> Value {
     json!([
@@ -796,7 +801,7 @@ pub async fn call(
             Ok(mcp_text(&text))
         }
 
-        ToolCallName::MemoryCapabilities => Ok(mcp_text(MEMORY_CAPABILITIES_TEXT)),
+        ToolCallName::MemoryCapabilities => Ok(capabilities_result()),
 
         ToolCallName::MemoryGovernance => {
             let force = args["force"].as_bool().unwrap_or(false);
@@ -1573,6 +1578,28 @@ pub fn entity_extract_prompt(text: &str) -> String {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn memory_capabilities_match_the_public_mcp_catalog() {
+        let result = capabilities_result();
+        let text = result["content"][0]["text"].as_str().unwrap();
+        let parsed: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(text).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(parsed, result["structuredContent"]);
+        assert_eq!(parsed, tool_catalog());
+        let tools = parsed["tools"].as_array().unwrap();
+        for required in ["memory_store", "memory_capabilities", "memory_checkout"] {
+            assert!(
+                tools.iter().any(|tool| tool["name"].as_str() == Some(required)),
+                "missing advertised tool: {required}"
+            );
+        }
+        for tool in tools {
+            assert!(tool["name"].is_string());
+            assert!(tool["description"].is_string());
+            assert!(tool["inputSchema"].is_object());
+        }
+    }
+
+
     #[test]
     fn missing_session_id_preserves_message_and_input_classification() {
         for args in [
diff --git a/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/tests/core_tools_e2e.rs b/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/tests/core_tools_e2e.rs
index 1fa7c8ac..afa8d589 100644
--- a/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/tests/core_tools_e2e.rs
+++ b/memoria/crates/memoria-mcp/tests/core_tools_e2e.rs
@@ -849,6 +849,25 @@ async fn test_capabilities() {
     let (svc, uid, _ctx) = setup().await;
     let r = call("memory_capabilities", json!({}), &svc, &uid).await;
     let t = text(&r);
+    let parsed: Value = serde_json::from_str(t)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("capabilities text should be JSON ({e}), got: {t}"));
+    assert_eq!(
+        parsed, r["structuredContent"],
+        "text and structuredContent should carry the same catalog"
+    );
+    let mut advertised = memoria_mcp::tools::list().as_array().unwrap().clone();
+    advertised.extend(memoria_mcp::git_tools::list().as_array().unwrap().clone());
+    assert_eq!(
+        parsed,
+        json!({ "tools": advertised }),
+        "capabilities should match the advertised tool catalog"
+    );
+    let names: Vec<&str> = parsed["tools"]
+        .as_array()
+        .unwrap()
+        .iter()
+        .filter_map(|tool| tool["name"].as_str())
+        .collect();
     for tool in &[
         "memory_store",
         "memory_retrieve",
@@ -857,34 +876,47 @@ async fn test_capabilities() {
         "memory_purge",
         "memory_profile",
         "memory_feedback",
+        "memory_observe",
     ] {
-        assert!(t.contains(tool), "missing {tool}: {t}");
+        assert!(names.contains(tool), "missing {tool}: {names:?}");
     }
-    // Hidden ops/debug tools must NOT appear in capabilities
+    // Unadvertised ops/debug tools must NOT appear in capabilities
     for hidden in &[
         "memory_rebuild_index",
         "memory_extract_entities",
         "memory_link_entities",
         "memory_get_retrieval_params",
         "memory_tune_params",
-        "memory_observe",
     ] {
         assert!(
-            !t.contains(hidden),
-            "hidden tool {hidden} should not be in capabilities: {t}"
+            !names.contains(hidden),
+            "hidden tool {hidden} should not be in capabilities: {names:?}"
         );
     }
+    // Trust-tier guidance now lives in the memory_store input schema.
+    let store = parsed["tools"]
+        .as_array()
+        .unwrap()
+        .iter()
+        .find(|tool| tool["name"] == "memory_store")
+        .expect("memory_store advertised");
+    let tier_desc = store["inputSchema"]["properties"]["trust_tier"]["description"]
+        .as_str()
+        .expect("trust_tier description");
     for hint in &[
-        "memory_store trust_tier guide",
-        "T1 (Verified)",
-        "T2 (Curated)",
-        "T3 (Inferred)",
-        "Prefer T3 if unsure",
-        "natural-language labels like 'verified' are invalid",
+        "T1/T2/T3/T4",
+        "T1 =",
+        "T2 =",
+        "T3 =",
+        "prefer T3 if unsure",
+        "T4 =",
     ] {
-        assert!(t.contains(hint), "missing tier hint {hint}: {t}");
+        assert!(
+            tier_desc.contains(hint),
+            "missing tier hint {hint}: {tier_desc}"
+        );
     }
-    println!("✅ capabilities: {t}");
+    println!("✅ capabilities: {} tools", names.len());
 }
 
 // ── 18. unknown tool returns error ────────────────────────────────────────────