diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b887870a..3a2d93d4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ npm run build
 
 Prerequisites:
 
-- Use VSCode Insiders (https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/)
-- Setup copilot in VSCode Insiders
+- Node.js v20.x
 
 Step 1: Add the mcp server to VSCode configuration
 
@@ -104,8 +103,8 @@ It should look like this
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     "mongodb-mcp-server": {
       "type": "stdio",
-      "command": "/Users/<user>/workplace/atlas-mcp-server/dist/index.js",
-      "args": []
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "@mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server"]
     }
   }
 }
@@ -141,7 +140,8 @@ Paste the mcp server configuration into the file
 {
   "mcpServers": {
     "Demo": {
-      "command": "path/to/this/repo/atlas-mc-server/dist/index.js"
+      "command": "npx",
+      "args": ["-y", "@mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server"]
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index db3e8841..d47036ca 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
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+      "version": "0.0.1",
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-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
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@@ -13353,7 +13226,6 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-static/-/serve-static-2.2.0.tgz",
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-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "encodeurl": "^2.0.0",
@@ -14499,7 +14371,6 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-is/-/type-is-2.0.1.tgz",
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-      "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "content-type": "^1.0.5",
@@ -14912,7 +14783,6 @@
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-l4Sp/DRseor9wL6EvV2+TuQn63dMkPjZ/sp9XkghTEbV9KlPS1xUsZ3u7/IQO4wxtcFB4bgpQPRcR3QCvezPcQ==",
-      "devOptional": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/write-file-atomic": {
@@ -14977,19 +14847,6 @@
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       "license": "ISC"
     },
-    "node_modules/yaml": {
-      "version": "2.7.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml/-/yaml-2.7.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-10ULxpnOCQXxJvBgxsn9ptjq6uviG/htZKk9veJGhlqn3w/DxQ631zFF+nlQXLwmImeS5amR2dl2U8sg6U9jsQ==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "license": "ISC",
-      "bin": {
-        "yaml": "bin.mjs"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/yaml-ast-parser": {
       "version": "0.0.43",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yaml-ast-parser/-/yaml-ast-parser-0.0.43.tgz",
@@ -15072,7 +14929,6 @@
       "version": "3.24.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/zod-to-json-schema/-/zod-to-json-schema-3.24.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-/AuWwMP+YqiPbsJx5D6TfgRTc4kTLjsh5SOcd4bLsfUg2RcEXrFMJl1DGgdHy2aCfsIA/cr/1JM0xcB2GZji8g==",
-      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC",
       "peerDependencies": {
         "zod": "^3.24.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d334144..b9f4fccd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server",
   "description": "MongoDB Model Context Protocol Server",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "author": "MongoDB <info@mongodb.com>",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/mongodb-js/mongodb-mcp-server",
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@
     "@eslint/js": "^9.24.0",
     "@jest/globals": "^29.7.0",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/inspector": "^0.8.2",
-    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.8.0",
     "@redocly/cli": "^1.34.2",
-    "@types/express": "^5.0.1",
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.14",
     "@types/node": "^22.14.0",
     "@types/simple-oauth2": "^5.0.7",
@@ -54,12 +52,12 @@
     "ts-jest": "^29.3.1",
     "tsx": "^4.19.3",
     "typescript": "^5.8.2",
-    "typescript-eslint": "^8.29.1",
-    "yaml": "^2.7.1"
+    "typescript-eslint": "^8.29.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@mongodb-js/devtools-connect": "^3.7.2",
     "@mongosh/service-provider-node-driver": "^3.6.0",
+    "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.8.0",
     "bson": "^6.10.3",
     "mongodb": "^6.15.0",
     "mongodb-log-writer": "^2.4.1",
diff --git a/src/tools/mongodb/metadata/explain.ts b/src/tools/mongodb/metadata/explain.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a750a1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tools/mongodb/metadata/explain.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { CallToolResult } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js";
+import { DbOperationArgs, DbOperationType, MongoDBToolBase } from "../mongodbTool.js";
+import { ToolArgs } from "../../tool.js";
+import { z } from "zod";
+import { ExplainVerbosity, Document } from "mongodb";
+import { AggregateArgs } from "../read/aggregate.js";
+import { FindArgs } from "../read/find.js";
+import { CountArgs } from "../read/count.js";
+
+export class ExplainTool extends MongoDBToolBase {
+    protected name = "explain";
+    protected description =
+        "Returns statistics describing the execution of the winning plan chosen by the query optimizer for the evaluated method";
+
+    protected argsShape = {
+        ...DbOperationArgs,
+        method: z
+            .array(
+                z.union([
+                    z.object({
+                        name: z.literal("aggregate"),
+                        arguments: z.object(AggregateArgs),
+                    }),
+                    z.object({
+                        name: z.literal("find"),
+                        arguments: z.object(FindArgs),
+                    }),
+                    z.object({
+                        name: z.literal("count"),
+                        arguments: z.object(CountArgs),
+                    }),
+                ])
+            )
+            .describe("The method and its arguments to run"),
+    };
+
+    protected operationType: DbOperationType = "metadata";
+
+    static readonly defaultVerbosity = ExplainVerbosity.queryPlanner;
+
+    protected async execute({
+        database,
+        collection,
+        method: methods,
+    }: ToolArgs<typeof this.argsShape>): Promise<CallToolResult> {
+        const provider = await this.ensureConnected();
+        const method = methods[0];
+
+        if (!method) {
+            throw new Error("No method provided");
+        }
+
+        let result: Document;
+        switch (method.name) {
+            case "aggregate": {
+                const { pipeline } = method.arguments;
+                result = await provider.aggregate(database, collection, pipeline).explain(ExplainTool.defaultVerbosity);
+                break;
+            }
+            case "find": {
+                const { filter, ...rest } = method.arguments;
+                result = await provider
+                    .find(database, collection, filter as Document, { ...rest })
+                    .explain(ExplainTool.defaultVerbosity);
+                break;
+            }
+            case "count": {
+                const { query } = method.arguments;
+                // This helper doesn't have explain() command but does have the argument explain
+                result = (await provider.count(database, collection, query, {
+                    explain: ExplainTool.defaultVerbosity,
+                })) as unknown as Document;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return {
+            content: [
+                {
+                    text: `Here is some information about the winning plan chosen by the query optimizer for running the given \`${method.name}\` operation in \`${database}.${collection}\`. This information can be used to understand how the query was executed and to optimize the query performance.`,
+                    type: "text",
+                },
+                {
+                    text: JSON.stringify(result),
+                    type: "text",
+                },
+            ],
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/mongodb/read/aggregate.ts b/src/tools/mongodb/read/aggregate.ts
index 66bc1edb..abdbf70e 100644
--- a/src/tools/mongodb/read/aggregate.ts
+++ b/src/tools/mongodb/read/aggregate.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { CallToolResult } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js";
-import { DbOperationType, MongoDBToolBase } from "../mongodbTool.js";
+import { DbOperationArgs, DbOperationType, MongoDBToolBase } from "../mongodbTool.js";
 import { ToolArgs } from "../../tool.js";
 
+export const AggregateArgs = {
+    pipeline: z.array(z.object({}).passthrough()).describe("An array of aggregation stages to execute"),
+    limit: z.number().optional().default(10).describe("The maximum number of documents to return"),
+};
+
 export class AggregateTool extends MongoDBToolBase {
     protected name = "aggregate";
     protected description = "Run an aggregation against a MongoDB collection";
     protected argsShape = {
-        collection: z.string().describe("Collection name"),
-        database: z.string().describe("Database name"),
-        pipeline: z.array(z.object({}).passthrough()).describe("An array of aggregation stages to execute"),
-        limit: z.number().optional().default(10).describe("The maximum number of documents to return"),
+        ...DbOperationArgs,
+        ...AggregateArgs,
     };
     protected operationType: DbOperationType = "read";
 
diff --git a/src/tools/mongodb/read/count.ts b/src/tools/mongodb/read/count.ts
index 8c5f446d..63d052bb 100644
--- a/src/tools/mongodb/read/count.ts
+++ b/src/tools/mongodb/read/count.ts
@@ -3,18 +3,22 @@ import { DbOperationArgs, DbOperationType, MongoDBToolBase } from "../mongodbToo
 import { ToolArgs } from "../../tool.js";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
+export const CountArgs = {
+    query: z
+        .object({})
+        .passthrough()
+        .optional()
+        .describe(
+            "The query filter to count documents. Matches the syntax of the filter argument of db.collection.count()"
+        ),
+};
+
 export class CountTool extends MongoDBToolBase {
     protected name = "count";
     protected description = "Gets the number of documents in a MongoDB collection";
     protected argsShape = {
         ...DbOperationArgs,
-        query: z
-            .object({})
-            .passthrough()
-            .optional()
-            .describe(
-                "The query filter to count documents. Matches the syntax of the filter argument of db.collection.count()"
-            ),
+        ...CountArgs,
     };
 
     protected operationType: DbOperationType = "metadata";
diff --git a/src/tools/mongodb/read/find.ts b/src/tools/mongodb/read/find.ts
index 54edce8e..9893891a 100644
--- a/src/tools/mongodb/read/find.ts
+++ b/src/tools/mongodb/read/find.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,33 @@
 import { z } from "zod";
 import { CallToolResult } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js";
-import { DbOperationType, MongoDBToolBase } from "../mongodbTool.js";
+import { DbOperationArgs, DbOperationType, MongoDBToolBase } from "../mongodbTool.js";
 import { ToolArgs } from "../../tool.js";
 import { SortDirection } from "mongodb";
 
+export const FindArgs = {
+    filter: z
+        .object({})
+        .passthrough()
+        .optional()
+        .describe("The query filter, matching the syntax of the query argument of db.collection.find()"),
+    projection: z
+        .object({})
+        .passthrough()
+        .optional()
+        .describe("The projection, matching the syntax of the projection argument of db.collection.find()"),
+    limit: z.number().optional().default(10).describe("The maximum number of documents to return"),
+    sort: z
+        .record(z.string(), z.custom<SortDirection>())
+        .optional()
+        .describe("A document, describing the sort order, matching the syntax of the sort argument of cursor.sort()"),
+};
+
 export class FindTool extends MongoDBToolBase {
     protected name = "find";
     protected description = "Run a find query against a MongoDB collection";
     protected argsShape = {
-        collection: z.string().describe("Collection name"),
-        database: z.string().describe("Database name"),
-        filter: z
-            .object({})
-            .passthrough()
-            .optional()
-            .describe("The query filter, matching the syntax of the query argument of db.collection.find()"),
-        projection: z
-            .object({})
-            .passthrough()
-            .optional()
-            .describe("The projection, matching the syntax of the projection argument of db.collection.find()"),
-        limit: z.number().optional().default(10).describe("The maximum number of documents to return"),
-        sort: z
-            .record(z.string(), z.custom<SortDirection>())
-            .optional()
-            .describe(
-                "A document, describing the sort order, matching the syntax of the sort argument of cursor.sort()"
-            ),
+        ...DbOperationArgs,
+        ...FindArgs,
     };
     protected operationType: DbOperationType = "read";
 
diff --git a/src/tools/mongodb/tools.ts b/src/tools/mongodb/tools.ts
index 0f89335d..ac22e095 100644
--- a/src/tools/mongodb/tools.ts
+++ b/src/tools/mongodb/tools.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { UpdateManyTool } from "./update/updateMany.js";
 import { RenameCollectionTool } from "./update/renameCollection.js";
 import { DropDatabaseTool } from "./delete/dropDatabase.js";
 import { DropCollectionTool } from "./delete/dropCollection.js";
+import { ExplainTool } from "./metadata/explain.js";
 
 export const MongoDbTools = [
     ConnectTool,
@@ -40,4 +41,5 @@ export const MongoDbTools = [
     RenameCollectionTool,
     DropDatabaseTool,
     DropCollectionTool,
+    ExplainTool,
 ];