diff --git a/mcptools/list_beads.sh b/mcptools/list_beads.sh
index 314a59a..424c4db 100755
--- a/mcptools/list_beads.sh
+++ b/mcptools/list_beads.sh
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-9p read "agent/beads/$1/list" 2>/dev/null || echo "[]"
+9p read "agent/beads/$1/list" 2>/dev/null | jq '[.[] | {id, priority, title, status}]' || echo "[]"
diff --git a/mcptools/list_ready_beads.sh b/mcptools/list_ready_beads.sh
index 7dd3b52..2758c8d 100755
--- a/mcptools/list_ready_beads.sh
+++ b/mcptools/list_ready_beads.sh
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-9p read "agent/beads/$1/ready" 2>/dev/null || echo "[]"
+9p read "agent/beads/$1/ready" 2>/dev/null | jq '[.[] | {id, priority, title, status}]' || echo "[]"