diff --git a/mcp/src/agentmail_mcp/tools/email.py b/mcp/src/agentmail_mcp/tools/email.py
index e466f05..4eefd56 100644
--- a/mcp/src/agentmail_mcp/tools/email.py
+++ b/mcp/src/agentmail_mcp/tools/email.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 def setup_client(api_key: Optional[str] = None):
     """Setup the API client with authentication."""
     global client
-    
+
     headers = {}
     if api_key:
         headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ async def listThreads(inbox_id: str, limit: Optional[int] = None, offset: Option
             
         result = await make_api_request("GET", f"/inboxes/{inbox_id}/threads", params=params)
         return str(result)
-    
+
+    # modified to be slimmer and easier to understand
     @mcp.tool(description="Get thread by ID")
     async def getThread(inbox_id: str, thread_id: str) -> str:
         """
@@ -164,6 +165,20 @@ async def getThread(inbox_id: str, thread_id: str) -> str:
             thread_id: ID of the thread to retrieve
         """
         result = await make_api_request("GET", f"/inboxes/{inbox_id}/threads/{thread_id}")
+        # Clean up messages in the result
+        if isinstance(result, dict) and "messages" in result:
+            cleaned_messages = []
+            for msg in result["messages"]:
+                cleaned_msg = {
+                    "message_id": msg.get("message_id"),
+                    "timestamp": msg.get("timestamp"),
+                    "from": msg.get("from"),
+                    "to": msg.get("to"),
+                    "subject": msg.get("subject"),
+                    "text": msg.get("text"),
+                }
+                cleaned_messages.append(cleaned_msg)
+            result["messages"] = cleaned_messages
         return str(result)
     
     # Message operations
@@ -226,7 +241,7 @@ async def sendMessage(
         
         Args:
             inbox_id: ID of the sending inbox
-            to: Recipient email addresses
+            to: List of recipient email addresses
             subject: Email subject
             body: Email body content
             cc: CC recipients
@@ -288,4 +303,4 @@ async def replyToMessage(
         "sendMessage": sendMessage,
         "replyToMessage": replyToMessage,
         "getAttachment": getAttachment
-    }
\ No newline at end of file
+    }