diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 709ff7c..bc907b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ OPENAPI_SPEC_URL=https://petstore3.swagger.io/api/v3/openapi.json uv run xmcp
 
 Authentication examples: for a bearer token leave the defaults; for an API key
 header use `API_AUTH_HEADER=X-API-Key` with `API_AUTH_SCHEME` set to an empty
-string.
+string. With `LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG`, the list of generated MCP tools (name and
+description) is logged at startup.
 
 ### Per-client API keys (HTTP transport)
 
diff --git a/src/xmcp/server.py b/src/xmcp/server.py
index d434b83..84d3238 100644
--- a/src/xmcp/server.py
+++ b/src/xmcp/server.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import asyncio
 import logging
 import os
 
@@ -53,6 +54,19 @@ def build_server(config: Config) -> FastMCP:
     return server
 
 
+async def _log_available_tools(server: FastMCP) -> None:
+    """Log the tools generated from the OpenAPI document (DEBUG level)."""
+    tools = await server.list_tools()
+    unique: dict[str, object] = {}
+    for tool in tools:
+        unique.setdefault(tool.name, tool)
+    logger.debug("Available MCP tools (%d):", len(unique))
+    for tool in unique.values():
+        description = (tool.description or "").strip().splitlines()
+        suffix = f" — {description[0]}" if description else ""
+        logger.debug("  - %s%s", tool.name, suffix)
+
+
 def main() -> None:
     try:
         config = Config.from_env()
@@ -71,6 +85,9 @@ def main() -> None:
     except SpecError as exc:
         raise SystemExit(f"Failed to load the OpenAPI document: {exc}") from exc
 
+    if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
+        asyncio.run(_log_available_tools(server))
+
     # Logs go to stderr so the stdio transport's stdout stays protocol-clean.
     if config.transport == "http":
         logger.info("Serving MCP over streamable HTTP at http://%s:%d/mcp", config.host, config.port)