diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d899fdd..904ac08 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ This project follows [Semantic Versioning 2.0.0](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
-_No unreleased changes yet._
+### Changed
+
+- mcp:install fallback now writes dart run fluttersdk_telescope mcp:serve when bin/fsa is absent (via wrapper's --invocation pass-through to fluttersdk_artisan's mcp:install).
+
+### Fixed
+
+- bin/fluttersdk_telescope.dart now forces collectMcpTools: true when dispatching mcp:serve, so dart run fluttersdk_telescope mcp:serve surfaces all 9 telescope_* MCP tools. Previously returned 0 plugin tools.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/bin/fluttersdk_telescope.dart b/bin/fluttersdk_telescope.dart
index 238923d..1a09c8f 100644
--- a/bin/fluttersdk_telescope.dart
+++ b/bin/fluttersdk_telescope.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import 'package:fluttersdk_artisan/artisan.dart';
 // `dart:ui` (PlatformDispatcher, debugPrint). `dart run fluttersdk_telescope`
 // runs on the plain Dart VM; touching `dart:ui` from this binary would break
 // CLI invocation outside `flutter run`.
+import 'package:fluttersdk_telescope/src/cli_args.dart';
 import 'package:fluttersdk_telescope/src/telescope_artisan_provider.dart';
 
 /// `dart run fluttersdk_telescope <cmd>` ; telescope-flavoured artisan wrapper.
@@ -19,13 +20,28 @@ import 'package:fluttersdk_telescope/src/telescope_artisan_provider.dart';
 /// `telescope:queries`, `telescope:caches`, `telescope:clear`) plus the 9
 /// `telescope_*` MCP tools surface in the same `list` output.
 ///
+/// When forwarding `mcp:install`, [injectInvocationForMcpInstall] appends
+/// `--invocation=fluttersdk_telescope` so the substrate writes the correct
+/// `dart run fluttersdk_telescope mcp:serve` entry into `.mcp.json`.
+///
+/// When forwarding `mcp:serve`, [collectMcpTools] is forced `true` so that
+/// all 9 `telescope_*` MCP tools surface alongside the substrate `artisan_*` tools.
+///
 /// Run from any consumer directory that has `fluttersdk_telescope` in its
 /// pubspec as a dependency.
 Future<void> main(List<String> args) async {
+  final injected = injectInvocationForMcpInstall(args, 'fluttersdk_telescope');
+  final firstNonFlag = injected.firstWhere(
+    (a) => !a.startsWith('-'),
+    orElse: () => '',
+  );
+  final isMcpServe = firstNonFlag == 'mcp:serve';
+
   exit(
     await runArtisan(
-      args,
+      injected,
       baseProviders: [TelescopeArtisanProvider()],
+      collectMcpTools: isMcpServe,
       delegateToConsumer: false,
     ),
   );
diff --git a/lib/src/cli_args.dart b/lib/src/cli_args.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62e4766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/cli_args.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/// Args massagers for the telescope CLI wrapper.
+///
+/// Pure functions (no IO, no Flutter dependencies) so the bin entrypoint
+/// stays Flutter-free and the logic is unit-testable.
+library;
+
+/// Returns [args] with `--invocation=<invocation>` appended when:
+///   - the first non-flag arg is exactly `mcp:install`, AND
+///   - [args] does NOT already contain a user-supplied `--invocation` (either
+///     `--invocation=<value>` or the whitespace form `--invocation <value>`).
+///
+/// Otherwise returns [args] unchanged.
+///
+/// Reason: surfaces plugin invocation context to the substrate's `.mcp.json`
+/// writer (`fluttersdk_artisan` McpInstallCommand three-branch payload).
+/// When fastcli is absent, substrate writes `dart run <invocation> mcp:serve`
+/// instead of the legacy `:dispatcher` fallback.
+List<String> injectInvocationForMcpInstall(
+  List<String> args,
+  String invocation,
+) {
+  // 1. Find the first non-flag arg.
+  final firstNonFlag = args.firstWhere(
+    (a) => !a.startsWith('-'),
+    orElse: () => '',
+  );
+  if (firstNonFlag != 'mcp:install') return args;
+
+  // 2. Honor user-supplied --invocation (either equal-form or whitespace form).
+  final hasOverride = args.any(
+    (a) => a.startsWith('--invocation=') || a == '--invocation',
+  );
+  if (hasOverride) return args;
+
+  // 3. Inject the canonical invocation flag.
+  return [...args, '--invocation=$invocation'];
+}
diff --git a/test/src/cli_args_test.dart b/test/src/cli_args_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5280011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/cli_args_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+
+import 'package:fluttersdk_telescope/src/cli_args.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  group('injectInvocationForMcpInstall()', () {
+    test('returns args unchanged when first non-flag arg is not mcp:install',
+        () {
+      final result = injectInvocationForMcpInstall(
+        ['list'],
+        'fluttersdk_telescope',
+      );
+      expect(result, equals(['list']));
+    });
+
+    test('appends --invocation flag when first non-flag arg is mcp:install',
+        () {
+      final result = injectInvocationForMcpInstall(
+        ['mcp:install'],
+        'fluttersdk_telescope',
+      );
+      expect(
+        result,
+        equals(['mcp:install', '--invocation=fluttersdk_telescope']),
+      );
+    });
+
+    test(
+        'preserves user-supplied --invocation=foo equal-form without injecting',
+        () {
+      final result = injectInvocationForMcpInstall(
+        ['mcp:install', '--invocation=foo'],
+        'fluttersdk_telescope',
+      );
+      expect(result, equals(['mcp:install', '--invocation=foo']));
+    });
+
+    test(
+        'preserves user-supplied --invocation whitespace-form without injecting',
+        () {
+      final result = injectInvocationForMcpInstall(
+        ['mcp:install', '--invocation', 'foo'],
+        'fluttersdk_telescope',
+      );
+      expect(result, equals(['mcp:install', '--invocation', 'foo']));
+    });
+  });
+}