diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 924322d..2904226 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ Check out our [project addition guide](./docs/adding-projects.md) to learn how t
 - Cursor, Claude Code, VSCode, Windsurf or another MCP Client
 - Context7 API Key (Optional for higher rate limits) (Get yours by creating an account at [context7.com/dashboard](https://context7.com/dashboard))
 
+> [!WARNING]
+> **SSE Protocol Deprecation Notice**
+>
+> The Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport protocol is deprecated and its endpoint will be removed in upcoming releases. Please use HTTP or stdio transport methods instead.
+
 <details>
 <summary><b>Installing via Smithery</b></summary>
 
@@ -117,12 +122,6 @@ Run this command. See [Claude Code MCP docs](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/
 claude mcp add --transport http context7 https://mcp.context7.com/mcp --header "CONTEXT7_API_KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"
 ```
 
-Or using SSE transport:
-
-```sh
-claude mcp add --transport sse context7 https://mcp.context7.com/sse --header "CONTEXT7_API_KEY: YOUR_API_KEY"
-```
-
 #### Claude Code Local Server Connection
 
 ```sh
@@ -335,7 +334,8 @@ See [Gemini CLI Configuration](https://google-gemini.github.io/gemini-cli/docs/t
     "context7": {
       "httpUrl": "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp",
       "headers": {
-        "CONTEXT7_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
+        "CONTEXT7_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY",
+        "Accept": "application/json, text/event-stream"
       }
     }
   }
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ Add this to your Visual Studio MCP config file (see the [Visual Studio docs](htt
   "inputs": [],
   "servers": {
     "context7": {
-      "type": "sse",
+      "type": "http",
       "url": "https://mcp.context7.com/mcp",
       "headers": {
         "CONTEXT7_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
@@ -809,23 +809,6 @@ Add this to your Crush configuration file. See [Crush MCP docs](https://github.c
 }
 ```
 
-#### Crush Remote Server Connection (SSE)
-
-```json
-{
-  "$schema": "https://charm.land/crush.json",
-  "mcp": {
-    "context7": {
-      "type": "sse",
-      "url": "https://mcp.context7.com/sse",
-      "headers": {
-        "CONTEXT7_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-```
-
 #### Crush Local Server Connection
 
 ```json
@@ -992,7 +975,7 @@ Context7 MCP provides the following tools that LLMs can use:
 - `get-library-docs`: Fetches documentation for a library using a Context7-compatible library ID.
   - `context7CompatibleLibraryID` (required): Exact Context7-compatible library ID (e.g., `/mongodb/docs`, `/vercel/next.js`)
   - `topic` (optional): Focus the docs on a specific topic (e.g., "routing", "hooks")
-  - `tokens` (optional, default 10000): Max number of tokens to return. Values less than the default value of 10000 are automatically increased to 10000.
+  - `tokens` (optional, default 5000): Max number of tokens to return. Values less than 1000 are automatically increased to 1000.
 
 ## 🛟 Tips
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index cca38f6..5a81cc3 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,17 @@ import { SSEServerTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/sse.js";
 import { Command } from "commander";
 import { IncomingMessage } from "http";
 
-const DEFAULT_MINIMUM_TOKENS = 10000;
+/** Minimum allowed tokens for documentation retrieval */
+const MINIMUM_TOKENS = 1000;
+/** Default tokens when none specified */
+const DEFAULT_TOKENS = 5000;
+/** Default HTTP server port */
+const DEFAULT_PORT = 3000;
 
 // Parse CLI arguments using commander
 const program = new Command()
   .option("--transport <stdio|http>", "transport type", "stdio")
-  .option("--port <number>", "port for HTTP transport", "3000")
+  .option("--port <number>", "port for HTTP transport", DEFAULT_PORT.toString())
   .option("--api-key <key>", "API key for authentication")
   .allowUnknownOption() // let MCP Inspector / other wrappers pass through extra flags
   .parse(process.argv);
@@ -200,14 +205,14 @@ ${resultsText}`,
           .describe("Topic to focus documentation on (e.g., 'hooks', 'routing')."),
         tokens: z
           .preprocess((val) => (typeof val === "string" ? Number(val) : val), z.number())
-          .transform((val) => (val < DEFAULT_MINIMUM_TOKENS ? DEFAULT_MINIMUM_TOKENS : val))
+          .transform((val) => (val < MINIMUM_TOKENS ? MINIMUM_TOKENS : val))
           .optional()
           .describe(
-            `Maximum number of tokens of documentation to retrieve (default: ${DEFAULT_MINIMUM_TOKENS}). Higher values provide more context but consume more tokens.`
+            `Maximum number of tokens of documentation to retrieve (default: ${DEFAULT_TOKENS}). Higher values provide more context but consume more tokens.`
           ),
       },
     },
-    async ({ context7CompatibleLibraryID, tokens = DEFAULT_MINIMUM_TOKENS, topic = "" }) => {
+    async ({ context7CompatibleLibraryID, tokens = DEFAULT_TOKENS, topic = "" }) => {
       const fetchDocsResponse = await fetchLibraryDocumentation(
         context7CompatibleLibraryID,
         {
@@ -248,7 +253,7 @@ async function main() {
 
   if (transportType === "http") {
     // Get initial port from environment or use default
-    const initialPort = CLI_PORT ?? 3000;
+    const initialPort = CLI_PORT ?? DEFAULT_PORT;
     // Keep track of which port we end up using
     let actualPort = initialPort;
     const httpServer = createServer(async (req, res) => {