diff --git a/fixtures/basic.txt b/fixtures/basic.txt
index b0ea008..bc823bf 100644
--- a/fixtures/basic.txt
+++ b/fixtures/basic.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-use debug_shell_command tool to run 'git status' and explain the result
\ No newline at end of file
+summarize https://github.com/pullfrogai/scratch/issues/56, its status, and pertinent discussion on the issue
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mcp/issueComments.ts b/mcp/issueComments.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c2acbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mcp/issueComments.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { type } from "arktype";
+import { contextualize, tool } from "./shared.ts";
+
+export const GetIssueComments = type({
+  issue_number: type.number.describe("The issue number to get comments for"),
+});
+
+export const GetIssueCommentsTool = tool({
+  name: "get_issue_comments",
+  description: "Get all comments for a GitHub issue. Returns all comments including the issue body and all subsequent discussion comments.",
+  parameters: GetIssueComments,
+  execute: contextualize(async ({ issue_number }, ctx) => {
+    const comments = await ctx.octokit.paginate(ctx.octokit.rest.issues.listComments, {
+      owner: ctx.owner,
+      repo: ctx.name,
+      issue_number,
+    });
+
+    return {
+      issue_number,
+      comments: comments.map((comment) => ({
+        id: comment.id,
+        body: comment.body,
+        user: comment.user?.login,
+        created_at: comment.created_at,
+        updated_at: comment.updated_at,
+        html_url: comment.html_url,
+        author_association: comment.author_association,
+        reactions: comment.reactions,
+      })),
+      count: comments.length,
+    };
+  }),
+});
+
diff --git a/mcp/issueEvents.ts b/mcp/issueEvents.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4e5d32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mcp/issueEvents.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import { type } from "arktype";
+import { contextualize, tool } from "./shared.ts";
+
+export const GetIssueEvents = type({
+  issue_number: type.number.describe("The issue number to get events for"),
+});
+
+export const GetIssueEventsTool = tool({
+  name: "get_issue_events",
+  description:
+    "Get timeline events for a GitHub issue that aren't reflected in the current state. Returns cross-references to other issues/PRs and commit references. Note: current labels, assignees, state, and milestone are already available via get_issue.",
+  parameters: GetIssueEvents,
+  execute: contextualize(async ({ issue_number }, ctx) => {
+    const events = await ctx.octokit.paginate(ctx.octokit.rest.issues.listEventsForTimeline, {
+      owner: ctx.owner,
+      repo: ctx.name,
+      issue_number,
+    });
+
+    // Only include events not reflected in current issue state (get_issue already has labels, assignees, state, etc.)
+    // Keep only relationship/reference events that show connections to other issues/PRs/commits
+    const relevantEventTypes = new Set(["cross_referenced", "referenced"]);
+
+    const parsedEvents = events.flatMap((event) => {
+      // Filter to only events with an 'event' property and relevant types
+      if (!("event" in event) || !relevantEventTypes.has(event.event)) {
+        return [];
+      }
+
+      const baseEvent: Record<string, any> = {
+        event: event.event,
+      };
+
+      // Common fields
+      if ("id" in event) {
+        baseEvent.id = event.id;
+      }
+      if ("actor" in event && event.actor) {
+        baseEvent.actor = event.actor.login;
+      } else if ("user" in event && event.user) {
+        baseEvent.actor = event.user.login;
+      }
+      if ("created_at" in event) {
+        baseEvent.created_at = event.created_at;
+      }
+
+      // Event-specific data
+      if (event.event === "cross_referenced") {
+        if ("source" in event && event.source) {
+          const source = event.source as {
+            type?: string;
+            issue?: { number: number; title: string; html_url: string };
+            pull_request?: { number: number; title: string; html_url: string };
+          };
+          baseEvent.source = {
+            type: source.type,
+            issue: source.issue
+              ? {
+                  number: source.issue.number,
+                  title: source.issue.title,
+                  html_url: source.issue.html_url,
+                }
+              : null,
+            pull_request: source.pull_request
+              ? {
+                  number: source.pull_request.number,
+                  title: source.pull_request.title,
+                  html_url: source.pull_request.html_url,
+                }
+              : null,
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (event.event === "referenced") {
+        if ("commit_id" in event) {
+          baseEvent.commit_id = event.commit_id;
+        }
+        if ("commit_url" in event) {
+          baseEvent.commit_url = event.commit_url;
+        }
+      }
+
+      return [baseEvent];
+    });
+
+    return {
+      issue_number,
+      events: parsedEvents,
+      count: parsedEvents.length,
+    };
+  }),
+});
diff --git a/mcp/issueInfo.ts b/mcp/issueInfo.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8a6f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mcp/issueInfo.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { type } from "arktype";
+import { contextualize, tool } from "./shared.ts";
+
+export const IssueInfo = type({
+  issue_number: type.number.describe("The issue number to fetch"),
+});
+
+export const IssueInfoTool = tool({
+  name: "get_issue",
+  description: "Retrieve GitHub issue information by issue number",
+  parameters: IssueInfo,
+  execute: contextualize(async ({ issue_number }, ctx) => {
+    const issue = await ctx.octokit.rest.issues.get({
+      owner: ctx.owner,
+      repo: ctx.name,
+      issue_number,
+    });
+
+    const data = issue.data;
+
+    const hints: string[] = [];
+    if (data.comments > 0) {
+      hints.push("use get_issue_comments to retrieve all comments for this issue");
+    }
+    hints.push(
+      "use get_issue_events to retrieve cross-references and commit references (relationships not reflected in current state)"
+    );
+
+    return {
+      number: data.number,
+      url: data.html_url,
+      title: data.title,
+      body: data.body,
+      state: data.state,
+      locked: data.locked,
+      labels: data.labels?.map((label) => (typeof label === "string" ? label : label.name)),
+      assignees: data.assignees?.map((assignee) => assignee.login),
+      user: data.user?.login,
+      created_at: data.created_at,
+      updated_at: data.updated_at,
+      closed_at: data.closed_at,
+      comments: data.comments,
+      milestone: data.milestone?.title,
+      pull_request: data.pull_request
+        ? {
+            url: data.pull_request.url,
+            html_url: data.pull_request.html_url,
+            diff_url: data.pull_request.diff_url,
+            patch_url: data.pull_request.patch_url,
+          }
+        : null,
+      hints,
+    };
+  }),
+});
diff --git a/mcp/server.ts b/mcp/server.ts
index e116ddc..7fad9c0 100644
--- a/mcp/server.ts
+++ b/mcp/server.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import {
 } from "./comment.ts";
 import { DebugShellCommandTool } from "./debug.ts";
 import { IssueTool } from "./issue.ts";
+import { GetIssueCommentsTool } from "./issueComments.ts";
+import { GetIssueEventsTool } from "./issueEvents.ts";
+import { IssueInfoTool } from "./issueInfo.ts";
 import { PullRequestTool } from "./pr.ts";
 import { PullRequestInfoTool } from "./prInfo.ts";
 import { ReviewTool } from "./review.ts";
@@ -64,6 +67,9 @@ export async function startMcpHttpServer(): Promise<{ url: string; close: () =>
     CreateWorkingCommentTool,
     UpdateWorkingCommentTool,
     IssueTool,
+    IssueInfoTool,
+    GetIssueCommentsTool,
+    GetIssueEventsTool,
     PullRequestTool,
     ReviewTool,
     PullRequestInfoTool,