diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35b0321..cb9ea22 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ uninstall: ## uninstall the application
 	@echo "Uninstalled $(EXECUTABLE) from $(GOPATH)/bin/$(EXECUTABLE)"
 
 .PHONY: clean
-clean: ## clean the build artifacts
+clean: ## delete build artifacts
 	@echo "Cleaning up build artifacts..."
 	@rm -f $(EXECUTABLE)
 	@echo "Cleaned up $(EXECUTABLE)"
 
 .PHONY: build
-build: ## build the application
+build: ## build everything
 	$(GO) build -v -ldflags '-s -w $(LDFLAGS)' -o $(EXECUTABLE)
 
 .PHONY: air
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ dev: air ## run the application with hot reload
 	air --build.cmd "make build" --build.bin ./gitea-mcp
 
 .PHONY: fmt
-fmt: ## format Go code with gofumpt
+fmt: ## format the Go code
 	$(GO) run $(GOFUMPT_PACKAGE) -w .
 
 .PHONY: lint