diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index d98e4514..5d3ef653 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
     "cSpell.words": [
+        "langsrv",
         "multilspy",
         "pixi"
     ]
diff --git a/src/multilspy/language_server.py b/src/multilspy/language_server.py
index 7f6e11be..c26091e1 100644
--- a/src/multilspy/language_server.py
+++ b/src/multilspy/language_server.py
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ class LanguageServer:
         start_path = start_dir_relative_path or self.repository_root_path
         return await process_directory(start_path)
     
-    async def request_dir_overview(self, relative_dir_path: str) -> dict[str, list[tuple[str, int, int]]]:
+    async def request_dir_overview(self, relative_dir_path: str) -> dict[str, list[tuple[str, multilspy_types.SymbolKind, int]]]:
         """
         An overview of the given directory. 
         
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ class LanguageServer:
         symbol_tree = await self.request_full_symbol_tree(relative_dir_path)
         
         # Initialize result dictionary
-        result: dict[str, list[tuple[str, int, int]]] = defaultdict(list)
+        result: dict[str, list[tuple[str, multilspy_types.SymbolKind, int]]] = defaultdict(list)
         
         # Helper function to process a symbol and its children
         def process_symbol(symbol: multilspy_types.UnifiedSymbolInformation):
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ class SyncLanguageServer:
         ).result()
         return result
     
-    def request_dir_overview(self, relative_dir_path: str) -> dict[str, list[tuple[str, int, int]]]:
+    def request_dir_overview(self, relative_dir_path: str) -> dict[str, list[tuple[str, multilspy_types.SymbolKind, int]]]:
         """
         An overview of the given directory. 
         
diff --git a/src/multilspy/lsp_protocol_handler/lsp_types.py b/src/multilspy/lsp_protocol_handler/lsp_types.py
index a6476164..b90c9271 100644
--- a/src/multilspy/lsp_protocol_handler/lsp_types.py
+++ b/src/multilspy/lsp_protocol_handler/lsp_types.py
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ class SymbolKind(IntEnum):
     Event = 24
     Operator = 25
     TypeParameter = 26
+    
+    @classmethod    
+    def from_int(cls, value: int) -> "SymbolKind":
+        for symbol_kind in cls:
+            if symbol_kind.value == value:
+                return symbol_kind
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid symbol kind: {value}")
 
 
 class SymbolTag(IntEnum):
diff --git a/src/serena/mcp.py b/src/serena/mcp.py
index 9cf3aad8..ad2e8c9d 100644
--- a/src/serena/mcp.py
+++ b/src/serena/mcp.py
@@ -185,6 +185,25 @@ def list_dir(ctx: Context, relative_path: str, recursive: bool) -> str:
     return ListDirTool(ctx).execute()
 
 
+@mcp.tool()
+def get_dir_overview(ctx: Context, relative_path: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Get an overview of the given directory.
+    For each file in the directory, we list the top-level symbols in the file (name, kind, line).
+
+    :param ctx: the context object, which will be created and provided automatically
+    :param relative_path: the relative path to the directory to get the overview of
+    :return: a JSON object mapping relative paths of all contained files to info about top-level symbols in the file (name, kind, line).
+    """
+    log.info(f"get_dir_overview: {relative_path=}")
+
+    class GetDirOverviewTool(Tool):
+        def _execute(self) -> str:
+            return json.dumps(self.langsrv.request_dir_overview(relative_path))
+
+    return GetDirOverviewTool(ctx).execute()
+
+
 @mcp.tool()
 def onboarding(ctx: Context) -> str:
     """