diff --git a/script/get-me b/script/get-me
index 46339ae53..954f57cec 100755
--- a/script/get-me
+++ b/script/get-me
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":3,"params":{"name":"get_me"},"method":"tools/call"}' | go run  cmd/github-mcp-server/main.go stdio  | jq .
+# MCP requires initialize -> notifications/initialized -> tools/call
+output=$(
+  (
+    echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2024-11-05","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"get-me-script","version":"1.0.0"}}}'
+    echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"notifications/initialized","params":{}}'
+    echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_me","arguments":{}}}'
+    sleep 1
+  ) | go run cmd/github-mcp-server/main.go stdio 2>/dev/null | tail -1
+)
+
+if command -v jq &> /dev/null; then
+  echo "$output" | jq '.result.content[0].text | fromjson'
+else
+  echo "$output"
+fi