diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ Helpful flags:
 
 > Tip: You can skip the verb entirely—`mcporter firecrawl` automatically runs `mcporter list firecrawl`, and dotted tokens like `mcporter linear.list_issues` dispatch to the call command (typo fixes included).
 
-Timeouts default to 30 s; override with `MCPORTER_LIST_TIMEOUT` or `MCPORTER_CALL_TIMEOUT` when you expect slow startups. OAuth browser handshakes get a separate 5 minute grace period; pass `--oauth-timeout <ms>` (or export `MCPORTER_OAUTH_TIMEOUT_MS`) when you need the CLI to bail out faster while you diagnose stubborn auth flows.
+Listing defaults to a 30 s timeout and calls default to 60 s; override with `MCPORTER_LIST_TIMEOUT` or `MCPORTER_CALL_TIMEOUT` when you expect slow startups. OAuth browser handshakes get a separate 5 minute grace period; pass `--oauth-timeout <ms>` (or export `MCPORTER_OAUTH_TIMEOUT_MS`) when you need the CLI to bail out faster while you diagnose stubborn auth flows.
 
 ### Try an MCP without editing config
 
diff --git a/docs/cli-reference.md b/docs/cli-reference.md
index 5a1c23e..c213059 100644
--- a/docs/cli-reference.md
+++ b/docs/cli-reference.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ A quick reference for the primary `mcporter` subcommands. Each command inherits
 - Useful flags:
   - `--server`, `--tool` – alternate way to target a tool.
   - `--` – stop flag parsing so remaining tokens stay literal positional values.
-  - `--timeout <ms>` – override call timeout (defaults to `CALL_TIMEOUT_MS`).
+  - `--timeout <ms>` – override call timeout (defaults to `MCPORTER_CALL_TIMEOUT`, or 60 s).
   - `--output text|markdown|json|raw` – choose how to render the `CallResult`.
   - `--save-images <dir>` – persist image content blocks to files under the specified directory.
   - `--raw-strings` – disable numeric coercion for flag-style and positional values.