diff --git a/client/src/App.tsx b/client/src/App.tsx
index e2aab1b..4f99ffd 100644
--- a/client/src/App.tsx
+++ b/client/src/App.tsx
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ const App = () => {
       Object.entries(mergedConfig).forEach(([key, value]) => {
         mergedConfig[key as keyof InspectorConfig] = {
           ...value,
-          description:
-            DEFAULT_INSPECTOR_CONFIG[key as keyof InspectorConfig].description,
+          label: DEFAULT_INSPECTOR_CONFIG[key as keyof InspectorConfig].label,
         };
       });
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/client/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 2ef54b1..4633d64 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ const Sidebar = ({
                     <div key={key} className="space-y-2">
                       <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
                         <label className="text-sm font-medium text-green-600 break-all">
-                          {configItem.description}
+                          {configItem.label}
                         </label>
                         <Tooltip>
                           <TooltipTrigger asChild>
diff --git a/client/src/components/__tests__/Sidebar.test.tsx b/client/src/components/__tests__/Sidebar.test.tsx
index f373a41..8e72b00 100644
--- a/client/src/components/__tests__/Sidebar.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/__tests__/Sidebar.test.tsx
@@ -343,7 +343,8 @@ describe("Sidebar Environment Variables", () => {
       expect(setConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           MCP_SERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: {
-            description: "Request Timeout",
+            label: "Request Timeout",
+            description: "Timeout for requests to the MCP server (ms)",
             value: 5000,
           },
         }),
@@ -366,7 +367,9 @@ describe("Sidebar Environment Variables", () => {
       expect(setConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           MCP_PROXY_FULL_ADDRESS: {
-            description: "Inspector Proxy Address",
+            label: "Inspector Proxy Address",
+            description:
+              "Set this if you are running the MCP Inspector Proxy on a non-default address. Example: http://10.1.1.22:5577",
             value: "http://localhost:8080",
           },
         }),
@@ -389,7 +392,9 @@ describe("Sidebar Environment Variables", () => {
       expect(setConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           MCP_REQUEST_MAX_TOTAL_TIMEOUT: {
-            description: "Maximum Total Timeout",
+            label: "Maximum Total Timeout",
+            description:
+              "Maximum total timeout for requests sent to the MCP server (ms) (Use with progress notifications)",
             value: 10000,
           },
         }),
@@ -410,7 +415,8 @@ describe("Sidebar Environment Variables", () => {
       expect(setConfig).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           MCP_SERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: {
-            description: "Request Timeout",
+            label: "Request Timeout",
+            description: "Timeout for requests to the MCP server (ms)",
             value: 0,
           },
         }),
@@ -455,7 +461,8 @@ describe("Sidebar Environment Variables", () => {
       expect(setConfig).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           MCP_SERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: {
-            description: "Request Timeout",
+            label: "Request Timeout",
+            description: "Timeout for requests to the MCP server (ms)",
             value: 3000,
           },
         }),
diff --git a/client/src/lib/configurationTypes.ts b/client/src/lib/configurationTypes.ts
index b4dd86e..7c74bb7 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/configurationTypes.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/configurationTypes.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export type ConfigItem = {
+  label: string;
   description: string;
   value: string | number | boolean;
 };
diff --git a/client/src/lib/constants.ts b/client/src/lib/constants.ts
index 1a772f5..e7fa14c 100644
--- a/client/src/lib/constants.ts
+++ b/client/src/lib/constants.ts
@@ -22,19 +22,25 @@ export const DEFAULT_MCP_PROXY_LISTEN_PORT = "6277";
  **/
 export const DEFAULT_INSPECTOR_CONFIG: InspectorConfig = {
   MCP_SERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT: {
-    description: "Request Timeout",
+    label: "Request Timeout",
+    description: "Timeout for requests to the MCP server (ms)",
     value: 10000,
   },
   MCP_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_RESET_ON_PROGRESS: {
-    description: "Reset Timeout on Progress",
+    label: "Reset Timeout on Progress",
+    description: "Reset timeout on progress notifications",
     value: true,
   },
   MCP_REQUEST_MAX_TOTAL_TIMEOUT: {
-    description: "Maximum Total Timeout",
+    label: "Maximum Total Timeout",
+    description:
+      "Maximum total timeout for requests sent to the MCP server (ms) (Use with progress notifications)",
     value: 60000,
   },
   MCP_PROXY_FULL_ADDRESS: {
-    description: "Inspector Proxy Address",
+    label: "Inspector Proxy Address",
+    description:
+      "Set this if you are running the MCP Inspector Proxy on a non-default address. Example: http://10.1.1.22:5577",
     value: "",
   },
 } as const;