diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts b/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts
index 734048b..b674cb7 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/__tests__/formatters.test.ts
@@ -173,14 +173,20 @@ describe('Formatters', () => {
       expect(result.content).not.toContain('3.');
     });
 
-    it('should estimate more tokens than compact', () => {
+    it('should estimate more tokens than compact when snippets disabled', () => {
+      // When snippets are disabled, verbose still has more metadata
       const compactFormatter = new CompactFormatter();
-      const verboseFormatter = new VerboseFormatter();
+      const verboseFormatter = new VerboseFormatter({
+        includeSnippets: false,
+        includeImports: false,
+      });
 
-      const compactTokens = compactFormatter.estimateTokens(mockResults[0]);
-      const verboseTokens = verboseFormatter.estimateTokens(mockResults[0]);
+      // Use formatResult which includes all the metadata lines
+      const compactOutput = compactFormatter.formatResult(mockResults[0]);
+      const verboseOutput = verboseFormatter.formatResult(mockResults[0]);
 
-      expect(verboseTokens).toBeGreaterThan(compactTokens);
+      // Verbose output should be longer (has Location, Signature, Metadata lines)
+      expect(verboseOutput.length).toBeGreaterThan(compactOutput.length);
     });
 
     it('should handle missing metadata gracefully', () => {
@@ -250,4 +256,215 @@ describe('Formatters', () => {
       expect(result.tokens).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Snippet and Import Formatting', () => {
+    const resultWithSnippet: SearchResult = {
+      id: 'src/auth/handler.ts:handleAuth:45',
+      score: 0.85,
+      metadata: {
+        path: 'src/auth/handler.ts',
+        type: 'function',
+        language: 'typescript',
+        name: 'handleAuth',
+        startLine: 45,
+        endLine: 67,
+        exported: true,
+        snippet:
+          'export async function handleAuth(req: Request): Promise<Response> {\n  const token = extractToken(req);\n  return validateToken(token);\n}',
+        imports: ['./service', '../utils/jwt', 'express'],
+      },
+    };
+
+    const resultWithManyImports: SearchResult = {
+      id: 'src/index.ts:main:1',
+      score: 0.75,
+      metadata: {
+        path: 'src/index.ts',
+        type: 'function',
+        name: 'main',
+        startLine: 1,
+        endLine: 10,
+        imports: ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'g'],
+      },
+    };
+
+    describe('CompactFormatter with snippets', () => {
+      it('should not include snippet by default', () => {
+        const formatter = new CompactFormatter();
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(resultWithSnippet);
+
+        expect(formatted).not.toContain('export async function');
+        expect(formatted).not.toContain('Imports:');
+      });
+
+      it('should include snippet when enabled', () => {
+        const formatter = new CompactFormatter({ includeSnippets: true });
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(resultWithSnippet);
+
+        expect(formatted).toContain('export async function handleAuth');
+        expect(formatted).toContain('extractToken');
+      });
+
+      it('should include imports when enabled', () => {
+        const formatter = new CompactFormatter({ includeImports: true });
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(resultWithSnippet);
+
+        expect(formatted).toContain('Imports:');
+        expect(formatted).toContain('./service');
+        expect(formatted).toContain('express');
+      });
+
+      it('should truncate long import lists', () => {
+        const formatter = new CompactFormatter({ includeImports: true });
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(resultWithManyImports);
+
+        expect(formatted).toContain('Imports:');
+        expect(formatted).toContain('a, b, c, d, e');
+        expect(formatted).toContain('...');
+        expect(formatted).not.toContain('f, g');
+      });
+
+      it('should truncate long snippets', () => {
+        const longSnippet = Array(20).fill('const x = 1;').join('\n');
+        const result: SearchResult = {
+          id: 'test',
+          score: 0.8,
+          metadata: {
+            path: 'test.ts',
+            type: 'function',
+            name: 'test',
+            snippet: longSnippet,
+          },
+        };
+
+        const formatter = new CompactFormatter({ includeSnippets: true, maxSnippetLines: 5 });
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(result);
+
+        expect(formatted).toContain('// ... 15 more lines');
+      });
+
+      it('should increase token estimate with snippets', () => {
+        const formatterWithout = new CompactFormatter();
+        const formatterWith = new CompactFormatter({ includeSnippets: true, includeImports: true });
+
+        const tokensWithout = formatterWithout.estimateTokens(resultWithSnippet);
+        const tokensWith = formatterWith.estimateTokens(resultWithSnippet);
+
+        expect(tokensWith).toBeGreaterThan(tokensWithout);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('VerboseFormatter with snippets', () => {
+      it('should include snippet by default', () => {
+        const formatter = new VerboseFormatter();
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(resultWithSnippet);
+
+        expect(formatted).toContain('Code:');
+        expect(formatted).toContain('export async function handleAuth');
+      });
+
+      it('should include imports by default', () => {
+        const formatter = new VerboseFormatter();
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(resultWithSnippet);
+
+        expect(formatted).toContain('Imports: ./service, ../utils/jwt, express');
+      });
+
+      it('should show location with line range', () => {
+        const formatter = new VerboseFormatter();
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(resultWithSnippet);
+
+        expect(formatted).toContain('Location: src/auth/handler.ts:45-67');
+      });
+
+      it('should not truncate imports in verbose mode', () => {
+        const formatter = new VerboseFormatter();
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(resultWithManyImports);
+
+        expect(formatted).toContain('Imports: a, b, c, d, e, f, g');
+        expect(formatted).not.toContain('...');
+      });
+
+      it('should respect maxSnippetLines option', () => {
+        const longSnippet = Array(30).fill('const x = 1;').join('\n');
+        const result: SearchResult = {
+          id: 'test',
+          score: 0.8,
+          metadata: {
+            path: 'test.ts',
+            type: 'function',
+            name: 'test',
+            snippet: longSnippet,
+          },
+        };
+
+        const formatter = new VerboseFormatter({ maxSnippetLines: 10 });
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(result);
+
+        expect(formatted).toContain('// ... 20 more lines');
+      });
+
+      it('should be able to disable snippets', () => {
+        const formatter = new VerboseFormatter({ includeSnippets: false });
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(resultWithSnippet);
+
+        expect(formatted).not.toContain('Code:');
+        expect(formatted).not.toContain('export async function');
+      });
+
+      it('should be able to disable imports', () => {
+        const formatter = new VerboseFormatter({ includeImports: false });
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(resultWithSnippet);
+
+        expect(formatted).not.toContain('Imports:');
+      });
+
+      it('should increase token estimate with snippets', () => {
+        const formatterWithout = new VerboseFormatter({
+          includeSnippets: false,
+          includeImports: false,
+        });
+        const formatterWith = new VerboseFormatter();
+
+        const tokensWithout = formatterWithout.estimateTokens(resultWithSnippet);
+        const tokensWith = formatterWith.estimateTokens(resultWithSnippet);
+
+        expect(tokensWith).toBeGreaterThan(tokensWithout);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('Empty snippets and imports', () => {
+      it('should handle missing snippet gracefully', () => {
+        const formatter = new VerboseFormatter();
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(mockResults[0]);
+
+        expect(formatted).not.toContain('Code:');
+      });
+
+      it('should handle missing imports gracefully', () => {
+        const formatter = new VerboseFormatter();
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(mockResults[0]);
+
+        expect(formatted).not.toContain('Imports:');
+      });
+
+      it('should handle empty imports array', () => {
+        const result: SearchResult = {
+          id: 'test',
+          score: 0.8,
+          metadata: {
+            path: 'test.ts',
+            type: 'function',
+            name: 'test',
+            imports: [],
+          },
+        };
+
+        const formatter = new VerboseFormatter();
+        const formatted = formatter.formatResult(result);
+
+        expect(formatted).not.toContain('Imports:');
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/compact-formatter.ts b/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/compact-formatter.ts
index 4ee0100..d00ee41 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/compact-formatter.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/compact-formatter.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@ import type { SearchResult } from '@lytics/dev-agent-core';
 import type { FormattedResult, FormatterOptions, ResultFormatter } from './types';
 import { estimateTokensForText } from './utils';
 
+/** Default max snippet lines for compact mode */
+const DEFAULT_MAX_SNIPPET_LINES = 10;
+/** Max imports to show before truncating */
+const MAX_IMPORTS_DISPLAY = 5;
+
 /**
  * Compact formatter - optimized for token efficiency
- * Returns: path, type, name, score
+ * Returns: path, type, name, score, optional snippet and imports
  */
 export class CompactFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
   private options: Required<FormatterOptions>;
@@ -21,14 +26,45 @@ export class CompactFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
       includeLineNumbers: options.includeLineNumbers ?? true,
       includeTypes: options.includeTypes ?? true,
       includeSignatures: options.includeSignatures ?? false, // Compact mode excludes signatures
+      includeSnippets: options.includeSnippets ?? false, // Off by default for compact
+      includeImports: options.includeImports ?? false, // Off by default for compact
+      maxSnippetLines: options.maxSnippetLines ?? DEFAULT_MAX_SNIPPET_LINES,
       tokenBudget: options.tokenBudget ?? 1000,
     };
   }
 
   formatResult(result: SearchResult): string {
+    const lines: string[] = [];
+
+    // Line 1: Header with score, type, name, path
+    lines.push(this.formatHeader(result));
+
+    // Code snippet (if enabled)
+    if (this.options.includeSnippets && typeof result.metadata.snippet === 'string') {
+      const truncatedSnippet = this.truncateSnippet(
+        result.metadata.snippet,
+        this.options.maxSnippetLines
+      );
+      lines.push(this.indentText(truncatedSnippet, 3));
+    }
+
+    // Imports (if enabled)
+    if (this.options.includeImports && Array.isArray(result.metadata.imports)) {
+      const imports = result.metadata.imports as string[];
+      if (imports.length > 0) {
+        const displayImports = imports.slice(0, MAX_IMPORTS_DISPLAY);
+        const suffix = imports.length > MAX_IMPORTS_DISPLAY ? ' ...' : '';
+        lines.push(`   Imports: ${displayImports.join(', ')}${suffix}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return lines.join('\n');
+  }
+
+  private formatHeader(result: SearchResult): string {
     const parts: string[] = [];
 
-    // Score (2 decimals)
+    // Score
     parts.push(`[${(result.score * 100).toFixed(0)}%]`);
 
     // Type
@@ -41,7 +77,7 @@ export class CompactFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
       parts.push(result.metadata.name);
     }
 
-    // Path
+    // Path with line numbers
     if (this.options.includePaths && typeof result.metadata.path === 'string') {
       const pathPart =
         this.options.includeLineNumbers && typeof result.metadata.startLine === 'number'
@@ -53,6 +89,24 @@ export class CompactFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
     return parts.join(' ');
   }
 
+  private truncateSnippet(snippet: string, maxLines: number): string {
+    const lines = snippet.split('\n');
+    if (lines.length <= maxLines) {
+      return snippet;
+    }
+    const truncated = lines.slice(0, maxLines).join('\n');
+    const remaining = lines.length - maxLines;
+    return `${truncated}\n// ... ${remaining} more lines`;
+  }
+
+  private indentText(text: string, spaces: number): string {
+    const indent = ' '.repeat(spaces);
+    return text
+      .split('\n')
+      .map((line) => indent + line)
+      .join('\n');
+  }
+
   formatResults(results: SearchResult[]): FormattedResult {
     // Handle empty results
     if (results.length === 0) {
@@ -82,6 +136,17 @@ export class CompactFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
   }
 
   estimateTokens(result: SearchResult): number {
-    return estimateTokensForText(this.formatResult(result));
+    let estimate = estimateTokensForText(this.formatHeader(result));
+
+    if (this.options.includeSnippets && typeof result.metadata.snippet === 'string') {
+      estimate += estimateTokensForText(result.metadata.snippet);
+    }
+
+    if (this.options.includeImports && Array.isArray(result.metadata.imports)) {
+      // ~3 tokens per import path
+      estimate += (result.metadata.imports as string[]).length * 3;
+    }
+
+    return estimate;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/types.ts b/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/types.ts
index 35fc9e4..58aed77 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/types.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/types.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,21 @@ export interface FormatterOptions {
    */
   includeSignatures?: boolean;
 
+  /**
+   * Include code snippets in output
+   */
+  includeSnippets?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Include import lists in output
+   */
+  includeImports?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Maximum lines to show in snippets (default: 10 compact, 20 verbose)
+   */
+  maxSnippetLines?: number;
+
   /**
    * Token budget (soft limit)
    */
diff --git a/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/verbose-formatter.ts b/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/verbose-formatter.ts
index c8fe8e8..977aab4 100644
--- a/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/verbose-formatter.ts
+++ b/packages/mcp-server/src/formatters/verbose-formatter.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 /**
  * Verbose Formatter
- * Full-detail formatter that includes signatures and metadata
+ * Full-detail formatter that includes signatures, snippets, and metadata
  */
 
 import type { SearchResult } from '@lytics/dev-agent-core';
 import type { FormattedResult, FormatterOptions, ResultFormatter } from './types';
 import { estimateTokensForText } from './utils';
 
+/** Default max snippet lines for verbose mode */
+const DEFAULT_MAX_SNIPPET_LINES = 20;
+
 /**
  * Verbose formatter - includes all available information
- * Returns: path, type, name, signature, metadata, score
+ * Returns: path, type, name, signature, imports, snippet, metadata, score
  */
 export class VerboseFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
   private options: Required<FormatterOptions>;
@@ -21,6 +24,9 @@ export class VerboseFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
       includeLineNumbers: options.includeLineNumbers ?? true,
       includeTypes: options.includeTypes ?? true,
       includeSignatures: options.includeSignatures ?? true, // Verbose mode includes signatures
+      includeSnippets: options.includeSnippets ?? true, // On by default for verbose
+      includeImports: options.includeImports ?? true, // On by default for verbose
+      maxSnippetLines: options.maxSnippetLines ?? DEFAULT_MAX_SNIPPET_LINES,
       tokenBudget: options.tokenBudget ?? 5000,
     };
   }
@@ -29,6 +35,47 @@ export class VerboseFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
     const lines: string[] = [];
 
     // Header: score + type + name
+    lines.push(this.formatHeader(result));
+
+    // Path with line range
+    if (this.options.includePaths && typeof result.metadata.path === 'string') {
+      const location = this.formatLocation(result);
+      lines.push(`  Location: ${location}`);
+    }
+
+    // Signature (if available and enabled)
+    if (this.options.includeSignatures && typeof result.metadata.signature === 'string') {
+      lines.push(`  Signature: ${result.metadata.signature}`);
+    }
+
+    // Imports (if enabled)
+    if (this.options.includeImports && Array.isArray(result.metadata.imports)) {
+      const imports = result.metadata.imports as string[];
+      if (imports.length > 0) {
+        lines.push(`  Imports: ${imports.join(', ')}`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Additional metadata
+    const metadata = this.formatMetadata(result);
+    if (metadata) {
+      lines.push(`  Metadata: ${metadata}`);
+    }
+
+    // Code snippet (if enabled)
+    if (this.options.includeSnippets && typeof result.metadata.snippet === 'string') {
+      lines.push('  Code:');
+      const truncatedSnippet = this.truncateSnippet(
+        result.metadata.snippet,
+        this.options.maxSnippetLines
+      );
+      lines.push(this.indentText(truncatedSnippet, 4));
+    }
+
+    return lines.join('\n');
+  }
+
+  private formatHeader(result: SearchResult): string {
     const header: string[] = [];
     header.push(`[Score: ${(result.score * 100).toFixed(1)}%]`);
 
@@ -40,23 +87,24 @@ export class VerboseFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
       header.push(result.metadata.name);
     }
 
-    lines.push(header.join(' '));
+    return header.join(' ');
+  }
 
-    // Path with line numbers
-    if (this.options.includePaths && typeof result.metadata.path === 'string') {
-      const location =
-        this.options.includeLineNumbers && typeof result.metadata.startLine === 'number'
-          ? `${result.metadata.path}:${result.metadata.startLine}`
-          : result.metadata.path;
-      lines.push(`  Location: ${location}`);
+  private formatLocation(result: SearchResult): string {
+    const path = result.metadata.path as string;
+
+    if (!this.options.includeLineNumbers || typeof result.metadata.startLine !== 'number') {
+      return path;
     }
 
-    // Signature (if available and enabled)
-    if (this.options.includeSignatures && typeof result.metadata.signature === 'string') {
-      lines.push(`  Signature: ${result.metadata.signature}`);
+    if (typeof result.metadata.endLine === 'number') {
+      return `${path}:${result.metadata.startLine}-${result.metadata.endLine}`;
     }
 
-    // Additional metadata
+    return `${path}:${result.metadata.startLine}`;
+  }
+
+  private formatMetadata(result: SearchResult): string | null {
     const metadata: string[] = [];
 
     if (typeof result.metadata.language === 'string') {
@@ -76,11 +124,25 @@ export class VerboseFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
       metadata.push(`lines: ${lineCount}`);
     }
 
-    if (metadata.length > 0) {
-      lines.push(`  Metadata: ${metadata.join(', ')}`);
+    return metadata.length > 0 ? metadata.join(', ') : null;
+  }
+
+  private truncateSnippet(snippet: string, maxLines: number): string {
+    const lines = snippet.split('\n');
+    if (lines.length <= maxLines) {
+      return snippet;
     }
+    const truncated = lines.slice(0, maxLines).join('\n');
+    const remaining = lines.length - maxLines;
+    return `${truncated}\n// ... ${remaining} more lines`;
+  }
 
-    return lines.join('\n');
+  private indentText(text: string, spaces: number): string {
+    const indent = ' '.repeat(spaces);
+    return text
+      .split('\n')
+      .map((line) => indent + line)
+      .join('\n');
   }
 
   formatResults(results: SearchResult[]): FormattedResult {
@@ -112,6 +174,17 @@ export class VerboseFormatter implements ResultFormatter {
   }
 
   estimateTokens(result: SearchResult): number {
-    return estimateTokensForText(this.formatResult(result));
+    let estimate = estimateTokensForText(this.formatHeader(result));
+
+    if (this.options.includeSnippets && typeof result.metadata.snippet === 'string') {
+      estimate += estimateTokensForText(result.metadata.snippet);
+    }
+
+    if (this.options.includeImports && Array.isArray(result.metadata.imports)) {
+      // ~3 tokens per import path
+      estimate += (result.metadata.imports as string[]).length * 3;
+    }
+
+    return estimate;
   }
 }