diff --git a/src/personal_mcp/config.py b/src/personal_mcp/config.py
index 49dd389..7ead308 100644
--- a/src/personal_mcp/config.py
+++ b/src/personal_mcp/config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from functools import cache
+from importlib.resources import files
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Literal
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from pydantic import DirectoryPath
@@ -11,9 +13,17 @@ DEFAULT_ENV_FILE = Path(".env").resolve()
 _REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
 
 
+@cache
+def _package_docs_dir() -> Path:
+    docs_dir = files("personal_mcp").joinpath("docs")
+    if not isinstance(docs_dir, Path):
+        raise TypeError("personal_mcp docs must be installed as a filesystem directory")
+    return docs_dir
+
+
 class Mounts(BaseModel):
     docs: str = "/docs"
-    docs_dir: DirectoryPath = Field(default=_REPO_ROOT / "docs")
+    docs_dir: DirectoryPath = Field(default_factory=_package_docs_dir)
     mcp: str = "/mcp"
 
 
@@ -29,6 +39,7 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     debug: bool = False
     log_level: str = "info"
     mounts: Mounts = Field(default_factory=Mounts)
+    mcp_transport: Literal["http", "sse"] = "http"
     site_dir: DirectoryPath = Field(default=_REPO_ROOT / "site")
 
 
diff --git a/src/personal_mcp/web/app.py b/src/personal_mcp/web/app.py
index 2960a4f..766fc9a 100644
--- a/src/personal_mcp/web/app.py
+++ b/src/personal_mcp/web/app.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def create_app(settings: Settings | None = None) -> FastAPI:
         path=runtime_settings.mounts.mcp,
         json_response=True,
         stateless_http=True,
-        transport="http",
+        transport=runtime_settings.mcp_transport,
     )
     app = FastAPI(
         debug=runtime_settings.debug,