diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/solr/mcp/server/schema/SchemaService.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/solr/mcp/server/schema/SchemaService.java
index 73bb3405..b1137d4c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/solr/mcp/server/schema/SchemaService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/solr/mcp/server/schema/SchemaService.java
@@ -269,9 +269,11 @@ public String getSchemaResource(String collection) {
 	 *            the name of the Solr collection to retrieve schema information for
 	 * @return complete schema representation containing all field and type
 	 *         definitions
-	 * @throws Exception
-	 *             if collection does not exist, access is denied, or communication
-	 *             fails
+	 * @throws SolrServerException
+	 *             if the Solr server returns an error; a missing collection
+	 *             surfaces as an unchecked {@code SolrException} (404)
+	 * @throws IOException
+	 *             if communication with the Solr server fails
 	 * @see SchemaRepresentation
 	 * @see SchemaRequest
 	 * @see org.apache.solr.client.solrj.response.schema.SchemaResponse
@@ -281,7 +283,7 @@ public String getSchemaResource(String collection) {
 			name = "get-schema",
 			annotations = @McpTool.McpAnnotations(readOnlyHint = true),
 			description = "Get schema for a Solr collection")
-	public SchemaRepresentation getSchema(String collection) throws Exception {
+	public SchemaRepresentation getSchema(String collection) throws SolrServerException, IOException {
 		SchemaRequest schemaRequest = new SchemaRequest();
 		return schemaRequest.process(solrClient, collection).getSchemaRepresentation();
 	}