diff --git a/gemini-extension.json b/gemini-extension.json
index c154e3c..c6e94c3 100644
--- a/gemini-extension.json
+++ b/gemini-extension.json
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 {
   "name": "google-workspace",
-  "version": "DEV",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
   "contextFileName": "workspace-server${/}WORKSPACE-Context.md",
   "mcpServers": {
     "google-workspace": {
       "program": "./workspace-server/dist/index.js",
       "command": "node",
-      "args": ["scripts${/}start.js"],
+      "args": [
+        "scripts${/}start.js"
+      ],
       "cwd": "${extensionPath}"
     }
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/workspace-server/src/__tests__/services/ChatService.test.ts b/workspace-server/src/__tests__/services/ChatService.test.ts
index d75287d..1ffbe17 100644
--- a/workspace-server/src/__tests__/services/ChatService.test.ts
+++ b/workspace-server/src/__tests__/services/ChatService.test.ts
@@ -354,6 +354,33 @@ describe('ChatService', () => {
       const response = JSON.parse(result.content[0].text);
       expect(response.messages).toEqual(mockMessages);
     });
+
+    it('should pass orderBy to the API', async () => {
+      const mockMessages = [
+        { name: 'spaces/space1/messages/msg1', text: 'Hello' },
+      ];
+
+      mockChatAPI.spaces.messages.list.mockResolvedValue({
+        data: {
+          messages: mockMessages,
+        },
+      });
+
+      const result = await chatService.getMessages({
+        spaceName: 'spaces/space1',
+        orderBy: 'createTime desc',
+      });
+
+      expect(mockChatAPI.spaces.messages.list).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        parent: 'spaces/space1',
+        pageSize: undefined,
+        pageToken: undefined,
+        orderBy: 'createTime desc',
+      });
+
+      const response = JSON.parse(result.content[0].text);
+      expect(response.messages).toEqual(mockMessages);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('sendDm', () => {
diff --git a/workspace-server/src/index.ts b/workspace-server/src/index.ts
index 83af4a8..31a0260 100644
--- a/workspace-server/src/index.ts
+++ b/workspace-server/src/index.ts
@@ -470,6 +470,7 @@ async function main() {
                 unreadOnly: z.boolean().optional().describe('Whether to return only unread messages.'),
                 pageSize: z.number().optional().describe('The maximum number of messages to return.'),
                 pageToken: z.string().optional().describe('The token for the next page of results.'),
+                orderBy: z.string().optional().describe('The order to list messages in (e.g., "createTime desc").'),
             }
         },
         chatService.getMessages
diff --git a/workspace-server/src/services/ChatService.ts b/workspace-server/src/services/ChatService.ts
index 2142efe..530449e 100644
--- a/workspace-server/src/services/ChatService.ts
+++ b/workspace-server/src/services/ChatService.ts
@@ -176,10 +176,12 @@ export class ChatService {
         }
     }
 
-    public getMessages = async ({ spaceName, unreadOnly, pageSize, pageToken }: { spaceName: string, unreadOnly?: boolean, pageSize?: number, pageToken?: string }) => {
+    public getMessages = async ({ spaceName, unreadOnly, pageSize, pageToken, orderBy }: { spaceName: string, unreadOnly?: boolean, pageSize?: number, pageToken?: string, orderBy?: string }) => {
         logToFile(`Listing messages for space: ${spaceName}`);
         try {
             const chat = await this.getChatClient();
+            let filter: string | undefined;
+
             if (unreadOnly) {
                 const people = await this.getPeopleClient();
                 const person = await people.people.get({
@@ -203,47 +205,33 @@ export class ChatService {
 
                 const lastReadTime = currentUserMember?.lastReadTime;
 
-                if (!lastReadTime) {
+                if (lastReadTime) {
+                    filter = `createTime > "${lastReadTime}"`;
+                } else {
                     logToFile(`No last read time found for user in space: ${spaceName}`);
-                    // This can happen if the user has never read messages in the space.
-                    // In this case, all messages are unread.
-                    const res = await chat.spaces.messages.list({ parent: spaceName, pageSize, pageToken });
-                    const messages = res.data.messages || [];
-                    logToFile(`Successfully listed ${messages.length} unread messages for space: ${spaceName}`);
-                    return { content: [{ type: "text" as const, text: JSON.stringify({ messages, nextPageToken: res.data.nextPageToken }) }] };
                 }
+            }
 
-                const res = await chat.spaces.messages.list({
-                    parent: spaceName,
-                    filter: `createTime > "${lastReadTime}"`,
-                    pageSize,
-                    pageToken,
-                });
+            const res = await chat.spaces.messages.list({
+                parent: spaceName,
+                filter,
+                pageSize,
+                pageToken,
+                orderBy,
+            });
 
-                const messages = res.data.messages || [];
-                logToFile(`Successfully listed ${messages.length} unread messages for space: ${spaceName}`);
-                return {
-                    content: [{
-                        type: "text" as const,
-                        text: JSON.stringify({ messages, nextPageToken: res.data.nextPageToken })
-                    }]
-                };
+            const messages = res.data.messages || [];
+            const logMessage = unreadOnly 
+                ? `Successfully listed ${messages.length} unread messages for space: ${spaceName}`
+                : `Successfully listed ${messages.length} messages for space: ${spaceName}`;
+            logToFile(logMessage);
 
-            } else {
-                const res = await chat.spaces.messages.list({
-                    parent: spaceName,
-                    pageSize,
-                    pageToken,
-                });
-                const messages = res.data.messages || [];
-                logToFile(`Successfully listed ${messages.length} messages for space: ${spaceName}`);
-                return {
-                    content: [{
-                        type: "text" as const,
-                        text: JSON.stringify({ messages, nextPageToken: res.data.nextPageToken })
-                    }]
-                };
-            }
+            return {
+                content: [{
+                    type: "text" as const,
+                    text: JSON.stringify({ messages, nextPageToken: res.data.nextPageToken })
+                }]
+            };
         } catch (error) {
             const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
             logToFile(`Error during chat.getMessages: ${errorMessage}`);
@@ -263,6 +251,7 @@ export class ChatService {
         }
     }
 
+
     public sendDm = async ({ email, message }: { email: string, message: string }) => {
         logToFile(`chat.sendDm called with: email=${email}, message=${message}`);
         try {