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22| Feature | Deprecation SEP | Deprecated in | Migration path | Earliest removal |
23| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
24| [Roots](/specification/draft/client/roots) | [SEP-2577](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2577) | `2026-07-28` | Pass directories or files via tool parameters, resource URIs, or server configuration | First revision released on or after 2027-07-28 |
25| [Sampling](/specification/draft/client/sampling) | [SEP-2577](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2577) | `2026-07-28` | Integrate directly with LLM provider APIs | First revision released on or after 2027-07-28 |
26| [Logging](/specification/draft/server/utilities/logging) | [SEP-2577](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2577) | `2026-07-28` | Log to `stderr` for stdio transports; use [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/) for observability | First revision released on or after 2027-07-28 |
27| [Dynamic Client Registration](/specification/draft/basic/authorization/client-registration#dynamic-client-registration) | [PR #2858](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2858) | `2026-07-28` | [Client ID Metadata Documents](/specification/draft/basic/authorization/client-registration#client-id-metadata-documents) | First revision released on or after 2027-07-28 |
28| `includeContext: "thisServer"` / `"allServers"` ([Sampling](/specification/draft/client/sampling#capabilities)) | [SEP-2596](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2596) | `2025-11-25` | Omit the field or use `"none"` | Follows Sampling ([SEP-2577](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2577)) |
29| [HTTP+SSE transport](/specification/2024-11-05/basic/transports#http-with-sse) | [SEP-2596](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2596) | `2025-03-26` | [Streamable HTTP](/specification/draft/basic/transports/streamable-http) | Three months after SEP-2596 reaches Final |
22| Feature | Deprecation SEP | Deprecated in | Migration path | Earliest removal |
23| - | - | - | - | - |
24| [Roots](/specification/draft/client/roots) | [SEP-2577](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2577) | `2026-07-28` | Pass directories or files via tool parameters, resource URIs, or server configuration | First revision released on or after 2027-07-28 |
25| [Sampling](/specification/draft/client/sampling) | [SEP-2577](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2577) | `2026-07-28` | Integrate directly with LLM provider APIs | First revision released on or after 2027-07-28 |
26| [Logging](/specification/draft/server/utilities/logging) | [SEP-2577](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2577) | `2026-07-28` | Log to `stderr` for stdio transports; use [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/) for observability | First revision released on or after 2027-07-28 |
27| [Dynamic Client Registration](/specification/draft/basic/authorization/client-registration#dynamic-client-registration) | [PR #2858](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2858) | `2026-07-28` | [Client ID Metadata Documents](/specification/draft/basic/authorization/client-registration#client-id-metadata-documents) | First revision released on or after 2027-07-28 |
28| `includeContext: "thisServer"` / `"allServers"` ([Sampling](/specification/draft/client/sampling#capabilities)) | [SEP-2596](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2596) | `2025-11-25` | Omit the field or use `"none"` | Follows Sampling ([SEP-2577](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2577)) |
29| [HTTP+SSE transport](/specification/2024-11-05/basic/transports#http-with-sse) | [SEP-2596](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/2596) | `2025-03-26` | [Streamable HTTP](/specification/draft/basic/transports/streamable-http) | Three months after SEP-2596 reaches Final |
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3131The HTTP+SSE transport and the `includeContext` values were already described
3232as deprecated before the lifecycle policy existed; SEP-2596 reclassifies them
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