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SEP Guidelines

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 8. **Resolution**: The SEP may be `accepted`, `rejected`, or returned for revision. The sponsor updates the status.
 
-9. **Finalization**: Once accepted, the reference implementation must be completed. For Standards Track SEPs with observable protocol behavior, a [conformance test](#conformance-test-requirement) must also be merged. When complete and incorporated into the specification, the sponsor updates the status to `final`.
+9. **Finalization**: Once accepted, the reference implementation must be completed. For Standards Track SEPs with observable protocol behavior, a [conformance test](#conformance-test-requirement) must also be merged. The author adds the specification changes (schema changes, specification text, and a changelog entry) to the SEP's pull request. SDK implementations are not required for a SEP to become `final`. When this work is complete, the sponsor updates the status to `final` and the SEP's PR can be merged.
 
 ### SEP Statuses
 
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 * Clear benefit to the MCP ecosystem
 * Community support and consensus
 
-Once a SEP has been accepted, the reference implementation must be completed. When complete and incorporated into the main repository, the status changes to "Final".
+Once a SEP has been accepted, the author adds the specification changes (schema changes, specification text, and a changelog entry) to the SEP's pull request. The reference implementation must be completed, along with any required [conformance test](#conformance-test-requirement). SDK implementations are not required. When this work is complete, the status changes to "Final" and the PR can be merged.
 
 ## Conformance Test Requirement