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Quickstart: Publish an MCP Server to the MCP Registry Model Context Protocol · in the page registry/quickstart …"1.0.0", "transport": { "type": "stdio" }, "environmentVariables": [ { "description": "Your API key for the service", "isRequired": true,… Official MCP Registry Terms of Service Model Context Protocol · in the page registry/terms-of-service …e or failure of the Registry could lead to death, personal injury, or environmental damage; 7. Use the Registry to process or store any data that is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Reg… SEP-1686: Tasks Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/1686-tasks …s a real requirement for these types of MCP deployments in production environments. **Integration with Existing Architectures** Many workflow-driven systems already provide active execution-tracking… SEP-2148: MCP Contributor Ladder Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/2148-contributor-ladder …cidents to Core Maintainers * Help maintain a welcoming and inclusive environment for all community members * Coordinate with other moderators to ensure consistent enforcement * Document moderation ac… SEP-2149: MCP Group Governance and Charter Template Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/2149-working-group-charter-template …Enterprise IG explores the challenges of deploying MCP in enterprise environments, gathering use cases and requirements to inform future specification work. #### 3. Scope **In Scope**: Enumerated r… SEP-2243: HTTP Header Standardization for Streamable HTTP Transport Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/2243-http-standardization …g., Cloudflare) — but the appropriate limit depends on the deployment environment, which only the service operator can determine. Defining a specification-level limit (such as "omit headers exceeding… SEP-2322: Multi Round-Trip Requests Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/2322-MRTR …ansport's dependence on SSE streams, which cause problems in a lot of environments that cannot support long-lived connections. This proposed way of handling server-initiated requests will replace the… SEP-2468: Recommend Issuer (iss) Parameter in MCP Auth Responses Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/2468-recommend-issuer-claim-for-auth …ssuer, improving protocol robustness in multi‑identity provider (IdP) environments. This SEP follows the specifications defined in [RFC9207](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc9207/). ## Motivation… SEP-2577: Deprecate Roots, Sampling, and Logging Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/2577-deprecate-roots-sampling-and-logging …ed through tool parameters, resource URIs, server configuration, or environment variables — all of which are more explicit. ### Sampling Sampling allows servers to request LLM completions from t… SEP-2640: Skills Extension Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/2640-skills-extension …ting elevated access on the host, not declaring a property of its own environment. Approval of a skill never extends to the frontmatter of any other `SKILL.md` within its file space: a nested skill's… SEP-2663: Tasks Extension Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/2663-tasks-extension …et` for the returned `taskId` would resolve. In eventually-consistent environments, the server **MUST** wait for consistency before responding. This requirement eliminates the need for clients to spec… SEP-414: Document OpenTelemetry Trace Context Propagation Conventions Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/414-request-meta …ns should follow existing data-handling guidance appropriate to their environment. ## Reference Implementation Existing implementations using this pattern: * [C# SDK instrumentation](https://github… SEP-985: Align OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata with RFC 9728 Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/985-align-oauth-20-protected-resource-metadata-with-rf …FC compliance. ## Rationale Many large-scale, dynamic, multi-tenant environments rely on a centralized authentication service separate from the backend resource servers. In such deployments, injecti… SEP-990: Enable enterprise IdP policy controls during MCP OAuth flows Model Context Protocol · in the page seps/990-enable-enterprise-idp-policy-controls-during-mcp-o …ecure and interoperable authorization of MCP clients within corporate environments, leveraging existing enterprise identity infrastructure. * For end users, this removes the need to manually connect… Ping Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2024-11-05/basic/utilities/ping …be configurable * Timeouts **SHOULD** be appropriate for the network environment * Excessive pinging **SHOULD** be avoided to reduce network overhead ## Error Handling * Timeouts **SHOULD** be trea… Authorization Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-03-26/basic/authorization …ollow this specification, and instead retrieve credentials from the environment. * Implementations using alternative transports **MUST** follow established security best practices for their protoc… Overview Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-03-26/basic/index …follow this specification, and instead retrieve credentials from the environment. Additionally, clients and servers **MAY** negotiate their own custom authentication and authorization strategies. F… Ping Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-03-26/basic/utilities/ping …be configurable * Timeouts **SHOULD** be appropriate for the network environment * Excessive pinging **SHOULD** be avoided to reduce network overhead ## Error Handling * Timeouts **SHOULD** be trea… Authorization Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-06-18/basic/authorization …ollow this specification, and instead retrieve credentials from the environment. * Implementations using alternative transports **MUST** follow established security best practices for their protoc… Overview Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-06-18/basic/index …follow this specification, and instead retrieve credentials from the environment. Additionally, clients and servers **MAY** negotiate their own custom authentication and authorization strategies. F… Ping Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-06-18/basic/utilities/ping …be configurable * Timeouts **SHOULD** be appropriate for the network environment * Excessive pinging **SHOULD** be avoided to reduce network overhead ## Error Handling * Timeouts **SHOULD** be trea… Authorization Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-11-25/basic/authorization …ollow this specification, and instead retrieve credentials from the environment. * Implementations using alternative transports **MUST** follow established security best practices for their protoc… Overview Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-11-25/basic/index …follow this specification, and instead retrieve credentials from the environment. Additionally, clients and servers **MAY** negotiate their own custom authentication and authorization strategies. F… Ping Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-11-25/basic/utilities/ping …be configurable * Timeouts **SHOULD** be appropriate for the network environment * Excessive pinging **SHOULD** be avoided to reduce network overhead ## Error Handling * Timeouts **SHOULD** be trea… Tasks Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-11-25/basic/utilities/tasks …ng is not practical for all applications. Some MCP servers operate in environments without authorization, such as single-user tools, or use transports that don't support authorization. In these scenar… Elicitation Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2025-11-25/client/elicitation …elicitation request. 4. **SHOULD** use HTTPS URLs for non-development environments. These server requirements ensure that client implementations have clear rules about when to present a URL to the us… Authorization Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2026-07-28/basic/authorization/index …ollow this specification, and instead retrieve credentials from the environment. * Implementations using alternative transports **MUST** follow established security best practices for their protoc… Overview Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2026-07-28/basic/index …follow this specification, and instead retrieve credentials from the environment. Additionally, clients and servers **MAY** negotiate their own custom authentication and authorization strategies. F… Elicitation Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/2026-07-28/client/elicitation …elicitation request. 4. **SHOULD** use HTTPS URLs for non-development environments. These server requirements ensure that client implementations have clear rules about when to present a URL to the us… Authorization Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/draft/basic/authorization/index …ollow this specification, and instead retrieve credentials from the environment. * Implementations using alternative transports **MUST** follow established security best practices for their protoc… Overview Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/draft/basic/index …follow this specification, and instead retrieve credentials from the environment. Additionally, clients and servers **MAY** negotiate their own custom authentication and authorization strategies. F… Elicitation Model Context Protocol · in the page specification/draft/client/elicitation …elicitation request. 4. **SHOULD** use HTTPS URLs for non-development environments. These server requirements ensure that client implementations have clear rules about when to present a URL to the us…