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SSH remote sessions in Claude Desktop on 3P
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/ssh-remote-sessions
…user's own SSH configuration accepts new keys without asking. `@cert-authority` entries are honored, and a changed host key is always refused. * With the built-in client, the host's key must already…
Telemetry and egress
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/telemetry
…a JSON object that maps each header name to its value, for example `{"Authorization":"Bearer <token>","X-Tenant":"agency"}`. As with the other object-typed keys described under [Value types](/docs/thi…
Deploy Claude Desktop on 3P with Google Cloud's Agent Platform
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/vertex
…the differences. ### Workforce Identity sign-in Claude Desktop runs authorization code with PKCE directly against **your** IdP. The IdP's ID token is then exchanged at Google's Security Token Servic…
Web search and web fetch
Claude Documentation · in the page
third-party/claude-desktop/web-tools
…- | | `brave` | `{"X-Subscription-Token": "<key>"}` | | `tavily` | `{"Authorization": "Bearer <key>"}` | | `exa` | `{"x-api-key": "<key>"}` | | `custom` | Whatever your search server expects | You ca…
Group Charter Template
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/charter-template
…| ------ | ---- | | | | | | | ## Authority & Decision Rights (WG only) <!-- The decision-making process (lazy consensus → vote → escalation) is defined in the gov…
Contributing to MCP
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/contributing
…new RPC method like `tools/execute` * Changing how authentication and authorization works * Adding a new capability negotiation field * Modifying the transport layer specification ## Working with the…
Contributor Ladder
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/contributor-ladder
…ner) | Technical leadership and protocol stewardship | Final decision authority, governance participation | By invitation after sustained Maintainer contribution | | [**Lead Maintainer**](#lead-mainta…
Feature Lifecycle and Deprecation Policy
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/feature-lifecycle
…ommunity/governance#decision-process) | Lead Maintainers retain veto authority over each of the approvals above, per the [governance roles](/community/governance#roles) definition.
Governance and Stewardship
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/governance
…ions will be retained by the copyright holder as independent works of authorship and that no contributor or copyright holder will be required to assign copyrights to the project. Except as described…
Enterprise Interest Group Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/enterprise
…management, On-Behalf-Of (OBO) token exchange flows, and fine-grained authorization (Rich Authorization Requests). Gathering requirements to inform the Auth WG and related SEPs. * **Identity Propagati…
Financial Services Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/financial-services
…amper-evident, portable records of what a tool call did, under what authority, and against which policy, so that MCP interactions can satisfy regulatory audit and incident-review obligations * **D…
Primitive Grouping Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/primitive-grouping
…### Out of Scope * **Approving spec changes**: this IG does not have authority to approve protocol changes; recommendations flow through the SEP process * **Implementation mandates**: the group can d…
Scientific Computing Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/scientific-computing
…up's use-case gathering, but building them is not protocol work * **Authorization and identity mechanics**: OAuth flows, scopes, and token handling belong to the [Authorization IG](/community/inte…
Security Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/security
…s for tamper-evident records of what a tool call did and under what authority, for compliance and incident review * **Transport-adjacent security**: secrets handling, process isolation, and unauthen…
Tool Annotations Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/interest-groups/tool-annotations
…ated group can bring. The IG gathers use cases from server and client authors, evaluates existing and proposed annotations, and considers the long-term future of the annotation model, including whethe…
Security Policy
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/security
…n or official SDKs: protocol-level vulnerabilities, authentication or authorization bypasses, implementation bugs such as injection or memory-safety issues, sandbox escapes, session hijacking, token l…
SEP Guidelines
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/sep-guidelines
…and documenting the design decisions that have gone into MCP. The SEP author is responsible for building consensus within the community and documenting dissenting opinions. When drafting a SEP, autho…
Agents Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/agents
…Tasks or evaluated agent use cases raise transport, events, skills, authorization, metadata, or external-interoperability questions. * **Documentation**: Maintain the Tasks specification and docum…
File Uploads Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/file-uploads
…den)) and Nick Cooper ([@nickcoai](https://github.com/nickcoai)). ## Authority & Decision Rights | Decision Type | Authority Level | | - | - | | Meeting logistics & scheduling | WG Leads (autonomous…
Filesystems Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/filesystems
…**: Document the new operations in the specification, and give server authors guidance on choosing between a resource write path and a tool-based one. ### Out of Scope * A parallel `files/*` primi…
Infrastructure Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/infrastructure
…bership, permissions, and account provisioning. This includes letting authorized leads of MCP working groups invite contributors to the organization and manage access for their own groups, including c…
Inspector V2 Working Group Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/inspector-v2
…ai | [@BobDickinson](https://github.com/BobDickinson) | Ongoing | ## Authority & Decision Rights | Decision Type | Authority Level | | - | - | | Meeting logistics & scheduling | WG Leads (autonomous…
Interceptors Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/interceptors
…ps). * **Documentation**: Specification sections covering interceptor authoring, deployment models (in-process, sidecar, remote service), chain configuration, and migration guidance from ad-hoc middle…
Registry Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/registry
…Stacklok | [@rdimitrov](https://github.com/rdimitrov) | Initial | ## Authority & Decision Rights | Decision Type | Authority Level | | - | - | | Meeting logistics & scheduling | WG Leads (autonomous…
SDK Working Group Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/sdk
…col/modelcontextprotocol/blob/main/MAINTAINERS.md). * **Specification authorship**: Protocol changes are proposed through the [SEP process](/community/sep-guidelines) and owned by the relevant working…
Server Card Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/server-card
…mentation**: Specification sections and guidance covering Server Card authoring and consumption. ### Out of Scope * Changes to the MCP initialization handshake or transport layer. * A general-purpos…
Skills Over MCP Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/skills-over-mcp
…**Documentation**: Specification sections and guidance covering skill authoring, discovery, and consumption ### Out of Scope * **Registry schema decisions**: Schema ownership belongs to the Regist…
Transports Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/transports
…rns. * SDK APIs and implementation details unrelated to transports. * Authorization protocol mechanics, credential and token semantics, application identity, and authorization policy. The WG coordin…
Triggers and Events Charter
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-groups/triggers-events
…| Anthropic | [@pja-ant](https://github.com/pja-ant) | Initial | ## Authority & Decision Rights | Decision Type | Authority Level | | - | - | | Meeting logistics & scheduling | WG Leads (autonomous…
Working and Interest Groups
Model Context Protocol · in the page
community/working-interest-groups
…closing SEPs that do not fit the roadmap (with documented rationale; authors may appeal to Core Maintainers) * Escalate blocked decisions to Core Maintainers with clear context * Maintain the working…
Roadmap
Model Context Protocol · in the page
development/roadmap
…om/pcarleton), [**Den Delimarsky**](https://github.com/localden) MCP authorization assumes a person with a browser at consent time. Increasingly the caller is an agent: a cloud workload with its own…
Client Best Practices
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/develop/clients/client-best-practices
…erver, executes the tool call, and returns the result to the sandbox. Authorization tokens and credentials are held by the host and never exposed to the generated code. **The model** sees only what t…
Connect to remote MCP Servers
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/develop/connect-remote-servers
…settings. This ensures Claude only performs actions you've explicitly authorized. <Frame> <img src="https://mintcdn.com/mcp/cpXzQjUOzyH0mCNH/images/quickstart-remote/6-configure-tools.png?f…
Architecture overview
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/learn/architecture
…ing transport-specific connection establishment, message framing, and authorization. Conceptually the data layer is the inner layer, while the transport layer is the outer layer. #### Data layer Th…
Understanding MCP clients
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/learn/client-concepts
…ovide several features to servers. These client features allow server authors to build richer interactions. | Feature | Explanation | Example | | - | - | - | | **Roots** | Roots allow clients to spec…
Understanding MCP servers
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/learn/server-concepts
…## Prompts Prompts provide reusable templates. They allow MCP server authors to provide parameterized prompts for a domain, or showcase how to best use the MCP server. #### How Prompts Work Prompts…
Security Best Practices
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2024-11-05/tutorials/security/security_best_practices
…erations for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), complementing the [MCP Authorization](/specification/2025-03-26/basic/authorization) specification. This document identifies security risks, attack vecto…
Client Best Practices
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-03-26/develop/clients/client-best-practices
…erver, executes the tool call, and returns the result to the sandbox. Authorization tokens and credentials are held by the host and never exposed to the generated code. **The model** sees only what t…
Connect to remote MCP Servers
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-03-26/develop/connect-remote-servers
…settings. This ensures Claude only performs actions you've explicitly authorized. <Frame> <img src="https://mintcdn.com/mcp/cpXzQjUOzyH0mCNH/images/quickstart-remote/6-configure-tools.png?f…
Architecture overview
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-03-26/learn/architecture
…ing transport-specific connection establishment, message framing, and authorization. Conceptually the data layer is the inner layer, while the transport layer is the outer layer. #### Data layer Th…
Understanding MCP clients
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-03-26/learn/client-concepts
…ovide several features to servers. These client features allow server authors to build richer interactions. | Feature | Explanation | Example | | - | - | - | | **Roots** | Roots allow clients to spec…
Understanding MCP servers
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-03-26/learn/server-concepts
…## Prompts Prompts provide reusable templates. They allow MCP server authors to provide parameterized prompts for a domain, or showcase how to best use the MCP server. #### How Prompts Work Prompts…
Security Best Practices
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-03-26/tutorials/security/security_best_practices
…erations for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), complementing the [MCP Authorization](/specification/2025-03-26/basic/authorization) specification. This document identifies security risks, attack vecto…
Client Best Practices
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-06-18/develop/clients/client-best-practices
…handle the unstructured output downstream. The real fix is for server authors to provide `outputSchema`. * **Extract a typed result using a fast model**, for single-shot calls outside loops. Expose a…
Connect to remote MCP Servers
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-06-18/develop/connect-remote-servers
…settings. This ensures Claude only performs actions you've explicitly authorized. <Frame> <img src="https://mintcdn.com/mcp/cpXzQjUOzyH0mCNH/images/quickstart-remote/6-configure-tools.png?f…
Architecture overview
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-06-18/learn/architecture
…ing transport-specific connection establishment, message framing, and authorization. Conceptually the data layer is the inner layer, while the transport layer is the outer layer. #### Data layer Th…
Understanding MCP clients
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-06-18/learn/client-concepts
…ovide several features to servers. These client features allow server authors to build richer interactions. | Feature | Explanation | Example | | - | - | - | | **Elicitation** | Elicitation enables s…
Understanding MCP servers
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-06-18/learn/server-concepts
…## Prompts Prompts provide reusable templates. They allow MCP server authors to provide parameterized prompts for a domain, or showcase how to best use the MCP server. #### How Prompts Work Prompts…
Security Best Practices
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-06-18/tutorials/security/security_best_practices
…erations for the Model Context Protocol (MCP), complementing the [MCP Authorization](/specification/2025-06-18/basic/authorization) specification. This document identifies security risks, attack vecto…
Client Best Practices
Model Context Protocol · in the page
docs/2025-11-25/develop/clients/client-best-practices
…handle the unstructured output downstream. The real fix is for server authors to provide `outputSchema`. * **Extract a typed result using a fast model**, for single-shot calls outside loops. Expose a…