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Custom MCP notification handlers skipped on modern-era connections

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MCP

MCP servers using a newer protocol era no longer get custom notification handlers, and you see a warning.

Protocol-era-aware notification handling only applies when MCP era negotiation flags are on.

What

Registering a handler for an unsolicited custom notification is refused when the connection negotiated a modern protocol era, because there is no delivery path for it.

Details
  • Emits a warning naming the server, the method and the negotiated revision.
  • In 2.1.220 the handler was always registered; getProtocolEra does not appear in that build.
  • Only reachable when era negotiation is on, see the tengu_mcp_protocol_negotiation_* flags.
Evidence

which has no delivery path for unsolicited custom notifications

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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