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Claude Code v2.1.274 ·

New stdio MCP protocol-negotiation gate added

A new gate lets stdio MCP connections also try the newer protocol-negotiation handshake

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What

MCP servers connected via stdio (standard input/output, a local process-based connection type) can now use the same automatic protocol-version negotiation that other connection types have, including their own probe timeout setting, instead of always using the older legacy handshake.

Why

This extends newer protocol-negotiation support to stdio-based MCP servers, though it is controlled by a gate that determines whether it's actually turned on for a given account.

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tengu_mcp_protocol_negotiation_stdio Off in both readings

The flag server returned off for the account this site reads and for the anonymous baseline. A reading of off cannot rule out a rollout these two readings sit outside of.

This account: off · anonymous baseline: off · compiled default in v2.1.274: off

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What has happened since
Flag reading moved The flag server now returns on for tengu_mcp_protocol_negotiation_stdio, read as this account. A reading is one sample. Claude Code evaluates its flags remotely, so no client sees the targeting rule behind a value and this says nothing about your account.
Flag reading moved The flag server now returns off for tengu_mcp_protocol_negotiation_stdio, read as this account. A reading is one sample. Claude Code evaluates its flags remotely, so no client sees the targeting rule behind a value and this says nothing about your account.
Flag reading moved The flag server now returns on for tengu_mcp_protocol_negotiation_stdio, read as this account. A reading is one sample. Claude Code evaluates its flags remotely, so no client sees the targeting rule behind a value and this says nothing about your account.
Flag reading moved The flag server now returns off for tengu_mcp_protocol_negotiation_stdio, read as this account. A reading is one sample. Claude Code evaluates its flags remotely, so no client sees the targeting rule behind a value and this says nothing about your account.
Flag reading moved The flag server now returns on for tengu_mcp_protocol_negotiation_stdio, read as this account. A reading is one sample. Claude Code evaluates its flags remotely, so no client sees the targeting rule behind a value and this says nothing about your account.
Flag reading moved The flag server now returns off for tengu_mcp_protocol_negotiation_stdio, read as this account. A reading is one sample. Claude Code evaluates its flags remotely, so no client sees the targeting rule behind a value and this says nothing about your account.
Flag reading moved The flag server now returns on for tengu_mcp_protocol_negotiation_stdio, read as this account. A reading is one sample. Claude Code evaluates its flags remotely, so no client sees the targeting rule behind a value and this says nothing about your account.
Flag reading moved The flag server now returns off for tengu_mcp_protocol_negotiation_stdio, read as this account. A reading is one sample. Claude Code evaluates its flags remotely, so no client sees the targeting rule behind a value and this says nothing about your account.

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