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SoftwareOctober 22, 2026, 17:46

MCP 2026-07-28 goes stateless: initialize handshake removed

The MCP spec version 2026-07-28 makes the protocol stateless: the initialize/notifications/initialized handshake is gone, and every request now carries its protocol version and client capabilities in _meta. Servers must implement server/discover, and all results gain a resultType field plus ttlMs and cacheScope caching hints.

MCP 2026-07-28 goes stateless: initialize handshake removed
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