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Current spec 2026-07-28

MCP 2025-06-18

SUPERSEDED Confidence: High (1.00)

MCP 2025-06-18 is a superseded revision of the Model Context Protocol specification, released 2025-06-18. 8 of 8 verified entities support it.

What is MCP specification revision 2025-06-18?

MCP 2025-06-18 is a superseded revision of the Model Context Protocol specification, released 2025-06-18.

Which servers and clients support MCP 2025-06-18?

8 entities have a verified support record against 2025-06-18: 8 supported, 0 partial, 0 not supported. Each record links its evidence URL and check date.

Removed JSON-RPC batching, added structured tool output and elicitation, classified MCP servers as OAuth resource servers, and required RFC 8707 resource indicators plus the MCP-Protocol-Version header on HTTP.

What changed in MCP 2025-06-18?

  • Removed JSON-RPC batching support
  • Structured tool output
  • MCP servers classified as OAuth resource servers with protected resource metadata
  • Clients required to implement RFC 8707 resource indicators against malicious-server token capture
  • Elicitation - servers can request additional information from users
  • Resource links in tool call results
  • MCP-Protocol-Version header required on subsequent HTTP requests

MCP 2025-06-18 hardened the authorization story (resource-server classification, RFC 8707 resource indicators) and introduced elicitation, structured tool output, and resource links. It also removed the JSON-RPC batching added in the previous revision and made the MCP-Protocol-Version HTTP header mandatory after negotiation.

Which servers and clients are verified against MCP 2025-06-18?

Entity Type Status Last checked Evidence
Ash AI MCP Server server Supported Source
brightdata-mcp server Supported Source
france-data-mcp server Supported Source
homebutler server Supported Source
memory server Supported Source
GitLab MCP Server server Supported Source
Power BI Modeling MCP Server server Supported Source
Run402 server Supported Source

How was this verified, and what are the sources?

Verified · method: spec-changelog · confidence 1.00 (High).

  1. Official 2025-06-18 changelog - lists batching removal, structured tool output, OAuth resource-server classification, RFC 8707 resource indicators, elicitation, and the protocol-version header requirement - accessed