(01)What changed with the 2026-07-28 MCP specification?
The biggest change: MCP is stateless. The initialize handshake and the Mcp-Session-Id are gone, every request carries its protocol version and client capabilities in _meta, and servers must offer server/discover. Server-initiated requests such as elicitation are replaced by the Multi Round-Trip Requests pattern, Tasks are an official extension, every result carries a resultType field, and HTTP requests send the Mcp-Method and Mcp-Name headers. Roots, Sampling, Logging and Dynamic Client Registration are deprecated; Client ID Metadata Documents are recommended instead.
(02)Does an existing MCP server have to be migrated right away?
No. Under the new lifecycle policy, deprecated features stay in the specification for at least twelve months, and clients negotiate the protocol version. We check your server against the current specification, prioritise mandatory items such as server/discover, resultType and the new headers, and migrate the rest step by step. We take the same approach with our own server: in production on 2025-11-25, with parts of 2026-07-28 already implemented.
(03)How is the security of the MCP server ensured?
We secure remote servers with OAuth 2.1 and PKCE, publish Protected Resource Metadata per RFC 9728 and assign scopes per tool group. Every tool gets only the permissions it needs; destructive actions require explicit confirmation. The server validates the Origin header, secrets never live in code, access is logged, and personal data is handled in line with the GDPR.
(04)Which AI clients can use our MCP server?
Any client that speaks MCP – including Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Visual Studio Code, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. MCP is an open standard that Anthropic published in 2024 and that has been developed under the Linux Foundation’s Agentic AI Foundation since December 2025. You are not tied to a single vendor.
(05)Cloud or on-premises – what is possible?
Both. We run remote servers as serverless functions or containers in your cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) or in your data centre. For local tools, the stdio transport is a good fit, for example in Claude Desktop or Claude Code. We advise you on the right architecture for your compliance and performance requirements.
(06)Can I try a Context Studios MCP server?
Yes. At https://mcp.contextstudios.ai/api/public we provide a subset of our tools without an API key, covering our services, blog articles, the AI glossary and AI comparisons. Add the URL to your MCP client and ask your assistant about us directly.