The Agentic AI Foundation updates MCP with a fully stateless architecture, a hardened authentication model, a formal 12-month deprecation policy, and more (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)
MCP is being reshaped to behave more like ordinary web infrastructure.
Michael Nuñez reports that the Agentic AI Foundation’s new Model Context Protocol spec moves to a fully stateless architecture, tightens authentication, and sets a formal 12-month deprecation policy. The update is framed as a major step for scaling agent servers and hardening the protocol as adoption spreads. Related project posts say the July 28, 2026 spec is the largest MCP update since launch. Techmeme's note
Michael Nuñez reports that the Agentic AI Foundation’s new Model Context Protocol spec moves to a fully stateless architecture, tightens authentication, and sets a formal 12-month deprecation policy. The update is framed as a major step for scaling agent servers and hardening the protocol as adoption spreads. Related project posts say the July 28, 2026 spec is the largest MCP update since launch. Techmeme's note
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