Bringing MCP 2026-07-28 to Claude
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- MCP 2026-07-28 introduces a stateless core, shifting from bidirectional stateful to request/response for serverless and edge deployment.
- Standardized extensions for MCP Apps and Tasks provide a formal path to add capabilities like interactive UIs and long-running work without core protocol changes.
- Authorization is hardened with production OAuth 2.0 and OIDC support, enabling integration with enterprise identity systems like Entra or Okta.
- MCP has surpassed 400 million monthly SDK downloads (4x increase this year) and is the industry standard for connecting AI agents to applications.
- Claude now lists over 950 MCP servers, with new features: MCP Apps for inline interactive UI, enterprise-managed auth via identity providers, observability dashboards for developers, and MCP Tunnels (research preview) for private network connections.