Model Context Protocol turns one, releases new spec version
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- MCP celebrates its first anniversary and releases a new specification version.
- MCP has grown from an open-source experiment to a widely adopted standard for connecting data and applications to LLMs.
- Thousands of active MCP servers now exist, including those by Notion, Stripe, GitHub, Hugging Face, and Postman.
- The MCP Registry, launched earlier this year, indexes nearly 2,000 MCP servers, showing 407% growth since September.
- MCP's success is attributed to a vibrant community, including students, hobbyists, and enterprise architects.
- Community events like MCP Dev Summit and MCP Night have fostered collaboration and innovation.
- A governance structure was established to sustain growth, involving community leaders and maintainers.
- Key partners like GitHub, OpenAI, Block, Microsoft, and AWS praise MCP's impact and adoption.
- The November 2025 MCP specification introduces task-based workflows, simplified authorization, and security enhancements.
- New features include URL-based client registration, extensions for specialized capabilities, and URL mode elicitation for secure interactions.
- Developer experience improvements include standardized tool names and better connection management.
- The roadmap focuses on reliability, observability, and security to support enterprise-scale deployments.