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# Specification Enhancement Proposals (SEPs)

> Index of all MCP Specification Enhancement Proposals

Specification Enhancement Proposals (SEPs) are the primary mechanism for proposing major changes to the Model Context Protocol. Each SEP provides a concise technical specification and rationale for proposed features.

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## Summary

* **Final**: 24

## All SEPs

| SEP | Title | Status | Type | Created |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| [SEP-2133](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/2133-extensions.md) | Extensions | Final | Standards Track | 2025-01-21 |
| [SEP-2085](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/2085-governance-succession-and-amendment.md) | Governance Succession and Amendment Procedures | Final | Process | 2025-12-05 |
| [SEP-1865](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1865-mcp-apps-interactive-user-interfaces-for-mcp.md) | MCP Apps - Interactive User Interfaces for MCP | Final | Extensions Track | 2025-11-21 |
| [SEP-1850](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1850-pr-based-sep-workflow.md) | PR-Based SEP Workflow | Final | Process | 2025-11-20 |
| [SEP-1730](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1730-sdks-tiering-system.md) | SDKs Tiering System | Final | Standards Track | 2025-10-29 |
| [SEP-1699](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1699-support-sse-polling-via-server-side-disconnect.md) | Support SSE polling via server-side disconnect | Final | Standards Track | 2025-10-22 |
| [SEP-1686](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1686-tasks.md) | Tasks | Final | Standards Track | 2025-10-20 |
| [SEP-1613](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1613-establish-json-schema-2020-12-as-default-dialect-f.md) | Establish JSON Schema 2020-12 as Default Dialect for MCP | Final | Standards Track | 2025-10-06 |
| [SEP-1577](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1577--sampling-with-tools.md) | Sampling With Tools | Final | Standards Track | 2025-09-30 |
| [SEP-1330](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1330-elicitation-enum-schema-improvements-and-standards.md) | Elicitation Enum Schema Improvements and Standards Compliance | Final | Standards Track | 2025-08-11 |
| [SEP-1319](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1319-decouple-request-payload-from-rpc-methods-definiti.md) | Decouple Request Payload from RPC Methods Definition | Final | Standards Track | 2025-08-08 |
| [SEP-1303](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1303-input-validation-errors-as-tool-execution-errors.md) | Input Validation Errors as Tool Execution Errors | Final | Standards Track | 2025-08-05 |
| [SEP-1302](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1302-formalize-working-groups-and-interest-groups-in-mc.md) | Formalize Working Groups and Interest Groups in MCP Governance | Final | Standards Track | 2025-08-05 |
| [SEP-1046](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1046-support-oauth-client-credentials-flow-in-authoriza.md) | Support OAuth client credentials flow in authorization | Final | Standards Track | 2025-07-23 |
| [SEP-1036](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1036-url-mode-elicitation-for-secure-out-of-band-intera.md) | URL Mode Elicitation for secure out-of-band interactions | Final | Standards Track | 2025-07-22 |
| [SEP-1034](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1034--support-default-values-for-all-primitive-types-in.md) | Support default values for all primitive types in elicitation schemas | Final | Standards Track | 2025-07-22 |
| [SEP-1024](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/1024-mcp-client-security-requirements-for-local-server-.md) | MCP Client Security Requirements for Local Server Installation | Final | Standards Track | 2025-07-22 |
| [SEP-994](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/994-shared-communication-practicesguidelines.md) | Shared Communication Practices/Guidelines | Final | Process | 2025-07-17 |
| [SEP-991](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/991-enable-url-based-client-registration-using-oauth-c.md) | Enable URL-based Client Registration using OAuth Client ID Metadata Documents | Final | Standards Track | 2025-07-07 |
| [SEP-990](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/990-enable-enterprise-idp-policy-controls-during-mcp-o.md) | Enable enterprise IdP policy controls during MCP OAuth flows | Final | Standards Track | 2025-06-04 |
| [SEP-986](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/986-specify-format-for-tool-names.md) | Specify Format for Tool Names | Final | Standards Track | 2025-07-16 |
| [SEP-985](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/985-align-oauth-20-protected-resource-metadata-with-rf.md) | Align OAuth 2.0 Protected Resource Metadata with RFC 9728 | Final | Standards Track | 2025-07-16 |
| [SEP-973](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/973-expose-additional-metadata-for-implementations-res.md) | Expose additional metadata for Implementations, Resources, Tools and Prompts | Final | Standards Track | 2025-07-15 |
| [SEP-932](https://enact-465fb1fc.mintlify.site/community/seps/932-model-context-protocol-governance.md) | Model Context Protocol Governance | Final | Process | 2025-07-08 |

## SEP Status Definitions

* Draft - SEP proposal with a sponsor, undergoing
  informal review
* In-Review - SEP proposal ready for formal review
  by Core Maintainers
* Accepted - SEP accepted, awaiting reference
  implementation
* Final - SEP finalized with reference
  implementation complete
* Rejected - SEP rejected by Core Maintainers
* Withdrawn - SEP withdrawn by the author
* Superseded - SEP replaced by a newer SEP
* Dormant - SEP without a sponsor, closed after 6
  months


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