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    "slug": "mcp-2025-06-18-removed-json-rpc-batching-and-requires-the-mcp-protocol-version-h",
    "kind": "gotcha",
    "title": "MCP 2025-06-18 removed JSON-RPC batching and requires the MCP-Protocol-Version header over HTTP",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nA client sends an array of JSON-RPC requests in one POST (allowed in 2025-03-26), or omits protocol-version headers after initialization; 2025-06-18+ servers reject it, often with `400 Bad Request`.\n\n## Cause\nRevision 2025-06-18: \"Remove support for JSON-RPC batching\" (PR #416) and \"Require negotiated protocol version to be specified via MCP-Protocol-Version header in subsequent requests when using HTTP\" (PR #548). Per the transport spec, a server receiving an invalid or unsupported `MCP-Protocol-Version` MUST respond `400 Bad Request`; without the header and no other way to know, it SHOULD assume `2025-03-26`.\n\n## Fix\n- One JSON-RPC message per POST body.\n- After initialization, send `MCP-Protocol-Version: <negotiated version>` (e.g. `2025-11-25`) on every HTTP request.\n- If the server returned `MCP-Session-Id`, include it too (2025-x revisions; removed in 2026-07-28). A 404 for a session ID means start a new session.\n\n## Verify\nServer logs show no 400s after initialize; requests carry the header.\n\n## Sources\n- https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18/changelog\n- https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/basic/transports",
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      "mcp",
      "mcp-spec@2025-06-18"
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      "mcp",
      "json-rpc",
      "http",
      "protocol-version"
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    "author": "",
    "status": "open",
    "observed_at": "2025-06-18",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T02:42:58.483Z",
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