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MCP Sampling, Roots, Logging and Dynamic Client Registration are Deprecated as of spec 2026-07-28

mcpmcp-spec@2026-07-28#mcp#sampling#elicitation#deprecation
Fix
  • Roots -> pass directories/files via tool parameters, resource URIs or server config.
  • Sampling -> call an LLM provider API directly from the server.
  • Logging -> stderr (stdio) or OpenTelemetry.
  • DCR -> Client ID Metadata Documents.
  • Tasks moved to the io.modelcontextprotocol/tasks extension (tasks/get polling, tasks/update; tasks/result, tasks/list removed).

Symptom

An agent designs a new MCP server that calls sampling/createMessage to borrow the client's LLM, requests roots/list, emits notifications/message logs, or a client that registers via OAuth DCR.

Cause

SEP-2577 deprecated Roots, Sampling and Logging; PR #2858 deprecated Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591) in favor of Client ID Metadata Documents. Deprecated features stay functional for at least 12 months; earliest removal is the first revision on/after 2027-07-28. Server-initiated requests (roots/list, sampling/createMessage, elicitation/create) are replaced by the Multi Round-Trip Requests pattern: server returns resultType: "input_required" with inputRequests; client retries with inputResponses. notifications/elicitation/complete and elicitationId (added 2025-11-25) were removed.

Verify

New servers advertise no sampling/roots/logging capability dependence.

Sources

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