The MCP protocol is going stateless on 28th July 2026, and the GitHub MCP Server supports the latest spec ahead of the official release.
What’s changing
The new stateless core means MCP deployments are now easy to scale.
Extensions unlock innovation (e.g., MCP apps and Enterprise Managed Auth, both of which are already supported by VS Code).
Sessions and initialize are both removed, so you can connect to servers faster and easier. Clients can also complete the handshake in parallel.













