Conceptcapability negotiation / Capability Negotiation
Capability Negotiation
A mechanism in the MCP protocol in which the client and server exchange lists of their supported capabilities during the initialize handshake; subsequent interactions use only the features both parties have declared.
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Oct 15
The capability response should not contain keys, credentials, or unnecessary host details, because capability negotiation is a public interface contract, and exposing too much host information increases the attack surface and makes the contract fragile.
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