MCP spec 2025-06-18

Spec 2025-06-18 — elicitation, structured tool output, OAuth Resource Server

Why it matters

Introduces a standard procedure for servers to ask the user for more input; adds a new security best practices section

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Officialmodelcontextprotocol.iohttps://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18/changelog

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