- INIT-01initialize handshake
- INIT-03calls gated on initialized
- TOOL-02tools/list schema valid
- DESC-04tool descriptions neutral
- AUTH-01auth metadata advertised
MCP Conformance Scanner
Point it at a Model Context Protocol server and get a report: what passes, what breaks, and what to fix first, written for an operator to act on. The July 2026 spec revision changed how servers start up, so "it works in one client" is no longer evidence that it works.
For: Teams shipping or consuming MCP servers who need a production gate rather than a one-client smoke test — especially now that enterprise platforms are publishing tool surfaces by the dozen.