In the Model Context Protocol the listChanged capability indicates whether the server will emit notifications when the list of available tools changes.

Checked 2026-09-05

listChanged indicates whether the server will emit notifications when the list of available tools changes.
Vendor
Model Context Protocol project
Product
Model Context Protocol
Subsystem
protocol
Deployment
not restricted
Region
not restricted
Release range
specification revision 2026-07-28
Checked
2026-09-05

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, September 5). Tool schema signature monitoring and drift handling: source note sigdrift-spec-listchanged-meaning. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sigdrift-spec-listchanged-meaning

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-sigdrift-spec-listchanged-meaning,
  title  = {Tool schema signature monitoring and drift handling: source note sigdrift-spec-listchanged-meaning},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/sigdrift-spec-listchanged-meaning},
  note   = {Source note sigdrift-spec-listchanged-meaning, checked 2026-09-05}
}

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