The Model Context Protocol's Stateful Tools section declares itself non-normative guidance for tool design.

fact · verified 2026-09-05

This section is non-normative guidance for tool design.
Vendor
Model Context Protocol project
Product
Model Context Protocol
Subsystem
protocol
Deployment
not restricted
Region
not restricted
Release range
specification revision 2026-07-28
Status
fact
Confidence
0.90
Verified
2026-09-05

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WarmTransfer. (2026, September 5). Stateful tools in the Model Context Protocol: claim statetool-section-is-non-normative. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/statetool-section-is-non-normative

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@misc{warmtransfer-claim-statetool-section-is-non-normative,
  title  = {Stateful tools in the Model Context Protocol: claim statetool-section-is-non-normative},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/statetool-section-is-non-normative},
  note   = {Claim statetool-section-is-non-normative, verified 2026-09-05}
}

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