Glossary

MCP server card

The server card is the MCP discovery document — a GET on the MCP endpoint returns the server's name, protocol version and capabilities so a client can configure itself.

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Definition

An MCP server card is the read-only descriptor a client fetches with a GET on the MCP endpoint before opening a session. It names the server, its protocol version and its advertised capabilities, letting the client configure itself without hard-coded assumptions.

In plain terms

A little 'about me' file the MCP server publishes so clients know how to talk to it.

Why it matters here

Cacheable and public. Read it, then initialize — see initializing an MCP client.

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