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The MCP 2026-07-28 specification removes the initialize handshake and session header, and adds required method and tool-name headers so gateways can route agent traffic without parsing JSON. Reaction split between developers calling it a rediscovery of REST and those arguing the standard itself was always the point. By Steef-Jan Wiggers

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  • 01The MCP 2026-07-28 specification removes the initialize handshake and session header, and adds required method and tool-name headers so gateways can route agent traffic without parsing JSON.
  • 02Reaction split between developers calling it a rediscovery of REST and those arguing the standard itself was always the point.
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