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STDIO transport

A way of connecting an MCP client and server over standard input and output streams rather than HTTP, where the spec requires clients to re-send subscriptions after a server crash.

also written as stdio

Related terms
resource subscriptionAn MCP feature where a client registers interest in specific resource URIs so it gets notified of changes. It was removed from the stateless spec because tracking subscribers required the server to remember state.view term->subscriptions/listenThe MCP request a client now sends listing every resource URI it wants updates on, replacing the server-side subscribe feature the spec removed.view term->
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apr 2026
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