mcp-research

Expert research tool for MCP implementation compliance, security, and architecture validation. Critical for protocol, security, and production readiness.

• Research tool for MCP server code and protocol compliance
• Validates protocol, security, and architecture against spec
• Identifies protocol violations and security gaps
• Guides feature planning and production decisions

• MUST follow JSON-RPC 2.0 protocol compliance
• MUST obtain user consent before data access
• MUST use explicit approval for tool execution
• MUST sanitize input/output data
• MUST declare capabilities in initialize response
• MUST use protocol version 2025-06-18
• MUST avoid hardcoded credentials
• MUST use stderr for logging

1. 1.Understand implementation: capabilities, transport, security
2. 2.Consult relevant reference files
3. 3.Check latest spec at https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-06-18
4. 4.Search community for known issues
5. 5.Validate protocol, security, and best practices
6. 6.Report findings using structured template