# MCP Went Stateless: What Now?

DevFeed: [MCP Went Stateless: What Now?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/mcp-went-stateless-what-now-12652.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://nordicapis.com/mcp-went-stateless-what-now/>)

Author: Janet Wagner

Published: 2026-09-03T07:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Nordic APIs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/nordic-apis.md>)

Topics: [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol-mcp.md>), [Scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scalability.md>), [MCP Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mcp-server.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Tool](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tool.md>)

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## AI overview

The article examines the shift to stateless MCP and its implications for scalability, state management, security, gateways, and MCP server architecture.

## Source excerpt

The latest release of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) specification has created a lot of buzz in tech circles. Why? Primarily because this AI communication protocol has now gone stateless! This shift from stateful to stateless impacts how developers of MCP servers and AI tools use the protocol moving forward. In addition, the change impacts ...