MCP Transports Working Group

Welcome to the MCP Transports Working Group — a collaborative community focused on improving the usability of transports in the Model Context Protocol (MCP), including scalability, reliability, and semantics.

Mission

The Transports Working Group coordinates community stakeholders to:

• Improve transport usability across MCP implementations
• Define scalability patterns for connection pooling, load distribution, and resource management
• Establish reliability standards for error handling, reconnection, and message delivery guarantees
• Clarify transport semantics for protocol behavior, message ordering, and state management
• Drive interoperability across platforms and implementations

See the CHARTER for detailed scope and processes.

Communication

• Primary Channel: MCP Discord → #transports-wg
• Meetings: Weekly, 60 minutes
  • Meeting agendas posted in Discord ≥48 hours in advance
• Work Tracking: GitHub Issues and Discussions in this repository
• Reporting: Regular updates to the broader MCP community

Meetings

Cadence: Weekly Day: Wednesdays at 1:00pm PST Duration: 60 minutes Format: Virtual

Note: See meet.modelcontextprotocol.io for meeting links and calendar.

All meetings include:

• Published agenda (48h prior)
• Open attendance for all interested participants

How to Participate

We welcome participation from anyone interested in MCP transports!

• Join the #transports-wg channel on MCP Discord
• Attend weekly meetings (no approval needed!)
• Contribute by opening issues, submitting PRs, or providing feedback
• Review the CONTRIBUTING guide for detailed guidelines

See GOVERNANCE.md for current members, roles, and how to become a maintainer.

Current Focus Areas

Our work focuses on:

1. Scalability — Connection pooling, load distribution, resource management
2. Reliability — Error handling, reconnection strategies, message delivery guarantees
3. Transport Semantics — Protocol behavior, message ordering, state management

Repository Structure

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├── README.md                 # This file - Quick start guide
├── CHARTER.md               # Mission, scope, and proposal strategy
├── GOVERNANCE.md            # Governance model, roles, and members
├── CONTRIBUTING.md          # Contribution guidelines
├── proposals/               # Transport proposals and specifications
├── docs/                    # Guides and documentation
└── meetings/               # Agendas and notes from working group meetings

Contributing

We welcome contributions of all kinds! Please review:

• CONTRIBUTING.md — Detailed contribution guidelines
• MCP Code of Conduct — Community standards
• MCP Antitrust Policy — Required compliance

Quick Start:

• Open an issue to propose ideas or report problems
• Submit a PR for proposals, documentation, or improvements
• Join discussions in Discord or GitHub

Related Resources

• Model Context Protocol
• MCP Specification
• MCP GitHub Organization
• MCP Discord Community
• MCP Events Calendar

Contact

• Discord: #transports-wg channel
• GitHub Issues: For proposals, questions, and discussions