Model Context Protocol is going stateless to make scaling simpler

Model Context Protocol ( MCP ), the emerging standard for connecting AI models to external tools and enterprise data, is undergoing its biggest architectural overhaul yet. The latest release candidate , scheduled for release on July 28, removes protocol-level sessions in favor of a stateless architecture, a change which industry experts say is intended to make MCP easier to deploy across standard cloud infrastructure as enterprises move AI pilots into production. “The session-based model made se