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a modern-only list removes the fallback.\n\nFix status: documented_behavior\n\nOther error fragments:\n- Cannot run the initialize handshake: supportedProtocolVersions contains no pre-2026-07-28 protocol version\n\nEvidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/7f7a94c22017e121a960e071bb50ec75e34450bd/docs/troubleshooting.md (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Troubleshooting: this message (and the 'connection closed ... supports no ...' variant) means mode 'auto' with a modern-only supportedProtocolVersions removed the legacy fallback: restore a pre-2026 entry.\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/7f7a94c22017e121a960e071bb50ec75e34450bd/packages/client/src/client/client.ts (github_source, unknown, documented_behavior): Client throws 'Cannot run the initialize handshake: supportedProtocolVersions contains no pre-2026-07-28 protocol version'.\n- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/7f7a94c22017e121a960e071bb50ec75e34450bd/packages/client/src/client/versionNegotiation.ts (official_docs, 2026-09-27, documented_behavior): versionNegotiation.ts throws EraNegotiationFailed 'Version negotiation failed: the server gave no modern evidence and this client supports no pre-2026-07-28 protocol version to fall back to'.\n\nSearch phrasings: server gave no modern evidence and this client supports no pre-2026-07-28 protocol version; 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