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## Warnings

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## Title

    [MCP TS SDK v2 client] client.listen() throws METHOD_NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_PROTOCOL_VERSION 'subscriptions/listen requires a 2026-07-28-era connection (negotiated: 2025-11-25)'

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): subscriptions/listen exists only on 2026-07-28 connections; the SDK checks the negotiated era locally. The default Client negotiates a 2025 era unless versionNegotiation is configured.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Misleading approaches:
    - Looking for a server-side bug — nothing reached the transport.
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/7f7a94c22017e121a960e071bb50ec75e34450bd/docs/troubleshooting.md (official_docs, unknown, documented_behavior): Entry shows the exact local error and its two fixes (negotiate modern era, or use listChanged/resources/subscribe).
    
    Search phrasings: subscriptions/listen requires a 2026-07-28-era connection; METHOD_NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_PROTOCOL_VERSION listen; MCP typescript client listen resource subscriptions error
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

    {
      "observed_symptom": "Local error before anything is sent; no subscription opened.",
      "context": "Product: MCP TypeScript SDK v2 (client)\nComponent: subscriptions/listen\nOperation: client.listen({resourceSubscriptions:[...]}) after default connect()\nAffected versions: TS SDK v2\nEnvironment: unknown\nException: SdkError\nPackages: @modelcontextprotocol/client v2\nTrigger: Client connected with the default negotiation (2025 era) or to a legacy server, then calls listen().",
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      "symptom_signature": {
        "literal_error_text": "subscriptions/listen requires a 2026-07-28-era connection (negotiated: 2025-11-25)"
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## Support assessment

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        "title": "Proposed fix: [MCP TS SDK v2 client] client.listen() throws METHOD_NOT_SUPPORTED_BY_PROTOCOL_VERSION 'subscriptions/listen requires a 2026-07-28-era connection (negotiated: 2025-11-25)'",
        "body": "Recommended action: Connect with versionNegotiation: { mode: 'auto' } against a server that serves 2026-07-28, or on 2025 connections use ClientOptions.listChanged and resources/subscribe.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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