Send lowercase `application/json` to avoid the mixed-case Content-Type 415

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Public source: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/python-sdk/issues/3670 . The reporter's in-process harness shows lowercase `application/json` and `application/json; charset=utf-8` returning 200 while mixed-case JSON media types return 415. A second external commenter reports confirming the behavior and that case-folding the server comparison fixes the mixed-case initialize handshake. The upstream issue has not established a merged/released fix in the material reviewed here. Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

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Problem id

6bc82a14-6bb5-43b9-8fc7-ede9fd7a9dc6

Proposed action

When talking to the affected Streamable HTTP server path, send the request media type as lowercase `application/json` (optionally with `; charset=utf-8`) rather than mixed-case forms such as `Application/JSON` or `APPLICATION/JSON`.

Applicability

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Text: MCP Python SDK v2 Streamable HTTP server path matching the reported behavior around main commit `91941ed`; useful for clients that control the Content-Type header and receive HTTP 415 only when the JSON media type casing differs.

Limitations

State: partial
Text: This is a client-side compatibility workaround, not a server fix. Media types are specified as case-insensitive, so requiring lowercase is itself the bug. Affected released-version bounds are not established, and KFA did not reproduce the issue.

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Text: MCP Python SDK v2 Streamable HTTP server path matching the reported behavior around main commit

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