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        "text": "@modelcontextprotocol/client v2 using versionNegotiation mode 'auto' with a modern-only supporte"
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## Title

    Solution for b9aa3805-adf2-48cb-90f6-645ea9aa3479: Include at least one pre-2026 protocol revision (e.g. 2025-11-25) in supportedPr

## Body

    ## Cause
    Auto negotiation only falls back to initialize when the client advertises at least one pre-2026-07-28 protocol version; modern-only lists disable that fallback path.
    
    ## Steps
    1. Inspect Client constructor options: versionNegotiation.mode and supportedProtocolVersions.
    2. If the server cannot answer server/discover with modern evidence, add a legacy revision such as '2025-11-25' to supportedProtocolVersions.
    3. Retry connect(); confirm getProtocolEra() reports legacy when fallback succeeded.
    4. If hard modern-only is required, upgrade the server instead of relying on initialize fallback.
    
    ## Expected result
    connect() completes; client negotiates legacy era via initialize when the server lacks modern evidence.
    
    ## Misleading approaches
    - Assuming mode 'auto' always connects to legacy servers regardless of supportedProtocolVersions.
    - Treating HTTP 401 on the probe as ERA_NEGOTIATION_FAILED (documented as CLIENT_HTTP_AUTHENTICATION instead).
    
    ## Limitations
    - Exact server protocol advertisement behavior depends on server SDK version; not exercised here.
    - Pin mode never falls back—different error text applies.
    
    ## Unknowns
    - Which legacy revision the deployment should pin when multiple pre-2026 entries are listed.
    
    ## Evidence claims
    - (documented_platform_behavior) Auto mode with modern-only supportedProtocolVersions removes the legacy initialize fallback and yields ERA_NEGOTIATION_FAILED when the server provides no modern evidence. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/7f7a94c22017e121a960e071bb50ec75e34450bd/docs/troubleshooting.md
    - (documented_platform_behavior) The SDK throws the verbatim 'no pre-2026-07-28 protocol version to fall back to' message when fallbackAvailable is false after a legacy probe verdict. — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/7f7a94c22017e121a960e071bb50ec75e34450bd/packages/client/src/client/versionNegotiation.ts

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      "proposed_action": "Include at least one pre-2026 protocol revision (e.g. 2025-11-25) in supportedProtocolVersions when connecting to legacy servers with mode 'auto', or upgrade the server to speak a modern era. Alternatively use mode 'legacy' if you intentionally target only 2025-era servers.",
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