Info MCP Protocol Version Dated

info-mcp-protocol-version-dated

protocolVersion should be a dated revision (YYYY-MM-DD).

Rule definition

The full Spotlight rule — drop it into a ruleset (.spotlight.yaml / .spectral.yaml) and run it with any Spotlight tool.

info-mcp-protocol-version-dated:
  title: Info MCP Protocol Version Dated
  reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/mcp/info-mcp-protocol-version-dated/
  description: protocolVersion should be a dated MCP revision (YYYY-MM-DD).
  message: protocolVersion should be a dated revision (YYYY-MM-DD).
  given: $.protocolVersion
  severity: info
  then:
    function: pattern
    functionOptions:
      match: ^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$
  tags:
    - format:mcp
    - spec:document
    - experience:versioning
    - experience:consistency
  prompt: "You are editing a MCP document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance
    rule 'info-mcp-protocol-version-dated' (Info MCP Protocol Version Dated).
    Requirement: protocolVersion should be a dated MCP revision (YYYY-MM-DD). To
    fix: Ensure the targeted value matches the regular expression
    `^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$`; rewrite any value that does not. This rule is
    evaluated at the JSONPath `$.protocolVersion` — inspect every location it
    matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the smallest change
    that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments,
    and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid MCP. Return only the
    complete corrected document, with no commentary."

You are editing a MCP document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance rule 'info-mcp-protocol-version-dated' (Info MCP Protocol Version Dated). Requirement: protocolVersion should be a dated MCP revision (YYYY-MM-DD). To fix: Ensure the targeted value matches the regular expression `^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$`; rewrite any value that does not. This rule is evaluated at the JSONPath `$.protocolVersion` — inspect every location it matches and correct only what violates the rule. Make the smallest change that satisfies the rule, leave all unrelated content, key order, comments, and formatting unchanged, and keep the document valid MCP. Return only the complete corrected document, with no commentary.