Info Require Protocol Version

info-require-protocol-version

protocolVersion should be present

Rule definition

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

info-require-protocol-version:
  title: Info Require Protocol Version
  reference: https://spotlight-rules.com/spec/rules/mcp/info-require-protocol-version/
  description: The `protocolVersion` property should be present.
  message: protocolVersion should be present
  severity: info
  given: $
  then:
    field: protocolVersion
    function: truthy
  tags:
    - format:mcp
    - spec:servers
    - experience:versioning
    - experience:consistency
  prompt: "You are editing a MCP document to satisfy the Spotlight API governance
    rule 'info-require-protocol-version' (Info Require Protocol Version).
    Requirement: The `protocolVersion` property should be present. To fix:
    Ensure `protocolVersion` is present and non-empty at each matching location.
    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-require-protocol-version' (Info Require Protocol Version). Requirement: The `protocolVersion` property should be present. To fix: Ensure `protocolVersion` is present and non-empty at each matching location. 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.