MCP REGISTRY PUBLISH CHECKLIST
Prepare once.
Publish cleanly.
Use this checklist before authenticating and submitting your MCP server metadata with the official publisher.
PREFLIGHT
Seven checks
- 1Use the current schemaReference the official 2025-12-11 server schema.
- 2Choose an owned namespaceYour registry name should map to an identity you can verify.
- 3Match mcpNamePackage metadata and server.json must identify the same MCP server.
- 4Match exact versionsPublish the package release before or alongside its registry metadata.
- 5Declare a usable transportUse stdio for local packages or an HTTPS endpoint for remote servers.
- 6Remove secretsDeclare secret variables, never actual credential values.
- 7Stay below 4 KBKeep descriptions and variable definitions concise.