5. Info Object

The info object provides metadata about the MCP server. It is REQUIRED.

The info object combines OpenAPI-style metadata (contact, license) with fields from the MCP Implementation type returned in the initialize response (serverInfo). The MCP-sourced fields — name, title, description, version, icons, and websiteUrl — allow an MCP Description document to faithfully represent the same information a server would advertise at runtime.

5.1 Properties

Property	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Programmatic server name (identifier). MUST be non-empty. Maps to `Implementation.name` (MCP `BaseMetadata`).
`version`	string	Yes	Server version. Semver RECOMMENDED. MUST be non-empty. Maps to `Implementation.version`.
`title`	string	No	Human-readable display name for UI contexts. Falls back to `name` if not provided. Maps to `Implementation.title` (MCP `BaseMetadata`, since 2025-06-18).
`description`	string	No	Brief description of what the server does. Maps to `Implementation.description` (MCP, since 2025-06-18).
`protocolVersion`	string	No	MCP protocol version implemented by this server.
`id`	string	No	Unique server identifier (URI, DID, or URN).
`icons`	array<Icon>	No	Icons for UI display. Maps to `Implementation.icons` (MCP, since 2025-11-25).
`websiteUrl`	string (URI)	No	URL of the server’s website. Maps to `Implementation.websiteUrl` (MCP, since 2025-11-25).
`contact`	Contact Object	No	Contact information (OpenAPI-style, not part of MCP `Implementation`).
`license`	License Object	No	License information (OpenAPI-style, not part of MCP `Implementation`).

5.2 Protocol Version

The protocolVersion property, when present, MUST be one of the following recognized MCP protocol versions:

"2024-11-05"
"2025-03-26"
"2025-06-18"
"2025-11-25"

This value indicates which version of the MCP protocol the server implements. It is independent of the MCP Description specification version (mcpdesc).

5.3 Contact Object

Property	Type	Description
`name`	string	Organization or maintainer name
`url`	string (URI)	Contact URL
`email`	string (email)	Contact email address

5.4 License Object

Property	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	License name (e.g., `"Apache-2.0"`, `"MIT"`)
`url`	string (URI)	No	URL to the license text

5.5 Example

{
  "info": {
    "name": "chess-coach",
    "title": "Chess Coach MCP Server",
    "version": "2.1.0",
    "description": "Analyze chess games, track player ratings, and review game history",
    "protocolVersion": "2025-06-18",
    "id": "urn:mcp:chess-coach",
    "icons": [
      {
        "src": "https://chess-coach.example.com/icons/icon-48.png",
        "mimeType": "image/png",
        "sizes": ["48x48"]
      },
      {
        "src": "https://chess-coach.example.com/icons/icon.svg",
        "mimeType": "image/svg+xml",
        "sizes": ["any"],
        "theme": "light"
      }
    ],
    "websiteUrl": "https://chess-coach.example.com",
    "contact": {
      "name": "Chess Coach Team",
      "url": "https://example.com/chess-coach",
      "email": "[email protected]"
    },
    "license": {
      "name": "MIT",
      "url": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT"
    }
  }
}