diff --git a/mcp/protocol.go b/mcp/protocol.go
index 1646788a..f55055ca 100644
--- a/mcp/protocol.go
+++ b/mcp/protocol.go
@@ -165,10 +165,12 @@ func (x *CallToolResult) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 }
 
 func (x *CallToolParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *CallToolParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *CallToolParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *CallToolParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
 func (x *CallToolParamsRaw) isParams()              {}
+func (x *CallToolParamsRaw) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *CallToolParamsRaw) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *CallToolParamsRaw) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ type CancelledParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *CancelledParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *CancelledParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *CancelledParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *CancelledParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -374,7 +377,8 @@ type CompleteParams struct {
 	Ref      *CompleteReference     `json:"ref"`
 }
 
-func (*CompleteParams) isParams() {}
+func (x *CompleteParams) isParams()   {}
+func (x *CompleteParams) isNil() bool { return x == nil }
 
 type CompletionResultDetails struct {
 	HasMore bool     `json:"hasMore,omitempty"`
@@ -422,6 +426,7 @@ type CreateMessageParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *CreateMessageParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *CreateMessageParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *CreateMessageParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *CreateMessageParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -448,6 +453,7 @@ type CreateMessageWithToolsParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *CreateMessageWithToolsParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *CreateMessageWithToolsParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *CreateMessageWithToolsParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *CreateMessageWithToolsParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -654,6 +660,7 @@ type GetPromptParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *GetPromptParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *GetPromptParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *GetPromptParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *GetPromptParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -706,6 +713,7 @@ func (p *initializeParamsV2) toV1() *InitializeParams {
 }
 
 func (x *InitializeParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *InitializeParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *InitializeParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *InitializeParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -739,6 +747,7 @@ type InitializedParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *InitializedParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *InitializedParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *InitializedParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *InitializedParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -752,6 +761,7 @@ type ListPromptsParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *ListPromptsParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *ListPromptsParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *ListPromptsParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *ListPromptsParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 func (x *ListPromptsParams) cursorPtr() *string     { return &x.Cursor }
@@ -780,6 +790,7 @@ type ListResourceTemplatesParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *ListResourceTemplatesParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *ListResourceTemplatesParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *ListResourceTemplatesParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *ListResourceTemplatesParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 func (x *ListResourceTemplatesParams) cursorPtr() *string     { return &x.Cursor }
@@ -808,6 +819,7 @@ type ListResourcesParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *ListResourcesParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *ListResourcesParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *ListResourcesParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *ListResourcesParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 func (x *ListResourcesParams) cursorPtr() *string     { return &x.Cursor }
@@ -833,6 +845,7 @@ type ListRootsParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *ListRootsParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *ListRootsParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *ListRootsParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *ListRootsParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -858,6 +871,7 @@ type ListToolsParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *ListToolsParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *ListToolsParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *ListToolsParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *ListToolsParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 func (x *ListToolsParams) cursorPtr() *string     { return &x.Cursor }
@@ -896,6 +910,7 @@ type LoggingMessageParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *LoggingMessageParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *LoggingMessageParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *LoggingMessageParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *LoggingMessageParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -958,6 +973,7 @@ type PingParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *PingParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *PingParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *PingParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *PingParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -978,7 +994,8 @@ type ProgressNotificationParams struct {
 	Total float64 `json:"total,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func (*ProgressNotificationParams) isParams() {}
+func (x *ProgressNotificationParams) isParams()   {}
+func (x *ProgressNotificationParams) isNil() bool { return x == nil }
 
 // IconTheme specifies the theme an icon is designed for.
 type IconTheme string
@@ -1048,6 +1065,7 @@ type PromptListChangedParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *PromptListChangedParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *PromptListChangedParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *PromptListChangedParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *PromptListChangedParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -1089,6 +1107,7 @@ type ReadResourceParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *ReadResourceParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *ReadResourceParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *ReadResourceParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *ReadResourceParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -1145,6 +1164,7 @@ type ResourceListChangedParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *ResourceListChangedParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *ResourceListChangedParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *ResourceListChangedParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *ResourceListChangedParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -1205,6 +1225,7 @@ type RootsListChangedParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *RootsListChangedParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *RootsListChangedParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *RootsListChangedParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *RootsListChangedParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -1288,6 +1309,7 @@ type SetLoggingLevelParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *SetLoggingLevelParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *SetLoggingLevelParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *SetLoggingLevelParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *SetLoggingLevelParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -1390,6 +1412,7 @@ type ToolListChangedParams struct {
 }
 
 func (x *ToolListChangedParams) isParams()              {}
+func (x *ToolListChangedParams) isNil() bool            { return x == nil }
 func (x *ToolListChangedParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *ToolListChangedParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
 
@@ -1403,7 +1426,8 @@ type SubscribeParams struct {
 	URI string `json:"uri"`
 }
 
-func (*SubscribeParams) isParams() {}
+func (x *SubscribeParams) isParams()   {}
+func (x *SubscribeParams) isNil() bool { return x == nil }
 
 // Sent from the client to request cancellation of resources/updated
 // notifications from the server. This should follow a previous
@@ -1416,7 +1440,8 @@ type UnsubscribeParams struct {
 	URI string `json:"uri"`
 }
 
-func (*UnsubscribeParams) isParams() {}
+func (x *UnsubscribeParams) isParams()   {}
+func (x *UnsubscribeParams) isNil() bool { return x == nil }
 
 // A notification from the server to the client, informing it that a resource
 // has changed and may need to be read again. This should only be sent if the
@@ -1429,7 +1454,8 @@ type ResourceUpdatedNotificationParams struct {
 	URI string `json:"uri"`
 }
 
-func (*ResourceUpdatedNotificationParams) isParams() {}
+func (x *ResourceUpdatedNotificationParams) isParams()   {}
+func (x *ResourceUpdatedNotificationParams) isNil() bool { return x == nil }
 
 // TODO(jba): add CompleteRequest and related types.
 
@@ -1468,7 +1494,8 @@ type ElicitParams struct {
 	ElicitationID string `json:"elicitationId,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func (x *ElicitParams) isParams() {}
+func (x *ElicitParams) isParams()   {}
+func (x *ElicitParams) isNil() bool { return x == nil }
 
 func (x *ElicitParams) GetProgressToken() any  { return getProgressToken(x) }
 func (x *ElicitParams) SetProgressToken(t any) { setProgressToken(x, t) }
@@ -1500,7 +1527,8 @@ type ElicitationCompleteParams struct {
 	ElicitationID string `json:"elicitationId"`
 }
 
-func (*ElicitationCompleteParams) isParams() {}
+func (x *ElicitationCompleteParams) isParams()   {}
+func (x *ElicitationCompleteParams) isNil() bool { return x == nil }
 
 // An Implementation describes the name and version of an MCP implementation, with an optional
 // title for UI representation.
@@ -1630,3 +1658,17 @@ const (
 	notificationToolListChanged     = "notifications/tools/list_changed"
 	methodUnsubscribe               = "resources/unsubscribe"
 )
+
+// Per-request _meta field names for the >= 2026-06-30 protocol version.
+//
+// These keys appear inside a Params._meta map and carry information that
+// previously came from the initialization handshake (SEP-2575).
+const (
+	// MetaKeyProtocolVersion identifies the MCP protocol version that the
+	// request follows.
+	MetaKeyProtocolVersion = "io.modelcontextprotocol/protocolVersion"
+	// MetaKeyClientInfo carries the client's [Implementation].
+	MetaKeyClientInfo = "io.modelcontextprotocol/clientInfo"
+	// MetaKeyClientCapabilities carries the client's [ClientCapabilities].
+	MetaKeyClientCapabilities = "io.modelcontextprotocol/clientCapabilities"
+)
diff --git a/mcp/server.go b/mcp/server.go
index 183226d1..bc6b64a6 100644
--- a/mcp/server.go
+++ b/mcp/server.go
@@ -1450,13 +1450,32 @@ func (ss *ServerSession) handle(ctx context.Context, req *jsonrpc.Request) (any,
 	initialized := ss.state.InitializeParams != nil
 	ss.mu.Unlock()
 
-	// From the spec:
-	// "The client SHOULD NOT send requests other than pings before the server
-	// has responded to the initialize request."
+	// Per-request protocol detection (SEP-2575): if the request carries
+	// `io.modelcontextprotocol/protocolVersion` in its `_meta` field, it
+	// follows the new sessionless protocol. The initialization gate is
+	// skipped for such requests.
+	validatedMeta, perRequestErr := validateRequestMeta(req)
+	if perRequestErr != nil {
+		return nil, perRequestErr
+	}
+
+	if !initialized && validatedMeta.usesNewProtocol && validatedMeta.initializeParams != nil {
+		ss.updateState(func(state *ServerSessionState) {
+			state.InitializeParams = validatedMeta.initializeParams
+		})
+	}
+
 	switch req.Method {
 	case methodInitialize, methodPing, notificationInitialized:
+		if validatedMeta.usesNewProtocol {
+			ss.server.opts.Logger.Error("method removed in the new protocol", "method", req.Method)
+			return nil, &jsonrpc.Error{
+				Code:    jsonrpc.CodeMethodNotFound,
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("%q is not supported in the new protocol", req.Method),
+			}
+		}
 	default:
-		if !initialized {
+		if !initialized && !validatedMeta.usesNewProtocol {
 			ss.server.opts.Logger.Error("method invalid during initialization", "method", req.Method)
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("method %q is invalid during session initialization", req.Method)
 		}
diff --git a/mcp/server_test.go b/mcp/server_test.go
index 2937ea2b..8eb462d5 100644
--- a/mcp/server_test.go
+++ b/mcp/server_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/google/jsonschema-go/jsonschema"
 	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/internal/jsonrpc2"
+	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/jsonrpc"
 )
 
 type testItem struct {
@@ -1007,3 +1009,167 @@ func TestServerCapabilitiesOverWire(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// SEP-2575 removes the initialization handshake. An `initialize` request
+// that opts into the new protocol via `_meta.protocolVersion` must be
+// rejected with `Method not found` (-32601).
+func TestServerSessionHandle_RejectsInitializeOnNewProtocol(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		params     any
+		wantReject bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "initialize with new-protocol _meta is rejected",
+			params: map[string]any{
+				"_meta": map[string]any{
+					MetaKeyProtocolVersion:    protocolVersion20260630,
+					MetaKeyClientInfo:         map[string]any{"name": "c", "version": "1"},
+					MetaKeyClientCapabilities: map[string]any{},
+				},
+				"protocolVersion": protocolVersion20260630,
+			},
+			wantReject: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "initialize without _meta is allowed (old protocol)",
+			params: map[string]any{
+				"protocolVersion": protocolVersion20251125,
+			},
+			wantReject: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ss := &ServerSession{server: NewServer(testImpl, nil)}
+			id, err := jsonrpc.MakeID("test")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			req := &jsonrpc.Request{
+				ID:     id,
+				Method: methodInitialize,
+				Params: mustMarshal(tc.params),
+			}
+			_, err = ss.handle(context.Background(), req)
+			if tc.wantReject {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Fatal("expected error rejecting initialize, got nil")
+				}
+				var jerr *jsonrpc.Error
+				if !errors.As(err, &jerr) {
+					t.Fatalf("error type = %T, want *jsonrpc.Error so the wire returns the right code", err)
+				}
+				if jerr.Code != jsonrpc.CodeMethodNotFound {
+					t.Errorf("error code = %d, want %d (CodeMethodNotFound = -32601)", jerr.Code, jsonrpc.CodeMethodNotFound)
+				}
+				if !strings.Contains(jerr.Message, "initialize") {
+					t.Errorf("error message %q does not mention %q", jerr.Message, "initialize")
+				}
+			} else {
+				// Old-protocol initialize should be dispatched normally; any
+				// CodeMethodNotFound here would mean the rejection branch
+				// fired incorrectly.
+				var jerr *jsonrpc.Error
+				if errors.As(err, &jerr) && jerr.Code == jsonrpc.CodeMethodNotFound {
+					t.Errorf("old-protocol initialize was incorrectly rejected: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	t.Run("rejection error encodes to wire as code -32601", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Belt-and-braces check that the error type produced by handle()
+		// actually serializes to JSON-RPC code -32601, not a bare 0.
+		ss := &ServerSession{server: NewServer(testImpl, nil)}
+		id, err := jsonrpc.MakeID("test")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		req := &jsonrpc.Request{
+			ID:     id,
+			Method: methodInitialize,
+			Params: mustMarshal(map[string]any{
+				"_meta": map[string]any{
+					MetaKeyProtocolVersion:    protocolVersion20260630,
+					MetaKeyClientInfo:         map[string]any{"name": "c", "version": "1"},
+					MetaKeyClientCapabilities: map[string]any{},
+				},
+				"protocolVersion": protocolVersion20260630,
+			}),
+		}
+		_, handleErr := ss.handle(context.Background(), req)
+		if handleErr == nil {
+			t.Fatal("expected rejection error, got nil")
+		}
+		data, encErr := jsonrpc.EncodeMessage(&jsonrpc.Response{ID: id, Error: handleErr.(*jsonrpc.Error)})
+		if encErr != nil {
+			t.Fatal(encErr)
+		}
+		var wire struct {
+			Error struct {
+				Code    int    `json:"code"`
+				Message string `json:"message"`
+			} `json:"error"`
+		}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &wire); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if wire.Error.Code != jsonrpc.CodeMethodNotFound {
+			t.Errorf("wire error code = %d, want %d; full response = %s", wire.Error.Code, jsonrpc.CodeMethodNotFound, data)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// TestServerSessionHandle_RejectsRemovedMethodsOnNewProtocol verifies that
+// the methods removed by SEP-2575 (`initialize`, `notifications/initialized`,
+// `ping`) all return Method not found when the request opts into the new
+// protocol via `_meta.protocolVersion`.
+func TestServerSessionHandle_RejectsRemovedMethodsOnNewProtocol(t *testing.T) {
+	newProtoMeta := map[string]any{
+		"_meta": map[string]any{
+			MetaKeyProtocolVersion:    protocolVersion20260630,
+			MetaKeyClientInfo:         map[string]any{"name": "c", "version": "1"},
+			MetaKeyClientCapabilities: map[string]any{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		method string
+	}{
+		{"initialize", methodInitialize},
+		{"ping", methodPing},
+		{"notifications/initialized", notificationInitialized},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name+" rejected on new protocol", func(t *testing.T) {
+			ss := &ServerSession{server: NewServer(testImpl, nil)}
+			id, err := jsonrpc.MakeID("test")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			req := &jsonrpc.Request{
+				ID:     id,
+				Method: tc.method,
+				Params: mustMarshal(newProtoMeta),
+			}
+			_, err = ss.handle(context.Background(), req)
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("method %q on new protocol: got nil error, want CodeMethodNotFound", tc.method)
+			}
+			var jerr *jsonrpc.Error
+			if !errors.As(err, &jerr) {
+				t.Fatalf("error type = %T, want *jsonrpc.Error", err)
+			}
+			if jerr.Code != jsonrpc.CodeMethodNotFound {
+				t.Errorf("method %q: code = %d, want %d", tc.method, jerr.Code, jsonrpc.CodeMethodNotFound)
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(jerr.Message, tc.method) {
+				t.Errorf("method %q: message %q does not mention method name", tc.method, jerr.Message)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/mcp/shared.go b/mcp/shared.go
index 078b401b..d06e5c9b 100644
--- a/mcp/shared.go
+++ b/mcp/shared.go
@@ -465,6 +465,69 @@ func setProgressToken(p Params, pt any) {
 	m[progressTokenKey] = pt
 }
 
+// extractRequestMeta performs a lightweight partial unmarshal of the `_meta`
+// field from a JSON-RPC request's raw params.
+func extractRequestMeta(rawParams json.RawMessage) Meta {
+	if len(rawParams) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var meta struct {
+		Meta Meta `json:"_meta"`
+	}
+	if err := internaljson.Unmarshal(rawParams, &meta); err != nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return meta.Meta
+}
+
+type validatedMeta struct {
+	usesNewProtocol  bool
+	initializeParams *InitializeParams
+}
+
+// validateRequestMeta inspects a JSON-RPC request to detect whether it follows
+// the >= 2026-06-30 protocol via the `_meta` field.
+// If the request has no _meta, or no protocolVersion in _meta, it returns a non-nil
+// validatedMeta with usesNewProtocol set to false, and a nil error.
+// If the request has a protocolVersion in _meta:
+//   - For notifications, it returns usesNewProtocol set to true and a nil initializeParams.
+//   - For call requests, it validates the presence of clientInfo and clientCapabilities in _meta.
+//     If either is missing or invalid, it returns nil and a non-nil error. Otherwise, it returns
+//     usesNewProtocol set to true and the populated initializeParams.
+func validateRequestMeta(req *jsonrpc.Request) (*validatedMeta, error) {
+	meta := extractRequestMeta(req.Params)
+	if meta == nil {
+		return &validatedMeta{usesNewProtocol: false, initializeParams: nil}, nil
+	}
+	protocolVersion, ok := meta[MetaKeyProtocolVersion].(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return &validatedMeta{usesNewProtocol: false, initializeParams: nil}, nil
+	}
+	// Notifications do not carry full client identity
+	if !req.IsCall() {
+		return &validatedMeta{usesNewProtocol: true, initializeParams: nil}, nil
+	}
+	clientInfo, ok := decodeMetaValue[*Implementation](meta, MetaKeyClientInfo)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, &jsonrpc.Error{
+			Code:    jsonrpc.CodeInvalidParams,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("missing or invalid _meta field %q", MetaKeyClientInfo),
+		}
+	}
+	capabilities, ok := decodeMetaValue[*ClientCapabilities](meta, MetaKeyClientCapabilities)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, &jsonrpc.Error{
+			Code:    jsonrpc.CodeInvalidParams,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("missing or invalid _meta field %q", MetaKeyClientCapabilities),
+		}
+	}
+	return &validatedMeta{usesNewProtocol: true, initializeParams: &InitializeParams{
+		ProtocolVersion: protocolVersion,
+		Capabilities:    capabilities,
+		ClientInfo:      clientInfo,
+	}}, nil
+}
+
 // A Request is a method request with parameters and additional information, such as the session.
 // Request is implemented by [*ClientRequest] and [*ServerRequest].
 type Request interface {
@@ -525,6 +588,94 @@ func (r *ServerRequest[P]) GetParams() Params { return r.Params }
 func (r *ClientRequest[P]) GetExtra() *RequestExtra { return nil }
 func (r *ServerRequest[P]) GetExtra() *RequestExtra { return r.Extra }
 
+// ProtocolVersion returns the protocol version negotiated for this request.
+//
+// For requests following the >= 2026-06-30 protocol, the value is read from
+// the per-request `_meta` field. For older protocol requests, the value falls
+// back to the session-level [InitializeParams] established during the
+// initialize handshake.
+func (r *ServerRequest[P]) ProtocolVersion() string {
+	if m := getRequestMeta(r); m != nil {
+		if v, ok := m[MetaKeyProtocolVersion].(string); ok {
+			return v
+		}
+	}
+	if r.Session != nil {
+		if p := r.Session.InitializeParams(); p != nil {
+			return p.ProtocolVersion
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// ClientInfo returns the [Implementation] identifying the calling client.
+//
+// For requests following the >= 2026-06-30 protocol, the value is read from
+// the per-request `_meta` field. For older protocol requests, the value falls
+// back to the session-level [InitializeParams].
+func (r *ServerRequest[P]) ClientInfo() *Implementation {
+	if m := getRequestMeta(r); m != nil {
+		if v, ok := decodeMetaValue[*Implementation](m, MetaKeyClientInfo); ok {
+			return v
+		}
+	}
+	if r.Session != nil {
+		if p := r.Session.InitializeParams(); p != nil {
+			return p.ClientInfo
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ClientCapabilities returns the [ClientCapabilities] of the calling client.
+//
+// For requests following the >= 2026-06-30 protocol, the value is read from
+// the per-request `_meta` field. For older protocol requests, the value falls
+// back to the session-level [InitializeParams].
+func (r *ServerRequest[P]) ClientCapabilities() *ClientCapabilities {
+	if m := getRequestMeta(r); m != nil {
+		if v, ok := decodeMetaValue[*ClientCapabilities](m, MetaKeyClientCapabilities); ok {
+			return v
+		}
+	}
+	if r.Session != nil {
+		if p := r.Session.InitializeParams(); p != nil {
+			return p.Capabilities
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// getRequestMeta returns the raw `_meta` map from the request's params, or
+// nil if the params are absent.
+func getRequestMeta[P Params](r *ServerRequest[P]) map[string]any {
+	// In practice P is a pointer type implementing Params.
+	if any(r.Params) == nil || r.Params.isNil() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return r.Params.GetMeta()
+}
+
+// decodeMetaValue decodes a typed value out of a `_meta` map. Values may
+// arrive either as the typed Go value (when constructed in-process) or as
+// the generic JSON map produced by encoding/json after wire transit. In the
+// latter case, the value is re-encoded and decoded into the target type.
+func decodeMetaValue[T any](m map[string]any, key string) (T, bool) {
+	var zero T
+	raw, ok := m[key]
+	if !ok || raw == nil {
+		return zero, false
+	}
+	if v, ok := raw.(T); ok {
+		return v, true
+	}
+	var v T
+	if err := remarshal(raw, &v); err != nil {
+		return zero, false
+	}
+	return v, true
+}
+
 func serverRequestFor[P Params](s *ServerSession, p P) *ServerRequest[P] {
 	return &ServerRequest[P]{Session: s, Params: p}
 }
@@ -542,6 +693,9 @@ type Params interface {
 
 	// isParams discourages implementation of Params outside of this package.
 	isParams()
+
+	// isNil returns true if the underlying value is nil.
+	isNil() bool
 }
 
 // RequestParams is a parameter (input) type for an MCP request.
diff --git a/mcp/shared_test.go b/mcp/shared_test.go
index 23818f87..e4f563d1 100644
--- a/mcp/shared_test.go
+++ b/mcp/shared_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,247 @@
 
 package mcp
 
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/go-sdk/jsonrpc"
+)
+
+func TestValidateRequestMeta(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name            string
+		method          string
+		isNotification  bool
+		params          any
+		wantUsesNew     bool
+		wantErrContains string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "no params: old protocol",
+			method:      methodListTools,
+			params:      nil,
+			wantUsesNew: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "no _meta: old protocol",
+			method:      methodCallTool,
+			params:      map[string]any{"name": "x"},
+			wantUsesNew: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "_meta without protocolVersion: old protocol",
+			method: methodCallTool,
+			params: map[string]any{
+				"_meta": map[string]any{"otherKey": "v"},
+				"name":  "x",
+			},
+			wantUsesNew: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "new protocol with all required fields",
+			method: methodCallTool,
+			params: map[string]any{
+				"_meta": map[string]any{
+					MetaKeyProtocolVersion:    protocolVersion20260630,
+					MetaKeyClientInfo:         map[string]any{"name": "c", "version": "1"},
+					MetaKeyClientCapabilities: map[string]any{},
+				},
+				"name": "x",
+			},
+			wantUsesNew: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "new protocol missing clientInfo",
+			method: methodCallTool,
+			params: map[string]any{
+				"_meta": map[string]any{
+					MetaKeyProtocolVersion:    protocolVersion20260630,
+					MetaKeyClientCapabilities: map[string]any{},
+				},
+				"name": "x",
+			},
+			wantUsesNew:     false,
+			wantErrContains: MetaKeyClientInfo,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "new protocol missing clientCapabilities",
+			method: methodCallTool,
+			params: map[string]any{
+				"_meta": map[string]any{
+					MetaKeyProtocolVersion: protocolVersion20260630,
+					MetaKeyClientInfo:      map[string]any{"name": "c", "version": "1"},
+				},
+				"name": "x",
+			},
+			wantUsesNew:     false,
+			wantErrContains: MetaKeyClientCapabilities,
+		},
+		{
+			name:           "notifications exempt from required fields",
+			method:         notificationCancelled,
+			isNotification: true,
+			params: map[string]any{
+				"_meta": map[string]any{
+					MetaKeyProtocolVersion: protocolVersion20260630,
+				},
+				"requestId": "r1",
+			},
+			wantUsesNew: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "malformed _meta is ignored",
+			method:      methodCallTool,
+			params:      json.RawMessage(`{"_meta": "not an object", "name": "x"}`),
+			wantUsesNew: false,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var raw json.RawMessage
+			switch p := tc.params.(type) {
+			case json.RawMessage:
+				raw = p
+			default:
+				raw = mustMarshal(tc.params)
+			}
+			req := &jsonrpc.Request{Method: tc.method, Params: raw}
+			if !tc.isNotification {
+				req.ID = jsonrpc.ID{}
+				// Give the request an ID by parsing one.
+				id, err := jsonrpc.MakeID("test")
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatal(err)
+				}
+				req.ID = id
+			}
+
+			vmeta, err := validateRequestMeta(req)
+			usesNew := vmeta != nil && vmeta.usesNewProtocol
+			if usesNew != tc.wantUsesNew {
+				t.Errorf("usesNewProtocol = %v, want %v", usesNew, tc.wantUsesNew)
+			}
+			if tc.wantErrContains == "" {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected error containing %q, got nil", tc.wantErrContains)
+			}
+			var jerr *jsonrpc.Error
+			if !errors.As(err, &jerr) {
+				t.Fatalf("expected *jsonrpc.Error, got %T: %v", err, err)
+			}
+			if jerr.Code != jsonrpc.CodeInvalidParams {
+				t.Errorf("error code = %d, want %d", jerr.Code, jsonrpc.CodeInvalidParams)
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(jerr.Message, tc.wantErrContains) {
+				t.Errorf("error message %q does not contain %q", jerr.Message, tc.wantErrContains)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServerRequest_PerRequestAccessors(t *testing.T) {
+	// A request carrying the new-protocol _meta fields populates the
+	// accessors with values from _meta.
+	caps := &ClientCapabilities{Sampling: &SamplingCapabilities{}}
+	info := &Implementation{Name: "c", Version: "1"}
+	params := &CallToolParamsRaw{
+		Meta: Meta{
+			MetaKeyProtocolVersion:    protocolVersion20260630,
+			MetaKeyClientInfo:         info,
+			MetaKeyClientCapabilities: caps,
+		},
+		Name: "x",
+	}
+	req := &ServerRequest[*CallToolParamsRaw]{Params: params}
+	if got := req.ProtocolVersion(); got != protocolVersion20260630 {
+		t.Errorf("ProtocolVersion = %q, want %q", got, protocolVersion20260630)
+	}
+	if got := req.ClientInfo(); got == nil || got.Name != "c" {
+		t.Errorf("ClientInfo = %+v, want Name=c", got)
+	}
+	if got := req.ClientCapabilities(); got == nil || got.Sampling == nil {
+		t.Errorf("ClientCapabilities = %+v, want non-nil Sampling", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServerRequest_PerRequestAccessors_FromJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	// Values arriving over the wire are JSON maps; the accessors should
+	// re-decode them into typed Go values.
+	raw := json.RawMessage(`{
+		"_meta": {
+			"io.modelcontextprotocol/protocolVersion": "2026-06-30",
+			"io.modelcontextprotocol/clientInfo": {"name": "wire-client", "version": "9"},
+			"io.modelcontextprotocol/clientCapabilities": {"sampling": {}}
+		},
+		"name": "tool"
+	}`)
+	var params CallToolParamsRaw
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &params); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	req := &ServerRequest[*CallToolParamsRaw]{Params: &params}
+	if got, want := req.ProtocolVersion(), protocolVersion20260630; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("ProtocolVersion = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	gotInfo := req.ClientInfo()
+	wantInfo := &Implementation{Name: "wire-client", Version: "9"}
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(wantInfo, gotInfo); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("ClientInfo mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+	gotCaps := req.ClientCapabilities()
+	if gotCaps == nil || gotCaps.Sampling == nil {
+		t.Errorf("ClientCapabilities = %+v, want non-nil Sampling", gotCaps)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServerRequest_PerRequestAccessors_FallbackToInitializeParams(t *testing.T) {
+	// With no _meta on the request, accessors must fall back to the
+	// session's InitializeParams (the old-protocol path).
+	ss := &ServerSession{}
+	ss.state.InitializeParams = &InitializeParams{
+		ProtocolVersion: protocolVersion20251125,
+		ClientInfo:      &Implementation{Name: "old", Version: "0"},
+		Capabilities:    &ClientCapabilities{Elicitation: &ElicitationCapabilities{}},
+	}
+	req := &ServerRequest[*CallToolParamsRaw]{
+		Session: ss,
+		Params:  &CallToolParamsRaw{Name: "x"},
+	}
+	if got, want := req.ProtocolVersion(), protocolVersion20251125; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("ProtocolVersion fallback = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	if got := req.ClientInfo(); got == nil || got.Name != "old" {
+		t.Errorf("ClientInfo fallback = %+v, want Name=old", got)
+	}
+	if got := req.ClientCapabilities(); got == nil || got.Elicitation == nil {
+		t.Errorf("ClientCapabilities fallback = %+v, want non-nil Elicitation", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestServerRequest_PerRequestAccessors_Empty(t *testing.T) {
+	// With no _meta and no session, accessors return zero values.
+	req := &ServerRequest[*CallToolParamsRaw]{
+		Params: &CallToolParamsRaw{Name: "x"},
+	}
+	if got := req.ProtocolVersion(); got != "" {
+		t.Errorf("ProtocolVersion = %q, want empty", got)
+	}
+	if got := req.ClientInfo(); got != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ClientInfo = %+v, want nil", got)
+	}
+	if got := req.ClientCapabilities(); got != nil {
+		t.Errorf("ClientCapabilities = %+v, want nil", got)
+	}
+}
+
 // TODO(v0.3.0): rewrite this test.
 // func TestToolValidate(t *testing.T) {
 // 	// Check that the tool returned from NewServerTool properly validates its input schema.
diff --git a/mcp/streamable.go b/mcp/streamable.go
index d3f3f4fa..f5e93b40 100644
--- a/mcp/streamable.go
+++ b/mcp/streamable.go
@@ -343,8 +343,14 @@ func (h *StreamableHTTPHandler) serveStateless(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.
 		return
 	}
 
+	connectOpts, usesNewProtocol, err := h.ephemeralConnectOpts(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+		return
+	}
+
 	var sessionID string
-	if legacySessions {
+	if legacySessions && !usesNewProtocol {
 		sessionID = req.Header.Get(sessionIDHeader)
 		if sessionID == "" {
 			sessionID = server.opts.GetSessionID()
@@ -359,11 +365,6 @@ func (h *StreamableHTTPHandler) serveStateless(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.
 		logger:       h.opts.Logger,
 	}
 
-	connectOpts, err := h.ephemeralConnectOpts(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
-		return
-	}
 	session, err := connectStreamable(req.Context(), server, transport, connectOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		h.opts.Logger.Error(fmt.Sprintf("failed to connect: %v", err))
@@ -389,10 +390,17 @@ func (h *StreamableHTTPHandler) serveStatelessLegacyDELETE(w http.ResponseWriter
 }
 
 // ephemeralConnectOpts peeks at the request body to determine whether it
-// contains an initialize or initialized message. If not, default session state
-// is constructed so that the session doesn't reject the request.
+// contains an initialize or initialized message or whether the protocol version
+// header indicates a protocol version >= 2026-06-30 (SEP-2575).
+//
+// For old-protocol requests, default session state is synthesized so that
+// the session's init gate doesn't reject the request.
+//
 // It is used for both stateless servers and stateful servers with no session ID.
-func (h *StreamableHTTPHandler) ephemeralConnectOpts(req *http.Request) (*ServerSessionOptions, error) {
+//
+// The returned usesNewProtocol bool reports whether the protocol version
+// header indicates a protocol version >= 2026-06-30 (SEP-2575).
+func (h *StreamableHTTPHandler) ephemeralConnectOpts(req *http.Request) (opts *ServerSessionOptions, usesNewProtocol bool, err error) {
 	protocolVersion := protocolVersionFromContext(req.Context())
 	if protocolVersion == "" {
 		protocolVersion = protocolVersion20250326
@@ -401,7 +409,7 @@ func (h *StreamableHTTPHandler) ephemeralConnectOpts(req *http.Request) (*Server
 	var hasInitialize, hasInitialized bool
 	body, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read body")
+		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to read body")
 	}
 	req.Body.Close()
 	req.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(body))
@@ -415,23 +423,28 @@ func (h *StreamableHTTPHandler) ephemeralConnectOpts(req *http.Request) (*Server
 				case notificationInitialized:
 					hasInitialized = true
 				}
+				if protocolVersion >= protocolVersion20260630 {
+					usesNewProtocol = true
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	state := new(ServerSessionState)
-	if !hasInitialize {
+	// Only synthesize fake InitializeParams/InitializedParams for old-protocol
+	// requests.
+	if !hasInitialize && !usesNewProtocol {
 		state.InitializeParams = &InitializeParams{
 			ProtocolVersion: protocolVersion,
 		}
 	}
-	if !hasInitialized {
+	if !hasInitialized && !usesNewProtocol {
 		state.InitializedParams = new(InitializedParams)
 	}
 	state.LogLevel = "info"
 	return &ServerSessionOptions{
 		State: state,
-	}, nil
+	}, usesNewProtocol, nil
 }
 
 func connectStreamable(ctx context.Context, server *Server, transport *StreamableServerTransport, opts *ServerSessionOptions) (*ServerSession, error) {
@@ -576,7 +589,7 @@ func (h *StreamableHTTPHandler) serveStatefulPOST(w http.ResponseWriter, req *ht
 	// that arrives before a session exists (e.g. initialize or ping) on a
 	// server configured this way.
 	if sessionID == "" {
-		connectOpts, err := h.ephemeralConnectOpts(req)
+		connectOpts, _, err := h.ephemeralConnectOpts(req)
 		if err != nil {
 			http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
@@ -1279,6 +1292,7 @@ func (c *streamableServerConn) servePOST(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 	tokenInfo := auth.TokenInfoFromContext(req.Context())
 	isInitialize := false
 	var initializeProtocolVersion string
+	headerVersion := protocolVersionFromContext(req.Context())
 	for _, msg := range incoming {
 		if jreq, ok := msg.(*jsonrpc.Request); ok {
 			// Preemptively check that this is a valid request, so that we can fail
@@ -1296,6 +1310,39 @@ func (c *streamableServerConn) servePOST(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Reques
 					initializeProtocolVersion = params.ProtocolVersion
 				}
 			}
+			// SEP-2575: requests carrying `_meta.protocolVersion` require the
+			// Mcp-Protocol-Version HTTP header to be present and to match the
+			// per-request `_meta.protocolVersion` value.
+			// The new (>= 2026-06-30) protocol is supported on the HTTP transport
+			// only when [StreamableHTTPOptions.Stateless] is true.
+			var metaVersion string
+			if meta := extractRequestMeta(jreq.Params); meta != nil {
+				metaVersion, _ = meta[MetaKeyProtocolVersion].(string)
+			}
+			if protocolVersion >= protocolVersion20260630 || metaVersion != "" {
+				if !c.stateless {
+					http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf(
+						"Bad Request: protocol version %q is only supported on stateless HTTP servers (set StreamableHTTPOptions.Stateless = true)",
+						protocolVersion),
+						http.StatusBadRequest)
+					return
+				}
+				if headerVersion == "" {
+					http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf(
+						"Bad Request: %s header is required for requests carrying %q",
+						protocolVersionHeader, MetaKeyProtocolVersion),
+						http.StatusBadRequest)
+					return
+				}
+				if headerVersion != metaVersion {
+					http.Error(w, fmt.Sprintf(
+						"Bad Request: %s header %q does not match request %s %q",
+						protocolVersionHeader, headerVersion,
+						MetaKeyProtocolVersion, metaVersion),
+						http.StatusBadRequest)
+					return
+				}
+			}
 			// Include metadata for all requests (including notifications).
 			jreq.Extra = &RequestExtra{
 				TokenInfo: tokenInfo,
diff --git a/mcp/streamable_test.go b/mcp/streamable_test.go
index d2e54224..e566bf25 100644
--- a/mcp/streamable_test.go
+++ b/mcp/streamable_test.go
@@ -1926,39 +1926,18 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 			return &CallToolResult{}, nil
 		})
 
-	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(req *http.Request) *Server { return server }, nil)
+	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(req *http.Request) *Server { return server }, &StreamableHTTPOptions{
+		Stateless: true,
+	})
 	defer handler.closeAll()
 
-	initReq := req(1, methodInitialize, &InitializeParams{ProtocolVersion: minVersionForStandardHeaders})
-	initResp := resp(1, &InitializeResult{
-		Capabilities: &ServerCapabilities{
-			Logging: &LoggingCapabilities{},
-			Tools:   &ToolCapabilities{ListChanged: true},
-		},
-		ProtocolVersion: minVersionForStandardHeaders,
-		ServerInfo:      &Implementation{Name: "testServer", Version: "v1.0.0"},
-	}, nil)
-
-	initialize := streamableRequest{
-		method:         "POST",
-		messages:       []jsonrpc.Message{initReq},
-		wantStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
-		wantMessages:   []jsonrpc.Message{initResp},
-		wantSessionID:  true,
-	}
-	initialized := streamableRequest{
-		method: "POST",
-		headers: http.Header{
-			protocolVersionHeader: {minVersionForStandardHeaders},
-			methodHeader:          {notificationInitialized},
-		},
-		messages:       []jsonrpc.Message{req(0, notificationInitialized, &InitializedParams{})},
-		wantStatusCode: http.StatusAccepted,
+	testMeta := Meta{
+		MetaKeyProtocolVersion:    minVersionForStandardHeaders,
+		MetaKeyClientInfo:         map[string]any{"name": "testClient", "version": "v1.0.0"},
+		MetaKeyClientCapabilities: map[string]any{},
 	}
 
 	testStreamableHandler(t, handler, []streamableRequest{
-		initialize,
-		initialized,
 		{
 			method: "POST",
 			headers: http.Header{
@@ -1966,7 +1945,7 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 				methodHeader:          {"tools/call"},
 				nameHeader:            {"my-tool"},
 			},
-			messages:       []jsonrpc.Message{req(2, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Name: "my-tool"})},
+			messages:       []jsonrpc.Message{req(2, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Meta: testMeta, Name: "my-tool"})},
 			wantStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
 			wantMessages:   []jsonrpc.Message{resp(2, &CallToolResult{Content: []Content{}}, nil)},
 		},
@@ -1977,7 +1956,7 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 				methodHeader:          {"prompts/get"},
 				nameHeader:            {"my-tool"},
 			},
-			messages:           []jsonrpc.Message{req(3, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Name: "my-tool"})},
+			messages:           []jsonrpc.Message{req(3, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Meta: testMeta, Name: "my-tool"})},
 			wantStatusCode:     http.StatusBadRequest,
 			wantBodyContaining: "Mcp-Method header value",
 		},
@@ -1988,7 +1967,7 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 				methodHeader:          {"tools/call"},
 				nameHeader:            {"wrong-tool"},
 			},
-			messages:           []jsonrpc.Message{req(4, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Name: "my-tool"})},
+			messages:           []jsonrpc.Message{req(4, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Meta: testMeta, Name: "my-tool"})},
 			wantStatusCode:     http.StatusBadRequest,
 			wantBodyContaining: "Mcp-Name header value",
 		},
@@ -1999,7 +1978,7 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 				methodHeader:          {"TOOLS/CALL"},
 				nameHeader:            {"my-tool"},
 			},
-			messages:           []jsonrpc.Message{req(5, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Name: "my-tool"})},
+			messages:           []jsonrpc.Message{req(5, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Meta: testMeta, Name: "my-tool"})},
 			wantStatusCode:     http.StatusBadRequest,
 			wantBodyContaining: "Mcp-Method header value",
 		},
@@ -2010,7 +1989,7 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 				methodHeader:          {"tools/call"},
 				nameHeader:            {"my-tool"},
 			},
-			messages:       []jsonrpc.Message{req(6, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Name: "my-tool"})},
+			messages:       []jsonrpc.Message{req(6, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{Meta: testMeta, Name: "my-tool"})},
 			wantStatusCode: http.StatusOK,
 			wantMessages:   []jsonrpc.Message{resp(6, &CallToolResult{Content: []Content{}}, nil)},
 		},
@@ -2023,6 +2002,7 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 				paramHeaderPrefix + "Region": {"us-west1"},
 			},
 			messages: []jsonrpc.Message{req(7, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{
+				Meta:      testMeta,
 				Name:      "execute_sql",
 				Arguments: map[string]any{"region": "us-west1", "query": "SELECT 1"},
 			})},
@@ -2038,6 +2018,7 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 				paramHeaderPrefix + "Region": {"eu-central1"},
 			},
 			messages: []jsonrpc.Message{req(8, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{
+				Meta:      testMeta,
 				Name:      "execute_sql",
 				Arguments: map[string]any{"region": "us-west1"},
 			})},
@@ -2052,6 +2033,7 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 				nameHeader:            {"execute_sql"},
 			},
 			messages: []jsonrpc.Message{req(9, "tools/call", &CallToolParams{
+				Meta:      testMeta,
 				Name:      "execute_sql",
 				Arguments: map[string]any{"region": "us-west1"},
 			})},
@@ -2061,6 +2043,68 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+// TODO: Remove this once client operations will automatically inject metadata in the requests
+func injectMetaToRequest(req *http.Request) error {
+	if req.Body == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	req.Body.Close()
+
+	var val any
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &val); err == nil {
+		var method string
+		if m, ok := val.(map[string]any); ok {
+			method, _ = m["method"].(string)
+		} else if list, ok := val.([]any); ok && len(list) > 0 {
+			if m, ok := list[0].(map[string]any); ok {
+				method, _ = m["method"].(string)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if method == "initialize" || method == "notifications/initialized" || strings.HasPrefix(method, "notifications/") {
+			req.Header.Set(protocolVersionHeader, "2025-11-25")
+		} else {
+			req.Header.Set(protocolVersionHeader, minVersionForStandardHeaders)
+
+			var msgs []map[string]any
+			if m, ok := val.(map[string]any); ok {
+				msgs = []map[string]any{m}
+			} else if list, ok := val.([]any); ok {
+				for _, item := range list {
+					if m, ok := item.(map[string]any); ok {
+						msgs = append(msgs, m)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			for _, m := range msgs {
+				params, _ := m["params"].(map[string]any)
+				if params == nil {
+					params = make(map[string]any)
+					m["params"] = params
+				}
+				meta, _ := params["_meta"].(map[string]any)
+				if meta == nil {
+					meta = make(map[string]any)
+					params["_meta"] = meta
+				}
+				meta[MetaKeyProtocolVersion] = minVersionForStandardHeaders
+				meta[MetaKeyClientInfo] = map[string]any{"name": "testClient", "version": "v1.0.0"}
+				meta[MetaKeyClientCapabilities] = map[string]any{}
+			}
+			body, _ = json.Marshal(val)
+		}
+	}
+
+	req.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(body))
+	req.ContentLength = int64(len(body))
+	return nil
+}
+
 // TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidationErrorFormat verifies that header
 // validation errors return a JSON-RPC error with code -32001 and
 // Content-Type application/json, per SEP-2243.
@@ -2076,7 +2120,9 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidationErrorFormat(t *testing.T) {
 			return &CallToolResult{}, nil
 		})
 
-	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(req *http.Request) *Server { return server }, nil)
+	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(req *http.Request) *Server { return server }, &StreamableHTTPOptions{
+		Stateless: true,
+	})
 	defer handler.closeAll()
 
 	httpServer := httptest.NewServer(mustNotPanic(t, handler))
@@ -2088,6 +2134,9 @@ func TestStreamableMcpHeaderValidationErrorFormat(t *testing.T) {
 
 	customClient := &http.Client{
 		Transport: roundTripperFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			if err := injectMetaToRequest(req); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 			var originalMethodHeader string
 			if req.Header.Get(methodHeader) == "tools/call" {
 				originalMethodHeader = req.Header.Get(methodHeader)
@@ -2237,7 +2286,9 @@ func TestStreamableParamHeadersClientSetsHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 			return &CallToolResult{Content: []Content{&TextContent{Text: "ok"}}}, nil
 		})
 
-	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(req *http.Request) *Server { return server }, nil)
+	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(req *http.Request) *Server { return server }, &StreamableHTTPOptions{
+		Stateless: true,
+	})
 	defer handler.closeAll()
 	httpServer := httptest.NewServer(mustNotPanic(t, handler))
 	defer httpServer.Close()
@@ -2245,6 +2296,9 @@ func TestStreamableParamHeadersClientSetsHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	var capturedHeaders http.Header
 	customClient := &http.Client{
 		Transport: roundTripperFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			if err := injectMetaToRequest(req); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
 			if req.Header.Get(methodHeader) == "tools/call" {
 				capturedHeaders = req.Header.Clone()
 			}
@@ -2347,14 +2401,28 @@ func TestStreamableFilterValidToolsIntegration(t *testing.T) {
 		InputSchema: &jsonschema.Schema{Type: "object"},
 	}, noop)
 
-	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(req *http.Request) *Server { return server }, nil)
+	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(req *http.Request) *Server { return server }, &StreamableHTTPOptions{
+		Stateless: true,
+	})
 	defer handler.closeAll()
 	httpServer := httptest.NewServer(mustNotPanic(t, handler))
 	defer httpServer.Close()
 
+	customClient := &http.Client{
+		Transport: roundTripperFunc(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			if err := injectMetaToRequest(req); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return http.DefaultTransport.RoundTrip(req)
+		}),
+	}
+
 	client := NewClient(&Implementation{Name: "testClient", Version: "v1.0.0"}, nil)
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	session, err := client.Connect(ctx, &StreamableClientTransport{Endpoint: httpServer.URL}, &ClientSessionOptions{protocolVersion: minVersionForStandardHeaders})
+	session, err := client.Connect(ctx, &StreamableClientTransport{
+		Endpoint:   httpServer.URL,
+		HTTPClient: customClient,
+	}, &ClientSessionOptions{protocolVersion: minVersionForStandardHeaders})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -3207,3 +3275,314 @@ func TestStandaloneSSEEmitsCommentForHTTP2Flush(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("timed out waiting for first SSE bytes; the standalone SSE stream must emit a DATA frame immediately so HTTP/2 reverse proxies don't buffer the HEADERS frame")
 	}
 }
+
+// newProtocolBody builds a raw JSON body for a tools/call request that
+// carries the >= 2026-06-30 per-request _meta fields.
+func newProtocolBody(t *testing.T, toolName string, args any) []byte {
+	t.Helper()
+	rawArgs, err := json.Marshal(args)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	body, err := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
+		"jsonrpc": "2.0",
+		"id":      1,
+		"method":  "tools/call",
+		"params": map[string]any{
+			"_meta": map[string]any{
+				MetaKeyProtocolVersion:    protocolVersion20260630,
+				MetaKeyClientInfo:         map[string]any{"name": "new-proto-client", "version": "9.9"},
+				MetaKeyClientCapabilities: map[string]any{"sampling": map[string]any{}},
+			},
+			"name":      toolName,
+			"arguments": json.RawMessage(rawArgs),
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	return body
+}
+
+func TestEphemeralConnectOpts(t *testing.T) {
+	mkReq := func(body []byte) *http.Request {
+		r := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, "/", bytes.NewReader(body))
+		r.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		return r
+	}
+
+	h := &StreamableHTTPHandler{opts: StreamableHTTPOptions{}}
+
+	oldProtocolBody, err := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
+		"jsonrpc": "2.0",
+		"id":      1,
+		"method":  "tools/call",
+		"params":  map[string]any{"name": "x", "arguments": map[string]any{}},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	initializeBody, err := json.Marshal(map[string]any{
+		"jsonrpc": "2.0",
+		"id":      1,
+		"method":  methodInitialize,
+		"params":  map[string]any{"protocolVersion": protocolVersion20250618},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                  string
+		body                  []byte
+		wantUsesNew           bool
+		wantInitializeParams  bool
+		wantInitializedParams bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:                  "new-protocol request: no synthetic state",
+			body:                  newProtocolBody(t, "x", struct{}{}),
+			wantUsesNew:           true,
+			wantInitializeParams:  false,
+			wantInitializedParams: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "old-protocol request: synthetic state populated",
+			body:                  oldProtocolBody,
+			wantUsesNew:           false,
+			wantInitializeParams:  true,
+			wantInitializedParams: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "initialize request: no synthetic InitializeParams",
+			body:                  initializeBody,
+			wantUsesNew:           false,
+			wantInitializeParams:  false,
+			wantInitializedParams: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			req := mkReq(tt.body)
+			var pver string
+			if tt.wantUsesNew {
+				pver = protocolVersion20260630
+			} else {
+				pver = protocolVersion20250326
+			}
+			req.Header.Set(protocolVersionHeader, pver)
+			req = req.WithContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(), protocolVersionContextKey{}, pver))
+			opts, usesNew, err := h.ephemeralConnectOpts(req)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if usesNew != tt.wantUsesNew {
+				t.Errorf("usesNewProtocol = %v, want %v", usesNew, tt.wantUsesNew)
+			}
+			if got := opts.State.InitializeParams != nil; got != tt.wantInitializeParams {
+				t.Errorf("InitializeParams non-nil = %v, want %v (value = %+v)",
+					got, tt.wantInitializeParams, opts.State.InitializeParams)
+			}
+			if got := opts.State.InitializedParams != nil; got != tt.wantInitializedParams {
+				t.Errorf("InitializedParams non-nil = %v, want %v (value = %+v)",
+					got, tt.wantInitializedParams, opts.State.InitializedParams)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// statelessHandlerCapture builds a stateless server with a single tool whose
+// handler captures everything we want to assert about the per-request view of
+// the session and the new-protocol accessors.
+type statelessHandlerCapture struct {
+	mu                    sync.Mutex
+	sessionInitParams     *InitializeParams
+	reqProtocolVersion    string
+	reqClientInfo         *Implementation
+	reqClientCapabilities *ClientCapabilities
+}
+
+func TestStreamableStateless_NewProtocolSession_NoFakeInit(t *testing.T) {
+	// SEP-2575: the MCP-Protocol-Version header is mandatory for new-protocol
+	// requests and must be a supported version. The 2026-06-30 version is
+	// not yet in the global list, so register it for the duration of the test.
+	orig := supportedProtocolVersions
+	supportedProtocolVersions = append(slices.Clone(orig), protocolVersion20260630)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { supportedProtocolVersions = orig })
+
+	capture := &statelessHandlerCapture{}
+	mcpServer := NewServer(testImpl, nil)
+	AddTool(mcpServer, &Tool{Name: "capture", Description: "captures request info"},
+		func(ctx context.Context, req *CallToolRequest, args struct{}) (*CallToolResult, any, error) {
+			capture.mu.Lock()
+			defer capture.mu.Unlock()
+			capture.sessionInitParams = req.Session.InitializeParams()
+			capture.reqProtocolVersion = req.ProtocolVersion()
+			capture.reqClientInfo = req.ClientInfo()
+			capture.reqClientCapabilities = req.ClientCapabilities()
+			return &CallToolResult{Content: []Content{&TextContent{Text: "ok"}}}, nil, nil
+		})
+
+	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(
+		func(*http.Request) *Server { return mcpServer },
+		&StreamableHTTPOptions{Stateless: true},
+	)
+	httpServer := httptest.NewServer(handler)
+	defer httpServer.Close()
+
+	body := newProtocolBody(t, "capture", struct{}{})
+	httpReq, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, httpServer.URL, bytes.NewReader(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	httpReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	httpReq.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json, text/event-stream")
+	httpReq.Header.Set(protocolVersionHeader, protocolVersion20260630)
+	// >= 2026-06-30 also requires the Mcp-Method and Mcp-Name standard
+	// headers (see streamable_headers.go).
+	httpReq.Header.Set(methodHeader, "tools/call")
+	httpReq.Header.Set(nameHeader, "capture")
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(httpReq)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body = %s", resp.StatusCode, respBody)
+	}
+
+	capture.mu.Lock()
+	defer capture.mu.Unlock()
+	if capture.sessionInitParams == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Session.InitializeParams() is nil, want populated initializeParams for new-protocol session")
+	} else {
+		if got, want := capture.sessionInitParams.ProtocolVersion, protocolVersion20260630; got != want {
+			t.Errorf("Session.InitializeParams().ProtocolVersion = %q, want %q", got, want)
+		}
+		if got, want := capture.sessionInitParams.ClientInfo.Name, "new-proto-client"; got != want {
+			t.Errorf("Session.InitializeParams().ClientInfo.Name = %q, want %q", got, want)
+		}
+	}
+	if got, want := capture.reqProtocolVersion, protocolVersion20260630; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("req.ProtocolVersion() = %q, want %q", got, want)
+	}
+	if capture.reqClientInfo == nil || capture.reqClientInfo.Name != "new-proto-client" {
+		t.Errorf("req.ClientInfo() = %+v, want Name=new-proto-client", capture.reqClientInfo)
+	}
+	if capture.reqClientCapabilities == nil || capture.reqClientCapabilities.Sampling == nil {
+		t.Errorf("req.ClientCapabilities() = %+v, want non-nil Sampling", capture.reqClientCapabilities)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStreamableStateful_RejectsNewProtocol verifies that a stateful HTTP
+// server rejects requests carrying _meta.protocolVersion (i.e. >= 2026-06-30
+// requests) with HTTP 400. The new protocol is
+// supported on HTTP only when StreamableHTTPOptions.Stateless=true.
+func TestStreamableStateful_RejectsNewProtocol(t *testing.T) {
+	// Make 2026-06-30 a "known" version so that the request reaches servePOST
+	// (otherwise the early header validation at ServeHTTP rejects it).
+	orig := supportedProtocolVersions
+	supportedProtocolVersions = append(slices.Clone(orig), protocolVersion20260630)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { supportedProtocolVersions = orig })
+
+	server := NewServer(testImpl, nil)
+	AddTool(server, &Tool{Name: "noop"},
+		func(ctx context.Context, req *CallToolRequest, args struct{}) (*CallToolResult, any, error) {
+			return &CallToolResult{Content: []Content{&TextContent{Text: "ok"}}}, nil, nil
+		})
+	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(func(*http.Request) *Server { return server }, nil)
+	httpServer := httptest.NewServer(handler)
+	defer httpServer.Close()
+
+	// Initialize a legacy session first.
+	initBody := strings.NewReader(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"initialize","params":{"protocolVersion":"2025-06-18","capabilities":{},"clientInfo":{"name":"test","version":"1.0"}}}`)
+	initReq, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, httpServer.URL, initBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	initReq.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	initReq.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json, text/event-stream")
+	initResp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(initReq)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	io.Copy(io.Discard, initResp.Body)
+	initResp.Body.Close()
+	sessionID := initResp.Header.Get(sessionIDHeader)
+	if sessionID == "" {
+		t.Fatalf("initialize response missing %s header", sessionIDHeader)
+	}
+
+	// Drive the existing session with a new-protocol request whose header and
+	// body agree. The cross-check passes; the stateful-rejection check fires.
+	body := newProtocolBody(t, "noop", struct{}{})
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, httpServer.URL, bytes.NewReader(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json, text/event-stream")
+	req.Header.Set(sessionIDHeader, sessionID)
+	req.Header.Set(protocolVersionHeader, protocolVersion20260630)
+	req.Header.Set(methodHeader, "tools/call")
+	req.Header.Set(nameHeader, "noop")
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusBadRequest {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 400; body = %s", resp.StatusCode, respBody)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(string(respBody), "stateless") {
+		t.Errorf("body = %q, want a message mentioning 'stateless'", respBody)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestStreamableStateless_AcceptsNewProtocol is the positive control:
+// confirms that a stateless server still accepts new-protocol requests
+// (the rejection in TestStreamableStateful_RejectsNewProtocol must not
+// fire on Stateless: true).
+func TestStreamableStateless_AcceptsNewProtocol(t *testing.T) {
+	orig := supportedProtocolVersions
+	supportedProtocolVersions = append(slices.Clone(orig), protocolVersion20260630)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { supportedProtocolVersions = orig })
+
+	server := NewServer(testImpl, nil)
+	AddTool(server, &Tool{Name: "noop"},
+		func(ctx context.Context, req *CallToolRequest, args struct{}) (*CallToolResult, any, error) {
+			return &CallToolResult{Content: []Content{&TextContent{Text: "ok"}}}, nil, nil
+		})
+	handler := NewStreamableHTTPHandler(
+		func(*http.Request) *Server { return server },
+		&StreamableHTTPOptions{Stateless: true},
+	)
+	httpServer := httptest.NewServer(handler)
+	defer httpServer.Close()
+
+	body := newProtocolBody(t, "noop", struct{}{})
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, httpServer.URL, bytes.NewReader(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json, text/event-stream")
+	req.Header.Set(protocolVersionHeader, protocolVersion20260630)
+	req.Header.Set(methodHeader, "tools/call")
+	req.Header.Set(nameHeader, "noop")
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		respBody, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want 200; body = %s", resp.StatusCode, respBody)
+	}
+}