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 > [!WARNING]
-> **We're limiting pull requests to contributors while we land the [2026-07-28 spec](https://blog.modelcontextprotocol.io/posts/2026-07-28-release-candidate/) implementation.**
+> **We're limiting pull requests to 1 per new contributor while we land the [2026-07-28 spec](https://blog.modelcontextprotocol.io/posts/2026-07-28-release-candidate/) implementation.**
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 > [Issues](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/issues/new?template=v2-feedback.yml) are the most useful feedback right now — we'll reopen PRs as v2 stabilizes.