diff --git a/mcp/protocol.go b/mcp/protocol.go
index f077c6db..c1877417 100644
--- a/mcp/protocol.go
+++ b/mcp/protocol.go
@@ -119,72 +119,58 @@ type InputResponse interface{ isInputResponse() }
 // input-required result.
 type InputResponseMap map[string]InputResponse
 
-func (m InputResponseMap) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	type wire struct {
-		Method string        `json:"method"`
-		Result InputResponse `json:"result,omitempty"`
-	}
-	typeToMethod := func(v InputResponse) (string, error) {
-		switch v.(type) {
-		case *ElicitResult:
-			return methodElicit, nil
-		case *CreateMessageResult, *CreateMessageWithToolsResult:
-			return methodCreateMessage, nil
-		case *ListRootsResult:
-			return methodListRoots, nil
-		default:
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("unsupported type: %T", v)
-		}
-	}
-	converted := map[string]*wire{}
-	for k, v := range m {
-		method, err := typeToMethod(v)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		converted[k] = &wire{Method: method, Result: v}
-	}
-	return json.Marshal(converted)
-}
-
 func (m *InputResponseMap) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
-	type raw struct {
-		Method string          `json:"method"`
-		Result json.RawMessage `json:"result"`
-	}
-	var rawMap map[string]*raw
+	var rawMap map[string]json.RawMessage
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &rawMap); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	result := make(InputResponseMap, len(rawMap))
 	for k, raw := range rawMap {
-		switch raw.Method {
-		case methodElicit:
-			var p ElicitResult
-			if err := json.Unmarshal(raw.Result, &p); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			result[k] = &p
-		case methodCreateMessage:
-			var p CreateMessageWithToolsResult
-			if err := json.Unmarshal(raw.Result, &p); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			result[k] = &p
-		case methodListRoots:
-			var p ListRootsResult
-			if err := json.Unmarshal(raw.Result, &p); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			result[k] = &p
-		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("unsupported InputResponse method: %q", raw.Method)
+		v, err := unmarshalInputResponse(raw)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("inputResponses[%q]: %w", k, err)
 		}
+		result[k] = v
 	}
 	*m = result
 	return nil
 }
 
+// unmarshalInputResponse determines the concrete InputResponse type from the
+// JSON structure by searching for a discriminating key in a raw message.
+func unmarshalInputResponse(data json.RawMessage) (InputResponse, error) {
+	var probe struct {
+		Action json.RawMessage `json:"action"`
+		Role   json.RawMessage `json:"role"`
+		Roots  json.RawMessage `json:"roots"`
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &probe); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	switch {
+	case probe.Roots != nil:
+		var p ListRootsResult
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &p); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return &p, nil
+	case probe.Action != nil:
+		var p ElicitResult
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &p); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return &p, nil
+	case probe.Role != nil:
+		var p CreateMessageWithToolsResult
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &p); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return &p, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(`cannot determine InputResponse type: expected "action", "role", or "roots" key`)
+	}
+}
+
 // Optional annotations for the client. The client can use annotations to inform
 // how objects are used or displayed.
 type Annotations struct {
diff --git a/mcp/protocol_test.go b/mcp/protocol_test.go
index edf3623d..38fd48f4 100644
--- a/mcp/protocol_test.go
+++ b/mcp/protocol_test.go
@@ -1216,6 +1216,43 @@ func TestInputRequestMapJSON(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestInputResponseMapJSON(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name  string
+		value InputResponse
+		check func(t *testing.T, got InputResponse)
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "elicit",
+			value: &ElicitResult{Action: "accept", Content: map[string]any{"ok": true}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "sampling",
+			value: &CreateMessageWithToolsResult{Role: "assistant", Model: "test-model", Content: []Content{&TextContent{Text: "hello"}}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "list-roots",
+			value: &ListRootsResult{Roots: []*Root{{URI: "file:///tmp", Name: "tmp"}}},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			key := tt.name
+			data, err := json.Marshal(InputResponseMap{key: tt.value})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			var got InputResponseMap
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &got); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tt.value, got[key], ctrCmpOpts...); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("mismatch (-want, +got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestContentUnmarshal(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that types with a Content field round-trip properly.
 	roundtrip := func(in, out any) {
diff --git a/mcp/testdata/conformance/server/mrtr.txtar b/mcp/testdata/conformance/server/mrtr.txtar
index e0dc18ce..7ee6dc50 100644
--- a/mcp/testdata/conformance/server/mrtr.txtar
+++ b/mcp/testdata/conformance/server/mrtr.txtar
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ confirmThenGreet
     "arguments": {},
     "requestState": "step=1",
     "inputResponses": {
-      "who": {
-        "method": "elicitation/create",
-        "result": { "action": "accept", "content": { "name": "MCP Go" } }
-      }
+      "who": { "action": "accept", "content": { "name": "MCP Go" } }
     }
   }
 }