Released on August 8, 2026, mcp-rest-forge v0.2.1 is a maintenance update that strengthens the server’s HTTP capabilities and bolsters the project’s underlying security and stability infrastructure. This release is primarily focused on improving how the server handles HTTP transport, ensuring better scalability for users deploying the tool in networked environments.

What’s new

The centerpiece of this release is the enablement of stateless mode for the StreamableHTTPHandler. By activating the stateless 2026-07-28 protocol over HTTP transport, the server can now operate more efficiently in distributed settings. To support this, we have upgraded the MCP Go SDK to version 1.7.0.

Beyond the transport layer, we’ve significantly upgraded our CI/CD pipeline. We’ve introduced Semgrep for automated security scanning and integrated a ChromaDB repo indexer to improve code analysis. We’ve also updated our CodeQL configurations to ensure that every commit meets the highest security standards.

Why it matters

For the majority of users running mcp-rest-forge in the default stdio mode, this release provides the peace of mind that comes with improved security scanning and project stability.

However, for users leveraging the --http flag, the shift to a stateless protocol is a major win. Statelessness removes the need for the server to maintain session state between requests, which drastically improves horizontal scalability and reduces the potential for session-related errors in high-traffic or load-balanced environments.

Getting Started

Upgrading to v0.2.1 is straightforward. You can either download the latest binary from our releases page or update via Go:

go install github.com/UnitVectorY-Labs/mcp-rest-forge@latest

We encourage all users to upgrade to benefit from the latest security enhancements and transport improvements.

This post was AI-generated using the model unsloth/gemma-4-31B-it-GGUF:UD-Q5_K_XL. Generated on August 9, 2026, based on the v0.2.1 release of the mcp-rest-forge repository. Author: release-storyteller