Point pre-release install pins at 2.0.0rc1 (#3186)

docs/get-started/installation.md

@@ -2,27 +2,27 @@
 
 The Python SDK is on PyPI as [`mcp`](https://pypi.org/project/mcp/). It requires **Python 3.10+**.
 
-These docs describe **v2**, which is in beta, so the version pin is not optional yet:
+These docs describe **v2**, currently a release candidate, so the version pin is not optional yet:
 
 === "uv"
 
     ```bash
-    uv add "mcp[cli]==2.0.0b1"
+    uv add "mcp[cli]==2.0.0rc1"
     ```
 
 === "pip"
 
     ```bash
-    pip install "mcp[cli]==2.0.0b1"
+    pip install "mcp[cli]==2.0.0rc1"
     ```
 
 !!! warning "Why the pin"
     Installers never select a pre-release unless you name one, so an unpinned `uv add "mcp[cli]"`
     gives you the latest **v1.x** release, which these docs do not describe. Check the
-    [release history](https://pypi.org/project/mcp/#history) for the newest beta before you copy
+    [release history](https://pypi.org/project/mcp/#history) for the newest pre-release before you copy
     the line above.
 
-    The same applies to one-off commands: `uv run --with "mcp==2.0.0b1" ...`, not `uv run --with mcp ...`.
+    The same applies to one-off commands: `uv run --with "mcp==2.0.0rc1" ...`, not `uv run --with mcp ...`.
 
     If your *package* depends on `mcp`, add a `<2` upper bound (for example `mcp>=1.27,<2`) before
     the stable v2 lands so the major version bump doesn't surprise you.

docs/get-started/real-host.md

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ That is the last line of Python on this page. From here down it is all host conf
 Every host below gets the same command:
 
 ```bash
-uv run --with "mcp[cli]==2.0.0b1" mcp run /absolute/path/to/server.py
+uv run --with "mcp[cli]==2.0.0rc1" mcp run /absolute/path/to/server.py
 ```
 
 One command for all of them because `uv run --with` resolves the pinned SDK into a fresh environment on the spot: it works from any directory, needs no project and no virtual environment to activate, and always gets the exact `mcp` version these docs describe. That matters here more than anywhere else, because a host launches your server from *its* working directory with a near-empty environment, not from your shell.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ One command for all of them because `uv run --with` resolves the pinned SDK into
 It is also the command `mcp install` writes into Claude Desktop's config for you (below), so what you type by hand and what the tool generates agree.
 
 !!! warning "The version pin is not optional"
-    v2 of this SDK is in beta, and installers never select a pre-release unless you name one. An
+    v2 of this SDK is a release candidate, and installers never select a pre-release unless you name one. An
     unpinned `--with "mcp[cli]"` gives you the latest **v1.x**, which these docs do not describe.
     Use the exact pin from **[Installation](installation.md)**.
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ There is nothing to be mystified by. This is the entry it writes:
         "run",
         "--frozen",
         "--with",
-        "mcp[cli]==2.0.0b1",
+        "mcp[cli]==2.0.0rc1",
         "mcp",
         "run",
         "/absolute/path/to/server.py"
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Fully quit Claude Desktop (not just its window) and reopen it.
 There is no file to edit. Register the server with the `claude` CLI; everything after `--` is the launch command.
 
 ```bash
-claude mcp add bookshop -- uv run --with "mcp[cli]==2.0.0b1" mcp run /absolute/path/to/server.py
+claude mcp add bookshop -- uv run --with "mcp[cli]==2.0.0rc1" mcp run /absolute/path/to/server.py
 ```
 
 Run `/mcp` inside a Claude Code session to confirm `bookshop` is connected and its tools are listed.
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ Create `.cursor/mcp.json` in your project root.
   "mcpServers": {
     "bookshop": {
       "command": "uv",
-      "args": ["run", "--with", "mcp[cli]==2.0.0b1", "mcp", "run", "/absolute/path/to/server.py"]
+      "args": ["run", "--with", "mcp[cli]==2.0.0rc1", "mcp", "run", "/absolute/path/to/server.py"]
     }
   }
 }
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ Create `.vscode/mcp.json` in your project root.
     "bookshop": {
       "type": "stdio",
       "command": "uv",
-      "args": ["run", "--with", "mcp[cli]==2.0.0b1", "mcp", "run", "/absolute/path/to/server.py"]
+      "args": ["run", "--with", "mcp[cli]==2.0.0rc1", "mcp", "run", "/absolute/path/to/server.py"]
     }
   }
 }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Two differences from Cursor's file, and they are the only two: the wrapper key i
 Before you touch any host config, run the launch command yourself:
 
 ```bash
-uv run --with "mcp[cli]==2.0.0b1" mcp run /absolute/path/to/server.py
+uv run --with "mcp[cli]==2.0.0rc1" mcp run /absolute/path/to/server.py
 ```
 
 Nothing prints, and it doesn't return. That silence is correct: a stdio server is waiting for a host to speak first on stdin (`Ctrl-C` to stop it). A traceback or an immediate exit is the real bug, and now you can read it instead of guessing at it through a host.
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ For anything past those three, **[Troubleshooting](../troubleshooting.md)** is t
 ## Recap
 
 * A **host** (Claude Desktop, an IDE) runs an MCP client that launches your server as a child process over stdio. Connecting means giving it one launch command.
-* That command is `uv run --with "mcp[cli]==2.0.0b1" mcp run /absolute/path/to/server.py`: version-pinned, no venv to activate, works from any directory. The pin is mandatory while v2 is in beta.
+* That command is `uv run --with "mcp[cli]==2.0.0rc1" mcp run /absolute/path/to/server.py`: version-pinned, no venv to activate, works from any directory. The pin is mandatory while v2 is pre-release.
 * **Claude Desktop** is the one host `mcp install` configures for you. It writes that same command (plus the absolute path to `uv`) into `claude_desktop_config.json`, so you never have to.
 * **Claude Code** is `claude mcp add bookshop -- <launch command>`. **Cursor** is `.cursor/mcp.json` under `mcpServers`. **VS Code** is `.vscode/mcp.json` under `servers`, each entry with a `type`.
 * Absolute paths everywhere, restart the host after editing its config, and never let anything but the SDK write to stdout.