registry/docs/reference/api/generic-registry-api.md
Tadas Antanavicius 56e8b4879b
Introduce serverId, rename id to versionId (#465)
Wielded Claude Code to do this; across many iterations and have reviewed
all the code + largely rewritten the PR commentary here.

This PR implements the server ID consistency changes from
[#396](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/issues/396). Our
goal is to:
- Rename `id` to `versionId` to make it clear that it is the ID for a
specific version, not a server
- Introduce `serverId` as a net new concept. This will be 1:1 with
`name`. While not strictly necessary (we could just use name as a PK),
the convention of having a UUID as an ID on our objects is just a
helpful subjective architecture decision. Plus also leaves open the door
to reconsidering the "should we allow renames" question.

## Key Changes

### 🗄️ Database Schema Changes
- **Renamed**: `id` column → `version_id` (unique identifier for each
server version)

### 📋 Metadata Structure Updates
- **JSON Schema**: Updated
`_meta.io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official` to include:
  - `serverId`: Consistent ID across all versions of a server
  - `versionId`: Unique ID for this specific version (renamed from `id`)

### 🔧 API Endpoint Updates
- **New endpoint structure**: Changed from version-ID-based to
server-ID-based URLs:
  - `GET /v0/servers/{server_id}` - Get latest version of server
  - `GET /v0/servers/{server_id}?version=X.X.X` - Get specific version  
- `GET /v0/servers/{server_id}/versions` - List all versions of a server
  - `PUT /v0/servers/{server_id}?version=X.X.X` - Edit specific version
- **Consistent URL patterns**: All server endpoints now use `server_id`
as the primary identifier
 
### Database Migration Strategy
The migration (`005_add_server_id_rename_version_id.sql`):
1. Adds new `version_id` column  
2. Generates deterministic UUIDs for servers with the same name
3. Updates JSON metadata to add `serverId` and rename `id` to
`versionId`
4. Copies existing `id` values to `version_id` column
5. Drops old `id` column and makes `version_id` the new primary key

## Testing

Besides of course automated tests passing, I:
1. Set up my local db with the pre-005-migration state, imported all the
production data
2. Ran the migration
3. Spot checked some diffs of the data that resulted --

```json
// before
{
  "name": "io.github.ruvnet/ruv-swarm",
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "id": "0a9cda7f-2b73-4839-844b-6582f335de42",
      "is_latest": false,
      "updated_at": "2025-09-10T17:21:34.92137012Z",
      "published_at": "2025-09-10T17:15:32.69690433Z"
    }
  },
  "version": "1.0.18",
  "repository": {
    "url": "",
    "source": ""
  },
  "description": "Neural network swarm orchestration with WebAssembly acceleration and MCP integration"
}

// after
{
  "name": "io.github.ruvnet/ruv-swarm",
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "serverId": "e8538952-96af-4a33-9e31-7fbed012521e",
      "is_latest": false,
      "versionId": "0a9cda7f-2b73-4839-844b-6582f335de42",
      "updated_at": "2025-09-10T17:21:34.92137012Z",
      "published_at": "2025-09-10T17:15:32.69690433Z"
    }
  },
  "version": "1.0.18",
  "repository": {
    "url": "",
    "source": ""
  },
  "description": "Neural network swarm orchestration with WebAssembly acceleration and MCP integration"
}

```

Servers that have multiple versions stayed consistent in their
`serverId`:

```json
// First version
{
  "name": "app.getdialer/dialer",
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "serverId": "80f08bdb-f3e4-4f19-b072-1676ae49b663",
      "is_latest": false,
      "versionId": "04f25b17-331d-48d7-b08b-37baece208a7",
      "updated_at": "2025-09-09T00:16:49.162620072Z",
      "published_at": "2025-09-08T23:47:09.452137971Z"
    }
  },
  "status": "active",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-07-09/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://getdialer.app/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://getdialer.app/sse",
      "type": "sse"
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "repository": {
    "url": "",
    "source": ""
  },
  "description": "An MCP server that provides your you make outbound phone calls using your own phone number"
}

// Second version
{
  "name": "app.getdialer/dialer",
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "serverId": "80f08bdb-f3e4-4f19-b072-1676ae49b663",
      "is_latest": true,
      "versionId": "faa26cb9-3aad-415e-aece-f715fff5fe5e",
      "updated_at": "2025-09-09T00:16:49.107842808Z",
      "published_at": "2025-09-09T00:16:49.107842808Z"
    }
  },
  "status": "active",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-07-09/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://getdialer.app/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://getdialer.app/sse",
      "type": "sse"
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "repository": {
    "url": "",
    "source": ""
  },
  "description": "An MCP server that provides lets you make outbound phone calls using your own phone number"
}
```

And I also tried publishing a test server anew; looked good:

```bash
⏺ Bash(curl -s "http://localhost:8080/v0/servers/102dc4e4-6ca8-40e6-aa11-cd45763d3352" | jq '.')
  ⎿  {                                                                                             
       "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-07-09/server.schema.json",
       "name": "io.modelcontextprotocol.anonymous/test-claude-migration-server",
       "description": "A test server to verify the new migration and API endpoints work correctly",
       "status": "active",
       "repository": {
         "url": "https://github.com/example/test-claude-migration-server",
         "source": "github",
         "id": "example/test-claude-migration-server"
       },
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "_meta": {
         "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
           "serverId": "102dc4e4-6ca8-40e6-aa11-cd45763d3352",
           "versionId": "48c9cd55-7bc4-4ac2-896e-59e81eb653e4",
           "published_at": "2025-09-12T18:33:23.264203-07:00",
           "updated_at": "2025-09-12T18:33:23.264203-07:00",
           "is_latest": true
         }
       }
     }

⏺ Bash(curl -s "http://localhost:8080/v0/servers/102dc4e4-6ca8-40e6-aa11-cd45763d3352/versions" | jq '.')
  ⎿  {                                                                                                 
       "servers": [
         {
           "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-07-09/server.schema.json",
           "name": "io.modelcontextprotocol.anonymous/test-claude-migration-server",
           "description": "A test server to verify the new migration and API endpoints work correctly",
           "status": "active",
           "repository": {
             "url": "https://github.com/example/test-claude-migration-server",
             "source": "github",
             "id": "example/test-claude-migration-server"
           },
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "_meta": {
             "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
               "serverId": "102dc4e4-6ca8-40e6-aa11-cd45763d3352",
               "versionId": "48c9cd55-7bc4-4ac2-896e-59e81eb653e4",
               "published_at": "2025-09-12T18:33:23.264203-07:00",
               "updated_at": "2025-09-12T18:33:23.264203-07:00",
               "is_latest": true
             }
           }
         }
       ],
       "metadata": {
         "count": 1
       }
     }
```

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Preeti Dewani <preetidewani1990@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: adam jones <adamj+git@anthropic.com>
Co-authored-by: Adam Jones <adamj@anthropic.com>
2025-09-21 15:00:09 +03:00

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Generic Registry API Specification

A standardized RESTful HTTP API for MCP registries to provide consistent endpoints for discovering and retrieving MCP servers.

Also see:

Browse the Complete API Specification

📋 View the full API specification interactively: Open openapi.yaml in an OpenAPI viewer like Stoplight Elements.

The official registry has some more endpoints and restrictions on top of this. See the official registry API spec for details.

Quick Reference

Core Endpoints

  • GET /v0/servers - List all servers with pagination
  • GET /v0/servers/{server_id} - Get latest version of server by server ID
  • GET /v0/servers/{server_id}?version=X.X.X - Get specific version of server
  • GET /v0/servers/{server_id}/versions - List all versions of a server
  • POST /v0/publish - Publish new server (optional, registry-specific authentication)

Authentication

  • Read operations: No authentication required
  • Write operations: Registry-specific authentication (if supported)

Content Type

All requests and responses use application/json

Basic Example: List Servers

curl https://registry.example.com/v0/servers?limit=10
{
  "servers": [
    {
      "name": "io.modelcontextprotocol/filesystem",
      "description": "Filesystem operations server", 
      "status": "active",
      "version": "1.0.2"
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "count": 10,
    "next_cursor": "eyJ..."
  }
}

For complete endpoint documentation, view the OpenAPI specification in a schema viewer.