diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5cc1f4b2..ac10e8cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ Client-side: Handle elicitation requests
 ```typescript
 // This is a placeholder - implement based on your UI framework
 async function getInputFromUser(message: string, schema: any): Promise<{
-  action: "accept" | "reject" | "cancel";
+  action: "accept" | "decline" | "cancel";
   data?: Record<string, any>;
 }> {
   // This should be implemented depending on the app
diff --git a/src/examples/client/simpleStreamableHttp.ts b/src/examples/client/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
index 02db131e..ddb27419 100644
--- a/src/examples/client/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
+++ b/src/examples/client/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ async function connect(url?: string): Promise<void> {
             continue;
           } else {
             console.log('Maximum attempts reached. Declining request.');
-            return { action: 'reject' };
+            return { action: 'decline' };
           }
         }
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ async function connect(url?: string): Promise<void> {
             continue;
           } else {
             console.log('Maximum attempts reached. Declining request.');
-            return { action: 'reject' };
+            return { action: 'decline' };
           }
         }
 
@@ -408,13 +408,13 @@ async function connect(url?: string): Promise<void> {
             console.log('Please re-enter the information...');
             continue;
           } else {
-            return { action: 'reject' };
+            return { action: 'decline' };
           }
         }
       }
 
       console.log('Maximum attempts reached. Declining request.');
-      return { action: 'reject' };
+      return { action: 'decline' };
     });
 
     transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
diff --git a/src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts b/src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
index fea0eec0..7adab7db 100644
--- a/src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
+++ b/src/examples/server/simpleStreamableHttp.ts
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ const getServer = () => {
               },
             ],
           };
-        } else if (result.action === 'reject') {
+        } else if (result.action === 'decline') {
           return {
             content: [
               {
                 type: 'text',
-                text: `No information was collected. User rejected ${infoType} information request.`,
+                text: `No information was collected. User declined ${infoType} information request.`,
               },
             ],
           };
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ if (useOAuth) {
   const mcpServerUrl = new URL(`http://localhost:${MCP_PORT}/mcp`);
   const authServerUrl = new URL(`http://localhost:${AUTH_PORT}`);
 
-  const oauthMetadata: OAuthMetadata = setupAuthServer({authServerUrl, mcpServerUrl, strictResource: strictOAuth});
+  const oauthMetadata: OAuthMetadata = setupAuthServer({ authServerUrl, mcpServerUrl, strictResource: strictOAuth });
 
   const tokenVerifier = {
     verifyAccessToken: async (token: string) => {
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ const transports: { [sessionId: string]: StreamableHTTPServerTransport } = {};
 // MCP POST endpoint with optional auth
 const mcpPostHandler = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const sessionId = req.headers['mcp-session-id'] as string | undefined;
-  console.log(sessionId? `Received MCP request for session: ${sessionId}`: 'Received MCP request:', req.body);
+  console.log(sessionId ? `Received MCP request for session: ${sessionId}` : 'Received MCP request:', req.body);
   if (useOAuth && req.auth) {
     console.log('Authenticated user:', req.auth);
   }
diff --git a/src/server/index.test.ts b/src/server/index.test.ts
index d91b90a9..46205d72 100644
--- a/src/server/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/server/index.test.ts
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ test("should allow elicitation reject and cancel without validation", async () =
   client.setRequestHandler(ElicitRequestSchema, (request) => {
     requestCount++;
     if (requestCount === 1) {
-      return { action: "reject" };
+      return { action: "decline" };
     } else {
       return { action: "cancel" };
     }
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ test("should allow elicitation reject and cancel without validation", async () =
       requestedSchema: schema,
     }),
   ).resolves.toEqual({
-    action: "reject",
+    action: "decline",
   });
 
   // Test cancel - should not validate  
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index f66d2c4b..b96ab050 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ export const ElicitResultSchema = ResultSchema.extend({
   /**
    * The user's response action.
    */
-  action: z.enum(["accept", "reject", "cancel"]),
+  action: z.enum(["accept", "decline", "cancel"]),
   /**
    * The collected user input content (only present if action is "accept").
    */