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'@modelcontextprotocol/server': minor
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Add `createRequestStateCodec({ key, ttlSeconds?, bind? })`, an opt-in HMAC-SHA256 sealing helper for the multi-round-trip `requestState`: `mint` seals a JSON-serializable payload (with TTL and optional context binding) and `verify` drops directly into `ServerOptions.requestState.verify`. WebCrypto-based and runtime-neutral; verification is fail-closed and constant-time. The `ServerOptions.requestState.verify` hook's return type is widened to `unknown | Promise<unknown>` so the codec's `verify` is directly assignable; the seam captures the hook's resolved value (the decoded payload) and hands it to handlers via the typed `ctx.mcpReq.requestState<T>()` accessor.