A practical reference for understanding how to host, share, and compose MCP servers — especially in combination with self-hosted LLMs — for personal and small-project use.
Last researched: February 2026
Latest MCP spec version:2025-11-25(stable)
Spec home: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25
GitHub org: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol
Governance: MCP is now a Series of LF Projects, LLC (Linux Foundation)