MCP-016: Missing Prompt Required Name - MCP

Summary

• Rule ID: MCP-016
• Severity: HIGH
• Category: MCP
• Normative Level: MUST
• Auto-Fix: No
• Verified On: 2026-02-13

Applicability

• Tool: all
• Version Range: unspecified
• Spec Revision: 2025-11-25

Evidence Sources

• https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/server/prompts

Test Coverage Metadata

• Unit tests: true
• Fixture tests: true
• E2E tests: false

Examples

The following examples demonstrate what triggers this rule and how to fix it.

Invalid

{
  "prompts": [{
    "description": "missing prompt name"
  }]
}

Valid

{
  "prompts": [{
    "name": "review_code",
    "description": "Review the provided code"
  }]
}