docs: require a passing conformance test for new 2026-07-28 spec features#2761
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Adds a bullet to the AGENTS.md Testing section requiring that new features from the 2026-07-28 spec have a matching, passing test in the conformance suite — and that coding agents stop and surface a gap to the user (so it can be raised on the conformance repo) instead of skipping the check silently.
Motivation and Context
As spec features land for the 2026-07-28 version, the conformance suite is how we verify cross-SDK behavior. Without a written rule, agent-driven contributions tend to treat unit tests as sufficient and never check conformance coverage. This makes the conformance check part of the documented definition of done and gives a clear escalation path (file an issue on modelcontextprotocol/conformance) when the suite has no scenario for a feature.
How Has This Been Tested?
Docs-only change; markdownlint passes via pre-commit.
Breaking Changes
None.
Types of changes
Checklist
Additional context
CI already runs the suite both ways (server via the everything-server, client via the conformance client harness) in
.github/workflows/conformance.yml; the new bullet points there for the wire-up.