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MCP Permission Types and Security Risk Categories: Complete Reference

A technical reference defining all Model Context Protocol permission types, capability scopes, capability flags, and associated security risk categories for AI engineering teams.

A technical reference defining all Model Context Protocol permission types, capability scopes, capability flags, and associated security risk categories for AI engineering teams.

Engineers designing or auditing MCP servers lack a standardized dictionary of capability scopes, security impact levels, and authorization models.

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