draft-howe-vcon-mcp-session

This repository contains the working draft for the vCon Model Context Protocol (MCP) Session Extension.

Document

draft-howe-vcon-mcp-session-00: Defines how to capture MCP sessions (human-AI conversations with tool invocations) within vCon containers.

Overview

The MCP Session extension provides a standardized framework for:

• Capturing human-AI conversations in vCon format
• Recording tool invocations and their results
• Representing AI agents and MCP servers as conversation parties
• Storing artifacts produced during AI interactions
• Supporting analysis and audit of AI agent behavior

Approach

This extension uses a hybrid approach combining:

1. Dialog Objects (type: "mcp_session"): Raw session transcripts
2. Party Objects: Extended to represent AI agents and tool services
3. Analysis Objects: Derived insights from MCP sessions
4. Attachment Objects: Tool outputs and artifacts

Status

• Version: 00 (Initial Draft)
• Status: Work in Progress
• Working Group: vCon

Files

• draft-howe-vcon-mcp-session-00.md - Main specification (Markdown)
• examples/ - Example vCons with MCP sessions (coming soon)

Related Specifications

• draft-ietf-vcon-vcon-core - vCon Core
• draft-howe-vcon-wtf-extension - WTF Transcription Extension (pattern reference)
• draft-howe-vcon-lawful-basis - Lawful Basis Extension (pattern reference)
• Model Context Protocol - MCP Specification

Contributing

Discussion takes place on the vCon Working Group mailing list: vcon@ietf.org

License

See LICENSE file for terms.