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docs: describe stderr as the general logging channel for stdio servers #3037

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Requested by maintainer David Soria Parra as part of preparing the modelcontextprotocol.io documentation for the 2026-07-28 specification release.

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As of the 2026-07-28 spec release, stdio servers may use stderr for all logging, not just errors. Two develop guides still describe stderr output as error-only.

Files to update:

  • docs/docs/develop/connect-local-servers.mdx — reword "error (stderr) logging" (line 234) to describe all stderr output
  • docs/docs/develop/build-server.mdx — same rewording in the desktop-app troubleshooting accordion (~line 3022)

Part of the 2026-07-28 release documentation tracking (milestone: 2026-07-28 Specification Release).

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