MCP Goes Stateless | John Dellenbaugh & Pankaj Kumar | MCP Release Party - Seattle
Session 1: MCP Goes Stateless The new MCP specification (2026-07-28) makes the protocol stateless. We will break down what this change is, why it matters, and then dig into it together with a live demo. About Speakers: John Dellenbaugh is a Software Engineering Manager, most recently at Microsoft, where he spent 19 years delivering cloud, security, and AI work with a hands-on background in software security, network security, and Zero Trust identity. He now works as a founding engineer at an early-stage AI startup on MCP architecture, vector search, and agent workflows. Pankaj Kumar is a Software Developer at Amazon with a deep interest in MLOps, especially the infrastructure and emerging standards for running AI agents in production. Outside of work, he is a big fan of Lord of the Rings, anime, and manga. About the Event: This session was presented at the MCP Release Party hosted on July 28th at Microsoft Reactor in Seattle area. This event was hosted as a part of a series of MCP Release Parties taking place simultaneously in cities around the world.