From 07c724d22d62620ac05a159b020e0b13dc1524f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Felix Weinberger <3823880+felixweinberger@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 19:14:35 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] docs: update the README banners

The first banner says what main is, where v1 lives and how long it gets fixes, without the launch-week wording. The second states the pull request limit as it is configured: one open pull request at a time for contributors without write access, drafts not counted.
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 README.md | 12 +++++-------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 749070e8c5..52d9fdac90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@
 
 <!-- prettier-ignore -->
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> **This is the `main` branch — v2 of the SDK** (`@modelcontextprotocol/server`, `@modelcontextprotocol/client`), implementing the [2026-07-28 MCP spec](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28).
+> **This is the `main` branch: v2 of the SDK** (`@modelcontextprotocol/server`, `@modelcontextprotocol/client`), the stable release line, implementing the [2026-07-28 MCP spec](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28). Start with the [v2 documentation](https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/); coming from v1, see the [migration guide](https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/migration/upgrade-to-v2).
 >
-> **Have feedback? Please [open a v2 issue](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/issues/new?template=v2-feedback.yml)** — it is the most useful thing you can do for the SDK right now. The [v2 documentation](https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/) starts with a ten-minute server tutorial.
+> **v1.x** (`@modelcontextprotocol/sdk`) lives on the [`v1.x` branch](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/tree/v1.x) and continues to receive bug fixes and security updates for at least six months after the v2 release (2026-07-27). Its documentation is at [ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io](https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/).
 >
-> **v2 is the stable release line**, released alongside the 2026-07-28 spec. v1.x continues to receive bug fixes and security updates for at least 6 months after v2's release. v1 documentation: [ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io](https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/) · v2: [`/v2/`](https://ts.sdk.modelcontextprotocol.io/v2/).
+> Found a problem in v2? [Open an issue](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/issues/new?template=v2-feedback.yml).
 
 <!-- prettier-ignore -->
-> [!WARNING]
-> **We're limiting pull requests to 1 per new contributor while v2 settles after the [2026-07-28 spec](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2026-07-28) release.**
->
-> [Issues](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/issues/new?template=v2-feedback.yml) are the most useful feedback right now — we'll reopen PRs as v2 stabilizes.
+> [!NOTE]
+> **Contributors without write access can have one open pull request at a time.** Draft pull requests don't count toward the limit. For a feature or a larger change, please [open an issue](https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/typescript-sdk/issues/new/choose) first; see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
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