Merge pull request #4628 from OpenLiberty/staging

Updating prod with MCP Server standalone post updates

Author: mbroz2

posts/2025-10-23-mcp-standalone-blog.adoc

@@ -142,8 +142,11 @@ Here are the simple steps to follow to try out the MCP Server feature `mcpServer
 
 1. Download the Open Liberty All Beta Features package from https://openliberty.io/start/#runtime_betas[here]
 2. Unzip the archive. You should have a `wlp` folder
-3. Find the version number of the `io.openliberty.mcp` jar, which is located within the `lib` folder inside the `wlp` folder. For example, if the `io.openliberty.mcp` jar is named `io.openliberty.mcp_1.0.106.jar`, then it means the version number is `1.0.106`.
-4. Inside your `pom.xml` file, add the version number from step 3 and the path to your `wlp` folder as variables named `mcp-jar-version` and `wlp-dir-path` within the `<properties>` block:
+3. Find the `io.openliberty.mcp` jar:
+    - **For version 25.0.0.12-beta and later:** The jar is located in the `/dev/api/ibm/` folder inside the `wlp` folder 
+    - **For earlier beta versions:** The jar is located in the `/lib/` folder inside the `wlp` folder
+4. Find the version number of the `io.openliberty.mcp` jar. For example, if the jar is named `io.openliberty.mcp_1.0.106.jar`, then the version number is `1.0.106`.
+5. Inside your `pom.xml` file, add the version number from step 4 and the path to your `wlp` folder as variables named `mcp-jar-version` and `wlp-dir-path` within the `<properties>` block:
 +
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@@ -152,7 +155,23 @@ Here are the simple steps to follow to try out the MCP Server feature `mcpServer
     <mcp-jar-version>replace-with-version-number</mcp-jar-version>
 </properties>
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-5. Inside your `pom.xml` file, to add the MCP jar as a dependency, add the following dependency within the `<dependencies>` block:
+6. Inside your `pom.xml` file, to add the MCP jar as a dependency, add the following dependency within the `<dependencies>` block:
+
+    - **For version 25.0.0.12-beta and later:**
++
+[source,java]
+----
+<!-- Liberty MCP API -->
+<dependency>
+    <groupId>io.openliberty.mcp</groupId>
+    <artifactId>mcp-core</artifactId>
+    <version>${mcp-jar-version}</version>
+    <scope>system</scope>
+    <systemPath>${wlp-dir-path}/dev/api/ibm/io.openliberty.mcp_${mcp-jar-version}.jar</systemPath>
+</dependency>
+----
+
+    - **For earlier beta versions:**
 +
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@@ -165,7 +184,7 @@ Here are the simple steps to follow to try out the MCP Server feature `mcpServer
     <systemPath>${wlp-dir-path}/lib/io.openliberty.mcp_${mcp-jar-version}.jar</systemPath>
 </dependency>
 ----
-6. Inside your `pom.xml` file, add the following plugin within the `plugins` block:
+7. Inside your `pom.xml` file, add the following plugin within the `plugins` block:
 +
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