diff --git a/src/Azure.DataApiBuilder.Mcp/Core/JsonRpcErrorCodes.cs b/src/Azure.DataApiBuilder.Mcp/Core/JsonRpcErrorCodes.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce68ab6dcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Azure.DataApiBuilder.Mcp/Core/JsonRpcErrorCodes.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+namespace Azure.DataApiBuilder.Mcp.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// JSON-RPC 2.0 standard error codes used by the MCP stdio server.
+    /// These values come from the JSON-RPC 2.0 specification and are shared
+    /// so they are not hard-coded throughout the codebase.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal static class JsonRpcErrorCodes
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invalid JSON was received by the server.
+        /// An error occurred on the server while parsing the JSON text.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const int PARSEERROR = -32700;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The JSON sent is not a valid Request object.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const int INVALIDREQUEST = -32600;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The method does not exist / is not available.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const int METHODNOTFOUND = -32601;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invalid method parameter(s).
+        /// </summary>
+        public const int INVALIDPARAMS = -32602;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Internal JSON-RPC error.
+        /// </summary>
+        public const int INTERNALERROR = -32603;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Azure.DataApiBuilder.Mcp/Core/McpStdioServer.cs b/src/Azure.DataApiBuilder.Mcp/Core/McpStdioServer.cs
index 79ccf39356..46550d8ac5 100644
--- a/src/Azure.DataApiBuilder.Mcp/Core/McpStdioServer.cs
+++ b/src/Azure.DataApiBuilder.Mcp/Core/McpStdioServer.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public async Task RunAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 
                 if (line.Length > MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
                 {
-                    WriteError(id: null, code: -32600, message: "Request too large");
+                    WriteError(id: null, code: JsonRpcErrorCodes.INVALIDREQUEST, message: "Request too large");
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ public async Task RunAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                 catch (JsonException jsonEx)
                 {
                     Console.Error.WriteLine($"[MCP DEBUG] JSON parse error: {jsonEx.Message}");
-                    WriteError(id: null, code: -32700, message: "Parse error");
+                    WriteError(id: null, code: JsonRpcErrorCodes.PARSEERROR, message: "Parse error");
                     continue;
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
                     Console.Error.WriteLine($"[MCP DEBUG] Unexpected error parsing request: {ex.Message}");
-                    WriteError(id: null, code: -32603, message: "Internal error");
+                    WriteError(id: null, code: JsonRpcErrorCodes.INTERNALERROR, message: "Internal error");
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public async Task RunAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 
                     if (!root.TryGetProperty("method", out JsonElement methodEl))
                     {
-                        WriteError(id, -32600, "Invalid Request");
+                        WriteError(id, JsonRpcErrorCodes.INVALIDREQUEST, "Invalid Request");
                         continue;
                     }
 
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ public async Task RunAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                                 return;
 
                             default:
-                                WriteError(id, -32601, $"Method not found: {method}");
+                                WriteError(id, JsonRpcErrorCodes.METHODNOTFOUND, $"Method not found: {method}");
                                 break;
                         }
                     }
                     catch (Exception)
                     {
-                        WriteError(id, -32603, "Internal error");
+                        WriteError(id, JsonRpcErrorCodes.INTERNALERROR, "Internal error");
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -158,32 +158,22 @@ public async Task RunAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         /// </remarks>
         private void HandleInitialize(JsonElement? id)
         {
-            // Extract the actual id value from the request
-            object? requestId = id.HasValue ? GetIdValue(id.Value) : null;
-
-            // Create the initialize response
-            var response = new
+            var result = new
             {
-                jsonrpc = "2.0",
-                id = requestId,
-                result = new
+                protocolVersion = _protocolVersion,
+                capabilities = new
                 {
-                    protocolVersion = _protocolVersion,
-                    capabilities = new
-                    {
-                        tools = new { listChanged = true },
-                        logging = new { }
-                    },
-                    serverInfo = new
-                    {
-                        name = "Data API Builder",
-                        version = "1.0.0"
-                    }
+                    tools = new { listChanged = true },
+                    logging = new { }
+                },
+                serverInfo = new
+                {
+                    name = "SQL MCP Server",
+                    version = "1.0.0"
                 }
             };
 
-            string json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(response);
-            Console.Out.WriteLine(json);
+            WriteResult(id, result);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -225,7 +215,7 @@ private async Task HandleCallToolAsync(JsonElement? id, JsonElement root, Cancel
         {
             if (!root.TryGetProperty("params", out JsonElement @params) || @params.ValueKind != JsonValueKind.Object)
             {
-                WriteError(id, -32602, "Missing params");
+                WriteError(id, JsonRpcErrorCodes.INVALIDPARAMS, "Missing params");
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -247,14 +237,14 @@ private async Task HandleCallToolAsync(JsonElement? id, JsonElement root, Cancel
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(toolName))
             {
                 Console.Error.WriteLine("[MCP DEBUG] callTool → missing tool name.");
-                WriteError(id, -32602, "Missing tool name");
+                WriteError(id, JsonRpcErrorCodes.INVALIDPARAMS, "Missing tool name");
                 return;
             }
 
             if (!_toolRegistry.TryGetTool(toolName!, out IMcpTool? tool) || tool is null)
             {
                 Console.Error.WriteLine($"[MCP DEBUG] callTool → tool not found: {toolName}");
-                WriteError(id, -32602, $"Tool not found: {toolName}");
+                WriteError(id, JsonRpcErrorCodes.INVALIDPARAMS, $"Tool not found: {toolName}");
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Service/Program.cs b/src/Service/Program.cs
index e0a74bd9d1..e23fb98cd9 100644
--- a/src/Service/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Service/Program.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
 using System;
 using System.CommandLine;
 using System.CommandLine.Parsing;
diff --git a/src/Service/Utilities/McpStdioHelper.cs b/src/Service/Utilities/McpStdioHelper.cs
index 9e337d0809..36f2b72807 100644
--- a/src/Service/Utilities/McpStdioHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Service/Utilities/McpStdioHelper.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
@@ -15,9 +19,9 @@ internal static class McpStdioHelper
         /// Determines if MCP stdio mode should be run based on command line arguments.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="args"> The command line arguments.</param>
-        /// <param name="mcpRole"> The role for MCP stdio mode, if specified.</param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static bool ShouldRunMcpStdio(string[] args, out string? mcpRole)
+        /// <param name="mcpRole"> The role for MCP stdio mode. When this method returns true, the role is guaranteed to be non-null.</param>
+        /// <returns>True when MCP stdio mode should be enabled; otherwise false.</returns>
+        public static bool ShouldRunMcpStdio(string[] args, [NotNullWhen(true)] out string? mcpRole)
         {
             mcpRole = null;
 
@@ -43,6 +47,11 @@ public static bool ShouldRunMcpStdio(string[] args, out string? mcpRole)
                 }
             }
 
+            // Ensure that when MCP stdio is enabled, mcpRole is always non-null.
+            // This matches the NotNullWhen(true) contract and avoids nullable warnings
+            // for callers while still allowing an implicit default when no role is provided.
+            mcpRole ??= "anonymous";
+
             return true;
         }
 
@@ -76,17 +85,13 @@ public static bool RunMcpStdioHost(IHost host)
 
             foreach (Mcp.Model.IMcpTool tool in tools)
             {
-                _ = tool.GetToolMetadata();
                 registry.RegisterTool(tool);
             }
 
-            IServiceScopeFactory scopeFactory =
-                host.Services.GetRequiredService<IServiceScopeFactory>();
-            using IServiceScope scope = scopeFactory.CreateScope();
             IHostApplicationLifetime lifetime =
-                scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IHostApplicationLifetime>();
+                host.Services.GetRequiredService<IHostApplicationLifetime>();
             Mcp.Core.IMcpStdioServer stdio =
-                scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<Mcp.Core.IMcpStdioServer>();
+                host.Services.GetRequiredService<Mcp.Core.IMcpStdioServer>();
 
             stdio.RunAsync(lifetime.ApplicationStopping).GetAwaiter().GetResult();
             host.StopAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult();