diff --git a/app/mcp/route.ts b/app/mcp/route.ts
index f7fb1d5..48b847d 100644
--- a/app/mcp/route.ts
+++ b/app/mcp/route.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const runtime = 'nodejs'
 const DEFAULT_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = ['https://ellaentity.ai', 'https://www.ellaentity.ai', 'https://mcp.ellaentity.ai']
 const ALLOW_METHODS = 'POST, OPTIONS'
 const ALLOW_HEADERS = 'Content-Type, Accept, Mcp-Session-Id, MCP-Protocol-Version'
-const REQUIRED_ACCEPT_TYPES = ['application/json', 'text/event-stream'] as const
+const ACCEPTED_RESPONSE_TYPES = ['application/json', 'text/event-stream'] as const
 
 function allowedOrigins() {
   return process.env.MCP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS?.split(',').map((origin) => origin.trim()).filter(Boolean) ?? DEFAULT_ALLOWED_ORIGINS
@@ -62,14 +62,18 @@ function hasJsonContentType(request: Request) {
   return request.headers.get('content-type')?.toLowerCase().includes('application/json') ?? false
 }
 
-function hasRequiredAcceptTypes(request: Request) {
-  const accept = request.headers.get('accept')?.toLowerCase()
+function hasCompatibleAcceptType(request: Request) {
+  const accept = request.headers.get('accept')
 
-  if (!accept) {
-    return false
+  if (!accept?.trim()) {
+    return true
   }
 
-  return REQUIRED_ACCEPT_TYPES.every((type) => accept.includes(type))
+  const acceptedTypes = accept.toLowerCase().split(',').map((type) => type.trim())
+
+  return acceptedTypes.some(
+    (type) => type === '*/*' || ACCEPTED_RESPONSE_TYPES.some((acceptedType) => type.startsWith(acceptedType)),
+  )
 }
 
 export function OPTIONS(request: Request) {
@@ -108,8 +112,8 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
     return jsonRpcError(request, 415, -32600, 'Content-Type must be application/json')
   }
 
-  if (!hasRequiredAcceptTypes(request)) {
-    return jsonRpcError(request, 406, -32600, 'Accept must include application/json and text/event-stream')
+  if (!hasCompatibleAcceptType(request)) {
+    return jsonRpcError(request, 406, -32600, 'Accept must include application/json, text/event-stream, or */*')
   }
 
   try {
diff --git a/tests/mcp.test.ts b/tests/mcp.test.ts
index b8f6f34..3399690 100644
--- a/tests/mcp.test.ts
+++ b/tests/mcp.test.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ test('GET and OPTIONS implement method and CORS behavior', async () => {
 test('POST validates content negotiation and origins', async () => {
   const body = { jsonrpc: '2.0', id: 1, method: 'ping', params: {} }
 
-  assert.equal((await POST(request('POST', body, { accept: '' }))).status, 406)
-  assert.equal((await POST(request('POST', body, { accept: 'application/json' }))).status, 406)
-  assert.equal((await POST(request('POST', body, { accept: 'text/event-stream' }))).status, 406)
+  assert.notEqual((await POST(request('POST', body, { accept: '' }))).status, 406)
+  assert.notEqual((await POST(request('POST', body, { accept: 'application/json' }))).status, 406)
+  assert.notEqual((await POST(request('POST', body, { accept: 'text/event-stream' }))).status, 406)
+  assert.notEqual((await POST(request('POST', body, { accept: '*/*' }))).status, 406)
   assert.equal((await POST(request('POST', body, { accept: 'text/plain' }))).status, 406)
   assert.equal((await POST(request('POST', body, { 'content-type': 'text/plain' }))).status, 415)
   assert.equal((await POST(request('POST', body, { origin: 'https://evil.example' }))).status, 403)