diff --git a/kotlin-sdk-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/shared/Protocol.kt b/kotlin-sdk-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/shared/Protocol.kt
index db8b6efd..40ca1132 100644
--- a/kotlin-sdk-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/shared/Protocol.kt
+++ b/kotlin-sdk-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/io/modelcontextprotocol/kotlin/sdk/shared/Protocol.kt
@@ -27,11 +27,19 @@ import kotlinx.atomicfu.atomic
 import kotlinx.atomicfu.getAndUpdate
 import kotlinx.atomicfu.update
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentMap
+import kotlinx.collections.immutable.PersistentSet
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentMapOf
+import kotlinx.collections.immutable.persistentSetOf
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CompletableDeferred
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Deferred
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
 import kotlinx.coroutines.TimeoutCancellationException
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancelChildren
+import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withTimeout
+import kotlinx.coroutines.yield
 import kotlinx.serialization.ExperimentalSerializationApi
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.ClassDiscriminatorMode
 import kotlinx.serialization.json.Json
@@ -68,23 +76,55 @@ public val McpJson: Json by lazy {
 
 /**
  * Additional initialization options.
+ *
+ * @property enforceStrictCapabilities whether to restrict emitted requests to only those that the remote side has indicated
+ * that they can handle, through their advertised capabilities.
+ *
+ *  Note that this DOES NOT affect checking of _local_ side capabilities, as it is
+ *  considered a logic error to mis-specify those.
+ *
+ *  Currently, this defaults to false, for backwards compatibility with SDK versions
+ *  that did not advertise capabilities correctly.
+ *  In the future, this will default to true.
+ *
+ *  @property debouncedNotificationMethods an array of notification method names that should be automatically debounced.
+ *  Any notifications with a method in this list will be coalesced if they occur in the same tick of the event loop.
+ *  e.g., ['notifications/tools/list_changed']
  */
 public open class ProtocolOptions(
-    /**
-     * Whether to restrict emitted requests to only those that the remote side has indicated
-     * that they can handle, through their advertised capabilities.
-     *
-     * Note that this DOES NOT affect checking of _local_ side capabilities, as it is
-     * considered a logic error to mis-specify those.
-     *
-     * Currently, this defaults to false, for backwards compatibility with SDK versions
-     * that did not advertise capabilities correctly.
-     * In the future, this will default to true.
-     */
     public var enforceStrictCapabilities: Boolean = false,
+    public val debouncedNotificationMethods: List<Method> = emptyList(),
+) {
+    public operator fun component1(): Boolean = enforceStrictCapabilities
+    public operator fun component2(): List<Method> = debouncedNotificationMethods
+
+    public open fun copy(
+        enforceStrictCapabilities: Boolean = this.enforceStrictCapabilities,
+        debouncedNotificationMethods: List<Method> = this.debouncedNotificationMethods,
+    ): ProtocolOptions = ProtocolOptions(enforceStrictCapabilities, debouncedNotificationMethods)
+
+    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
+        if (this === other) return true
+        if (other == null || this::class != other::class) return false
+
+        other as ProtocolOptions
+
+        return when {
+            enforceStrictCapabilities != other.enforceStrictCapabilities -> false
+            debouncedNotificationMethods != other.debouncedNotificationMethods -> false
+            else -> true
+        }
+    }
 
-    public var timeout: Duration = DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT,
-)
+    override fun hashCode(): Int {
+        var result = enforceStrictCapabilities.hashCode()
+        result = 31 * result + debouncedNotificationMethods.hashCode()
+        return result
+    }
+
+    override fun toString(): String =
+        "ProtocolOptions(enforceStrictCapabilities=$enforceStrictCapabilities, debouncedNotificationMethods=$debouncedNotificationMethods)"
+}
 
 /**
  * The default request timeout.
@@ -153,6 +193,11 @@ public abstract class Protocol(@PublishedApi internal val options: ProtocolOptio
     public val progressHandlers: Map<ProgressToken, ProgressCallback>
         get() = _progressHandlers.value
 
+    @Suppress("ktlint:standard:backing-property-naming")
+    private val _pendingDebouncedNotifications: AtomicRef<PersistentSet<Method>> = atomic(persistentSetOf())
+    private val notificationScopeJob = SupervisorJob()
+    private val notificationScope = CoroutineScope(notificationScopeJob + Dispatchers.Default)
+
     /**
      * Callback for when the connection is closed for any reason.
      *
@@ -224,6 +269,8 @@ public abstract class Protocol(@PublishedApi internal val options: ProtocolOptio
         val handlersToNotify = _responseHandlers.value.values.toList()
         _responseHandlers.getAndSet(persistentMapOf())
         _progressHandlers.getAndSet(persistentMapOf())
+        _pendingDebouncedNotifications.update { it.clear() }
+        notificationScopeJob.cancelChildren()
         transport = null
         onClose()
 
@@ -489,13 +536,45 @@ public abstract class Protocol(@PublishedApi internal val options: ProtocolOptio
     /**
      * Emits a notification, which is a one-way message that does not expect a response.
      */
-    public suspend fun notification(notification: Notification) {
+    public suspend fun notification(notification: Notification, relatedRequestId: RequestId? = null) {
         logger.trace { "Sending notification: ${notification.method}" }
         val transport = this.transport ?: error("Not connected")
         assertNotificationCapability(notification.method)
+        val jsonRpcNotification = notification.toJSON()
+
+        val isDebounced =
+            options?.debouncedNotificationMethods?.contains(notification.method) == true &&
+                notification.params == null &&
+                relatedRequestId == null
+
+        if (isDebounced) {
+            if (notification.method in _pendingDebouncedNotifications.value) {
+                logger.trace { "Skipping debounced notification: ${notification.method}" }
+                return
+            }
+
+            _pendingDebouncedNotifications.update { it.add(notification.method) }
+
+            notificationScope.launch {
+                try {
+                    yield()
+                } finally {
+                    _pendingDebouncedNotifications.update { it.remove(notification.method) }
+                }
+
+                val activeTransport = this@Protocol.transport ?: return@launch
+
+                try {
+                    activeTransport.send(jsonRpcNotification)
+                } catch (cause: Throwable) {
+                    logger.error(cause) { "Error sending debounced notification: ${notification.method}" }
+                    onError(cause)
+                }
+            }
+            return
+        }
 
-        val message = notification.toJSON()
-        transport.send(message)
+        transport.send(jsonRpcNotification)
     }
 
     /**