diff --git a/crates/pakx-registry-client/src/official_mcp.rs b/crates/pakx-registry-client/src/official_mcp.rs
index 1cd5512..430fc23 100644
--- a/crates/pakx-registry-client/src/official_mcp.rs
+++ b/crates/pakx-registry-client/src/official_mcp.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ struct ServerListResponse {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
-struct ServerRaw {
+struct ServerCore {
     /// Canonical id. The MCP Registry sends this as `name` (e.g.
     /// `io.github.modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem`); older or
     /// alternate deployments may send `id`.
@@ -181,6 +181,29 @@ struct ServerRaw {
     extra: serde_json::Map<String, Value>,
 }
 
+/// Wire format for a single server entry. The 2025-12-11 schema wraps
+/// every entry in `{ "server": <core>, "_meta": {...} }`; older
+/// deployments still send the flat core directly. Accept both.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(untagged)]
+enum ServerRaw {
+    Wrapped {
+        server: ServerCore,
+        #[serde(rename = "_meta", default)]
+        meta: Option<Value>,
+    },
+    Flat(ServerCore),
+}
+
+impl ServerRaw {
+    fn into_parts(self) -> (ServerCore, Option<Value>) {
+        match self {
+            Self::Wrapped { server, meta } => (server, meta),
+            Self::Flat(core) => (core, None),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
 struct VersionDetail {
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -188,18 +211,22 @@ struct VersionDetail {
 }
 
 fn into_package(raw: ServerRaw) -> Package {
-    let version = raw
+    let (core, meta) = raw.into_parts();
+    let version = core
         .version
-        .or_else(|| raw.version_detail.and_then(|v| v.version))
+        .or_else(|| core.version_detail.and_then(|v| v.version))
         .unwrap_or_else(|| "0.0.0".to_string());
-    let install_hints = Value::Object(raw.extra);
+    let mut extra = core.extra;
+    if let Some(m) = meta {
+        extra.insert("_meta".to_owned(), m);
+    }
     Package {
-        id: raw.name.clone(),
+        id: core.name.clone(),
         source: RegistrySource::OfficialMcp,
-        name: raw.name,
+        name: core.name,
         version,
-        description: raw.description,
-        install_hints,
+        description: core.description,
+        install_hints: Value::Object(extra),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/pakx-registry-client/tests/official_mcp.rs b/crates/pakx-registry-client/tests/official_mcp.rs
index 354cb35..bf4679e 100644
--- a/crates/pakx-registry-client/tests/official_mcp.rs
+++ b/crates/pakx-registry-client/tests/official_mcp.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,79 @@ async fn second_search_is_served_from_cache() {
     // wiremock verifies the expect(1) on drop.
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn search_decodes_wrapped_schema() {
+    // 2025-12-11 schema wraps each list entry as `{server, _meta}`.
+    let server = MockServer::start().await;
+    Mock::given(method("GET"))
+        .and(path("/v0/servers"))
+        .respond_with(ResponseTemplate::new(200).set_body_json(json!({
+            "servers": [
+                {
+                    "server": {
+                        "name": "io.github.modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
+                        "description": "Local fs",
+                        "version": "1.2.3",
+                        "remotes": [{ "type": "streamable-http", "url": "https://x" }]
+                    },
+                    "_meta": {
+                        "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
+                            "status": "active",
+                            "isLatest": true
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                {
+                    "server": { "name": "io.github.acme/playwright", "version": "0.5.0" },
+                    "_meta": {}
+                }
+            ],
+            "next": null
+        })))
+        .mount(&server)
+        .await;
+
+    let temp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let source = source_with_mock(&server.uri(), temp.path());
+
+    let results = source.search("").await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(results.len(), 2);
+    assert_eq!(
+        results[0].id,
+        "io.github.modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem"
+    );
+    assert_eq!(results[0].version, "1.2.3");
+    assert_eq!(results[0].description.as_deref(), Some("Local fs"));
+    // `_meta` is preserved on `install_hints` so the resolver can inspect it.
+    assert!(results[0].install_hints.get("_meta").is_some());
+    // `remotes` from the inner `server` is also preserved on `install_hints`.
+    assert!(results[0].install_hints.get("remotes").is_some());
+    assert_eq!(results[1].id, "io.github.acme/playwright");
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn fetch_decodes_wrapped_schema() {
+    let server = MockServer::start().await;
+    Mock::given(method("GET"))
+        .and(path("/v0/servers/io.github.foo/bar"))
+        .respond_with(ResponseTemplate::new(200).set_body_json(json!({
+            "server": {
+                "name": "io.github.foo/bar",
+                "version_detail": { "version": "2.0.0" }
+            },
+            "_meta": { "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": { "status": "active" } }
+        })))
+        .mount(&server)
+        .await;
+
+    let temp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    let source = source_with_mock(&server.uri(), temp.path());
+    let pkg = source.fetch("io.github.foo/bar").await.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(pkg.id, "io.github.foo/bar");
+    assert_eq!(pkg.version, "2.0.0");
+    assert!(pkg.install_hints.get("_meta").is_some());
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn cache_ttl_expiry_refetches() {
     let server = MockServer::start().await;