diff --git a/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/ColaFlow.API.csproj b/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/ColaFlow.API.csproj
index 1d3af72..60f0be8 100644
--- a/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/ColaFlow.API.csproj
+++ b/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/ColaFlow.API.csproj
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
+    <PackageReference Include="ModelContextProtocol" Version="0.4.0-preview.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="Scalar.AspNetCore" Version="2.9.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="9.0.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/Mcp/Sdk/SdkPocResources.cs b/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/Mcp/Sdk/SdkPocResources.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f16a9f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/Mcp/Sdk/SdkPocResources.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// PoC file to test Microsoft ModelContextProtocol SDK Resources
+// This demonstrates the SDK's attribute-based resource registration
+
+using ModelContextProtocol.Server;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace ColaFlow.API.Mcp.Sdk;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// PoC class to test Microsoft MCP SDK Resource registration
+/// NOTE: McpServerResource attribute MUST be on methods, not properties
+/// </summary>
+[McpServerResourceType]
+public class SdkPocResources
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Simple resource method to test SDK attribute system
+    /// </summary>
+    [McpServerResource]
+    [Description("Check MCP SDK integration status")]
+    public static Task<string> GetSdkStatus()
+    {
+        return Task.FromResult("""
+            {
+                "status": "active",
+                "sdk": "Microsoft.ModelContextProtocol",
+                "version": "0.4.0-preview.3",
+                "message": "SDK integration working!"
+            }
+            """);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Resource method to test health check
+    /// </summary>
+    [McpServerResource]
+    [Description("Health check resource")]
+    public static Task<string> GetHealthCheck()
+    {
+        var healthData = new
+        {
+            healthy = true,
+            timestamp = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            components = new[]
+            {
+                new { name = "MCP SDK", status = "operational" },
+                new { name = "Attribute Discovery", status = "operational" },
+                new { name = "DI Integration", status = "testing" }
+            }
+        };
+
+        return Task.FromResult(System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Serialize(healthData));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/Mcp/Sdk/SdkPocTools.cs b/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/Mcp/Sdk/SdkPocTools.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..265fa58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/Mcp/Sdk/SdkPocTools.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+// PoC file to test Microsoft ModelContextProtocol SDK
+// This demonstrates the SDK's attribute-based tool registration
+
+using ModelContextProtocol.Server;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace ColaFlow.API.Mcp.Sdk;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// PoC class to test Microsoft MCP SDK Tool registration
+/// </summary>
+[McpServerToolType]
+public class SdkPocTools
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Simple ping tool to test SDK attribute system
+    /// </summary>
+    [McpServerTool]
+    [Description("Test tool that returns a pong message")]
+    public static Task<string> Ping()
+    {
+        return Task.FromResult("Pong from Microsoft MCP SDK!");
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tool with parameters to test SDK parameter marshalling
+    /// </summary>
+    [McpServerTool]
+    [Description("Get project information by ID")]
+    public static Task<object> GetProjectInfo(
+        [Description("Project ID")] Guid projectId,
+        [Description("Include archived projects")] bool includeArchived = false)
+    {
+        return Task.FromResult<object>(new
+        {
+            projectId,
+            name = "SDK PoC Project",
+            status = "active",
+            includeArchived,
+            message = "This is a PoC response from Microsoft MCP SDK"
+        });
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tool with dependency injection to test SDK DI integration
+    /// </summary>
+    [McpServerTool]
+    [Description("Get server time to test dependency injection")]
+    public static Task<object> GetServerTime(ILogger<SdkPocTools> logger)
+    {
+        logger.LogInformation("GetServerTime tool called via Microsoft MCP SDK");
+
+        return Task.FromResult<object>(new
+        {
+            serverTime = DateTime.UtcNow,
+            message = "Dependency injection works!",
+            sdkVersion = "0.4.0-preview.3"
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/Program.cs b/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/Program.cs
index f01e7cf..553a1cc 100644
--- a/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/Program.cs
+++ b/colaflow-api/src/ColaFlow.API/Program.cs
@@ -45,9 +45,16 @@ builder.Services.AddIssueManagementModule(builder.Configuration, builder.Environ
 builder.Services.AddIdentityApplication();
 builder.Services.AddIdentityInfrastructure(builder.Configuration, builder.Environment);
 
-// Register MCP Module
+// Register MCP Module (Custom Implementation)
 builder.Services.AddMcpModule(builder.Configuration);
 
+// ============================================
+// Register Microsoft MCP SDK (PoC - Phase 1)
+// ============================================
+builder.Services.AddMcpServer()
+    .WithToolsFromAssembly()  // Auto-discover tools with [McpServerToolType] attribute
+    .WithResourcesFromAssembly(); // Auto-discover resources with [McpServerResourceType] attribute
+
 // Add Response Caching
 builder.Services.AddResponseCaching();
 builder.Services.AddMemoryCache();