MCP Server Resource Type for durable MCP Servers and Tools

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Description

Docs for the new MCPServer resource for this PR dapr/dapr#9731

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Pull request overview

Adds documentation for the new MCPServer Dapr resource (Model Context Protocol server integration) including an overview, how-to guide, and a schema/spec reference, and wires it into the MCP docs section and terminology list.

Changes:

• Introduces new MCP docs pages describing MCPServer behavior, transports, auth, middleware hooks, and workflow-based tool invocation.
• Adds a new MCPServer spec reference page under resource specs.
• Updates MCP landing page and adds MCPServer to the terminology glossary.

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Copilot reviewed 5 out of 5 changed files in this pull request and generated 19 comments.

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File	Description
daprdocs/content/en/reference/resource-specs/mcpserver-schema.md	New MCPServer schema/spec reference page (format + field tables).
daprdocs/content/en/developing-ai/mcp/mcp-server-resource.md	New conceptual/overview page explaining MCPServer behavior and patterns.
daprdocs/content/en/developing-ai/mcp/howto-use-mcpserver.md	New how-to guide for defining MCPServer resources and calling tools via Workflows.
daprdocs/content/en/developing-ai/mcp/_index.md	Updates MCP landing page to point to the new MCPServer docs.
daprdocs/content/en/concepts/terminology.md	Adds MCPServer to the docs terminology table.

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[msfussell]

This is in review with @bibryam and @sicoyle

[marcduiker]

LGTM

[marcduiker]

Please don't merge yet! @sicoyle will make a few more updates to this PR.

[yaschirmer]

remove all catalog refs

[yaschirmer]

Actually, per your comment about the catalog appearing as part of the resource definition, let's leave the level of detail you have here currently on it, unless @yaron2 says otherwise.