diff --git a/internal/server/config.go b/internal/server/config.go
index 4df8cea7c85..652e7547de7 100644
--- a/internal/server/config.go
+++ b/internal/server/config.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package server
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	yaml "github.com/goccy/go-yaml"
@@ -272,6 +273,10 @@ func (c *ToolConfigs) UnmarshalYAML(ctx context.Context, unmarshal func(interfac
 	}
 
 	for name, u := range raw {
+		err := NameValidation(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 		var v map[string]any
 		if err := u.Unmarshal(&v); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal %q: %w", name, err)
@@ -432,3 +437,23 @@ func (c *PromptsetConfigs) UnmarshalYAML(ctx context.Context, unmarshal func(int
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Tools naming validation is added in the MCP v2025-11-25, but we'll be
+// implementing it across Toolbox
+// Tool names SHOULD be between 1 and 128 characters in length (inclusive).
+// Tool names SHOULD be considered case-sensitive.
+// The following SHOULD be the only allowed characters: uppercase and lowercase ASCII letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-), and dot (.)
+// Tool names SHOULD NOT contain spaces, commas, or other special characters.
+// Tool names SHOULD be unique within a server.
+func NameValidation(name string) error {
+	strLen := len(name)
+	if strLen < 1 || strLen > 128 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resource name SHOULD be between 1 and 128 characters in length (inclusive)")
+	}
+	validChars := regexp.MustCompile("^[a-zA-Z0-9_.-]+$")
+	isValid := validChars.MatchString(name)
+	if !isValid {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid character for resource name; only uppercase and lowercase ASCII letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-), and dot (.) is allowed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/server/server_test.go b/internal/server/server_test.go
index b87401202e7..c13df83be41 100644
--- a/internal/server/server_test.go
+++ b/internal/server/server_test.go
@@ -200,3 +200,62 @@ func TestUpdateServer(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("error updating server, promptset (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNameValidation(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		desc         string
+		resourceName string
+		errStr       string
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:         "names with 0 length",
+			resourceName: "",
+			errStr:       "resource name SHOULD be between 1 and 128 characters in length (inclusive)",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:         "names with allowed length",
+			resourceName: "foo",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:         "names with 128 length",
+			resourceName: strings.Repeat("a", 128),
+		},
+		{
+			desc:         "names with more than 128 length",
+			resourceName: strings.Repeat("a", 129),
+			errStr:       "resource name SHOULD be between 1 and 128 characters in length (inclusive)",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:         "names with space",
+			resourceName: "foo bar",
+			errStr:       "invalid character for resource name; only uppercase and lowercase ASCII letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-), and dot (.) is allowed",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:         "names with commas",
+			resourceName: "foo,bar",
+			errStr:       "invalid character for resource name; only uppercase and lowercase ASCII letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-), and dot (.) is allowed",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:         "names with other special character",
+			resourceName: "foo!",
+			errStr:       "invalid character for resource name; only uppercase and lowercase ASCII letters (A-Z, a-z), digits (0-9), underscore (_), hyphen (-), and dot (.) is allowed",
+		},
+		{
+			desc:         "names with allowed special character",
+			resourceName: "foo_.-bar6",
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.desc, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := server.NameValidation(tc.resourceName)
+			if err != nil {
+				if tc.errStr != err.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+				}
+			}
+			if err == nil && tc.errStr != "" {
+				t.Fatalf("expect error: %s", tc.errStr)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}