diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-mcp-agent/src/index.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-mcp-agent/src/index.ts
index aa0978a0ac76..6bdf6ed19c78 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-mcp-agent/src/index.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/cloudflare-mcp-agent/src/index.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const MyMCPAgent = Sentry.instrumentDurableObjectWithSentry(
     tracesSampleRate: 1.0,
     debug: true,
     dataCollection: {
-      genAI: {
+      mcp: {
         inputs: false,
         outputs: false,
       },
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export default Sentry.withSentry(
     // The worker and the Durable Object share one cached client per isolate, so the entrypoint that
     // initializes first decides the data collection settings for both.
     dataCollection: {
-      genAI: {
+      mcp: {
         inputs: false,
         outputs: false,
       },
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express-static/src/app.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express-static/src/app.ts
index ec030f50e638..4fe40c8da5df 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express-static/src/app.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express-static/src/app.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Sentry.init({
   tunnel: `http://localhost:3031/`, // proxy server
   tracesSampleRate: 1,
   dataCollection: {
+    // Covers the `genAI` fallback for MCP content. The node-express app covers `mcp`.
+    // TODO(v12): Switch to `mcp` once the `genAI` fallback is removed.
     genAI: {
       inputs: false,
       outputs: false,
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express/src/app.ts b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express/src/app.ts
index 1189a70aef19..1f196b138dd8 100644
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express/src/app.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/test-applications/node-express/src/app.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Sentry.init({
   tunnel: `http://localhost:3031/`, // proxy server
   tracesSampleRate: 1,
   dataCollection: {
-    genAI: {
+    mcp: {
       inputs: false,
       outputs: false,
     },
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/server/middleware.test.ts b/packages/astro/test/server/middleware.test.ts
index 88a21e303f10..b205af292372 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/server/middleware.test.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/test/server/middleware.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ describe('sentryMiddleware', () => {
     urlQueryParams: true,
     graphQL: { document: true, variables: true },
     genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
+    mcp: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
     databaseQueryData: true,
     stackFrameVariables: true,
     frameContextLines: 5,
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ describe('sentryMiddleware', () => {
               urlQueryParams: true,
               graphQL: { document: true, variables: true },
               genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
+              mcp: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
               databaseQueryData: true,
               stackFrameVariables: true,
               frameContextLines: 5,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/piiFiltering.ts b/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/piiFiltering.ts
index fe9b91744cfb..2f6d029157ce 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/piiFiltering.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/piiFiltering.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Removes network-level sensitive data when dataCollection.userInfo is false.
  * Input/output data (request arguments, tool/prompt results) is controlled
- * separately via recordInputs/recordOutputs options.
+ * separately via dataCollection.mcp and the recordInputs/recordOutputs options.
  */
 import { CLIENT_ADDRESS, CLIENT_PORT, MCP_RESOURCE_URI } from '@sentry/conventions/attributes';
 import type { SpanAttributeValue } from '../../types/span';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/transport.ts b/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/transport.ts
index 92788b275f49..7c41f300d1c8 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/transport.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/transport.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ function resolveMcpOptions(options: McpServerWrapperOptions): ResolvedMcpOptions
     };
   }
 
-  const genAI = getClient()?.getDataCollectionOptions().genAI;
+  const client = getClient();
+  // TODO(v12): Drop the `genAI` fallback and read `client.getDataCollectionOptions().mcp`. Until then, the raw option
+  // is read because the resolved `mcp` always has defaults applied and would hide whether the user set it.
+  const userMcp = client?.getOptions().dataCollection?.mcp;
+  const genAI = client?.getDataCollectionOptions().genAI;
 
   return {
-    recordInputs: options.recordInputs ?? genAI?.inputs ?? true,
-    recordOutputs: options.recordOutputs ?? genAI?.outputs ?? true,
+    recordInputs: options.recordInputs ?? userMcp?.inputs ?? genAI?.inputs ?? true,
+    recordOutputs: options.recordOutputs ?? userMcp?.outputs ?? genAI?.outputs ?? true,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/types.ts b/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/types.ts
index dc8cceb7d896..88c17eaf7be4 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/integrations/mcp-server/types.ts
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ export type SessionData = {
  * Options for configuring the MCP server wrapper.
  */
 export type McpServerWrapperOptions = {
-  /** Whether to capture tool/prompt input arguments in spans. Defaults to `dataCollection.genAI.inputs`. */
+  /** Whether to capture tool/prompt input arguments in spans. Defaults to `dataCollection.mcp.inputs`, then `dataCollection.genAI.inputs`. */
   recordInputs?: boolean;
-  /** Whether to capture tool/prompt output results in spans. Defaults to `dataCollection.genAI.outputs`. */
+  /** Whether to capture tool/prompt output results in spans. Defaults to `dataCollection.mcp.outputs`, then `dataCollection.genAI.outputs`. */
   recordOutputs?: boolean;
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/types/datacollection.ts b/packages/core/src/types/datacollection.ts
index 005e0a9fdd9d..fb19b0909b2a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/types/datacollection.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/types/datacollection.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,24 @@ export interface DataCollection {
     outputs?: boolean;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * Allow MCP request/response content recording when using the SDK's MCP server instrumentation.
+   *
+   * - `inputs`: attach the content of incoming MCP requests, such as tool call arguments, prompt arguments, and the
+   *   message payload of MCP logging notifications.
+   * - `outputs`: attach the content of MCP responses, such as tool results and prompt result messages.
+   *
+   * Metadata (method name, tool or prompt name, session and protocol version, content counts, error status) is always
+   * collected. MCP content is gated by this option, not `genAI`, even when it is stored on `gen_ai.*` attributes.
+   * The `recordInputs`/`recordOutputs` options of `wrapMcpServerWithSentry`, when set, take precedence over these values.
+   * When a field isn't set, the MCP server instrumentation falls back to the matching `genAI` field.
+   * @default { inputs: true, outputs: true }
+   */
+  mcp?: {
+    inputs?: boolean;
+    outputs?: boolean;
+  };
+
   /**
    * Include data associated with database queries. This controls collection of bound query parameters, data payloads for write operations, and returned result data.
    *
@@ -129,4 +147,5 @@ export type ResolvedDataCollection = Required<Omit<DataCollection, 'httpHeaders'
   httpHeaders: Required<HttpHeadersCollection>;
   graphQL: Required<NonNullable<DataCollection['graphQL']>>;
   genAI: Required<NonNullable<DataCollection['genAI']>>;
+  mcp: Required<NonNullable<DataCollection['mcp']>>;
 };
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.ts
index cb4ab2437799..44a5f69ba3bb 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const DEFAULTS: ResolvedDataCollection = {
   urlQueryParams: true,
   graphQL: { document: true, variables: true },
   genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
+  mcp: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
   databaseQueryData: true,
   queues: true,
   stackFrameVariables: true,
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ export function resolveDataCollectionOptions(options: { dataCollection?: DataCol
       inputs: dc.genAI?.inputs ?? DEFAULTS.genAI.inputs,
       outputs: dc.genAI?.outputs ?? DEFAULTS.genAI.outputs,
     },
+    mcp: {
+      inputs: dc.mcp?.inputs ?? DEFAULTS.mcp.inputs,
+      outputs: dc.mcp?.outputs ?? DEFAULTS.mcp.outputs,
+    },
     databaseQueryData: dc.databaseQueryData ?? DEFAULTS.databaseQueryData,
     queues: dc.queues ?? DEFAULTS.queues,
     stackFrameVariables: dc.stackFrameVariables ?? DEFAULTS.stackFrameVariables,
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/capturePolicy.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/capturePolicy.test.ts
index 3371ebed35d7..1489a6846283 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/capturePolicy.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/capturePolicy.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ import { getCurrentScope, withScope } from '../../../../src/currentScopes';
 import { wrapMcpServerWithSentry } from '../../../../src/integrations/mcp-server';
 import { Scope } from '../../../../src/scope';
 import * as tracingModule from '../../../../src/tracing/trace';
-import { createMockClient, createMockMcpServer, createMockTransport } from './testUtils';
+import type { DataCollection } from '../../../../src/types/datacollection';
+import {
+  createMockClient,
+  createMockClientWithDataCollection,
+  createMockMcpServer,
+  createMockTransport,
+} from './testUtils';
 
 describe('MCP Server Capture Policy', () => {
   type MockTransport = ReturnType<typeof createMockTransport>;
@@ -416,4 +422,50 @@ describe('MCP Server Capture Policy', () => {
     );
     expectToolResult(span);
   });
+
+  describe('dataCollection precedence', () => {
+    it.each<[string, DataCollection, { inputs: boolean; outputs: boolean }]>([
+      ['records by default', {}, { inputs: true, outputs: true }],
+      ['uses mcp', { mcp: { inputs: false, outputs: false } }, { inputs: false, outputs: false }],
+      // TODO(v12): Remove the genAI fallback cases.
+      [
+        'falls back to genAI when mcp is unset',
+        { genAI: { inputs: false, outputs: false } },
+        { inputs: false, outputs: false },
+      ],
+      [
+        'prefers mcp over genAI',
+        { mcp: { inputs: true, outputs: true }, genAI: { inputs: false, outputs: false } },
+        { inputs: true, outputs: true },
+      ],
+      [
+        'prefers a disabled mcp over an enabled genAI',
+        { mcp: { inputs: false, outputs: false }, genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true } },
+        { inputs: false, outputs: false },
+      ],
+      [
+        'falls back to genAI per field',
+        { mcp: { inputs: true }, genAI: { inputs: false, outputs: false } },
+        { inputs: true, outputs: false },
+      ],
+    ])('%s', async (_, dataCollection, expected) => {
+      const sessionId = `data-collection-${JSON.stringify(dataCollection)}`;
+      const transport = await connectWrappedServer(sessionId);
+      const scope = new Scope();
+      scope.setClient(createMockClientWithDataCollection(dataCollection));
+      const span = queueInactiveSpan();
+
+      receiveToolCall(transport, scope, { id: 'precedence-request', location: 'Vienna, Austria' });
+      await sendToolResult(transport, scope, { id: 'precedence-request', text: 'Forecast for Vienna' });
+
+      expect(startInactiveSpanSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        buildToolSpanConfig({
+          id: 'precedence-request',
+          sessionId,
+          ...(expected.inputs && { location: 'Vienna, Austria' }),
+        }),
+      );
+      expectToolResult(span, expected.outputs ? 'Forecast for Vienna' : undefined);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/testUtils.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/testUtils.ts
index e76bd5c7cfd8..27d81a65e5cb 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/testUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/testUtils.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 import type { Client } from '../../../../src/client';
+import type { DataCollection } from '../../../../src/types/datacollection';
+import { resolveDataCollectionOptions } from '../../../../src/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions';
 import { vi } from 'vitest';
 
 /**
  * Creates a mock Sentry client with getDataCollectionOptions for use in MCP server tests.
  * @param userInfo - Whether user identity data (IP, port) is collected. Default: true
- * @param genAI - Whether AI inputs/outputs are recorded. Defaults to match userInfo.
+ * @param mcp - The `dataCollection.mcp` setting. Defaults to match userInfo.
  * @param traceLifecycle - Whether spans are streamed or sent as transactions. Default: 'static'
  */
 export function createMockClient(
   userInfo = true,
-  genAI?: { inputs: boolean; outputs: boolean },
+  mcp?: { inputs: boolean; outputs: boolean },
   traceLifecycle: 'static' | 'stream' = 'static',
 ): Client {
-  const genAIOptions = genAI ?? { inputs: userInfo, outputs: userInfo };
+  const mcpOptions = mcp ?? { inputs: userInfo, outputs: userInfo };
   return {
-    getOptions: () => ({ traceLifecycle }),
+    getOptions: () => ({ traceLifecycle, dataCollection: { mcp: mcpOptions } }),
     getDataCollectionOptions: () => ({
       userInfo,
       cookies: true,
@@ -22,7 +24,8 @@ export function createMockClient(
       httpBodies: [],
       urlQueryParams: true,
       graphQL: { document: true, variables: true },
-      genAI: genAIOptions,
+      genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
+      mcp: mcpOptions,
       databaseQueryData: true,
       stackFrameVariables: true,
       frameContextLines: 5,
@@ -32,6 +35,18 @@ export function createMockClient(
   } as unknown as Client;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Creates a mock Sentry client whose data collection options are resolved from `dataCollection`, as the real client does.
+ */
+export function createMockClientWithDataCollection(dataCollection: DataCollection): Client {
+  return {
+    getOptions: () => ({ traceLifecycle: 'static', dataCollection }),
+    getDataCollectionOptions: () => resolveDataCollectionOptions({ dataCollection }),
+    getDsn: () => ({ publicKey: 'test-key', host: 'test-host' }),
+    emit: vi.fn(),
+  } as unknown as Client;
+}
+
 /**
  * Create a mock MCP server instance for testing (legacy API: tool/resource/prompt)
  */
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/transportInstrumentation.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/transportInstrumentation.test.ts
index 6428b777bef3..d8962f4f6200 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/transportInstrumentation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/mcp-server/transportInstrumentation.test.ts
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ describe('MCP Server Transport Instrumentation', () => {
   });
 
   describe('Wrapper Options', () => {
-    it('should NOT capture inputs/outputs when dataCollection.genAI.inputs/outputs are false', async () => {
+    it('should NOT capture inputs/outputs when dataCollection.mcp.inputs/outputs are false', async () => {
       getClientSpy.mockReturnValue(createMockClient(false));
 
       const mockMcpServer = createMockMcpServer();
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ describe('MCP Server Transport Instrumentation', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it('should capture inputs/outputs when dataCollection.genAI.inputs/outputs are true', async () => {
+    it('should capture inputs/outputs when dataCollection.mcp.inputs/outputs are true', async () => {
       getClientSpy.mockReturnValue(createMockClient(true));
 
       const mockMcpServer = createMockMcpServer();
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.test.ts
index 133ae35799dc..112d73d79461 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/utils/data-collection/resolveDataCollectionOptions.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
     urlQueryParams: true,
     graphQL: { document: true, variables: true },
     genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
+    mcp: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
     databaseQueryData: true,
     queues: true,
     stackFrameVariables: true,
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
       expect(result.urlQueryParams).toBe(true);
       expect(result.graphQL).toEqual({ document: true, variables: true });
       expect(result.genAI).toEqual({ inputs: true, outputs: true });
+      expect(result.mcp).toEqual({ inputs: true, outputs: true });
       expect(result.databaseQueryData).toBe(true);
       expect(result.stackFrameVariables).toBe(true);
       expect(result.frameContextLines).toBe(5);
@@ -133,6 +135,27 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
       expect(result.genAI.outputs).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it('merges nested mcp partially', () => {
+      const result = resolveDataCollectionOptions({
+        dataCollection: {
+          mcp: { outputs: false },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(result.mcp).toEqual({ inputs: true, outputs: false });
+    });
+
+    it('resolves mcp independently of genAI', () => {
+      const result = resolveDataCollectionOptions({
+        dataCollection: {
+          genAI: { inputs: false, outputs: false },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(result.genAI).toEqual({ inputs: false, outputs: false });
+      expect(result.mcp).toEqual({ inputs: true, outputs: true });
+    });
+
     it('merges nested graphQL partially', () => {
       const result = resolveDataCollectionOptions({
         dataCollection: {
@@ -205,7 +228,7 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
     it('always returns all fields', () => {
       const result = resolveDataCollectionOptions({});
 
-      expect(Object.keys(result)).toHaveLength(11);
+      expect(Object.keys(result)).toHaveLength(12);
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('userInfo');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('cookies');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('httpHeaders');
@@ -219,6 +242,9 @@ describe('resolveDataCollectionOptions', () => {
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('genAI');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('genAI.inputs');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('genAI.outputs');
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty('mcp');
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty('mcp.inputs');
+      expect(result).toHaveProperty('mcp.outputs');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('databaseQueryData');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('queues');
       expect(result).toHaveProperty('stackFrameVariables');
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/utils/request.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/utils/request.test.ts
index 3266eab7a1e2..640e7c118f66 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/utils/request.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/utils/request.test.ts
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ describe('request utils', () => {
           urlQueryParams: true,
           graphQL: { document: true, variables: true },
           genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
+          mcp: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
           databaseQueryData: true,
           stackFrameVariables: true,
           frameContextLines: 5,
@@ -945,6 +946,7 @@ describe('request utils', () => {
         urlQueryParams: true,
         graphQL: { document: true, variables: true },
         genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
+        mcp: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
         databaseQueryData: true,
         stackFrameVariables: true,
         frameContextLines: 5,
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/test/runtime/hooks/wrapMiddlewareHandler.test.ts b/packages/nuxt/test/runtime/hooks/wrapMiddlewareHandler.test.ts
index c91f26abf59b..5adc72abafc2 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/test/runtime/hooks/wrapMiddlewareHandler.test.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/test/runtime/hooks/wrapMiddlewareHandler.test.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ describe('wrapMiddlewareHandlerWithSentry', () => {
         urlQueryParams: true,
         graphQL: { document: true, variables: true },
         genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
+        mcp: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
         databaseQueryData: true,
         stackFrameVariables: true,
         frameContextLines: 5,
diff --git a/packages/remix/test/server/errors.test.ts b/packages/remix/test/server/errors.test.ts
index ee50d3d16902..d8cea575548c 100644
--- a/packages/remix/test/server/errors.test.ts
+++ b/packages/remix/test/server/errors.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ function createMockClient(
       urlQueryParams: true,
       graphQL: { document: true, variables: true },
       genAI: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
+      mcp: { inputs: true, outputs: true },
       databaseQueryData: true,
       stackFrameVariables: true,
       frameContextLines: 5,