diff --git a/mcp/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/McpAsyncServer.java b/mcp/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/McpAsyncServer.java
index a51c2e36c..dc81e65a8 100644
--- a/mcp/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/McpAsyncServer.java
+++ b/mcp/src/main/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/McpAsyncServer.java
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ private McpRequestHandler<McpSchema.ListResourcesResult> resourcesListRequestHan
 			var resourceList = this.resources.values()
 				.stream()
 				.map(McpServerFeatures.AsyncResourceSpecification::resource)
+				.filter(resource -> !resource.uri().contains("{"))
 				.toList();
 			return Mono.just(new McpSchema.ListResourcesResult(resourceList, null));
 		};
@@ -906,4 +907,4 @@ void setProtocolVersions(List<String> protocolVersions) {
 		this.protocolVersions = protocolVersions;
 	}
 
-}
+}
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diff --git a/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/MockMcpServerTransport.java b/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/MockMcpServerTransport.java
index 4be680e11..778746faa 100644
--- a/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/MockMcpServerTransport.java
+++ b/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/MockMcpServerTransport.java
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ public McpSchema.JSONRPCMessage getLastSentMessage() {
 		return !sent.isEmpty() ? sent.get(sent.size() - 1) : null;
 	}
 
+	public void clearSentMessages() {
+		sent.clear();
+	}
+
+	public List<McpSchema.JSONRPCMessage> getAllSentMessages() {
+		return new ArrayList<>(sent);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public Mono<Void> closeGracefully() {
 		return Mono.empty();
diff --git a/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/MockMcpServerTransportProvider.java b/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/MockMcpServerTransportProvider.java
index e955be89f..a0398519e 100644
--- a/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/MockMcpServerTransportProvider.java
+++ b/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/MockMcpServerTransportProvider.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public Mono<Void> closeGracefully() {
 	}
 
 	public void simulateIncomingMessage(McpSchema.JSONRPCMessage message) {
-		session.handle(message).subscribe();
+		session.handle(message).block();
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/ResourceTemplateListingTest.java b/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/ResourceTemplateListingTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61703c306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mcp/src/test/java/io/modelcontextprotocol/server/ResourceTemplateListingTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024-2024 the original author or authors.
+ */
+
+package io.modelcontextprotocol.server;
+
+import io.modelcontextprotocol.spec.McpSchema;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+/**
+ * Test to verify the separation of regular resources and resource templates. Regular
+ * resources (without template parameters) should only appear in resources/list. Template
+ * resources (containing {}) should only appear in resources/templates/list.
+ */
+public class ResourceTemplateListingTest {
+
+	@Test
+	void testTemplateResourcesFilteredFromRegularListing() {
+		// The change we made filters resources containing "{" from the regular listing
+		// This test verifies that behavior is working correctly
+
+		// Given a string with template parameter
+		String templateUri = "file:///test/{userId}/profile.txt";
+		assertThat(templateUri.contains("{")).isTrue();
+
+		// And a regular URI
+		String regularUri = "file:///test/regular.txt";
+		assertThat(regularUri.contains("{")).isFalse();
+
+		// The filter should exclude template URIs
+		assertThat(!templateUri.contains("{")).isFalse();
+		assertThat(!regularUri.contains("{")).isTrue();
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void testResourceListingWithMixedResources() {
+		// Create resource list with both regular and template resources
+		List<McpSchema.Resource> allResources = List.of(
+				new McpSchema.Resource("file:///test/doc1.txt", "Document 1", "text/plain", null, null),
+				new McpSchema.Resource("file:///test/doc2.txt", "Document 2", "text/plain", null, null),
+				new McpSchema.Resource("file:///test/{type}/document.txt", "Typed Document", "text/plain", null, null),
+				new McpSchema.Resource("file:///users/{userId}/files/{fileId}", "User File", "text/plain", null, null));
+
+		// Apply the filter logic from McpAsyncServer line 438
+		List<McpSchema.Resource> filteredResources = allResources.stream()
+			.filter(resource -> !resource.uri().contains("{"))
+			.collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+		// Verify only regular resources are included
+		assertThat(filteredResources).hasSize(2);
+		assertThat(filteredResources).extracting(McpSchema.Resource::uri)
+			.containsExactlyInAnyOrder("file:///test/doc1.txt", "file:///test/doc2.txt");
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void testResourceTemplatesListedSeparately() {
+		// Create mixed resources
+		List<McpSchema.Resource> resources = List.of(
+				new McpSchema.Resource("file:///test/regular.txt", "Regular Resource", "text/plain", null, null),
+				new McpSchema.Resource("file:///test/user/{userId}/profile.txt", "User Profile", "text/plain", null,
+						null));
+
+		// Create explicit resource template
+		McpSchema.ResourceTemplate explicitTemplate = new McpSchema.ResourceTemplate(
+				"file:///test/document/{docId}/content.txt", "Document Template", null, "text/plain", null);
+
+		// Filter regular resources (those without template parameters)
+		List<McpSchema.Resource> regularResources = resources.stream()
+			.filter(resource -> !resource.uri().contains("{"))
+			.collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+		// Extract template resources (those with template parameters)
+		List<McpSchema.ResourceTemplate> templateResources = resources.stream()
+			.filter(resource -> resource.uri().contains("{"))
+			.map(resource -> new McpSchema.ResourceTemplate(resource.uri(), resource.name(), resource.description(),
+					resource.mimeType(), resource.annotations()))
+			.collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+		// Verify regular resources list
+		assertThat(regularResources).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(regularResources.get(0).uri()).isEqualTo("file:///test/regular.txt");
+
+		// Verify template resources list includes both extracted and explicit templates
+		assertThat(templateResources).hasSize(1);
+		assertThat(templateResources.get(0).uriTemplate()).isEqualTo("file:///test/user/{userId}/profile.txt");
+
+		// In the actual implementation, both would be combined
+		List<McpSchema.ResourceTemplate> allTemplates = List.of(templateResources.get(0), explicitTemplate);
+		assertThat(allTemplates).hasSize(2);
+		assertThat(allTemplates).extracting(McpSchema.ResourceTemplate::uriTemplate)
+			.containsExactlyInAnyOrder("file:///test/user/{userId}/profile.txt",
+					"file:///test/document/{docId}/content.txt");
+	}
+
+}
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