diff --git a/cmd/publisher/commands/publish.go b/cmd/publisher/commands/publish.go
index c93621a9..1e3b89b9 100644
--- a/cmd/publisher/commands/publish.go
+++ b/cmd/publisher/commands/publish.go
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ func publishToRegistry(registryURL string, serverData []byte, token string) (*ap
 		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("error parsing server.json file: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Convert to JSON
-	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(serverJSON)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("error serializing request: %w", err)
+	var compactBuf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := json.Compact(&compactBuf, serverData); err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("error compacting JSON: %w", err)
 	}
+	jsonData := compactBuf.Bytes()
 
 	// Ensure URL ends with the publish endpoint
 	if !strings.HasSuffix(registryURL, "/") {
diff --git a/cmd/publisher/commands/request_casing_test.go b/cmd/publisher/commands/request_casing_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01546487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/publisher/commands/request_casing_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/internal/validators"
+	"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/pkg/model"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+var camelCaseServerJSON = []byte(`{
+  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
+  "name": "com.example/test-server",
+  "description": "A test server",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "packages": [
+    {
+      "registryType": "npm",
+      "identifier": "@example/test-server",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "transport": {
+        "type": "stdio"
+      },
+      "environmentVariables": [
+        {
+          "name": "API_KEY",
+          "description": "API key",
+          "isRequired": true,
+          "isSecret": true
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}`)
+
+func assertCamelCaseRequestBody(t *testing.T, body []byte) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	assert.JSONEq(t, string(camelCaseServerJSON), string(body))
+	assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"registryType"`)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"environmentVariables"`)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"isRequired"`)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(body), `"isSecret"`)
+	assert.NotContains(t, string(body), `"registry_type"`)
+	assert.NotContains(t, string(body), `"environment_variables"`)
+	assert.NotContains(t, string(body), `"is_required"`)
+	assert.NotContains(t, string(body), `"is_secret"`)
+}
+
+func TestPublishToRegistry_PreservesOriginalJSONFieldCasing(t *testing.T) {
+	var requestBody []byte
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		require.Equal(t, http.MethodPost, r.Method)
+		require.Equal(t, "/v0/publish", r.URL.Path)
+		require.Equal(t, "application/json", r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+		require.Equal(t, "Bearer test-token", r.Header.Get("Authorization"))
+
+		var err error
+		requestBody, err = io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assertCamelCaseRequestBody(t, requestBody)
+
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+		_, _ = w.Write([]byte(`{"server":{"$schema":"` + model.CurrentSchemaURL + `","name":"com.example/test-server","description":"A test server","version":"1.0.0"}}`))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	resp, statusCode, err := publishToRegistry(server.URL, camelCaseServerJSON, "test-token")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, http.StatusCreated, statusCode)
+	require.NotNil(t, resp)
+	assertCamelCaseRequestBody(t, requestBody)
+}
+
+func TestValidateViaAPI_PreservesOriginalJSONFieldCasing(t *testing.T) {
+	var requestBody []byte
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		require.Equal(t, http.MethodPost, r.Method)
+		require.Equal(t, "/v0/validate", r.URL.Path)
+		require.Equal(t, "application/json", r.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+
+		var err error
+		requestBody, err = io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assertCamelCaseRequestBody(t, requestBody)
+
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		require.NoError(t, json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(validators.ValidationResult{Valid: true}))
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	result, err := validateViaAPI(server.URL, camelCaseServerJSON)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, result)
+	assert.True(t, result.Valid)
+	assert.True(t, strings.Contains(string(requestBody), `"registryType"`))
+}
diff --git a/cmd/publisher/commands/validate.go b/cmd/publisher/commands/validate.go
index 1e360ae3..769d93dc 100644
--- a/cmd/publisher/commands/validate.go
+++ b/cmd/publisher/commands/validate.go
@@ -195,11 +195,11 @@ func validateViaAPI(registryURL string, serverData []byte) (*validators.Validati
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing server.json file: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Convert to JSON
-	jsonData, err := json.Marshal(serverJSON)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error serializing request: %w", err)
+	var compactBuf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := json.Compact(&compactBuf, serverData); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error compacting JSON: %w", err)
 	}
+	jsonData := compactBuf.Bytes()
 
 	// Ensure URL ends with / and add validate endpoint
 	if !strings.HasSuffix(registryURL, "/") {