AI engineering glossary · Agents tools MCP
What is MCP elicitation?
MCP elicitation: An MCP feature that lets a server pause and ask the user for extra information through the client, for example a missing option or a confirmation. It avoids guessing and keeps the user in the loop mid-task.
MCP elicitation: an example
While booking, a server asks the user 'Window or aisle seat?' and waits for the reply.
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Where you learn it
MCP elicitation is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.