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MCP tools gain user-interactive value elicitation feature

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Elicitation is a feature for MCP tools that allows a server to request missing information from a user mid-call, rather than failing or guessing. This is useful when a user's decision is genuinely required, such as selecting a deployment environment or providing a name. The server pauses the call, sends a structured request, and resumes once the client provides the answer, ensuring user control and preserving context. Elicitation should not be used to patch input schemas or collect sensitive information, and well-designed questions are specific and grounded in the operation to ensure user confidence. AI

IMPACT Enhances user interaction and error handling for AI-driven tools by allowing mid-call clarification.

RANK_REASON The item describes a new feature for a specific tool/protocol (MCP), not a core AI model release or significant industry shift.

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MCP tools gain user-interactive value elicitation feature

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Jeff ·

    When an MCP Tool Needs a Missing Value: Elicitation vs Failing the Call

    <p><strong>Quick answer:</strong> Elicitation lets an MCP server ask the client to collect a missing value from the user mid-call, instead of immediately failing or guessing. Use it when the tool genuinely needs a decision only the user can make, such as confirming a target envir…

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