Pattern

MCP elicitation

Let an MCP server pause a request and ask the user, through whatever client the user is in, for structured input or a confirmation, then continue with the answer, without the server knowing anything about the client's UI.

Classification Protocol-level request from a tool server for user input or confirmation.

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VOL 07 The Human-in-the-Loop Catalog Infrastructure

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