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MCP prompt

A server-provided message template or workflow intended for explicit user selection.

What MCP prompt does not show

It supplies instructions, not an independently executable capability.

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How autonomous agents plan, remember, call tools and talk to each other, including MCP and A2A, and where each step can go wrong.

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Questions about MCP prompt

What is MCP prompt?

A server-provided message template or workflow intended for explicit user selection.

What does MCP prompt not show or guarantee?

It supplies instructions, not an independently executable capability.

Which area of the glossary does MCP prompt belong to?

Agents and protocols: How autonomous agents plan, remember, call tools and talk to each other, including MCP and A2A, and where each step can go wrong.

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