--- title: "Elicitation: definition and example | Agent MCP Directory" description: "Elicitation: A way for a server to ask the user, through the client, for more information. Defined with a sourced example." canonical: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/elicitation site: "Agent MCP Directory" last_updated: 2026-11-04 section: "Glossary" --- # Elicitation: definition and example | Agent MCP Directory > Elicitation: A way for a server to ask the user, through the client, for more information. Defined with a sourced example. Source: https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/elicitation Site: Agent MCP Directory Last reviewed: 2026-11-04 # Elicitation Elicitation: A way for a server to ask the user, through the client, for more information, now handled through multi round-trip requests. Example: 2025-11-25 added URL mode elicitation. Next in the glossary is HTTP+SSE transport: The older MCP HTTP transport with a separate SSE endpoint, deprecated since 2025-03-26 and reclassified Deprecated in 2026-07-28. ## Definition A way for a server to ask the user, through the client, for more information, now handled through multi round-trip requests. ## Example, with source 2025-11-25 added URL mode elicitation. ([modelcontextprotocol.io](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/changelog), read 4 November 2026) ## Neighbouring terms - [Dynamic Client Registration (DCR)](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/dynamic-client-registration/): RFC 7591 registration where a client POSTs to /register for credentials; deprecated in MCP 2026-07-28 and kept for compatibility. - [HTTP+SSE transport](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/http-sse-transport/): The older MCP HTTP transport with a separate SSE endpoint, deprecated since 2025-03-26 and reclassified Deprecated in 2026-07-28. - [MCP Apps](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/mcp-apps/): An MCP extension in which a tool points to a ui:// resource the host renders as a sandboxed View. Edition 4 November 2026 Method [How rows are verified](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/method/) Data [CSV and JSON](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/data/) Markdown [This page as markdown](https://agentmcpdirectory.com/glossary/elicitation/index.md) ## Sources - [Source for the Elicitation example](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/changelog), read 4 November 2026 Last reviewed 4 November 2026