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What is the Sampling Primitive in Model Context Protocol (MCP)?
❓ Interview Prompt: Explain MCP Sampling, allowing servers to request LLM completions back from host client applications.
Normally, Model Context Protocol (MCP) interactions flow from Client $\rightarrow$ Server (Client requests tools/resources from Server). The Sampling Primitive reverses this flow.
How Sampling Works:
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An MCP Server can request an LLM text completion back from the host client application (
sampling/createMessage).•
Enables servers to run nested sub-agent completion loops using the host's configured LLM API keys and model settings!
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Client maintains security control by approving sampling requests.
Code Implementation Example
typescript
// Server requesting LLM completion back from MCP Host client
const response = await server.createMessage({
messages: [{ role: 'user', content: 'Summarize the following log entry...' }],
maxTokens: 100
});
console.log('LLM Completion returned to Server:', response.content.text);💡MCP Server requesting LLM sampling completion back from Host client.
🎯 Interview Key Takeaway
The MCP Sampling primitive allows servers to request LLM text completions back from host client applications.
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