By Max Techera · Open-source (MIT) · Updated June 2026
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MCP resources vs tools vs prompts

The three MCP primitives, and when to use each.

npxnpx drops-cli report.html --managed

Tools are actions the agent calls (e.g. publish). Resources are data the agent can read. Prompts are reusable templates. Most integrations are tools.

drop is a tool

Publishing is an action, so drop exposes publish_html as a tool. The returned URL is the resource your agent can then reference.

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npx drops-cli report.html --managed