By Max Techera · Open-source (MIT) · Updated June 2026
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What is MCP elicitation?

Elicitation lets an MCP server ask the user for input in the middle of a tool call.

npxnpx drops-cli report.html --managed

Sometimes a tool needs a decision mid-flight — a password, a confirmation. Elicitation is the MCP mechanism for the server to prompt the user through the client, instead of failing or guessing.

Where it could help publishing

A publish tool could elicit 'lock this with a password?' before sharing. drop keeps it simple today (params on the call), but elicitation is a natural fit.

FAQ

Does it work with any AI agent?
Yes. It's a CLI plus a SKILL.md and an MCP server, so Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, Gemini CLI — anything that runs a shell or speaks MCP — can use it.

Share what your AI builds — on your own domain.

Open-source, zero-knowledge, free. Try it in one command:

npx drops-cli report.html --managed