https://schristoph.online/tags/bedrock-agentcore/ Recent content in Bedrock AgentCore on schristoph.online Hugo en-us Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://schristoph.online/blog/mcp-sampling-elicitation/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://schristoph.online/blog/mcp-sampling-elicitation/ <h2 id="from-request-response-to-collaboration">From Request-Response to Collaboration</h2> <figure><img src="https://schristoph.online/assets/2026-04-29-mcp-sampling-elicitation-cover.png" alt="Two entities in conversation, representing server-initiated collaboration in MCP"><figcaption> <p>MCP evolves: servers don&rsquo;t just respond anymore. They ask questions back.</p> </figcaption> </figure> <p>When I wrote about the CLI vs MCP debate [1], I focused on the infrastructure patterns underneath. But MCP itself has been evolving, and the latest additions change what&rsquo;s architecturally possible.</p> <p>The Model Context Protocol started as a clean way for AI agents to call tools: agent sends request, server returns response. Simple, stateless, effective. But real-world agent workflows need more than request-response. They need the server to <em>ask questions back</em>.</p>