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11# Prompts

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53The Model Context Protocol (MCP) provides a standardized way for servers to expose prompt

64templates to clients. Prompts allow servers to provide structured messages and

75instructions for interacting with language models. Clients can discover available

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1816For example, as slash commands:

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20<img src="https://mintcdn.com/mcp/4ZXF1PrDkEaJvXpn/specification/2025-06-18/server/slash-command.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=4ZXF1PrDkEaJvXpn&q=85&s=7f003e36d881dd6f3e5b8cbdd85e5ca5" alt="Example of prompt exposed as slash command" width="293" height="106" data-path="specification/2025-06-18/server/slash-command.png" />

18![Example of prompt exposed as slash command](https://mintcdn.com/mcp/4ZXF1PrDkEaJvXpn/specification/2025-06-18/server/slash-command.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=4ZXF1PrDkEaJvXpn\&q=85\&s=7f003e36d881dd6f3e5b8cbdd85e5ca5)

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2220However, implementors are free to expose prompts through any interface pattern that suits

2321their needs—the protocol itself does not mandate any specific user interaction

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182180* `role`: Either "user" or "assistant" to indicate the speaker

183181* `content`: One of the following content types:

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185<Note>

186 All content types in prompt messages support optional

187 [annotations](/specification/2025-06-18/server/resources#annotations) for

188 metadata about audience, priority, and modification times.

189</Note>

183> [!NOTE]

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185> All content types in prompt messages support optional

186> [annotations](/specification/2025-06-18/server/resources#annotations) for

187> metadata about audience, priority, and modification times.

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191189#### Text Content

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