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MCP samplingMCP 2026-07-28

Handle server requests for model sampling through the client.

Terminology basis: MCP 2026-07-28. MCP 2026-07-28

MCP sampling: 1 supported, 0 partial, 0 unsupported, 30 unreviewed across 31 cataloged products.

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Can my agent use MCP sampling?

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  • Supported1
  • Partial0
  • Unsupported0
  • Unknown30
  • Not applicable0

Web

9 products

Desktop

13 products

CLI

9 products

Unknown means no public evidence has been reviewed for that product and capability. It does not mean unsupported.

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What this capability means

Handle server requests for model sampling through the client.

This row remains unknown for a product until exact, dated evidence covers this capability rather than MCP generally.

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Documentation evidence only. No runtime conformance test is implied.

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Supported
Target
VS Code documentation dated 2026-07-29 · dated-documentation
Environment
local-default
Observed
2026-08-28
  • policythe user authorizes a server's first sampling request and can restrict which configured models that server may use
Evidence
  1. 1. VS Code documents MCP server sampling through the user's configured models, with first-use authorization and per-server model controls.