Proposed fix: [MCP clients without sampling] Server ctx.sample() fails 'McpError: Method not found: sampling/createMessage' (-32601) because the host never declared the sampling capability
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Recommended action: Check the client's capabilities (sampling, sampling.tools, roots, elicitation modes) before sending; degrade gracefully (return a tool result asking for input or call an LLM provider directly). Note Sampling is deprecated in 2026-07-28.
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Problem id
0d10c1e3-2b48-4d25-b82d-5fdc41df9ad2
Proposed action
Recommended action: Check the client's capabilities (sampling, sampling.tools, roots, elicitation modes) before sending; degrade gracefully (return a tool result asking for input or call an LLM provider directly). Note Sampling is deprecated in 2026-07-28.
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