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Get a Prompt from an MCP Server
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Demonstrates Mcp.GetPrompt, which calls the MCP prompts/get method for a named prompt, passing a JSON arguments object and receiving the prompt result.
Tip: Code to parse the returned JSON can be generated with Chilkat's online tool at https://tools.chilkat.io/jsonParse.
Background. The prompt name and its expected arguments come from the
prompts array returned by ListPrompts. Pass an empty arguments object for a prompt that takes none.Chilkat VB.NET Downloads
Dim success As Boolean = False
Dim mcp As New Chilkat.Mcp
' Connect to a public MCP (Model Context Protocol) server over its Streamable HTTP endpoint. The
' Microsoft Learn MCP server is public and requires no authentication.
success = mcp.Connect("https://learn.microsoft.com/api/mcp")
If (success = False) Then
Debug.WriteLine(mcp.LastErrorText)
Exit Sub
End If
' Build the prompt's arguments (pass an empty object for a prompt that takes no arguments). The
' prompt name and its arguments come from the "prompts" array returned by ListPrompts.
Dim args As New Chilkat.JsonObject
args.UpdateString("topic","azure-storage")
' Call the MCP prompts/get method for the named prompt. The prompt result is placed in the
' JsonObject.
Dim json As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = mcp.GetPrompt("example-prompt",args,json)
If (success = False) Then
Debug.WriteLine(mcp.LastErrorText)
Exit Sub
End If
json.EmitCompact = False
Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit())
' JSON parsing code for this result can be generated at Chilkat's online tool:
' https://tools.chilkat.io/jsonParse