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MCP Apps formalizes interactive tool interfaces

MCP maintainers launched an official extension for forms, visualizations and workflows inside conversations.

Why it matters

Users can manipulate tool results directly instead of requesting every change in text.

A closer look

Tool metadata references ui:// resources rendered in sandboxed iframes. JSON-RPC over postMessage connects the interface and host.

Who this is for

MCP server developers and conversational product teams

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