The MCP Tasks Extension

Long-running work, batch jobs, multi-step agent tasks, and anything that takes minutes instead of milliseconds, doesn’t fit neatly into a synchronous request/response model. In this session, Vikram Vaswani, Developer Advocate at Melonfire, explores how the Model Context Protocol addresses this challenge with Tasks. He covers why Tasks exist, how they work, and what changed in the latest MCP update released on July 28, 2026. The session also includes a live demo, giving a practical look at how Tasks can support long-running operations and more capable agentic workflows. Whether you're building MCP integrations, working with long-running agent tasks, or exploring the latest evolution of the protocol, this session offers a practical introduction to the MCP Tasks extension and where it fits into modern agentic systems. 🎤 Speaker: Vikram Vaswani - Developer Advocate, Melonfire 📌 Topic: The MCP Tasks Extension Want to be part of the community building the future of agentic AI? Join the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) and connect with the people, projects, and organizations shaping open standards for agentic AI. https://aaif.io/news/linux-foundation-announces-formation-of-aaif