cd /news/developer-tools/ask-hn-is-anyone-using-mcp-notificat… · home › topics › developer-tools › article
[ARTICLE · art-65733] src=news.ycombinator.com ↗ pub= topic=developer-tools verified=true sentiment=· neutral

Ask HN: Is anyone using MCP notifications?

A Hacker News user questions the adoption of MCP (Model Context Protocol) server-to-client notifications, such as list-changed events and progress updates, noting that despite their theoretical utility for real-time updates, they are rarely discussed and may face deprecation.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 20, 2026

| |||||||||||| 1 point by | The MCP spec includes server-to-client notifications for things like list-changed events, progress, log messages, but I barely hear anyone talk about them, and I'm not sure how much they're used. In theory, it would be nice to receive updates from MCP servers ("Your product has been shipped") like we are already receiving from apps installed on the devices. I'm wondering if this is a useful part of the protocol or just something that will mostly be ignored/deprecated. | ||||||||||| Applications are open till July 27. |

source & further reading
news.ycombinator.com — original article Ask HN: Claude's Unexpected Blind Test: Users = Data = Value? Prodigy – AI Workforce for professional teams Ask HN: How do you as a normal swe use AI?
── more in #developer-tools 4 stories · sorted by recency
sponsored brought to you by zahid.host 4,200+ EU-deployed projects
reading about agents? ship yours in a single git push.

Run your AI side-project on zahid.host

EU-based hosting, git-push deploys, automatic HTTPS, no cold starts. Free tier with a custom domain — perfect for shipping the agent you just read about.

$git push zahid main
→ Live at https://your-agent.zahid.host ✓
Get free account → Pricing
from €0/mo · no card required
LIVE [news/ask-hn-is-anyone-usi…] indexed:0 read:1min 2026-07-20 · —