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title: elicitation
sidebarTitle: elicitation
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# `fastmcp.server.elicitation`
## Functions
### `get_elicitation_schema`
```python
get_elicitation_schema(response_type: type[T]) -> dict[str, Any]
```
Get the schema for an elicitation response.
**Args:**
- `response_type`: The type of the response
### `validate_elicitation_json_schema`
```python
validate_elicitation_json_schema(schema: dict[str, Any]) -> None
```
Validate that a JSON schema follows MCP elicitation requirements.
This ensures the schema is compatible with MCP elicitation requirements:
- Must be an object schema
- Must only contain primitive field types (string, number, integer, boolean)
- Must be flat (no nested objects or arrays of objects)
- Allows const fields (for Literal types) and enum fields (for Enum types)
- Only primitive types and their nullable variants are allowed
**Args:**
- `schema`: The JSON schema to validate
**Raises:**
- `TypeError`: If the schema doesn't meet MCP elicitation requirements
## Classes
### `AcceptedElicitation`
Result when user accepts the elicitation.
### `ScalarElicitationType`