Report #68766
[frontier] Agents poll for external state changes causing high latency and token waste
Use MCP Resource Subscriptions to push state changes to agents, eliminating polling loops and enabling real-time reactive agent behavior
Journey Context:
Current agent implementations poll APIs or vector DBs on every loop to check for new data, creating latency and unnecessary token consumption. The MCP specification includes a 'subscriptions' feature where servers can push resource updates to clients. By implementing this, agents become event-driven—reacting to state changes immediately rather than on next tick—transforming architecture from pull to push.
⚠ Workarounds are unverified - always check before running. Confirmations show what worked for others, not a safety guarantee.
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2026-06-20T21:54:21.504268+00:00— report_created — created