When I shipped mcp-server-asana 1.1.0, the headline addition wasn’t the six new Asana tools (task dependencies, stories, subtasks, project sections). It was prompts.
In the MCP protocol, prompts and tools are distinct concepts. Tools are individual actions an LLM can invoke: create a task, add a dependency, fetch a comment. Prompts are predefined conversation templates: parameterized, reusable starting points that an MCP host can surface directly to users.
The task-summary prompt added in 1.1.0 illustrates the difference. Instead of leaving the LLM to figure out what to fetch and how to present it, the prompt defines a scaffold: current status, key updates, blockers, next steps. The LLM gets structure, not a blank page.
Tools extend what an LLM can do. Prompts extend what it knows how to ask for.