Reference
Prompt Engineering Glossary
Every term you need, with working example prompts and practical notes on when each technique earns its keep.
3 terms starting with "M"
Techniques
Meta-Prompting
Using a language model to write or improve prompts that another model (or the same one) will execute -- treating prompt engineering itself as a prompt engineering task.
DevelopmentModel Context Protocol (MCP)
An open protocol by Anthropic (2024+) for exposing tools, resources, and prompts from external servers to any LLM client, standardizing the integration layer.
AgenticMulti-Agent System
A system where two or more specialized LLM agents interact -- via a shared workspace, message passing, or tool output -- to solve a task together.