# load_mcp_prompt

> **Function** in `langchain_mcp_adapters`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-mcp-adapters/prompts/load_mcp_prompt)

Load MCP prompt and convert to LangChain [messages](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/messages).

## Signature

```python
load_mcp_prompt(
    session: ClientSession,
    name: str,
    *,
    arguments: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
) -> list[HumanMessage | AIMessage]
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `session` | `ClientSession` | Yes | The MCP client session. |
| `name` | `str` | Yes | Name of the prompt to load. |
| `arguments` | `dict[str, Any] \| None` | No | Optional arguments to pass to the prompt. (default: `None`) |

## Returns

`list[HumanMessage | AIMessage]`

A list of LangChain [messages](https://docs.langchain.com/oss/python/langchain/messages)
converted from the MCP prompt.

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-mcp-adapters/blob/8f580f029fabd78891ea4dbfd1de3b1d9e4fa001/langchain_mcp_adapters/prompts.py#L38)