Back when we introduced MCP support , we ended on a teaser: Phase 3 would tackle Sampling —letting servers request completions from the host instead of only exposing tools and resources to it. NodeLLM 1.17 delivers on that, and pairs it with a second, unrelated but overdue improvement: precise control over how tool calls execute, now available consistently in both core and the ORM persistence layer. 🔄 MCP Sampling: Closing the Loop Sampling inverts the usual MCP direction. Inst...