Webhooks vs Polling for AI Agents
Use webhooks to trigger a self-hosted agent when a package arrives, polling to ask what is waiting, or both. Either path still fetches package content through MCP.
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What Is an AI Agent Webhook?
An AI agent webhook is an HTTP callback that wakes a self-hosted workflow when an event happens. It is a trigger, not the message or the agent protocol.