Minecraft with friends without xbox live gold?

Is it possible to play Minecraft with friends on an xbox one without live gold?

Yes, it should work

But how?

To be able to play online with friends you need an active XBOX LIVE GOLD or XBOX GAME PASS ULTIMATE subscription.

Just get into Minecraft and send an invite to your friends. That should work even without gold

Unfortunately not, no.

You need an Xbox Gold account to do this.

* Moan *
No, of course you can't.

* Moan *

Uhh, of course it works for me too