Overview
agent-protocol is an open-source integrations skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by alirezarezvani. Its author describes it as: “Inter-agent communication protocol for C-suite agent teams. Defines invocation syntax, loop prevention, isolation rules, and response formats. Use when C-suite agents need to query each other, coordinate cross-functio…”. The project has 25k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills`.
What agent-protocol does
How C-suite agents talk to each other. Rules that prevent chaos, loops, and circular reasoning.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for agent-protocol is organised into these sections:
- Keywords
- Invocation Syntax
- Response Format
- Loop Prevention (Hard Rules)
- Rule 1: No Self-Invocation
- Rule 2: Maximum Depth = 2
- Rule 3: No Circular Calls
- Rule 4: Chain Tracking
- Isolation Rules
- Board Meeting Phase 2 (Independent Analysis)
- Board Meeting Phase 3 (Critic Role)
- Outside Board Meetings
Installation
Add agent-protocol to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skillsReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — ships a claude code plugin marketplace
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
- Cursor — declared in the repository topics
- Gemini CLI — declared in the repository topics
License
agent-protocol is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in alirezarezvani/claude-skills, an established project with 24,617 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does agent-protocol do?
- Inter-agent communication protocol for C-suite agent teams. Defines invocation syntax, loop prevention, isolation rules, and response formats. Use when C-suite agents need to query each other, coordinate cross-functional analysis, or run board meetings with multiple agent roles.
- How do I install agent-protocol?
- Run /plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills before installing.
- Is agent-protocol free to use?
- Yes. agent-protocol is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does agent-protocol work with?
- agent-protocol lists Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and Gemini CLI — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does agent-protocol come from?
- agent-protocol ships inside alirezarezvani/claude-skills, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 24,617 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.