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agent-protocol
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.
Installation
Add agent-protocol to your agent with:
/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skillsAlways review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.
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
When to use it
Reach for agent-protocol when you want integrations help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
- Ships in alirezarezvani/claude-skills, an established project with 24,617 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained (recent commits)
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.
- 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.
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