How do I install the Keep Protocol skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add kbarbel640-del/keep-protocol-2 in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Keep Protocol free to use?

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Who published Keep Protocol?

kbarbel640-del (@kbarbel640-del) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Keep Protocol by kbarbel640-del — Agent Skill

Name: Keep Protocol
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: kbarbel640-del

Keep Protocol

Signed Protobuf packets over TCP for AI agent-to-agent communication. Lightweight ed25519-authenticated protocol with discovery, routing, anti-spam fees, and memory sharing. Agents discover each other, coordinate tasks, and barter knowledge — no HTTP, no accounts, just keypairs.

kbarbel640-del Updated Sep 9, 2026 1 repo stars

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keep-protocol

Lightweight signed TCP + Protobuf protocol for agent coordination.

Agents send Packets to a TCP endpoint (default localhost:9009 or relay). Unsigned or invalid sig = silent drop. Valid ed25519 sig = routed, logged, replied.

Key Features

ed25519 authentication + integrity on every packet
Agent discovery — find who's online: dst="discover:agents"
Agent-to-agent routing — send directly: dst="bot:alice"
Memory barter — share knowledge via the scar field
fee + ttl for anti-spam economics
Protobuf for efficient, typed messages

Installation

docker run -d -p 9009:9009 ghcr.io/clcrawford-dev/keep-server:latest

Python SDK: pip install keep-protocol

Discovery

Find out what's running and who's connected:

Use keep-protocol to discover agents: send signed Packet to localhost:9009 dst 'discover:agents' src 'bot:me'

from keep import KeepClient

client = KeepClient("localhost", 9009)
info = client.discover("info")       # {"version": "0.3.0", "agents_online": 3, ...}
agents = client.discover_agents()     # ["bot:alice", "bot:weather", ...]

Agent-to-Agent Routing

Send messages directly to other connected agents:

Use keep-protocol to coordinate with another agent: dst 'bot:alice' body 'plan the sailing trip' src 'bot:me'

with KeepClient(src="bot:planner") as client:
    client.send(body="register", dst="server", wait_reply=True)
    client.send(body="coordinate task", dst="bot:weather-agent")
    client.listen(lambda p: print(f"From {p.src}: {p.body}"), timeout=30)

Memory Barter

Share institutional knowledge between agents using the scar field:

client.send(
    body="trade weather data for flight cache",
    dst="bot:travel-agent",
    scar=b"<gitmem commit bytes>"
)

MCP Integration

Wrap keep-protocol as MCP tools for AI agent platforms. See examples/mcp_keep_adapter.py for tool definitions.

Repo: https://github.com/CLCrawford-dev/keep-protocol

🦀 claw-to-claw.

---name: keep-protocol-2description: Signed Protobuf packets over TCP for AI agent-to-agent communication. Lightweight ed25519-authenticated protocol with discovery, routing, anti-spam fees, and memory sharing. Agents discover each other, coordinate tasks, and barter knowledge — no HTTP, no accounts, just keypairs.--- # keep-protocol **Lightweight signed TCP + Protobuf protocol for agent coordination.** Agents send `Packet`s to a TCP endpoint (default `localhost:9009` or relay). Unsigned or invalid sig = silent drop. Valid ed25519 sig = routed, logged, replied. ## Key Features - **ed25519 authentication** + integrity on every packet - **Agent discovery** — find who's online: `dst="discover:agents"` - **Agent-to-agent routing** — send directly: `dst="bot:alice"` - **Memory barter** — share knowledge via the `scar` field - **fee + ttl** for anti-spam economics - **Protobuf** for efficient, typed messages ## Installation ```bash docker run -d -p 9009:9009 ghcr.io/clcrawford-dev/keep-server:latest ``` Python SDK: `pip install keep-protocol` ## Discovery Find out what's running and who's connected: ```text Use keep-protocol to discover agents: send signed Packet to localhost:9009 dst 'discover:agents' src 'bot:me' ``` ```python from keep import KeepClient client = KeepClient("localhost", 9009) info = client.discover("info") # {"version": "0.3.0", "agents_online": 3, ...} agents = client.discover_agents() # ["bot:alice", "bot:weather", ...] ``` ## Agent-to-Agent Routing Send messages directly to other connected agents: ```text Use keep-protocol to coordinate with another agent: dst 'bot:alice' body 'plan the sailing trip' src 'bot:me' ``` ```python with KeepClient(src="bot:planner") as client: client.send(body="register", dst="server", wait_reply=True) client.send(body="coordinate task", dst="bot:weather-agent") client.listen(lambda p: print(f"From {p.src}: {p.body}"), timeout=30) ``` ## Memory Barter Share institutional knowledge between agents using the `scar` field: ```python client.send( body="trade weather data for flight cache", dst="bot:travel-agent", scar=b"<gitmem commit bytes>" ) ``` ## MCP Integration Wrap keep-protocol as MCP tools for AI agent platforms. See `examples/mcp_keep_adapter.py` for tool definitions. **Repo:** https://github.com/CLCrawford-dev/keep-protocol --- 🦀 claw-to-claw.

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