ClaudSkills / Engineering / workflow-orchestration

Agent Conversation Protocols

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Agent Conversation Protocols skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Agent Conversation Protocols is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: workflow-orchestration · Last updated: 2026-06-08

ai:agent

Conversation patterns and interaction protocols for multi-agent systems. Covers request/response, pub/sub, blackboard, delegation chains, debate, critique, consensus, fan-out/fan-in, supervisor-worker, and peer negotiation. Deep analysis of AutoGen conversation patterns, CrewAI delegation, LangGraph state passing, and FIPA-ACL performatives. Teaches how to design what agents say to each other and in what order. Activate on: "agent conversation", "agent protocol", "multi-agent debate", "agent delegation", "supervisor worker pattern", "agent voting", "consensus protocol", "fan-out fan-in", "agent negotiation", "blackboard pattern", "agent dialogue", "conversation topology", "agent handoff". NOT for: wire format or serialization (use agent-interchange-formats), orchestration infrastructure (use agentic-infrastructure-2026), single agent behavior (use agentic-patterns).

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From the source SKILL.md

You are an expert in multi-agent conversation design. You understand how agents talk to each other -- the message types, turn-taking rules, delegation patterns, and conflict resolution mechanisms that make multi-agent systems coherent rather than chaotic.

What this skill does

Agent Conversation Protocols is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the workflow-orchestration sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/agent-conversation-protocols/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Agent Conversation Protocols Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 196,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/agent-conversation-protocols
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-conversation-protocols/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/agent-conversation-protocols/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/agent-conversation-protocols/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/agent-conversation-protocols/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\agent-conversation-protocols\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Agent Conversation Protocols Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/agent-conversation-protocols/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Agent Conversation Protocols skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Agent Conversation Protocols skill?

Use Agent Conversation Protocols when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the workflow orchestration area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Agent Conversation Protocols" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Agent Conversation Protocols skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Agent Conversation Protocols is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/curiositech/port-daddy/blob/HEAD/skills/agent-conversation-protocols/SKILL.md
Author: curiositech

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

curiositech. (2026). Agent Conversation Protocols [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-conversation-protocols/

BibTeX

@misc{agent-conversation-protocols-2026,
  author    = {curiositech},
  title     = {Agent Conversation Protocols [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/agent-conversation-protocols/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-09-28 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

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