---

name: discover-protocols description: Automatically discover protocol skills when working with HTTP, TCP, UDP, QUIC, and network protocols

Protocols Skills Discovery

Provides automatic access to comprehensive network protocol skills.

When This Skill Activates

This skill auto-activates when you're working with:

• HTTP, HTTP/2, HTTP/3
• TCP, UDP, QUIC
• network protocols
• protocol debugging
• protocol selection
• network communication
• web protocols
• transport layer
• application layer protocols

Available Skills

Quick Reference

The Protocols category contains 8 skills:

1. grpc-implementation - gRPC services with Protocol Buffers, streaming RPCs
2. http2-multiplexing - HTTP/2 binary protocol, multiplexing, server push, HPACK
3. kafka-streams - Apache Kafka stream processing and event streaming
4. mqtt-messaging - MQTT pub-sub messaging for IoT and real-time applications
5. amqp-rabbitmq - RabbitMQ and AMQP message broker implementation
6. protobuf-schemas - Protocol Buffers schema design, evolution, code generation
7. tcp-optimization - TCP performance optimization and tuning
8. websocket-protocols - WebSocket protocol implementation, scaling, production

Load Full Category Details

For complete descriptions and workflows:

Copycat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/INDEX.md

This loads the full Protocols category index with:

• Detailed skill descriptions
• Usage triggers for each skill
• Common workflow combinations
• Cross-references to related skills

Load Specific Skills

Load individual skills as needed:

Copycat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/grpc-implementation.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/http2-multiplexing.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/kafka-streams.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/mqtt-messaging.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/amqp-rabbitmq.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/protobuf-schemas.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/tcp-optimization.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/websocket-protocols.md

Common Workflows

gRPC Microservices

Copy# Schema design → gRPC implementation → Optimization
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/protobuf-schemas.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/grpc-implementation.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/http2-multiplexing.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/tcp-optimization.md

Event Streaming Pipeline

Copy# Kafka setup → Stream processing → Schema evolution
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/kafka-streams.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/protobuf-schemas.md

Real-time IoT Platform

Copy# MQTT for devices → RabbitMQ for backend → WebSockets for web
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/mqtt-messaging.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/amqp-rabbitmq.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/websocket-protocols.md

High-Performance Web Application

Copy# HTTP/2 optimization → WebSocket for real-time → TCP tuning
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/http2-multiplexing.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/websocket-protocols.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/tcp-optimization.md

Progressive Loading

This gateway skill enables progressive loading:

• Level 1: Gateway loads automatically (you're here now)
• Level 2: Load category INDEX.md for full overview
• Level 3: Load specific skills as needed

Usage Instructions

1. Auto-activation: This skill loads automatically when Claude Code detects protocol work
2. Browse skills: Run cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/INDEX.md for full category overview
3. Load specific skills: Use bash commands above to load individual skills

---

Next Steps: Run cat ~/.claude/skills/protocols/INDEX.md to see full category details.