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:

Read /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:

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

Common Workflows

gRPC Microservices

Schema design → gRPC implementation → Optimization

Read /skills/protocols/protobuf-schemas.md Read /skills/protocols/grpc-implementation.md Read /skills/protocols/http2-multiplexing.md Read /skills/protocols/tcp-optimization.md

Event Streaming Pipeline

Kafka setup → Stream processing → Schema evolution

Read /skills/protocols/kafka-streams.md Read /skills/protocols/protobuf-schemas.md

Real-time IoT Platform

MQTT for devices → RabbitMQ for backend → WebSockets for web

Read /skills/protocols/mqtt-messaging.md Read /skills/protocols/amqp-rabbitmq.md Read /skills/protocols/websocket-protocols.md

High-Performance Web Application

HTTP/2 optimization → WebSocket for real-time → TCP tuning

Read /skills/protocols/http2-multiplexing.md Read /skills/protocols/websocket-protocols.md Read /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 Read <cc-polymath-root>/skills/protocols/INDEX.md for full category overview
3. Load specific skills: Use bash commands above to load individual skills

Next Steps: Run Read <cc-polymath-root>/skills/protocols/INDEX.md to see full category details.