Agent skill

Agent Messaging

by davila7 in davila7/claude-code-templates

Send and receive cryptographically signed messages between AI agents using the Agent Messaging Protocol (AMP).

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Install Agent Messaging

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill agent-messaging -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates agent-messaging --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/ai-maestro/agent-messaging .claude/skills/agent-messaging && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
agent-messaging
GitHub stars
32k
Token cost
~807 tokens
SKILL.md length
244 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
477
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Send and receive cryptographically signed messages between AI agents using the Agent Messaging Protocol (AMP).

  • Works in 5 steps: Initialize identity (first time) → Send a message → Check inbox → …
  • The user asks to send a message to an agent
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Quick Start, Address Formats and Core Commands, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls git; reaches github.com

What it does

Agent Messaging is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Send and receive cryptographically signed messages between AI agents using the Agent Messaging Protocol (AMP). Use when the user asks to "send a message to an agent", "check agent inbox", "message another agent", "reply to a message", "notify an agent", or any inter-agent communication task.

Its SKILL.md is about 810 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Mobile, covering Email management and Mobile testing and debugging. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to send a message to an agent
  • Check agent inbox
  • Message another agent
  • Reply to a message

Example prompts

  • “send a message to an agent”
  • “check agent inbox”
  • “message another agent”
  • “/agent-messaging”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Initialize identity (first time)
  2. Send a message
  3. Check inbox
  4. Read a message
  5. Reply

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4c82aba. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • git

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • github.com

    Also links to:

    • agentmessaging.org

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Agent Messaging loads about 807 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 77 tokens; SKILL.md has 244 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~77
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~807

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from davila7/claude-code-templates at commit 4c82aba, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 244 words, ~807 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/agent-messaging/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
agent-messaging
description
Send and receive cryptographically signed messages between AI agents using the Agent Messaging Protocol (AMP). Use when the user asks to "send a message to an agent", "check agent inbox", "message another agent", "reply to a message", "notify an agent", or any inter-agent communication task.

Agent Messaging Protocol (AMP)

Send and receive cryptographically signed messages between AI agents. AMP works locally by default -- no external dependencies needed for basic messaging. Part of the AI Maestro suite.

Prerequisites

Install the AMP CLI scripts:

bash
# From the AI Maestro plugin
git clone https://github.com/23blocks-OS/ai-maestro-plugins.git
cd ai-maestro-plugins && ./install-messaging.sh -y

Scripts install to ~/.local/bin/ (ensure it's in your PATH).

Quick Start

1. Initialize identity (first time)
bash
amp-init --auto
2. Send a message
bash
amp-send alice "Hello" "How are you?"
3. Check inbox
bash
amp-inbox
4. Read a message
bash
amp-read <message-id>
5. Reply
bash
amp-reply <message-id> "Got it, working on it now"

Address Formats

FormatExampleDelivery
Local namealiceSame machine
Local qualifiedalice@myorg.aimaestro.localWithin mesh
Externalalice@acme.crabmail.aiVia provider (requires registration)

Core Commands

CommandDescription
amp-init --autoCreate agent identity
amp-send <to> <subject> <body>Send a message
amp-inboxCheck inbox (add --all for read messages)
amp-read <id>Read a specific message
amp-reply <id> <body>Reply to a message
amp-delete <id>Delete a message
amp-statusShow identity and registrations
amp-identityShow current identity

Message Options

bash
# Set priority
amp-send alice "Deploy" "Ready for prod" --priority urgent

# Set type
amp-send alice "Review PR #42" "Please review" --type request

# Attach files
amp-send alice "Report" "See attached" --attach report.pdf

Message Types and Priorities

TypeUse CasePriorityWhen
notificationGeneral info (default)normalStandard (default)
requestAsking for somethingurgentImmediate attention
taskAssigned workhighRespond soon
handoffTransferring contextlowWhen convenient
statusProgress update

Security

  • Ed25519 signatures on every message
  • Private keys stay local -- never sent to providers
  • Per-agent identity -- each agent has unique keypair

Full AI Maestro Experience

This skill provides basic AMP messaging. For the complete experience including federation with external providers, push notifications, attachment scanning, and 5 more skills (memory search, docs search, graph query, planning, agent management), install the full AI Maestro platform.

Protocol spec: agentmessaging.org

© davila7, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in cli-tool/components/skills/ai-maestro/agent-messaging of davila7/claude-code-templates.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4c82aba

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Questions about Agent Messaging

What does Agent Messaging do?

Send and receive cryptographically signed messages between AI agents using the Agent Messaging Protocol (AMP). Agent Messaging is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Send and receive cryptographically signed messages between AI agents using the Agent Messaging Protocol (AMP).

When should I use Agent Messaging?

Agent Messaging fits situations like: the user asks to send a message to an agent; check agent inbox; message another agent; reply to a message.

How do I install Agent Messaging in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill agent-messaging -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/ai-maestro/agent-messaging in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .claude/skills/agent-messaging in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Agent Messaging in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill agent-messaging -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/ai-maestro/agent-messaging in davila7/claude-code-templates) into .agents/skills/agent-messaging in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Agent Messaging in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill agent-messaging -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/agent-messaging, .gemini/skills/agent-messaging, .github/skills/agent-messaging and .opencode/skills/agent-messaging in your project.

What does Agent Messaging need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Agent Messaging needs the command-line tools its instructions call (git).

Does Agent Messaging access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: agentmessaging.org. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Agent Messaging safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Agent Messaging use?

Agent Messaging is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Agent Messaging use?

About 807 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Agent Messaging?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Agent Messaging: Phone Harness (ShawnPana/phone-harness, 3.2k stars), Maa Issue Log Analysis (MaaAssistantArknights/MaaAssistantArknights, 24k stars), Mobile QA (tloncorp/tlon-apps, 107 stars) and Store Listing Screenshots (therxmv/Telegram-Themer, 119 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Agent Messaging?

davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,432 GitHub stars. The repository holds 477 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.