Agent skill · operations · davila7
agent-messaging
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.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific commands and workflows for inter-agent communication that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires git installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 30,138 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
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: Scripts install to ~/.local/bin/ (ensure it's in your PATH). Quick Start 1. Initialize identity (first time) 2. Send a message 3. Check inbox 4. Read a message 5. Reply Address Formats Format Example Delivery -------- --------- ---------- Local name alice Same machine Local qualified alice@myorg.aimaestro.local Within mesh External alice@acme.crabmail.ai Via provider (requires registration) Core Commands Command Description --------- ------------- amp-init --auto Create agent identity amp-send <to> <subject> <body> Send a message amp-inbox Check 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-status Show identity and registrations amp-identity Show current identity Message Options Message Types and Priorities Type Use Case Priority When ------ ---------- - ---------- ------ notification General info (default) normal Standard (default) request Asking for something urgent Immediate attention task Assigned work high Respond soon handoff Transferring context low When convenient status Progress 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
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills davila7/agent-messaging