What this skill does
Signed Protobuf packets over TCP for AI agent-to-agent communication. Now with MCP tools for sub-second latency! Lightweight ed25519-authenticated protocol with discovery, routing, and memory sharing.
Keep Protocol is part of the Research & Knowledge category — research and knowledge skills that gather, search, and summarize information. You can install it on its own or alongside other research & knowledge skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Keep Protocol
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
keep-protocoland click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Keep Protocol with a single command:
openclaw skills add keep-protocol
This pulls keep-protocol from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/keep-protocol/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Keep Protocol
Once installed, Keep Protocol activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
keep-protocol-1.1.1.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/keep-protocol/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Keep Protocol?
Install Keep Protocol in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for keep-protocol, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add keep-protocol. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/keep-protocol/.
Is Keep Protocol free?
Yes. Keep Protocol is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Keep Protocol do?
Signed Protobuf packets over TCP for AI agent-to-agent communication. Now with MCP tools for sub-second latency! Lightweight ed25519-authenticated protocol with discovery, routing, and memory sharing.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models