pilot-protocol
Give an AI agent a permanent network address, encrypted P2P messaging, and an installable app store via Pilot Protocol
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pilot-protocol --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Pilot Protocol ## Overview Pilot Protocol is an open-source overlay network that gives AI agents first-class network citizenship: a permanent virtual address, encrypted UDP tunnels, NAT traversal, and an explicit per-peer trust model. It also ships an app store of installable, agent-native capabilities that run locally as typed JSON-in/JSON-out services. Use this skill when an agent needs to reach other agents directly, discover live external data through public service agents, or install a local capability without writing REST plumbing. If this skill adapts material from an external GitHub repository, it declares: - `source_repo: pilot-protocol/pilotprotocol` - `source_type: official` ## When to Use This Skill - Use when an agent needs a stable address that survives restarts, IP changes, or moving across clouds (no more re-registering webhooks). - Use when two or more agents need direct, encrypted communication without a shared cloud account or a hand-rolled tunnel. - Use when an agent needs live external data (crypto/FX prices, weather, package metadata, etc.) via structured JSON instead of scraping HTML. - Use when you want to install a local, typed capability (search, deploy,
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- How It Works
- Step 1: Install the daemon
- Step 2: Start the node and confirm it registered
- Step 3: Query a service agent (no handshake needed)
- Step 4: Handshake a peer agent for direct messaging
- Step 5: Install and call an agent app
- Examples
- Example 1: Ask a live-data service agent
- Example 2: Install and call a local capability app
- Best Practices
- Limitations
- Security & Safety Notes
trap 'rm -rf "$tmpdir"' EXIT
curl --fail --show-error --location https://pilotprotocol.network/install.sh -o "$installer"
less "$installer" # review the complete installer before executing
sh "$installer"
pilotctl daemon start
pilotctl info
pilotctl send-message list-agents --data '/data {"search":"weather"}' --wait
jq -r '.data' "$(ls -1t ~/.pilot/inbox/*.json | head -1)"
pilotctl handshake <hostname|node_id|address> "<reason>"
pilotctl trustWhat does the pilot-protocol skill do?
Give an AI agent a permanent network address, encrypted P2P messaging, and an installable app store via Pilot Protocol
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill pilot-protocol --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.