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protocol

K-lines as semantic activation — the name activates the tradition.

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Install
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill protocol-simhacker-moollm --agent claude-code

Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.

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Path: skills/ai-llm/protocol-simhacker-moollm/SKILL.md
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Where it comes from
Stars: 534
Language: HTML

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From the SKILL.md

# PROTOCOL > **"The name activates the tradition."** K-lines as semantic activation. When you invoke a protocol by name, you activate an entire constellation of knowledge and behavior. --- ## Core Concept A **protocol** is a named pattern that the LLM already knows. Invoking it by name activates that knowledge without needing to repeat it. ### Why This Works ```yaml # Traditional approach: Explain everything "When writing YAML, use natural keys, add comments for humans and LLMs, keep structure flexible, use semantic naming, allow improvisation..." # [500 tokens of explanation] # K-line approach: Name activates pattern > Apply YAML-JAZZ # The LLM already knows. One name = 500 tokens compressed. ``` ### Minsky's Insight > "A K-line is a wirelike structure that attaches itself to whichever mental agents are active when you solve a problem. When activated later, those agents are partially activated, creating a similar mental state." > — Marvin Minsky, *Society of Mind* (1986) **MOOLLM protocols ARE K-lines.** The name IS the activation vector. --- ## Methods ### INVOKE Activate a protocol by name. ```yaml > INVOKE POSTEL # Activates: "Be liberal in what you accept, conservative in what

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Steps it walks through
  1. Core Concept
  2. Why This Works
  3. Minsky's Insight
  4. Methods
  5. INVOKE
  6. DEFINE
  7. LIST
  8. K-REF
  9. K-REF Format
  10. SISTER-SCRIPT Pattern
  11. The Pattern
  12. LLM Behavior
  13. Core Protocols
  14. Protocol Activation Cascade
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What does the protocol skill do?

K-lines as semantic activation — the name activates the tradition.

How do I install it?

Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill protocol-simhacker-moollm --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 majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.

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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.

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