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Slipstream Protocol v2 - Semantic Quantization for Multi-Agent Communication
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| name | slipstream-protocol |
| description | Slipstream Protocol v2 - Semantic Quantization for Multi-Agent Communication |
Slipstream (SLIP) is a semantic quantization protocol for efficient multi-agent coordination. Instead of transmitting verbose natural language, agents communicate via compact references to a shared semantic codebook (UCR).
Key benefit: 70-80% token reduction vs JSON-wrapped messages.
SLIP v1 <src> <dst> <anchor> [payload...]
SLIP v1 - Protocol marker and version<src> - Source agent identifier<dst> - Destination agent identifier<anchor> - UCR semantic anchor (the intent)[payload...] - Optional unquantizable content| Anchor | Description |
|---|---|
RequestTask | Ask agent to do something |
RequestPlan | Ask for a plan |
RequestReview | Ask for code/plan review |
RequestHelp | Ask for assistance |
RequestCancel | Request cancellation |
RequestResource | Request resource allocation |
| Anchor | Description |
|---|---|
InformComplete | Report task completion |
InformProgress | Share progress update |
InformBlocked | Report being blocked |
InformStatus | General status update |
InformResult | Share computed result |
| Anchor | Description |
|---|---|
ProposePlan | Suggest a plan |
ProposeChange | Suggest a modification |
ProposeAlternative | Suggest alternative approach |
ProposeRollback | Suggest reverting changes |
| Anchor | Description |
|---|---|
EvalApprove | Approve/accept something |
EvalReject | Reject something |
EvalNeedsWork | Request revisions |
EvalComplete | Mark as complete |
| Anchor | Description |
|---|---|
Accept | Accept a proposal/request |
Reject | Decline a proposal/request |
MetaAck | Acknowledge receipt |
MetaHandoff | Hand off responsibility |
MetaEscalate | Escalate issue |
Fallback | Unquantizable (see payload) |
# Simple request
SLIP v1 alice bob RequestReview
# With payload
SLIP v1 planner executor RequestTask implement_auth_module
# Report completion
SLIP v1 developer team InformComplete user_service
# Approve with note
SLIP v1 reviewer author EvalApprove lgtm
# Fallback for complex content
SLIP v1 devops sre Fallback check kubernetes pods for OOMKilled
from slipcore import slip, decode, quantize, think_quantize_transmit
# Create message directly
wire = slip("alice", "bob", "RequestReview")
# -> "SLIP v1 alice bob RequestReview"
# Think-Quantize-Transmit pattern
wire = think_quantize_transmit(
"Please check the auth code for security issues",
src="dev", dst="reviewer"
)
# -> "SLIP v1 dev reviewer RequestReview"
# Decode
msg = decode(wire)
print(msg.anchor.canonical) # "Request review of work"
Each anchor is a position in a 4-dimensional semantic space:
| Dimension | Range | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ACTION | 0-7 | observe, inform, ask, request, propose, commit, evaluate, meta |
| POLARITY | 0-7 | negative to positive valence |
| DOMAIN | 0-7 | task, plan, observation, evaluation, control, resource, error, general |
| URGENCY | 0-7 | background to critical |
Core anchors: 0x0000-0x7FFF (standard, immutable) Extension anchors: 0x8000-0xFFFF (installation-specific)
from slipcore import ExtensionManager
manager = ExtensionManager()
anchor = manager.add_extension(
canonical="Request Kubernetes scaling",
mnemonic="RequestK8sScale",
)