agent-protocol

# Inter-Agent Protocol How C-suite agents talk to each other. Rules that prevent chaos, loops, and circular reasoning. ## Keywords agent protocol, inter-agent communication, agent invocation, agent orchestration, multi-agent, c-suite coordination, agent chain, loop prevention, agent isolation, board meeting protocol ## Invocation Syntax Any agent can query another using: ``` [INVOKE:role|question] ``` **Examples:** ``` [INVOKE:cfo|What's the burn rate impact of hiring 5 engineers in Q3?] [INVOKE:cto|Can we realistically ship this feature by end of quarter?] [INVOKE:chro|What's our typical time-to-hire for senior engineers?] [INVOKE:cro|What does our pipeline look like for the next 90 days?] ``` **Valid roles:** `ceo`, `cfo`, `cro`, `cmo`, `cpo`, `cto`, `chro`, `coo`, `ciso`, `gc`, `cdo`, `caio`, `cco`, `vpe` | Role token | Advisor skill | |---|---| | `gc` | general-counsel-advisor (legal, contracts, term sheets) | | `cdo` | chief-data-officer-advisor (data strategy, training-data rights) | | `caio` | chief-ai-officer-advisor (AI strategy, evals, AI risk) | | `cco` | chief-customer-officer-advisor (retention, customer success) | | `vpe` | vpe-advisor (engineering delivery, DORA, eng hiring) | ## Response Format Invoked agents respond using this structure: ``` [RESPONSE:role] Key finding: [one line — the actual answer] Supporting data: - [data point 1] - [data point 2] - [data point 3 — optional] Confidence: [high | medium | low] Caveat: [one line — what could ...