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a2ui
A2UI Protocol <span class=\"version-badge stable\">v0.9.1 — Current</span>
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acp
Changelog
Agent Client Protocol
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agent-plugins
Plugin manifest
Agent Plugins — staged 2026-08-11
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Agent Plugins Specification
agent-skills
Agent Skills — staged 2026-08-11
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Specification
ahp
AHP and the Agent Client Protocol
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The mcp:// Channel
Specification Overview
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mcp
Key Changes
Model Context Protocol — staged 2026-08-11
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mcp-apps
CSP & CORS
Table of Contents
MCP Apps Patterns
MCP Apps (UI extension) — staged 2026-08-11
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stitch-design-md
Google Stitch — DESIGN.md specification
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githubnext/agentics + GitHub Agentic Workflows (gh aw)
The Dual Manifest Pattern (claude + copilot)
Assessment: the three existing patterson-agents repos
patterson-sh Reuse Inventory
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agent-marketplace
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0001. Keep every platform repository in one GitHub organization
NNNN. [TBD] Title in the imperative
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{{MARKETPLACENAME}} platform knowledge base
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A2ui
A2UI Protocol <span class=\"version-badge stable\">v0.9.1 — Current</span>
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Agent plugins
Plugin manifest
Agent Plugins Specification
Agent skills
Specification
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Ahp
AHP and the Agent Client Protocol
Authentication
Chat Channel
Connection Lifecycle
The mcp:// Channel
Specification Overview
Resource Watch Channel
Root Channel
Session Channel
Channels & Subscriptions
Telemetry Channel
Terminal Channel
Transport
Versioning
Mcp
Model Context Protocol
Mcp apps
CSP & CORS
MCP Apps Patterns
Table of Contents
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Explain a platform pattern
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{{PLATFORMPREFIX}}-conventions
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agent-plugins
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{{PLATFORMPREFIX}}-preset-[TBD-role]
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agent-presets
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Agent seed
agent-seed
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consuming-repo fragments
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Department plugins
{{DEPT}}-agent-plugins
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plugin-template
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[TBD] Skill title
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Skills studio
skills-studio
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