Protocol design
Your systems, clearly understood.
Give models and tools a shared contract. We turn your interfaces, data, and interaction rules into a precise specification, working code, and tests your team can build against.
Find your starting point
When to bring us in.
Start with the challenge in front of you. We'll shape the work around it.
What you get
Tangible work.
Lasting capability.
AI-native interfaces for your systems, with a precise specification, reference implementation, conformance tests, and a practical adoption plan.
An interface becomes useful when teams can implement it. Make the contract explicit, and the behavior testable.
A precise interface specification
Schemas, interaction flows, state transitions, and error semantics grounded in your domain. Document the boundaries between the protocol, application logic, and authorization enforcement.
A working reference implementation
Example producers and consumers for the agreed integration surface, with sample payloads and setup instructions. Working code makes the specification easier to review and adopt.
A conformance test suite
Executable checks for expected behavior, invalid inputs, and relevant edge cases. Use the same fixtures to compare implementations and catch incompatible changes.
An adoption and versioning plan
Compatibility rules, migration notes, and implementation guidance for your teams. Define maintenance responsibilities and any public release, licensing, or registry publication together.
How we work
A clear path. At every step.
From the first brief to the final handoff, here's how the work takes shape.
Before we begin
The details
that matter.
More on scope, collaboration, and what comes next.
Discuss your requirementsWhen do we need protocol design rather than an integration?
Protocol design is useful when several consumers need a stable, shared definition of behavior. A single connector may only need an integration. We map the participants and expected changes first, then scope the smallest contract that addresses the actual coordination problem.
Do we have to replace existing standards?
No. We review the interfaces and standards already in your stack before proposing a new specification. The work may be a domain mapping, profile, or extension rather than a new protocol. Compatibility and migration requirements guide that decision.
Will our specification and data be public?
Publication is a decision made with your team during scoping. We can define an open specification and release plan where appropriate, while separately agreeing on licensing, attribution, confidential details, and permitted examples. Your production data is not automatically part of a public release.
How are errors and permissions handled?
The specification describes relevant failure states and where permission checks belong. The reference implementation and tests cover the agreed behaviors, but a protocol does not replace application authorization or an operational security review. Those implementation responsibilities are made explicit.
What happens when the interface changes?
The handoff includes versioning and compatibility rules, migration guidance, and tests that reveal incompatible behavior. We identify who maintains the specification and reference code. Continued implementation support or stewardship can be scoped separately.
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