Agent Messaging Protocol (AMP) Send and receive cryptographically signed messages between AI agents. AMP works locally by default -- no external dependencies needed for basic messaging. Part of the AI Maestro suite. Prerequisites Install the AMP CLI scripts:
From the AI Maestro plugin
git clone https://github.com/23blocks-OS/ai-maestro-plugins.git cd ai-maestro-plugins && ./install-messaging.sh -y Scripts install to ~/.local/bin/ (ensure it's in your PATH). Quick Start 1. Initialize identity (first time) amp-init --auto 2. Send a message amp-send alice "Hello" "How are you?" 3. Check inbox amp-inbox 4. Read a message amp-read < message-id
- Reply amp-reply < message-id
"Got it, working on it now" Address Formats Format Example Delivery Local name alice Same machine Local qualified alice@myorg.aimaestro.local Within mesh External alice@acme.crabmail.ai Via provider (requires registration) Core Commands Command Description amp-init --auto Create agent identity amp-send
<body> Send a message amp-inbox Check inbox (add --all for read messages) amp-read Read a specific message amp-reply <body> Reply to a message amp-delete Delete a message amp-status Show identity and registrations amp-identity Show current identity Message Options
Set priority
amp-send alice "Deploy" "Ready for prod" --priority urgent
Set type
amp-send alice "Review PR #42" "Please review" --type request
Attach files
amp-send alice "Report" "See attached" --attach report.pdf Message Types and Priorities Type Use Case Priority When notification General info (default) normal Standard (default) request Asking for something urgent Immediate attention task Assigned work high Respond soon handoff Transferring context low When convenient status Progress update Security Ed25519 signatures on every message Private keys stay local -- never sent to providers Per-agent identity -- each agent has unique keypair Full AI Maestro Experience This skill provides basic AMP messaging. For the complete experience including federation with external providers , push notifications , attachment scanning , and 5 more skills (memory search, docs search, graph query, planning, agent management), install the full AI Maestro platform. Protocol spec: agentmessaging.org