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- name: protocolsio-integration
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- description: Read, validate, and safely export protocols.io data with current official REST/MCP contracts, or create non-executing mutation plans. The bundled client makes bounded official-host GET requests only with explicit --execute. Use only for tasks explicitly targeting protocols.io or an exact protocols.io protocol version.
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- license: MIT
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- allowed-tools: Read Write Python
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- compatibility: >-
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- Bundled CLIs require Python 3.11+ and use only the standard library. Offline
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- skill-author: "K-Dense Inc."
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- # protocols.io Integration
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- Use the exact endpoint version documented for each operation. The official API
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- ## Operating Contract
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- # PufferLib
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