About Offline Protocol
Offline Protocol agent plugins connect coding agents and MCP clients to tools for finding SDK packages, reading integration guidance, planning, and scaffolding local applications. They can use a local CLI server or a hosted MCP server; the tools do not operate devices or hardware.
Key features
- 01Find Offline Protocol SDK packages
- 02Read integration guides and workflows
- 03Plan application implementations
- 04Scaffold or integrate local projects
- 05Use local or hosted MCP server configuration
Use cases
- 01Find an SDK package for an application
- 02Review steps for integrating an SDK
- 03Plan and scaffold a local application project
MCP support
The plugins configure clients to run the local server with `npx -y @offline-protocol/[email protected] mcp serve` or connect to https://mcp.offlineprotocol.com/mcp. The tools support application development, not device discovery or live hardware control.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
Tools
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Details
From the project READMEOffline Protocol agent plugins
Plugins, skills and MCP configuration that connect coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Cline, Devin and other MCP clients) to the Offline Protocol developer tools. Your agent can find Offline Protocol SDK packages, read integration guides and workflows, plan an implementation, and scaffold or integrate a project on your machine.
Every configuration runs the local MCP server from the published Offline
Protocol CLI, npx -y @offline-protocol/[email protected] mcp serve, or
connects to the hosted MCP server at https://mcp.offlineprotocol.com/mcp.
The tools help you build an application. They do not discover nearby devices,
operate a mesh or control live hardware.
- Documentation: https://www.offlineprotocol.com/docs/tools/overview
- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@offline-protocol/cli
This repository is generated from the Offline Protocol CLI source by its
export-agent-plugins.mjs script. SOURCE.json records the source commit
and a sha256 for every file. Changes are made in the source and exported
here; pull requests to this repository are reviewed and applied upstream.
Requirements
Node.js 18 or later with npx. The first run downloads the pinned CLI
(@offline-protocol/[email protected]) from npm. Local tools need no Offline
Protocol account and send no telemetry. The hosted server needs an application
API key and its application ID from https://dev.offlineprotocol.com.
Install
Claude Code plugin
claude plugin marketplace add https://github.com/Offline-Protocol/offline-protocol-agent-plugins.git
claude plugin install offline-protocol@offline-protocol
Codex
codex plugin marketplace add https://github.com/Offline-Protocol/offline-protocol-agent-plugins.git
codex plugin add offline-protocol@offline-protocol
Or add only the MCP server:
codex mcp add offline-protocol -- npx -y @offline-protocol/[email protected] mcp serve
Cursor
Copy plugins/offline-protocol into ~/.cursor/plugins/local/offline-protocol
and reload Cursor. For the MCP server alone, put the contents of
distribution/clients/mcp-stdio.json in .cursor/mcp.json or
~/.cursor/mcp.json, or use the install link in
distribution/clients/README.md.
Gemini CLI extension
The repository root is a Gemini CLI extension (gemini-extension.json).
gemini extensions install https://github.com/Offline-Protocol/offline-protocol-agent-plugins
VS Code with GitHub Copilot
code --add-mcp '{"name":"offline-protocol","type":"stdio","command":"npx","args":["-y","@offline-protocol/[email protected]","mcp","serve"]}'
For one workspace, copy distribution/clients/vscode.json to .vscode/mcp.json.
Cline
cline mcp install offline-protocol -- npx -y @offline-protocol/[email protected] mcp serve
Devin
Devin CLI:
devin plugins install Offline-Protocol/offline-protocol-agent-plugins#plugins/offline-protocol
Devin (web): add a custom MCP server with transport stdio, command npx and
arguments -y @offline-protocol/[email protected] mcp serve. Devin Desktop:
distribution/clients/devin-desktop.json.
Any other MCP client
Use this server definition (also in distribution/clients/mcp-stdio.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"offline-protocol": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@offline-protocol/[email protected]", "mcp", "serve"]
}
}
}
Zed, Continue, xAI and hosted configurations are in
distribution/clients/README.md and distribution/clients/priority-two.md.
What is in here
| Path | Contents |
|---|---|
plugins/offline-protocol/ | The plugin: manifests for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, MCP configuration, the integration skill and the logo |
.claude-plugin/, .cursor-plugin/, .agents/plugins/ | Marketplace files that point at the plugin |
gemini-extension.json | Gemini CLI extension manifest |
distribution/clients/ | Ready-to-merge MCP configuration for other clients |
distribution/cline/offline-protocol/ | Cline marketplace entry |
distribution/mcp-registry/ | Official MCP Registry records |
.github/workflows/validate.yml | Checks that run on every push and pull request: file hashes against SOURCE.json, manifest consistency, registry schema validation and a secret scan |
Releases are tagged v<version>, where the version is the one in
gemini-extension.json and the plugin manifests. The plugin version is
separate from the CLI version it launches.
License, privacy and security
The plugin files are licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (LICENSE). The
Offline Protocol CLI they launch is also Apache-2.0; SDKs it installs into your
projects keep their own licenses, reported by the resolve_packages tool.
The Offline Protocol name and logo are trademarks (NOTICE). Using hosted
Offline Protocol services is governed by the developer terms at
https://www.offlineprotocol.com/legal/developer-terms and the privacy policy
at https://www.offlineprotocol.com/privacy. Your agent client and model
provider handle tool inputs and results under their own terms.
Report security issues to [email protected], not in public issues
(SECURITY.md).
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