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Babysitter grpc-protocol

Expert skill for gRPC protocol implementation, debugging, and performance optimization

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/library/specializations/network-programming/skills/grpc-protocol" ~/.claude/skills/a5c-ai-babysitter-grpc-protocol && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: library/specializations/network-programming/skills/grpc-protocol/SKILL.md
tags
#grpc-implementation#protocol-buffer#streaming-debugging#grpc-testing#performance-optimization
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gRPC Protocol Skill

Expert skill for gRPC protocol implementation, service definition, and debugging across multiple languages.

Capabilities

  • Service Definition: Generate gRPC service definitions and Protocol Buffer schemas
  • Code Generation: Generate client and server stubs for multiple languages
  • Streaming Debugging: Debug unary, client-streaming, server-streaming, and bidirectional streaming
  • gRPC-Web Compatibility: Analyze and configure gRPC-web for browser clients
  • Load Balancing: Configure gRPC-specific load balancing strategies
  • Interceptors: Implement client and server interceptors for cross-cutting concerns
  • Testing: Test gRPC services with grpcurl and other debugging tools
  • Performance Optimization: Optimize gRPC performance including connection pooling and compression

Tools and Dependencies

  • protoc
    - Protocol Buffer compiler
  • grpcurl
    - Command-line gRPC client
  • grpc-web
    - gRPC for browser clients
  • buf
    - Modern Protocol Buffer tooling
  • evans
    - Interactive gRPC client

Target Processes

  • realtime-messaging-system.js (gRPC streaming)
  • custom-protocol-design.js (gRPC-based protocols)
  • layer7-load-balancer.js (gRPC routing)

Usage Examples

Service Definition

service Greeter {
  rpc SayHello (HelloRequest) returns (HelloReply);
  rpc SayHelloStream (HelloRequest) returns (stream HelloReply);
}

Testing with grpcurl

grpcurl -plaintext localhost:50051 list
grpcurl -plaintext -d '{"name": "World"}' localhost:50051 greeter.Greeter/SayHello

Reflection Debugging

grpcurl -plaintext localhost:50051 describe greeter.Greeter

Quality Gates

  • Protocol Buffer schema validation
  • Service reflection verification
  • Streaming flow control testing
  • Error handling validation
  • Performance benchmarking