Can I send messages to multiple agents at once?

Yes, you can specify multiple --topic flags or use wildcards like 'agent.*.inbox' to broadcast a single message to multiple subscribers.

How do I send a message to a specific agent?

Use the agent. .inbox topic pattern with the hive msg pub command to target a specific agent session.

What types of data can I publish as a message?

You can send simple text strings, the entire contents of a file using the -f flag, or pipe the output of any CLI command directly into the messaging system.

How are senders identified in the messages?

The sender is automatically detected from the current hive session context, though you can manually override the sender ID if necessary using the --sender flag.

Is there a recommended way to format message commands?

It is recommended to use the -m or --message flag rather than positional arguments to prevent single-character messages from being misinterpreted as command flags.

Hive Inter-Agent Messaging

Name: Hive Inter-Agent Messaging
Author: colonyops

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Collaboration Tools

Facilitates seamless communication and task handoffs between AI agents through topic-based messaging and broadcasting.

This skill enables Claude to act as a coordinator within a multi-agent environment by publishing messages to specific agent inboxes or broader notification topics. It supports various input methods including strings, files, and piped command outputs, allowing for complex workflows such as task delegation, status broadcasting, and event-driven coordination across different Hive sessions. By standardizing inter-agent communication, it ensures that distributed work can be managed efficiently with clear sender tracking and topic-based organization.

Key Features

01Automatic sender identification based on the current session context

02Topic-based message routing for targeted or broadcast communication

0315 GitHub stars

04Flexible input sources including message strings, files, and stdin

05Wildcard support for broad session notifications across agent fleets

06Standardized inbox patterns for reliable session-to-session handoffs

Use Cases

01Delegating sub-tasks to specialized agent sessions and notifying them upon completion

02Broadcasting build status or test results to multiple monitoring agents simultaneously

03Coordinating multi-step workflows that span across independent AI agent sessions

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add colonyops/hive msg-publish

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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