Comprehensive reference for inter-process communication mechanisms -- every way processes can talk on a computer. Covers sockets (TCP, UDP, Unix domain), WebSockets, SSE, pipes (named/anonymous), shared memory (mmap, shmopen), message queues, signals, D-Bus, XPC (macOS), gRPC, REST, stdin/stdout, file-based coordination, and clipboard. Performance benchmarks, platform availability, and code examples for each. Special focus on which IPC works best for AI agent coordination. Activate on: "IPC", "inter-process communication", "process communication", "how do I talk between processes", "Unix socket vs TCP", "shared memory", "named pipe", "WebSocket vs SSE", "gRPC vs REST", "agent coordination IPC", "XPC service", "message passing", "stdout pipe", "D-Bus", "mmap". NOT for: distributed systems design (use distributed-systems), network protocol design (use networking), message queue infrastructure like Kafka (use data-pipeline-engineer).
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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI
Supported by the Atlas install prompt. Skill-specific requirements vary.
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About this skill
Comprehensive reference for inter-process communication mechanisms -- every way processes can talk on a computer. Covers sockets (TCP, UDP, Unix domain), WebSockets, SSE, pipes (named/anonymous), shared memory (mmap, shmopen), message queues, signals, D-Bus, XPC (macOS), gRPC, REST, stdin/stdout, file-based coordination, and clipboard. Performance benchmarks, platform availability, and code examples for each. Special focus on which IPC works best for AI agent coordination. Activate on: "IPC", "inter-process communication", "process communication", "how do I talk between processes", "Unix socket vs TCP", "shared memory", "named pipe", "WebSocket vs SSE", "gRPC vs REST", "agent coordination IPC", "XPC service", "message passing", "stdout pipe", "D-Bus", "mmap". NOT for: distributed systems design (use distributed-systems), network protocol design (use networking), message queue infrastructure like Kafka (use data-pipeline-engineer).
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Comprehensive reference for inter-process communication mechanisms -- every way processes can talk on a computer. Covers sockets (TCP, UDP, Unix domain), WebSockets, SSE, pipes (named/anonymous), shared memory (mmap, shm_open), message queues, signals, D-Bus, XPC (macOS), gRPC, REST, stdin/stdout, file-based coordination, and clipboard. Performance benchmarks, platform availability, and code examples for each. Special focus on which IPC works best for AI agent coordination. Activate on: "IPC", "inter-process communication", "process communication", "how do I talk between processes", "Unix socket vs TCP", "shared memory", "named pipe", "WebSocket vs SSE", "gRPC vs REST", "agent coordination IPC", "XPC service", "message passing", "stdout pipe", "D-Bus", "mmap". NOT for: distributed systems design (use distributed-systems), network protocol design (use networking), message queue infrastructure like Kafka (use data-pipeline-engineer).
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Category
Engineering
Reported license
Not specified
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
Claude Code
Codex
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
Gemini CLI