# Docs for communication protocol REVISED

### Key Points

- It seems likely that the communication protocol between you, o3, R1, and Claude
can be effectively managed through structured formats, given your setup with
OpenRouter.
- Research suggests that defining clear roles for o3 and R1, such as security and
performance, will streamline your consulting team's workflow.
- The evidence leans toward using JSON for machine-parsable interactions, ensuring
security and efficiency in your AI workforce.

### Protocol for Communication Between User and Claude

This document outlines how you, as the central liaison, interact with Claude 3.7
Sonnet using OpenRouter. It ensures all communications are structured, secure, and
efficient.

- **Task Submission**: Send tasks to Claude in Markdown format, like this:

```
[TASK-001] [PRIORITY: HIGH]
**Objective**: Generate REST API endpoint for user login
**Constraints**: No external API calls; JWT-based auth
**Additional Context**: Python 3.9, Flask 2.0.2

```

- **Claude’s Response**: Expect Claude to reply in JSON, for example:

```json
{
"task_id": "TASK-001",
"purpose": "Generate REST API endpoint for user login",
"code": "from flask import Flask...",
"annotations": {
"security_risks": [],
"required_approvals": ["endpoint_exposure"],
"dependencies": ["flask==2.0.2"]
}
}

```

- **Error Handling**: If Claude encounters issues, it will return a JSON error,

like:

```json
{
"error_type": "security",
"error_details": "Hardcoded secret detected",
"suggestions": ["Use environment variables"]
}

```

- **Security Measures**: Before sharing with o3 and R1, run security checks using
tools like Bandit and ensure code isolation with Docker, e.g., `docker run --rm --
read-only python:3.9 script.py`.
### Internal Workflow for Consulting Team (o3 and R1)

This document details how you manage the consulting team, o3 and R1, to review
Claude’s outputs, ensuring a collaborative and secure process.

- **Roles Defined**:
- o3 handles security and architecture.
- R1 focuses on performance and optimization.
- **Review Process**: You route Claude’s outputs to o3 for security issues or R1
for performance concerns, using JSON feedback like:

```json
{
"task_id": "TASK-001",
"reviewer": "o3",
"status": "rejected",
"issues": ["Missing input validation"],
"next_step": "Add regex sanitization"
}

```

- **Communication**: Use `[O3]` or `[R1]` tags in messages via OpenRouter, and

maintain a shared log, e.g.:

```
| Task ID | Status | Reviewer | Issues |
|----------|----------|----------|-------------------------|
| TASK-001 | Pending | o3 | Missing validation |

```

- **Validation Steps**: Ensure sequential reviews by o3, then R1, with final
approval from you before production.

---

### Comprehensive Analysis and Detailed Protocol Documentation

This section provides an in-depth exploration of the communication protocols and

workflow management for your AI workforce, building on the initial drafts provided
by o3 and R1, and aligning with your setup using OpenRouter. The analysis ensures
all aspects are covered, offering a professional and detailed guide for
implementation.

### Background and Context

Your setup involves two roomchats managed through OpenRouter: one with you, o3, and
R1 (the consulting team), and another with just you and Claude (the code engine).
This separation indicates that you act as the central liaison, facilitating
communication between the consulting team and Claude. Given OpenRouter's
capabilities, such as unified API access and model routing, it plays a crucial role
in managing interactions with different AI models, including Claude 3.7 Sonnet, o3
(OpenAI o3 Mini High), and R1 (Deepseek R1).

The goal is to define two documents: one for the protocol between you and Claude,
and another for the internal workflow and jobdesk protocol for the consulting team
(o3 and R1). This analysis synthesizes the provided drafts, ensuring consistency,
security, and efficiency, while considering OpenRouter's features like model
routing and fallback mechanisms.

### Document 1: Protocol for Communication Between the User and Claude

This document outlines the structured communication protocol for your interactions
with Claude 3.7 Sonnet, ensuring all tasks and responses are machine-parsable and
secure. Given your setup, all communications with Claude are facilitated through
OpenRouter, leveraging its unified API endpoint.

### Task Submission Format

Tasks sent to Claude must be in a standardized Markdown format to ensure clarity

and machine-parsability. The format is as follows:

```
[TASK-ID] [PRIORITY: LOW|MEDIUM|HIGH]
**Objective**: [Clear goal, e.g., “Generate skeleton code for VS Code
authentication middleware”]
**Constraints**: [Security/technical limits, e.g., “Read-only file access; no
external API calls”]
**Additional Context**: [Any necessary context, such as dependency versions or
environment notes]

```

This format aligns with the drafts from o3 and R1, ensuring that all necessary
information is provided upfront, which is crucial for Claude to generate accurate
and secure code.

### Claude’s Response Format

Claude is expected to return its output in a strict JSON format, facilitating

automated parsing and validation. The structure is:

```json
{
"task_id": "TASK-001",
"purpose": "Generate skeleton code for VS Code authentication middleware",
"code": "[raw code here]",
"annotations": {
"security_risks": ["path_traversal", "unsafe_eval"],
"required_approvals": ["database_write", "file_delete"],
"dependencies": ["python=3.9", "pandas>=2.0"]
}
}

```

This format, consistent across both drafts, allows for automated security checks
and dependency tracking, which is essential for integrating Claude’s outputs into
your workflow.

### Error Reporting

In case Claude encounters errors, it must return a structured JSON error response:

```json
{
 "error_type": "syntax|security|scope",
"error_details": "Line 12: Unescaped user_input in os.system()",
"suggestions": ["Replace with subprocess.run([sanitized_cmd])"]
}

```

This ensures that any issues are clearly communicated, enabling you to relay
specific feedback to Claude for revisions, maintaining the iterative process.

### Security and Validation

Before sharing Claude’s outputs with o3 and R1, several security measures must be
in place:

- **Pre-Execution Audits**: Use automated tools like Bandit for Python or ESLint
for JavaScript to detect vulnerabilities such as SQL injection or unsafe eval. This
step is crucial to ensure code safety before review.
- **Scope Enforcement**: Confirm that all code remains within declared IDE
boundaries and does not attempt unapproved operations, such as database writes
without approval.
- **Documentation Requirement**: Every code block must include inline annotations
specifying intent, potential risks, and required manual approvals, e.g.:

```python
# INTENT: Provide a middleware function for user authentication.
# WARNING: Hardcoded secrets are not allowed.
# REQUIRES_MANUAL_APPROVAL: True

```

These measures, drawn from o3’s draft, ensure that Claude’s outputs are secure and
ready for review by the consulting team.

### Integration with OpenRouter

Given your use of OpenRouter, interactions with Claude are facilitated through its
API. You can leverage OpenRouter’s model routing feature to ensure reliable
communication, using the endpoint like
`https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/chat/completions`. This allows for standardized
requests and responses, aligning with the JSON formats specified. Additionally,
OpenRouter’s fallback mechanisms can be configured to handle any downtime, ensuring
continuity in your workflow.

### Document 2: Internal Workflow and Jobdesk Protocol for the Consulting Team (o3
and R1)

This document defines how you, as the central liaison, manage the consulting team—
comprising o3 (security and architecture lead) and R1 (performance and optimization
lead)—to review and validate Claude’s outputs. It ensures a coordinated and
efficient process, leveraging OpenRouter for communication.

### Team Roles and Responsibilities

The consulting team’s roles are clearly defined to ensure specialization and
efficiency:

| Model | Responsibilities |
| --- | --- |
| **o3** | Security audits, architectural compliance, policy |
| **R1** | Performance optimization, edge-case debugging |

These roles, consistent across both drafts, ensure that each model focuses on its
area of expertise, enhancing the review process.

### Communication and Messaging Workflow

The workflow for managing reviews is as follows:

1. **Task Submission**: You send a task to Claude using the standardized Markdown
template, as outlined in Document 1.
2. **Claude’s Response**: Claude returns a structured JSON output, which you
receive via OpenRouter.
3. **Routing the Response**: You review the JSON output and forward it to:
- **o3**: When the task involves security, architectural design, or compliance
issues (e.g., if `security_risks` or `required_approvals` is non-empty).
- **R1**: When focused on code performance, optimization, or troubleshooting
edge cases (e.g., if code involves loops or large datasets).
4. **Review Feedback**: The designated reviewer (o3 or R1) sends back a structured
review message in JSON:

```json
{
"task_id": "TASK-001",
"reviewer": "o3",
"status": "approved|rejected",
"issues": ["Hardcoded JWT secret"],
"next_step": "Rewrite using environment variables and .gitignore safeguards"
}

```

5. **Liaison Relay**: You collect the feedback and forward it back to Claude for
revision if needed, ensuring an iterative process.

This workflow, drawn from o3’s draft and refined by R1, ensures clear communication
and accountability.

### Message Tagging and Coordination

Given your roomchat setup, communication with o3 and R1 is direct via OpenRouter.
To maintain clarity:

- Use `[O3]` for messages or instructions from o3.

- Use `[R1]` for messages or instructions from R1.
- Maintain a shared log to record all tasks, reviews, and status updates, for
example:

```markdown
| Task ID | Status | Reviewer | Key Issues | Next
Step |

|----------|----------------|----------|--------------------------------|----------
----------------------------------|
| TASK-001 | Approved ✅ | o3 | None |
Proceed to implement |
| AUTH-001 | Rejected ⛔ | o3 | Hardcoded JWT secret detected |
Update to use environment variables |

```

This log, suggested by R1, ensures transparency and traceability.

### Task Assignment & Validation Process

The validation process includes:

- **Pre-Commit Checks**: Use preCommit hooks to ensure that if any

`required_approvals` remain pending or if high-severity `security_risks` are
detected, the code is not merged. This is crucial for maintaining security.
- **Review Iteration**: Each significant task must undergo sequential reviews:
1. Code Generation → Security and Architectural Review (o3)
2. Performance and Optimization Check (R1)
3. Manual approval from you before production integration.
This sequential process, from o3’s draft, ensures thorough validation at each
stage.

### Critical Guidelines for Isolation & Security

To maintain a secure environment:

- **Isolation Enforcement**: Ensure Claude’s generated code does not have direct
write access to production databases or IDEs unless explicitly approved. Use
containerized testing, e.g., `docker run --rm --read-only -v /src:/src:ro
python:3.9 script.py`, to simulate real-world constraints.
- **Documentation & Change Logging**: Every code snippet must include inline
documentation explaining its intent, potential risks, and any manual overrides
required, as outlined in Document 1.
- **Shared Knowledge Base**: Maintain a `context.json` file capturing active
dependencies, recent errors, and security rules for each task cycle, e.g.:

```json
{
"active_dependencies": ["flask==2.0.2"],
"security_rules": ["no_raw_sql"],
"recent_errors": ["TASK-001: path_traversal"]
}

```

These guidelines, from both drafts, ensure a controlled and auditable process.

### Integration with OpenRouter

OpenRouter’s features, such as model routing and provider routing, are integral to
your workflow. For instance, you can configure routing scripts to automatically
send Claude’s outputs to o3 or R1 based on content, using OpenRouter’s API. An
example configuration might look like:

```python
if "security_risks" in output["annotations"]:
send_to("o3", output)
elif "loops" in output["code"]:
send_to("R1", output)
```

This leverages OpenRouter’s ability to handle multiple models, ensuring efficient

communication within your setup.

### Unexpected Detail: Enhanced Collaboration Through OpenRouter

An unexpected benefit of using OpenRouter is its support for third-party frameworks

like LangChain and Vercel AI SDK, which could potentially enhance your workflow by
integrating additional tools for task management and automation. This could be
explored further to streamline interactions beyond the current setup.

### Conclusion

These two documents provide a comprehensive framework for managing your AI

workforce, ensuring secure, efficient, and collaborative interactions. They align
with your roomchat setup and leverage OpenRouter’s capabilities, offering a
scalable solution for your needs.

### Key Citations

- Comprehensive Guide to OpenRouter API and Features [OpenRouter Documentation]

(https://openrouter.ai/docs)