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Protocol Buffers for Go

Radar: Initial BSD-3-Clause

The Go implementation of Protocol Buffers, including the `protoc-gen-go` plugin.

Protocol Buffers

Specifications it implements

What this tool does to each specification, in the role vocabulary. Follow a standard through to standards.apievangelist.com for what it actually specifies.

StandardRoleWhat that means
Protocol Buffers generates
Using this from an agent
Interfaces
librarycli
Install
go google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go
Consumes
proto
Emits
go
Runtime
Runs offline Deterministic Writes No credentials

Where it applies

Jobs this tool actually does, and the surface each one is exercised on.

Generate Go types from a Protobuf contract.
coding-agentci-pipeline
Website
https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers
Repository
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf-go
License
BSD-3-Clause — reported by the GitHub API, verified 2026-08-11
Stars
3346 · last commit 2026-08-10
Reading this as an agent? Don't scrape the page — this entry is published as structured data at /tools.json, against the tool.schema.json schema, using the roles.json vocabulary. Start at /llms.txt.
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