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Best IoT Protocols Skills for Claude, OpenClaw, OpenAI, ChatGPT, xAI, Gemini and more...

The world's most comprehensive AI-powered IoT protocol engineering skill

Transforms your AI assistant into a senior IoT protocol engineer — covering all 15 protocol domains across the complete IoT stack, from physical layer through application layer, across device management, LPWAN, industrial OT, security provisioning, smart energy, healthcare IoT, and automotive IoT.

OMA SpecWorks® — referenced under fair use for standards documentation. 3GPP® is a registered trademark of ETSI — referenced under fair use for standards interoperability documentation. GSMA® is a registered trademark of the GSM Association — referenced under fair use for eSIM/RSP standards documentation. IEEE® is a registered trademark of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers — referenced under fair use.

What This Skill Does

This skill gives your AI assistant deep, standards-grounded expertise across the complete IoT protocol stack — 15 domains, covering every layer from radio PHY through cloud application protocols.

Whether you are:

Designing an NB-IoT device management architecture
Debugging a DTLS CID interop failure between devices
Comparing LoRaWAN vs wM-Bus for a smart water meter deployment
Writing an RFP for industrial OT protocol migration to OPC UA
Implementing SGP.32 eSIM provisioning over LwM2M
Choosing between Matter and Zigbee for a building automation project
Understanding EU CRA/RED compliance requirements for wireless IoT devices

...this skill provides the grounded knowledge your AI assistant needs to help at every stage.

Protocol Coverage

Domain	Protocols Covered	Depth
Device Management	TR-069/CWMP, TR-369/USP (TR-181), OMA DM, NETCONF/YANG, YANG Push, SNMP, gRPC, oneM2M IPE	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Application/Messaging	MQTT v3/v5/SN/Sparkplug B, CoAP (RFC 7252+8323+7641+all exts), AMQP, HTTP/2/3, DDS, XMPP	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
LPWAN	LoRaWAN (FUOTA/Roaming), NB-IoT (PSM/eDRX/NIDD), LTE-M, Sigfox, Wi-SUN, MIOTY, wM-Bus/OMS, SCHC, NTN	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PAN/Short-Range	BLE/Mesh/LE Audio, Zigbee, Thread/OpenThread, Matter 1.x, UWB/CCC Digital Key, DECT NR+, IEEE 802.15.4	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Local Network/IP	Wi-Fi (all gen), Wi-Fi HaLow, Wi-Fi Aware, 6LoWPAN, RPL, IPv6, NAT64, mDNS/DNS-SD, QUIC	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Industrial/OT	OPC UA (+FX +Companion Specs), Modbus, IEC 61850, DLMS/COSEM, PROFINET, EtherCAT, BACnet, KNX, IEC 62443	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cellular/WAN	2G–5G NR, SCEF/NEF APIs, Device Triggering, V2X (IEEE 802.11p/C-V2X), Satellite IoT/NTN	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Security/Provisioning	DTLS/TLS, OSCORE, EDHOC, ACE, COSE, SUIT, SGP.32 eSIM, SIM OTA/BIP, RADIUS/Diameter, EU CRA	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Data/Encoding	CBOR, SenML, protobuf/gRPC, YANG, FIWARE NGSI-LD, Haystack 4, IEEE 1451/TEDS, IPSO/OMNA	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
TSN/Deterministic	IEEE 802.1AS/Qbv/Qav/CB/Qcc, PTP IEEE 1588, DetNet, TSCH, 6TiSCH	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Edge/Gateway	Sparkplug B, EdgeX Foundry, Azure IoT Edge, AWS IoT Greengrass/SiteWise, Eclipse Hono, KNX IoT	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Smart Home/Consumer	Matter 1.x (commissioning, clusters, 1.3 new types), HomeKit HAP, Amazon Sidewalk, DECT NR+	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Healthcare IoT	IEEE 11073 PHD suite, HL7 FHIR R4/R5, Bluetooth Health Profiles, IHE PCD, FDA/IEC 62304	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Smart Energy/Grid	IEEE 2030.5/SEP 2.0, OpenADR, DLMS/COSEM, SMETS2/GBCS, G3-PLC/PRIME, SPINE/EEBUS, IEC 61851	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Automotive/Transport	OCPP 2.0.1, ISO 15118 (V2G/PnC), AUTOSAR Adaptive, CCC Digital Key 3.0, UNECE WP.29 R155/R156	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

How to Use

Method 1: Claude.ai Projects (Recommended)

Go to claude.ai → Projects
Create or open a project
Click Add Content → upload SKILL.md
Optionally upload relevant references/*.md files for deeper domain coverage
Start chatting — Claude now has full IoT protocol expertise

Method 2: OpenClaw Skills

Download iot-protocols-expert.skill from Releases
Install via OpenClaw skill manager or drop in your skills directory
The skill activates automatically on IoT protocol queries

Method 3: API System Prompt

import anthropic

with open("SKILL.md") as f:
    skill = f.read()

client = anthropic.Anthropic()
response = client.messages.create(
    model="claude-opus-4-6",
    system=skill,
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Compare NB-IoT NIDD vs standard bearer for water meter deployments"}]
)

Method 4: Enhanced Context (Individual Reference Files)

For deep domain work, add specific reference files alongside SKILL.md:

SKILL.md + references/lpwan.md          → LPWAN expert (LoRaWAN/NB-IoT/wM-Bus deep dive)
SKILL.md + references/security-provisioning.md → Security expert (DTLS/OSCORE/EDHOC/SGP.32)
SKILL.md + references/industrial-ot.md  → Industrial OT expert (OPC UA/Modbus/IEC 61850)

Relationship to Sibling Skills

This skill is part of a family of complementary IoT protocol skills:

Skill	Focus	Link
Best-IoT-Protocols-Skills (this repo)	Complete IoT protocol stack — all 15 domains	You are here
Best-LwM2M-Agentic-Skills	OMA LwM2M deep dive (v1.0–v2.0), DTLS CID, OSCORE, eSIM Objects	→ GitHub
3gpp-skill	3GPP RAN/core network, release structure, RRC, NAS, 5G core	→ GitHub

Cross-referencing rules:

LwM2M-specific CoAP/DTLS/OSCORE usage → defer to LwM2M skill
3GPP RAN, NAS, 5G core architecture → defer to 3GPP skill
This skill covers all other IoT protocols and provides orientation for overlap areas

Example Prompts

These demonstrate the kind of expert-level questions this skill handles:

"We're deploying 50,000 NB-IoT water meters in a European city. Compare wM-Bus OMS EN 13757-4 vs NB-IoT direct for the RF transport layer. What protocols pair best with DLMS/COSEM at the application layer?"

"Explain DTLS CID (RFC 9146) and why extension type 53 vs 54 matters for NB-IoT device session persistence. Also walk me through SGP.32 IPAd vs IPAe and which Objects (504, 3443) are used in LwM2M-based eSIM management."

"We're migrating a PROFINET + Modbus TCP factory floor to OPC UA FX over TSN. Walk me through the architecture, which OPC UA Companion Specs apply for our packaging machines (PackML), and what IEC 62443 security levels we need."

"Compare OCPP 2.0.1, ISO 15118-20 (V2G with Plug & Charge), and UNECE WP.29 R156 obligations. How do they interact for a smart charging station with bidirectional V2G capability?"

"Explain Matter's PASE and CASE commissioning flows step by step — BLE discriminator, SPAKE2+, Network Credential Transfer, CASE with NOC/ICAC/RCAC, and how the fabric model enables multi-controller setups."

"We're building a continuous glucose monitor for EU market. Map IEEE 11073-10417 to HL7 FHIR Observation resources, and identify the regulatory requirements (EU MDR, IEC 62304, IEC 62443 for cybersecurity)."

"A UK utility is deploying SMETS2 meters. Explain the GBCS message format, ZigBee SEP 1.x HAN, DCC WAN architecture, and how DLMS/COSEM is used. Compare with G3-PLC used in France's Linky deployment."

"Explain the difference between 3GPP SCEF (Rel-13) and NEF (5G Rel-15+). How does the NIDD API work for non-IP NB-IoT devices, and how does Device Triggering (TS 23.682) wake a PSM-sleeping device?"

"Walk me through all the CoAP RFCs I need for a robust LwM2M-style IoT deployment: RFC 7252, 7641 Observe, 8323 TCP binding, 9175 Echo/Request-Tag, 9177 Q-Block, and group communication (RFC 7390). Which ones are mandatory vs optional?"

"Our IoT device ships to EU. What does EU CRA compliance require? What about RED Article 3.3? When do they apply, and which ETSI/IEC standards can we use for conformance?"

Repository Structure

Best-IoT-Protocols-Skills/
├── SKILL.md                          # Master AI agent skill file (load this)
├── README.md                         # This file
├── LICENSE                           # Apache 2.0
├── CONTRIBUTING.md                   # How to contribute
├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md                # Contributor Covenant 2.1
├── SECURITY.md                       # Security policy
└── references/                       # Detailed protocol reference files
    ├── device-management.md          # TR-069, USP, NETCONF/YANG, SNMP, oneM2M
    ├── application-messaging.md      # MQTT, CoAP (all RFCs), AMQP, DDS
    ├── lpwan.md                      # LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, LTE-M, wM-Bus/OMS, SCHC
    ├── pan-short-range.md            # BLE, Zigbee, Thread, Matter, UWB
    ├── local-network-ip.md           # Wi-Fi, 6LoWPAN, IPv6, QUIC
    ├── industrial-ot.md              # OPC UA, Modbus, IEC 61850, DLMS, IEC 62443
    ├── cellular-wan.md               # 5G NR, SCEF/NEF, V2X, Satellite IoT
    ├── security-provisioning.md      # DTLS/TLS, OSCORE, EDHOC, SUIT, SGP.32
    ├── data-encoding.md              # CBOR, SenML, protobuf, YANG, NGSI-LD
    ├── tsn-deterministic.md          # TSN, PTP, DetNet, 6TiSCH
    ├── edge-gateway.md               # Sparkplug B, EdgeX, Azure IoT Edge, Hono
    ├── smart-home-consumer.md        # Matter, HomeKit, Amazon Sidewalk
    ├── healthcare-iot.md             # IEEE 11073, HL7 FHIR, IHE PCD
    ├── smart-energy-grid.md          # DLMS, SMETS2, OpenADR, G3-PLC, EEBUS
    └── automotive-transport.md       # OCPP, ISO 15118, AUTOSAR, UNECE WP.29

Critical Notes Embedded in This Skill

DTLS CID (RFC 9146)

Extension type 54 is correct (ratified March 2022). Extension type 53 is the obsolete draft. Mixing causes silent interop failures. tls12_cid ContentType = 25. RFC 9853 adds Return Routability Check (DTLS RRC) for DTLS 1.3. See references/security-provisioning.md.

SGP.32 eSIM Objects

LwM2M Objects: 504 (RSP — 21 resources for eSIM lifecycle) and 3443 (eSIM IoT — ASN.1 pipe between eIM and IPA). Object 146 is NOT an eSIM object — it's a page number in the SGP.32 spec. IPAd = in device OS; IPAe = inside eUICC.

Wireless M-Bus / OMS

EN 13757-4. T/S/R/C transmission modes at 868 MHz; N mode at 169 MHz (Wize). Pairs with DLMS/COSEM application layer. 100M+ water/gas/heat meters deployed across EU.

EU CRA + RED Article 3.3

Mandatory for all wireless IoT devices sold in EU from 2025/2026. Not optional. See references/security-provisioning.md.

Contributing

Contributions from IoT protocol engineers, standards experts, and implementers are welcome.

See CONTRIBUTING.md for:

Protocol accuracy standards (primary source citation required)
RFC/standard citation format
PR review process
What not to contribute (vendor fluff, duplicating sibling skills)

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE

Acknowledgements

Protocol knowledge synthesised from:

IETF RFC Editor — CoAP, MQTT, DTLS, OSCORE, EDHOC, SUIT, SCHC
OMA SpecWorks — LwM2M, OMA DM
LoRa Alliance — LoRaWAN specifications
CSA (Connectivity Standards Alliance) — Matter
GSMA — SGP.32 IoT eSIM
Broadband Forum — TR-069, TR-369/USP
3GPP — NB-IoT, LTE-M, 5G NR, SCEF/NEF
IEEE — 802.15.4, 802.11, 802.1 TSN, 11073
IEC — 62056 DLMS/COSEM, 61850, 62443, 62541 OPC UA
ETSI — MIOTY (TS 103 357), DECT NR+ (DECT-2020), EN 13757 wM-Bus
OCA (Open Charge Alliance) — OCPP

Star History

Built with care by Sean van der Walt — Walt Technologies

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