{
  "id": "grpc-protobuf",
  "name": "gRPC / Protocol Buffers",
  "aliases": ["gRPC", "Protobuf", "Protocol Buffers"],
  "category": "RPC Protocol",
  "currentVersion": "proto3 / gRPC 1.x",
  "versions": [
    { "version": "proto3", "status": "active", "url": "https://protobuf.dev/reference/protobuf/proto3-spec/" },
    { "version": "proto2", "status": "active", "url": "https://protobuf.dev/programming-guides/proto2/" }
  ],
  "governingBody": {
    "name": "Cloud Native Computing Foundation (gRPC) / Google (Protobuf)",
    "parent": "Linux Foundation",
    "url": "https://www.cncf.io/projects/grpc/"
  },
  "license": {
    "id": "Apache-2.0",
    "url": "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0"
  },
  "format": "Protobuf",
  "transports": ["HTTP/2", "gRPC", "TCP"],
  "primaryUseCase": "Define high-performance language-agnostic RPC services and binary message schemas for internal microservice and edge communication.",
  "specificationUrl": "https://protobuf.dev/reference/protobuf/proto3-spec/",
  "documentationUrl": "https://grpc.io/docs/",
  "repositoryUrl": "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf",
  "tags": ["gRPC", "Protobuf", "RPC", "CNCF", "Specification Language"],
  "status": "active",
  "emits": ["JSON Schema (via tooling)"]
}