[[!comment format=mdwn username="joey" subject="""comment 2""" date="2018-03-12T21:59:26Z" content=""" This is not a new protocol, it was added 2 years ago for git-annex's tor hidden service support. git-annex already supports rclone via a special remote. This protocol is only used when there's a git-annex repository on the other end, so I don't see any benefit in making it compatible with any other programs. And it has stuff in it that I'm sure if not in the protocol you talked about, like LOCKCONTENT. """]]