cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this software or the DCP specification in academic work, please cite the arXiv preprint below."
title: "Device Context Protocol (DCP): a compact, safety-first protocol for LLM-driven control of constrained devices"
authors:
  - family-names: Yang
    given-names: Dongxu
    affiliation: DeepLethe
    email: wayland0916@gmail.com
type: software
license: MIT
repository-code: "https://github.com/device-context-protocol/dcp"
url: "https://github.com/device-context-protocol/dcp"
version: "0.3.1"
date-released: "2026-05-18"
keywords:
  - LLM
  - IoT
  - protocol
  - MCP
  - embedded systems
  - microcontroller
  - agent safety
preferred-citation:
  type: article
  title: "Device Context Protocol: A Compact, Safety-First Architecture for LLM-Driven Control of Constrained Devices"
  authors:
    - family-names: Yang
      given-names: Dongxu
      affiliation: DeepLethe
  year: 2026
  month: 5
  journal: "arXiv preprint"
  identifiers:
    - type: other
      value: "arXiv:2605.26159"
      description: "arXiv identifier"
  url: "https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.26159"
