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A 60-byte WebRTC handshake protocol that fits in a QR code
Claude helped research the WebRTC handshake and check compression maths while the maker shrank a 2.5KB signal into a binary protocol for QR codes.
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- Reddit poster martinprins Source ↗
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The poster built a custom binary protocol, QWBP, for serverless, air-gapped WebRTC connections made through QR codes. The challenge was shrinking a standard 2.5KB JSON signal to under 100 bytes so it fits a low-density QR code; the title says it ended at about 60 bytes.
They split the work into two Claude contexts. A research one cross-referenced RFC sections on ICE credentials and confirmed the ICE passwords could be derived from the DTLS fingerprint using HKDF instead of being sent. The same context checked that compression headers would outweigh the savings on a 60-byte payload, so they skipped compression.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: Using Claude as a "Protocol Specialist": How it helped me compress WebRTC from 2.5KB to 60 bytesReddit poster: martinprinsPosted
The maker's post on r/ClaudeCode.
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