# Execution Control Protocol

## Docs

- [Use Claude Code with ECP](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/ai-tools/claude-code.md): Configure Claude Code and the ECP docs skill to speed up Execution Control Protocol development.
- [Use Cursor with ECP](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/ai-tools/cursor.md): Configure Cursor and the ECP docs skill to accelerate Execution Control Protocol development.
- [Use Windsurf with ECP](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/ai-tools/windsurf.md): Configure Windsurf and the ECP docs skill to accelerate Execution Control Protocol development.
- [ECP vs LangChain: Execution Control Protocol compared](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/alternatives/ecp-vs-langchain.md): A technical, practical comparison of ECP (Execution Control Protocol) and LangChain, focused on execution control, policies, and production safety.
- [ECP vs OpenClaw: Execution Control Protocol compared](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/alternatives/ecp-vs-openclaw.md): A technical comparison of ECP (Execution Control Protocol) and OpenClaw: execution boundaries, host security mirror, tool gates, secret namespaces, and operational risk.
- [Alternatives and comparisons](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/alternatives/index.md): How ECP (Execution Control Protocol) compares to popular agent frameworks and orchestration stacks.
- [Development](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/getting-started/development.md): Install the CLI, configure providers, and run ECP locally
- [Quickstart](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/getting-started/quickstart.md): Run your first ECP Context in minutes
- [Execution Control Protocol](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/index.md): The runtime specification for agentic systems
- [Core concepts](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/learn/concepts.md): Context, executors, orchestration, and mounts
- [Relationship to MCP](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/learn/relationship-to-mcp.md): How ECP builds on the Model Context Protocol
- [Security](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/learn/security.md): Default-deny, host policy mirror, secret namespaces, and audit
- [CLI reference](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/reference/cli.md): ecp run, ecp validate, and ecp trace
- [Schema reference](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/reference/schema.md): JSON Schema and TypeScript types for ECP Context
- [Full specification](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/reference/spec.md): SPEC.md and architecture

## OpenAPI Specs

- [openapi](https://executioncontrolprotocol.io/api-reference/openapi.json)