[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [local‑first/Protocol](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/local-first/Protocol) › applyProtocolMessageAsClient

```ts
function applyProtocolMessageAsClient(
  inputMessage: Uint8Array,
  options?: ApplyProtocolMessageAsClientOptions,
): Task<
  ApplyProtocolMessageAsClientResult,
  | ProtocolInvalidDataError
  | ProtocolVersionError
  | ProtocolWriteKeyError
  | ProtocolWriteError
  | ProtocolSyncError
  | ProtocolQuotaError,
  StorageDep
>;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/local-first/Protocol.ts:940](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/037c390af081e9944d616ff298a729515c5c5ab7/packages/common/src/local-first/Protocol.ts#L940)