# Protocol Details

Xray utilizes many types of protocols. You can obtain detailed descriptions of these protocols through various channels.

## [VLESS Protocol](./vless.md)

VLESS is a stateless lightweight transport protocol that can serve as a bridge between Xray clients and servers.

## [VMess Protocol](./vmess.md)

VMess is an encrypted transport protocol that can serve as a bridge between Xray clients and servers.

## [Mux.Cool Protocol](./muxcool.md)

The Mux.Cool protocol is a multiplexing transport protocol used to transmit multiple independent data streams within a single established data stream.

## [mKCP Protocol](./mkcp.md)

mKCP is a stream transport protocol, modified from the [KCP Protocol](https://github.com/skywind3000/kcp), capable of transmitting arbitrary data streams in order.