[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,
  ProtocolError | StorageQuotaError,
  StorageDep
>;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/local-first/Protocol.ts:1048](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/f082fdd974e25fa0eb1134e4b34f15b740af8fe2/packages/common/src/local-first/Protocol.ts#L1048)