#include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "fetch-negotiator.h"
 #include "negotiator/default.h"
+#include "negotiator/skipping.h"
 
-void fetch_negotiator_init(struct fetch_negotiator *negotiator)
+void fetch_negotiator_init(struct fetch_negotiator *negotiator,
+                          const char *algorithm)
 {
+       if (algorithm && !strcmp(algorithm, "skipping")) {
+               skipping_negotiator_init(negotiator);
+               return;
+       }
        default_negotiator_init(negotiator);
 }