[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) › decodeFlags

```ts
function decodeFlags(
  buffer: Buffer,
  count: number & Brand<"Int"> & Brand<"NonNegative"> & Brand<"Positive">,
): readonly boolean[];
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/local-first/Protocol.ts:1834](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/e7144e2bbe9069362b62dec1b64a8aa922b8f1b0/packages/common/src/local-first/Protocol.ts#L1834)

Decodes a byte into an array of boolean flags.

### Example

```ts
const flags = decodeFlags(buffer, 3); // Decode 3 flags
```