







The future of atproto lies in bespoke AppViews: highly tailored features that seamlessly integrate with and elevate existing network-wide behaviors. Due to that, I am incredibly energized by the strategic innovations emerging from SkyBeMoreBlue and BlueSky Radio.
May 17, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Can atproto scale down?
Decomposing the Bluesky appview and self-hosting the pieces

atproto-wc · atproto-wc
Framework-agnostic ATProto web components. Content from PDS. Engagement from Constellation. Zero AppView dependency.
Introduction | HappyView
HappyView is the best way to build an AppView for the atproto. Upload your lexicon schemas and get a fully functional AppView, complete with XRPC endpoints, OAuth, real-time network sync, and historical backfill, without writing a single line of server code.

Skywalker - Apps on Google Play
App to explore ATProto based social media networks, e.g. Bluesky
microcosm: atproto building blocks
Open-source atproto services and resilient community infrastruture to launch your next app
microcosm: atproto building blocks
Open-source atproto services and resilient community infrastruture to launch your next app
Optimising ATproto applications is complicated (but that's okay) - Navyfragen App Blog
Bluesky, as a decentralised platform, poses a unique challenge for engineers trying to optimise for latency. Where is the AppView hosted? What about the locatio...

Building @skysquare.app, I’ve thought a lot about what the future of the @atproto.com ecosystem might look like, and I’m increasingly excited by the possibilities. Skysquare is a useful demonstration of something that feels much bigger than the application itself—the portability of the ATProto post.
Imagine all the times you’ve downloaded a one-off app for a conference where you made all valuable connections with colleagues only to never use the app again. We could integrate the conference experience into your professional networks on the Atmosphere. ATproto can make networking so much better.
Ariel M. (she/her)
conferences conferences conferences cc @richferro.com @mariaa.bsky.social we deserve better than 2-star rating conference apps lmao
some thoughts on atproto as a post-app paradigm
Ecosystem Plugins
notes.wesleyfinck.orgwhile i've been loudly proclaiming in the atproto devs discord meetings that you probably don't need an appview for your atproto side project, i'm now also working on my own "atproto backend in a bottle" that runs on cloudflare workers 😅 still super WIP, but happy for any early feedback
GitHub - flo-bit/contrail: atproto backend in a bottle
github.comsome thoughts on atproto as a post-app paradigm
Ecosystem Plugins
notes.wesleyfinck.org
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