@danabra.mov do you think it makes sense to frame atproto as providing a data and identity layer to the web, or as aiming to improve the web? I never want to overstep (see crypto claiming web3) but atproto is extremely web-brained like you said, and the web is where a lot of the utility shines
Jun 30, 2026 at 3:11 PM
ATProto ideas
If AT Protocol becomes โa meaningful layer of the webโ โ even if itโs only tens of millions of users โ then the winning ideas probably wonโt only be futuristic...
About Atproto w/ Dan Abramov | Wireframe Live
About Atproto w/ Dan Abramov | Wireframe Live
ATProto Isn't What You Think
This post takes a look at ATProto from a different angle, and explores the value of some possibly less-noticed pieces of it.
Welcome to the new atproto.com - AT Protocol
We've updated just about everything about atproto.com to make it easier for developers to just build things.
I am very excited about AT Protocol
AT Protocol (atproto) is the right mix of useful, practical, personal, and fun. I think it could save the internet.
How do we talk about atproto to non-developers?
The beauty of AT Protocol is that all of your data from different apps is available on your PDS, your own folder on the internet containing your stuff as JSON. This means that you can switch which app you use to view that data, without losing anything. It also makes it very easy to make connections between data stored using different lexicons, or just display activity in one place. Sifa does a nice job of this on your profile page. For web developers, and people who understand webhosting, the concept is reasonably easy to understand. I know that any atproto app I join is going to store data in my PDS, any other people will be able to see it.
Thinking about atproto as an identity and data *substrate* of the web. RSS couldn't go all the way because it built within the boundaries of the same-origin paradigm, just like the closed platforms that ended up enclosing most of the web.
Paul Frazee
Yeah I'd say RSS was directionally right - it was an underpowered database replication protocol. It just needed to go all the way
some thoughts on atproto as a post-app paradigm
Ecosystem Plugins
notes.wesleyfinck.orgthe critical thing that got me on board with atproto is relays incrementalize sync of the entire dataset, which eliminates polling when crawling the old web is currently being crushed under crawler load and I don't think it's going away, so I think atproto is the only way to save the open web
Thinking about atproto as an identity and data *substrate* of the web. RSS couldn't go all the way because it built within the boundaries of the same-origin paradigm, just like the closed platforms that ended up enclosing most of the web.
Paul Frazee
Yeah I'd say RSS was directionally right - it was an underpowered database replication protocol. It just needed to go all the way
the single most important part of atproto is the PDS as a user-controlled auth and storage layer to which clients can connect directly. death to appviews
Authenticated Transfer Enables Orchestration - nekomimi
blog.nekomimi.petConversation here is very helpful framing for ATProto builders. The protocol has re-created the opportunity to restore the web as an open curation ecosystem that isn't controlled by any one platform, built not just on links between pages, but on the relationships between people, links and sources.
Building Through Every Wave: Mike Mcue on the Internet, Mobile, & AI Eras
www.youtube.comATProto CMS for Websites
Easily accessible structured data from all your internet activity. Why not use it as a CMS for your website?
zeu (@zeu.dev)
Offprint as an Astro CMS - Christian van der Loo
atproto-wc ยท atproto-wc
Rendering AT protocol posts on my /feed
ATmentions
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