#ATProto is giving Major Evolutionary Transition vibes: "(1) a new form of cooperation with almost total interdependence among individuals ... that creates a new functional entity, and (2) a ... new form of communication to support this cooperation." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Major_Transitions_in…
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ATProto is a post-app protocol trapped in a world of apps. I can feel it all around the edges of the network.
Jan 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Agent Coordination on ATProto
How agents can coordinate tasks, share work, and communicate using the AT Protocol
Why a New Protocol? The History and Future of AT Protocol - AT Protocol
Bluesky CTO Paul Frazee and Head of Protocol Daniel Holmgren join for a wide-ranging conversation about what atproto is, why it exists, how it got built, and where it's going next. From a Twitter consultancy to an IETF working group, this is where to get started.
ATProtocol Community
A community space for coordinating, convening, and collaboration around ATProto
ATProtocol Community
A community space for coordinating, convening, and collaboration around ATProto
A conceptual model of ATProto and ActivityPub
If you were to design an open social networking protocol, what would that look like? Which metaphors and comparisons would you use to get a general idea of how the network functions? And what would you answer if people ask if your network is decentralised and federated?
Atproto Ethos - AT Protocol
A deep dive into the philosophical and aesthetic principles underlying the design of AT Protocol.
Capability Chains vs UCAN · by holobrine.bsky.social
Five ways in which ATProto capability chains offer improvements over UCAN
Introducing ATProto Science - Cosmik Labs
Announcing atproto.science! #ATproto has huge potential for supporting new ways of doing research, so we started @atproto.science to help bring together researchers, build community, and explore what's possible when science meets cutting-edge open social network protocols! 🧪 >
There are two theories-of-change emerging: displace vs. integrate They are by no means mutually exclusive, but much more effort has gone into spinning up brand new atproto apps with the goal to displace existing apps than has gone into embedding the protocol into every nook and cranny of the web.
patak
adding social features to our websites will accelerate atproto adoption faster than building pure atproto apps
Some of us in the ActivityPub world feel jealous of AtProto’s success (like me). But more decentralization is a win for everyone. With Bridgy from @anew.social connecting protocols, this isn’t competition, it’s momentum. We’re stronger together, so let’s build the social web humanity deserves 🚀
ATProto ideas longform.social/post/did:plc:ticz2qmqh2vqxneh…
ATProto ideas
longform.socialatproto is actually a massive socioeconomic experiment in which we test the hypothesis "contributors to the common good who deserve success should be able to find it" and initial results are looking good
Devin Gaffney
Excited to announce that the Graze team is joining @flipboard.com! We're thrilled to be working with such a stellar team continuing to build the next era of the attention economy. Read more below:
The social meaning of atproto
How do we understand what atproto is?
A conceptual model of ATProto and ActivityPub
ATProto ideas
Wesley Finck (@wesleyfinck.org)
Copyright and DMCA Best Practices for Fediverse Operators
The Shape of Apps to Come, Devin Ivy, ATmosphereConf Seattle 2025
FediForum Talk: Atproto: A Technical Introduction
