Just coming across this now - I love how @standard-reader.app is using @semble.so Connections to help create their "Related Reading" section 💙 @wesleyfinck.org and I have long talked about how to make the Youtube recommendations pane (and similar) open and peer-powered instead of opaque algos, >
Standard Reader
We now show sections for: - articles that cite the one you're looking at - articles that have connections defined on @semble.so
Jul 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Ghost uses webmentions to power recommendations
Just reading about how Ghost has implemented recommendations using webmentions Feels like something we could do pretty simply? use Semble to make a Collection select the collection in your Standard Site to be used for recommendations export/sync the Collection as recommendations.json (so Leaflet / Pckt / Offprint can build that into their hosted appviews) So I guess the need here is to settle on a lexicon for these recommendations? I sort of mixed in a flow that lets you use Semble to mana...
Big improvements to @skyreader.app making it more social! Articles you share are now published as a @standard.site linkblog. Follow Skyreader linkblogs in any @standard.site reader (or traditional RSS reader!) Finding your people in Skyreader is also now much improved. Let me know what you think!
Skyreader update - Linkblogs, standard.site, and discussions
skyreader-dev.leaflet.pubLexicon suggestions for reader apps on AT Proto (such as @leaflet.pub Reader and @skyreader.app): - storing the reading status of a given URL - “liking” or “recommending” an URL - public (and when permissioned data will be out, private, or access controlled) folders to organize subscriptions
My vision for @skyreader.app and the modern reading app ecosystem. skyreader-dev.leaflet.pub/3mufsapgbec2q
Skyreader Vision
skyreader-dev.leaflet.pubStandard Reader now ships an open AppView for standard.site. Public ATProto queries over the indexed network — publications, articles, feeds, URL resolution. Same lexicons the app uses. Docs + live examples: standard-reader.app/docs/api
API · Standard Reader
standard-reader.appI made a reader for standard.site called "Standard Reader" Partially inspired by Google Reader (or what i remember of it) it provides a place to browse, discover, read and subscribe to standard site publications Also has some cool features like article dictation (I like to listen to longform)
Standard Reader
Introducing Standard Reader: a calm, text-first home for long-form writing on the Atmosphere. Read standard.site publications, follow the writers you love, and find new voices across the network. standard-reader.app
Today's @skyreader.app update improves the discussion for every article you read. - commentary across bluesky, @semble.so, and @margin.at - semble collections the article appears in - semble typed connections to other articles with one-tap save to read later
More @skyreader.app updates! - the discussion section now organized into conversation/connections/related. - conversation now includes @leaflet.pub comments - create connections to your other @semble.so cards - see related articles on @semble.so and add to your reading list in one tap 1/2
I’ve put atmospheric feedback in @standard-reader.app and it’s been amazing! - @userinput.app for feedback - @atstore.fyi for reviews Read about my approach 👇
Atmospheric Feedback
hipstersmoothie.com@toni.bsky.team @alexbenzer.com i think yall need to wrestle with the fact that the app’s most distinctive feature (“custom feeds”) is something only (relative) nerds use and benefit from. normal people won’t swipe between many algorithms or whatever. have a look at past designs for “communities”
Big improvements to @skyreader.app making it more social! Articles you share are now published as a @standard.site linkblog. Follow Skyreader linkblogs in any @standard.site reader (or traditional RSS reader!) Finding your people in Skyreader is also now much improved. Let me know what you think!
Skyreader update - Linkblogs, standard.site, and discussions
skyreader-dev.leaflet.pubNew @skyreader.app update: you can now share articles to your existing @standard.site publications like @leaflet.pub and @offprint.app (or your own!). Also the sharing UX has been much improved! skyreader-dev.leaflet.pub/3mttw3tm33k23
Skyreader update - Linkblog on external publications & Improve sharing
skyreader-dev.leaflet.pubCheck out atShare — a universal share selector for the open social web: atshare.social
atShare — One button to reach them all
atshare.social
