did:fid - A Credibly Neutral and Censorship-Resistant DID Method for AT Protocol
ActivityPub, AT Protocol, and more!
Drafts, private data, and obscurity.
The at:// protocol currently lacks any real means to have data which is both 'on-protocol', i.e. stored on your PDS in a way that you can guarantee access to...
Drafts, private data, and obscurity.
The at:// protocol currently lacks any real means to have data which is both 'on-protocol', i.e. stored on your PDS in a way that you can guarantee access to...
The AT Protocol | Bluesky
The AT Protocol (Authenticated Transfer Protocol, or atproto) is a standard for public conversation and an open-source framework for building social apps.
DIDComm
DIDComm lets people and software use DIDs to communicate securely and privately over many channels: the web, email, mobile push notifications, QR codes, Bluetooth, message queues, sneakernet, and more.
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.
Protocol Reader - Summer of Protocols
In the Fall of 2022, the word protocol was suddenly everywhere. The proximal cause was obvious: fueled, in part, by the highly visible and fractious change of ownership at Twitter, large numbers of people began heading for the exits. Most of them, of course, were just looking for
Solving AT Protocol's Centralized Identity - blog.boscolo.co
I spent the weekend building a proof of concept for a truly decentralized DID method using Farcaster's battle-tested identity system. Here's why AT Protocol needs this third DID option.
FediForum Talk: Introduction to Atproto Spaces
By Daniel Holmgren, head of protocol at Bluesky PBC. A technical overview of the recent extension of AT Protocol beyond public data to cover permissioned data and private group spaces.
AT Protocol, Part 2: Explanation For Non-Techies
Thanks to all who responded to my call for suggestions!
Lexicon Community
Daniel Holmgren's (@dholms.xyz) FediForum talk on AT Protocol Spaces is now available. Covers permissioned spaces, DPoP+ath tokens, and space-scoped addressing - the core infrastructure behind the next wave of apps building on the atmosphere.
FediForum October 2026 - Spectra Video
spectra.video