Notes from the build
Articles, progress notes, and announcements from the project.
Community Forums, Events, and the Moderation Model Behind Them
How OpenFederation added forum threads, calendar events with RSVPs, and a proper moderation permission model — plus the lesson learned when private-community data leaked past membership checks, and how it was fixed.
Read →Finding Your People Without a Central Directory
How OpenFederation's contact graph adds bidirectional contacts, blocking, opt-in mutual/friend-of-friend discovery, and cross-PDS handle resolution — all as signed ATProto repo records, with privacy as an explicit default.
Read →OpenFederation Whitepaper: A Personal Data Server & Federated Identity System
Technical white paper covering OpenFederation's architecture, identity layer (did:plc/did:web), custom roles with granular permissions, governance modes (benevolent-dictator, simple-majority, on-chain), verifiable attestations, cross-network identity bridging, and deployment options. Built on AT Protocol.
Read →OpenFederation as a Cross-Network Identity Bridge
How OpenFederation bridges ATProto identities to Meshtastic, Nostr, WireGuard, and other networks using application-layer cryptographic keys stored as standard repo records — zero protocol changes, full federation compatibility.
Read →Grvty and the First Real Use Case for Sports Communities
From Infrastructure to Impact: OpenFederation × Grvty and the First Real Use Case for Sports Communities
Read →What Is OpenFederation and Why We Chose ATProto
An overview of OpenFederation's mission, architecture, and why ATProto serves as its foundation while bridging to ActivityPub.
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