Protocols

Open standards and protocols for a distributed, interoperable web.

• ActivityPub
  activitypub.rocks

  The W3C standard powering the Fediverse. A decentralised social networking protocol that lets servers talk to each other - the foundation of Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, and more.

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• human.json
  codeberg.org/robida/human.json

  A structured alternative to humans.txt - a JSON file for machine-readable site authorship and contact info.

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• RSS / Atom
  aboutfeeds.com

  The original decentralised feed protocol. Subscribe to any site without an algorithm in the way. Simple, durable, and still the best way to follow the web on your own terms.

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• Webmention
  webmention.net

  A W3C standard for cross-site conversations. When you link to someone's post, their site can be notified. Brings replies and reactions back to the open web, without centralised platforms.

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