Off Protocol

The Path of Honor

All the news from around the Atmosphere, including FOSDEM, a CFP for next year’s Atmosphere Conf, atmospheric integrations, and more.

Crab Bisque-y

Jim and Alex are back on the livestream for the first time in a while to cover the latest news in the Atmosphere.

Stroopwafels for Everyone!

The Atmosphere Conf 2027 organizers joined the livestream for some announcements about when, where, and what you can expect from next year’s conference.

With Boris Mann, Guido Jansen, Ms. Boba

A Bad Idea Until You Think About It

Paul Frazee and Daniel Holmgren return to the livestream to discuss their recent posts that got them thinking a bit more deeply about work on the protocol and just what atproto is building towards.

With Daniel Holmgren, Paul Frazee

Shinkansen Mindset

News from the Atmosphere, including Bluesky CEO Toni Schneider’s interview with Nilay Patel at The Verge, three big referece PDS improvements shipping very soon, an atlas of Atmospheric apps, and more. (Livestream, recorded August 5, 2026)

Protocolly Atmoseed

News from around the Atmosphere, including a proposal to fix localhost, more webdevs getting into atproto, Mu Social’s opinionated news feed, and more.

Sometimes You Just Want to Hold the Entire Network in Your Hand

Jim and Alex are back on the livestream. The permissioned data proposal has shipped, updates from Tangled, Roomy, and Anisota, and a look ahead at Jetstream v2.

The Cobbler’s Kids

Jim and Alex are back on the livestream at a new time to discuss personal websites, Coop 1.0, exciting announcements from Eurosky, a new OAuth scope builder, and more news from the Atmosphere.

In Our Timeline

Paul and Daniel are on the livestream this week with a look at the new Standard.site integration, updates from permissioned data, and news from around the Atmosphere

The Puppy Problem

Jim and Alex are live with the first live episode under the new Off Protocol name. Protocol meetups are happening everywhere, Alex and Jim were both in Portland, the Ozone moderation tool has some new features, and Bluesky is considering an edit button. Plus a few of your questions.

Why a New Protocol? The History and Future of 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.

With Paul Frazee, Daniel Holmgren

Blacksky As a Service

Rishi Balakrishnan joins to talk about the work that went into building Acorn, Blacksky’s new platform for creating moderated communities on atproto — and why the landing page never mentions a PDS.

With Rishi Balakrishnan

Slowly, Then Quickly: What AtmosphereConf Made Visible

With AtmosphereConf 2026 wrapped, Boris Mann and Ted Han join to talk about what the gathering surfaced in the ecosystem. From the IETF working group, the move beyond a single foundation, to a growing layer of co-ops, regional meetups, and independent stewards.

With Boris Mann, Ted Han

A Thousand PRs in Two Weeks

Daniel Roe, Matias Capeletto, and Zeu join to discuss how their frustration with JavaScript packaging went from a Bluesky post to one of the most successful new community-led projects on the protocol.

With Daniel Roe, Matias Capeletto, Zeu