Notes & Ideas By Ariel M

like this, but on atproto

a collection of mine and other’s atproto ideas and thoughts and questions.

August 15, 2025

Ideas

Ariel M. (she/her)'s avatar
Ariel M. (she/her)
3mo

petition for a logseq like notes app that’s atproto compatible, self host-able for sync stuff, and built a modern tech stack like rust+typescript that people can actually contribute to

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Ariel M. (she/her)
5mo

atproto / acitivtypub / bsky misinfo labeler when just went on a word muting spree cuz i cannot

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Ariel M. (she/her)
5mo

someone needs to make a tiktok to skylight / atproto following list where 1. make list followings on tiktok (user & display name) 2. show list of users matching 1 on atmosphere w option to quick follow 3. remove from list if found + no false-positive reported 4. send DM when new users match 1 found

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Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

Unrelated #atproto / bsky idea: what if people could PING and GET NOTIFICATIONS FROM labeler labels? Like I could @stemlabels.xyz science communicators (somehow, UI and stuff idk) and those subscribed for notifs would get one for that post.

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Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

midnight atproto idea: let us record our name / handle pronunciation so client apps can include them valid for all apps but esp @protopro.blue

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Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

i’m sickly and uncomfy but bsky bot/service idea just dropped: - total number of typos per user - typos as % of posts - number of typos they bothered correcting out of total yes this is because I just made a post w a typo and couldn’t be arsed to repost

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Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

here’s your daily morning atproto idea: bluesky bot that responds to FAQs about Bluesky / moderation / PDSs / atproto / etc.

this would also work for atproto app suggestions:

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Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

new idea just dropped in my brain: feed recommendations based on • your social network (following and who they follow) • your saved / pinned feeds • your likes you’re welcome @bsky.app @internet.bsky.social

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Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

OKAY WAIT HOLD UP what about discord meets canny but on atproto? discord = community chat, helping, announcements. canny = better bug and feature request tracking, clearer timelines. if i were an #atdev i’d build it tbh but alas i’m busy gettin a phd sry

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Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

you know what? we don’t just need bookmarks on the atprotocol we need a “save to read later” feature too. sometimes i wanna just read a bunch of short skeets, other times i have the energy to read them threads and links and photos and leaflets but i’m not gonna do it if it’s not easy to save /lazy

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Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

happy sunday here's some @leaflet.pub ideas popping into my head today while doing some atproto work: - tables as a block type - docs with the ability for anyone with link ADD content but not remove it! this could be a neat way for large community collab by e.g. adding just a few lines

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Ariel M. (she/her)
9mo

ok who out there has made / is working on / wants to work on - #stealmyidea & propose to @graze.social - it easier to connect with people from other social media apps over here on @bsky.app / @atproto.com? cuz i just realized @personalfinanceclub.com has been here + posting regularly for 3 months

Ideas from Others

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Prisonculture
3mo

I'm helping to organize a toy drive and it's very difficult to find a good way to create a registry without relying on Amazon or Target. What are others using? I am trying out Walmart [which is not great either but very few good options].

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Maxine 💃🏼
5mo

A Bluesky appview that uses a separate lexicon for downvotes, and allows you to add a crew of "verified downvoters" that gate posts for you once they get enough bad vibes from your crew.

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Bossett
5mo

yeah the actual doing is pretty straightforward but the degree to which you have to understand The Protocol is still fairly significant- would be nice to have a ‘so I got suspended, how do I save my stuff…’ guide

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I. B. Loud IVXX
6mo

Greetings 🖖 @atprotocol.dev Who has connections in #fashion? Tech brief : brand size database of measurements (arm length/inseam) for brands Customer inputs measurements and the “ai” looks for results from Mercari, Poshmark, etc. premium : stylists Business model #shopcider @mcuban.bsky.social

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c. ruiyi smallbird 🪷
6mo

asks site on atproto called askproto. is this anything

Lindsey B's avatar
Lindsey B
6mo

Wait can someone make an atproto based pictochat?

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Shawn Drape
6mo

I want sticker packs for social media, for the same reason I want sticker packs in my group chats. Bonus points: * compatible with some open format (see signalstickers.org) * remembers alt text, and reuses canonical url * hosted as a well known route in my PDS for all apps to access???

“Sticker” image from iOS photos app of Argenti the mini Jindo standing with his mouth open and tongue sticking out. Exhausted and panting
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dame
6mo

i would love if there was an ATProto client that had a visual and interactive map of data like this there would be more ways to explore content/data than our normal expectation of scrolling a single column of posts

A running list of atproto ideas - Tynan’s Leaflets
Updated when the brain has more
https://leaflets.tynanpurdy.com/3lwgzk2ovnk2c

Thoughts

Ariel M. (she/her)'s avatar
Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

been thinking why there isn’t more movement on atproto reddit alts and i just had a wild thought maybe some of it is: - people like to be anonymous on reddit - even people who are otherwise not anon on other socials - atproto = shared identity private accounts / data doesn’t fixed that but what if

Ariel M. (she/her)'s avatar
Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

me: i should learn front end web dev so i can help make atproto apps prettier and join art x code interests my other hobbies: not again my body: do you hate us me: but i wanna

Ariel M. (she/her)'s avatar
Ariel M. (she/her)
8mo

reason 356892 why companies and apps should use creative names instead of things you can find in a dictionary: easier to find mentions of said company across social media this is in response to trying to make feeds. thank you for your attention. #atproto @obsidian.md @notion.com @sprk.so and more

Questions

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Ariel M. (she/her)
6mo

ELIS5 #atproto folks: i have a shitty half-baked website (SPA; whatever that means i forget, i know what the acronym stands for tho) on github. is this something i can do on tangled now or another way on atproto and how inexperienced can i be to make it happen girl can code but like, for science.

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Ariel M. (she/her)
7mo

#atproto questions I’ve had that became more relevant with the recent UK ID news: 1. How expensive is it to host a PDS? How does that scale with # of users/amount of content? Also, is it correct to assume the owner is liable for moderation? 2. How does cost of hosting PDS vs fedi instance compare?

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