Intrepid Ibex To-Dos #

v1 is a static, public, read-only ATProto browser deployed to Cloudflare Pages. It should feel like Ubuntu 8.10 / GNOME 2, run entirely in the browser, and require no authentication or server.

Routing #

• Keep / as the desktop home.
• Keep /browse as the configured/default public repo in Nautilus.
• Add canonical repo routes under /repos/:did.
• Add collection routes at /repos/:did/collections/:collection.
• Add record routes at /repos/:did/collections/:collection/:rkey.
• Add app routes that open the matching GNOME-style window:
  • /repos/:did/map -> Network Map.
  • /repos/:did/identity -> Identity Inspector.
  • /repos/:did/logs -> Log Viewer.
  • /repos/:did/blobs and /repos/:did/blobs/:cid -> Eye of GNOME.
  • /live, /live/jetstream, /live/firehose, /live/spacedust -> System Monitor.
  • /labels -> Label Browser.
  • /car -> Archive Manager.
  • /servers/:host -> Network Servers.
  • /lexicons and /lexicons/:nsid -> Web Browser.
• Route loaders should stay browser-only and public/read-only.
• DIDs remain canonical in URLs; handles are accepted as lookup/input affordances and resolved client-side.

Apps #

Every new surface should feel like a GNOME 2 app that happens to speak at://.

• Nautilus
  • Preserve the first-run public handle setup flow for browsing a repo.
  • Add handle typeahead to setup using app.bsky.actor.searchActorsTypeahead.
  • Browse public repo collections.
  • Select collections and records.
  • Open records in gedit or media blobs in Eye of GNOME.
  • Keep cursor-based pagination / “Load more records” for large collections.
  • Keep local record caching and full-text search across cached records.
  • Keep user-readable network and cache errors.
  • Surface cached/search states clearly.
  • Add collection filtering, reverse order, page-size controls, and preview field selection.
  • Add collection schema tabs and links into System Monitor for the selected repo or collection.
• gedit
  • Read-only JSON viewer for records.
  • Preserve copy, wrapping, syntax highlighting, and native GTK-style window behavior.
  • Add record tabs for JSON, schema, backlinks, and info.
  • Show AT URI, CID, raw PDS link, external app links, and read-only verification status.
• Eye of GNOME (eog)
  • List public repo blob CIDs via com.atproto.sync.listBlobs.
  • Open from Nautilus when a record contains embedded images or media blobs.
  • Preview image/video blobs, with app.bsky.feed.post embedded images as the first target.
  • Link each blob back to its repo and raw PDS URL when possible.
• Network Map
  • Visualize an account at the center with app namespaces around it.
  • Show app count, record-type count, PDS hosting status, and app/domain validation.
  • Let users hide unresolved apps and jump from an app namespace into Nautilus.
• System Monitor
  • Icon: /icons/humanity/apps/utilities-system-monitor.svg.
  • Read-only live ATProto monitor for Jetstream, Firehose, and Spacedust-style backlink streams.
  • Filter by DID, collection, cursor, and stream instance where supported.
  • Show event rate, total events, top collections/sources, expandable JSON, and copy.
• Identity Inspector
  • Icon: /icons/humanity/apps/identity-inspector.svg.
  • Show DID document, aliases, services, verification methods, and rotation keys.
  • Validate handles through DNS TXT and .well-known when possible.
  • Link out to PDS endpoints and copy identity fields.
• Log Viewer
  • Show PLC audit history for did:plc identities.
  • Present alias, service, verification method, and rotation-key diffs.
  • Include event filters, validation status, and hash links to individual log entries.
• Archive Manager
  • Icon: /icons/humanity/apps/archive-manager.svg.
  • Open local CAR files without requiring a live PDS connection.
  • Browse archive collections and records in the same read-only style as Nautilus/gedit.
  • Export archive contents to a ZIP of JSON files.
• Label Browser
  • Query public labeler services with URI patterns.
  • Show label value, target, CID, negation, created/expiry timestamps, and pagination.
  • Add client-side label filtering with wildcard include and -exclude support.
• Network Servers
  • Inspect public PDS host info, version, available domains, and repo list.
  • Link repos into Nautilus and open server firehose views in System Monitor.
• Web Browser
  • GNOME-style browser for reading Lexicon schemas and resolution traces.
  • Accept NSIDs, at:// lexicon records, and HTTPS URLs in an address bar.
  • Parse NSIDs into domain authority, authority domain, name segment, and optional fragment.
  • For live lookup, use the public lexdns API to resolve the NSID authority domain through DNS-over-HTTPS.
  • Use the goat/Indigo Lexicon publication convention: read did=... TXT records from the NSID authority domain.
  • Show a resolution trace with each attempted DNS name, record type, answer, fetch URL, status, and error details.
  • Display Lexicon JSON and a readable schema view with definitions, primary type, required fields, refs, unions, known values, and descriptions.
  • Link gedit Schema tabs and Nautilus collection schema actions into the matching browser view.
  • Keep lookup public/read-only.
  • Make unsupported NSIDs clear: ATProto does not define universal automated NSID schema fetching or enumeration.
• About This Computer
  • Show OS/theme info and current public repo identity metadata when available.

Priority Order #

• Add canonical /repos/:did/... routing.
• Deepen Nautilus and gedit with collection controls plus record JSON/schema/info tabs.
• Add Identity Inspector.
• Add System Monitor with Jetstream first.
• Add Network Map.
• Add Archive Manager.
• Add Eye of GNOME blob browsing and previews.
• Add Label Browser.
• Add Web Browser for Lexicon viewing.
• Add Log Viewer.
• Add Network Servers.

Tests #

• Vitest unit tests for pure helpers and data behavior:
  • ATProto route helpers.
  • identity normalization and DID/PDS resolution helpers.
  • repo record summarization and collection grouping.
  • pagination behavior.
  • local DB migrations, cache repositories, and search.
• Browser/component tests for desktop UI behavior:
  • first-run setup and handle typeahead states.
  • Nautilus collection selection, search, pagination, and record opening.
  • gedit JSON display, copy behavior, and record metadata tabs.
  • Web Browser NSID parsing, vendored schema display, and resolution trace states.
  • window manager open, focus, minimize, maximize, and route-driven gedit opening.
• Playwright E2E/smoke tests for critical flows:
  • / boots the desktop.
  • /browse opens the configured repo after setup.
  • /repos/:did hydrates identity and opens Nautilus.
  • /repos/:did/collections/:collection selects the collection.
  • /repos/:did/collections/:collection/:rkey opens Nautilus and gedit around the record.
  • Mock external ATProto boundaries in tests unless the test is explicitly an integration smoke test.

Parking Lot #

• gnome-terminal

  • AT Protocol REPL: resolve handles, inspect DID documents, run raw com.atproto.* / app.bsky.* queries, and page through results as scrolling terminal output.

• Evolution / Thunderbird

  • Conversation viewer for chat.bsky.convo.* records, presented as a classic mail client with an inbox list and reading pane.

• Contacts

  • Follows / followers graph browser built on app.bsky.graph.follow; show avatar, handle, and mutual-follow status in an address-book layout.

• Local starred/bookmarked records surfaced as a “Bookmarks” sidebar item in Nautilus.

• Sync indicator in the panel showing last-synced time per repo/collection.

• Multi-repo switching from the panel without implying authentication.

• Relay