Getting Started with AT Protocol: Essential Resources

Essential Resources for Getting Started with at Protocol

Tierney Cyren, a Bluesky developer, compiles a curated list of resources for developers exploring the AT Protocol, the decentralized social networking protocol behind Bluesky. The guide covers foundational articles, including Dan Abramov's "A Social Filesystem" and "There Are No Instances in atproto," as well as tools for data management, utilities like pdsls and ATStore, and notable projects built on the protocol, such as BeaconBits and plyr.fm. It emphasizes the protocol's data ownership principles and highlights the potential for diverse applications beyond social media.