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Where We're At

2026 Edition, First Time!

WhereWe'reAt

The state of the ATmosphere

Once a year we float a balloon up through the AT Protocol and write down everything it reads on the way. What you build with, what you run, and what nearly made you quit.

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  • 9sections
  • 40questions
  • ~24minutes

The flight plan

Everything saves as you go, so you can close the tab and come back.

  1. You5A few questions about who you are, so the rest of the answers can be read in context.
  2. Identity and hosting6Where your account lives, and how much of it you control.
  3. SDKs and languages3What you reach for when you write code against the protocol.
  4. Infrastructure and tooling4How you get data out of the network, and what you run yourself.
  5. Building on the protocol5Lexicons, OAuth, and the parts of the protocol you have had to implement.
  6. Apps you use3The parts of the ATmosphere that are not Bluesky.
  7. What we argue about9The open questions in the ecosystem. There are no right answers here, so say what you think.
  8. Pain points3The open-ended part. Answers here get grouped by hand, so specific beats polished.
  9. Last thing2Nearly done.