open::federation
IN ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT · PRE-RELEASE

Open foundations for community-owned digital spaces.

OpenFederation enables communities to own their identity, data, and connections across the web — without being locked into any single platform.

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01 :: OWNERSHIP

Keep control

Communities keep control of their presence and history.

02 :: PORTABILITY

Move freely

Move between services without losing people or context.

03 :: INTEROPERABILITY

Connect across

Connect across networks instead of rebuilding from zero.

Architecture

A personal data server and federated identity layer, built on open social protocols and interoperable standards.

PDS Network

Roadmap

More has shipped than a short list can show. The breakdown below is grouped by what's actually running, what's built but still being proven out, and what's genuinely not started yet.

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Where things actually stand

Grouped by real status, not by wishful sequencing.

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Shipped

  • Identity layer — did:plc / did:web, JWT auth, RBAC
  • Communities — CRUD, custom roles, governance modes
  • Verifiable attestations & member role management
  • Contact graph — requests, blocks, mutual/friend-of-friend discovery
  • Cross-PDS handle resolution & notifications
  • Community forums — threads, posts, moderation permissions
  • Calendar events & RSVPs
  • Cross-network identity bridging (Meshtastic, Nostr, WireGuard, SSH)
  • Community & account migration — export, transfer, CAR import
  • SDK, CLI, and admin web UI
  • Security hardening — audit logs, rate limits, CSP

Built, being validated

  • ActivityPub federation — coded, not yet tested against a live external network
  • On-chain governance — coded, not exercised against a real chain
  • Vault & key recovery (Shamir split) — untested end-to-end round-trip
  • Progressive-custody wallet tiers 2–3
  • @open-federation/react package
  • Disclosure proxy for selective attestation sharing

Not started

  • A deployed, production federation network beyond this PDS
  • Cross-platform community import (Discord, Slack)
  • Cross-server community discovery
  • Per-user activity timelines across servers
  • Blob storage for avatars/banners
  • Email verification on registration

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