Notes on writing in public
Why I started publishing the rough drafts too.
published to atproto
just now
standard.site lexicon
Your blog,
Your blog,
published
to the ATmosphere.
annot.at watches your RSS feed and publishes every new post to atproto using the standard.site lexicon, so readers across Leaflet, pckt.blog, Offprint, and any other ATmosphere reader can find it.
field notes
@fieldnotes.example.com
site.standard.document · 3 recent
A small garden of ideas
Tending a personal wiki across the ATmosphere.
published to atproto
2d ago
RSS is still the best protocol
And how annot.at quietly bridges it to atproto.
published to atproto
1w ago
Shared anywhere, signed by you.
Post a link on Bluesky and it reads your standard.site records, turning a bare URL into a branded preview with your publication and a button straight back to your site.
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field notes
by @fieldnotes.example.com
Three steps to reach the ATmosphere
Minimal setup. No extra writing.
01
Connect your atproto account
Sign in once with your handle (any PDS, Bluesky included). We only ask permission to write standard.site records on your behalf.
02
Point us at your blog
Register your publication: RSS or Atom URL plus the canonical URL of your blog. We create your site.standard.publication record.
03
Write as usual
Every time your feed updates, we publish a site.standard.document to your PDS so it lands in standard.site readers across the ATmosphere.
We watch your RSS.
annot.at polls your feed every few minutes. New posts become atproto records on your PDS within minutes of going live on your blog.
standard.site native
Built on the community lexicons maintained by the Leaflet, pckt.blog, and Offprint teams. No custom schema, no lock-in.
Free for basics, forever
annot.at's reason to exist is just to support the community, personal blogs, and small communities. Self-host or use our hosted service for free.
Built in public.
annot.at is open source. Self-host it on a small VPS if you'd rather run it yourself.
Questions?
What is standard.site? +
A set of open AT Protocol lexicons for publications and documents. Publishing to them turns your posts into portable records that any ATmosphere reader, like Leaflet or pckt.blog, can pick up.
Will my posts show up on Bluesky? +
Not automatically. annot.at writes standard.site records to your repo. Bluesky cross-posting is a separate, opt-in step.
Which RSS feeds work? +
Any standard RSS or Atom feed. Point us at your feed URL plus your blog's canonical URL and we handle the rest.
Do I keep ownership of my posts? +
Yes. Records live in your own PDS under your DID. annot.at only holds permission to write them, and you can revoke it or self-host anytime.
Can I self-host? +
Yes. annot.at is open source. Run it on a small VPS if you'd rather operate it yourself.