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Relay

tool 5 connections

AT Protocol component that subscribes to the websockets of many PDSs and combines their change streams into one big pipe. Consumers (App Views, third-party services) listen to a relay to get all network activity without connecting to each PDS individually. Third-party relays exist; Kuba tracks their coverage to assess switching away from Bluesky's own infrastructure. A lighter-weight JSON variant called Jetstream delivers roughly an order of magnitude less traffic than the CBOR firehose.

category
architecture
Explains how relays aggregate PDS firehoses.
tool Relay
related_to
Relays subscribe to PDS websockets.
concept App View
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Relay tool
App Views consume relay firehoses.
tool Jetstream
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Relay tool
Jetstream is a JSON-based alternative relay.
project Check
uses
Relay tool
Check's React front-end uses Relay with query batching in the network layer.

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