Nostr Compass

Nostr Compass #13 is out. Shopstr and Milk Market open MCP commerce surfaces. Samizdat ships Android alpha, and NIP-42 relay auth reaches Amber and strfry. nostr:naddr1qqgxxvmr893nswtrxvcrsd3jv3snjq3qwav4fae3gyfy3xj298kxj2mj8phavz7vavps34przq02j7w902qqxpqqqp65wtlh8fj

Nostr Compass Podcast #11 is out. This week: FIPS ships a working Rust mesh network using Nostr keypairs. White Noise v0.3.0 brings real-time messaging and Amber signer support. HAVEN v1.2.0 adds multi-npub relay hosting with JSONL backup. Burrow launches MLS messaging for AI agents and humans. Plus diVine 1.0.5, Pika, Ridestr, Coracle, Nostur, nak, Unfiltered, and Nostria Signer Extension. NIP updates: NIP-85 service provider discovery, NIP-29 drops unmanaged groups, NIP-11 removes deprecated fields, NIP-39 moves identity tags. Four AI agent NIPs progress. NIP-144 and NIP-DC open. Deep dives into NIP-55 (Android Signer Application) and NIP-60 (Cashu Wallet). https://blossom.primal.net/f3665be995ebe188b9c8a84ca2d392… https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2n… #podcast #nostr

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Nostr Compass Podcast #10 is out. This week: Blossom local cache from 4 independent projects, competing AI agent NIPs from joelklabo and pablof7z, Alby's NWC sandbox, FROST threshold signing on Android, decentralized map tiles over Nostr, Mostro's built-in Lightning wallet, and deep dives into NIP-85 Trusted Assertions and NIP-52 Calendar Events. https://blossom.primal.net/193b251f8368b793351f9d37c23d72… https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2n… #podcast #nostr

Here are all the projects we track for updates in Nostr Compass. If we're missing your project, please let us know! https://codeberg.org/DanConwayDev/ngit-cli https://gitea.coracle.social/coracle/bucket https://gitea.coracle.social/coracle/coracle https://gitea.coracle.social/coracle/flotilla https://github.com/0ceanslim/grain https://github.com/0xchat-app/0xchat-app-main https://github.com/77elements/noornote https://github.com/abh3po/nostr-forms https://github.com/abh3po/nostr-polls https://github.com/andotherstuff/chorus https://github.com/andotherstuff/pensieve https://github.com/ArcadeCity/wally https://github.com/ArcadeCity/zapstore https://github.com/atrifat/nostr-filter-relay https://github.com/AustinKelsay/nostr-mcp-server https://github.com/AustinKelsay/snstr https://github.com/barrydeen/wisp https://github.com/beacon21m/beacon https://github.com/bitvora/haven https://github.com/bitvora/wot-relay https://github.com/block-core/angor https://github.com/camelus-hq/camelus https://github.com/Cameri/nostream https://github.com/cashubtc/cashu.me https://github.com/cashubtc/cdk https://github.com/cashubtc/eNuts https://github.com/cashubtc/npubcash-server https://github.com/cashubtc/nutshell https://github.com/clawstr/clawstr https://github.com/cnixbtc/NostrKit https://github.com/CodyTseng/jumble https://github.com/CodyTseng/nostr-relay-nestjs https://github.com/CodyTseng/nostr-relay-tray https://github.com/coinos/coinos-ui https://github.com/contextvm/ts-sdk https://github.com/damus-io/damus https://github.com/damus-io/notedeck https://github.com/DanConwayDev/gitworkshop https://github.com/DanConwayDev/nostr-profile-manager https://github.com/DavidGershony/dotnet-mls https://github.com/DavidGershony/marmot-cs https://github.com/DavidGershony/openChat https://github.com/derekross/syncstr https://github.com/dergigi/ants https://github.com/dergigi/boris https://github.com/dergigi/castr.me https://github.com/dextryz/shipyard https://github.com/dezh-tech/immortal https://github.com/DhananjayPurohit/paygress https://github.com/divinevideo/divine-mobile https://github.com/dluvian/voyage https://github.com/dmcarrington/unfiltered https://github.com/dskvr/cassette https://github.com/dtdannen/dvmdash https://github.com/dtonon/nstart https://github.com/dzdidi/gitpear https://github.com/elnosh/gonuts https://github.com/eskema/alphaama https://github.com/ethicnology/dart-nostr https://github.com/fiatjaf/khatru https://github.com/fiatjaf/nak https://github.com/fiatjaf/njump https://github.com/fiatjaf/nos2x https://github.com/fiatjaf/wikistr https://github.com/frnandu/yana https://github.com/FROSTR-ORG/frost2x https://github.com/FROSTR-ORG/igloo-android https://github.com/FROSTR-ORG/igloo-desktop https://github.com/FROSTR-ORG/igloo-ios-prototype https://github.com/futurepaul/hypernote https://github.com/futurepaul/innpub https://github.com/Galaxoid-Labs/Seer https://github.com/gandlafbtc/nutstash-wallet https://github.com/getAlby/bitcoin-connect https://github.com/getAlby/go https://github.com/getAlby/hub https://github.com/getAlby/lightning-browser-extension https://github.com/geyserfund/geyser-app https://github.com/greenart7c3/amber https://github.com/greenart7c3/Citrine https://github.com/greenart7c3/Morganite https://github.com/greenart7c3/pokey https://github.com/grunch/rana https://github.com/gzuuus/dvmcp https://github.com/gzuuus/keynest https://github.com/gzuuus/mimoty https://github.com/gzuuus/note-mixer-relay https://github.com/gzuuus/nutoff-wallet https://github.com/haorendashu/nostrmo https://github.com/haorendashu/nowser https://github.com/hardran3/Aerith https://github.com/hardran3/Prism https://github.com/holgern/pynostr https://github.com/HORNET-Storage/HORNETS-Nostr-Relay https://github.com/hoytech/strfry https://github.com/hzrd149/applesauce https://github.com/hzrd149/backyard-explorer https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom https://github.com/hzrd149/blossom-drive https://github.com/hzrd149/nostr-bucket https://github.com/hzrd149/nostr-gatekeeper https://github.com/hzrd149/nostr-idb https://github.com/hzrd149/nostrudel https://github.com/hzrd149/nsite-manager https://github.com/hzrd149/umbrel-blob-box https://github.com/irislib/iris-messenger https://github.com/jamesmagoo/nostr-writer https://github.com/jeffthibault/python-nostr https://github.com/justinmoon/neet-native https://github.com/k0sti/spotstr https://github.com/keychat-io/keychat-app https://github.com/Letdown2491/signet https://github.com/lez/nsite https://github.com/LibertyFarmer/hamstr https://github.com/lovvtide/satellite-web https://github.com/lumehq/coop https://github.com/lumehq/lume https://github.com/marmot-protocol/marmot https://github.com/marmot-protocol/marmot-ts https://github.com/marmot-protocol/mdk https://github.com/marmot-protocol/whitenoise https://github.com/marmot-protocol/whitenoise-rs https://github.com/marmot-protocol/wn-tui https://github.com/mattn/algia https://github.com/mattn/nostr-webhook https://github.com/mikedilger/chorus https://github.com/mikedilger/gossip https://github.com/mikedilger/nostr-types https://github.com/mikedilger/relay-tester https://github.com/minibits-cash/minibits_wallet https://github.com/MostroP2P/mobile https://github.com/MostroP2P/mostro https://github.com/MostroP2P/mostro-skill https://github.com/MutinyWallet/mutiny-web https://github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr https://github.com/nbd-wtf/nostr-tools https://github.com/nicfab/matrix-nostr-bridge https://github.com/nicfab/nostr-secrets https://github.com/nostrability/outbox https://github.com/nostrability/schemata https://github.com/nostrband/noauth https://github.com/nostrband/nostr-band-app https://github.com/nostrband/nostrsite https://github.com/nostrband/nostr-universe https://github.com/nostr-dev-kit/ndk https://github.com/nostria-app/nostria https://github.com/nostrnests/nests https://github.com/nostrocket/oxygen https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips https://github.com/Nostr-Safebox/safebox https://github.com/nostur-com/nostur-ios-public https://github.com/OpenTollGate/tollgate https://github.com/Origami74/nostr-epoxy-reverse-proxy https://github.com/pablof7z/highlighter https://github.com/pablof7z/mcp-money https://github.com/pablof7z/olas https://github.com/pablof7z/wikifreedia https://github.com/penpenpng/rx-nostr https://github.com/permissionlesstech/bitchat https://github.com/planetary-social/nos https://github.com/Pleb5/satshoot https://github.com/PlebeianTech/plebeian-market https://github.com/plebstr/plebstr https://github.com/PrimalHQ/primal-android-app https://github.com/PrimalHQ/primal-ios-app https://github.com/PrimalHQ/primal-web-app https://github.com/primalpaul1/instagram-to-nostr-v2 https://github.com/privkeyio/keep-android https://github.com/psic4t/nospeak https://github.com/purrgrammer/chachi https://github.com/r0d8lsh0p/shosho-releases https://github.com/rnostr/rnostr https://github.com/Routstr/local-plus-plus https://github.com/Routstr/otrta-client 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https://github.com/verbiricha/habla.news https://github.com/vertex-lab/vertex https://github.com/vicariousdrama/cornychat https://github.com/vitorpamplona/amethyst https://github.com/vivganes/zapddit https://github.com/vnprc/hashpool https://github.com/vstabile/kartapio https://github.com/wavlake/wavman https://github.com/YakiHonne/yakihonne-mobile-app https://github.com/zapcooking/frontend https://github.com/zerosats/mdk-pwa-reference https://github.com/zeSchlausKwab/mapnolia https://github.com/ZeusLN/zeus https://github.com/ZharlieW/Aegis https://git.nostrdev.com/sigit/sigit.io https://git.vanderwarker.family/wellbeing/holyfit-android https://sr.ht/~gheartsfield/nostr-rs-relay/

Nostr Compass #12 is out. The Marmot Development Kit shipped v0.6.0 as its first public release with encrypted media, multi-language bindings, and over 200 merged PRs. Nostrability published outbox model benchmarks testing 14 relay selection algorithms across 15 clients, finding that Thompson Sampling with dead relay filtering pushes event recall above 90%. Wisp, a new Android client, went from first alpha to beta in eight days with 19 releases, Tor support, and NIP-55 signing. This issue also covers NIP-91 (AND filters) merging, Vector v0.3.1's 15x performance gains, and a Five Years of Nostr Februaries retrospective tracing the protocol from three relays to mesh networking. nostr:naddr1qqgrwdnxvyukxdnpv3jnjcehxdnrvq3qwav4fae3gyfy3xj298kxj2mj8phavz7vavps34przq02j7w902qqxpqqqp65wem3n2q

Nostr Compass #11 is out. White Noise v0.3.0 lands real-time messaging with Amber signer support and over 160 merged improvements. FIPS delivers a working Rust implementation of self-organizing mesh networking using Nostr keypairs as node identities. ContextVM bridges the Model Context Protocol to Nostr, and Burrow launches MLS-encrypted messaging for both humans and AI agents. Deep dives this week cover NIP-55 Android signing and NIP-60 Cashu wallet synchronization. nostr:naddr1qqgr2epex33nqde3xyursdfsx3sngqg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxgctdw4eju6t09upzqa6e2nmnzsgjfzdy520vdy4hywr06c9ue6crpr2zxyq749uu275qqvzqqqr4gu7xllmq @greenart7c3 @Amethyst @Derek Ross @ContextVM @hodlbod @rabble @eNuts ⚡️🌰 @Johnathan Corgan @Form* @utxo the webmaster 🧑‍💻 @fiatjaf @SondreB @Nostur @Damus @gandlaf21 @Justin Moon @Relatr @Ridestr & Drivestr @White Noise

Nostr Compass Podcast #9 Mostro ships its first public beta for P2P Bitcoin trading on mobile, Zapstore reaches 1.0 stable, and OpenSats renews funding for Minibits Wallet. NIP-45 gains HyperLogLog for approximate cross-relay event counting. Primal Android expands NWC infrastructure while Antiprimal bridges Primal's cache to standard Nostr protocols. A campaign to slim kind 0 metadata begins with identity tags moving to their own event kind. NIP-96 continues its deprecation as projects migrate to Blossom for content-addressed media hosting. https://blossom.primal.net/fbe06d68714282a05c669396aa55ef… Hosts: @hzrd149 @Pip the WoT guy @franzap @J.G.Montoya.Hodl @Max https://podcast.nostrcompass.org/naddr1qvzqqqr4vcpzqa6e2n… #podcast #nostr

Nostr Compass #10 is out! This week: Blossom projects converge on offline media caching for Android, with four independent teams tackling local storage. Alby launches a developer sandbox for testing NWC integrations without real funds. Two competing AI agent communication proposals arrive as fiatjaf strips unused fields from NIP-11. Deep dives cover NIP-85's Trusted Assertions for delegating Web of Trust calculations and NIP-52's Calendar Events with new day-granularity indexing. nostr:naddr1qqgrwvm9xsmxxwr9xenrzwrxvgurzq3qwav4fae3gyfy3xj298kxj2mj8phavz7vavps34przq02j7w902qqxpqqqp65w5fkwtw

Nostr Compass Podcast #8 rust-nostr ships a massive SDK overhaul Nostria 3.0 delivers modern UI and list sync Frostr hits iOS, Vector hits SIMD speeds And we explore fresh NIP proposals https://blossom.primal.net/ad85e46e66cad4d6e672e63573533c… #podcast #nostr

Nostr Compass #9 The next edition of the newsletter is out, covering many development updates across Mostro beta: P2P Bitcoin trading on mobile after 3 years dev. Zapstore 1.0: Permissionless Android app store is stable. Antiprimal: Bridges Primal cache to standard NIPs NIP-45: HyperLogLog counting with 256 bytes nostr:naddr1qqgxvd33xpskyvn9v3jryvfcxycxvq3qwav4fae3gyfy3xj298kxj2mj8phavz7vavps34przq02j7w902qqxpqqqp65wl8g6ug

Nostr Compass #8 is out! This week: • rust-nostr ships major API redesign (21 PRs) • Nostria 3.0 launches with dual pane navigation • Vector adds SIMD acceleration (65x-184x speedups) • Frostr brings threshold signing to iOS • NIP-47 gets hold invoice support for escrow payments • NIP-74 proposes podcast standards • Pod21 launches decentralized 3D printing marketplace Plus: Damus NIP-19 relay hints, Primal NWC encryption, nostr-tools fixes, and 17 more project updates. Read the full issue: nostr:naddr1qqgrsvp4xu6kxcnrxe3nzcfsvcmnzq3qwav4fae3gyfy3xj298kxj2mj8phavz7vavps34przq02j7w902qqxpqqqp65whxmxh5

Nostr Compass Podcast #7 Ridestr builds decentralized ridesharing with Cashu. Pomade adds email-based multisig recovery. Damus ships negentropy. Five years of Nostr. The participants discuss decentralized ridesharing with Ridestr, multisig key recovery via Pomade, and Damus’s new DM sync via negentropy. We review client updates across Amethyst, Amber, Marmot, and Shopstr — plus major NIP proposals for encrypted sync, file storage, and community management. Finally, we reflect on five years of Nostr's evolution. https://blossom.primal.net/e5a05d9413d4a9a15b2375bc2a93de… #podcast

Nostr Compass Podcast #7 Ridestr builds decentralized ridesharing with Cashu. Pomade adds email-based multisig recovery. Damus ships negentropy. Five years of Nostr. The participants discuss decentralized ridesharing with Ridestr, multisig key recovery via Pomade, and Damus’s new DM sync via negentropy. We review client updates across Amethyst, Amber, Marmot, and Shopstr — plus major NIP proposals for encrypted sync, file storage, and community management. Finally, we reflect on five years of Nostr's evolution.

Nostr Compass Podcast #6 Bitchat ditches C Tor for Rust Tor, we explore how AI is reviving abandoned Nostr projects, with JeffG sharing how he resurrected Listr after a year of dormancy. The panel debates relay trust assertions and whether standardized scoring helps or hurts decentralization. Post-quantum cryptography gets a reality check: 105 qubits today versus the million needed to break current crypto. Plus release updates from Amber, Zeus, Primal, White Noise, and NostrDB's new streaming queries. https://blossom.primal.net/f55d32533ebeb053d51674e0f9671c… #podcast #nostr @JeffG @Tim Bouma @Geektoshi @J.G.Montoya.Hodl @hzrd149 @Max

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Nostr Compass #7 is out. This week: someone's actually building Uber on Nostr: Ridestr uses Cashu escrow for trustless rides. Damus finally fixes those missing DMs with negentropy sync. We also traced Nostr's full journey every January from 7 relays and a Hacker News thread in 2021 to audited infrastructure today. nostr:naddr1qqgrsvt9v4jrzdfexq6rwvtrv3jxxq3qwav4fae3gyfy3xj298kxj2mj8phavz7vavps34przq02j7w902qqxpqqqp65wqra22k

# Nostr Compass #6 Nostr infrastructure levels up this week. Bitchat migrates to Rust's Arti for memory-safe Tor, eliminating crashes and battery drain. nostrdb-rs adds streaming queries for zero-allocation database ops. Listr returns after a year dormant with NDK 3 beta and pagination. Zeus merges 17 NWC fixes while Primal Android ships wallet backups and NIP-92 media dimensions. Draft NIP for Trusted Relay Assertions proposes scoring relays 0-100 across reliability, quality, and accessibility metrics. NIP-11 self-reported relay docs combine with NIP-66 independent monitoring (kind 30166 events) for informed relay selection beyond hardcoded defaults. Open PRs signal major architectural shifts: Damus embeds Arti for native Tor, implements Negentropy for efficient sync (megabytes to kilobytes), and adds Low Data Mode. Marmot's MIP-03 solves distributed chat race conditions with deterministic commit ordering. Full newsletter: nostr:naddr1qqgx2vtyxuuxve3jvsergdt9v43rsq3qwav4fae3gyfy3xj298kxj2mj8phavz7vavps34przq02j7w902qqxpqqqp65w8agv4a

Nostr Compass Podcast #5 This edition covers Bitchat's professional security audit by Cure53, the same firm that audited Signal and NIP-44, with 17+ PRs already merged addressing critical findings. We explore NIP-71's addressable video events and the post-quantum cryptography proposal for future-proofing Nostr. Plus our NIP deep dive explains NIP-51 bookmark lists and NIP-65 relay metadata. https://blossom.primal.net/a184e517cdb2a9dc6c6a5d3784b93e… #podcast nostr:naddr1qqgrjepjxuurgepkvvekgcmrxpnxzq3qwav4fae3gyfy3xj298kxj2mj8phavz7vavps34przq02j7w902qqxpqqqp65wd7svcx