A community based topic aggregation platform built on atproto

docs: add community feeds and aggregator documentation

Comprehensive documentation for feed systems and future aggregator features:

New Documentation:
- COMMUNITY_FEEDS.md: Complete guide to feed architecture and implementation
- aggregators/PRD_AGGREGATORS.md: Product spec for RSS/aggregator features
- aggregators/PRD_KAGI_NEWS_RSS.md: Kagi News integration design

Updated:
- PRD_POSTS.md: Refined post creation flow and security model

Feed Documentation Coverage:
- Architecture overview (service → repo → postgres)
- Sort algorithms (hot, new, top)
- Query optimization and indexing strategy
- Security considerations
- API examples and usage

Aggregator PRDs:
- RSS feed generation per community
- External content aggregation
- Kagi News integration patterns
- Federation considerations

These docs provide context for current feed implementation and roadmap
for future aggregator features.

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# Community Feeds Implementation
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**Status:** ✅ Implemented (Alpha)
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**PR:** #1 - Community Feed Discovery
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**Date:** October 2025
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---
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## Problem Statement
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### What We're Solving
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Users need a way to **browse and discover posts** in communities. Before this implementation:
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❌ **No way to see what's in a community**
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- Users could create posts, but couldn't view them
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- No community browsing experience
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- No sorting or ranking algorithms
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- No pagination for large feeds
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❌ **Missing core forum functionality**
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- Forums need "Hot", "Top", "New" sorting
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- Users expect Reddit-style ranking
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- Need to discover trending content
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- Must handle thousands of posts per community
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### User Stories
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1. **As a user**, I want to browse /c/gaming and see the hottest posts
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2. **As a user**, I want to see top posts from this week in /c/cooking
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3. **As a user**, I want to see newest posts in /c/music
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4. **As a moderator**, I want posts ranked by engagement to surface quality content
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---
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## Solution: Hydrated Community Feeds
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### Architecture Decision
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We chose **hydrated feeds** over Bluesky's skeleton pattern for Alpha:
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```
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┌────────────┐
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│ Client │
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└─────┬──────┘
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│ GET /xrpc/social.coves.feed.getCommunity?community=gaming&sort=hot
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┌─────────────────────┐
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│ Feed Service │ ← Validates request, resolves community DID
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└─────────┬───────────┘
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┌─────────────────────┐
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│ Feed Repository │ ← Single SQL query with JOINs
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│ (PostgreSQL) │ Returns fully hydrated posts
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└─────────┬───────────┘
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[Full PostViews with author, community, stats]
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```
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**Why hydrated instead of skeleton + hydration?**
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| Criterion | Hydrated (Our Choice) | Skeleton Pattern |
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|-----------|----------------------|------------------|
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| **Requests** | 1 | 2 (skeleton → hydrate) |
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| **Latency** | Lower | Higher |
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| **Complexity** | Simple | Complex |
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| **Flexibility** | Fixed algorithms | Custom feed generators |
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| **Right for Alpha?** | ✅ Yes | ❌ Overkill |
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| **Future-proof?** | ✅ Can add later | N/A |
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**Decision:** Ship fast with hydrated feeds now, add skeleton pattern in Beta when users request custom algorithms.
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**Alpha Scope (YAGNI):**
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- ✅ Basic community sorting (hot, top, new)
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- ✅ Public feeds only (no authentication required)
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- ❌ Viewer state (deferred to feed generator phase)
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- ❌ Custom feed algorithms (deferred to Beta)
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This keeps Alpha simple and focused on core browsing functionality.
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---
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## Implementation Details
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### 1. Sorting Algorithms
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#### **Hot (Reddit Algorithm)**
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Balances score and recency for discovery:
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```sql
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ORDER BY (score / POWER(age_hours + 2, 1.5)) DESC
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```
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**How it works:**
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- New posts with low scores can outrank old posts with high scores
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- Decay factor (1.5) tuned for forum dynamics
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- Posts "age out" naturally over time
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**Example:**
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- Post A: 100 upvotes, 1 day old → Rank: 10.4
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- Post B: 10 upvotes, 1 hour old → Rank: 3.5
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- Post C: 50 upvotes, 12 hours old → Rank: 5.1
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**Result:** Fresh content surfaces while respecting engagement
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#### **Top (Score-Based)**
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Pure engagement ranking with timeframe filtering:
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```sql
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WHERE created_at > NOW() - INTERVAL '1 day'
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ORDER BY score DESC
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```
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**Timeframes:**
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- `hour` - Last 60 minutes
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- `day` - Last 24 hours (default)
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- `week` - Last 7 days
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- `month` - Last 30 days
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- `year` - Last 365 days
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- `all` - All time
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#### **New (Chronological)**
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Latest first, simple and predictable:
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```sql
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ORDER BY created_at DESC
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```
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### 2. Pagination
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**Keyset pagination** for stability:
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```
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Cursor format (base64): "score::created_at::uri"
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Delimiter: :: (following Bluesky convention)
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```
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**Why keyset over offset?**
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- ✅ No duplicates when new posts appear
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- ✅ No skipped posts when posts are deleted
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- ✅ Consistent performance at any page depth
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- ✅ Works with all sort orders
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**Cursor formats by sort type:**
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- `new`: `timestamp::uri` (e.g., `2025-10-20T12:00:00Z::at://...`)
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- `top`/`hot`: `score::timestamp::uri` (e.g., `100::2025-10-20T12:00:00Z::at://...`)
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**Why `::` delimiter?**
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- Doesn't appear in ISO timestamps (which contain single `:`)
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- Doesn't appear in AT-URIs
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- Bluesky convention for cursor pagination
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- Prevents parsing ambiguity
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**Example cursor flow:**
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```
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Page 1: No cursor
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→ Returns posts 1-25 + cursor="100::2025-10-20T12:00:00Z::at://..."
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Page 2: cursor from page 1
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→ Returns posts 26-50 + cursor="85::2025-10-20T11:30:00Z::at://..."
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Page 3: cursor from page 2
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→ Returns posts 51-75 + cursor (or null if end)
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```
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### 3. Data Model
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#### **FeedViewPost** (Wrapper)
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```go
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type FeedViewPost struct {
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Post *PostView // Full post with all metadata
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Reason *FeedReason // Why in feed (pin, repost) - Beta
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Reply *ReplyRef // Reply context - Beta
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}
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```
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#### **PostView** (Hydrated Post)
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```go
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type PostView struct {
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URI string // at://did:plc:abc/social.coves.post.record/123
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CID string // Content ID
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RKey string // Record key (TID)
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Author *AuthorView // Author with handle, avatar, reputation
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Community *CommunityRef // Community with name, avatar
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Title *string // Post title
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Text *string // Post content
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TextFacets []interface{} // Rich text (bold, mentions, links)
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Embed interface{} // Union: images/video/external/quote
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CreatedAt time.Time // When posted
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IndexedAt time.Time // When AppView indexed it
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Stats *PostStats // Upvotes, downvotes, score, comments
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// Viewer: Not included in Alpha (deferred to feed generator phase)
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}
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```
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#### **SQL Query** (Single Query Performance)
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```sql
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SELECT
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p.uri, p.cid, p.rkey,
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p.author_did, u.handle, u.display_name, u.avatar, -- Author
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p.community_did, c.name, c.avatar, -- Community
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p.title, p.content, p.content_facets, p.embed, -- Content
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p.created_at, p.indexed_at,
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p.upvote_count, p.downvote_count, p.score, p.comment_count
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FROM posts p
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INNER JOIN users u ON p.author_did = u.did
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INNER JOIN communities c ON p.community_did = c.did
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WHERE p.community_did = $1
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AND p.deleted_at IS NULL
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AND (cursor_filter)
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ORDER BY (hot_rank) DESC
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LIMIT 25
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```
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**Performance:** One query returns everything - no N+1, no second hydration call.
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---
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## API Specification
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### Endpoint
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```
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GET /xrpc/social.coves.feed.getCommunity
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```
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### Request Parameters
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| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
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|-----------|------|----------|---------|-------------|
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| `community` | string | ✅ Yes | - | Community DID or handle |
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| `sort` | string | ❌ No | `"hot"` | Sort order: `hot`, `top`, `new` |
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| `timeframe` | string | ❌ No | `"day"` | For `top` sort: `hour`, `day`, `week`, `month`, `year`, `all` |
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| `limit` | integer | ❌ No | `15` | Posts per page (max: 50) |
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| `cursor` | string | ❌ No | - | Pagination cursor from previous response |
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### Response
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```json
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{
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"feed": [
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{
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"post": {
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"uri": "at://did:plc:gaming123/social.coves.post.record/abc",
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"cid": "bafyrei...",
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"author": {
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"did": "did:plc:alice",
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"handle": "alice.bsky.social",
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"displayName": "Alice",
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"avatar": "https://cdn.bsky.app/avatar/..."
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},
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"community": {
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"did": "did:plc:gaming123",
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"name": "gaming",
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"avatar": "https://..."
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},
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"title": "Just finished Elden Ring!",
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"text": "What an incredible journey...",
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"embed": {
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"$type": "social.coves.embed.images#view",
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"images": [
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{"fullsize": "https://...", "alt": "Final boss screenshot"}
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]
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},
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"createdAt": "2025-10-20T12:00:00Z",
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"indexedAt": "2025-10-20T12:00:05Z",
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"stats": {
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"upvotes": 42,
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"downvotes": 3,
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"score": 39,
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"commentCount": 15
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}
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}
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}
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// ... 24 more posts
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],
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"cursor": "Mzk6MjAyNS0xMC0yMFQxMjowMDowMFo6YXQ6Ly8uLi4="
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}
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```
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### Example Requests
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#### Browse hot posts in /c/gaming
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```bash
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curl 'http://localhost:8081/xrpc/social.coves.feed.getCommunity?community=gaming&sort=hot&limit=25'
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```
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#### Top posts this week in /c/cooking
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```bash
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curl 'http://localhost:8081/xrpc/social.coves.feed.getCommunity?community=did:plc:cooking&sort=top&timeframe=week'
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```
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#### Page 2 of new posts
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```bash
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curl 'http://localhost:8081/xrpc/social.coves.feed.getCommunity?community=gaming&sort=new&cursor=Mzk6...'
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```
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---
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## Error Handling
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### Error Responses
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| Error | Status | When |
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|-------|--------|------|
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| `CommunityNotFound` | 404 | Community doesn't exist |
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| `InvalidRequest` | 400 | Invalid parameters |
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| `InvalidCursor` | 400 | Malformed pagination cursor |
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| `InternalServerError` | 500 | Database or system error |
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### Example Error
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```json
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{
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"error": "CommunityNotFound",
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"message": "Community not found"
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}
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```
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---
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## Code Structure
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### Package Organization
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```
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internal/
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├── core/feeds/ # Business logic
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│ ├── interfaces.go # Service & Repository contracts
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│ ├── service.go # Validation, community resolution
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│ ├── types.go # Request/Response models
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│ └── errors.go # Error types
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├── db/postgres/
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│ └── feed_repo.go # SQL queries, sorting algorithms
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└── api/
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├── handlers/feed/
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│ ├── get_community.go # HTTP handler
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│ └── errors.go # Error mapping
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└── routes/
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└── feed.go # Route registration
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```
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### Service Layer Flow
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```
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1. HandleGetCommunity (HTTP handler)
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↓ Parse query params
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2. FeedService.GetCommunityFeed
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↓ Validate request (sort, limit, timeframe)
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↓ Resolve community identifier (handle → DID)
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3. FeedRepository.GetCommunityFeed
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↓ Build SQL query (ORDER BY based on sort)
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↓ Apply timeframe filter (for top)
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↓ Apply cursor pagination
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↓ Execute single query with JOINs
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↓ Scan rows into PostView structs
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↓ Build pagination cursor from last post
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4. Return FeedResponse
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↓ Array of FeedViewPost
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↓ Cursor for next page (if more results)
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```
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---
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## Testing Strategy
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### Unit Tests (Future)
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- [ ] Feed service validation logic
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- [ ] Cursor encoding/decoding
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- [ ] Sort clause generation
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- [ ] Timeframe filtering
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### Integration Tests (Required)
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- [x] Test hot/top/new sorting with real posts
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- [x] Test pagination (3 pages, verify no duplicates)
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- [x] Test community resolution (handle → DID)
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- [x] Test error cases (invalid community, bad cursor)
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- [x] Test empty feed (new community)
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- [x] Test limit validation (zero, negative, over max)
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### Integration Test Results
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**All tests passing ✅**
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```bash
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PASS: TestGetCommunityFeed_Hot (0.02s)
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PASS: TestGetCommunityFeed_Top_WithTimeframe (0.02s)
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PASS: Top_posts_from_last_day (0.00s)
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PASS: Top_posts_from_all_time (0.00s)
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PASS: TestGetCommunityFeed_New (0.02s)
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PASS: TestGetCommunityFeed_Pagination (0.05s)
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PASS: TestGetCommunityFeed_InvalidCommunity (0.01s)
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PASS: TestGetCommunityFeed_InvalidCursor (0.01s)
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PASS: Invalid_base64 (0.00s)
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PASS: Malicious_SQL (0.00s)
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PASS: Invalid_timestamp (0.00s)
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PASS: Invalid_URI_format (0.00s)
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PASS: TestGetCommunityFeed_EmptyFeed (0.01s)
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PASS: TestGetCommunityFeed_LimitValidation (0.01s)
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PASS: Reject_limit_over_50 (0.00s)
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PASS: Handle_zero_limit_with_default (0.00s)
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Total: 8 test cases, 12 sub-tests
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```
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**Test Coverage:**
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- ✅ Hot algorithm (score decay over time)
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- ✅ Top algorithm (timeframe filtering: day, all-time)
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- ✅ New algorithm (chronological ordering)
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- ✅ Pagination (3 pages, no duplicates, cursor stability)
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- ✅ Error handling (invalid community, malformed cursors)
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- ✅ Security (cursor injection, SQL injection attempts)
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- ✅ Edge cases (empty feeds, zero/negative limits)
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**Location:** `tests/integration/feed_test.go`
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---
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## Performance Considerations
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### Database Indexes
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Required indexes for optimal performance:
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```sql
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-- Hot sorting (uses score and created_at)
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CREATE INDEX idx_posts_community_hot
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ON posts(community_did, score DESC, created_at DESC)
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WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
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-- Top sorting (score only)
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CREATE INDEX idx_posts_community_top
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ON posts(community_did, score DESC, created_at DESC)
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WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
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-- New sorting (chronological)
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CREATE INDEX idx_posts_community_new
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ON posts(community_did, created_at DESC)
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WHERE deleted_at IS NULL;
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```
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### Query Performance
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- **Single query** - No N+1 problems
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- **JOINs** - users and communities (always small cardinality)
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- **Pagination** - Keyset, no OFFSET scans
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- **Filtering** - `deleted_at IS NULL` uses partial index
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**Expected performance:**
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- 25 posts with full metadata: **< 50ms**
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- 1000+ posts in community: **Still < 50ms** (keyset pagination)
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---
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## Future Enhancements (Beta)
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### 1. Feed Generators (Skeleton Pattern)
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Allow users to create custom algorithms:
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```
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GET /xrpc/social.coves.feed.getSkeleton?feed=at://alice/feed/best-memes
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→ Returns: [uri1, uri2, uri3, ...]
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GET /xrpc/social.coves.post.get?uris=[...]
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→ Returns: [full posts]
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```
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**Use cases:**
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- User-created feeds ("Best of the week")
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- Algorithmic feeds ("Rising posts", "Controversial")
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- Filtered feeds ("Gaming news only", "No memes")
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### 2. Viewer State (Feed Generator Phase)
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**Status:** Deferred - Not needed for Alpha's basic community sorting
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Include viewer's relationship with posts when implementing feed generators:
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```json
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"viewer": {
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"vote": "up",
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"voteUri": "at://...",
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"saved": true,
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"savedUri": "at://...",
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"tags": ["read-later", "favorite"]
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}
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```
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**Implementation Plan:**
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- Wire up OptionalAuth middleware to feed routes
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- Extract viewer DID from auth context
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- Query viewer state tables (votes, saves, blocks)
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- Include in PostView response
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**Requires:**
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- Votes table (user_did, post_uri, vote_type)
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- Saved posts table
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- Blocks table
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- Tags table
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**Why deferred:** Alpha only needs raw community sorting (hot/new/top). Viewer-specific features like upvote highlighting and saved posts will be implemented when we build the feed generator skeleton.
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### 3. Post Type Filtering (Feed Generator Phase)
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**Status:** Deferred - Not needed for Alpha's basic community sorting
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Filter by embed type when implementing feed generators:
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```
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GET ...?postTypes=image,video
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→ Only image and video posts
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```
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**Implementation Plan:**
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- Check `embed->>'$type'` in SQL WHERE clause
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- Map to friendly types (text, image, video, link, quote)
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- Support both single (`postType`) and array (`postTypes`) filtering
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**Why deferred:** Alpha displays all posts without filtering. Post type filtering will be useful in feed generators for specialized feeds (e.g., "images only").
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### 4. Pinned Posts (Feed Generator Phase)
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Moderators pin important posts to top:
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```json
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"reason": {
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"$type": "social.coves.feed.defs#reasonPin",
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"community": {"did": "...", "name": "gaming"}
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}
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```
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### 5. Reply Context
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Show post's position in thread:
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```json
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"reply": {
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"root": {"uri": "at://...", "cid": "..."},
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"parent": {"uri": "at://...", "cid": "..."}
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}
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```
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---
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## Lexicon Updates
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### Updated: `social.coves.post.get`
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**Changes:**
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1. ✅ Batch URIs: `uri` → `uris[]` (max 25)
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2. ✅ Union embed: Matches Bluesky pattern exactly
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3. ✅ Error handling: `notFoundPost`, `blockedPost`
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**Before:**
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```json
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{
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"parameters": {
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"uri": "string"
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},
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"output": {
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"post": "#postView"
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}
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}
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```
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**After:**
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```json
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{
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"parameters": {
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"uris": ["string"] // Array, max 25
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},
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"output": {
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"posts": [
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"union": ["#postView", "#notFoundPost", "#blockedPost"]
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]
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}
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}
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```
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**Why?**
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- Batch fetching for feed hydration (future)
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- Handle missing/blocked posts gracefully
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- Bluesky compatibility
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### Using: `social.coves.feed.getCommunity`
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Already exists, matches our implementation:
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```json
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{
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"id": "social.coves.feed.getCommunity",
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"parameters": {
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"community": "at-identifier",
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"sort": "hot|top|new",
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"timeframe": "hour|day|week|month|year|all",
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"limit": 1-50,
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"cursor": "string"
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},
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"output": {
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"feed": ["#feedViewPost"],
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"cursor": "string"
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}
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}
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```
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---
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## Migration Path
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### Alpha → Beta: Adding Feed Generators
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**Good news:** No breaking changes needed!
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**Approach:**
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1. Keep `getCommunity` for standard sorting
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2. Add `getFeedSkeleton` for custom algorithms
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3. Add `post.get` batch support (already lexicon-ready)
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4. Users choose: fast hydrated OR flexible skeleton
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**Both coexist:**
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```
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// Standard community browsing (most users)
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GET /xrpc/social.coves.feed.getCommunity?community=gaming&sort=hot
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→ One request, hydrated posts
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// Custom feed (power users)
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GET /xrpc/social.coves.feed.getSkeleton?feed=at://alice/feed/best-memes
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→ Returns URIs
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GET /xrpc/social.coves.post.get?uris=[...]
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→ Hydrates posts
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```
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---
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## Success Metrics
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### Alpha Launch
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- [ ] Users can browse communities
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- [ ] Hot/top/new sorting works correctly
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- [ ] Pagination stable across 3+ pages
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- [ ] Performance < 100ms for 25 posts
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- [ ] Handles 1000+ posts per community
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### Future KPIs
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- Feed load time (target: < 50ms)
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- Cache hit rate (future: Redis cache)
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- Custom feed adoption (Beta)
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- User engagement (time in feed, clicks)
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---
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## Dependencies
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### Required Services
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- ✅ PostgreSQL (AppView database)
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- ✅ Posts indexed via Jetstream
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- ✅ Users indexed via Jetstream
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- ✅ Communities indexed via Jetstream
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### Optional (Future)
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- Redis (feed caching)
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- Feed generator services (custom algorithms)
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---
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## Security Considerations
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### Input Validation
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- ✅ Community identifier format (DID or handle)
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- ✅ Sort parameter (enum: hot/top/new)
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- ✅ Limit (1-50, default 15, explicit rejection over 50)
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- ✅ Cursor (base64 decoding, format validation)
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- ✅ **Cursor injection prevention:**
+
- Timestamp format validation (RFC3339Nano)
+
- URI format validation (must start with `at://`)
+
- Score numeric validation
+
- Part count validation (2 for new, 3 for top/hot)
+
+
### SQL Injection Prevention
+
+
- ✅ All queries use parameterized statements
+
- ✅ **Dynamic ORDER BY uses whitelist map** (defense-in-depth)
+
```go
+
var sortClauses = map[string]string{
+
"hot": `(p.score / POWER(...)) DESC, p.created_at DESC`,
+
"top": `p.score DESC, p.created_at DESC`,
+
"new": `p.created_at DESC, p.uri DESC`,
+
}
+
```
+
- ✅ **Timeframe filter uses hardcoded switch** (no user input in INTERVAL)
+
- ✅ No string concatenation in SQL
+
+
### DoS Prevention
+
+
- ✅ **Zero-limit pagination fix:** Guards against `limit=0` causing panic
+
- Service layer: Sets default limit if ≤ 0
+
- Repository layer: Additional check before array slicing
+
- ✅ Limit validation: Explicit error for limits over 50
+
- ✅ Cursor validation: Rejects malformed cursors early
+
+
### Rate Limiting
+
+
- ✅ Global rate limiter (100 req/min per IP)
+
- Future: Per-endpoint limits
+
+
### Privacy
+
+
- Alpha: All feeds public
+
- Beta: Respect community visibility (private/unlisted)
+
- Beta: Block lists (hide posts from blocked users)
+
+
### Security Audit (PR Review)
+
+
All critical and important issues from PR review have been addressed:
+
+
**P0 - Critical (Fixed):**
+
1. ✅ Zero-limit DoS vulnerability
+
2. ✅ Cursor injection attacks
+
3. ✅ Validation by-value bug
+
+
**Important (Fixed):**
+
4. ✅ ORDER BY SQL injection hardening
+
5. ✅ Silent error swallowing in JSON encoding
+
6. ✅ Limit validation (reject vs silent cap)
+
+
**False Positives (Rejected):**
+
- ❌ Time filter SQL injection (safe by design)
+
- ❌ Nil pointer dereference (impossible condition)
+
+
---
+
+
## Conclusion
+
+
### What We Shipped
+
+
✅ **Complete community feed system (Alpha scope)**
+
- Hot/top/new sorting algorithms
+
- Cursor-based pagination
+
- Single-query performance
+
- Full post hydration (author, community, stats)
+
- Error handling
+
- Production-ready code
+
- **No viewer state** (YAGNI - deferred to feed generator phase)
+
+
### Why It Matters
+
+
**Before:** Users could create posts but not see them
+
**After:** Full community browsing experience
+
+
**Impact:**
+
- 🎯 Core forum functionality
+
- 🚀 Fast, scalable implementation
+
- 🔮 Future-proof architecture
+
- 🤝 Bluesky-compatible patterns
+
+
### Next Steps
+
+
1. ~~**Write E2E tests**~~ ✅ Complete (8 test cases, all passing)
+
2. **Performance testing** (1000+ posts under load)
+
3. **Add to docs site** (API reference)
+
4. **Monitor in production** (query performance, cursor stability)
+
5. **PR #2:** Batch `getPosts` for feed generators (Beta)
+
+
---
+
+
## References
+
+
- [PRD: Posts](../PRD_POSTS.md)
+
- [Lexicon: getCommunity](../internal/atproto/lexicon/social/coves/feed/getCommunity.json)
+
- [Lexicon: post.get](../internal/atproto/lexicon/social/coves/post/get.json)
+
- [Bluesky Feed Pattern](https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/discussions/4245)
+
- [Reddit Hot Algorithm](https://medium.com/hacking-and-gonzo/how-reddit-ranking-algorithms-work-ef111e33d0d9)
+
+
---
+
+
**Document Version:** 1.0
+
**Last Updated:** October 20, 2025
+
**Status:** ✅ Implemented, Ready for Testing
+10 -10
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- **at-identifier Support:** All 4 formats (DIDs, canonical, @-prefixed, scoped handles)
### ⚠️ DEFERRED TO BETA
-
- Content rules validation (text-only, image-only communities)
+
- Content rules validation (text-only, image-only communities) - Governence
- Post read operations (get, list)
- Post update/edit operations
- Post deletion
···
- [x] **Community Integration:** ✅ Posts correctly reference communities via at-identifiers
- [x] **at-identifier Support:** ✅ All 4 formats supported (DIDs, canonical, @-prefixed, scoped)
- [ ] **Content Rules Validation:** ⚠️ DEFERRED TO BETA - Posts validated against community content rules
-
- [ ] **Vote System:** ⚠️ DEFERRED TO BETA - Upvote/downvote with community-level controls
+
- [ ] **Vote System:** - Upvote/downvote with community-level controls
- [ ] **Moderator Permissions:** ⚠️ DEFERRED TO BETA - Community moderators can delete posts
### Testing Requirements
···
- [x] Handler security: All 4 at-identifier formats accepted ✅
- [x] Consumer security: Rejects posts from wrong repository ✅
- [x] Consumer security: Verifies community and author exist ✅
-
- [ ] **Content rules validation:** Text-only community rejects image posts ⚠️ DEFERRED
-
- [ ] **Content rules validation:** Image community rejects posts without images ⚠️ DEFERRED
-
- [ ] **Content rules validation:** Post with too-short text rejected ⚠️ DEFERRED
-
- [ ] **Content rules validation:** Federated post rejected if `allowFederated: false` ⚠️ DEFERRED
+
- [ ] **Content rules validation:** Text-only community rejects image posts ⚠️ DEFERRED - Governence
+
- [ ] **Content rules validation:** Image community rejects posts without images ⚠️ DEFERRED - Governence
+
- [ ] **Content rules validation:** Post with too-short text rejected ⚠️ DEFERRED - Governence
+
- [ ] **Content rules validation:** Federated post rejected if `allowFederated: false` ⚠️ DEFERRED - Governence
- [ ] Update post within 24 hours → Edit reflected ⚠️ DEFERRED
- [ ] Delete post as author → Hidden from queries ⚠️ DEFERRED
- [ ] Delete post as moderator → Hidden from queries ⚠️ DEFERRED
-
- [ ] Upvote post → Count increments ⚠️ DEFERRED
-
- [ ] Downvote post → Count increments (if enabled) ⚠️ DEFERRED
-
- [ ] Toggle vote → Counts update correctly ⚠️ DEFERRED
-
- [ ] Community with downvotes disabled → Downvote returns error ⚠️ DEFERRED
+
- [ ] Upvote post → Count increments
+
- [ ] Downvote post → Count increments (if enabled)
+
- [ ] Toggle vote → Counts update correctly ⚠️ DEFERRED - Governence
+
- [ ] Community with downvotes disabled → Downvote returns error ⚠️ DEFERRED - Governence
---
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+
# Aggregators PRD: Automated Content Posting System
+
+
**Status:** Planning / Design Phase
+
**Owner:** Platform Team
+
**Last Updated:** 2025-10-19
+
+
## Overview
+
+
Coves Aggregators are autonomous services that automatically post content to communities. Each aggregator is identified by its own DID and operates as a specialized actor within the atProto ecosystem. This system enables communities to have automated content feeds (RSS, sports results, TV/movie discussion threads, Bluesky mirrors, etc.) while maintaining full community control over which aggregators can post and what content they can create.
+
+
**Key Differentiator:** Unlike other platforms where users manually aggregate content, Coves communities can enable automated aggregators to handle routine posting tasks, creating a more dynamic and up-to-date community experience.
+
+
## Architecture Principles
+
+
### ✅ atProto-Compliant Design
+
+
Aggregators follow established atProto patterns for autonomous services:
+
+
**Pattern:** Feed Generators + Labelers Model
+
- Each aggregator has its own DID (like feed generators)
+
- Declaration record published in aggregator's repo (like `app.bsky.feed.generator`)
+
- DID document advertises service endpoint
+
- Service makes authenticated XRPC calls
+
- Communities explicitly authorize aggregators (like subscribing to labelers)
+
+
**Key Design Decisions:**
+
+
1. **Aggregators are Actors, Not a Separate System**
+
- Aggregators authenticate as themselves (their DID)
+
- Use existing `social.coves.post.create` endpoint
+
- Post record's `author` field = aggregator DID (server-populated)
+
- No separate posting API needed
+
+
2. **Community Authorization Model**
+
- Communities create `social.coves.aggregator.authorization` records
+
- These records grant specific aggregators permission to post
+
- Authorizations include configuration (which RSS feeds, which users to mirror, etc.)
+
- Can be enabled/disabled at any time
+
+
3. **Hybrid Hosting**
+
- Coves can host official aggregators (RSS, sports, media)
+
- Third parties can build and host their own aggregators
+
- SDK provided for easy aggregator development
+
- All aggregators use same authorization system
+
+
---
+
+
## Architecture Overview
+
+
```
+
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+
│ Aggregator Service (External) │
+
│ DID: did:web:rss-bot.coves.social │
+
│ │
+
│ - Watches external data sources (RSS, APIs, etc.) │
+
│ - Processes content (LLM deduplication, formatting) │
+
│ - Queries which communities have authorized it │
+
│ - Creates posts via social.coves.post.create │
+
│ - Responds to config queries via XRPC │
+
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
+
│ 1. Authenticate as aggregator DID (JWT)
+
│ 2. Call social.coves.post.create
+
│ {
+
│ community: "did:plc:gaming123",
+
│ title: "...",
+
│ content: "...",
+
│ federatedFrom: { platform: "rss", ... }
+
│ }
+
+
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+
│ Coves AppView (social.coves.post.create Handler) │
+
│ │
+
│ 1. Extract DID from JWT (aggregator's DID) │
+
│ 2. Check if DID is registered aggregator │
+
│ 3. Validate authorization record exists & enabled │
+
│ 4. Apply aggregator-specific rate limits │
+
│ 5. Validate content against community rules │
+
│ 6. Create post with author = aggregator DID │
+
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
+
│ Post record created:
+
│ {
+
│ $type: "social.coves.post.record",
+
│ author: "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
│ community: "did:plc:gaming123",
+
│ title: "Tech News Roundup",
+
│ content: "...",
+
│ federatedFrom: {
+
│ platform: "rss",
+
│ uri: "https://techcrunch.com/..."
+
│ }
+
│ }
+
+
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+
│ Jetstream → AppView Indexing │
+
│ - Post indexed with aggregator attribution │
+
│ - UI shows: "🤖 Posted by RSS Aggregator" │
+
│ - Community feed includes automated posts │
+
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
## Use Cases
+
+
### 1. RSS News Aggregator
+
**Problem:** Multiple users posting the same breaking news from different sources
+
**Solution:** RSS aggregator with LLM deduplication
+
- Watches configured RSS feeds
+
- Uses LLM to identify duplicate stories from different outlets
+
- Creates single "megathread" with all sources linked
+
- Posts unbiased summary of event
+
- Automatically tags with relevant topics
+
+
**Community Config:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {
+
"feeds": [
+
"https://techcrunch.com/feed",
+
"https://arstechnica.com/feed"
+
],
+
"topics": ["technology", "ai"],
+
"dedupeWindow": "6h",
+
"minSources": 2
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
### 2. Bluesky Post Mirror
+
**Problem:** Want to surface specific Bluesky discussions in community
+
**Solution:** Bluesky mirror aggregator
+
- Monitors specific users or hashtags on Bluesky
+
- Creates posts in community when criteria met
+
- Preserves `originalAuthor` metadata
+
- Links back to original Bluesky thread
+
+
**Community Config:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:bsky-mirror.coves.social",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {
+
"mirrorUsers": [
+
"alice.bsky.social",
+
"bob.bsky.social"
+
],
+
"hashtags": ["covesalpha"],
+
"minLikes": 10
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
### 3. Sports Results Aggregator
+
**Problem:** Need post-game threads created immediately after games end
+
**Solution:** Sports aggregator watching game APIs
+
- Monitors sports APIs for game completions
+
- Creates post-game thread with final score, stats
+
- Tags with team names and league
+
- Posts within minutes of game ending
+
+
**Community Config:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:sports-bot.coves.social",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {
+
"league": "NBA",
+
"teams": ["Lakers", "Warriors"],
+
"includeStats": true,
+
"autoPin": true
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
### 4. TV/Movie Discussion Aggregator
+
**Problem:** Want episode discussion threads created when shows air
+
**Solution:** Media aggregator tracking release schedules
+
- Uses TMDB/IMDB APIs for release dates
+
- Creates discussion threads when episodes/movies release
+
- Includes metadata (cast, synopsis, ratings)
+
- Automatically pins for premiere episodes
+
+
**Community Config:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:media-bot.coves.social",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {
+
"shows": [
+
{"tmdbId": "1234", "name": "Breaking Bad"}
+
],
+
"createOn": "airDate",
+
"timezone": "America/New_York",
+
"spoilerProtection": true
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
## Lexicon Schemas
+
+
### 1. Aggregator Service Declaration
+
+
**Collection:** `social.coves.aggregator.service`
+
**Key:** `literal:self` (one per aggregator account)
+
**Location:** Aggregator's own repository
+
+
This record declares the existence of an aggregator service and provides metadata for discovery.
+
+
```json
+
{
+
"lexicon": 1,
+
"id": "social.coves.aggregator.service",
+
"defs": {
+
"main": {
+
"type": "record",
+
"description": "Declaration of an aggregator service that can post to communities",
+
"key": "literal:self",
+
"record": {
+
"type": "object",
+
"required": ["did", "displayName", "createdAt", "aggregatorType"],
+
"properties": {
+
"did": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"format": "did",
+
"description": "DID of the aggregator service (must match repo DID)"
+
},
+
"displayName": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"maxGraphemes": 64,
+
"maxLength": 640,
+
"description": "Human-readable name (e.g., 'RSS News Aggregator')"
+
},
+
"description": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"maxGraphemes": 300,
+
"maxLength": 3000,
+
"description": "Description of what this aggregator does"
+
},
+
"avatar": {
+
"type": "blob",
+
"accept": ["image/png", "image/jpeg"],
+
"maxSize": 1000000,
+
"description": "Avatar image for bot identity"
+
},
+
"aggregatorType": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"knownValues": [
+
"social.coves.aggregator.types#rss",
+
"social.coves.aggregator.types#blueskyMirror",
+
"social.coves.aggregator.types#sports",
+
"social.coves.aggregator.types#media",
+
"social.coves.aggregator.types#custom"
+
],
+
"description": "Type of aggregator for categorization"
+
},
+
"configSchema": {
+
"type": "unknown",
+
"description": "JSON Schema describing config options for this aggregator. Communities use this to know what configuration fields are available."
+
},
+
"sourceUrl": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"format": "uri",
+
"description": "URL to aggregator's source code (for transparency)"
+
},
+
"maintainer": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"format": "did",
+
"description": "DID of person/organization maintaining this aggregator"
+
},
+
"createdAt": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"format": "datetime"
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Example Record:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"$type": "social.coves.aggregator.service",
+
"did": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
"displayName": "RSS News Aggregator",
+
"description": "Automatically posts breaking news from configured RSS feeds with LLM-powered deduplication",
+
"aggregatorType": "social.coves.aggregator.types#rss",
+
"configSchema": {
+
"type": "object",
+
"properties": {
+
"feeds": {
+
"type": "array",
+
"items": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" }
+
},
+
"topics": {
+
"type": "array",
+
"items": { "type": "string" }
+
},
+
"dedupeWindow": { "type": "string" },
+
"minSources": { "type": "integer", "minimum": 1 }
+
}
+
},
+
"sourceUrl": "https://github.com/coves-social/rss-aggregator",
+
"maintainer": "did:plc:coves-platform",
+
"createdAt": "2025-10-19T12:00:00Z"
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### 2. Community Authorization Record
+
+
**Collection:** `social.coves.aggregator.authorization`
+
**Key:** `any` (one per aggregator per community)
+
**Location:** Community's repository
+
+
This record grants an aggregator permission to post to a community and contains aggregator-specific configuration.
+
+
```json
+
{
+
"lexicon": 1,
+
"id": "social.coves.aggregator.authorization",
+
"defs": {
+
"main": {
+
"type": "record",
+
"description": "Authorization for an aggregator to post to a community with specific configuration",
+
"key": "any",
+
"record": {
+
"type": "object",
+
"required": ["aggregatorDid", "communityDid", "createdAt", "enabled"],
+
"properties": {
+
"aggregatorDid": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"format": "did",
+
"description": "DID of the authorized aggregator"
+
},
+
"communityDid": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"format": "did",
+
"description": "DID of the community granting access (must match repo DID)"
+
},
+
"enabled": {
+
"type": "boolean",
+
"description": "Whether this aggregator is currently active. Can be toggled without deleting the record."
+
},
+
"config": {
+
"type": "unknown",
+
"description": "Aggregator-specific configuration. Must conform to the aggregator's configSchema."
+
},
+
"createdAt": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"format": "datetime"
+
},
+
"createdBy": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"format": "did",
+
"description": "DID of moderator who authorized this aggregator"
+
},
+
"disabledAt": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"format": "datetime",
+
"description": "When this authorization was disabled (if enabled=false)"
+
},
+
"disabledBy": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"format": "did",
+
"description": "DID of moderator who disabled this aggregator"
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Example Record:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"$type": "social.coves.aggregator.authorization",
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
"communityDid": "did:plc:gaming123",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {
+
"feeds": [
+
"https://techcrunch.com/feed",
+
"https://arstechnica.com/feed"
+
],
+
"topics": ["technology", "ai", "gaming"],
+
"dedupeWindow": "6h",
+
"minSources": 2
+
},
+
"createdAt": "2025-10-19T14:00:00Z",
+
"createdBy": "did:plc:alice123"
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### 3. Aggregator Type Definitions
+
+
**Collection:** `social.coves.aggregator.types`
+
**Purpose:** Define known aggregator types for categorization
+
+
```json
+
{
+
"lexicon": 1,
+
"id": "social.coves.aggregator.types",
+
"defs": {
+
"rss": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"description": "Aggregator that monitors RSS/Atom feeds"
+
},
+
"blueskyMirror": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"description": "Aggregator that mirrors Bluesky posts"
+
},
+
"sports": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"description": "Aggregator for sports scores and game threads"
+
},
+
"media": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"description": "Aggregator for TV/movie discussion threads"
+
},
+
"custom": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"description": "Custom third-party aggregator"
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
## XRPC Methods
+
+
### For Communities (Moderators)
+
+
#### `social.coves.aggregator.enable`
+
Enable an aggregator for a community
+
+
**Input:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
"config": {
+
"feeds": ["https://techcrunch.com/feed"],
+
"topics": ["technology"]
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Output:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"uri": "at://did:plc:gaming123/social.coves.aggregator.authorization/3jui7kd58dt2g",
+
"cid": "bafyreif5...",
+
"authorization": {
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
"communityDid": "did:plc:gaming123",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {...},
+
"createdAt": "2025-10-19T14:00:00Z"
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Behavior:**
+
- Validates caller is community moderator
+
- Validates aggregator exists and has service declaration
+
- Validates config against aggregator's configSchema
+
- Creates authorization record in community's repo
+
- Indexes to AppView for authorization checks
+
+
**Errors:**
+
- `NotAuthorized` - Caller is not a moderator
+
- `AggregatorNotFound` - Aggregator DID doesn't exist
+
- `InvalidConfig` - Config doesn't match configSchema
+
+
---
+
+
#### `social.coves.aggregator.disable`
+
Disable an aggregator for a community
+
+
**Input:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social"
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Output:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"uri": "at://did:plc:gaming123/social.coves.aggregator.authorization/3jui7kd58dt2g",
+
"disabled": true,
+
"disabledAt": "2025-10-19T15:00:00Z"
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Behavior:**
+
- Validates caller is community moderator
+
- Updates authorization record (sets `enabled=false`, `disabledAt`, `disabledBy`)
+
- Aggregator can no longer post until re-enabled
+
+
---
+
+
#### `social.coves.aggregator.updateConfig`
+
Update configuration for an enabled aggregator
+
+
**Input:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
"config": {
+
"feeds": ["https://techcrunch.com/feed", "https://arstechnica.com/feed"],
+
"topics": ["technology", "gaming"]
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Output:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"uri": "at://did:plc:gaming123/social.coves.aggregator.authorization/3jui7kd58dt2g",
+
"cid": "bafyreif6...",
+
"config": {...}
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
#### `social.coves.aggregator.listForCommunity`
+
List all aggregators (enabled and disabled) for a community
+
+
**Input:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"community": "did:plc:gaming123",
+
"enabledOnly": false,
+
"limit": 50,
+
"cursor": "..."
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Output:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregators": [
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
"displayName": "RSS News Aggregator",
+
"description": "...",
+
"aggregatorType": "social.coves.aggregator.types#rss",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {...},
+
"createdAt": "2025-10-19T14:00:00Z"
+
}
+
],
+
"cursor": "..."
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### For Aggregators
+
+
#### Existing: `social.coves.post.create`
+
**Modified Behavior:** Now handles aggregator authentication
+
+
**Authorization Flow:**
+
1. Extract DID from JWT
+
2. Check if DID is registered aggregator (query `aggregators` table)
+
3. If aggregator:
+
- Validate authorization record exists for this community
+
- Check `enabled=true`
+
- Apply aggregator rate limits (e.g., 10 posts/hour)
+
4. If regular user:
+
- Validate membership, bans, etc. (existing logic)
+
5. Create post with `author = actorDID`
+
+
**Rate Limits:**
+
- Regular users: 20 posts/hour per community
+
- Aggregators: 10 posts/hour per community (to prevent spam)
+
+
---
+
+
#### `social.coves.aggregator.getAuthorizations`
+
Get list of communities that have authorized this aggregator
+
+
**Input:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
"enabledOnly": true,
+
"limit": 100,
+
"cursor": "..."
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Output:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"authorizations": [
+
{
+
"communityDid": "did:plc:gaming123",
+
"communityName": "Gaming News",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {...},
+
"createdAt": "2025-10-19T14:00:00Z"
+
}
+
],
+
"cursor": "..."
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Use Case:** Aggregator queries this to know which communities to post to
+
+
---
+
+
### For Discovery
+
+
#### `social.coves.aggregator.list`
+
List all available aggregators
+
+
**Input:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"type": "social.coves.aggregator.types#rss",
+
"limit": 50,
+
"cursor": "..."
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Output:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregators": [
+
{
+
"did": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
"displayName": "RSS News Aggregator",
+
"description": "...",
+
"aggregatorType": "social.coves.aggregator.types#rss",
+
"avatar": "...",
+
"maintainer": "did:plc:coves-platform",
+
"sourceUrl": "https://github.com/coves-social/rss-aggregator"
+
}
+
],
+
"cursor": "..."
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
#### `social.coves.aggregator.get`
+
Get detailed information about a specific aggregator
+
+
**Input:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social"
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Output:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"did": "did:web:rss-bot.coves.social",
+
"displayName": "RSS News Aggregator",
+
"description": "...",
+
"aggregatorType": "social.coves.aggregator.types#rss",
+
"configSchema": {...},
+
"sourceUrl": "...",
+
"maintainer": "...",
+
"stats": {
+
"communitiesUsing": 42,
+
"postsCreated": 1337,
+
"createdAt": "2025-10-19T12:00:00Z"
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
## Database Schema
+
+
### `aggregators` Table
+
Indexed aggregator service declarations from Jetstream
+
+
```sql
+
CREATE TABLE aggregators (
+
did TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+
display_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+
description TEXT,
+
aggregator_type TEXT NOT NULL,
+
config_schema JSONB,
+
avatar_url TEXT,
+
source_url TEXT,
+
maintainer_did TEXT,
+
+
-- Indexing metadata
+
record_uri TEXT NOT NULL,
+
record_cid TEXT NOT NULL,
+
indexed_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+
+
-- Stats (cached)
+
communities_using INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+
posts_created BIGINT NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+
+
CONSTRAINT aggregators_type_check CHECK (
+
aggregator_type IN (
+
'social.coves.aggregator.types#rss',
+
'social.coves.aggregator.types#blueskyMirror',
+
'social.coves.aggregator.types#sports',
+
'social.coves.aggregator.types#media',
+
'social.coves.aggregator.types#custom'
+
)
+
)
+
);
+
+
CREATE INDEX idx_aggregators_type ON aggregators(aggregator_type);
+
CREATE INDEX idx_aggregators_indexed_at ON aggregators(indexed_at DESC);
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### `aggregator_authorizations` Table
+
Indexed authorization records from communities
+
+
```sql
+
CREATE TABLE aggregator_authorizations (
+
id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+
+
-- Authorization identity
+
aggregator_did TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES aggregators(did) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+
community_did TEXT NOT NULL,
+
+
-- Authorization state
+
enabled BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT true,
+
config JSONB,
+
+
-- Audit trail
+
created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL,
+
created_by TEXT NOT NULL, -- DID of moderator
+
disabled_at TIMESTAMPTZ,
+
disabled_by TEXT, -- DID of moderator
+
+
-- atProto record metadata
+
record_uri TEXT NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+
record_cid TEXT NOT NULL,
+
indexed_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+
+
UNIQUE(aggregator_did, community_did)
+
);
+
+
CREATE INDEX idx_aggregator_auth_agg_did ON aggregator_authorizations(aggregator_did) WHERE enabled = true;
+
CREATE INDEX idx_aggregator_auth_comm_did ON aggregator_authorizations(community_did) WHERE enabled = true;
+
CREATE INDEX idx_aggregator_auth_enabled ON aggregator_authorizations(enabled);
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### `aggregator_posts` Table
+
Track posts created by aggregators (for rate limiting and stats)
+
+
```sql
+
CREATE TABLE aggregator_posts (
+
id BIGSERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+
+
aggregator_did TEXT NOT NULL REFERENCES aggregators(did) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+
community_did TEXT NOT NULL,
+
post_uri TEXT NOT NULL,
+
post_cid TEXT NOT NULL,
+
+
created_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+
+
UNIQUE(post_uri)
+
);
+
+
CREATE INDEX idx_aggregator_posts_agg_did_created ON aggregator_posts(aggregator_did, created_at DESC);
+
CREATE INDEX idx_aggregator_posts_comm_did_created ON aggregator_posts(community_did, created_at DESC);
+
+
-- For rate limiting: count posts in last hour
+
CREATE INDEX idx_aggregator_posts_rate_limit ON aggregator_posts(aggregator_did, community_did, created_at DESC);
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
## Implementation Plan
+
+
### Phase 1: Core Infrastructure (Coves AppView)
+
+
**Goal:** Enable aggregator authentication and authorization
+
+
#### 1.1 Database Setup
+
- [ ] Create migration for `aggregators` table
+
- [ ] Create migration for `aggregator_authorizations` table
+
- [ ] Create migration for `aggregator_posts` table
+
+
#### 1.2 Lexicon Definitions
+
- [ ] Create `social.coves.aggregator.service.json`
+
- [ ] Create `social.coves.aggregator.authorization.json`
+
- [ ] Create `social.coves.aggregator.types.json`
+
- [ ] Generate Go types from lexicons
+
+
#### 1.3 Repository Layer
+
```go
+
// internal/core/aggregators/repository.go
+
+
type Repository interface {
+
// Aggregator management
+
CreateAggregator(ctx context.Context, agg *Aggregator) error
+
GetAggregator(ctx context.Context, did string) (*Aggregator, error)
+
ListAggregators(ctx context.Context, filter AggregatorFilter) ([]*Aggregator, error)
+
UpdateAggregatorStats(ctx context.Context, did string, stats Stats) error
+
+
// Authorization management
+
CreateAuthorization(ctx context.Context, auth *Authorization) error
+
GetAuthorization(ctx context.Context, aggDID, commDID string) (*Authorization, error)
+
ListAuthorizationsForAggregator(ctx context.Context, aggDID string, enabledOnly bool) ([]*Authorization, error)
+
ListAuthorizationsForCommunity(ctx context.Context, commDID string) ([]*Authorization, error)
+
UpdateAuthorization(ctx context.Context, auth *Authorization) error
+
IsAuthorized(ctx context.Context, aggDID, commDID string) (bool, error)
+
+
// Post tracking (for rate limiting)
+
RecordAggregatorPost(ctx context.Context, aggDID, commDID, postURI string) error
+
CountRecentPosts(ctx context.Context, aggDID, commDID string, since time.Time) (int, error)
+
}
+
```
+
+
#### 1.4 Service Layer
+
```go
+
// internal/core/aggregators/service.go
+
+
type Service interface {
+
// For communities (moderators)
+
EnableAggregator(ctx context.Context, commDID, aggDID string, config map[string]interface{}) (*Authorization, error)
+
DisableAggregator(ctx context.Context, commDID, aggDID string) error
+
UpdateAggregatorConfig(ctx context.Context, commDID, aggDID string, config map[string]interface{}) error
+
ListCommunityAggregators(ctx context.Context, commDID string, enabledOnly bool) ([]*AggregatorInfo, error)
+
+
// For aggregators
+
GetAuthorizedCommunities(ctx context.Context, aggDID string) ([]*CommunityAuth, error)
+
+
// For discovery
+
ListAggregators(ctx context.Context, filter AggregatorFilter) ([]*Aggregator, error)
+
GetAggregator(ctx context.Context, did string) (*AggregatorDetail, error)
+
+
// Internal: called by post creation handler
+
ValidateAggregatorPost(ctx context.Context, aggDID, commDID string) error
+
}
+
```
+
+
#### 1.5 Modify Post Creation Handler
+
```go
+
// internal/api/handlers/post/create.go
+
+
func CreatePost(ctx context.Context, input *CreatePostInput) (*CreatePostOutput, error) {
+
actorDID := GetDIDFromAuth(ctx)
+
+
// Check if actor is an aggregator
+
if isAggregator, _ := aggregatorService.IsAggregator(ctx, actorDID); isAggregator {
+
// Validate aggregator authorization
+
if err := aggregatorService.ValidateAggregatorPost(ctx, actorDID, input.Community); err != nil {
+
return nil, err
+
}
+
+
// Apply aggregator rate limits
+
if err := rateLimitAggregator(ctx, actorDID, input.Community); err != nil {
+
return nil, ErrRateLimitExceeded
+
}
+
} else {
+
// Regular user validation (existing logic)
+
// ... membership checks, ban checks, etc.
+
}
+
+
// Create post (author will be actorDID - either user or aggregator)
+
post, err := postService.CreatePost(ctx, actorDID, input)
+
if err != nil {
+
return nil, err
+
}
+
+
// If aggregator, track the post
+
if isAggregator {
+
_ = aggregatorService.RecordPost(ctx, actorDID, input.Community, post.URI)
+
}
+
+
return post, nil
+
}
+
```
+
+
#### 1.6 XRPC Handlers
+
- [ ] `social.coves.aggregator.enable` handler
+
- [ ] `social.coves.aggregator.disable` handler
+
- [ ] `social.coves.aggregator.updateConfig` handler
+
- [ ] `social.coves.aggregator.listForCommunity` handler
+
- [ ] `social.coves.aggregator.getAuthorizations` handler
+
- [ ] `social.coves.aggregator.list` handler
+
- [ ] `social.coves.aggregator.get` handler
+
+
#### 1.7 Jetstream Consumer
+
```go
+
// internal/atproto/jetstream/aggregator_consumer.go
+
+
func (c *AggregatorConsumer) HandleEvent(ctx context.Context, evt *jetstream.Event) error {
+
switch evt.Collection {
+
case "social.coves.aggregator.service":
+
switch evt.Operation {
+
case "create", "update":
+
return c.indexAggregatorService(ctx, evt)
+
case "delete":
+
return c.deleteAggregator(ctx, evt.DID)
+
}
+
+
case "social.coves.aggregator.authorization":
+
switch evt.Operation {
+
case "create", "update":
+
return c.indexAuthorization(ctx, evt)
+
case "delete":
+
return c.deleteAuthorization(ctx, evt.URI)
+
}
+
}
+
return nil
+
}
+
```
+
+
#### 1.8 Integration Tests
+
- [ ] Test aggregator service indexing from Jetstream
+
- [ ] Test authorization record indexing
+
- [ ] Test `social.coves.post.create` with aggregator auth
+
- [ ] Test authorization validation (enabled/disabled)
+
- [ ] Test rate limiting for aggregators
+
- [ ] Test config validation against schema
+
+
**Milestone:** Aggregators can authenticate and post to communities with authorization
+
+
---
+
+
### Phase 2: Aggregator SDK (Go)
+
+
**Goal:** Provide SDK for building aggregators easily
+
+
#### 2.1 SDK Core
+
```go
+
// github.com/coves-social/aggregator-sdk-go
+
+
package aggregator
+
+
type Aggregator interface {
+
// Identity
+
GetDID() string
+
GetDisplayName() string
+
GetDescription() string
+
GetType() string
+
GetConfigSchema() map[string]interface{}
+
+
// Lifecycle
+
Start(ctx context.Context) error
+
Stop() error
+
+
// Posting (provided by SDK)
+
CreatePost(ctx context.Context, communityDID string, post Post) error
+
GetAuthorizedCommunities(ctx context.Context) ([]*CommunityAuth, error)
+
}
+
+
type BaseAggregator struct {
+
DID string
+
DisplayName string
+
Description string
+
Type string
+
PrivateKey crypto.PrivateKey
+
CovesAPIURL string
+
+
client *http.Client
+
}
+
+
type Post struct {
+
Title string
+
Content string
+
Embed interface{}
+
FederatedFrom *FederatedSource
+
ContentLabels []string
+
}
+
+
type FederatedSource struct {
+
Platform string // "rss", "bluesky", etc.
+
URI string
+
ID string
+
OriginalCreatedAt time.Time
+
}
+
+
// Helper methods provided by SDK
+
func (a *BaseAggregator) CreatePost(ctx context.Context, communityDID string, post Post) error {
+
// 1. Sign JWT with aggregator's private key
+
token := a.signJWT()
+
+
// 2. Call social.coves.post.create via XRPC
+
resp, err := a.client.Post(
+
a.CovesAPIURL + "/xrpc/social.coves.post.create",
+
&CreatePostInput{
+
Community: communityDID,
+
Title: post.Title,
+
Content: post.Content,
+
Embed: post.Embed,
+
FederatedFrom: post.FederatedFrom,
+
ContentLabels: post.ContentLabels,
+
},
+
&CreatePostOutput{},
+
WithAuth(token),
+
)
+
+
return err
+
}
+
+
func (a *BaseAggregator) GetAuthorizedCommunities(ctx context.Context) ([]*CommunityAuth, error) {
+
// Call social.coves.aggregator.getAuthorizations
+
token := a.signJWT()
+
+
resp, err := a.client.Get(
+
a.CovesAPIURL + "/xrpc/social.coves.aggregator.getAuthorizations",
+
map[string]string{"aggregatorDid": a.DID, "enabledOnly": "true"},
+
&GetAuthorizationsOutput{},
+
WithAuth(token),
+
)
+
+
return resp.Authorizations, err
+
}
+
```
+
+
#### 2.2 SDK Documentation
+
- [ ] README with quickstart guide
+
- [ ] Example aggregators (RSS, Bluesky mirror)
+
- [ ] API reference documentation
+
- [ ] Configuration schema guide
+
+
**Milestone:** Third parties can build aggregators using SDK
+
+
---
+
+
### Phase 3: Reference Aggregator (RSS)
+
+
**Goal:** Build working RSS aggregator as reference implementation
+
+
#### 3.1 RSS Aggregator Implementation
+
```go
+
// github.com/coves-social/rss-aggregator
+
+
package main
+
+
import "github.com/coves-social/aggregator-sdk-go"
+
+
type RSSAggregator struct {
+
*aggregator.BaseAggregator
+
+
// RSS-specific config
+
pollInterval time.Duration
+
llmClient *openai.Client
+
}
+
+
func (r *RSSAggregator) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+
// 1. Get authorized communities
+
communities, err := r.GetAuthorizedCommunities(ctx)
+
if err != nil {
+
return err
+
}
+
+
// 2. Start polling loop
+
ticker := time.NewTicker(r.pollInterval)
+
defer ticker.Stop()
+
+
for {
+
select {
+
case <-ticker.C:
+
r.pollFeeds(ctx, communities)
+
case <-ctx.Done():
+
return nil
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
+
func (r *RSSAggregator) pollFeeds(ctx context.Context, communities []*CommunityAuth) {
+
for _, comm := range communities {
+
// Get RSS feeds from community config
+
feeds := comm.Config["feeds"].([]string)
+
+
for _, feedURL := range feeds {
+
items, err := r.fetchFeed(feedURL)
+
if err != nil {
+
continue
+
}
+
+
// Process new items
+
for _, item := range items {
+
// Check if already posted
+
if r.alreadyPosted(item.GUID) {
+
continue
+
}
+
+
// LLM deduplication logic
+
duplicate := r.findDuplicate(item, comm.CommunityDID)
+
if duplicate != nil {
+
r.addToMegathread(duplicate, item)
+
continue
+
}
+
+
// Create new post
+
post := aggregator.Post{
+
Title: item.Title,
+
Content: r.summarize(item),
+
FederatedFrom: &aggregator.FederatedSource{
+
Platform: "rss",
+
URI: item.Link,
+
OriginalCreatedAt: item.PublishedAt,
+
},
+
}
+
+
err = r.CreatePost(ctx, comm.CommunityDID, post)
+
if err != nil {
+
log.Printf("Failed to create post: %v", err)
+
continue
+
}
+
+
r.markPosted(item.GUID)
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
+
func (r *RSSAggregator) summarize(item *RSSItem) string {
+
// Use LLM to create unbiased summary
+
prompt := fmt.Sprintf("Summarize this news article in 2-3 sentences: %s", item.Description)
+
summary, _ := r.llmClient.Complete(prompt)
+
return summary
+
}
+
+
func (r *RSSAggregator) findDuplicate(item *RSSItem, communityDID string) *Post {
+
// Use LLM to detect semantic duplicates
+
// Query recent posts in community
+
// Compare with embeddings/similarity
+
return nil // or duplicate post
+
}
+
```
+
+
#### 3.2 Deployment
+
- [ ] Dockerfile for RSS aggregator
+
- [ ] Kubernetes manifests (for Coves-hosted instance)
+
- [ ] Environment configuration guide
+
- [ ] Monitoring and logging setup
+
+
#### 3.3 Testing
+
- [ ] Unit tests for feed parsing
+
- [ ] Integration tests with mock Coves API
+
- [ ] E2E test with real Coves instance
+
- [ ] LLM deduplication accuracy tests
+
+
**Milestone:** RSS aggregator running in production for select communities
+
+
---
+
+
### Phase 4: Additional Aggregators
+
+
#### 4.1 Bluesky Mirror Aggregator
+
- [ ] Monitor Jetstream for specific users/hashtags
+
- [ ] Preserve `originalAuthor` metadata
+
- [ ] Link back to original Bluesky post
+
- [ ] Rate limiting (don't flood community)
+
+
#### 4.2 Sports Aggregator
+
- [ ] Integrate with ESPN/TheSportsDB APIs
+
- [ ] Monitor game completions
+
- [ ] Create post-game threads with stats
+
- [ ] Auto-pin major games
+
+
#### 4.3 Media (TV/Movie) Aggregator
+
- [ ] Integrate with TMDB API
+
- [ ] Track show release schedules
+
- [ ] Create episode discussion threads
+
- [ ] Spoiler protection tags
+
+
**Milestone:** Multiple official aggregators available for communities
+
+
---
+
+
## Security Considerations
+
+
### Authentication
+
✅ **DID-based Authentication**
+
- Aggregators sign JWTs with their private keys
+
- Server validates JWT signature against DID document
+
- No shared secrets or API keys
+
+
✅ **Scoped Authorization**
+
- Authorization records are per-community
+
- Aggregator can only post to authorized communities
+
- Communities can revoke at any time
+
+
### Rate Limiting
+
✅ **Per-Aggregator Limits**
+
- 10 posts/hour per community (configurable)
+
- Prevents aggregator spam
+
- Separate from user rate limits
+
+
✅ **Global Limits**
+
- Total posts across all communities: 100/hour
+
- Prevents runaway aggregators
+
+
### Content Validation
+
✅ **Community Rules**
+
- Aggregator posts validated against community content rules
+
- No special exemptions (same rules as users)
+
- Community can ban specific content patterns
+
+
✅ **Config Validation**
+
- Authorization config validated against aggregator's configSchema
+
- Prevents injection attacks via config
+
- JSON schema validation
+
+
### Monitoring & Auditing
+
✅ **Audit Trail**
+
- All aggregator posts logged
+
- `created_by` tracks which moderator authorized
+
- `disabled_by` tracks who revoked access
+
- Full history preserved
+
+
✅ **Abuse Detection**
+
- Monitor for spam patterns
+
- Alert if aggregator posts rejected repeatedly
+
- Auto-disable after threshold violations
+
+
### Transparency
+
✅ **Open Source**
+
- Official aggregators open source
+
- Source URL in service declaration
+
- Community can audit behavior
+
+
✅ **Attribution**
+
- Posts clearly show aggregator authorship
+
- UI shows "🤖 Posted by [Aggregator Name]"
+
- No attempt to impersonate users
+
+
---
+
+
## UI/UX Considerations
+
+
### Community Settings
+
**Aggregator Management Page:**
+
- List of available aggregators (with descriptions, types)
+
- "Enable" button opens config modal
+
- Config form generated from aggregator's configSchema
+
- Toggle to enable/disable without deleting config
+
- Stats: posts created, last active
+
+
**Post Display:**
+
- Posts from aggregators have bot badge: "🤖"
+
- Shows aggregator name (e.g., "Posted by RSS News Bot")
+
- `federatedFrom` shows original source
+
- Link to original content (RSS article, Bluesky post, etc.)
+
+
### User Preferences
+
- Option to hide all aggregator posts
+
- Option to hide specific aggregators
+
- Filter posts by "user-created only" or "include bots"
+
+
---
+
+
## Success Metrics
+
+
### Pre-Launch Checklist
+
- [ ] Lexicons defined and validated
+
- [ ] Database migrations tested
+
- [ ] Jetstream consumer indexes aggregator records
+
- [ ] Post creation handler validates aggregator auth
+
- [ ] Rate limiting prevents spam
+
- [ ] SDK published and documented
+
- [ ] Reference RSS aggregator working
+
- [ ] E2E tests passing
+
- [ ] Security audit completed
+
+
### Alpha Goals
+
- 3+ official aggregators (RSS, Bluesky mirror, sports)
+
- 10+ communities using aggregators
+
- < 0.1% spam posts (false positives)
+
- Aggregator posts appear in feed within 1 minute
+
+
### Beta Goals
+
- Third-party aggregators launched
+
- 50+ communities using aggregators
+
- Developer documentation complete
+
- Marketplace/directory for discovery
+
+
---
+
+
## Out of Scope (Future Versions)
+
+
### Aggregator Marketplace
+
- [ ] Community ratings/reviews for aggregators
+
- [ ] Featured aggregators
+
- [ ] Paid aggregators (premium features)
+
- [ ] Aggregator analytics dashboard
+
+
### Advanced Features
+
- [ ] Scheduled posts (post at specific time)
+
- [ ] Content moderation integration (auto-label NSFW)
+
- [ ] Multi-community posting (single post to multiple communities)
+
- [ ] Interactive aggregators (respond to comments)
+
- [ ] Aggregator-to-aggregator communication (chains)
+
+
### Federation
+
- [ ] Cross-instance aggregator discovery
+
- [ ] Aggregator migration (change hosting provider)
+
- [ ] Federated aggregator authorization (trust other instances' aggregators)
+
+
---
+
+
## Technical Decisions Log
+
+
### 2025-10-19: Reuse `social.coves.post.create` Endpoint
+
+
**Decision:** Aggregators use existing post creation endpoint, not a separate `social.coves.aggregator.post.create`
+
+
**Rationale:**
+
- Post record already server-populates `author` field from JWT
+
- Aggregators authenticate as themselves → `author = aggregator DID`
+
- Simpler: one code path for all post creation
+
- Follows atProto principle: actors are actors (users, bots, aggregators)
+
- `federatedFrom` field already handles external content attribution
+
+
**Implementation:**
+
- Add authorization check to `social.coves.post.create` handler
+
- Check if authenticated DID is aggregator
+
- Validate authorization record exists and enabled
+
- Apply aggregator-specific rate limits
+
- Otherwise same logic as user posts
+
+
**Trade-offs Accepted:**
+
- Post creation handler has branching logic (user vs aggregator)
+
- But: keeps lexicon simple, reuses existing validation
+
+
---
+
+
### 2025-10-19: Hybrid Hosting Model
+
+
**Decision:** Support both Coves-hosted and third-party aggregators
+
+
**Rationale:**
+
- Coves can provide high-quality official aggregators (RSS, sports, media)
+
- Third parties can build specialized aggregators (niche communities)
+
- SDK makes it easy to build custom aggregators
+
- Follows feed generator model (anyone can run one)
+
- Decentralization-friendly
+
+
**Requirements:**
+
- SDK must be well-documented and maintained
+
- Authorization system must be DID-agnostic (works for any DID)
+
- Discovery system shows all aggregators (official + third-party)
+
+
---
+
+
### 2025-10-19: Config as JSON Schema
+
+
**Decision:** Aggregators declare configSchema in their service record
+
+
**Rationale:**
+
- Communities need to know what config options are available
+
- JSON Schema is standard, well-supported
+
- Enables UI auto-generation (forms from schema)
+
- Validation at authorization creation time
+
- Flexible: each aggregator can have different config structure
+
+
**Example:**
+
```json
+
{
+
"configSchema": {
+
"type": "object",
+
"properties": {
+
"feeds": {
+
"type": "array",
+
"items": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
+
"description": "RSS feed URLs to monitor"
+
},
+
"topics": {
+
"type": "array",
+
"items": { "type": "string" },
+
"description": "Topics to filter posts by"
+
}
+
},
+
"required": ["feeds"]
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Trade-offs Accepted:**
+
- More complex than simple key-value config
+
- But: better UX (self-documenting), prevents errors
+
+
---
+
+
## References
+
+
- atProto Lexicon Spec: https://atproto.com/specs/lexicon
+
- Feed Generator Starter Kit: https://github.com/bluesky-social/feed-generator
+
- Labeler Implementation: https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/tree/main/packages/ozone
+
- JSON Schema Spec: https://json-schema.org/
+
- Coves Communities PRD: [PRD_COMMUNITIES.md](PRD_COMMUNITIES.md)
+
- Coves Posts Implementation: [IMPLEMENTATION_POST_CREATION.md](IMPLEMENTATION_POST_CREATION.md)
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docs/aggregators/PRD_KAGI_NEWS_RSS.md
···
+
# Kagi News RSS Aggregator PRD
+
+
**Status:** Planning Phase
+
**Owner:** Platform Team
+
**Last Updated:** 2025-10-20
+
**Parent PRD:** [PRD_AGGREGATORS.md](PRD_AGGREGATORS.md)
+
+
## Overview
+
+
The Kagi News RSS Aggregator is a reference implementation of the Coves aggregator system that automatically posts high-quality, multi-source news summaries to communities. It leverages Kagi News's free RSS feeds to provide pre-aggregated, deduped news content with multiple perspectives and source citations.
+
+
**Key Value Propositions:**
+
- **Multi-source aggregation**: Kagi News already aggregates multiple sources per story
+
- **Balanced perspectives**: Built-in perspective tracking from different outlets
+
- **Rich metadata**: Categories, highlights, source links included
+
- **Legal & free**: CC BY-NC licensed for non-commercial use
+
- **Low complexity**: No LLM deduplication needed (Kagi does it)
+
+
## Data Source: Kagi News RSS Feeds
+
+
### Licensing & Legal
+
+
**License:** CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial)
+
+
**Terms:**
+
- ✅ **Free for non-commercial use** (Coves qualifies)
+
- ✅ **Attribution required** (must credit Kagi News)
+
- ❌ **Cannot use commercially** (must contact support@kagi.com for commercial license)
+
- ✅ **Data can be shared** (with same attribution + NC requirements)
+
+
**Source:** https://news.kagi.com/about
+
+
**Quote from Kagi:**
+
> Note that kite.json and files referenced by it are licensed under CC BY-NC license. This means that this data can be used free of charge (with attribution and for non-commercial use). If you would like to license this data for commercial use let us know through support@kagi.com.
+
+
**Compliance Requirements:**
+
- Visible attribution to Kagi News on every post
+
- Link back to original Kagi story page
+
- Non-commercial operation (met: Coves is non-commercial)
+
+
---
+
+
### RSS Feed Structure
+
+
**Base URL Pattern:** `https://news.kagi.com/{category}.xml`
+
+
**Known Categories:**
+
- `world.xml` - World news
+
- `tech.xml` - Technology (likely)
+
- `business.xml` - Business (likely)
+
- `sports.xml` - Sports (likely)
+
- Additional categories TBD (need to scrape homepage)
+
+
**Feed Format:** RSS 2.0 (standard XML)
+
+
**Update Frequency:** One daily update (~noon UTC)
+
+
---
+
+
### RSS Item Schema
+
+
Each `<item>` in the feed contains:
+
+
```xml
+
<item>
+
<title>Story headline</title>
+
<link>https://kite.kagi.com/{uuid}/{category}/{id}</link>
+
<description>Full HTML content (see below)</description>
+
<guid isPermaLink="true">https://kite.kagi.com/{uuid}/{category}/{id}</guid>
+
<category>Primary category (e.g., "World")</category>
+
<category>Subcategory (e.g., "World/Conflict & Security")</category>
+
<category>Tag (e.g., "Conflict & Security")</category>
+
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
+
</item>
+
```
+
+
**Description HTML Structure:**
+
```html
+
<p>Main summary paragraph with inline source citations [source1.com#1][source2.com#1]</p>
+
+
<img src='https://kagiproxy.com/img/...' alt='Image caption' />
+
+
<h3>Highlights:</h3>
+
<ul>
+
<li>Key point 1 with [source.com#1] citations</li>
+
<li>Key point 2...</li>
+
</ul>
+
+
<blockquote>Notable quote - Person Name</blockquote>
+
+
<h3>Perspectives:</h3>
+
<ul>
+
<li>Viewpoint holder: Their perspective. (<a href='...'>Source</a>)</li>
+
</ul>
+
+
<h3>Sources:</h3>
+
<ul>
+
<li><a href='https://...'>Article title</a> - domain.com</li>
+
</ul>
+
```
+
+
**Key Features:**
+
- Multiple source citations inline
+
- Balanced perspectives from different actors
+
- Highlights extract key points
+
- Direct quotes preserved
+
- All sources linked with attribution
+
+
---
+
+
## Architecture
+
+
### High-Level Flow
+
+
```
+
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+
│ Kagi News RSS Feeds (External) │
+
│ - https://news.kagi.com/world.xml │
+
│ - https://news.kagi.com/tech.xml │
+
│ - etc. │
+
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
+
│ HTTP GET one job after update
+
+
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+
│ Kagi News Aggregator Service │
+
│ DID: did:web:kagi-news.coves.social │
+
│ │
+
│ Components: │
+
│ 1. Feed Poller: Fetches RSS feeds on schedule │
+
│ 2. Item Parser: Extracts structured data from HTML │
+
│ 3. Deduplication: Tracks posted GUIDs (no LLM needed) │
+
│ 4. Category Mapper: Maps Kagi categories to communities │
+
│ 5. Post Formatter: Converts to Coves post format │
+
│ 6. Post Publisher: Calls social.coves.post.create │
+
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
+
│ Authenticated XRPC calls
+
+
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
+
│ Coves AppView (social.coves.post.create) │
+
│ - Validates aggregator authorization │
+
│ - Creates post with author = did:web:kagi-news.coves.social│
+
│ - Indexes to community feeds │
+
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### Aggregator Service Declaration
+
+
```json
+
{
+
"$type": "social.coves.aggregator.service",
+
"did": "did:web:kagi-news.coves.social",
+
"displayName": "Kagi News Aggregator",
+
"description": "Automatically posts breaking news from Kagi News RSS feeds. Kagi News aggregates multiple sources per story with balanced perspectives and comprehensive source citations.",
+
"aggregatorType": "social.coves.aggregator.types#rss",
+
"avatar": "<blob reference to Kagi logo>",
+
"configSchema": {
+
"type": "object",
+
"properties": {
+
"categories": {
+
"type": "array",
+
"items": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"enum": ["world", "tech", "business", "sports", "science"]
+
},
+
"description": "Kagi News categories to monitor",
+
"minItems": 1
+
},
+
"subcategoryFilter": {
+
"type": "array",
+
"items": { "type": "string" },
+
"description": "Optional: only post stories with these subcategories (e.g., 'World/Middle East', 'Tech/AI')"
+
},
+
"minSources": {
+
"type": "integer",
+
"minimum": 1,
+
"default": 2,
+
"description": "Minimum number of sources required for a story to be posted"
+
},
+
"includeImages": {
+
"type": "boolean",
+
"default": true,
+
"description": "Include images from Kagi proxy in posts"
+
},
+
"postFormat": {
+
"type": "string",
+
"enum": ["full", "summary", "minimal"],
+
"default": "full",
+
"description": "How much content to include: full (all sections), summary (main paragraph + sources), minimal (title + link only)"
+
}
+
},
+
"required": ["categories"]
+
},
+
"sourceUrl": "https://github.com/coves-social/kagi-news-aggregator",
+
"maintainer": "did:plc:coves-platform",
+
"createdAt": "2025-10-20T12:00:00Z"
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
## Community Configuration Examples
+
+
### Example 1: World News Community
+
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:kagi-news.coves.social",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {
+
"categories": ["world"],
+
"minSources": 3,
+
"includeImages": true,
+
"postFormat": "full"
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Result:** Posts all world news stories with 3+ sources, full content including images/highlights/perspectives.
+
+
---
+
+
### Example 2: AI/Tech Community (Filtered)
+
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:kagi-news.coves.social",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {
+
"categories": ["tech", "business"],
+
"subcategoryFilter": ["Tech/AI", "Tech/Machine Learning", "Business/Tech Industry"],
+
"minSources": 2,
+
"includeImages": true,
+
"postFormat": "full"
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Result:** Only posts tech stories about AI/ML or tech industry business news with 2+ sources.
+
+
---
+
+
### Example 3: Breaking News (Minimal)
+
+
```json
+
{
+
"aggregatorDid": "did:web:kagi-news.coves.social",
+
"enabled": true,
+
"config": {
+
"categories": ["world", "business", "tech"],
+
"minSources": 5,
+
"includeImages": false,
+
"postFormat": "minimal"
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Result:** Only major stories (5+ sources), minimal format (headline + link), no images.
+
+
---
+
+
## Post Format Specification
+
+
### Post Record Structure
+
+
```json
+
{
+
"$type": "social.coves.post.record",
+
"author": "did:web:kagi-news.coves.social",
+
"community": "did:plc:worldnews123",
+
"title": "{Kagi story title}",
+
"content": "{formatted content based on postFormat config}",
+
"embed": {
+
"$type": "app.bsky.embed.external",
+
"external": {
+
"uri": "https://kite.kagi.com/{uuid}/{category}/{id}",
+
"title": "{story title}",
+
"description": "{summary excerpt}",
+
"thumb": "{image blob if includeImages=true}"
+
}
+
},
+
"federatedFrom": {
+
"platform": "kagi-news-rss",
+
"uri": "https://kite.kagi.com/{uuid}/{category}/{id}",
+
"id": "{guid}",
+
"originalCreatedAt": "{pubDate from RSS}"
+
},
+
"contentLabels": [
+
"{primary category}",
+
"{subcategories}"
+
],
+
"createdAt": "{current timestamp}"
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### Content Formatting by `postFormat`
+
+
#### Format: `full` (Default)
+
+
```markdown
+
{Main summary paragraph with source citations}
+
+
**Highlights:**
+
• {Bullet point 1}
+
• {Bullet point 2}
+
• ...
+
+
**Perspectives:**
+
• **{Actor}**: {Their perspective} ([Source]({url}))
+
• ...
+
+
> {Notable quote} — {Attribution}
+
+
**Sources:**
+
• [{Title}]({url}) - {domain}
+
• ...
+
+
---
+
📰 Story aggregated by [Kagi News]({kagi_story_url})
+
```
+
+
**Rationale:** Preserves Kagi's rich multi-source analysis, provides maximum value.
+
+
---
+
+
#### Format: `summary`
+
+
```markdown
+
{Main summary paragraph with source citations}
+
+
**Sources:**
+
• [{Title}]({url}) - {domain}
+
• ...
+
+
---
+
📰 Story aggregated by [Kagi News]({kagi_story_url})
+
```
+
+
**Rationale:** Clean summary with source links, less overwhelming.
+
+
---
+
+
#### Format: `minimal`
+
+
```markdown
+
{Story title}
+
+
Read more: {kagi_story_url}
+
+
**Sources:** {domain1}, {domain2}, {domain3}...
+
+
---
+
📰 Via [Kagi News]({kagi_story_url})
+
```
+
+
**Rationale:** Just headlines with link, for high-volume communities or breaking news alerts.
+
+
---
+
+
## Implementation Details
+
+
### Component 1: Feed Poller
+
+
**Responsibility:** Fetch RSS feeds on schedule
+
+
```go
+
type FeedPoller struct {
+
categories []string
+
pollInterval time.Duration
+
httpClient *http.Client
+
}
+
+
func (p *FeedPoller) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
+
ticker := time.NewTicker(p.pollInterval) // 15 minutes
+
defer ticker.Stop()
+
+
for {
+
select {
+
case <-ticker.C:
+
for _, category := range p.categories {
+
feedURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://news.kagi.com/%s.xml", category)
+
feed, err := p.fetchFeed(feedURL)
+
if err != nil {
+
log.Printf("Failed to fetch %s: %v", feedURL, err)
+
continue
+
}
+
p.handleFeed(ctx, category, feed)
+
}
+
case <-ctx.Done():
+
return nil
+
}
+
}
+
}
+
+
func (p *FeedPoller) fetchFeed(url string) (*gofeed.Feed, error) {
+
parser := gofeed.NewParser()
+
feed, err := parser.ParseURL(url)
+
return feed, err
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Libraries:**
+
- `github.com/mmcdole/gofeed` - RSS/Atom parser
+
+
---
+
+
### Component 2: Item Parser
+
+
**Responsibility:** Extract structured data from RSS item HTML
+
+
```go
+
type KagiStory struct {
+
Title string
+
Link string
+
GUID string
+
PubDate time.Time
+
Categories []string
+
+
// Parsed from HTML description
+
Summary string
+
Highlights []string
+
Perspectives []Perspective
+
Quote *Quote
+
Sources []Source
+
ImageURL string
+
ImageAlt string
+
}
+
+
type Perspective struct {
+
Actor string
+
Description string
+
SourceURL string
+
}
+
+
type Quote struct {
+
Text string
+
Attribution string
+
}
+
+
type Source struct {
+
Title string
+
URL string
+
Domain string
+
}
+
+
func (p *ItemParser) Parse(item *gofeed.Item) (*KagiStory, error) {
+
doc, err := goquery.NewDocumentFromReader(strings.NewReader(item.Description))
+
if err != nil {
+
return nil, err
+
}
+
+
story := &KagiStory{
+
Title: item.Title,
+
Link: item.Link,
+
GUID: item.GUID,
+
PubDate: *item.PublishedParsed,
+
Categories: item.Categories,
+
}
+
+
// Extract summary (first <p> tag)
+
story.Summary = doc.Find("p").First().Text()
+
+
// Extract highlights
+
doc.Find("h3:contains('Highlights')").Next("ul").Find("li").Each(func(i int, s *goquery.Selection) {
+
story.Highlights = append(story.Highlights, s.Text())
+
})
+
+
// Extract perspectives
+
doc.Find("h3:contains('Perspectives')").Next("ul").Find("li").Each(func(i int, s *goquery.Selection) {
+
text := s.Text()
+
link := s.Find("a").First()
+
sourceURL, _ := link.Attr("href")
+
+
// Parse format: "Actor: Description (Source)"
+
parts := strings.SplitN(text, ":", 2)
+
if len(parts) == 2 {
+
story.Perspectives = append(story.Perspectives, Perspective{
+
Actor: strings.TrimSpace(parts[0]),
+
Description: strings.TrimSpace(parts[1]),
+
SourceURL: sourceURL,
+
})
+
}
+
})
+
+
// Extract quote
+
doc.Find("blockquote").Each(func(i int, s *goquery.Selection) {
+
text := s.Text()
+
parts := strings.Split(text, " - ")
+
if len(parts) == 2 {
+
story.Quote = &Quote{
+
Text: strings.TrimSpace(parts[0]),
+
Attribution: strings.TrimSpace(parts[1]),
+
}
+
}
+
})
+
+
// Extract sources
+
doc.Find("h3:contains('Sources')").Next("ul").Find("li").Each(func(i int, s *goquery.Selection) {
+
link := s.Find("a").First()
+
url, _ := link.Attr("href")
+
title := link.Text()
+
domain := extractDomain(s.Text())
+
+
story.Sources = append(story.Sources, Source{
+
Title: title,
+
URL: url,
+
Domain: domain,
+
})
+
})
+
+
// Extract image
+
img := doc.Find("img").First()
+
if img.Length() > 0 {
+
story.ImageURL, _ = img.Attr("src")
+
story.ImageAlt, _ = img.Attr("alt")
+
}
+
+
return story, nil
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Libraries:**
+
- `github.com/PuerkitoBio/goquery` - HTML parsing
+
+
---
+
+
### Component 3: Deduplication
+
+
**Responsibility:** Track posted stories to prevent duplicates
+
+
```go
+
type Deduplicator struct {
+
db *sql.DB
+
}
+
+
func (d *Deduplicator) AlreadyPosted(guid string) (bool, error) {
+
var exists bool
+
err := d.db.QueryRow(`
+
SELECT EXISTS(
+
SELECT 1 FROM kagi_news_posted_stories
+
WHERE guid = $1
+
)
+
`, guid).Scan(&exists)
+
return exists, err
+
}
+
+
func (d *Deduplicator) MarkPosted(guid, postURI string) error {
+
_, err := d.db.Exec(`
+
INSERT INTO kagi_news_posted_stories (guid, post_uri, posted_at)
+
VALUES ($1, $2, NOW())
+
ON CONFLICT (guid) DO NOTHING
+
`, guid, postURI)
+
return err
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Database Table:**
+
```sql
+
CREATE TABLE kagi_news_posted_stories (
+
guid TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
+
post_uri TEXT NOT NULL,
+
posted_at TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
+
);
+
+
CREATE INDEX idx_kagi_posted_at ON kagi_news_posted_stories(posted_at DESC);
+
```
+
+
**Cleanup:** Periodic job deletes rows older than 30 days (Kagi unlikely to re-post old stories).
+
+
---
+
+
### Component 4: Category Mapper
+
+
**Responsibility:** Map Kagi categories to authorized communities
+
+
```go
+
func (m *CategoryMapper) GetTargetCommunities(story *KagiStory) ([]*CommunityAuth, error) {
+
// Get all communities that have authorized this aggregator
+
allAuths, err := m.aggregator.GetAuthorizedCommunities(context.Background())
+
if err != nil {
+
return nil, err
+
}
+
+
var targets []*CommunityAuth
+
for _, auth := range allAuths {
+
if !auth.Enabled {
+
continue
+
}
+
+
config := auth.Config
+
+
// Check if story's primary category is in config.categories
+
primaryCategory := story.Categories[0]
+
if !contains(config["categories"], primaryCategory) {
+
continue
+
}
+
+
// Check subcategory filter (if specified)
+
if subcatFilter, ok := config["subcategoryFilter"].([]string); ok && len(subcatFilter) > 0 {
+
if !hasAnySubcategory(story.Categories, subcatFilter) {
+
continue
+
}
+
}
+
+
// Check minimum sources requirement
+
minSources := config["minSources"].(int)
+
if len(story.Sources) < minSources {
+
continue
+
}
+
+
targets = append(targets, auth)
+
}
+
+
return targets, nil
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### Component 5: Post Formatter
+
+
**Responsibility:** Convert Kagi story to Coves post format
+
+
```go
+
func (f *PostFormatter) Format(story *KagiStory, format string) string {
+
switch format {
+
case "full":
+
return f.formatFull(story)
+
case "summary":
+
return f.formatSummary(story)
+
case "minimal":
+
return f.formatMinimal(story)
+
default:
+
return f.formatFull(story)
+
}
+
}
+
+
func (f *PostFormatter) formatFull(story *KagiStory) string {
+
var buf strings.Builder
+
+
// Summary
+
buf.WriteString(story.Summary)
+
buf.WriteString("\n\n")
+
+
// Highlights
+
if len(story.Highlights) > 0 {
+
buf.WriteString("**Highlights:**\n")
+
for _, h := range story.Highlights {
+
buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("• %s\n", h))
+
}
+
buf.WriteString("\n")
+
}
+
+
// Perspectives
+
if len(story.Perspectives) > 0 {
+
buf.WriteString("**Perspectives:**\n")
+
for _, p := range story.Perspectives {
+
buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("• **%s**: %s ([Source](%s))\n", p.Actor, p.Description, p.SourceURL))
+
}
+
buf.WriteString("\n")
+
}
+
+
// Quote
+
if story.Quote != nil {
+
buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("> %s — %s\n\n", story.Quote.Text, story.Quote.Attribution))
+
}
+
+
// Sources
+
buf.WriteString("**Sources:**\n")
+
for _, s := range story.Sources {
+
buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("• [%s](%s) - %s\n", s.Title, s.URL, s.Domain))
+
}
+
buf.WriteString("\n")
+
+
// Attribution
+
buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("---\n📰 Story aggregated by [Kagi News](%s)", story.Link))
+
+
return buf.String()
+
}
+
+
func (f *PostFormatter) formatSummary(story *KagiStory) string {
+
var buf strings.Builder
+
+
buf.WriteString(story.Summary)
+
buf.WriteString("\n\n**Sources:**\n")
+
for _, s := range story.Sources {
+
buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("• [%s](%s) - %s\n", s.Title, s.URL, s.Domain))
+
}
+
buf.WriteString("\n")
+
buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("---\n📰 Story aggregated by [Kagi News](%s)", story.Link))
+
+
return buf.String()
+
}
+
+
func (f *PostFormatter) formatMinimal(story *KagiStory) string {
+
sourceDomains := make([]string, len(story.Sources))
+
for i, s := range story.Sources {
+
sourceDomains[i] = s.Domain
+
}
+
+
return fmt.Sprintf(
+
"%s\n\nRead more: %s\n\n**Sources:** %s\n\n---\n📰 Via [Kagi News](%s)",
+
story.Title,
+
story.Link,
+
strings.Join(sourceDomains, ", "),
+
story.Link,
+
)
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### Component 6: Post Publisher
+
+
**Responsibility:** Create posts via Coves API
+
+
```go
+
func (p *PostPublisher) PublishStory(ctx context.Context, story *KagiStory, communities []*CommunityAuth) error {
+
for _, comm := range communities {
+
config := comm.Config
+
+
// Format content based on config
+
postFormat := config["postFormat"].(string)
+
content := p.formatter.Format(story, postFormat)
+
+
// Build embed
+
var embed *aggregator.Embed
+
if config["includeImages"].(bool) && story.ImageURL != "" {
+
// TODO: Handle image upload/blob creation
+
embed = &aggregator.Embed{
+
Type: "app.bsky.embed.external",
+
External: &aggregator.External{
+
URI: story.Link,
+
Title: story.Title,
+
Description: truncate(story.Summary, 300),
+
Thumb: story.ImageURL, // or blob reference
+
},
+
}
+
}
+
+
// Create post
+
post := aggregator.Post{
+
Title: story.Title,
+
Content: content,
+
Embed: embed,
+
FederatedFrom: &aggregator.FederatedSource{
+
Platform: "kagi-news-rss",
+
URI: story.Link,
+
ID: story.GUID,
+
OriginalCreatedAt: story.PubDate,
+
},
+
ContentLabels: story.Categories,
+
}
+
+
err := p.aggregator.CreatePost(ctx, comm.CommunityDID, post)
+
if err != nil {
+
log.Printf("Failed to create post in %s: %v", comm.CommunityDID, err)
+
continue
+
}
+
+
// Mark as posted
+
_ = p.deduplicator.MarkPosted(story.GUID, "post-uri-from-response")
+
}
+
+
return nil
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
## Image Handling Strategy
+
+
### Initial Implementation (MVP)
+
+
**Approach:** Use Kagi proxy URLs directly in embeds
+
+
**Rationale:**
+
- Simplest implementation
+
- Kagi proxy likely allows hotlinking for non-commercial use
+
- No storage costs
+
- Images are already optimized by Kagi
+
+
**Risk Mitigation:**
+
- Monitor for broken images
+
- Add fallback: if image fails to load, skip embed
+
- Prepare migration plan to self-hosting if needed
+
+
**Code:**
+
```go
+
if config["includeImages"].(bool) && story.ImageURL != "" {
+
// Use Kagi proxy URL directly
+
embed = &aggregator.Embed{
+
External: &aggregator.External{
+
Thumb: story.ImageURL, // https://kagiproxy.com/img/...
+
},
+
}
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### Future Enhancement (If Issues Arise)
+
+
**Approach:** Download and re-host images
+
+
**Implementation:**
+
1. Download image from Kagi proxy
+
2. Upload to Coves blob storage (or S3/CDN)
+
3. Use blob reference in embed
+
+
**Code:**
+
```go
+
func (p *PostPublisher) uploadImage(imageURL string) (string, error) {
+
// Download from Kagi proxy
+
resp, err := http.Get(imageURL)
+
if err != nil {
+
return "", err
+
}
+
defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+
// Upload to blob storage
+
blob, err := p.blobStore.Upload(resp.Body, resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+
if err != nil {
+
return "", err
+
}
+
+
return blob.Ref, nil
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Decision Point:** Only implement if:
+
- Kagi blocks hotlinking
+
- Kagi proxy becomes unreliable
+
- Legal clarification needed
+
+
---
+
+
## Rate Limiting & Performance
+
+
### Rate Limits
+
+
**RSS Fetching:**
+
- Poll each category feed every 15 minutes
+
- Max 4 categories = 4 requests per 15 min = 16 req/hour
+
- Well within any reasonable limit
+
+
**Post Creation:**
+
- Aggregator rate limit: 10 posts/hour per community
+
- Global limit: 100 posts/hour across all communities
+
- Kagi News publishes ~5-10 stories per category per day
+
- = ~20-40 posts/day total across all categories
+
- = ~2-4 posts/hour average
+
- Well within limits
+
+
**Performance Targets:**
+
- Story posted within 15 minutes of appearing in RSS feed
+
- < 1 second to parse and format a story
+
- < 500ms to publish a post via API
+
+
---
+
+
## Monitoring & Observability
+
+
### Metrics to Track
+
+
**Feed Polling:**
+
- `kagi_feed_poll_total` (counter) - Total feed polls by category
+
- `kagi_feed_poll_errors` (counter) - Failed polls by category/error
+
- `kagi_feed_items_fetched` (gauge) - Items per poll by category
+
- `kagi_feed_poll_duration_seconds` (histogram) - Poll latency
+
+
**Story Processing:**
+
- `kagi_stories_parsed_total` (counter) - Successfully parsed stories
+
- `kagi_stories_parse_errors` (counter) - Parse failures by error type
+
- `kagi_stories_filtered` (counter) - Stories filtered out by reason (duplicate, min sources, category)
+
- `kagi_stories_posted` (counter) - Stories successfully posted by community
+
+
**Post Publishing:**
+
- `kagi_posts_created_total` (counter) - Total posts created
+
- `kagi_posts_failed` (counter) - Failed posts by error type
+
- `kagi_post_publish_duration_seconds` (histogram) - Post creation latency
+
+
**Health:**
+
- `kagi_aggregator_up` (gauge) - Service health (1 = healthy, 0 = down)
+
- `kagi_last_successful_poll_timestamp` (gauge) - Last successful poll time by category
+
+
---
+
+
### Logging
+
+
**Structured Logging:**
+
```go
+
log.Info("Story posted",
+
"guid", story.GUID,
+
"title", story.Title,
+
"community", comm.CommunityDID,
+
"post_uri", postURI,
+
"sources", len(story.Sources),
+
"format", postFormat,
+
)
+
+
log.Error("Failed to parse story",
+
"guid", item.GUID,
+
"feed", feedURL,
+
"error", err,
+
)
+
```
+
+
**Log Levels:**
+
- DEBUG: Feed items, parsing details
+
- INFO: Stories posted, communities targeted
+
- WARN: Parse errors, rate limit approaching
+
- ERROR: Failed posts, feed fetch failures
+
+
---
+
+
### Alerts
+
+
**Critical:**
+
- Feed polling failing for > 1 hour
+
- Post creation failing for > 10 consecutive attempts
+
- Aggregator unauthorized (auth record disabled/deleted)
+
+
**Warning:**
+
- Post creation rate < 50% of expected
+
- Parse errors > 10% of items
+
- Approaching rate limits (> 80% of quota)
+
+
---
+
+
## Deployment
+
+
### Infrastructure
+
+
**Service Type:** Long-running daemon
+
+
**Hosting:** Kubernetes (same cluster as Coves AppView)
+
+
**Resources:**
+
- CPU: 0.5 cores (low CPU usage, mostly I/O)
+
- Memory: 512 MB (small in-memory cache for recent GUIDs)
+
- Storage: 1 GB (SQLite for deduplication tracking)
+
+
---
+
+
### Configuration
+
+
**Environment Variables:**
+
```bash
+
# Aggregator identity
+
AGGREGATOR_DID=did:web:kagi-news.coves.social
+
AGGREGATOR_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH=/secrets/private-key.pem
+
+
# Coves API
+
COVES_API_URL=https://api.coves.social
+
+
# Feed polling
+
POLL_INTERVAL=15m
+
CATEGORIES=world,tech,business,sports
+
+
# Database (for deduplication)
+
DB_PATH=/data/kagi-news.db
+
+
# Monitoring
+
METRICS_PORT=9090
+
LOG_LEVEL=info
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### Deployment Manifest
+
+
```yaml
+
apiVersion: apps/v1
+
kind: Deployment
+
metadata:
+
name: kagi-news-aggregator
+
namespace: coves
+
spec:
+
replicas: 1
+
selector:
+
matchLabels:
+
app: kagi-news-aggregator
+
template:
+
metadata:
+
labels:
+
app: kagi-news-aggregator
+
spec:
+
containers:
+
- name: aggregator
+
image: coves/kagi-news-aggregator:latest
+
env:
+
- name: AGGREGATOR_DID
+
value: did:web:kagi-news.coves.social
+
- name: COVES_API_URL
+
value: https://api.coves.social
+
- name: POLL_INTERVAL
+
value: 15m
+
- name: CATEGORIES
+
value: world,tech,business,sports
+
- name: DB_PATH
+
value: /data/kagi-news.db
+
- name: AGGREGATOR_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH
+
value: /secrets/private-key.pem
+
volumeMounts:
+
- name: data
+
mountPath: /data
+
- name: secrets
+
mountPath: /secrets
+
readOnly: true
+
ports:
+
- name: metrics
+
containerPort: 9090
+
resources:
+
requests:
+
cpu: 250m
+
memory: 256Mi
+
limits:
+
cpu: 500m
+
memory: 512Mi
+
volumes:
+
- name: data
+
persistentVolumeClaim:
+
claimName: kagi-news-data
+
- name: secrets
+
secret:
+
secretName: kagi-news-private-key
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
## Testing Strategy
+
+
### Unit Tests
+
+
**Feed Parsing:**
+
```go
+
func TestParseFeed(t *testing.T) {
+
feed := loadTestFeed("testdata/world.xml")
+
stories, err := parser.Parse(feed)
+
assert.NoError(t, err)
+
assert.Len(t, stories, 10)
+
+
story := stories[0]
+
assert.NotEmpty(t, story.Title)
+
assert.NotEmpty(t, story.Summary)
+
assert.Greater(t, len(story.Sources), 1)
+
}
+
+
func TestParseStoryHTML(t *testing.T) {
+
html := `<p>Summary [source.com#1]</p>
+
<h3>Highlights:</h3>
+
<ul><li>Point 1</li></ul>
+
<h3>Sources:</h3>
+
<ul><li><a href="https://example.com">Title</a> - example.com</li></ul>`
+
+
story, err := parser.ParseHTML(html)
+
assert.NoError(t, err)
+
assert.Equal(t, "Summary [source.com#1]", story.Summary)
+
assert.Len(t, story.Highlights, 1)
+
assert.Len(t, story.Sources, 1)
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Formatting:**
+
```go
+
func TestFormatFull(t *testing.T) {
+
story := &KagiStory{
+
Summary: "Test summary",
+
Sources: []Source{
+
{Title: "Article", URL: "https://example.com", Domain: "example.com"},
+
},
+
}
+
+
content := formatter.Format(story, "full")
+
assert.Contains(t, content, "Test summary")
+
assert.Contains(t, content, "**Sources:**")
+
assert.Contains(t, content, "📰 Story aggregated by")
+
}
+
```
+
+
**Deduplication:**
+
```go
+
func TestDeduplication(t *testing.T) {
+
guid := "test-guid-123"
+
+
posted, err := deduplicator.AlreadyPosted(guid)
+
assert.NoError(t, err)
+
assert.False(t, posted)
+
+
err = deduplicator.MarkPosted(guid, "at://...")
+
assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+
posted, err = deduplicator.AlreadyPosted(guid)
+
assert.NoError(t, err)
+
assert.True(t, posted)
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### Integration Tests
+
+
**With Mock Coves API:**
+
```go
+
func TestPublishStory(t *testing.T) {
+
// Setup mock Coves API
+
mockAPI := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+
assert.Equal(t, "/xrpc/social.coves.post.create", r.URL.Path)
+
+
var input CreatePostInput
+
json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&input)
+
+
assert.Equal(t, "did:plc:test-community", input.Community)
+
assert.NotEmpty(t, input.Title)
+
assert.Contains(t, input.Content, "📰 Story aggregated by")
+
+
w.WriteHeader(200)
+
json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(CreatePostOutput{URI: "at://..."})
+
}))
+
defer mockAPI.Close()
+
+
// Test story publishing
+
publisher := NewPostPublisher(mockAPI.URL)
+
err := publisher.PublishStory(ctx, testStory, []*CommunityAuth{testComm})
+
assert.NoError(t, err)
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
### E2E Tests
+
+
**With Real RSS Feed:**
+
```go
+
func TestE2E_FetchAndParse(t *testing.T) {
+
if testing.Short() {
+
t.Skip("Skipping E2E test")
+
}
+
+
// Fetch real Kagi News feed
+
feed, err := poller.fetchFeed("https://news.kagi.com/world.xml")
+
assert.NoError(t, err)
+
assert.NotEmpty(t, feed.Items)
+
+
// Parse first item
+
story, err := parser.Parse(feed.Items[0])
+
assert.NoError(t, err)
+
assert.NotEmpty(t, story.Title)
+
assert.NotEmpty(t, story.Summary)
+
assert.Greater(t, len(story.Sources), 0)
+
}
+
```
+
+
**With Test Coves Instance:**
+
```go
+
func TestE2E_CreatePost(t *testing.T) {
+
if testing.Short() {
+
t.Skip("Skipping E2E test")
+
}
+
+
// Create post in test community
+
post := aggregator.Post{
+
Title: "Test Kagi News Post",
+
Content: "Test content...",
+
}
+
+
err := aggregator.CreatePost(ctx, testCommunityDID, post)
+
assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+
// Verify post appears in feed
+
// (requires test community setup)
+
}
+
```
+
+
---
+
+
## Success Metrics
+
+
### Pre-Launch Checklist
+
+
- [ ] Aggregator service declaration published
+
- [ ] DID created and configured (did:web:kagi-news.coves.social)
+
- [ ] RSS feed parser handles all Kagi HTML structures
+
- [ ] Deduplication prevents duplicate posts
+
- [ ] Category mapping works for all configs
+
- [ ] All 3 post formats render correctly
+
- [ ] Attribution to Kagi News visible on all posts
+
- [ ] Rate limiting prevents spam
+
- [ ] Monitoring/alerting configured
+
- [ ] E2E tests passing against test instance
+
+
---
+
+
### Alpha Goals (First Week)
+
+
- [ ] 3+ communities using Kagi News aggregator
+
- [ ] 50+ posts created successfully
+
- [ ] Zero duplicate posts
+
- [ ] < 5% parse errors
+
- [ ] < 1% post creation failures
+
- [ ] Stories posted within 15 minutes of RSS publication
+
+
---
+
+
### Beta Goals (First Month)
+
+
- [ ] 10+ communities using aggregator
+
- [ ] 500+ posts created
+
- [ ] Community feedback positive (surveys)
+
- [ ] Attribution compliance verified
+
- [ ] No rate limit violations
+
- [ ] < 1% error rate (parsing + posting)
+
+
---
+
+
## Future Enhancements
+
+
### Phase 2 Features
+
+
**Smart Category Detection:**
+
- Use LLM to suggest additional categories for stories
+
- Map Kagi categories to community tags automatically
+
+
**Customizable Templates:**
+
- Allow communities to customize post format with templates
+
- Support Markdown/Handlebars templates in config
+
+
**Story Scoring:**
+
- Prioritize high-impact stories (many sources, breaking news)
+
- Delay low-priority stories to avoid flooding feed
+
+
**Cross-posting Prevention:**
+
- Detect when multiple communities authorize same category
+
- Intelligently cross-post vs. duplicate
+
+
---
+
+
### Phase 3 Features
+
+
**Interactive Features:**
+
- Bot responds to comments with additional sources
+
- Updates megathread with new sources as story develops
+
+
**Analytics Dashboard:**
+
- Show communities which stories get most engagement
+
- Trending topics from Kagi News
+
- Source diversity metrics
+
+
**Federation:**
+
- Support other Coves instances using same aggregator
+
- Shared deduplication across instances
+
+
---
+
+
## Open Questions
+
+
### Need to Resolve Before Launch
+
+
1. **Image Licensing:**
+
- ❓ Are images from Kagi proxy covered by CC BY-NC?
+
- ❓ Do we need to attribute original image sources?
+
- **Action:** Email support@kagi.com for clarification
+
+
2. **Hotlinking Policy:**
+
- ❓ Is embedding Kagi proxy images acceptable?
+
- ❓ Should we download and re-host?
+
- **Action:** Test in staging, monitor for issues
+
+
3. **Category Discovery:**
+
- ❓ How to discover all available category feeds?
+
- ❓ Are there categories beyond world/tech/business/sports?
+
- **Action:** Scrape https://news.kagi.com/ for all .xml links
+
+
4. **Attribution Format:**
+
- ❓ Is "📰 Story aggregated by Kagi News" sufficient?
+
- ❓ Do we need more prominent attribution?
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- **Action:** Review CC BY-NC best practices
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## References
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- Kagi News About Page: https://news.kagi.com/about
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- Kagi News RSS Example: https://news.kagi.com/world.xml
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- Kagi Kite Public Repo: https://github.com/kagisearch/kite-public
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- CC BY-NC License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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- Parent PRD: [PRD_AGGREGATORS.md](PRD_AGGREGATORS.md)
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- Aggregator SDK: [TBD]