What if your social network worked like your real friendships?
No platforms. No middlemen. Just people.
Today, servers own your friendships
Your identity? Rented from a relay, instance, or platform.
Your social graph? Locked into one protocol.
Your content? Hostage to someone else's infrastructure.
When they disappear, so do you.
In real life, relationships work without a middleman
Your friends remember things about you.
Your close friends remember everything.
Your broader circle knows what you've been up to lately.
Word of mouth spreads naturally.
That's the whole protocol.
Guardians
Established members help newcomers
Volunteers who store data for newcomers — no reciprocity required. Like a mentor who opens doors, asks nothing in return. 90 days of protection until you find your feet.
Heralds
Some people love spreading the word
Relay-discovered peers who amplify your reach beyond your immediate circle. The friend who tells everyone about your project. Word of mouth, at protocol speed.
Pacts
Friendships built on reciprocity
Mutual agreements between peers
I remember your stuff, you remember mine. Balanced give and take — volume matched within 30%. Twenty mutual agreements that form your personal infrastructure.
Everyone starts as a newcomer
Seedling
0–5 pacts
New to the network. Guardians protect you. Relays help you publish.
Growing
5–15 pacts
Building trust. Friends and relays work together.
Sovereign
15+ pacts
Fully self-sufficient. Your friendships are your infrastructure.
Trust is earned, not assigned
No global reputation scores.
Just your own experience with each friend.
Unreliable? You'll notice. And so will they.
Failed peers fade away. Standby friends step up.