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kb-fediverse-following

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Master Fediverse following mechanics.

Software Engineering#social media#api#federation#fediverse#activitypub#following
Authorreiver
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you understand and implement the complex, multi-step process of following and unfollowing users on the Fediverse, ensuring correct federation behavior.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Follow Handshake: Details the four-message exchange for follows, including Follow, Accept, and Reject activities.
  • Account Types: Explains the difference between open (manuallyApprovesFollowers: false) and locked (manuallyApprovesFollowers: true) accounts.
  • Content Delivery: Describes how posts are delivered to followers via to and cc fields and the sharedInbox optimization.
  • Account Migration: Covers the Move activity for migrating accounts between servers.
  • Use Case: Debugging why a user cannot follow another user on a different Fediverse instance, or implementing the logic for handling follow requests in your own social application.

Quick Start

Explain the ActivityPub follow handshake process.

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

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Name: kb-fediverse-following
Download link: https://github.com/reiver/vibefed/archive/main.zip#kb-fediverse-following

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