ProtoPro
@protopro.blue
Decentralized networking and collaboration for businesses and professionals. Own your data! Built on AT Proto — just like Bluesky!
Invite-Only Beta: beta.protopro.blue
Invite-Only Beta: beta.protopro.blue
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ProtoPro
@protopro.blue
· Oct 17
Invites are now live on ProtoPro! All current users should have a couple of invite codes waiting for them.
Just granted everyone on the beta list access!
We'll be moving towards open registrations early this year!
We'll be moving towards open registrations early this year!
January 9, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Just granted everyone on the beta list access!
We'll be moving towards open registrations early this year!
We'll be moving towards open registrations early this year!
We're here to fix this
Dear LinkdIn. I don’t need your encouragement. I only signed up to find one organisation I needed to contact. I don’t need Premium. I don’t want to connect with people I might know there. I don’t care who is searching for me. I’m sorry. I never meant to join. It was all a mistake.
December 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
We're here to fix this
So far — and for the foreseeable future — we've been focused on replicating LinkedIn features, but the prospect of private PDS data has us excited.
We want to decentralize your professional experience in more ways that one and give you the tools to break free from Big Tech.
We want to decentralize your professional experience in more ways that one and give you the tools to break free from Big Tech.
December 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
So far — and for the foreseeable future — we've been focused on replicating LinkedIn features, but the prospect of private PDS data has us excited.
We want to decentralize your professional experience in more ways that one and give you the tools to break free from Big Tech.
We want to decentralize your professional experience in more ways that one and give you the tools to break free from Big Tech.
Anyone who applied to beta access before this post should be able to login now.
Everyone (including those people recently approved!) should have an extra invite too!
Everyone (including those people recently approved!) should have an extra invite too!
December 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Anyone who applied to beta access before this post should be able to login now.
Everyone (including those people recently approved!) should have an extra invite too!
Everyone (including those people recently approved!) should have an extra invite too!
There was a spike in follows and people requesting beta access, so I wouldn't say nothing. But there are better uses of time for sure.
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
There was a spike in follows and people requesting beta access, so I wouldn't say nothing. But there are better uses of time for sure.
Serious question: what funding?
This project makes no money and has no investors.
This project makes no money and has no investors.
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Serious question: what funding?
This project makes no money and has no investors.
This project makes no money and has no investors.
This project is a lone trans woman pursuing a passion project using AI to the exact same degree Bluesky itself is.
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This project is a lone trans woman pursuing a passion project using AI to the exact same degree Bluesky itself is.
Then you should not use Bluesky either, given they take the exact same approach.
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Then you should not use Bluesky either, given they take the exact same approach.
LinkedIn is a massive corporation owned by Microsoft.
We're a tiny project without any funding owned by a trans woman.
If you want David to beat Goliath, we need our slingshot (LLMs).
We're a tiny project without any funding owned by a trans woman.
If you want David to beat Goliath, we need our slingshot (LLMs).
November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
LinkedIn is a massive corporation owned by Microsoft.
We're a tiny project without any funding owned by a trans woman.
If you want David to beat Goliath, we need our slingshot (LLMs).
We're a tiny project without any funding owned by a trans woman.
If you want David to beat Goliath, we need our slingshot (LLMs).
We want to compete with LinkedIn in the same way that Bluesky competes with Twitter.
The point is to offer compelling decentralized alternatives so people aren't caught up in rent-seeking corporate walled gardens.
The point is to offer compelling decentralized alternatives so people aren't caught up in rent-seeking corporate walled gardens.
What does “compete” even mean when no one is making any money?
November 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
We want to compete with LinkedIn in the same way that Bluesky competes with Twitter.
The point is to offer compelling decentralized alternatives so people aren't caught up in rent-seeking corporate walled gardens.
The point is to offer compelling decentralized alternatives so people aren't caught up in rent-seeking corporate walled gardens.
No to both of these questions!
That said, the nature of AT Proto is such that there's a high likelihood it will be scraped for data, even if we are doing nothing ourselves to facilitate or enable that.
bsky.app/profile/mosh...
That said, the nature of AT Proto is such that there's a high likelihood it will be scraped for data, even if we are doing nothing ourselves to facilitate or enable that.
bsky.app/profile/mosh...
There's admittedly a few good questions you want answers to like
"are you recklessly feeding up all my sensitive customer data as training material to some third party"
and
"did you just give your prompt-injection riddled nightmare access to all my data"
but that's more specific than "AI??"
"are you recklessly feeding up all my sensitive customer data as training material to some third party"
and
"did you just give your prompt-injection riddled nightmare access to all my data"
but that's more specific than "AI??"
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
No to both of these questions!
That said, the nature of AT Proto is such that there's a high likelihood it will be scraped for data, even if we are doing nothing ourselves to facilitate or enable that.
bsky.app/profile/mosh...
That said, the nature of AT Proto is such that there's a high likelihood it will be scraped for data, even if we are doing nothing ourselves to facilitate or enable that.
bsky.app/profile/mosh...
We occasionally get questions about whether we use AI.
Yes. Just like Bluesky. Just like the majority of software projects these days.
It's especially unrealistic to expect projects without serious funding to not use AI and try to compete.
Yes. Just like Bluesky. Just like the majority of software projects these days.
It's especially unrealistic to expect projects without serious funding to not use AI and try to compete.
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We occasionally get questions about whether we use AI.
Yes. Just like Bluesky. Just like the majority of software projects these days.
It's especially unrealistic to expect projects without serious funding to not use AI and try to compete.
Yes. Just like Bluesky. Just like the majority of software projects these days.
It's especially unrealistic to expect projects without serious funding to not use AI and try to compete.
Not yet. They're somewhat of a walled garden, but we should try to see what we can pull off!
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Not yet. They're somewhat of a walled garden, but we should try to see what we can pull off!
Anyone who requested beta access before this post should now be able to login.
We also just sent out another invite to every active account (including the ones just added!)
We also just sent out another invite to every active account (including the ones just added!)
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Anyone who requested beta access before this post should now be able to login.
We also just sent out another invite to every active account (including the ones just added!)
We also just sent out another invite to every active account (including the ones just added!)
We want to make ProtoPro work how you want with your broader AT Proto experience.
There is now a setting that replaces button links to Bluesky with Deer Social instead.
There is now a setting that replaces button links to Bluesky with Deer Social instead.
![Screenshot showing a post with a "View on [deer icon]" button](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2ipdlsmtzxoztwq2v7hmtvxy/bafkreibmj6ts2bbaulhtch4qjtos32y3skagfmmp23oafrld57rpfeym3q@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
We want to make ProtoPro work how you want with your broader AT Proto experience.
There is now a setting that replaces button links to Bluesky with Deer Social instead.
There is now a setting that replaces button links to Bluesky with Deer Social instead.
If you applied for beta access at any point using the form on our website, you should now have access!
(Though we see several of you already got in via invites 💜)
(Though we see several of you already got in via invites 💜)
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
If you applied for beta access at any point using the form on our website, you should now have access!
(Though we see several of you already got in via invites 💜)
(Though we see several of you already got in via invites 💜)
The PDS Data Browser inside of ProtoPro now has syntax highlighting on the JSON viewer and a tab for exploring blobs (e.g. pictures and videos — your non-text data)
Though many users may not need these tools, we want to empower power users to have control over their data!
Though many users may not need these tools, we want to empower power users to have control over their data!
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The PDS Data Browser inside of ProtoPro now has syntax highlighting on the JSON viewer and a tab for exploring blobs (e.g. pictures and videos — your non-text data)
Though many users may not need these tools, we want to empower power users to have control over their data!
Though many users may not need these tools, we want to empower power users to have control over their data!
AT Protocol, as opposed to AT-AT Protocol, the system the empire uses to coordinate walkers
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
AT Protocol, as opposed to AT-AT Protocol, the system the empire uses to coordinate walkers
Reposted by ProtoPro
Thanks to all the love and support shown to @protopro.blue so far!
October 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Thanks to all the love and support shown to @protopro.blue so far!
You can now add awards, projects, and publications to your resume on ProtoPro!
These fields correspond to new fields on the blue.protopro.actor.profile lexicon!
These fields correspond to new fields on the blue.protopro.actor.profile lexicon!
October 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
You can now add awards, projects, and publications to your resume on ProtoPro!
These fields correspond to new fields on the blue.protopro.actor.profile lexicon!
These fields correspond to new fields on the blue.protopro.actor.profile lexicon!
Easily see full details of your available invite codes and where the ones you've used have gone on the new invites page!
beta.protopro.blue/invites
beta.protopro.blue/invites
ProtoPro
AT Proto for professionals and businesses.
beta.protopro.blue
October 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Easily see full details of your available invite codes and where the ones you've used have gone on the new invites page!
beta.protopro.blue/invites
beta.protopro.blue/invites
New, easy-to-find place for invite codes on mobile browsers!
October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
New, easy-to-find place for invite codes on mobile browsers!
We had an outage for a bit this morning! But half the internet did because AWS was down.
Nevertheless, apologies for any inconveniences.
Nevertheless, apologies for any inconveniences.
October 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We had an outage for a bit this morning! But half the internet did because AWS was down.
Nevertheless, apologies for any inconveniences.
Nevertheless, apologies for any inconveniences.
Some people are having trouble finding the invite codes, and we are re-examining the UX to make it more intuitive.
We may need to add a dedicated "Home" link? Clicking on ProtoPro while logged in takes you here with the invites at the side.
Feel free to swipe @ens0.me's, first come, first served.
We may need to add a dedicated "Home" link? Clicking on ProtoPro while logged in takes you here with the invites at the side.
Feel free to swipe @ens0.me's, first come, first served.
October 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Some people are having trouble finding the invite codes, and we are re-examining the UX to make it more intuitive.
We may need to add a dedicated "Home" link? Clicking on ProtoPro while logged in takes you here with the invites at the side.
Feel free to swipe @ens0.me's, first come, first served.
We may need to add a dedicated "Home" link? Clicking on ProtoPro while logged in takes you here with the invites at the side.
Feel free to swipe @ens0.me's, first come, first served.