Nostr Compass #4 is out! This week @primal Android transforms into a full signing hub with NIP-46 remote and NIP-55 local signer support, letting other apps request signatures securely. The Marmot Protocol team @White Noise merged 18 PRs hardening their MLS-based encrypted messaging after a security audit. Our deep dive explains NIP-04 vs NIP-44: why legacy encryption has critical flaws and how the modern replacement fixes them with authenticated encryption and proper key derivation. Plus: @Citrine v1.0, Applesauce v5.0, AI agent supervision in TENEX, and notable work across @Damus, @Amethyst, Bitchat, and more.
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Nostr Compass
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Nostr Compass is a technical resource for the Nostr protocol, helping developers, relay operators, and builders stay current on protocol evolution.
We publish weekly newsletters covering NIP proposals, client updates, relay developments, and notable code changes. Our podcast features conversations with the developers building Nostr. The topic index documents key concepts with links to primary sources.
Nostr Compass now has a podcast edition. Each week we record a panel discussion walking through the newsletter with developers and contributors from the ecosystem. Subscribe via RSS to get new episodes in your podcast app of choice.
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Nostr Compass Podcast #2
Primal Android joins Amber and Aegis as a full NIP-55 signer, Shopstr introduces Zapsnags for flash sales via Lightning, and Mostro adds an opt-in development fund. Plus: NDK cache queries got 162x faster, we break down NIP-02 (follow lists) and NIP-10 (reply threading), and the panel explores multi-agent AI systems on Nostr.
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Nostr Compass #3 is out: "Five Years of Nostr Decembers"
A technical retrospective tracing December milestones from 2020's genesis through Jack's 14 BTC donation to this month's NIP-55 signer expansion and NDK's 162x speedup.
Plus: Amethyst desktop module, Notedeck messaging, Citrine web hosting, NIP-54 internationalization fixes.
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**Nostr Compass Podcast is live.**
Protocol updates and client releases, explained by the builders.
Fully Nostr native: hosted on Blossom, published via @npub196qv...afme. Works in any podcast client.
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