Bluesky Jetstream Firehose Skill

GF(3) Trit: -1 (MINUS - validator/filter on incoming data stream) Role: Constrain and validate Bluesky firehose events before processing

Overview

Jetstream is Bluesky's simplified JSON firehose - a WebSocket streaming API that provides real-time access to all public activity on the Bluesky network. Unlike the full atproto firehose (which uses CBOR/CAR binary encoding), Jetstream delivers plain JSON, making it accessible for rapid prototyping.

Endpoints:

• Primary: wss://jetstream2.us-east.bsky.network/subscribe
• Backup: wss://jetstream1.us-west.bsky.network/subscribe

Source: github.com/bluesky-social/jetstream

Query Parameters

Example URL:

wss://jetstream2.us-east.bsky.network/subscribe?wantedCollections=app.bsky.feed.post&wantedCollections=app.bsky.feed.like

Message Types

commit

Repository commit events (most common):

{
  "did": "did:plc:abc123...",
  "time_us": 1703123456789012,
  "kind": "commit",
  "commit": {
    "rev": "3k...",
    "operation": "create",
    "collection": "app.bsky.feed.post",
    "rkey": "3k...",
    "record": {
      "$type": "app.bsky.feed.post",
      "text": "Hello world!",
      "createdAt": "2024-12-21T10:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "cid": "bafyrei..."
  }
}

identity

Identity updates:

{
  "did": "did:plc:abc123...",
  "time_us": 1703123456789012,
  "kind": "identity",
  "identity": {
    "did": "did:plc:abc123...",
    "handle": "alice.bsky.social",
    "seq": 12345
  }
}

account

Account status changes:

{
  "did": "did:plc:abc123...",
  "time_us": 1703123456789012,
  "kind": "account",
  "account": {
    "active": true,
    "did": "did:plc:abc123...",
    "seq": 12345
  }
}

Collection NSIDs

JavaScript Example

const ws = new WebSocket(
  'wss://jetstream2.us-east.bsky.network/subscribe?' +
  'wantedCollections=app.bsky.feed.post'
);

ws.onmessage = (event) => {
  const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
  if (data.kind === 'commit' && data.commit.operation === 'create') {
    console.log(`[${data.did}]: ${data.commit.record.text}`);
  }
};

Babashka/Clojure Example

(ns bluesky.jetstream
  (:require [clojure.data.json :as json]
            [org.httpkit.client :as http]))

(def GAMMA 0x9E3779B9)

(defn splitmix32 [x]
  (let [z (bit-and (+ x GAMMA) 0xFFFFFFFF)
        z (bit-and (* (bit-xor z (unsigned-bit-shift-right z 15)) 0x85EBCA6B) 0xFFFFFFFF)
        z (bit-and (* (bit-xor z (unsigned-bit-shift-right z 13)) 0xC2B2AE35) 0xFFFFFFFF)]
    (bit-xor z (unsigned-bit-shift-right z 16))))

(defn cid->trit [cid]
  (let [hash (reduce #(bit-xor (unchecked-multiply %1 31) (int %2)) 0 cid)
        hue (mod (splitmix32 hash) 360)]
    (cond
      (or (< hue 60) (>= hue 300)) +1   ; PLUS (warm)
      (< hue 180) 0                      ; ERGODIC (neutral)
      :else -1)))                        ; MINUS (cold)

(defn process-event [event]
  (when (and (= (:kind event) "commit")
             (= (get-in event [:commit :operation]) "create"))
    (let [cid (get-in event [:commit :cid])
          text (get-in event [:commit :record :text])
          trit (cid->trit cid)]
      {:did (:did event)
       :text text
       :cid cid
       :trit trit
       :trit-label (case trit 1 "PLUS" 0 "ERGODIC" -1 "MINUS")})))

Integration with Agent-o-rama

Memory Substrate Connection

;; Feed Jetstream events into memory substrate
(defn ingest-to-substrate [event memory-client]
  (when-let [processed (process-event event)]
    ;; Compress into control artifact
    (compress-trace memory-client
      [{:role :user 
        :content (format "Bluesky post from %s: %s" 
                         (:did processed) (:text processed))}]
      {:tags ["bluesky" (:trit-label processed)]
       :source "jetstream"
       :cid (:cid processed)})))

Decay Tracking

Posts from Jetstream get the same decay epistemology:

• Half-life: 10 hours (HALF_LIFE_MS = 36000000)
• Renewal: User engagement (likes, replies) renews the artifact
• Expiration: Unrenewed posts decay to trit=0 (neutral)

GF(3) Conservation

Each ingested post gets a trit assignment based on CID hash:

Σ(post trits) ≡ 0 (mod 3)

Over large samples, the distribution naturally balances due to SplitMix64's uniform properties.

Rate Limits & Best Practices

1. Use cursor for resumption: Store time_us to resume after disconnect
2. Exponential backoff: 1s → 2s → 4s → ... → 60s max on reconnect
3. Filter collections: Request only what you need
4. Handle compression: Use zstd for bandwidth savings at scale
5. Monitor lag: Compare time_us to wall clock for lag detection

DuckDB Schema

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS bluesky_firehose (
  seq_id BIGINT PRIMARY KEY,
  did VARCHAR NOT NULL,
  collection VARCHAR NOT NULL,
  rkey VARCHAR,
  cid VARCHAR,
  operation VARCHAR,  -- create | update | delete
  record_json JSON,
  text VARCHAR,
  created_at TIMESTAMP,
  trit INTEGER,       -- -1, 0, +1
  color_hex VARCHAR,  -- Gay.jl deterministic color
  cursor_us BIGINT,   -- For resumption
  ingested_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
  
  INDEX idx_did (did),
  INDEX idx_collection (collection),
  INDEX idx_trit (trit),
  INDEX idx_cursor (cursor_us)
);

-- View for GF(3) balance check
CREATE VIEW bluesky_gf3_balance AS
SELECT 
  DATE_TRUNC('hour', ingested_at) as hour,
  SUM(trit) as trit_sum,
  MOD(SUM(trit), 3) as gf3_remainder,
  COUNT(*) as event_count
FROM bluesky_firehose
GROUP BY 1
ORDER BY 1 DESC;

Savitch Connection

The triadic processing of Jetstream events mirrors Savitch's reachability algorithm:

NSPACE(S(n)) ⊆ DSPACE(S(n)²)

Firehose Event Processing:
├── MINUS (-1): Validate/filter incoming event
├── ERGODIC (0): Route to appropriate handler  
└── PLUS (+1): Generate processed artifact

Each branch: O(S(n)) space
Recursion depth: O(log n) for branching decisions
Total: O(S(n)²) deterministic space simulating nondeterministic choices

Commands

# Start Babashka consumer
bb scripts/bluesky_jetstream.clj --collections app.bsky.feed.post --limit 1000

# Open HTML viewer
open scripts/bluesky_viewer.html

# Query stored events
duckdb ~/.topos/ducklake.duckdb "SELECT * FROM bluesky_firehose ORDER BY cursor_us DESC LIMIT 10"

# Check GF(3) balance
duckdb ~/.topos/ducklake.duckdb "SELECT * FROM bluesky_gf3_balance LIMIT 24"

Related Skills

• duckdb-temporal-versioning (+1): Store firehose with time-travel
• gay-mcp (+1): Deterministic coloring for CIDs
• memory-substrate (0): Ingest into Agent-o-rama memory

References

• Jetstream Documentation
• Jetstream Source Code
• ATProto Specification
• Jazco Blog: Jetstream Design

Skill Name: bluesky-jetstream Type: Real-time data stream consumer Trit: -1 (MINUS - validator/filter) GF(3) Triad: bluesky-jetstream (-1) ⊗ duckdb-temporal (0) ⊗ gay-mcp (+1) = 0 ✓

Scientific Skill Interleaving

This skill connects to the K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills ecosystem:

Graph Theory

• networkx [○] via bicomodule
  • Universal graph hub

Bibliography References

• general: 734 citations in bib.duckdb

SDF Interleaving

This skill connects to Software Design for Flexibility (Hanson & Sussman, 2021):

Primary Chapter: 10. Adventure Game Example

Concepts: autonomous agent, game, synthesis

GF(3) Balanced Triad

bluesky-jetstream (−) + SDF.Ch10 (+) + [balancer] (○) = 0

Skill Trit: -1 (MINUS - verification)

Connection Pattern

Adventure games synthesize techniques. This skill integrates multiple patterns.

Cat# Integration

This skill maps to Cat# = Comod(P) as a bicomodule in the equipment structure:

Trit: 0 (ERGODIC)
Home: Prof
Poly Op: ⊗
Kan Role: Adj
Color: #26D826

GF(3) Naturality

The skill participates in triads satisfying:

(-1) + (0) + (+1) ≡ 0 (mod 3)

This ensures compositional coherence in the Cat# equipment structure.