Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Scott Jenson @scottjenson@social.coop

2/1/2026, 5:44:46 AM

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@evanEvan Prodromou @tsyesikaTsyesìka Great that you're getting such good reaction. But pardon my naivite but aren't we "giving it a go" already? There are so many new apps on the fediverse, I'm clearly missing something. Is this an ActivityPub vs Mastodon issue?

Evan Prodromou @evan@cosocial.ca

2/1/2026, 6:25:11 AM

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@scottjenson not at all!

I think the Readme for the API task force covers it pretty well.

https://github.com/swicg/activitypub-api?tab=readme-ov-file#introduction

tl;dr is that social applications on ActivityPub are often built as an integrated client-server stack.

In other ecosystems, like the Facebook Platform, app developers could leave the complicated parts of storage, authentication, social graph, and distribution to the platform, and they'd just concentrate on innovate experiences at the top of the stack.

GitHub - swicg/activitypub-api: ActivityPub API Task Force repository.

ActivityPub API Task Force repository. Contribute to swicg/activitypub-api development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com · GitHub

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