What this is
Waystation is a small chat client for atproto Spaces. It is alpha code, written to test Spaces on the Bluesky alpha sandbox, and its first job is testing Clockwork Conductor, a D&D game master bot.
Things will break, change, or vanish, especially when Spaces moves to public beta.
Joining a space
You need an account on the Spaces alpha sandbox, with a handle ending in
.spaces-alpha.bsky.network. Your regular Bluesky account will not work,
because only the sandbox supports Spaces right now.
- Send your sandbox handle to the person who owns the space.
- Wait for them to add you. Spaces have no join requests; only the owner can add members.
- Sign in to Waystation with your sandbox handle. The space appears under Member of. If the owner sent you an invite link instead, open it and sign in; the space opens once you are a member.
An invite link is the same for everyone and lets nobody in by itself. Opening it before you have been added shows "You are not a member of this space."
Hosting a space
- Sign in with I want to host spaces checked.
- Create a space under Hosting.
- Open it and click Members. Add each person by their sandbox handle.
- Copy the invite link from the same panel and send it to the people you added.
If the Members panel shows no invite link, sign out and sign in again with I want to host spaces checked.
Who runs it
Waystation is written and run by cruftbox.
- Atmosphere identity: @cruftbox.com
- Email: michael@pusateri.org
Read the privacy page before posting anything.
Caveats
Waystation is provided as is. In particular, it is not responsible for:
- Solving the grand unified theory. Waystation can't even unify its own color palette.
- Explaining the end of Game of Thrones. Nobody can.
- Justifying my love of Moonrise Kingdom. I will not be taking questions.
- Your dice rolls.