deso-ag

Decentralized Social Aggregator - A CLI tool and library for aggregating posts from decentralized social protocols.

Search and view content across Farcaster, Lens, Nostr, and Bluesky from your terminal or programmatically from your agent.

Installation

npm install deso-ag

Or to use as a CLI globally:

npm install -g deso-ag

From Source

git clone https://github.com/sphairetra/deso-ag
cd deso-ag
pnpm install

Environment Variables

Lens, Nostr, and Bluesky trending work without any keys. Bluesky search requires authentication.

Add keys to your shell profile so they persist across sessions:

# Add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc
export NEYNAR_API_KEY=your-key-here
export BLUESKY_IDENTIFIER=your-handle.bsky.social
export BLUESKY_APP_PASSWORD=your-app-password

Without a key, the respective source/feature is skipped and everything else still works normally.

Commands

search [query]

Search for posts across networks.

pnpm dev search "ethereum"
pnpm dev search "AI" --sources nostr
pnpm dev search --channel dev --sources farcaster

Multi-word queries use AND semantics (all terms must match):

pnpm dev search "AI crypto"       # posts must contain both "AI" and "crypto"
pnpm dev search "ethereum layer2"

trending

Get trending posts from all networks.

pnpm dev trending
pnpm dev trending --sources farcaster,lens
pnpm dev trending --format json --limit 50

terms

Extract top discussion terms from posts via engagement-weighted frequency analysis.

pnpm dev terms                              # top 3 terms per platform, last 24h
pnpm dev terms -n 5 -s farcaster -t week    # top 5, Farcaster only, last week
pnpm dev terms -f json                      # machine-readable output

channels

Browse popular Farcaster channels.

pnpm dev channels
pnpm dev channels --limit 50

Options

All commands accept the following options (except where noted):

Output Formats

• markdown - Human-readable with headers, author info, and engagement stats. Default for search.
• summary - Condensed overview with post counts and top content. Default for trending.
• json - Raw JSON array of post objects. Good for piping to other tools.
• compact - Single JSON object with metadata envelope, engagement scores, and full content. Designed for AI agents.

Sort Orders

• engagement - By score (likes + reposts*2 + replies). Best for discovering high-signal content. Default for trending.
• recent - By timestamp descending. Best for monitoring.
• relevance - Query-matching posts first, then by engagement. Default for search.

Agent Usage

deso-ag is designed for consumption by AI agents doing research across decentralized social networks.

Compact Output Format

The compact format returns a single JSON object with a metadata envelope, pre-computed engagement scores, full untruncated content, and source health info:

pnpm dev trending -f compact -l 10
pnpm dev search "AI agents" -f compact -l 10

Output shape:

{
  "meta": {
    "query": "AI agents",
    "totalPosts": 42,
    "sources": [
      {"name": "farcaster", "count": 15},
      {"name": "lens", "count": 12},
      {"name": "nostr", "count": 15}
    ],
    "timeframe": "24h",
    "fetchedAt": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
  },
  "posts": [
    {
      "id": "...",
      "source": "farcaster",
      "author": "dwr",
      "content": "full untruncated content...",
      "timestamp": "2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
      "url": "https://...",
      "score": 523,
      "engagement": {"likes": 400, "reposts": 50, "replies": 23},
      "tags": []
    }
  ]
}

Library Import

For agents that run in Node.js, import aggregate() directly instead of shelling out:

import { aggregate } from 'deso-ag';

const result = await aggregate({
  sources: ['farcaster', 'lens', 'nostr', 'bluesky'],
  timeframe: '24h',
  query: 'AI agents',
  limit: 20,
  sort: 'relevance',
});

console.log(result.meta.totalPosts);
for (const post of result.posts) {
  console.log(`[${post.source}] @${post.author.username}: ${post.content.slice(0, 100)}`);
}

The terms() function extracts top discussion terms:

import { terms } from 'deso-ag';

const result = await terms({
  sources: ['farcaster', 'nostr'],
  timeframe: '24h',
  limit: 20,
}, 5); // top 5 terms

for (const st of result.bySource) {
  console.log(`${st.source}: ${st.terms.map(t => t.token).join(', ')}`);
}

Individual fetchers and utilities are also exported:

import { fetchFarcaster, fetchLens, fetchNostr, fetchBluesky, computeEngagementScore, matchesQuery, extractTerms } from 'deso-ag';

Examples

# Get a quick summary of trending content
pnpm dev trending -f summary -l 20

# Agent-optimized compact output sorted by engagement
pnpm dev trending -f compact -o engagement -l 10

# Search for AI discussions on Lens only
pnpm dev search "AI" -s lens -f json

# Multi-word search with compact output
pnpm dev search "AI crypto" -f compact -l 10

# Browse the /dev channel on Farcaster
pnpm dev search --channel dev -s farcaster

# Export trending Nostr posts as JSON
pnpm dev trending -s nostr -f json > nostr-trending.json

# Search Bluesky for discussions
pnpm dev search "ethereum" -s bluesky -l 5

# Trending on Bluesky
pnpm dev trending -s bluesky -f summary

# Sort search results by recency
pnpm dev search "ethereum" -o recent -f json -l 5

# Top 5 terms across all networks this week
pnpm dev terms -n 5 -t week

# Terms from Farcaster and Nostr as JSON
pnpm dev terms -f json -s farcaster,nostr -l 10

Supported Networks

All networks return engagement stats (likes, reposts, replies) and support timeframe filtering.

Limitations

• Farcaster: Requires NEYNAR_API_KEY. Without it, Farcaster is skipped.
• Nostr: Relay responses can be slow or inconsistent depending on network conditions.
• Rate limits: All APIs have rate limits. For heavy usage, consider running your own infrastructure.

Development

pnpm build    # Build for production
pnpm test     # Run tests

Tech Stack

• TypeScript
• Commander.js for CLI
• nostr-tools for Nostr protocol
• Native fetch for HTTP requests

License

MIT

Author

@mattlee.eth