🦋 Moods ATProto Integration - Master Index #
Created: October 14, 2025
Total Documentation: ~58 KB (7 files)
Status: ✅ Ready for Implementation
📖 Documentation Guide #
🚀 Start Here #
File: MOODS-GET-STARTED.md (6.1 KB)
Read Time: 10 minutes
Purpose: Quick overview and getting started guide
📋 Quick Reference #
File: MOODS-INTEGRATION-SUMMARY.md (3.9 KB)
Read Time: 5 minutes
Purpose: Summary of approach, schema changes, and commands
📐 Architecture #
File: MOODS-ARCHITECTURE-DIAGRAM.md (13 KB)
Read Time: 15 minutes
Purpose: Visual diagrams of data flow, deletion, migration, and audit
📚 Complete Plan #
File: MOODS-ATPROTO-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md (26 KB)
Read Time: 45 minutes
Purpose: Comprehensive implementation guide with full code samples
✅ Progress Tracking #
File: MOODS-INTEGRATION-CHECKLIST.md (5.4 KB)
Purpose: Track implementation progress phase-by-phase
🔧 Technical Files #
Lexicon Definition #
File: lexicons/computer/aesthetic/mood.json (1.6 KB)
Purpose: ATProto schema for computer.aesthetic.mood records
Quick Commands #
File: scripts/moods-integration-commands.sh (2.1 KB)
Purpose: Executable reference for common commands
📊 What's Included #
Documentation (1,586 lines) #
- ✅ Complete implementation plan with code samples
- ✅ Phase-by-phase breakdown (5 phases)
- ✅ Testing strategy and checklist
- ✅ Migration scripts (templates)
- ✅ Audit tools (templates)
- ✅ Edge cases and considerations
- ✅ Rollback procedures
- ✅ Architecture diagrams
Lexicon (ATProto Schema) #
- ✅
computer.aesthetic.mooddefinition - ✅ Fields: text, createdAt, intensity, context, isPrivate, mongoId
- ✅ Validation rules (280 char limit, datetime format, etc)
- ✅ TID-based record keys for chronological ordering
Scripts (Templates) #
- ✅ Lexicon deployment script
- ✅ Migration/backfill script
- ✅ Audit/verification script
- ✅ Helper functions (mood-atproto.mjs)
🎯 Implementation Overview #
What We're Building #
Goal: Integrate AC moods with ATProto to enable federated mood sharing
Strategy: Dual-write pattern with MongoDB primary, ATProto secondary
Key Features:
- New moods auto-sync to ATProto
- Historical moods can be backfilled
- Delete syncs to both systems
- Graceful degradation if ATProto unavailable
- No risk to existing moods
Architecture Summary #
User → /api/mood → MongoDB (primary) → Success
↘ ATProto (secondary) → Federated
Deletion → MongoDB (delete) + ATProto (delete) → Both cleared
Migration → Find unsaved moods → Create ATProto records → Update MongoDB
Schema Changes #
MongoDB moods collection gets new optional field:
atproto: {
uri: "at://did:plc:abc.../computer.aesthetic.mood/3k...",
cid: "bafyrei...",
created: Date,
synced: true
}
ATProto PDS gets new record type:
{
$type: "computer.aesthetic.mood",
text: "feeling good",
createdAt: "2025-10-14T12:00:00Z",
mongoId: "abc123" // Back-reference
}
🚀 Quick Start Path #
For Developers #
- Read:
MOODS-GET-STARTED.md(10 min) - Review:
MOODS-ARCHITECTURE-DIAGRAM.md(15 min) - Study:
MOODS-ATPROTO-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md(45 min) - Track: Use
MOODS-INTEGRATION-CHECKLIST.mdduring implementation
For Project Managers #
- Read:
MOODS-INTEGRATION-SUMMARY.md(5 min) - Review:
MOODS-INTEGRATION-CHECKLIST.mdfor milestones - Reference:
MOODS-ATPROTO-INTEGRATION-PLAN.mdfor detailed tasks
For QA/Testing #
- Read:
MOODS-INTEGRATION-SUMMARY.md(5 min) - Focus: Phase 5 section in
MOODS-ATPROTO-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md - Use:
MOODS-INTEGRATION-CHECKLIST.mdSection: Phase 5 Testing
📅 Timeline #
Estimated Duration: 3-4 weeks
- Week 1: Lexicon + Backend Integration
- Week 2: Deletion Sync + Migration Script
- Week 3: Backfill + Testing + Verification
- Week 4: Documentation + Production Launch
Effort: ~40-60 hours of development work
Risk Level: Low (MongoDB stays primary, ATProto is additive)
🎓 Key Concepts #
Dual-Write Pattern #
- Write to MongoDB first (primary)
- Write to ATProto second (secondary)
- If ATProto fails, MongoDB still succeeds
- Background job can retry failed syncs
Graceful Degradation #
- Users without ATProto accounts → MongoDB only
- ATProto PDS down → MongoDB only
- No user-facing errors
Bidirectional References #
- MongoDB → ATProto: via
atproto.urifield - ATProto → MongoDB: via
mongoIdfield - Enables full audit and sync verification
Time-based IDs (TID) #
- ATProto uses TID for chronological ordering
- Format:
3k...(base32 encoded timestamp) - Ensures moods appear in correct order
🔍 Files to Create During Implementation #
Phase 1 #
scripts/create-mood-lexicon.mjs- Deploy lexicon to PDS
Phase 2 #
system/backend/mood-atproto.mjs- Helper functions:createAtprotoMood()deleteAtprotoMood()deleteAllAtprotoMoods()
Phase 3 #
(Update existing files, no new files needed)
Phase 4 #
scripts/migrate-moods-to-atproto.mjs- Backfill historical moods
Phase 5 #
scripts/audit-mood-atproto-sync.mjs- Verify sync status
See full code samples in: MOODS-ATPROTO-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md
📊 Success Metrics #
Implementation Complete When: #
- ✅ Lexicon deployed to PDS
- ✅ New moods auto-create ATProto records
- ✅ Historical moods backfilled
- ✅ Account deletion removes ATProto moods
- ✅ Audit shows 100% sync rate
- ✅ All tests passing
- ✅ Documentation complete
- ✅ Monitoring in place
Target Metrics: #
- Sync Success Rate: >99%
- Sync Latency: <1 second
- Backfill Complete: 100% of eligible moods
- Zero Breaking Changes: Existing functionality unchanged
🚨 Important Notes #
What This DOES #
✅ Adds ATProto support to moods
✅ Enables federated mood discovery
✅ Maintains MongoDB as primary
✅ Gracefully handles ATProto failures
✅ Backfills historical data
✅ Syncs deletions
What This DOESN'T Do #
❌ Replace MongoDB with ATProto
❌ Require ATProto for moods to work
❌ Change existing mood functionality
❌ Break existing integrations
❌ Expose private data (unless user chooses)
📞 Support & Resources #
Documentation #
- Master Index: This file (
MOODS-INDEX.md) - Getting Started:
MOODS-GET-STARTED.md - Complete Plan:
MOODS-ATPROTO-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md - Architecture:
MOODS-ARCHITECTURE-DIAGRAM.md - Summary:
MOODS-INTEGRATION-SUMMARY.md - Checklist:
MOODS-INTEGRATION-CHECKLIST.md
Commands #
# Show all quick commands
./scripts/moods-integration-commands.sh
# List all moods files
ls -lh MOODS-*.md lexicons/computer/aesthetic/mood.json scripts/moods-*
Related Systems #
- MongoDB moods collection
/api/moodendpoint (mood.mjs)/api/delete-erase-and-forget-meendpoint- ATProto PDS at
https://at.aesthetic.computer - User creation flow (from ATPROTO-USER-CREATION-FIX)
✨ Next Steps #
- Review this index
- Read
MOODS-GET-STARTED.md - Study
MOODS-ATPROTO-INTEGRATION-PLAN.md - Begin Phase 1: Lexicon Creation
- Track progress in
MOODS-INTEGRATION-CHECKLIST.md
🎉 Ready to Build! #
This is a well-planned, low-risk integration with:
- Comprehensive documentation
- Clear implementation path
- Safety mechanisms built-in
- Rollback procedures defined
- Testing strategy included
Let's integrate moods with ATProto! 🦋
Created: October 14, 2025
Last Updated: October 14, 2025
Status: Ready for Implementation ✅