diff --git a/atproto/atclient/cmd/atp-client-demo/main.go b/atproto/atclient/cmd/atp-client-demo/main.go
index 0f6479b7..b97d4d1d 100644
--- a/atproto/atclient/cmd/atp-client-demo/main.go
+++ b/atproto/atclient/cmd/atp-client-demo/main.go
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func runLoginAuth(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 
 	dir := identity.DefaultDirectory()
 
-	c, err := atclient.LoginWithPassword(ctx, dir, *atid, cmd.String("password"), "", nil)
+	c, err := atclient.LoginWithPassword(ctx, dir, atid, cmd.String("password"), "", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func runGetFeedAuth(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 
 	dir := identity.DefaultDirectory()
 
-	c, err := atclient.LoginWithPassword(ctx, dir, *atid, cmd.String("password"), "", nil)
+	c, err := atclient.LoginWithPassword(ctx, dir, atid, cmd.String("password"), "", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/atproto/auth/oauth/oauth.go b/atproto/auth/oauth/oauth.go
index 663a3f43..cd932473 100644
--- a/atproto/auth/oauth/oauth.go
+++ b/atproto/auth/oauth/oauth.go
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ func (app *ClientApp) StartAuthFlow(ctx context.Context, identifier string) (str
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("not a valid account identifier (%s): %w", identifier, err)
 		}
-		ident, err := app.Dir.Lookup(ctx, *atid)
+		ident, err := app.Dir.Lookup(ctx, atid)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to resolve username (%s): %w", identifier, err)
 		}
diff --git a/atproto/identity/cmd/atp-id/main.go b/atproto/identity/cmd/atp-id/main.go
index c920c0e2..aebb1708 100644
--- a/atproto/identity/cmd/atp-id/main.go
+++ b/atproto/identity/cmd/atp-id/main.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func runLookup(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 	slog.Info("valid syntax", "at-identifier", id)
 
 	dir := identity.DefaultDirectory()
-	acc, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, *id)
+	acc, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, id)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/bluepages/main.go b/cmd/bluepages/main.go
index 28bad294..0676c5c6 100644
--- a/cmd/bluepages/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bluepages/main.go
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func runLookupCmd(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, *atid)
+	ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, atid)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -317,12 +317,12 @@ func runRefreshCmd(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = dir.Purge(ctx, *atid)
+	err = dir.Purge(ctx, atid)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, *atid)
+	ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, atid)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/gosky/admin.go b/cmd/gosky/admin.go
index f01a721a..b35ca17f 100644
--- a/cmd/gosky/admin.go
+++ b/cmd/gosky/admin.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ var checkUserCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		id, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, *ident)
+		id, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, ident)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("resolve identifier %q: %w", cctx.Args().First(), err)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/gosky/debug.go b/cmd/gosky/debug.go
index 7aa644c2..46c7b370 100644
--- a/cmd/gosky/debug.go
+++ b/cmd/gosky/debug.go
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ var debugCompareReposCmd = &cli.Command{
 
 		if !cctx.IsSet("host-1") {
 			dir := identity.DefaultDirectory()
-			ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, *did)
+			ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, did)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/gosky/main.go b/cmd/gosky/main.go
index 49385f47..948c4612 100644
--- a/cmd/gosky/main.go
+++ b/cmd/gosky/main.go
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ var getRecordCmd = &cli.Command{
 				return err
 			}
 
-			resp, err := identity.DefaultDirectory().Lookup(ctx, *atid)
+			resp, err := identity.DefaultDirectory().Lookup(ctx, atid)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ var verifyUserCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		ident, err := identity.DefaultDirectory().Lookup(ctx, *idf)
+		ident, err := identity.DefaultDirectory().Lookup(ctx, idf)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/gosky/sync.go b/cmd/gosky/sync.go
index 357131a1..13c60f42 100644
--- a/cmd/gosky/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/gosky/sync.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ var syncGetRepoCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 		dir := identity.DefaultDirectory()
-		ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, *atid)
+		ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, atid)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ var syncGetRootCmd = &cli.Command{
 		}
 
 		dir := identity.DefaultDirectory()
-		ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, *atid)
+		ident, err := dir.Lookup(ctx, atid)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/hepa/main.go b/cmd/hepa/main.go
index a50f9561..9fa1ee62 100644
--- a/cmd/hepa/main.go
+++ b/cmd/hepa/main.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ var processRecentCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		return capture.FetchAndProcessRecent(ctx, srv.Engine, *atid, cmd.Int("limit"))
+		return capture.FetchAndProcessRecent(ctx, srv.Engine, atid, cmd.Int("limit"))
 	},
 }
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ var captureRecentCmd = &cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		cap, err := capture.CaptureRecent(ctx, srv.Engine, *atid, cmd.Int("limit"))
+		cap, err := capture.CaptureRecent(ctx, srv.Engine, atid, cmd.Int("limit"))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/search/handlers.go b/search/handlers.go
index a5d2b27c..9f4e0495 100644
--- a/search/handlers.go
+++ b/search/handlers.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleSearchPostsSkeleton(e echo.Context) error {
 			}
 		}
 		if atid.IsHandle() {
-			ident, err := s.dir.Lookup(e.Request().Context(), *atid)
+			ident, err := s.dir.Lookup(e.Request().Context(), atid)
 			if err != nil {
 				return e.JSON(400, map[string]any{
 					"error":   "BadRequest",
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleSearchPostsSkeleton(e echo.Context) error {
 			}
 		}
 		if atid.IsHandle() {
-			ident, err := s.dir.Lookup(e.Request().Context(), *atid)
+			ident, err := s.dir.Lookup(e.Request().Context(), atid)
 			if err != nil {
 				return e.JSON(400, map[string]any{
 					"error":   "BadRequest",