diff --git a/appview/pages/markup/extension/atlink.go b/appview/pages/markup/extension/atlink.go
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appview/pages/markup/extension/atlink.go
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+// heavily inspired by: https://github.com/kaleocheng/goldmark-extensions
+
+package extension
+
+import (
+	"regexp"
+
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/ast"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/parser"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/renderer"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/renderer/html"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/text"
+	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/util"
+)
+
+// An AtNode struct represents an AtNode
+type AtNode struct {
+	handle string
+	ast.BaseInline
+}
+
+var _ ast.Node = &AtNode{}
+
+// Dump implements Node.Dump.
+func (n *AtNode) Dump(source []byte, level int) {
+	ast.DumpHelper(n, source, level, nil, nil)
+}
+
+// KindAt is a NodeKind of the At node.
+var KindAt = ast.NewNodeKind("At")
+
+// Kind implements Node.Kind.
+func (n *AtNode) Kind() ast.NodeKind {
+	return KindAt
+}
+
+var atRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`(^|\s|\()(@)([a-zA-Z0-9.-]+)(\b)`)
+
+type atParser struct{}
+
+// NewAtParser return a new InlineParser that parses
+// at expressions.
+func NewAtParser() parser.InlineParser {
+	return &atParser{}
+}
+
+func (s *atParser) Trigger() []byte {
+	return []byte{'@'}
+}
+
+func (s *atParser) Parse(parent ast.Node, block text.Reader, pc parser.Context) ast.Node {
+	line, segment := block.PeekLine()
+	m := atRegexp.FindSubmatchIndex(line)
+	if m == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	atSegment := text.NewSegment(segment.Start, segment.Start+m[1])
+	block.Advance(m[1])
+	node := &AtNode{}
+	node.AppendChild(node, ast.NewTextSegment(atSegment))
+	node.handle = string(atSegment.Value(block.Source())[1:])
+	return node
+}
+
+// atHtmlRenderer is a renderer.NodeRenderer implementation that
+// renders At nodes.
+type atHtmlRenderer struct {
+	html.Config
+}
+
+// NewAtHTMLRenderer returns a new AtHTMLRenderer.
+func NewAtHTMLRenderer(opts ...html.Option) renderer.NodeRenderer {
+	r := &atHtmlRenderer{
+		Config: html.NewConfig(),
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt.SetHTMLOption(&r.Config)
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+// RegisterFuncs implements renderer.NodeRenderer.RegisterFuncs.
+func (r *atHtmlRenderer) RegisterFuncs(reg renderer.NodeRendererFuncRegisterer) {
+	reg.Register(KindAt, r.renderAt)
+}
+
+func (r *atHtmlRenderer) renderAt(w util.BufWriter, source []byte, n ast.Node, entering bool) (ast.WalkStatus, error) {
+	if entering {
+		w.WriteString(`<a href="/@`)
+		w.WriteString(n.(*AtNode).handle)
+		w.WriteString(`" class="mention">`)
+	} else {
+		w.WriteString("</a>")
+	}
+	return ast.WalkContinue, nil
+}
+
+type atExt struct{}
+
+// At is an extension that allow you to use at expression like '@user.bsky.social' .
+var AtExt = &atExt{}
+
+func (e *atExt) Extend(m goldmark.Markdown) {
+	m.Parser().AddOptions(parser.WithInlineParsers(
+		util.Prioritized(NewAtParser(), 500),
+	))
+	m.Renderer().AddOptions(renderer.WithNodeRenderers(
+		util.Prioritized(NewAtHTMLRenderer(), 500),
+	))
+}
diff --git a/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go b/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go
--- a/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go
+++ b/appview/pages/markup/markdown.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ callout "gitlab.com/staticnoise/goldmark-callout"
 	htmlparse "golang.org/x/net/html"
 
 	"tangled.org/core/api/tangled"
+	textension "tangled.org/core/appview/pages/markup/extension"
 	"tangled.org/core/appview/pages/repoinfo"
 )
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ Sanitizer    Sanitizer
 	Files        fs.FS
 }
 
-func (rctx *RenderContext) RenderMarkdown(source string) string {
+func NewMarkdown() goldmark.Markdown {
 	md := goldmark.New(
 		goldmark.WithExtensions(
 			extension.GFM,
@@ -66,12 +67,18 @@ extension.WithFootnoteIDPrefix([]byte("footnote")),
 			),
 			treeblood.MathML(),
 			callout.CalloutExtention,
+			textension.AtExt,
 		),
 		goldmark.WithParserOptions(
 			parser.WithAutoHeadingID(),
 		),
 		goldmark.WithRendererOptions(html.WithUnsafe()),
 	)
+	return md
+}
+
+func (rctx *RenderContext) RenderMarkdown(source string) string {
+	md := NewMarkdown()
 
 	if rctx != nil {
 		var transformers []util.PrioritizedValue
diff --git a/appview/pages/markup/sanitizer.go b/appview/pages/markup/sanitizer.go
--- a/appview/pages/markup/sanitizer.go
+++ b/appview/pages/markup/sanitizer.go
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ policy.AllowAttrs("class").Matching(regexp.MustCompile(`anchor|footnote-ref|footnote-backref`)).OnElements("a")
 	policy.AllowAttrs("class").Matching(regexp.MustCompile(`heading`)).OnElements("h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6", "h7", "h8")
 	policy.AllowAttrs("class").Matching(regexp.MustCompile(strings.Join(slices.Collect(maps.Values(chroma.StandardTypes)), "|"))).OnElements("span")
 
+	// at-mentions
+	policy.AllowAttrs("class").Matching(regexp.MustCompile(`mention`)).OnElements("a")
+
 	// centering content
 	policy.AllowElements("center")
 
diff --git a/input.css b/input.css
--- a/input.css
+++ b/input.css
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@ .prose a.footnote-backref {
             @apply no-underline;
         }
 
+        .prose a.mention {
+            @apply no-underline hover:underline;
+        }
+
         .prose li {
             @apply my-0 py-0;
         }