Octosphere, a tool to decentralise scientific publishing
Hey HN! I went to an ATProto meetup last week, and as a burnt-out semi-academic who hates academic publishing, I thought there might be a cool opportunity to build on Octopus (https://www.octopus.ac/), so I got a bit excited over the weekend and built Octosphere. Hopefully some of you find it interesting! Blog post here: https://andreasthinks.me/posts/octosphere/octosphere.html
Octosphere, a tool to decentralise scientific publishing launched on February 3, 2026 with 64 votes, #547 of 16,627 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Octosphere is a decentralized scientific publishing tool built on ATProto that aims to reimagine academic publishing. It is designed for researchers and academics frustrated with traditional publishing systems. The platform builds on Octopus, an existing project, to enable more open and distributed scholarly communication.
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From the sources
Octosphere bridges the gap between academic publishing and the social web. It automatically syncs your research publications from Octopus to the AT Protocol (the atmosphere) — an open, decentralized network for social apps like Bluesky . By sharing your work on the atmosphere, you can reach broader audiences, engage with the public, and increase the visibility of your research beyond traditional academicfrom octosphere.social
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