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Flotilla-Budabit is fork of Flotilla which aims to provide a first class, git-centric community experience for developers. Based on the popular Coracle client, Flotilla is a drop in replacement for Matrix/Discord/Slack, using a variation of NIP-29. This post is a result of a brainstorming session for features that would deliver the best possible user experience.

1. Repositories Overview

Goal: Browse and discover Git repositories.

• Project cards showing name, description, tags, clone URL.
• Buttons: Star, Watch, Fork.
• Links to discussion channels and activity.

Powered by:
kind:30617

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2. Branch and Tag View

Goal: Show active branches and tags with latest commits.

• Branch/tag selector
• HEAD pointer visualization
• Timeline of commits

Powered by:
kind:30618

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3. Issues Board

Goal: Track bugs, discussions, and feature requests.

• Markdown issue rendering
• Labels and status indicators
• Threaded comments

Powered by:
kind:1621, kind:1630–1632

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4. Patch Threads

Goal: View and discuss patches as threaded conversations.

• Rich patch preview
• Reply threads for review
• Revision tracking

Powered by:
kind:1617, kind:1630–1633, NIP-10

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5. Pull Request UX

Goal: Display patch series as PR-style units.

• Patch stack visualization
• Merge/apply status indicators
• Final result commit link

Powered by:
kind:1617, kind:1631, merge-commit, applied-as-commits

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6. Diff and Merge Preview

Goal: Side-by-side comparison with inline comments.

• Expandable diff viewer
• Merge conflict resolution UI
• Apply/Close buttons

Powered by:
kind:1622, parent-commit, commit

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7. Real-time Git Chat

Goal: Communicate in real-time around a repo.

• Dedicated chat channels for each repo
• Markdown, code snippets, and tagging support
• Pinned patches, issues, and sessions

Powered by:
NIP-29, a:30617, kind:1337

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8. Notifications and Mentions

Goal: Alert users to relevant events.

• Mentions, assignments, and status changes
• Personal notification pane

Powered by:
p tags, mention e-tags

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9. Repository-Wide Search

Goal: Search patches, issues, snippets.

• Full-text search with filters
• Search by kind, label, commit ID

Powered by:
kind:1617, 1621, 1337, t, x, l, subject

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10. Repository Wikis

Goal: Collaboratively edit and view project documentation.

• Wiki sidebar tab
• Markdown articles with versioning
• Linked inline in chat

Powered by (proposed):
kind:1341 (Wiki article)
kind:30617 with wiki-home tag

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11. Live Coding Sessions

Goal: Host real-time collaborative coding events.

• /livecode starts a session thread
• Snippets auto-tagged to session
• Export as patch or wiki

Powered by (proposed):
kind:1347 (Live coding session)
kind:1337, kind:1622, kind:1341

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Supporting Tools

1. GitHub Browser Extension

Goal: Publish GitHub content to Nostr directly.

• “Share on Nostr” buttons on PRs, issues, commits

Backed by:
kind:1623, 1622, 1617, 1621

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2. VS Code Extension

Goal: Enable developers to interact with Flotilla from their IDE.

• Repo feed, patch submission, issue tracking
• Inline threads and comment rendering

Backed by:
kind:1617, 1621, 1337, 163x

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3. GitHub Actions Integration

Goal: Automate Nostr publishing of repo activity.

• Push = repo state
• PR = patch
• Issue/Comment = issue
• Merge = status update

Backed by:
kind:30618, 1617, 1621, 1631
Configured via .nostr.yml