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# Fediverse Enhancement Proposals

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This is the Git repository containing Fediverse Enhancment Proposals (FEPs).

A Fediverse Enhancement Proposal (FEP) is a document that provides information to the Fediverse community. The goal of a FEP is to improve interoperability and well-being of diverse services, applications and communities that form the Fediverse.

The FEP Process is an initiative of the [SocialHub](https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks) developer community, a liaison of the [W3C Social Web Incubator Community Group](https://www.w3.org/community/SocialCG/). For ongoing and past discussion see the [SocialHub FEP category](https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/c/standards/fep/54).

## FEPs

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| Title                                                                               | Status  | Tracking issue                                                                              | `dateReceived` | `dateFinalized` (or `dateWithdrawn`) |
| ---                                                                                 | ---     | -----                                                                                       | -------        | ------                               |
| [FEP-a4ed: The Fediverse Enhancement Proposal Process](./fep/a4ed/fep-a4ed.md) | `FINAL` | [#201](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/201) | 2020-10-16 | 2021-01-18 |
| [FEP-8fcf: Followers collection synchronization across servers](./fep/8fcf/fep-8fcf.md) | `FINAL` | [#6](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/6) | 2020-10-24 | 2022-02-07 |
| [FEP-f1d5: NodeInfo in Fediverse Software](./fep/f1d5/fep-f1d5.md) | `FINAL` | [#50](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/50) | 2020-12-13 | 2023-06-02 |
| [FEP-400e: Publicly-appendable ActivityPub collections](./fep/400e/fep-400e.md) | `FINAL` | [#5](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/5) | 2021-02-16 | 2022-02-04 |
| [FEP-8c3f: Web Monetization](./fep/8c3f/fep-8c3f.md) | `WITHDRAWN` | [#3](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/3) | 2022-01-18 | 2023-10-27 |
| [FEP-2100: Unbound Group and Organization](./fep/2100/fep-2100.md) | `DRAFT` | [#36](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/36) | 2022-03-31 | - |
| [FEP-e232: Object Links](./fep/e232/fep-e232.md) | `FINAL` | [#14](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/14) | 2022-08-01 | 2023-12-03 |
| [FEP-5624: Per-object reply control policies](./fep/5624/fep-5624.md) | `DRAFT` | [#18](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/18) | 2022-08-23 | - |
| [FEP-1b12: Group federation](./fep/1b12/fep-1b12.md) | `FINAL` | [#22](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/22) | 2022-11-12 | 2023-02-09 |
| [FEP-8b32: Object Integrity Proofs](./fep/8b32/fep-8b32.md) | `DRAFT` | [#29](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/29) | 2022-11-12 | - |
| [FEP-c390: Identity Proofs](./fep/c390/fep-c390.md) | `DRAFT` | [#34](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/34) | 2022-11-23 | - |
| [FEP-cb76: Content Addressed Vocabulary](./fep/cb76/fep-cb76.md) | `DRAFT` | [#41](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/41) | 2022-11-29 | - |
| [FEP-fb2a: Actor metadata](./fep/fb2a/fep-fb2a.md) | `DRAFT` | [#45](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/45) | 2022-12-09 | - |
| [FEP-c118: Content licensing support](./fep/c118/fep-c118.md) | `DRAFT` | [#57](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/57) | 2023-01-16 | - |
| [FEP-2e40: The FEP Vocabulary Extension Process](./fep/2e40/fep-2e40.md) | `WITHDRAWN` | [#62](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/62) | 2023-02-13 | 2023-09-04 |
| [FEP-7888: Demystifying the context property](./fep/7888/fep-7888.md) | `DRAFT` | [#68](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/68) | 2023-03-14 | - |
| [FEP-d767: Extend ActivityPub with Valueflows](./fep/d767/fep-d767.md) | `WITHDRAWN` | [#76](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/76) | 2023-04-02 | 2024-02-03 |
| [FEP-5bf0: Collection sorting and filtering](./fep/5bf0/fep-5bf0.md) | `DRAFT` | [#80](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/80) | 2023-04-10 | - |
| [FEP-888d: Using https://w3id.org/fep as a base for FEP-specific namespaces](./fep/888d/fep-888d.md) | `DRAFT` | [#83](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/83) | 2023-04-10 | - |
| [FEP-612d: Identifying ActivityPub Objects through DNS](./fep/612d/fep-612d.md) | `DRAFT` | [#89](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/89) | 2023-04-18 | - |
| [FEP-0ea0: Payment Links](./fep/0ea0/fep-0ea0.md) | `DRAFT` | [#88](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/88) | 2023-04-18 | - |
| [FEP-fffd: Proxy Objects](./fep/fffd/fep-fffd.md) | `DRAFT` | [#95](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/95) | 2023-04-29 | - |
| [FEP-4adb: Dereferencing identifiers with webfinger](./fep/4adb/fep-4adb.md) | `DRAFT` | [#100](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/100) | 2023-05-13 | - |
| [FEP-a070: Ordered properties for plain JSON consumers](./fep/a070/fep-a070.md) | `DRAFT` | [#121](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/121) | 2023-06-13 | - |
| [FEP-c648: Blocked Collection](./fep/c648/fep-c648.md) | `DRAFT` | [#123](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/123) | 2023-06-14 | - |
| [FEP-bad1: Object history collection](./fep/bad1/fep-bad1.md) | `DRAFT` | [#124](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/124) | 2023-06-15 | - |
| [FEP-4ccd: Pending Followers Collection and Pending Following Collection](./fep/4ccd/fep-4ccd.md) | `DRAFT` | [#129](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/129) | 2023-06-21 | - |
| [FEP-d36d: Sharing Content Across Federated Forums](./fep/d36d/fep-d36d.md) | `DRAFT` | [#125](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/125) | 2023-07-01 | - |
| [FEP-1970: Chat Links](./fep/1970/fep-1970.md) | `DRAFT` | [#128](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/128) | 2023-07-04 | - |
| [FEP-521a: Representing actor's public keys](./fep/521a/fep-521a.md) | `DRAFT` | [#130](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/130) | 2023-07-08 | - |
| [FEP-ae97: Client-side activity signing](./fep/ae97/fep-ae97.md) | `DRAFT` | [#148](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/148) | 2023-08-14 | - |
| [FEP-0837: Federated Marketplace](./fep/0837/fep-0837.md) | `DRAFT` | [#147](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/147) | 2023-08-17 | - |
| [FEP-67ff: FEDERATION.md](./fep/67ff/fep-67ff.md) | `DRAFT` | [#157](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/157) | 2023-09-05 | - |
| [FEP-5feb: Search indexing consent for actors](./fep/5feb/fep-5feb.md) | `DRAFT` | [#154](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/154) | 2023-09-06 | - |
| [FEP-dc88: Formatting Mathematics](./fep/dc88/fep-dc88.md) | `DRAFT` | [#161](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/161) | 2023-09-12 | - |
| [FEP-d8c2: OAuth 2.0 Profile for the ActivityPub API](./fep/d8c2/fep-d8c2.md) | `DRAFT` | [#165](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/165) | 2023-09-17 | - |
| [FEP-7628: Move actor](./fep/7628/fep-7628.md) | `DRAFT` | [#168](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/168) | 2023-09-20 | - |
| [FEP-07d7: A Custom URL Scheme and Web-Based Protocol Handlers for Linking to ActivityPub Resources](./fep/07d7/fep-07d7.md) | `DRAFT` | [#171](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/171) | 2023-09-22 | - |
| [FEP-37f2: a policy for calls for consensus on SWICG group decisions](./fep/37f2/fep-37f2.md) | `DRAFT` | [#184](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/184) | 2023-09-28 | - |
| [FEP-2677: Identifying the Application Actor](./fep/2677/fep-2677.md) | `DRAFT` | [#190](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/190) | 2023-10-14 | - |
| [FEP-03c1: Actors without acct-URI](./fep/03c1/fep-03c1.md) | `DRAFT` | [#205](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/205) | 2023-11-10 | - |
| [FEP-ef61: Portable Objects](./fep/ef61/fep-ef61.md) | `DRAFT` | [#209](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/209) | 2023-12-06 | - |
| [FEP-7502: Limiting visibility to authenticated actors](./fep/7502/fep-7502.md) | `DRAFT` | [#218](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/218) | 2023-12-24 | - |
| [FEP-2c59: Discovery of a Webfinger address from an ActivityPub actor](./fep/2c59/fep-2c59.md) | `DRAFT` | [#226](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/226) | 2024-01-04 | - |
| [FEP-d556: Server-Level Actor Discovery Using WebFinger](./fep/d556/fep-d556.md) | `DRAFT` | [#243](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/243) | 2024-01-20 | - |
| [FEP-3264: Federated Work Coordination](./fep/3264/fep-3264.md) | `DRAFT` | [#255](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/255) | 2024-01-31 | - |
| [FEP-c5a1: To-do's](./fep/c5a1/fep-c5a1.md) | `DRAFT` | [#256](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/256) | 2024-01-31 | - |
| [FEP-61cf: The OpenWebAuth Protocol](./fep/61cf/fep-61cf.md) | `DRAFT` | [#263](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/263) | 2024-02-06 | - |
| [FEP-73cd: Migration User Stories](./fep/73cd/fep-73cd.md) | `DRAFT` | [#265](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/265) | 2024-02-07 | - |
| [FEP-96ff: Explicit signalling of ActivityPub Semantics](./fep/96ff/fep-96ff.md) | `DRAFT` | [#272](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/272) | 2024-02-17 | - |
| [FEP-6481: Specifying ActivityPub extension support with NodeInfo](./fep/6481/fep-6481.md) | `DRAFT` | [#279](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/279) | 2024-03-12 | - |
| [FEP-9fde: Mechanism for servers to expose supported operations](./fep/9fde/fep-9fde.md) | `DRAFT` | [#282](https://codeberg.org/fediverse/fep/issues/282) | 2024-03-14 | - |

## Submitting a FEP

Do you have an idea, opinion or information that you want to share with the wider Fediverse community? You may do so with a Fediverse Enhancement Proposal (FEP).

To create and submit a FEP:

1. Fork this repository, and then clone it to your local machine. Check the Codeberg [Cheat sheet](https://docs.codeberg.org/collaborating/pull-requests-and-git-flow/#cheat-sheet) on how to prepare your Pull Request.
2. Think of a title for the FEP you want to submit.
3. Compute the identifier of the FEP by computing the hash of the title. This can be done with following Unix command:

```
$ echo -n "The title of my proposal" | sha256sum | cut -c-4
b3f0
```

4. Create a subdirectory of [`fep/`](./fep/) using the identifier you just computed.
5. Copy the FEP template ([fep-xxxx-template.md](./fep-xxxx-template.md)) to this subdirectory and change the filename appropriately.
6. Use the identifer as the "slug" when filling out the frontmatter.

    - For example, if your computed identifier was `abcd`, then your file would be located at `fep/abcd/fep-abcd.md` and your frontmatter would include `slug: "abcd"`.

7. Write down your idea in the newly created file and commit it to a new branch in your repository (ex. fep-xxxx).
8. Create a Pull Request to complete Step 1 of [FEP-a4ed: The Fediverse Enhancement Proposal Process](./fep/a4ed/fep-a4ed.md). Further process is described in FEP-a4ed.

Alternatively to steps 3. to 6., you can run

```bash
python scripts/new_proposal.py TITLE OF YOUR PROPOSAL
```

that should create a prefilled template for you.

## Editors

The list of FEP's is facilitated by Editors who are listed in the [EDITORS.md](EDITORS.md) file. Editors are neutral custodians of the FEP process, who merge PR's, create tracking issues, and start discussion threads for each FEP in the [SocialHub](https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks) developer community forum.

## Contributing

Do you have ideas to improve the FEP Process? Post your suggestions to the issue tracker, or on the SocialHub forum. The SocialHub developer community is a "DoOcracy" which means: “pick up any task you want, and then steer it to completion”. Your contributions are most welcome, so delve in and find out how you can help.

## License

CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

To the extent possible under law, the authors of this document have waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.