Polls are rendering!

I'm working to get all of the little visual elements available across the Fediverse to render in a usable way on Ktistec. When released, users will also be able to vote on polls.

#ktistec #activitypub #fediverse

The major feature in v3.2.0 of Ktistec is thread analysis. The previous release, v3.1.2, added support for viewing threads from Lemmy communities. I follow the Open Source community, which leads to many large threads. The thread on FFMpeg and Google has 112 posts and is still growing.

Thread analysis helps me navigate these extensive conversations. It includes: top contributors, a timeline histogram, and notable branches.

The analysis applies several heuristics to identify interesting branches of the main thread. “Interesting” is subjective, but the algorithm currently looks for sudden bursts of activity and highlights those areas. Ktistec uses this to create a table of contents that links directly to those branches. Clicking on one of these links takes you to a branch-only view that focuses on the selected part of the thread.

It's fast—I anticipated needing to cache analyses, but analyzing a thread with over 400 posts takes only about 50 milliseconds on my production server.

This release also addresses an object visibility regression that was introduced in a previous version.

Full Changelog

Added

• Thread analysis that displays key participants, a timeline histogram, and notable branches
• New MCP tools: analyze_thread and get_thread
• Focal point rendering support for image attachments

Fixed

• Regression in object visibility affecting replies to threads

Changed

• Enhanced MCP tool details for likes, dislikes, and announces
• Improved cookie security.

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I love a good discussion, but navigating large threads is difficult, and filtering the dross to find the silver and gold is tedious. I am working on thread analytics and an improved thread header to make it easier to identify the interesting bits and to quickly navigate to them.

Here's a peek:

In addition to top contributors, the thread header now includes a timeline histogram showing periods of engagement, and a table of contents with notable branches and direct links to those branches.

This feature is still under development, so expect changes and refinements before the next release.

#ktistec

centralization always leads to the same destination. that’s why I built #ktistec and why it only supports one user*

*okay, soon to support a small number of users, but the point still stands

RSS feeds are in the works...

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