Communi-keys

The Key Pair#

What a Nostr key pair has by default:

A unique ID
A name
A description
An ability to sign stuff

The Relay#

What a Nostr relay has (or should have) by default:

Permissions, Moderation, AUTH, ...
Pricing & other costs to make the above work (cost per content type, subscriptions, xx publications per xx timeframe, ...)
List of accepted content types
(to add) Guidelines

The Community#

Since I need Communities to have all the above mentioned properties too, the simplest solution seems to be to just combine them. And when you already have a key pair and a relay, you just need the third basic Nostr building block to bring them together...

The Event#

To create a #communikey, a key pair (The Profile) needs to sign a (kind 30XXX) event that lays out the Community's :

Main relay + backup relays
Main blossom server + backup servers
(optional) Roles for specific npubs (admin, CEO, dictator, customer service, design lead, ...)
(optional) Community mint
(optional) "Welcome" Publication that serves as an introduction to the community

This way:

any existing npub can become a Community
Communities are not tied to one relay and have a truly unique ID
Things are waaaaaay easier for relay operators/services to be compatible (relative to existing community proposals)
Running one relay per community works an order of magnitude better, but isn't a requirement

The Publishers#

What the Community enjoyers need to chat in one specific #communikey :

Tag the npub in the (kind 9) chat message

What they needs to publish anything else in one or multiple #communikeys :

Publish a (kind 32222 - Targeted publication) event that lists the npubs of the targeted Communities
If the event is found on the main relay = The event is accepted

This way:

any existing publication can be targeted at a Community
Communities can #interop on content and bring their members together in reply sections, etc...
Your publication isn't tied forever to a specific relay

Ncommunity#

If nprofile = npub + relay hints, for profiles
Then ncommunity = npub + relay hints, for communities