Encrypted Media — The ContextVM World #12
In today's update, we cover the latest news from ContextVM. In particular, we discuss the latest release of the Rust SDK, bringing it closer to feature parity with the TS one.
vor 3 Mon.3 mo ago4 Min.4 min
ContextVM
ContextVM is a decentralized protocol that enables Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and clients to communicate over the Nostr network. It uses Nostr as a secure, distributed transport layer—leveraging cryptographic keys for identity, decentralized discovery, and Bitcoin-powered micropayments. Rather than relying on centralized infrastructure like domains, OAuth, or cloud hosting, ContextVM allows anyone to run or access services using only Nostr and a internet-connected device. It transforms any computational service into a discoverable, accessible, and monetizable resource—while preserving privacy, security, and user sovereignty.
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The Benefits of FOSS — The ContextVM World #11 🌍
In today's update, we cover the latest news from ContextVM. In particular, we discuss our first contribution to the upstream MCP repository, how we are trying to reduce the amount of dependencies in our SDK, our brand new documentation pages, and a new Explicit Payment Gating mode for CEP-8 that lets AI agents decide whether a call is worth paying for.
vor 4 Mon.4 mo ago5 Min.5 min
Agentic Web — The ContextVM World #10
In today's update, we cover the latest news from ContextVM. In particular, we discuss the ongoing effort to expose the functionalities of CVM to other programming ecosystems through bindings in our Rust SDK. We also highlight the recent merge of ephemeral gift wraps in NIP-59, and two powerful additions to our website.
vor 4 Mon.4 mo ago4 Min.4 min
Coordinated MLS — The ContextVM World #9
In today's update, we cover the latest news from ContextVM. In particular, we present the finalists that will take part in the Summer of Bitcoin program during the next months, and discuss the latest release of our SDK.
vor 5 Mon.5 mo ago4 Min.4 min
The Rust SDK — The ContextVM World #8 🌍
GM people, and welcome to the 8th issue of "The ContextVM World", your biweekly appointment to discover everything you need to know about ContextVM, MCP, Nostr, and everything in between! In today's update we cover the latest news from ContextVM. In particular, we discuss the first official release of our new Rust SDK, which brings CVM to native development. We also cover a bunch of new CEPs being merged.
vor 5 Mon.5 mo ago5 Min.5 min
Public Presence — The ContextVM World #7
In today's update we cover the latest news from ContextVM. In particular, we discuss the recent merging of two new specifications, CEP-23, which allows servers to publish a public profile and post notes signed with the same keypair used for protocol operations, and CEP-24, which allows users to attach comments and reviews to servers.
vor 6 Mon.6 mo ago4 Min.4 min
Never Too Big — The ContextVM World #6 🌍
GM people, and welcome to the sixth issue of "The ContextVM World", your biweekly appointment to discover everything you need to know about ContextVM, MCP, Nostr, and all in between!
vor 6 Mon.6 mo ago4 Min.4 min
Relatr 0.2.x: Let a Thousand Trust Algorithms Bloom
Relatr 0.2.x has been a long time coming. This release is the result of a real engineering effort: not just shipping features, but stepping back, questioning assumptions, and redesigning one of the most important parts of the system until it matched the principles we care about. The center of gravity in this release is the plugin system, and with it, Relatr takes a major step forward.
vor 7 Mon.7 mo ago12 Min.12 min
Mentoring the Next Generation — The ContextVM World #5 🌍
In today's update we cover the latest news from ContextVM. In particular, we have been chosen to mentor the next generation of open-source contributors through the Summer of Bitcoin internship program. We also cover our latest modification to the CVM website and the spam attack that recently hit our realys.
vor 7 Mon.7 mo ago5 Min.5 min
Become Discoverable — The ContextVM World #4
In today's update we cover CEP-17, the latest specification change to the CVM protocol. This change allows MCP servers to announce the relays for establishing connections, making it easier to be discovered by clients. New CVMI capabilities, and other news from the ecosystem
vor 7 Mon.7 mo ago4 Min.4 min
CVMI the swiss army knife CLI for ContextVM
CVMI is becoming the command line for that world. With the new `discover` and `call` commands, CVMI is no longer only a supporting tool around the ecosystem. It is becoming a direct way to explore the network, inspect remote servers, debug them from the terminal, and integrate ContextVM services into scripts, apps, and agent workflows.
vor 7 Mon.7 mo ago5 Min.5 min
Ephemeral Is Better — The ContextVM World #3
In today's update we cover ephemeral gift wraps, which have been recently merged into the protocol with CEP-19. This feature introduces an optional convention for CVM servers and clients to exchange encrypted messages using an ephemeral gift wrap kind. We also present the latest release family, v0.6.x. We also discuss the latest news from the ecosystem, with a new MCP server to query Wolfram Alpha over Nostr, and the new feature being implemented in the CVM protocol, namely CEP-15, for common tools schema, and CEP-17, which provides a way for a server to publish its relay list.
vor 8 Mon.8 mo ago5 Min.5 min
The ContextVM World 🌍 — #2
GM people, and welcome to the second issue of "The ContextVM World", your biweekly appointment to discover everything you need to know about ContextVM, MCP, Nostr, and all in between! In today's update we are going to discuss payments on CVM, enabled by CEP-8 specifications. The latest releases of CVM SDK and CVMI have been updated to support this huge milestone.
vor 8 Mon.8 mo ago6 Min.6 min
🍋Lemonade Legends🍋
This is a small, fun, and simple teaching project: a ContextVM server with one paid tool to mint and sell Nostr badges (NIP-58), and one free tool to get stats, designed to illustrate the new CEP-8 payments flow without distractions.
vor 8 Mon.8 mo ago9 Min.9 min
The ContextVM World 🌍 — #1
GM people, and welcome to the first ever issue of "The ContextVM World", your biweekly appointment to discover everything you need to know about ContextVM, MCP, Nostr, and all in between!
vor 9 Mon.9 mo ago6 Min.6 min
Trusted Assertions in Relatr
This post introduces TA in relatr, why we implemented it, and why we think the combination of TA + request/response is the right shape for decentralization.
vor 9 Mon.9 mo ago6 Min.6 min
CVM clients, the Nostr way
This article addresses a practical question: when a service lives behind a Nostr pubkey like a DVM or a CVM, what does it mean to "call it"?
vor 10 Mon.10 mo ago9 Min.9 min
Wotrlay: moderation as a bucket
Wotrlay is a new relay that explores a different approach to moderation: treat it as resource allocation, and let a community's web-of-trust influence who gets more publishing capacity.
vor 10 Mon.10 mo ago6 Min.6 min
Relatr v0.1: Scaling Decentralized Trust
Today, we are releasing Relatr v0.1, with significant architectural improvements powered by the new Nostr Social Duck library. This update solves critical scaling challenges and makes running your own trust engine more accessible than ever.
vor 11 Mon.11 mo ago9 Min.9 min
Relatr — Relate, Relative, Relation: Our shot on Decentralized Trust.
A decentralized trust metric service for Nostr that computes trust scores based in the perspective of a source pubkey using social graph distances and customizable validations.
vor 12 Mon.12 mo ago5 Min.5 min
Introducing Ctxcn
Inspired by tools like shadcn and Cap'n Web, CtxCn is a command-line utility designed to make developers' lives easier.
vor 12 Mon.12 mo ago5 Min.5 min
Lessons and Innovations from CVM at SovEng 5
During the recent SovEng 5 cohort, we embarked on a period of intense experimentation with ContextVM (CVM), a technology that we believe provides a powerful new foundation for sovereign infrastructure. This article shares the insights, breakthroughs, and a Cambrian explosion of projects that emerged, painting a picture of a more liberated digital future.
vor 12 Mon.12 mo ago8 Min.8 min
Meet CEPs — Propose. Review. Ship
We're excited to announce the launch of our new ContextVM Enhancement Proposal (CEP) guidelines! As ContextVM has grown, we recognized the need for a more structured approach to protocol evolution. This standardized process is designed to ensure that enhancements to the ContextVM protocol are well-vetted, thoroughly discussed, and properly documented while maintaining our community-driven approach to development.
vor 14 Mon.14 mo ago6 Min.6 min