{"adoption": {"forks": 84, "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "stars": 1512}, "canonical_url": "https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/thefeed", "card": {"archived": false, "artifact_type": "application", "description": "DNS-based feed reader and lite messenger for environments where only DNS queries work. Read Telegram channels and public X accounts, and exchange end-to-end-encrypted messages with other users — all over DNS.", "domain": ["censorship-circumvention", "privacy", "messaging-platforms", "social-media", "networking", "self-hosted"], "enriched": true, "function": ["http-client", "chatbot", "cryptography", "networking", "proxy"], "health_score": 99, "homepage": "https://t.me/networkti", "language": "Go", "license": "MIT", "license_family": "permissive", "maturity": "active", "member_repos": ["sartoopjj/thefeed"], "name": "sartoopjj/thefeed", "platform": ["windows", "go", "cross-platform"], "pushed_at": "2026-08-17T15:01:02+00:00", "repo": "sartoopjj/thefeed", "stars": 1512, "tags": ["dns-tunneling", "feed-reader", "e2e-encryption", "telegram", "twitter", "iran", "anti-censorship", "messenger", "android", "ios", "macos", "linux"], "topics": ["dns", "iran", "network", "telegram", "twitter", "thefeed", "messager", "e2e-chat"], "urls": [], "use_cases": ["read telegram channels without a vpn on a filtered network", "follow twitter/x accounts when only dns traffic is allowed", "send encrypted messages over dns to bypass censorship", "stay connected during internet shutdowns in iran", "self-host a dns feed server for my community", "access blocked social media feeds using only dns queries"], "what_it_is": "TheFeed is a DNS-based feed reader and lightweight messenger that works on networks where only DNS queries pass through, letting users read Telegram channels and public X accounts and send end-to-end-encrypted messages entirely over plain DNS. It ships cross-platform clients (Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Linux) written in Go, with an optional self-hosted server component.", "when_to_avoid": ["you have unrestricted internet access - normal apps are faster and richer", "you need full Telegram or X functionality like media, DMs, or posting", "you need high-bandwidth content since DNS tunneling is slow and low-throughput", "you require guaranteed anonymity rather than encryption"], "when_to_choose": ["your network blocks everything except DNS and you need news or messaging", "you want a censorship-resistant way to follow Telegram/X content", "you need end-to-end encrypted chat that tunnels over DNS", "you want a self-hostable relay you control"]}, "data_as_of": "2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00", "members": [{"path": "/products/thefeed", "repo": "sartoopjj/thefeed", "role": "main", "score": 76}], "provenance": {"archived": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "artifact_type": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T04:32:21.072386+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "8bdee564ddd9311b54570efcbb8054296d63a10dcfcee122734672c563b85226", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/sartoopjj/thefeed"}, {"content_hash": "c69c9a2fba459ab766f17bbe8f2f33bdd5beeab71faab7d1669e5b3455423bfb", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T11:36:11.094940+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://t.me/networkti"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "description": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "domain": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T04:32:21.072386+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "8bdee564ddd9311b54570efcbb8054296d63a10dcfcee122734672c563b85226", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/sartoopjj/thefeed"}, {"content_hash": "c69c9a2fba459ab766f17bbe8f2f33bdd5beeab71faab7d1669e5b3455423bfb", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T11:36:11.094940+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://t.me/networkti"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "enriched": {"inputs": [], "kind": "computed", "method": "enrichment_status"}, "function": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T04:32:21.072386+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "8bdee564ddd9311b54570efcbb8054296d63a10dcfcee122734672c563b85226", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/sartoopjj/thefeed"}, {"content_hash": "c69c9a2fba459ab766f17bbe8f2f33bdd5beeab71faab7d1669e5b3455423bfb", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T11:36:11.094940+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://t.me/networkti"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "health_score": {"inputs": ["days_since_push", "days_since_release", "archived"], "kind": "computed", "method": "health_v1"}, "homepage": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "language": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license_family": {"inputs": ["license"], "kind": "computed", "method": "license_family"}, "maturity": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T04:32:21.072386+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "8bdee564ddd9311b54570efcbb8054296d63a10dcfcee122734672c563b85226", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/sartoopjj/thefeed"}, {"content_hash": "c69c9a2fba459ab766f17bbe8f2f33bdd5beeab71faab7d1669e5b3455423bfb", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T11:36:11.094940+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://t.me/networkti"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "member_repos": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "name": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "platform": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T04:32:21.072386+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "8bdee564ddd9311b54570efcbb8054296d63a10dcfcee122734672c563b85226", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/sartoopjj/thefeed"}, {"content_hash": "c69c9a2fba459ab766f17bbe8f2f33bdd5beeab71faab7d1669e5b3455423bfb", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T11:36:11.094940+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://t.me/networkti"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "pushed_at": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "repo": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "stars": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "tags": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T04:32:21.072386+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "8bdee564ddd9311b54570efcbb8054296d63a10dcfcee122734672c563b85226", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/sartoopjj/thefeed"}, {"content_hash": "c69c9a2fba459ab766f17bbe8f2f33bdd5beeab71faab7d1669e5b3455423bfb", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T11:36:11.094940+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://t.me/networkti"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "topics": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "urls": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "source": "github"}, "use_cases": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T04:32:21.072386+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "8bdee564ddd9311b54570efcbb8054296d63a10dcfcee122734672c563b85226", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/sartoopjj/thefeed"}, {"content_hash": "c69c9a2fba459ab766f17bbe8f2f33bdd5beeab71faab7d1669e5b3455423bfb", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T11:36:11.094940+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://t.me/networkti"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "what_it_is": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T04:32:21.072386+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "8bdee564ddd9311b54570efcbb8054296d63a10dcfcee122734672c563b85226", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/sartoopjj/thefeed"}, {"content_hash": "c69c9a2fba459ab766f17bbe8f2f33bdd5beeab71faab7d1669e5b3455423bfb", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T11:36:11.094940+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://t.me/networkti"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_avoid": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T04:32:21.072386+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "8bdee564ddd9311b54570efcbb8054296d63a10dcfcee122734672c563b85226", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/sartoopjj/thefeed"}, {"content_hash": "c69c9a2fba459ab766f17bbe8f2f33bdd5beeab71faab7d1669e5b3455423bfb", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T11:36:11.094940+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://t.me/networkti"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_choose": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T04:32:21.072386+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "8bdee564ddd9311b54570efcbb8054296d63a10dcfcee122734672c563b85226", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:04:56.058098+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/sartoopjj/thefeed"}, {"content_hash": "c69c9a2fba459ab766f17bbe8f2f33bdd5beeab71faab7d1669e5b3455423bfb", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T11:36:11.094940+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://t.me/networkti"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}}, "score": {"components": {"activity": 98, "longevity": 11, "rhythm": 84}, "computed_at": "2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00", "flags": ["young"], "formula": "round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)", "inputs": {"age_days": 161, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 31, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 84}, "score": 76, "version": 2}, "staleness": {"enrichment_outdated": false, "low_confidence": false, "scrape_days": 9, "stale_scrape": false}}