amethyst/desktopApp/plans/_desktop-feature-backlog.md

Desktop Feature Backlog — Inspiration from Nostr Ecosystem

Survey date: 2026-06-29. Source: cross-client research across top-5 used clients (Damus, Primal, YakiHonne, Snort, Iris) + top-5 desktop-first / power-user clients (Notedeck, Gossip, Jumble, Coop, Flotilla). Wisp investigated separately (Android-only, not desktop).

Already shipped on Amethyst Desktop and excluded from this list: deck columns, embedded local relay, NIP-46 bunker login, NWC zapping, custom feeds, advanced search, follow packs (in progress).

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Priority queue (next up)

1. Hashtag-spam filter — NEXT

• Inspired by: Damus (auto-hide posts above N hashtags).
• What: Configurable threshold; posts with > N t tags get hidden or collapsed across all feeds. User-defined whitelist for legit multi-tag use (events, longform).
• Why desktop: Spam noise scales with column count on a deck UI; one filter cleans every column at once.
• Module: commons/ (filter logic, shared with Android in future) + desktopApp/ (settings UI).
• Skills: feed-patterns, compose-expert, account-state.

2. WoT (web-of-trust) score on avatars + filters

• Inspired by: Gossip, Snort.
• What: Friends-of-friends score (0–N) computed from follow graph. Visual badge/ring on avatar. Threshold filter for notifications/DM-requests.
• Why desktop: At-a-glance trust signal scales with multi-column deck.
• Module: commons/services/WoTService.kt (StateFlow<Map<HexKey, Int>>), avatar composable in commons/.../note/.
• Skills: account-state, kotlin-flow-state-event-modeling, compose-expert. Score compute is O(follows × follows) — must be lazy / throttled.

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Full ranked backlog (10 ideas)

Ranking heuristic: impact × novelty / implementation cost. Items 1–2 are the priority queue above; 3–10 captured for later.

#	Feature	Inspired by	Module	Notes
1	Hashtag-spam filter	Damus	commons + desktopApp	NEXT
2	WoT score on avatars + filters	Gossip, Snort	commons	After #1
3	Relay-as-column + Relay Sets first-class	Jumble, Flotilla	commons	Drag relay URL → column
4	Cashu ecash wallet alongside NWC	Iris, Primal Spark	quartz + commons	Bearer-token privacy
5	AI "Dave" column (timeline-aware assistant)	Notedeck	desktopApp	LLM reads adjacent columns
6	Algorithmic Feed Marketplace	Primal v3.0	commons	Discover layer on custom feeds
7	Keyboard / command palette (Ctrl+K, ? overlay)	Snort, Notedeck	desktopApp + commons	Power-user nav
8	Longform reader column + offline publish queue	Damus, YakiHonne	commons	NIP-23, uses local relay
9	WoT-scored notification filter + undo-send	Gossip, Snort	commons	Calmer UX
10	Per-relay column health (sparkline + dot)	Wisp, Gossip	commons	Reuse EOSE manager
11	Discord-style "communities" sidebar (NIP-29)	Flotilla, Chachi	desktopApp + commons	Sidebar second purpose

(Extra row #11 added: communities sidebar was the 10th in the original survey; WoT-notif-filter + undo-send promoted to its own row for clarity.)

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Per-item detail

#3 Relay-as-column + Relay Sets first-class

• Drop: Drag relay URL onto the deck → new column showing that relay's global. Relay Sets become saveable column templates.
• Impl: New RelayUrlFeedFilter + RelaySetFeedFilter in commons/feeds/.
• Gotcha: Bypass write-through to local store for these feeds, otherwise local relay pollutes with arbitrary global content.

#4 Cashu ecash wallet alongside NWC

• Why: Different privacy model (bearer tokens, no account). Power users want both — small/private = ecash, big/recurring = NWC.
• Impl: Check Quartz NIP-60/61 coverage; else new wallet/cashu/. UI is a second tab in existing wallet column.
• Gotcha: Mint trust UX; token backup/restore; encryption story (accounts.json.enc slot).

#5 AI "Dave" column

• Why: Big-screen-only feature that breaks the deck-column metaphor wide open. Reads N adjacent columns as context.
• Impl: desktopApp/ for API key config + commons/ai/ for prompt builders. Pluggable model: Ollama local default, OpenAI/Anthropic optional.
• Gotcha: Privacy story — must be explicit which events get sent where. Default to local Ollama.

#6 Algorithmic Feed Marketplace

• Why: Custom feeds already shipped — marketplace is the discovery layer.
• Impl: Feeds are published as kind:30000-ish lists or DVM-driven. Browser UI + subscribe button on top of existing custom-feed infra.
• Gotcha: DVM feeds vs static list feeds — two execution paths.

#7 Keyboard / command palette

• Why: Mouse-first ≠ keyboard-hostile.
• Impl: desktopApp/ global onPreviewKeyEvent + commons/ui/CommandPalette.kt.
• Gotcha: Focus management across deck columns; cmd vs ctrl on macOS; conflict with text-input fields.

#8 Longform reader + offline publish queue

• Why: NIP-23 is barely surfaced on Desktop. Big screens are the surface for reading articles.
• Impl: New column types LongformReader + LongformComposer. Composer is block-based. Offline queue writes drafts to local relay; auto-broadcasts on reconnect.
• Gotcha: Markdown rendering on Compose Desktop is mid — pick or build. Blossom upload alongside drafts.

#9 WoT notif filter + undo-send

• Why: Notifications scale poorly; slow-mode (delay sends 5–30 s with toast-cancel) calms power-user UX.
• Impl: NotificationFilter.kt extension + send-pipeline interceptor in commons/relayClient/.
• Gotcha: Sent-but-cancelled events already in local relay write-through — must scrub from local store on cancel.

#10 Per-relay column health

• Why: Deck UI exposes the multi-relay reality. Latency/EOSE/dup-rate dot + sparkline in column header helps self-tune.
• Impl: Extend EOSE manager to emit RelayHealth per relay; render small sparkline + colored dot.
• Gotcha: Memory over time — rolling 60 s window, decay older.

#11 Communities sidebar (NIP-29)

• Why: Amethyst Desktop sidebar is nav-only; mapping joined groups / favourite relays to Discord-like server icons doubles its purpose.
• Impl: desktopApp/.../sidebar/ new section; on click, populate deck with group channels. commons/groups/ for NIP-29 if not in Quartz already.
• Gotcha: NIP-29 spec churn — check Quartz coverage. Don't conflate "favourite relay" with "joined group".

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Sources

• nostr.com/clients, nostrapps.com, stats.nostr.band
• humai.blog "Best Nostr Apps 2026"; nostr.co.uk/clients; nostrcompass.org #15
• opensats.org "Advancements in Nostr Clients"
• Repos: damus-io/damus, damus-io/notedeck, mikedilger/gossip, CodyTseng/jumble, lumehq/coop, coracle-social/flotilla (active at gitea.coracle.social), barrydeen/wisp