README.md

Bksy to Gephi

https://totetmatt.github.io/bskytogephi

Bksy to Gephi is a small application that allows you to navigate and visualise the network of followers in Bluesky / ATProtocol.

Keep in mind that it's a "toy" project, I'm not expert in JS

What you need

• Download and Install Gephi (https://gephi.org/)
• In Gephi, on Tools > Plugin , install the Graph Streaming plugin
• A Bluesky account
• Generate an application password on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/settings/app-passwords)

Quick Start

Prepare Gephi.

• Open Gephi, Create a new project (File> New Project), if you installed the Graph Streaming plugin, you should have a tab on the left-bottom side called Streaming. Select this table and click on Settings....
• On HTTP Server Settings > Port set 9876 (or any port available). Then click on Ok.
• Right-Click on Master Server and select Start. The dot next to it should become green.

Bskytogephi

• Go to https://totetmatt.github.io/bskytogephi .
• Enter your bsky handle and bksy app password. Click on Connect, if all good, it should become Green.
• For the url enter ws://localhost:9876 (adapt port if needed) and then click on Connect. If all good, it should become Green, you should also see an entry on the Streaming plugin on Gephi.
• Get ego network : Put any bsky handle or did. Click on Ok, the network should appears on Gephi.
• A list of user will appears. If you click on them, it will fetch their network and update to Gephi.

Quickstart Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9WPYKwFCa8

Collaborative search

(Will detail later) If you are multiple persons, you can centralise you search by having One gephi server running and all "client" sending to the correct address.