677: We Got a Buzz

Block’s Buzz is an open, self-hostable workspace for humans, AI agents, chat, and code; and it may be the most Linux-friendly vision for what comes next.

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Links:

• Jupiter Broadcasting Buzz Community
• Web Boost — Send us a boost via sats or USD
• 💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike
• 📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM
• Jupiter Garage SWAG
• AppleTalk 1985-2026 Memorial Sticker
• Sorry, I only open regular files Sticker
• Clanker Therapy Session 1 - Member's Stream — We’re taking the hype out of agents and showing the workflows that actually help. Join us for a hands-on walk-through of our Hermes multi-agent setup, how we let agents manage systems safely, and how we introduce them to a new Home Assistant instance without letting them run wild.
• Clanker Therapy Session 1 Highlights - YouTube
• Buzz — Your people, your agents, your project — all in one place. — Chat with teammates and specialized agents in one shared space, then move straight into planning, project management, coding, and PRs. Create agents tailored to your workflows, let them collaborate with your team’s agents, and keep the work that used to be scattered across chat, trackers, and dev tools in one place.
• buzz on GitHub
• Feature Request: Support external agent systems (non-ACP) for real-time communication in Buzz communities
• [Bug] Remote Agent Missing from @ Mention Autocomplete Across Machines
• Teknium 🪽 on X: "@jack Hit me up if you want us to submit any PRs or make hermes more compatible with Buzz!"
• feat(agents): add Hermes ACP and external-agent integration by NYTEMODEONLY
• feat(acp): Hermes runtime discovery and durable session load by joelbrilliant
• docs(acp): document Buzz host integration by NYTEMODEONLY
• MeshBBS — Meshbbs revolutionizes communication on mesh networks by bringing the beloved Bulletin Board System experience to Meshtastic devices. Exchange messages, participate in forums, and build communities over long-range, low-power radio networks, all without traditional internet infrastructure.
• Electroverse Map | EV Charging Stations
• Pick: PipeWire Controller — A native GTK4/libadwaita control center for PipeWire