Modify NIP-87: General service discovery - adding Routstr discoverability #2024
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- Transform NIP-87 from Ecash Mint specific to general service discovery - Keep existing ecash mint functionality (kind:38172, kind:38173) - Add Routstr provider discovery (kind:38421) - Define kind:38000 as general service recommendation event - Provide framework for future service types
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Compare https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/blob/82eeff3994e46a38556cd57f3a91d24d8e935291/90.md, I don't mind overloading the discoverability kind in this case, but |
This is a good point! A solution could be to introduce a new kind for general service recommendations to avoid breaking changes or adding a deprecation notice for ecash-only assumptions and mandate that clients filter on the |
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Deprecations and mandates don't really work on nostr, so I would just create a new kind. |
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| ### Alternative query bypassing `kind:38000` | ||
| Alternatively, users might choose to query directly for `kind:38173` for an event kind. Clients SHOULD be careful doing this and use spam-prevention mechanisms or querying high-quality restricted relays to avoid directing users to malicious handlers. | ||
| Users might choose to query directly for service events. Clients SHOULD be careful doing this and use spam-prevention mechanisms or query high-quality restricted relays to avoid directing users to malicious services. |
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Consider expanding this into a "Security Considerations" section, mandating clients to:
- Cross-verify
atags against recommended events - Require pubkey signatures for service announcements
- Integrate with NIP-05 or kind:0 for provider identity
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Could this be used for DVM discovery as well? |
38000 is already defined for fedi mint or cashu mints so every client needs to differentiate these 2 kinds, i dont think it will break by introducing new kinds |
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This PR modifies NIP-87, which now defines a standardized way to discover nostr services like ecash mints or routstr providers.
This PR serves as an alternative to the proposed NIP-91: #1987