AT Protocol aims to revolutionize social networking by decentralizing backend systems, allowing for shared state and user accounts across applications. It leverages eventual consistency and stream processing architectures to achieve high scalability. Key components include NoSQL data repositories, cryptographically signed records, and public APIs for external service integration. The protocol combines high-scale systems practices with peer-to-peer technology to create a highly scalable, open network.

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Scaling the traditional Web backendDecentralizing our high-scale backendUnifying the data modelCharting the flow of dataBuilding practical open systems

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