Sign in

Artem 🪗

@zhgnv.com
125 followers 181 following 39 posts

Founder of harmonica.chat. Steward of @citizen-infra.org. Newspeak House fellow. Based in Novi Sad 🇷🇸 Other projects: github.com/zhiganov

PostsRepliesMedia
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 13/08/2026
the agenda will be formed by participants: this public page allows anyone to browse the topics, support them by liking the posts on Bluesky, or propose something else that you're keen to present or discuss app.harmonica.chat/p/social-int...
app.harmonica.chat
Social Internet Unconference · Open agenda
Help shape a Social Internet Unconference for people building a more humane, interoperable social internet. Browse the emerging topics, support one you’d join, or propose your own.
011
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 06/08/2026
001
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 06/08/2026
000
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 03/08/2026
000
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 02/08/2026
I think the most interesting question is: how might we re-imagine the unconference format using technology like ATProto? What are the unique affordances we could leverage that would be impossible offline? Something about how the sessions are organized, or how the schedule is formed in the beginning?
000
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 09/06/2026
Harmonica 0.4: a runtime for facilitation blog.harmonica.chat/runtime-for-...
blog.harmonica.chat
Harmonica 0.4: a runtime for facilitation
Harmonica began as AI interviewer, one conversation at a time. Version 0.4 turns it into a runtime: something that takes a facilitation method and runs it reliably in multiplayer mode.
000
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 03/04/2026
if you also use both OC and Claude Code or a similar agent for non-developer things: please give it a go, lmk if it works for you and feel free to open new issues or give feedback!
000
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 03/04/2026
I've been using Open Collective for a long time through web UI, but in the last couple of months I've started accessing more and more tools via their MCPs I couldn't find any mentions of MCP in OC docs or PRs, so I built one myself: github.com/Citizen-Infr...
github.com
GitHub - Citizen-Infra/open-collective-mcp: MCP server for managing Open Collective pages via GraphQL API v2
MCP server for managing Open Collective pages via GraphQL API v2 - Citizen-Infra/open-collective-mcp
120
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 25/02/2026
There's been a lot of talk about the "context layer", the institutional knowledge AI agents need to be effective. But the hardest knowledge is tacit, trapped in people's heads. Our MCP server and /harmonica-chat command let you launch and manage Harmonica sessions that surface it, straight from CLI.
blog.harmonica.chat
The Context Layer Needs a Facilitator
We need to tap into the institutional knowledge to make AI agents effective. But the most valuable knowledge is tacit: trapped in people's heads, pre-articulation, never written down. How do you surfa...
000
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 13/02/2026
I'm glad Vitalik sees potential in "tools like Polis" and acknowledges deliberative democracy can't be "installed like a USB drive". Our gov/acc research with @metagov.bsky.social is exploring various challenges and paths forward: blog.harmonica.chat/gov-acc-phas...
blog.harmonica.chat
What Kind of Governance Infrastructure Web3 Needs?
gov/acc is a Metagov initiative to map the biggest governance challenges in web3 and the solutions emerging to address them. We're sharing preliminary findings from the first Harmonica session, alongs...
010
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 05/02/2026
OSS health audit slash command for Claude Code — based on Producing Open Source Software by Karl Fogel github.com/zhiganov/cla... — shared via My Community (Chrome extension)
github.com
GitHub - zhiganov/claude-audit-oss: OSS health audit slash command for Claude Code — based on Producing Open Source Software by Karl Fogel
OSS health audit slash command for Claude Code — based on Producing Open Source Software by Karl Fogel - zhiganov/claude-audit-oss
000
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 23/12/2025
Harmonica's 2025 in Review blog.harmonica.chat/looking-back...
blog.harmonica.chat
End of Year Wrap: 2025 in Review
A year of pivots, partnerships, and hard lessons. From the AI Action Summit to Scroll's Co-Creation Cycle and the Open Facilitation Library, here's what we learned building Harmonica in 2025 — and whe...
020
Reposted by Artem 🪗
Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 05/12/2025
Remember when the internet wasn't awful? We can go back to that. Some friends and I have released the Resonant Computing Manifesto: a call to bring back such a time, to see if we can bring back a world where technology works for us, rather than against us. resonantcomputing.org
resonantcomputing.org
The Resonant Computing Manifesto
Technology should bring out the best in humanity, not the worst—a manifesto for resonant computing built on five principles that reject hyper-scale extraction for human flourishing.
37917326
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 30/11/2025
Exactly. It would also make it easier to find the right tab in browser
120
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 30/11/2025
Hi Nick, can you please fix the page titles / metadata, so when sharing the link with someone the message would contain the event name instead of "smoke signals"?
120
Reposted by Artem 🪗
Gabriel 🧱🚧🌐 @gabriel-export.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
There is an ongoing war for the soul of "Open-Source". We lost the battle, but we don't have to lose the war. On Dec 3rd, @kpaxle.bsky.social and I are co-hosting a discussion with members of @scenius.bsky.social: @ranganaut.bsky.social, @erlend.sh, and Regis Chapman. RSVP here! luma.com/z9ivf64k
luma.com
Making Sense of Open-Source: Ideals, Reality, and What's on the Horizon · Zoom · Luma
Have you been wondering about the future of open-source? Do you find yourself caught between idealistic visions of collaborative commons and the messy reality…
073
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 13/11/2025
It is - feel free to join our Telegram or Signal group
000
Reposted by Artem 🪗
Nathan Schneider @ntnsndr.in · 10/11/2025
Wednesday! Join me for a Metagov Seminar with my colleague Dr. Orit Peleg from CU Boulder, a computer scientist who does the most wonderful work on self-governance among plants and insects—this is going to be glorious: luma.com/pzbp4zq1?tk=...
luma.com
Seminar: Governance Among Plants & Insects with Dr. Orit Peleg · Zoom · Luma
Dr. Orit Peleg seeks to understand the behavior of disordered living systems by merging tools from physics, biology, engineering, and computer science. At the…
061
Reposted by Artem 🪗
Ronen Tamari @ronentk.me · 30/10/2025
Stuart Lynn from CrownShy talking about some very cool digital democracy projects in Scotland and elsewhere! Nice to see Harmonica mentioned @zhiganov.bsky.social ;)
211
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 22/10/2025
Yes, and this is why we've created CIBC: to connect builders of citizen infrastructure with local communities all around the 🌎 cibc.notion.site
cibc.notion.site
Citizen Infra Builders Club | Notion
We build, learn, and teach how to use modern tools & protocols that serve mutualism and solidarity.
141
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 22/10/2025
I think it's good practice to use existing platforms as MVP to test your hypothesis before building something new... but of course a Goodreads list might not be a good MVP in this case if someone is already using Goodreads, the friction to participate in the experiment would be much lower for them
000
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 22/10/2025
btw do you want to vote on this list or add some other "mind-space beacons" to it? www.goodreads.com/list/show/23...
goodreads.com
Sensemaking Collection (96 books)
96 books based on 2 votes: Memories, Dreams, Reflections by C.G. Jung, Man and His Symbols by C.G. Jung, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man by Ma...
110
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 22/10/2025
Fun fact: before moving to SF Eugenia was a lifestyle journalist who reviewed chic restaurants and night clubs in Moscow
010
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 22/10/2025
Individual preferences are meaningful within a relationship but create noise for collective sense-making, without shared context. Why doesn't Tinder allow filtering by Letterboxd/ Goodreads/ Spotify likes? Such an obvious way to increase the value. But would it help us run better citizen assemblies?
110
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 22/10/2025
That's why some people believe Goodreads to be the best social network ever created
010
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 16/10/2025
basically, any truly prosocial AI agent should: - be open source - support BYOM (e.g. public AI or locally hosted AI) - be enhanced by prompts & datasets provided by data co-ops - be owned by employees or DAO members - adhere to democratic standards (e.g. democracylevels.org) - what else?
020
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 12/09/2025
This project is part of Metagov's effort to build deliberative tools that can't be captured by corporations or governments. Open source, interoperable, designed so communities can choose their own path rather than being forced into someone else's vision. metagov.substack.com/p/interopera...
metagov.substack.com
Interoperable Deliberative Tools At Metagov, Summer 2025 update
Walk with us towards deliberative tools that we can govern
020
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 12/09/2025
Our WG at @metagov.bsky.social is working on "AI facilitation primitives" that could empower communities to have better conversations. We're learning from practitioners and synthesizing patterns that can inform prompts, evals and datasets for developers of tools like Harmonica 🪗
120
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 12/09/2025
It's weird timing - working on tools for democratic participation while watching actual democracy crumble in real time. But that's exactly why this work matters. When the old systems fail, we need alternatives ready to go. Actual ways for ordinary citizens to govern themselves.
220
Reposted by Artem 🪗
Lisa Schirch @lisa-schirch.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
A proposal with policy recommendations for supporting prosocial platforms - governing tech design goes "upstream" as opposed to the "downstream" regulations that govern content. toda.org/assets/files...
043
Reposted by Artem 🪗
David Bollier @davidbollier.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
As predatory markets tighten their grip and the charade of democracy is abandoned, commons will become even more indispensable. I'm thrilled to say that a significantly revised, updated edition of my book ‘Think Like a Commoner’ is now out, today! Details at thinklikeacommoner.com.
22412
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 08/03/2025
"Facilitated by professionals from Missions Publiques, the assembly featured an AI prototype to synthesize input manually entered by students and groups at various stages of the deliberations and link summaries back to the original discussion with a search function."
000
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 08/03/2025
Ooh, nice write-up from Yale! Actually the "AI prototype" is called Harmonica (www.harmonica.chat) — we created a custom workspace for ENS students and built a few RAG pipelines based on MP's facilitators requirements (coming soon to our regular app!)
110
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 09/01/2025
6/ This vision merges collective intelligence, radical interoperability, and agentic thinking to create a pathway toward global alignment of human and more-than-human needs at every scale—from neighborhoods to cities, and beyond. 🌎🌍🌏
020
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 09/01/2025
5/ Imagine these avatars engaging on X / Bluesky. They could: - Share insights & perspectives with relevant audiences - Be monitored & guided by their communities They would dynamically update based on: - Collective dialogues & deliberations - Data from scientists & journalists - Data from sensors
100
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 09/01/2025
4/ To be legitimate representatives, these avatars must: - Operate based on constitutional principles - Have open-source code and opinion provenance - Be subject to ongoing audits - Allow real-time adjustments Transparency ensures they would truly reflect the collective will.
100
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 09/01/2025
3/ Double interoperability: These digital representatives could also learn from collective dialogues in Remesh, GoVocal, Talk to the City, etc. if they agree to use a standard protocol. And the avatars wouldn't be locked into one platform. They could operate across different systems.
100
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 09/01/2025
2/ For example, residents of a neighborhood use Harmonica to sensemake on local issues. Over time, it will gather enough data to create a community avatar. This avatar could then participate in deliberative processes at the city level, representing the voice of the neighborhood.
100
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 09/01/2025
Emergent Avatars as a Pathway to Global Alignment 1/ Imagine a world where AI helps us align with the planet. Using Harmonica or similar tools, we can create emergent avatars—virtual representatives of stakeholders at different scales. These avatars could help us gradually achieve global alignment.
120
Reposted by Artem 🪗
recipe.exchange @recipe.exchange · 11/12/2024
Excited to soft launch recipe.exchange - a clean, simple way to share recipes on the AT Protocol. No ads, no clutter, just recipes. Post, search, share, and like. You own your data. Still more features to come, but would love early feedback from fellow food enthusiasts! recipe.exchange
1718163
Reposted by Artem 🪗
OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Now more than ever, we need collective care. Learn how to resist creatively with Beautiful Solutions: A Toolbox for Liberation, from editors Elandria Williams, Rachel Plattus, Eli Feghali, and @ntnsndr.in. 🔗 buff.ly/454B00I
0105
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 25/11/2024
ooh, I didn't realize that @mightyoakssocial.bsky.social set up a feed for Jon Alexander's community 👀 bsky.app/profile/did:...
010
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 25/11/2024
That's fine, we'll figure it out eventually 🤗
110
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 25/11/2024
For example bsky.app/profile/did:...
110
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 25/11/2024
Sorry, but it's a starter pack, not a feed. It's not that easy to create a feed on bluesky...
110
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 25/11/2024
Thorsten, is there a feed for deliberative wave accounts?
110
Artem 🪗 @zhgnv.com · 01/11/2024
I'm thrilled to announce the first public release of Harmonica, you can start playing on it today 🪗 blog.harmonica.chat/we-are-offic... We're still fixing bugs, but hopefully this early version gives an idea of what we're aiming for.
blog.harmonica.chat
Harmonica Is in Early Access Now
Big week at Harmonica! In this post we're announcing the first public release of our tool, sharing a couple of updates, and asking for your support in GG22.
051