Overview
DFOS is a place for groups to have their own private internet — a space where they gather, make things, and share what they earn.
Almost everything here comes back to spaces and who's in them. Your stuff lives inside a space, and it's visible to the people in that space — not the open web.
The Platform docs
These pages are for the person using DFOS:
- Get started — the few ideas everything rests on: who you are, what a space is, and who can see what. Start here if you're new.
- Using DFOS — a closer look at each part of the product: accounts, spaces, roles, groups, joining, the desktop, posts, chat, the calendar, notifications, subscribers, media, and leaving. Dip in when you have a specific question.
- Money — how spaces earn, hold, and pay out money: keys, the store, wallets, treasuries, and refunds.
Building on DFOS
If you're a developer, the Developers section covers what you can build on top of a space:
- the DFOS API — a public HTTP API for reading public spaces, posts, and profiles,
- Agents & MCP — connecting an AI agent to your account,
- and the protocol — the open, verifiable identity and authorship layer underneath it all.
This knowledgebase keeps growing alongside the product.