SkateSpots/NIP.md

SkateSpots Protocol

This document defines the Nostr event kinds used by the SkateSpots application for managing skateboarding locations, shops, and related content.

Profile Metadata Extensions (kind 0)

In addition to the standard NIP-01 metadata fields (name, about, picture, banner, website, nip05, lud16, bot), SkateSpots profiles may carry a few custom keys inside the kind 0 content JSON. These are optional, ignored by other clients, and preserved on edit:

Field	Type	Description
noffer	string	CLINK Offer code (noffer1…) — self-custodial Bitcoin tip code.
bitcoin_silent_payment	string	Bitcoin Silent Payment address (BIP-352, sp1…) — a reusable, private on-chain address.
sponsors	string	Freeform highlight of the skater's sponsors / supporters (brands, shops, people).
cordn	string	A Cordn (cordn.net) contact URL for private, MLS-encrypted messaging.

lud16 (Lightning address) is standard NIP-01 but is also editable directly in the SkateSpots profile form for convenience.

Example:

{
  "name": "Sk8rBoi",
  "lud16": "sk8rboi@getalby.com",
  "bitcoin_silent_payment": "sp1qq...long...",
  "sponsors": "Independent Trucks, Local Skate Co.",
  "cordn": "https://cordn.net/u/abc123",
  "noffer": "noffer1..."
}

Skate Shops (kind 30017)

Skate shops use the NIP-15 marketplace "stall" kind (30017) extended with skateboarding-specific tags. This enables interoperability with existing Nostr marketplace clients.

Event Format

{
  "kind": 30017,
  "content": "<shop description>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "<unique-identifier>"],
    ["name", "<shop name>"],
    ["g", "<geohash>"],
    ["location", "<shop address>"],
    ["t", "skateshop"],
    ["phone", "<phone number>"],
    ["email", "<email address>"],
    ["website", "<website URL>"],
    ["instagram", "<instagram handle>"],
    ["hours", "<hours of operation>"],
    ["imeta", "url <image-url>", "m image/jpeg"],
    ["alt", "Skate shop: <name>"]
  ]
}

Required Tags

Tag	Description
d	Unique identifier for the shop
name	Shop name
g	Geohash encoding the shop's coordinates
t	Must include skateshop to identify as a skate shop
location	Physical shop address

Optional Tags

Tag	Description
phone	Contact phone number
email	Contact email address
website	Shop website URL
instagram	Instagram handle
hours	Hours of operation (freeform text)
noffer	Optional CLINK Offer code (noffer1…) for self-custodial payments — see the CLINK Payments section
imeta	Image metadata per NIP-92
lat	Latitude (decimal)
lon	Longitude (decimal)

Shop Ownership Verification

Shops can be verified using NIP-05 domain verification. A shop is considered verified when:

1. The shop has a website tag with a domain (e.g., supremenewyork.com)
2. The shop owner's NIP-05 identifier matches the shop's domain (e.g., owner@supremenewyork.com)

This proves the shop owner controls the domain, establishing ownership.

Example

{
  "kind": 30017,
  "pubkey": "abc123...",
  "created_at": 1703001600,
  "content": "Los Angeles' premier skateboard shop since 1994. Full selection of decks, trucks, wheels, and streetwear.",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "supreme-la"],
    ["name", "Supreme Los Angeles"],
    ["g", "9q5ctr"],
    ["location", "411 N Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036"],
    ["t", "skateshop"],
    ["phone", "+1-323-655-6205"],
    ["website", "https://www.supremenewyork.com"],
    ["instagram", "@supremenewyork"],
    ["hours", "Mon-Sat 11AM-7PM, Sun 12PM-6PM"],
    ["imeta", "url https://example.com/shop-front.jpg", "m image/jpeg"],
    ["lat", "34.0737"],
    ["lon", "-118.3614"],
    ["alt", "Skate shop: Supreme Los Angeles"]
  ],
  "id": "...",
  "sig": "..."
}

Querying Shops

{
  "kinds": [30017],
  "#t": ["skateshop"]
}

Skate Spot (kind 30818)

A skate spot is an addressable event that represents a skateboarding location anywhere in the world. Users can create, share, and discover skate spots.

Event Format

{
  "kind": 30818,
  "content": "<detailed description of the skate spot>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "<unique-identifier>"],
    ["title", "<name of the skate spot>"],
    ["g", "<geohash>"],
    ["location", "<human-readable address>"],
    ["category", "<spot-category>"],
    ["t", "skatespot"],
    ["t", "<feature-tag>"],
    ["t", "<surface-tag>"],
    ["t", "<vibe-tag>"],
    ["imeta", "url <image-url>", "m image/jpeg"],
    ["alt", "Skate spot: <title>"]
  ]
}

Required Tags

Tag	Description
d	Unique identifier for the spot (UUID or slug)
title	Human-readable name of the skate spot
g	Geohash encoding the spot's geographic coordinates (minimum 6 characters for ~1km precision)
category	Primary spot category (see Spot Categories below)
t	Must include skatespot for discoverability
alt	Human-readable description for clients that don't understand this kind (NIP-31)

Optional Tags

Tag	Description
location	Human-readable address or location description
imeta	Image metadata per NIP-92
lat	Latitude (decimal)
lon	Longitude (decimal)
access	Access type: public, private, locals
contact	Contact info for the spot
t	Freeform hashtags for features, surfaces, vibes (max 20)

Spot Categories

The category tag defines the primary type of spot. Only ONE category per spot:

Value	Description
street	Street spots (stairs, rails, ledges, etc.)
park	Skateparks (public or private)
diy	DIY/homemade spots
plaza	Public plazas with skate-friendly architecture

Freeform Tags (t tags)

In addition to the required skatespot tag, spots can have up to 20 freeform tags for detailed categorization. Tags are stored lowercase without # prefix.

Feature Tags (obstacles/terrain)

ledge, rail, handrail, flatrail, kinked-rail, rainbow-rail, stairs, gap, bank, quarter, halfpipe, bowl, pool, miniramp, vert, hubba, manual-pad, flatground, curb, bump, pyramid, euro-gap, kicker, hip, spine, cradle, snake-run, pump-track, wallride, drop, loading-dock

Surface Tags (materials)

concrete, marble, granite, brick, metal, wood, asphalt, tile, smooth, rough, crusty, slippery, painted

Size Tags

small, medium, large, massive, mellow, steep, low, high, long, short

Stair Counts

2-stair, 3-stair, 4-stair, 5-stair, 6-stair, 7-stair, 8-stair, 9-stair, 10-stair, 10-plus-stair

Vibe/Condition Tags

chill, famous, classic, hidden-gem, locals-only, beginner-friendly, intermediate, advanced, pro-spot, night-spot, covered, lit, shaded, security, bust-factor, skate-stopped, well-maintained, run-down

Location Context Tags

downtown, industrial, residential, campus, waterfront, rooftop, underground, parking-garage, school, business-district

Tag Normalization Rules

1. Lowercase: All tags stored in lowercase (Ledge → ledge)
2. No spaces: Use hyphens for multi-word tags (night spot → night-spot)
3. No special characters: Alphanumeric and hyphens only
4. No # prefix: Tags stored without hash (ledge not #ledge)
5. Max 20 tags: Prevent spam/over-tagging

Example

{
  "kind": 30818,
  "pubkey": "abc123...",
  "created_at": 1703001600,
  "content": "Classic LA spot with a perfect 10-stair and hubba ledge. Usually busy on weekends. Security is chill during the day but kicks out after 6pm.",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "hollywood-high"],
    ["title", "Hollywood High School"],
    ["g", "9q5ctr"],
    ["location", "1521 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA"],
    ["category", "street"],
    ["access", "public"],
    ["t", "skatespot"],
    ["t", "stairs"],
    ["t", "10-stair"],
    ["t", "hubba"],
    ["t", "ledge"],
    ["t", "marble"],
    ["t", "famous"],
    ["t", "classic"],
    ["t", "pro-spot"],
    ["t", "security"],
    ["imeta", "url https://example.com/hollywood-high.jpg", "m image/jpeg"],
    ["lat", "34.1017"],
    ["lon", "-118.3385"],
    ["alt", "Skate spot: Hollywood High School"]
  ],
  "id": "...",
  "sig": "..."
}

Querying Skate Spots

All Spots

{
  "kinds": [30818],
  "#t": ["skatespot"]
}

Spots by Feature Tag

{
  "kinds": [30818],
  "#t": ["skatespot", "ledge"]
}

Spots by Multiple Tags

{
  "kinds": [30818],
  "#t": ["skatespot", "marble", "ledge"]
}

Spots by Geohash Prefix (Area Search)

{
  "kinds": [30818],
  "#g": ["9q5"]
}

Note: Relays may or may not support geohash prefix queries. Clients should fall back to client-side filtering if needed.

Client-Side Category Filtering

Since category is not a single-letter tag, filter by category client-side after fetching spots:

const streetSpots = spots.filter(spot => 
  spot.tags.find(([k, v]) => k === 'category' && v === 'street')
);

Skate Events

Skateboarding events use the standard NIP-52 time-based calendar event (kind 31923) with the hashtag #skateboarding:

{
  "kind": 31923,
  "content": "<event description>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "<unique-id>"],
    ["title", "<event name>"],
    ["start", "<unix-timestamp>"],
    ["end", "<unix-timestamp>"],
    ["g", "<geohash>"],
    ["location", "<venue address>"],
    ["t", "skateboarding"],
    ["t", "<event-type>"]
  ]
}

Event Types

Common t tags for skate events:

• contest - Skateboarding competitions
• demo - Pro demos
• session - Group sessions
• workshop - Lessons or workshops
• premiere - Video premieres
• tradeshow - Industry events
• gameskate - Game of S.K.A.T.E. competitions

Music & Culture Events

Skateboarding and music culture are deeply connected. These event types support concerts, jams, and cultural gatherings:

• concert - Live music performances at skate venues
• jam - Skate jams with music, art, and community vibes
• festival - Multi-day skateboarding festivals (e.g., Tampa Pro, Dew Tour)
• popup - Pop-up events, brand activations, and temporary installations

Events can have multiple type tags. For example, a video premiere with a live band would have both premiere and concert tags.

Social Interaction

Comments and reactions to skate spots and events use standard Nostr kinds:

• Reactions (kind 7): React to spots or events with emoji
• Comments (kind 1111): Comment on spots or events per NIP-22
• Zaps (kind 9735): Send sats to spot creators or event organizers

Spot Collections (kind 30003)

Spot collections use NIP-51 "Bookmark sets" (kind 30003) to allow users to organize skate spots into personalized lists. This enables interoperability with other Nostr bookmark clients.

Event Format

{
  "kind": 30003,
  "content": "<collection description>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "<unique-identifier>"],
    ["title", "<collection name>"],
    ["t", "skatespots"],
    ["description", "<collection description>"],
    ["image", "<cover image URL>"],
    ["a", "30818:<pubkey>:<spot-d-tag>"],
    ["a", "30818:<pubkey>:<spot-d-tag>"],
    ["alt", "Spot collection: <title>"]
  ]
}

Required Tags

Tag	Description
d	Unique identifier for the collection
title	Collection name
t	Must include skatespots to identify as a spot collection

Optional Tags

Tag	Description
description	Description of the collection
image	Cover image URL
a	Reference to a skate spot (format: 30818:pubkey:d-tag)
alt	Human-readable description for clients that don't understand this kind

Example

{
  "kind": 30003,
  "pubkey": "abc123...",
  "created_at": 1703001600,
  "content": "My favorite spots from my Barcelona trip in summer 2024",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "barcelona-trip-2024-1703001600"],
    ["title", "Barcelona Trip 2024"],
    ["t", "skatespots"],
    ["description", "My favorite spots from my Barcelona trip in summer 2024"],
    ["image", "https://example.com/barcelona-cover.jpg"],
    ["a", "30818:abc123:macba"],
    ["a", "30818:def456:parallel-plaza"],
    ["a", "30818:ghi789:sants-station"],
    ["alt", "Spot collection: Barcelona Trip 2024"]
  ],
  "id": "...",
  "sig": "..."
}

Querying Collections

{
  "kinds": [30003],
  "authors": ["<user-pubkey>"],
  "#t": ["skatespots"]
}

Gear Listings (kind 30402)

Gear listings use the NIP-99 Classified Listings format (kind 30402) for peer-to-peer skateboarding gear sales. This enables skaters to buy and sell used equipment directly at skate spots.

Event Format

{
  "kind": 30402,
  "content": "<detailed description>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "<unique-identifier>"],
    ["title", "<item name>"],
    ["t", "skateboarding"],
    ["t", "<category>"],
    ["price", "<amount>", "<currency>"],
    ["price_type", "<fixed|free|trade|offer>"],
    ["condition", "<new|like_new|good|well_used>"],
    ["listing_type", "<selling|wtb>"],
    ["size", "<size-value>"],
    ["g", "<geohash>"],
    ["location", "<pickup location>"],
    ["a", "30818:<pubkey>:<spot-d-tag>"],
    ["available", "<when seller is available>"],
    ["expiration", "<unix-timestamp>"],
    ["status", "active"],
    ["published_at", "<unix-timestamp>"],
    ["image", "<image-url>"],
    ["alt", "Gear listing: <title>"]
  ]
}

Required Tags

Tag	Description
d	Unique identifier for the listing
title	Item name
t	Must include skateboarding for discoverability
t	Category tag (see categories below)
image	At least one product photo
price_type	How the item is being sold: fixed, free, trade, offer
listing_type	Whether selling or buying: selling or wtb (Want to Buy)

Optional Tags

Tag	Description
price	Price amount and currency (e.g., ["price", "50", "USD"]) - required if price_type is fixed
condition	Item condition: new, like_new, good, well_used
size	Item size (varies by category)
g	Geohash for pickup location
location	Human-readable pickup location
a	Reference to a skate spot (format: 30818:pubkey:d-tag)
available	When the seller is typically available
expiration	Unix timestamp when listing expires (default: 30 days)
status	Listing status: active, sold, pending
summary	Short one-liner about the item

Categories

The following t tags are used for categorizing gear:

• deck - Skateboard decks
• trucks - Trucks
• wheels - Wheels
• bearings - Bearings
• shoes - Skate shoes
• clothing - Clothing and apparel
• protective - Protective gear (helmets, pads, etc.)
• stickers - Stickers
• wax - Skate wax
• tools - Skate tools
• griptape - Griptape
• rubbrick - Rub bricks

Condition Values

Value	Label	Description
new	🆕 New	Never used, still in packaging
like_new	👍 Like New	Barely used, excellent condition
good	✅ Good	Normal wear, functions perfectly
well_used	⚠️ Well Used	Shows wear but still works

Price Types

Value	Label	Description
fixed	Fixed Price	Set price in fiat or sats
free	Free	Giving away
trade	Trade	Looking to swap
offer	Make Offer	Price negotiable

Size Options by Category

Decks:

• 7.5", 7.75", 8.0", 8.125", 8.25", 8.38", 8.5", 8.75", 9.0"+

Trucks:

• Sizes: 129, 139, 144, 149, 159, etc.
• Heights: low, mid, high, inverted

Shoes:

• US sizes: 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, ... 14
• EU sizes: 38, 39, 40, ... 48

Clothing:

• XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL

Wheels:

• Diameter: 50mm, 52mm, 54mm, 56mm, 58mm, 60mm
• Hardness: 78a, 87a, 92a, 97a, 99a, 101a

Listing Type

Value	Description
selling	User is selling gear
wtb	Want to Buy - User is looking for specific gear

Expiration

Listings should include an expiration tag with a Unix timestamp. Default expiration periods:

• 7 days
• 14 days
• 30 days (default)

Expired listings should be filtered out by clients.

Spot Association

Gear listings can be tied to specific skate spots using an a tag referencing a spot event. This allows:

• Listings to appear on spot detail pages
• Easy meetup coordination at familiar locations
• Geographic filtering of gear listings

Important: Gear listings should NOT appear at shop locations (conflict of interest). Only show gear at regular skate spots or dual shop+spot locations.

NIP-05 Verification

For trust and spam prevention, sellers should have a verified NIP-05 identifier. Clients may:

• Require NIP-05 to create listings
• Display verification badges on listings
• Allow filtering by verified sellers

Example: Selling a Deck

{
  "kind": 30402,
  "pubkey": "abc123...",
  "created_at": 1703001600,
  "content": "Got this deck for Christmas but prefer a smaller size. Happy to let you try it before buying! Some minor scratches from one session but graphics are clean.",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "listing-1703001600"],
    ["title", "Palace Deck 8.25\""],
    ["t", "skateboarding"],
    ["t", "deck"],
    ["price", "40", "USD"],
    ["price_type", "fixed"],
    ["condition", "like_new"],
    ["listing_type", "selling"],
    ["size", "8.25\""],
    ["g", "9q5ctr"],
    ["location", "Venice Beach Skatepark"],
    ["a", "30818:def456:venice-beach-park"],
    ["available", "Weekends 10am-2pm"],
    ["expiration", "1705593600"],
    ["status", "active"],
    ["published_at", "1703001600"],
    ["image", "https://example.com/deck-front.jpg"],
    ["image", "https://example.com/deck-back.jpg"],
    ["alt", "Gear listing: Palace Deck 8.25\""]
  ],
  "id": "...",
  "sig": "..."
}

Example: Want to Buy (WTB)

{
  "kind": 30402,
  "pubkey": "xyz789...",
  "created_at": 1703001600,
  "content": "Looking for a solid 8.0\" deck, any brand. Prefer minimal graphics or blank. Can pay cash or trade wheels.",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "listing-1703001700"],
    ["title", "Looking for 8.0\" Deck"],
    ["t", "skateboarding"],
    ["t", "deck"],
    ["price_type", "offer"],
    ["listing_type", "wtb"],
    ["size", "8.0\""],
    ["g", "9q5ctr"],
    ["location", "Near Downtown Rails"],
    ["expiration", "1705593600"],
    ["status", "active"],
    ["published_at", "1703001600"],
    ["alt", "WTB: Looking for 8.0\" Deck"]
  ],
  "id": "...",
  "sig": "..."
}

Querying Gear Listings

All Active Listings:

{
  "kinds": [30402],
  "#t": ["skateboarding"]
}

Listings by Category:

{
  "kinds": [30402],
  "#t": ["skateboarding", "deck"]
}

Listings at a Spot:

{
  "kinds": [30402],
  "#a": ["30818:pubkey:spot-id"],
  "#t": ["skateboarding"]
}

Listings Near Location (using geohash prefix):

{
  "kinds": [30402],
  "#g": ["9q5"],
  "#t": ["skateboarding"]
}

Community Contributions

Community members can contribute to spots without being the owner. Contributions are stored as separate events that reference the original spot.

Photo Contributions (kind 1063)

Community photos use NIP-94 File Metadata (kind 1063) with an a tag referencing the spot.

{
  "kind": 1063,
  "content": "Great ledge for slappies!",
  "tags": [
    ["url", "https://example.com/photo.jpg"],
    ["m", "image/jpeg"],
    ["a", "30818:<spot-pubkey>:<spot-d-tag>"],
    ["alt", "Community photo for Hollywood High"]
  ]
}

Tag Suggestions (kind 1111)

Tag suggestions use NIP-22 Comments (kind 1111) with a special marker tag.

{
  "kind": 1111,
  "content": "Suggested tags for Hollywood High: #marble #ledge #10-stair",
  "tags": [
    ["a", "30818:<spot-pubkey>:<spot-d-tag>"],
    ["K", "30818"],
    ["t", "skatespot-tags"],
    ["t", "marble"],
    ["t", "ledge"],
    ["t", "10-stair"]
  ]
}

The skatespot-tags marker distinguishes tag suggestions from regular comments.

Querying Contributions

Community Photos:

{
  "kinds": [1063],
  "#a": ["30818:pubkey:spot-id"]
}

Tag Suggestions:

{
  "kinds": [1111],
  "#a": ["30818:pubkey:spot-id"],
  "#t": ["skatespot-tags"]
}

Spot Ownership Transfer

Spot ownership can be transferred in two ways:

Voluntary Transfer

The owner publishes a transfer request as a kind 1111 comment:

{
  "kind": 1111,
  "content": "Ownership transfer request for spot \"Hollywood High\"",
  "tags": [
    ["a", "30818:<owner-pubkey>:<spot-d-tag>"],
    ["K", "30818"],
    ["t", "spot-transfer"],
    ["p", "<new-owner-pubkey>", "", "new-owner"]
  ]
}

Abandoned Spot Claim

If a spot hasn't been updated for 6+ months, any user can claim it by:

1. Re-publishing the spot under their own pubkey
2. Adding claim-from and claim-reason tags

{
  "kind": 30818,
  "content": "<original description>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "<same-d-tag>"],
    ["title", "<same-title>"],
    // ... other original tags ...
    ["claim-from", "<original-owner-pubkey>"],
    ["claim-reason", "abandoned"]
  ]
}

Note: Since Nostr is decentralized, the original spot remains. Clients should prefer the most recently updated version or allow users to choose.

Skate Tours (kind 30823)

Skate tours allow experienced skaters to organize and host various types of skateboarding adventures. Tours range from local hidden spot tours to multi-country expeditions and KOTR-style World Destruction competitions.

Tour Categories

Category	Emoji	Description	Typical Duration
local	🏠	Show hidden spots in your city	2-8 hours
national	🚐	Multi-city road trips across the country	2-14 days
international	✈️	Cross-border adventures across multiple countries	1-8 weeks (up to 2 months)
destruction	💀	World Destruction Tour - KOTR-style global team competition	1-12 months

Event Format (Base)

{
  "kind": 30823,
  "content": "<tour description - what skaters will experience>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "<unique-identifier>"],
    ["title", "<tour name>"],
    ["t", "skate-tour"],
    ["tour-category", "<local|national|international|destruction>"],
    ["t", "<spot-type>"],
    ["g", "<geohash>"],
    ["location", "<city/region>"],
    ["meeting-point", "<public meeting location name>"],
    ["meeting-point-coords", "<lat>", "<lon>"],
    ["duration", "<number>", "<hours|days|weeks>"],
    ["skill-level", "<beginner|intermediate|advanced|all>"],
    ["max-group", "<max participants>"],
    ["price", "<sats>"],
    ["available", "<availability description>"],
    ["languages", "<lang1>", "<lang2>"],
    ["shop", "<partner-shop-naddr>"],
    ["shop-discount", "<percentage>"],
    ["zap-split", "skatespots@minibits.cash", "10"],
    ["image", "<tour-image-url>"],
    ["alt", "Skate Tour: <title> in <location>"]
  ]
}

Required Tags

Tag	Description
d	Unique identifier for the tour
title	Tour name
t	Must include skate-tour to identify as a tour event
tour-category	Tour type: local, national, international, or destruction
location	City or region where tour operates/starts

Optional Tags (All Categories)

Tag	Description
g	Geohash for location (low precision - 4 chars recommended)
meeting-point	Public meeting location name
meeting-point-coords	Latitude and longitude of meeting point
duration	Tour length with unit: ["duration", "3", "hours"] or ["duration", "5", "days"]
skill-level	Recommended skill level: beginner, intermediate, advanced, or all
max-group	Maximum number of participants
price	Price per person in satoshis (host decides)
available	When host is available (e.g., "Weekends", "By appointment")
languages	Languages the host speaks
shop	Reference to partner skate shop (naddr)
shop-discount	Percentage discount at partner shop for tour participants
zap-split	Platform fee recipient and percentage
image	Tour or host photo

Spot Type Tags

Tours can include multiple spot type tags to describe what kind of terrain will be covered:

• street - Street spots
• park - Skateparks
• diy - DIY spots
• transition - Transition/bowl spots
• hidden - Hidden gems

National & International Tour Tags

Tag	Description
cities	List of cities: ["cities", "LA", "SF", "Portland", "Seattle"]
countries	List of countries: ["countries", "Spain", "France", "Germany"]
transport	Transport information/recommendations
accommodation	Accommodation information/recommendations

World Destruction Tour Tags

World Destruction Tours are KOTR-style global team competitions where organizers define EVERYTHING - challenges, rules, prizes. The platform only provides infrastructure.

Key Characteristics:

• Duration: 1-12 months
• Skill level: Always advanced (hardcoded)
• Spot types: ALL types included automatically
• Challenges: SECRET until competition start date

Tag	Description
cities	List of competition cities: ["cities", "Berlin", "Barcelona", "Tokyo"]
countries	List of countries: ["countries", "Germany", "Spain", "Japan"]
organizer-contact	Organizer contact details (Nostr npub, email, Telegram, etc.)
transport	Transport information/recommendations
start-date	Unix timestamp when competition starts (challenges revealed on this date)
end-date	Unix timestamp when competition ends
entry-fee	Entry fee per team in satoshis (organizer decides, can be 0)
prize-pool	Total prize pool in satoshis
prize-dist	Prize distribution: ["prize-dist", "1", "50", "2", "30", "3", "20"] (place, percentage pairs)
max-teams	Maximum number of teams allowed
min-team-size	Minimum skaters per team
max-team-size	Maximum skaters per team
challenge	Challenge definition (multiple allowed): ["challenge", "id", "title", "description", "points", "revealDate"]
clip-sources	Accepted clip sources: ["clip-sources", "blossom", "youtube", "instagram", "any"]

Challenge Tag Format

["challenge", "<id>", "<title>", "<description>", "<points>", "<revealDate>"]

• id: Unique challenge identifier
• title: Challenge name (e.g., "Kickflip a 10 stair")
• description: Optional detailed description
• points: Points awarded for completion
• revealDate: Unix timestamp when challenge becomes visible (defaults to tour start date - ALL challenges are SECRET until this date)

Revenue Model

Hosts set their own prices. Platform commission varies by tour type via zap-split tag.

Tour Type	Platform Fee	Host Keeps
Local	10%	90%
National	7%	93%
International	5%	95%
World Destruction	5%	95%

Important: For World Destruction Tours, the 5% fee applies only to entry fees, NOT to sponsor money or prize pools.

Example zap-split tags:

• Local: ["zap-split", "skatespots@minibits.cash", "10"]
• National: ["zap-split", "skatespots@minibits.cash", "7"]
• International/Destruction: ["zap-split", "skatespots@minibits.cash", "5"]

Sponsor Tags

Tours can have sponsors. Sponsors are stored as tags and displayed on tour pages.

["sponsor", "<tier>", "<name>", "<logo-url>", "<website-url>", "<challengeId?>"]

Field	Description
tier	Sponsor level: title, gold, silver, challenge, partner
name	Sponsor name (required)
logo-url	URL to sponsor logo image (optional)
website-url	Sponsor website URL (optional)
challengeId	For challenge sponsors only - which challenge they sponsor

Sponsor Tiers:

• title - Title/naming sponsor (e.g., "The Vans World Destruction Tour")
• gold - Major sponsor with prominent placement
• silver - Secondary sponsor
• challenge - Sponsors a specific challenge
• partner - General partner/supporter

Example:

["sponsor", "title", "Vans", "https://vans.com/logo.png", "https://vans.com"],
["sponsor", "gold", "Monster Energy", "https://monster.com/logo.png", "https://monster.com"],
["sponsor", "challenge", "Red Bull", "https://redbull.com/logo.png", "https://redbull.com", "ch3"]

Privacy Model

Critical: Hidden spots are NEVER published to Nostr. They are shared in-person during the tour only.

• Meeting point is a known public location
• City-level geohash provides general location for discovery
• Actual hidden spots are revealed only during the tour

Video/Clip Submissions

For destruction tours, organizers can accept clip submissions as proof of challenge completion:

1. Blossom uploads - For clips under 50MB
2. External links - YouTube, Instagram, or any URL

Organizers review submissions and award points manually. The platform does NOT host video - it only stores references.

Example: Local Tour

{
  "kind": 30823,
  "pubkey": "abc123...",
  "created_at": 1703001600,
  "content": "Join me for a 3-hour street spot tour of Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "barcelona-gothic-hidden-tour"],
    ["title", "Barcelona Gothic Quarter - Hidden Gems Tour"],
    ["t", "skate-tour"],
    ["tour-category", "local"],
    ["t", "street"],
    ["t", "hidden"],
    ["g", "sp3e"],
    ["location", "Barcelona, Spain"],
    ["meeting-point", "MACBA Museum Steps"],
    ["meeting-point-coords", "41.3833", "2.1670"],
    ["duration", "3", "hours"],
    ["skill-level", "intermediate"],
    ["max-group", "4"],
    ["price", "25000"],
    ["languages", "en", "es", "ca"],
    ["zap-split", "skatespots@minibits.cash", "10"],
    ["alt", "Skate Tour: Barcelona Gothic Quarter in Barcelona, Spain"]
  ]
}

Example: National Tour

{
  "kind": 30823,
  "pubkey": "def456...",
  "created_at": 1703001600,
  "content": "5-day California coast tour hitting the best spots from LA to SF. Van included, bring your own board!",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "california-coast-tour-2024"],
    ["title", "California Coast Tour 2024"],
    ["t", "skate-tour"],
    ["tour-category", "national"],
    ["t", "street"],
    ["t", "park"],
    ["g", "9q5"],
    ["location", "California, USA"],
    ["cities", "Los Angeles", "Santa Barbara", "San Luis Obispo", "Santa Cruz", "San Francisco"],
    ["meeting-point", "Venice Beach Skatepark"],
    ["meeting-point-coords", "33.9850", "-118.4695"],
    ["duration", "5", "days"],
    ["skill-level", "intermediate"],
    ["max-group", "8"],
    ["price", "500000"],
    ["transport", "15-passenger van, driver included"],
    ["accommodation", "Budget hostels along the route - not included in price"],
    ["languages", "en", "es"],
    ["zap-split", "skatespots@minibits.cash", "10"],
    ["alt", "Skate Tour: California Coast Tour 2024"]
  ]
}

Example: World Destruction Tour

{
  "kind": 30823,
  "pubkey": "ghi789...",
  "created_at": 1703001600,
  "content": "EUROPEAN WORLD DESTRUCTION TOUR 2024. 4 teams battle across Europe's gnarliest spots for 3 months. Complete challenges, film clips, earn points. Winner takes all!",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "europe-destruction-2024"],
    ["title", "European World Destruction Tour 2024"],
    ["t", "skate-tour"],
    ["tour-category", "destruction"],
    ["t", "street"],
    ["t", "park"],
    ["t", "diy"],
    ["t", "transition"],
    ["t", "hidden"],
    ["cities", "Berlin", "Barcelona", "Paris", "London", "Amsterdam"],
    ["countries", "Germany", "Spain", "France", "UK", "Netherlands"],
    ["organizer-contact", "DM on Nostr: npub1... or email: destruction@skatespots.org"],
    ["transport", "Teams arrange own transport between cities"],
    ["duration", "12", "weeks"],
    ["skill-level", "advanced"],
    ["start-date", "1720000000"],
    ["end-date", "1727776000"],
    ["entry-fee", "100000"],
    ["prize-pool", "5000000"],
    ["prize-dist", "1", "50", "2", "30", "3", "20"],
    ["max-teams", "8"],
    ["min-team-size", "4"],
    ["max-team-size", "6"],
    ["challenge", "ch1", "First kickflip at Warschauer", "Land a kickflip on the famous Warschauer banks", "100", "1720000000"],
    ["challenge", "ch2", "Get a local to join", "Convince a local skater to join your session", "200", "1720000000"],
    ["challenge", "ch3", "Fountain trick", "Land a trick into the Alexanderplatz fountain", "500", "1720000000"],
    ["challenge", "ch4", "3-country video part", "Film a video part spanning at least 3 countries", "1000", "1720000000"],
    ["challenge", "ch5", "MACBA line", "Film a full line at MACBA Barcelona", "777", "1720000000"],
    ["clip-sources", "blossom", "youtube", "instagram", "any"],
    ["languages", "en", "de", "es", "fr"],
    ["zap-split", "skatespots@minibits.cash", "10"],
    ["alt", "World Destruction Tour: European World Destruction Tour 2024"]
  ]
}

Note: All challenges have the same revealDate (1720000000) which is the tour start date. Teams cannot see challenge details until this date.

Querying Tours

All Tours:

{
  "kinds": [30823],
  "#t": ["skate-tour"]
}

Tours by Category:

{
  "kinds": [30823],
  "#t": ["skate-tour"]
}

Note: Filter by tour-category tag client-side.

Tours in a City (by geohash prefix):

{
  "kinds": [30823],
  "#t": ["skate-tour"],
  "#g": ["sp3"]
}

Tours by a Host:

{
  "kinds": [30823],
  "authors": ["<host-pubkey>"],
  "#t": ["skate-tour"]
}

Food Recommendations

Food spots near skate locations are handled client-side by querying external APIs (like OpenStreetMap/Overpass) using the geohash coordinates from skate spots.

Private Stash (kind 30001)

The Stash feature uses NIP-51 Follow Sets (kind 30001) to store a user's private gear inventory. The content is NIP-44 encrypted to self, making it private by default with selective disclosure options.

Event Format

{
  "kind": 30001,
  "content": "<NIP-44 encrypted JSON>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "skatespots-stash"],
    ["alt", "Private gear stash (encrypted)"]
  ]
}

Encrypted Content Structure

When decrypted, the content contains a JSON object with the user's inventory:

{
  "items": [
    {
      "id": "<uuid>",
      "title": "Powell Peralta Flight Deck 8.25",
      "category": "deck",
      "condition": "like_new",
      "size": "8.25\"",
      "brand": "Powell Peralta",
      "description": "Barely used, no chips or cracks",
      "minPrice": 50000,
      "maxPrice": null,
      "images": ["https://example.com/deck.jpg"],
      "willingToTrade": true,
      "willingToSell": true,
      "addedAt": 1703001600,
      "visibility": "friends",
      "itemType": "stash",
      "rarity": "rare"
    },
    {
      "id": "<uuid>",
      "title": "Looking for 8.0\" deck",
      "category": "deck",
      "condition": "good",
      "size": "8.0\"",
      "brand": "",
      "description": "Any brand, prefer minimal graphics",
      "minPrice": null,
      "maxPrice": 100000,
      "images": [],
      "willingToTrade": true,
      "willingToSell": false,
      "addedAt": 1703002600,
      "visibility": "friends",
      "itemType": "wtb",
      "rarity": null
    }
  ],
  "updatedAt": 1703002600
}

Item Types

Value	Description
stash	Regular inventory item that the user owns
wtb	Want To Buy - item the user is looking for

Visibility Levels

Value	Description
private	Only visible to the owner. Encrypted in the kind 30001 blob.
friends	Reserved for future friends-only sharing (currently treated as private).
public	Published as a separate public event (see below) and shown in the owner's public Stash on their profile.

Public Stash Showcase

Because the Stash (kind 30001) is a single NIP-44 encrypted blob, its contents are never readable by others. To make an item genuinely public, the client also publishes it as a separate, unencrypted NIP-99 Classified Listing (kind 30402) — the same kind used by the marketplace — with a ["t", "stash-showcase"] tag. The public event's d tag is stash-<itemId>, mirroring the private item's stable id so it can be updated in place or removed via a NIP-09 deletion when the item goes private or is deleted.

Two flavors (hybrid model):

Case	Marker tags	Where it appears
Public, not for sale	["showcase", "true"], ["price", "0", "SATS"]	Public Stash on the profile only (filtered out of the sellable marketplace)
Public and for sale/trade	["price", "<sats>", "SATS"], ["listing_type", "selling"], ["status", "active"], optional ["trade", "true"]	Public Stash on the profile (badged "For Sale") and the marketplace

Clients rendering the marketplace MUST skip events carrying ["showcase", "true"] so showcase-only items don't pollute buy/sell listings.

Example public showcase event (not for sale):

{
  "kind": 30402,
  "content": "My daily driver deck.",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "stash-a1b2c3d4"],
    ["title", "Baker Deck 8.25"],
    ["t", "skateboarding"],
    ["t", "stash-showcase"],
    ["t", "deck"],
    ["category", "deck"],
    ["condition", "good"],
    ["brand", "Baker"],
    ["image", "https://blossom.example/deck.jpg"],
    ["price", "0", "SATS"],
    ["showcase", "true"],
    ["status", "active"],
    ["alt", "Baker Deck 8.25 — public gear from a SkateSpots stash"]
  ]
}

Categories

Same as Gear Listings: deck, trucks, wheels, bearings, shoes, clothing, protective, complete, other

Conditions

Value	Description
new	Brand new, never used
like_new	Barely used, excellent condition
good	Normal wear, functions perfectly
well_used	Shows wear but still works

Rarity (Optional)

Items can have an optional rarity tier for RPG-style display:

Value	Description
common	Standard items
uncommon	Slightly rare brands/models
rare	Hard to find items
epic	Very rare or valuable items
legendary	Extremely rare collector items

WTB Matching

The app performs client-side matching between WTB items and stash items from friends (mutual follows). Matches are based on:

• Category (required match)
• Brand (fuzzy match)
• Size (within tolerance)
• Price compatibility (WTB maxPrice >= stash minPrice)

When a match is found, the app can facilitate P2P trading via encrypted DMs (NIP-17).

Privacy Model

• All stash data is NIP-44 encrypted to self
• Private items are never shared without explicit user action
• "Friends" visibility items can be queried by mutual follows through a discovery protocol
• WTB matching happens client-side with no central server

Security Considerations

1. The stash is encrypted at rest using the user's Nostr keys
2. Selective disclosure allows users to share specific items via DM
3. No price or inventory data is publicly visible unless explicitly set to "public"
4. Group DMs (NIP-17) can be used for coordinating trades between multiple parties

Rider Cards

SkateSpots supports physical-print cards that are cryptographically signed on Nostr and verifiable by anyone.

Park Access Card (kind 35679)

Issued by a private skatepark owner to a specific rider, granting access rights. The park's Nostr key signs the event — anyone can verify the card is genuine by scanning the QR code.

Constraint: Park Access Cards for private parks (access=private in kind 30818) should only be issued by the park's owner pubkey. Clients verify the issuer's pubkey matches the park event's pubkey field.

{
  "kind": 35679,
  "content": "",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "<unique-id>"],
    ["p", "<rider-pubkey>"],
    ["t", "skatepark-access"],
    ["issuer", "<park name>"],
    ["access-level", "<Full Access|Supervised|Beginner Zone|Street Only|Bowl Only|Members Only>"],
    ["theme", "<thug|lime|chrome|wood|midnight|sunset>"],
    ["valid-thru", "<YYYY-MM-DD>"],
    ["alt", "Skatepark Access Card"]
  ]
}

Card Themes

Value	Description
thug	Black + Neon Red (default)
lime	Black + Neon Lime
chrome	Steel & Silver
wood	Woodgrain Classic
midnight	Deep Blue
sunset	Orange & Pink

Rider License (client-side only)

The personal Rider License is generated client-side from the user's kind 0 profile metadata and on-chain stats. It is not a separate Nostr event — it renders from existing data:

• Name, avatar, NIP-05: from kind 0
• Spots added: count of kind 30818 authored by the user
• Zaps received: count of kind 9735 targeting the user
• Events created: count of kind 31923 authored by the user
• Park cards held: count of kind 35679 with #p = user
• Witnessed skill badges: count of kind 1293 with #p = user

The Rider License includes two categories of skill badges:

• Self-claimed — selected by the rider themselves, shown in theme color
• Witnessed — awarded by others (kind 1293), shown in gold ⭐

The "Rides For" field displays the local shop the rider represents, distinct from sponsors (brands).

Verification

The QR code on printed Park Access cards encodes the Nostr address (naddr) of the issuing event. Verifiers scan the QR, fetch the event from any relay, and confirm the issuer's signature.

URL format: https://skate-spots.org/verify/<naddr>

Skill Badge Awards (kind 1293)

Anyone who witnesses a rider performing a trick can award them a cryptographically signed skill badge. This creates an on-chain proof of skill — unfakeable because the witness's Nostr key signs the event.

Design Rationale

Skill badges are regular events (not addressable) because:

• Multiple witnesses can each award the same skill to the same rider independently
• Each badge is a distinct attestation with its own timestamp and witness
• The full history of attestations is valuable (not just the latest)

Event Format

{
  "kind": 1293,
  "content": "",
  "tags": [
    ["p", "<rider-pubkey>"],
    ["skill", "<skill-id>"],
    ["skill", "<skill-id>"],
    ["spot", "<spot name (optional)>"],
    ["t", "skill-badge"],
    ["alt", "Skill badge awarded: <skill>, <skill>"]
  ]
}

Required Tags

Tag	Description
p	Pubkey of the rider receiving the badge
skill	Skill identifier (one tag per skill, multiple allowed)
t	Must be skill-badge for discoverability
alt	NIP-31 human-readable description

Optional Tags

Tag	Description
spot	Name of the spot where the trick was witnessed
a	Reference to a kind 30818 spot event

Skill Identifiers

Value	Label
kickflip	Kickflip
heelflip	Heelflip
switch	Switch stance
nollie	Nollie
fakie	Fakie
grind	Grinds
slide	Slides
manual	Manuals
vert	Vert
bowl	Bowl
street	Street
park	Park
film	Filmer
diy	DIY Builder

Trust Model

The value of a badge is proportional to the reputation of the witness:

• NIP-05 verified witnesses carry more weight
• Witnesses known in the community (follows, mutual follows) carry more weight
• The skill badge feed is public — anyone can query badges for any rider

Querying

All badges received by a rider:

{
  "kinds": [1293],
  "#p": ["<rider-pubkey>"],
  "#t": ["skill-badge"]
}

All badges issued by a witness:

{
  "kinds": [1293],
  "authors": ["<witness-pubkey>"],
  "#t": ["skill-badge"]
}

Badges for a specific skill:

{
  "kinds": [1293],
  "#p": ["<rider-pubkey>"],
  "#skill": ["kickflip"]
}

Example

{
  "kind": 1293,
  "pubkey": "witness-pubkey-hex",
  "created_at": 1703001600,
  "content": "",
  "tags": [
    ["p", "rider-pubkey-hex"],
    ["skill", "kickflip"],
    ["skill", "switch"],
    ["spot", "MACBA Barcelona"],
    ["a", "30818:abc123:macba"],
    ["t", "skill-badge"],
    ["alt", "Skill badge awarded: kickflip, switch"]
  ],
  "id": "...",
  "sig": "..."
}

Skater Profile (kind 35000)

The Skater Profile is the app-native identity that makes a Nostr pubkey a discoverable SkateSpots skater. It is an addressable event identified by pubkey + kind + d-tag (the d tag is always skater-profile, so a user has exactly one).

This is the anti-spam boundary for the /skaters directory. A plain kind-0 metadata profile is shared by the entire Nostr network (every social client, every bot) and is therefore never sufficient to appear in the directory. Only events carrying kind 35000 and the ["t", "skateskater"] marker tag — published from within the app, and queried exclusively from the SkateSpots community relay — are listed. This complements relay-level write restrictions: the relay keeps junk out at the source, the marker defines who is a skater.

Unlike Lab provider profiles, a Skater Profile advertises no paid service — it exists purely for community discovery.

{
  "kind": 35000,
  "content": "<bio / skate story>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "skater-profile"],
    ["title", "<display name at publish time>"],
    ["t", "skateskater"],
    ["t", "skateboarding"],
    ["alt", "SkateSpots skater: <display name>"],
    ["stance", "regular | goofy"],
    ["level", "grom | intermediate | advanced | ripper"],
    ["level_custom", "<free-text level, ≤40 chars, mutually exclusive with `level`>"],
    ["t", "<style>"],
    ["years", "<years skating>"],
    ["home_spot", "<freeform home spot, or the title of the linked spot>"],
    ["a", "30818:<spot pubkey>:<spot d-tag> (optional — set when home_spot links a real mapped spot)"],
    ["location", "<city / area>"],
    ["g", "<geohash, coarse>"],
    ["instagram", "<@handle>"],
    ["website", "<url>"]
  ]
}

Recognized style values (repeated t tags): street, park, vert, transition, bowl, cruising, downhill, freestyle, ledges, stairs, diy. A valid profile requires the d tag, a title, and the skateskater marker tag.

Level is either one of the four presets via the level tag, or a free-text label via level_custom (max 40 chars) — clients should treat these as mutually exclusive and prefer level when both are present.

The skater's avatar always comes from their kind-0 profile picture — the skater profile does not carry its own image, so the two never diverge. When home_spot refers to a real mapped spot, an a tag holds the 30818:pubkey:d coordinate so clients can link straight to it.

The Lab — Service Profiles

The Lab connects skaters with service providers. Each provider type is an addressable event (kind 35001–35004) identified by pubkey + kind + d-tag. They share a common base schema and are distinguished by kind and a self-tag.

Kind	Provider	Self-tag
35001	Coach	skatecoach
35002	Filmer (video)	skatefilmer
35003	Video Editor	skateeditor
35004	Photographer	skatephotographer
35005	Builder (ramp/park/DIY)	skatebuilder
35007	Designer / Artist	skateartist
35008	Graffiti / Mural artist	skategraffiti
35009	Tattoo artist	skatetattoo
35010	Trainer / Physiotherapist	skatetrainer
35011	Musician / Band	skatemusician
35012	Event Judge	skatejudge

Kind 35006 is not a Lab provider — it is the Skate Crew (see below).

Common Base Schema

{
  "kind": 35004,
  "content": "<bio / about the provider>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "<profile-identifier>"],
    ["title", "<display name>"],
    ["t", "<self-tag>"],
    ["t", "<service/skill/gear tag>"],
    ["location", "<city / area>"],
    ["g", "<geohash>"],
    ["image", "<profile image url>"],
    ["experience", "<years>"],
    ["rate", "<freeform rate, e.g. 20000 sats/shoot>"],
    ["phone", "<phone>"],
    ["email", "<email>"],
    ["website", "<url>"],
    ["entity", "individual"],
    ["a", "30818:<pubkey>:<d-tag>"],
    ["alt", "<human-readable description>"]
  ]
}

Required Tags

Tag	Description
d	Unique profile identifier (e.g. photography-profile)
title	Display name
t	Must include the provider self-tag (see table above)

Shared Optional Tags

location, g (geohash), image, experience, rate, phone, email, website, noffer (CLINK payment code — see below), entity (see Entity Type below), p (collective member pubkeys — see Collective Membership below), a (spot references to kind 30818), alt.

Pro / Featured Listings (featured tag)

Lab profiles, calendar events (kind 31923), and skate tours (kind 30823) support an optional Pro / featured upgrade. Basic listings are always free; paying the optional platform fee adds a featured tag whose value is the unix-seconds expiry of the featured window:

["featured", "1767225600"]

Clients that see an unexpired featured timestamp render a gold "Pro" badge and sort the listing ahead of non-featured ones. Once the timestamp passes, the listing simply reverts to a normal free listing (no badge, no boost) — it is never unpublished.

Duration tiers

The featured window is purchased at one of four duration tiers, with a per-day discount that grows with the commitment length (price discrimination). The base is a 30-day monthly price per listing type; the charged amount is base × multiplier:

Tier	Days	Multiplier	Note
7 days	7	0.4×	short "try it" window
1 month	30	1.0×	baseline
3 months	90	2.4×	best value (~20%/day off)
12 months	365	8.0×	biggest discount (~33%/day off)

The chosen tier only determines the computed expiry written into the featured tag — the tag schema itself is unchanged.

Verification via NIP-57 zap receipts (layered / best-effort)

To make Pro tamper-proof where possible, payment is attempted as a NIP-57 zap rather than a plain LNURL-pay. The client signs a kind 9734 zap request tagging the platform pubkey (p) and, when known, the featured entity's addressable coordinate (a = kind:pubkey:d), and passes it to the platform Lightning address's LNURL callback. If the provider is zap-enabled (allowsNostr + nostrPubkey), it publishes a kind 9735 zap receipt.

Clients verify a featured listing by querying for a matching kind 9735 receipt (#a = entity coordinate, #p = platform pubkey). Three states result:

State	Meaning	Badge
verified	A matching zap receipt was found. Cryptographically backed.	Green ✓ Pro
claimed	Unexpired featured tag but no receipt found (provider doesn't publish receipts, or relays lacked it). Self-attested.	Gold Pro
none	Not featured / window expired.	(none)

Trust note: the fallback is graceful — if the platform's Lightning provider does not publish zap receipts (as with some custodial/ecash addresses), verification degrades to the older self-attested claimed level and Pro never silently breaks. When receipts are available the badge becomes genuinely verifiable. For events and tours whose d identifier is generated at publish time (non-deterministic), the zap request omits the a coordinate, so those fall back to claimed.

Entity Type (individual vs. collective)

Every Lab profile carries an optional entity tag declaring whether it represents a single person or a group:

Tag	Value	Meaning
entity	individual	A single person (default if omitted).
entity	collective	A multi-person entity: crew, studio, or company.

"Company" is presented as cosmetic sub-styling of a collective, not a distinct trust tier — on Nostr a company and a collective share the same trust model (a shared brand backed by verifiable member keys).

["entity", "collective"]

Collective Membership (NIP-32 attestations)

A collective profile lists its claimed members via p tags (member pubkeys in hex). Because the collective's founder key alone signs the profile, a bare p tag is only a claim — it cannot prove the listed person consented.

To make membership unforgeable, each member independently publishes a NIP-32 label event (kind 1985) signed with their own key, referencing the collective's addressable coordinate:

{
  "kind": 1985,
  "content": "I'm a member of Barcelona Filmers",
  "tags": [
    ["L", "org.skatespots.membership"],
    ["l", "member", "org.skatespots.membership"],
    ["a", "35002:<founderPubkey>:<d-tag>"],
    ["p", "<founderPubkey>"],
    ["alt", "Skate collective membership confirmation for Barcelona Filmers"]
  ]
}

Client logic: cross-reference the collective's p tags with member attestations. A member is:

• Confirmed — listed by the collective AND has published a matching membership label. Rendered with a green "Confirmed" chip.
• Pending — listed by the collective but has not attested. Amber "Pending" chip.
• A stray attestation from someone the collective does not list is ignored (prevents unsolicited membership claims).

Removing a member: the founder drops the p tag, or the member deletes their label event (NIP-09). Either direction flips the member out of "confirmed".

Member visibility (opt-in privacy)

A member controls their own discovery visibility on their own attestation (not the founder's event), via an optional visibility tag:

["visibility", "public" | "crew"]

Value	Meaning
public (default, tag absent)	Listed everywhere — public crew page, search, discovery.
crew	Hidden from non-members. To outsiders the member renders as an anonymous "hidden member" slot (+N hidden); to the founder and confirmed crewmates they render normally.

This is discovery privacy at the app layer, controlled by the member's own key — so a public crew can contain a fully-hidden member. Note that the p tag on the founder's event is public regardless; visibility governs how clients display the member, not whether the pubkey exists on relays. Clients determine "is the viewer a crewmate?" by checking whether the viewer is the founder or a confirmed member before revealing crew-scoped members.

Scene vouches (NIP-32 web-of-trust anti-fraud)

Any user can vouch for a Lab profile — an independent, signed attestation that the provider is legit. This is a lightweight web-of-trust layer to fight impersonation and fraud without gatekeeping. A vouch is a kind 1985 label signed with the voucher's own key, referencing the provider's coordinate:

{
  "kind": 1985,
  "content": "Filmed a full part with them, 100% legit.",
  "tags": [
    ["L", "org.skatespots.vouch"],
    ["l", "vouch", "org.skatespots.vouch"],
    ["a", "35011:<providerPubkey>:<d-tag>"],
    ["p", "<providerPubkey>"],
    ["alt", "Scene vouch for a SkateSpots Lab provider"]
  ]
}

Clients aggregate vouches for a coordinate and trust-weight them using each voucher's web-of-trust score, so a handful of vouches from trusted skaters outweighs many from throwaway keys. A provider cannot vouch for themselves (self-vouches are ignored). Vouches are revocable via NIP-09 deletion.

Photographer (kind 35004)

Skate photography is a distinct craft from filming — it is shot-, light-, and print-oriented. A photographer profile records services and gear as queryable t tags, plus a freeform gear tag and a portfolio/social link.

Categories encoded as t tags:

• Services: action, sequence, portraits, editorial, product, events, lifestyle, prints
• Camera bodies: dslr, mirrorless, medium, film35, filmmedium, point, phone
• Lenses: fisheye, wide, standard, telephoto, macro, zoom
• Lighting: strobes, speedlights, profoto, elinchrom, godox, triggers, continuous, reflectors, naturallight
• Support: tripod, monopod, lightstands, gimbal, bag, laptop
• Style: flashfisheye, natural, bw, film, longlens, studio, street

Photographer-specific optional tags:

Tag	Description
gear	Freeform "what's in the bag" (exact bodies, lenses, lights)
portfolio	Portfolio link (Instagram, personal site, etc.)
social	Additional social handle or link

Example: Photographer

{
  "kind": 35004,
  "content": "Shooting street and park sessions for 8 years. Love a lit flash fisheye at dusk.",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "photography-profile"],
    ["title", "Ana Flash"],
    ["t", "skatephotographer"],
    ["t", "action"], ["t", "sequence"], ["t", "editorial"],
    ["t", "mirrorless"], ["t", "fisheye"], ["t", "telephoto"],
    ["t", "godox"], ["t", "triggers"],
    ["t", "tripod"], ["t", "lightstands"],
    ["t", "flashfisheye"], ["t", "bw"],
    ["location", "Barcelona, ES"],
    ["g", "sp3e9"],
    ["experience", "8"],
    ["rate", "25000 sats/shoot"],
    ["gear", "Sony A7 IV, 15mm fisheye, 70-200mm f/2.8, 2× Godox AD200 Pro, remote triggers, Manfrotto tripod"],
    ["portfolio", "https://instagram.com/anaflash"],
    ["alt", "Skate photographer: Ana Flash"]
  ]
}

Builder (kind 35005)

Skate ramp / park / DIY builders. Most builders are crews or companies, so this category defaults to entity: collective. Build types, materials and scale are stored as queryable t tags, plus builder-specific optional tags.

Categories encoded as t tags:

• What they build: diy, concrete, wood, bowls, transitions, rails, boxes, minis, pumptrack, foam, repairs, design
• Materials / trade: concretework, welding, carpentry, formwork, masonry, coping, surfacing, earthworks
• Project scale: backyard, diycommunity, publicpark, indoor, event

Builder-specific optional tags:

Tag	Description
gear	Freeform "how we work / equipment"
service_area	How far they travel (freeform)
insured	"true" if licensed/insured (relevant for public park work)
portfolio	Link to past builds (Instagram, site)
social	Additional social handle or link

The a (spot reference) tags are especially meaningful for builders — they link to the actual spots/parks (kind 30818) the builder has made, surfacing their work on the map.

Example: Builder (collective)

{
  "kind": 35005,
  "content": "Concrete crew out of Malmö. 12 years pouring parks and DIY across the EU.",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "builder-profile"],
    ["title", "Betong Bros"],
    ["t", "skatebuilder"],
    ["t", "concrete"], ["t", "bowls"], ["t", "transitions"], ["t", "repairs"],
    ["t", "concretework"], ["t", "formwork"], ["t", "coping"],
    ["t", "publicpark"], ["t", "diycommunity"],
    ["location", "Malmö, SE"],
    ["g", "u3bu5"],
    ["experience", "12"],
    ["rate", "per m² / by project"],
    ["service_area", "Scandinavia + will travel EU"],
    ["insured", "true"],
    ["gear", "Own mixer + shotcrete rig, mobile welding, handle drainage & permits"],
    ["portfolio", "https://instagram.com/betongbros"],
    ["entity", "collective"],
    ["p", "<member1-pubkey>"],
    ["p", "<member2-pubkey>"],
    ["a", "30818:<pubkey>:<d-tag>"],
    ["alt", "Skate ramp/park builder: Betong Bros"]
  ]
}

Designer / Artist (kind 35007)

Skate designers and artists — board graphics, logos, posters, merch, zines and illustration. Uses the common base schema with t-tag categories.

Categories encoded as t tags:

• What they make: boardart, logos, posters, merch, zines, illustration, stickers, webdesign, typography, animation
• Medium: digital, handdrawn, screenprint, paint, collage, photo, 3d
• Software / tools: illustrator, photoshop, procreate, affinity, figma, blender, aftereffects, clipstudio

Optional tags: portfolio, social (shared base).

Graffiti / Mural Artist (kind 35008)

Graffiti writers and muralists. Uses the common base schema.

Categories encoded as t tags:

• Style: throwups, pieces, murals, characters, lettering, stencil, handstyles, 3dstyle, abstract
• Medium: spray, rollers, markers, brush, digital
• Work context: legalwalls, commissions, liveart, skateparks, interiors, workshops

Graffiti-specific optional tags:

Tag	Description
crew	Freeform graffiti crew name (distinct from a SkateSpots skate crew)
a	Walls/spots painted — references to kind 30818 skate spots

Tattoo Artist (kind 35009)

Skate-culture tattoo artists. Uses the common base schema.

Categories encoded as t tags:

• Styles: traditional, neotraditional, fineline, blackwork, realism, lettering, illustrative, skateflash, ignorant, japanese
• Method: machine, handpoke, flash, custom, coverup

Tattoo-specific optional tags:

Tag	Description
studio	Studio / shop name
books_open	"true" if currently taking bookings

Trainer / Physiotherapist (kind 35010)

Physical trainers, physiotherapists and sports therapists who work with skaters. Uses the common base schema.

Categories encoded as t tags:

• Focus: strength, mobility, injuryprevention, rehab, recovery, balance, cardio, nutrition
• Injuries treated: ankles, knees, wrists, hips, back, shoulders, heelbruise, concussion
• Credentials / setting: physio, osteo, certtrainer, sportstherapist, massage, inperson, remote

Trainer-specific optional tags:

Tag	Description
credentials	Freeform certifications (e.g. "BSc Physiotherapy, CSCS")
remote	"true" if remote / online coaching is offered

Musician / Band (kind 35011)

Skaters who make music — solo artists, bands, DJs and producers. Skate scenes and local music are tightly linked (demos, jams, after-parties), so musicians are a first-class Lab craft. A skate crew may also carry band/band-url tags (see Crews) for a lighter-weight association; a full musician profile is the first-class, bookable identity. Uses the common base schema.

Categories encoded as t tags:

• Genre: punk, hardcore, metal, rock, indie, hiphop, electronic, lofi, reggae, ska, jazz, funk, flamenco, folk, experimental, grunge
• Instruments / role: vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keys, dj, producer, sax, strings, other

Musician-specific optional tags:

Tag	Description
act	Act type: solo, band, dj, producer, collective
spotify	Spotify link (http(s) only)
bandcamp	Bandcamp link (http(s) only)
soundcloud	SoundCloud link (http(s) only)
youtube	YouTube link (http(s) only)

A band can be a collective with member p tags (bilateral NIP-32 attestation, same as other collectives), and may link to its skate crew via an a tag (35006:pubkey:d).

Event Judge (kind 35012)

Officials who judge skate events — from flat-ground Game of S.K.A.T.E. and best-trick jams to full contests, am-series qualifiers, and touring stops (e.g. a World Destruction Tour). A judge lists the formats they run, their judging specialty, and the level/circuit they have worked so organizers can book credible, fair officiating. Uses the common base schema.

Categories encoded as t tags:

• Event formats: game_of_skate, best_trick, jam, contest, street_league, bowl, mini_ramp, park, street, downhill, freestyle, world_tour, am_series, local_jam, online
• Specialty: head_judge, scoring, mc, format_design, rules, brackets, livestream, am_scout
• Level / circuit: local, regional, national, international, pro

Judge-specific optional tags:

Tag	Description
events_judged	Freeform note on notable events / comps / tours officiated (≤ base limits).

A judging panel can be a collective with member p tags, and may link to its skate crew via an a tag (35006:pubkey:d).

Querying Lab Profiles

{
  "kinds": [35001, 35002, 35003, 35004, 35005, 35007, 35008, 35009, 35010, 35011, 35012],
  "#t": ["skatecoach", "skatefilmer", "skateeditor", "skatephotographer", "skatebuilder", "skateartist", "skategraffiti", "skatetattoo", "skatetrainer", "skatemusician", "skatejudge"],
  "limit": 100
}

Skate Crews (kind 35006)

A Crew is a map-anchored collective identity — the crew you skate/roll with, not a service you hire. It answers "who skates here?" rather than "who can I hire?" (that's The Lab). Crews are addressable events identified by pubkey + kind + d-tag.

A crew is structurally a collective (it reuses the exact NIP-32 membership attestation mechanism defined in The Lab § Collective Membership) minus the service/rate fields, plus a home turf (map anchor) and optional home spots. Members are always attested per-member with their own key — a bare p tag on the crew is only a claim until the member self-labels.

Event Format

{
  "kind": 35006,
  "content": "Late-night ledge crew. We haunt the plaza. All welcome, no kooks.",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "barcelona-night-crew"],
    ["title", "Barcelona Night Crew"],
    ["t", "skatecrew"],
    ["image", "https://blossom.example/crew-logo.png"],
    ["g", "sp3e"],
    ["location", "Barcelona, Spain"],
    ["founded", "2019"],
    ["t", "street"],
    ["t", "transition"],
    ["t", "crew-focus-photo"],
    ["p", "<memberPubkey1>", "", "admin"],
    ["p", "<memberPubkey2>"],
    ["a", "30818:<spotFounder>:<spotDtag>"],
    ["nip05", "barcelonanightcrew@bcnnightcrew.example"],
    ["website", "https://bcnnightcrew.example"],
    ["noffer", "noffer1qqs..."],
    ["alt", "Skate crew: Barcelona Night Crew"]
  ]
}

Required Tags

Tag	Description
d	Unique crew identifier
title	Crew name
t: skatecrew	Self-tag for discovery/querying

Optional Tags

Tag	Description
image	Crew logo / photo
g	Geohash of the crew's home turf (map anchor)
location	Human-readable home location
founded	Year founded (cosmetic)
t: <vibe>	Style/focus tags. Preset vibes plus any user-defined custom hashtag (lowercased, hyphenated slug). Examples: street, transition, park, diy, oldschool, allterrain, cruising, girls, youth, adaptive, downhill, night-sessions, etc.
t: crew-focus-<scene>	Optional Lab scene for the crew, surfacing it inside The Lab's matching category. One of crew-focus-builder (DIY & Builders), crew-focus-photo (Photo & Film — filming, photography & editing), crew-focus-coaching (Coaching), crew-focus-art (Art & Design — designers/artists, graffiti & tattoo), crew-focus-music (Band & Music — musicians), or crew-focus-wellness (Training & Physio — trainers). Absent = a "Mixed / General" crew that only appears on the Crews page. Queryable at the relay level via #t.
t: crew-agent	Optional marker that the crew has enabled its AI Crew Agent ("🐝 Sasquatch"). When present, clients may derive the crew's agent identity (see below) and expose an "Ask Sasquatch" experience for members. Absent = no agent.
p	Member pubkeys (hex). Confirmed only when the member self-attests (see below). An optional 4th element "admin" marks the member as a delegated admin (see Governance).
a	Home spots the crew claims/haunts — references to kind 30818 skate spots (up to 8). Cross-links the crew to the map.
nip05	Optional crew NIP-05 identifier (local@domain). Verified against the founder pubkey — see NIP-05 Verification.
website, instagram, social	Links
band	Optional name of the crew's band / music project. Skate scenes and local music are tightly linked, so a crew may double as a band. Freeform text (≤100 chars). For a full band profile (genres, instruments, gigs) a crew should instead create a Musician Lab profile (kind 35011), set its focus to crew-focus-music, and cross-link the profile via an a tag.
band-url	Optional link to the crew band's music (Spotify, Bandcamp, YouTube, a Nostr music profile, etc.). Must be an http(s) URL. Only meaningful alongside band.
noffer	Optional shared tip jar (CLINK Offer — see below)
goal	Optional crew treasury — the event id of a NIP-75 Zap Goal (kind 9041) the crew is raising funds for. See Crew Treasury below.
looking-for	Optional open call — a Lab craft the crew is hiring for. Repeatable. Slugs: filmer, photographer, editor, coach, builder, artist, musician, members. Surfaces the crew's needs so matching Lab providers can reach out.
sponsor	Optional sponsoring shop — a NIP-15 stall coordinate (30017:pubkey:d) for a local skate shop that backs the crew. Renders a "Sponsored by [Shop]" banner linking to the shop. Only shown when the shop resolves.
coordinator	Optional encrypted-chat coordinator for the crew's private group. Shape: ["coordinator", <url>, <coordinatorPubkey?>, <operatorPubkey?>]. <url> is an http(s)/wss endpoint of a Cordn coordinator (an MLS / RFC 9420 Delivery Service reached over ContextVM). The crew event stays public and discoverable; message content, membership secrets and MLS ratchets live client-side. Nothing crew-specific is published to public relays. <coordinatorPubkey> is the coordinator service pubkey (hex) for ContextVM addressing; <operatorPubkey> is the human (hex) who runs it, if delegated.

Crew-Hosted Events

A crew can host calendar events (jams, comps, meetups). A crew-hosted event is an ordinary NIP-52 time-based calendar event (kind 31923, t: skateboarding) that carries an a tag pointing back at the crew coordinate, plus a readable crew-name tag:

{
  "kind": 31923,
  "tags": [
    ["d", "bcn-night-jam-2025"],
    ["title", "BCN Night Jam"],
    ["start", "1730000000"],
    ["t", "skateboarding"],
    ["a", "35006:<founder>:<crewDtag>"],
    ["crew-name", "Barcelona Night Crew"]
  ]
}

Clients query a crew's events with { kinds: [31923], "#a": ["35006:<founder>:<crewDtag>"] } and display "Hosted by [crew]" on the event, closing the Crews ↔ Events ↔ Zaps loop.

Events ↔ Musicians (live music)

An event may feature a musician (Lab kind 35011) — e.g. a band playing a jam or comp afterparty. This reuses the exact a-tag pattern as crew hosting: the event carries an a tag pointing at the musician's coordinate, plus a readable music-act tag.

{
  "kind": 31923,
  "tags": [
    ["d", "bcn-jam-afterparty"],
    ["title", "BCN Jam Afterparty"],
    ["start", "1730000000"],
    ["t", "skateboarding"],
    ["a", "35011:<musicianPubkey>:<musicianDtag>"],
    ["music-act", "The Curb Grinders"]
  ]
}

The event page shows a "🎵 Live: [act]" pill. Reciprocally, a musician's Lab profile queries { kinds: [31923], "#a": ["35011:<pubkey>:<dtag>"] } to list its upcoming gigs, closing the Music ↔ Events loop. An event may carry both a crew a tag and a musician a tag.

Crew Treasury (NIP-75 Zap Goal)

A crew may run a transparent, non-custodial funding goal for a shared cause (fixing a DIY spot, a crew trip, a comp prize pot). The founder publishes a NIP-75 Zap Goal (kind 9041) with an amount (millisats target) and links it from the crew via a ["goal", "<goalEventId>"] tag.

Progress is tallied client-side from zap receipts (kind 9735) that reference the goal event id. Contributions are ordinary zaps that settle to the goal author's (founder's) own Lightning address — SkateSpots never custodies funds; it only reads the public tally. No shared wallet or new wallet settings are required; the payment rail is the founder's existing Lightning address / CLINK noffer, and contributors pay with their in-app wallet (WebLN / NWC / Cashu).

Membership

Crews reuse the collective membership model verbatim. A member confirms belonging by publishing a NIP-32 label (kind 1985) referencing the crew's a-coordinate, ["l", "member", "org.skatespots.membership"]. Confirmed / pending chips and removal semantics are identical to Lab collectives.

Governance (founder + delegated admins)

A crew's identity is a single addressable event authored by the founder. On Nostr, an addressable event can only be overwritten by its author's key, so the founder's pubkey is the crew's single source of truth — conflicts are impossible at the data layer (a fork by anyone else is a different event under a different author and is ignored by clients querying the founder's coordinate).

Roles:

Role	Determined by	Powers
Founder	Authored the crew event	Sole owner of the crew identity. Only role that can edit the profile (name, logo, members, admins, NIP-05, etc.).
Admin	A confirmed member whose p tag carries the "admin" marker	Delegated powers exercised with the admin's own key: invite/vouch members, moderate the crew feed & chat, represent the crew. Cannot rewrite the profile.
Member	Listed p tag + self-attested	Appears in the crew, posts to the feed/chat.

Admins are always a subset of members — a pubkey marked admin that is not also a confirmed member is treated as a plain (pending) member until it attests.

Why not egalitarian shared editing? Letting arbitrary members overwrite the crew profile would require either a shared private key (a single leak hijacks the crew) or a consensus/multisig layer (heavy and non-interoperable). SkateSpots deliberately uses the owner + delegated-mods model (like GitHub orgs, Discord, and NIP-72 communities): the founder owns the record, admins wield delegated powers with their own keys.

Moderation (NIP-32 hidden labels)

Moderators (founder + admins) can hide an item from the crew feed or the crew chat by publishing a kind 1985 label with their own key:

{
  "kind": 1985,
  "tags": [
    ["L", "org.skatespots.moderation"],
    ["l", "hidden", "org.skatespots.moderation"],
    ["e", "<hiddenItemId>"],
    ["a", "35006:<founder>:<crewDtag>"],
    ["p", "<itemAuthor>"],
    ["alt", "Crew moderation: post hidden"]
  ]
}

• Feed (public kind-1 notes): e is the note id. Hiding removes it from this crew's feed only; the note remains on Nostr.
• Chat (NIP-17 E2EE group DMs): e is the rumor (kind-14) message id. Because chat is end-to-end encrypted, messages cannot be deleted from relays — moderation is enforced client-side: every member's client hides a message carried by a valid moderator label. The label is public and reveals only that a message id was hidden, never its content.

A client honors a label only when its author is the crew founder or a listed admin, so outsiders can't forge moderation. Moderators still see hidden items (greyed, marked "Hidden") so the action is transparent and reversible.

Invites (kind 36229) — structured, notifiable

Because only the founder can write the crew's p (member) list, an admin cannot silently add members. A moderator (founder or admin) can send a structured invite: an addressable event (kind 36229) that p-tags a specific invitee so that person can query "invites addressed to me" and be notified, then decide Accept or Decline. The invite carries nothing sensitive — real membership stays unforgeable (founder p tag + invitee attestation).

{
  "kind": 36229,
  "content": "Come skate with us — the ledge crew wants you.",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "35006:<founder>:<crewDtag>:<inviteePubkey>"],
    ["p", "<inviteePubkey>"],
    ["a", "35006:<founder>:<crewDtag>"],
    ["crew_name", "Barcelona Night Crew"],
    ["role", "member"],
    ["alt", "Crew invite: join Barcelona Night Crew on SkateSpots"]
  ]
}

Tag	Description
d	Deterministic id <crewCoord>:<inviteePubkey> — re-inviting the same person replaces the prior invite (addressable).
p	The invitee's pubkey (hex). Queryable at the relay level so the recipient can find invites addressed to them: { kinds: [36229], "#p": ["<me>"] }.
a	The crew coordinate (35006:pubkey:d) being invited to.
crew_name	Readable crew name for rendering the notification without a second fetch.
role	member (default) or admin — the role proposed for the invitee.

Flow:

1. Send. A moderator publishes the invite. When the sender is the founder, they optimistically pre-list the invitee's p tag on the crew event, so the moment the invitee accepts (attests) they are a confirmed member with no extra founder step. An admin can send the invite but cannot edit the founder's event; the founder confirms the add on accept.
2. Notify. The invitee's client queries #p invites and surfaces a notification with Accept / Decline.
3. Accept. The invitee publishes their own NIP-32 membership attestation (kind 1985, as above). Since the invitee can't delete an invite they didn't author, the invite is cleared from their notifications via a local dismissal.
4. Decline. Local dismissal only — no event required.

Founders also retain a shareable link/message invite for people not yet on Nostr, and a shortcut to add a member key directly in crew settings.

Private Crew Chat (Cordn / MLS) — the coordinator tag

A crew's public identity (roster, spots, events, treasury, sponsor) lives on Nostr as the kind-35006 event above. A crew's private group chat is designed to run over Cordn — an MLS (RFC 9420) Delivery Service coordinator, one per group, reached over ContextVM.

A crew advertises its coordinator with the optional coordinator tag (see the Optional Tags table). This is intentionally just a pointer:

• On relays: only the public crew event and a coordinator URL. No protocol-specific messaging events (no per-message kinds) are ever published to public relays, so there is nothing crew-specific to fingerprint or cluster.
• Client-side / under MLS: message content, the MLS member tree, epoch keys and ratchets. Forward secrecy and post-compromise security hold; membership changes are O(log n).
• The coordinator routes sealed ContextVM traffic and never sees message content, client IPs, or (for routine sends using ephemeral transport keys) who is talking. If it is unreachable, chat delivery stalls but the group, its membership and its history on members' devices survive; groups can migrate coordinators (per-group cursors preserve ordering).

Cordn is chosen over Marmot (fully decentralised MLS) and Concord (shared-key, no forward secrecy) because its coordinator-per-group model mirrors a crew's leader / coordinator structure, it is browser/TypeScript-native, and it keeps the private chat un-fingerprintable next to an already-public, geolocated crew identity. Until a crew configures a coordinator, the built-in NIP-17 group-DM chat remains the fallback.

NIP-05 Verification

The optional nip05 tag is a crew handle on any domain the crew controls (fully decentralized — SkateSpots does not gatekeep the handle). Because the crew event is authored by the founder, a client verifies the handle by fetching https://<domain>/.well-known/nostr.json?name=<local> and checking that the returned pubkey equals the founder pubkey:

Result	Meaning	UI
name → founder pubkey	Verified	Green ✓ handle
name → different pubkey	Impersonation / stale	Red ⚠ handle
domain/JSON unreachable	Can't verify right now	Muted handle
no nip05	—	(nothing)

Verification is fetched directly with a CORS-proxy fallback and cached client-side.

Map Integration

Crews with a g (home turf) render on the SkateSpots map as teal pins. Clicking a crew pin opens its profile. A crew's a-referenced home spots remain regular spots on the map and cross-link back to the crew.

Querying Crews

{
  "kinds": [35006],
  "#t": ["skatecrew"],
  "limit": 200
}

Crew Agent identity (🐝 Sasquatch)

When a crew carries the ["t","crew-agent"] marker, it opts into an AI Crew Agent — a Nostr identity that belongs to the crew and can answer members' questions with live SkateSpots data (spots, events, Lab pros, gear, weather).

The agent's keypair is deterministically derived from the crew coordinate:

secret = sha256("skatespots:crew-agent:v1" | "35006:<founderPubkey>:<dTag>")
pubkey = secp256k1(secret)

Any client can reproduce the same agent identity for a given crew with no stored state. The agent publishes a kind-0 profile with bot: true (NIP-24) named 🐝 Sasquatch · <CrewName>.

Security note: because the salt is public and the seed is public crew data, this key is reproducible by anyone and is not a secure identity. It is used only for the agent to speak for itself (its profile, and — in a later phase — helper replies in its own crew chat). It holds no funds and must never be trusted for sensitive signing. A future revision may replace this with a founder-controlled stored key without changing the querying model (the crew-agent marker stays the same).

CLINK Payments (noffer tag)

SkateSpots supports an optional, opt-in self-custodial payment code on Lab provider profiles (kinds 35001–35004), skate crews (kind 35006), and skate shop stalls (kind 30017). This is layered on top of — never a replacement for — the existing Lightning Address (lud16 from kind 0) and zap flows.

CLINK (Common Lightning Interface for Nostr Keys) defines Nostr-native Lightning standards. A CLINK Offer is a reusable, static payment code encoded as a bech32 string with an noffer1… prefix (CLINK kind 21001), analogous to an LNURL-Pay / Lightning Address but requiring no web server or custodian.

The noffer tag

Tag	Value	Description
noffer	noffer1…	A CLINK Offer code the provider/shop controls.

["noffer", "noffer1qqs..."]

Client behavior

• The tag is optional. Its absence changes nothing.
• Clients MUST validate the noffer1… prefix before rendering a payment affordance. SkateSpots stores it only if it matches /^noffer1[023456789acdefghjklmnpqrstuvwxyz]{20,}$/.
• SkateSpots does not decode or transact the offer itself. It surfaces a "Pay via CLINK" affordance (QR of the code, copy button, and a nostr:noffer1… deep link) so a CLINK-compatible wallet (e.g. ShockWallet, Lightning.Pub) can request an invoice directly over Nostr.
• The QR scanner also classifies scanned noffer1… (and ndebit1…) strings so they are recognized as CLINK codes.

Only noffer (CLINK Offers) is supported in this release. ndebit (CLINK Debits) and nmanage (CLINK Manage) are recognized by the scanner but not yet actioned in-app.

Spot Chat (kind 24899)

Spot Chat provides ephemeral, geohash-anchored local chat channels. Every location on the map — and every skate spot — has a live public channel keyed to its geohash, giving skaters a "here and now" side-groupchat for a place ("anyone skating tonight?").

This is inspired by BitChat's location-channel concept but is SkateSpots-native: it uses its own kind and tag conventions and is not intended to interoperate with BitChat's channel format.

Event Format

{
  "kind": 24899,
  "content": "<message text>",
  "tags": [
    ["g", "<channel geohash>"],
    ["n", "skate"],
    ["alt", "Spot Chat message in geohash <channel>"]
  ]
}

Behavior

• Ephemeral (kind in the 20000–29999 range): relays are not expected to store these events permanently, matching the transient nature of local chat.
• Channel = geohash prefix. The g tag holds a geohash truncated to a precision level. Clients query #g for the channel key. Because a more precise geohash starts with a coarser one, a block-level message naturally appears in the enclosing neighborhood/city channel.

Precision	Geohash length	Approx. area
Block	8	~40 m
Neighborhood	6	~1.2 km
City	5	~5 km

• Clients display roughly the last 24 hours of messages.
• Message content is limited to 500 characters.

IRC-style commands (client convention)

These are a light, optional flavor layer handled entirely client-side; plain typing always works.

Command	Effect
/me <action>	Content is published verbatim (prefixed with /me ); clients render it as a third-person action line ("✳ alice does a kickflip").
/who	Not published — the client shows the count of skaters who posted in the channel in the last 24h.

Required Tags

Tag	Description
g	Channel geohash (the truncated location key)

Optional Tags

Tag	Description
n	Namespace marker, always skate for SkateSpots channels
alt	NIP-31 human-readable description

Spot Status Reports (kind 2259)

Skate spots change: a ledge gets knobbed, a plaza gets demolished, security starts busting a spot, or construction closes it temporarily. Because spots (kind 30818) are addressable events owned by one author, and that author often isn't the person who notices the change, SkateSpots uses community status reports to keep the map honest.

A status report is a lightweight regular event (kind 2259) that any user can publish about any spot. The client aggregates recent reports — weighted by recency and reporter trust score — into a single consensus status shown as a badge on the spot. Reports are append-only; nothing is deleted, so a spot's history is preserved and a "gone" spot can naturally recover if it's later reported "active" again.

This is SkateSpots-native and not intended to interoperate with other clients.

Event Format

{
  "kind": 2259,
  "content": "<optional freeform note, e.g. 'new knobs on the ledge'>",
  "tags": [
    ["a", "30818:<spot-owner-pubkey>:<spot-d-tag>"],
    ["K", "30818"],
    ["status", "gone"],
    ["t", "spot-status"],
    ["alt", "Spot status report: \"<spot title>\" is gone"]
  ]
}

Status Values

The status tag MUST hold one of the following values:

Value	Meaning
active	🟢 Good to go — skate it.
bust	🟡 Heavy kick-out risk (security / cops).
skate_stopped	🟠 Knobbed / capped, but partially skateable.
closed	⚪ Temporarily closed (construction / event).
gone	🔴 Demolished, paved over, or fenced off for good.

Required Tags

Tag	Description
a	Coordinate of the referenced spot: 30818:<pubkey>:<d-tag>
status	One of the status values above

Optional Tags

Tag	Description
K	Kind of the referenced event, always 30818
t	Category marker, always spot-status (relay-indexed for querying)
alt	NIP-31 human-readable description

Aggregation (client behavior)

• Reports older than 180 days are ignored (spots change back).
• Only the most recent report per reporter counts (no ballot-stuffing).
• Each report's weight = recencyWeight × trustWeight:
  • Recency: exponential decay with a 30-day half-life — fresh reports dominate stale ones.
  • Trust: reporter trust score (0–100) mapped to a 0.2–1.0 multiplier, so everyone has some voice but followed/verified users carry more.
• The status with the highest total weight wins; confidence = winning weight / total weight.
• Spots with a winning status of gone are hidden from map markers (but still shown dimmed, with a badge, in card lists) so the map isn't cluttered by demolished spots while preserving the record.

Private Contacts (kind 30000, encrypted)

To let a user maintain a personal "who I skate with" address book without leaking their social graph publicly (unlike a kind-3 follow list), SkateSpots stores a private, encrypted contacts list as a NIP-51 Follow Set (kind 30000) with a fixed d identifier skatespots-contacts.

The contact pubkeys are NIP-44 encrypted to the user's own key and kept in the event content — only the user can read them. This mirrors the "encrypted private list" approach and keeps the scene network self-sovereign and private.

Event Format

{
  "kind": 30000,
  "content": "<NIP-44 encrypted JSON array of p-tag pairs>",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "skatespots-contacts"],
    ["title", "My Skate Contacts"],
    ["description", "Private, encrypted list of people in my scene."]
  ]
}

Client behavior

• The list is decrypted with the logged-in user's NIP-44 signer. Clients that cannot decrypt (different key) fall back to any public p tags present.
• The Contacts page also surfaces crew-mates (members of crews the user belongs to), follows (kind 3), and recent DMs (NIP-17 conversations) as live tabs; any of those can be starred into the private list.
• The encrypted list is never merged into the public kind-3 follow list.

Sasquatch Pro (kind 32671)

Sasquatch Pro is an optional Lightning "supporter pass" that unlocks the Sasquatch AI guide's personal assistant features (reading the user's own Stash, crews, spots and listings; drafting actions; priority model). It is funded by a NIP-57 zap to the platform Lightning address (skatespots@minibits.cash) and is verified client-side, bound to the paying user's npub — consistent with SkateSpots' serverless architecture.

Verification (two sources, strongest first)

1. Zap receipt (NIP-57, kind 9735) — strong. At purchase the client signs a kind-9734 zap request that carries pro-tier and pro-expiry tags. When paid, the platform's Lightning provider publishes a kind-9735 receipt embedding that zap request (in its description tag). Because the request is signed by the user's key, the receipt cryptographically binds payment to identity and cannot be forged by the user. The client reads #P-tagged receipts for the user, parses the embedded request, and takes pro-expiry.

2. Self-signed receipt (kind 32671) — fallback. If the provider does not emit zap receipts, the client publishes a self-signed addressable receipt so a paying user is never locked out. Weaker (a technical user could self-issue), but it references the payment so a future verifier can validate it retroactively without a schema change.

Access = the maximum unexpired expiry across either source. Platform owner pubkeys always have Pro.

Event Format (kind 32671 — self-signed fallback receipt)

{
  "kind": 32671,
  "content": "Sasquatch Pro supporter pass",
  "tags": [
    ["d", "sasquatch-pro"],
    ["tier", "3m"],
    ["expiry", "1730000000"],
    ["amount", "12000"],
    ["p", "<platform pubkey>"],
    ["alt", "Sasquatch Pro supporter pass (3 months)"]
  ]
}

Tiers

id	Duration	Sats
7d	7 days	2,000
1m	1 month	5,000
3m	3 months	12,000
1y	1 year	36,000

Notes

• Pro reads only the user's own data, client-side. The encrypted Stash is decrypted locally by the signer and never sent to any AI or server.
• Free Sasquatch remains fully usable (public spot/event/coach/gear/crew search plus the trick glossary); Pro adds the personal + action layer.