AOS Convergence — Oslo 2026

A curated three-day gathering for builders, researchers, funders, and community leaders actively working to expand human agency through open systems.

May 29–31, 2026 · Oslo, Norway

About

AOS Convergence is a small, invitation-only event organized by And Other Stuff focused on:

• Open protocols over platforms
• Expanding human agency
• Building tools that protect freedom of speech, assembly, and transaction
• Shipping real products, not just theory

Site

The website includes:

• Landing page with event info and inline Nostr login (NIP-07 extension or nsec)
• Event details (schedule, venue, Signal group) gated behind NIP-98 server-side authentication
• Application form for prospective attendees (via Formspree)

Architecture

• Frontend: React + Vite + Tailwind CSS + shadcn/ui, built on mkstack
• Auth: Nostr NIP-07 (browser extension) and NIP-98 (HTTP auth) via signed events
• API: Cloudflare Worker that validates NIP-98 tokens and checks npubs against an approved attendee list
• Forms: Formspree for application submissions

Development

# Frontend
npm install
npm run dev

# Worker (in a separate terminal)
cd worker
npm install
npx wrangler dev

Set VITE_API_URL in your environment to point at the worker (defaults to http://localhost:8787).

Managing approved attendee npubs

This project now uses a Cloudflare KV namespace for approvals so multiple admins can manage access from the app.

Setup

1. Create a KV namespace and bind it as APPROVALS in worker/wrangler.toml.
2. Set ADMIN_PUBKEYS secret (comma-separated hex pubkeys for admin keys).
3. Set SIGNAL_GROUP_LINK secret.

cd worker

# Admin allowlist entries can be npub or hex, comma-separated
npx wrangler secret put ADMIN_PUBKEYS
npx wrangler secret put SIGNAL_GROUP_LINK

Admin management UI

Admins can manage approvals in-app at:

• /admin

Admin actions:

• List approved npubs
• Add npub
• Remove npub

All admin API actions require NIP-98 auth and the signer pubkey must be in ADMIN_PUBKEYS.

Legacy fallback

If APPROVALS KV is not configured, the worker falls back to APPROVED_NPUBS secret for gated access checks only. This fallback is intended for migration and should be removed once KV is live.

Sponsors

• Human Rights Foundation — HRF is offering accepted participants a complimentary Oslo Freedom Forum pass (subject to HRF approval).

License

Open source.