FediResolve

FediResolve is a command-line tool for resolving and displaying Fediverse content. It can parse and display ActivityPub content from various Fediverse platforms including Mastodon, Mbin, Lemmy, PeerTube, and others.

Features

Resolve Fediverse URLs to their ActivityPub representation
Resolve Fediverse handles (e.g., @username@domain.tld)
Display both the full JSON data and a human-readable summary
Support for various ActivityPub types (Person, Note, Article, Create, Announce, etc.)
Automatic resolution of shared/forwarded content to the original source

Installation

Prerequisites

Go 1.16 or later

Building from source

git clone https://gitlab.melroy.org/melroy/fediresolve.git
cd fediresolve
go build

Usage

Basic usage

# Provide a URL or handle as an argument
./fediresolve https://mastodon.social/@user/12345
./fediresolve @username@domain.tld

# Or run without arguments and enter the URL/handle when prompted
./fediresolve

Examples

Resolving a Mastodon post

./fediresolve https://mastodon.social/@Gargron/12345

Resolving a user profile

./fediresolve @Gargron@mastodon.social

How it works

FediResolve uses the following process to resolve Fediverse content:

For handles (@username@domain.tld), it uses the WebFinger protocol to discover the ActivityPub actor URL
For URLs, it attempts to fetch the ActivityPub representation directly
It checks if the content is shared/forwarded and resolves to the original source if needed
It parses the ActivityPub JSON and displays both the raw data and a formatted summary

License

MIT

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