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Introduction

Chive is a decentralized preprint server built on the AT Protocol. It provides researchers with a platform to share scholarly work while maintaining data sovereignty.

What is Chive?​

Chive functions as an AppView in the AT Protocol ecosystem. It indexes preprints from user-controlled Personal Data Servers (PDSes) and presents them through a unified interface. Users retain full ownership of their content; if Chive were to disappear, all preprints would remain safely stored in their respective PDSes.

Key Features​

Decentralized Publishing​

Preprints are stored in user PDSes, not on Chive servers. This ensures researchers always control their work and can migrate to other platforms at will.

Community Review​

Open peer review with inline comments and endorsements. Reviews are public and linked to reviewer identities via AT Protocol DIDs.

Knowledge Graph​

A Wikipedia-style moderation system allows the community to propose and vote on field classifications. Authority records ensure consistent metadata across the platform.

Ten-dimensional PMEST classification (Personality, Matter, Energy, Space, Time) plus FAST facets enable precise discovery of related work.

Plugin Ecosystem​

Integrate with external services: ORCID for author identification, DOI for persistent identifiers, Zenodo for archiving, and more.

Who is Chive for?​

Chive serves researchers across disciplines who want to share preprints while retaining ownership of their work. It is particularly suited for:

  • Researchers who value data sovereignty and portability
  • Communities that want transparent peer review processes
  • Projects that require integration with multiple scholarly services
  • Organizations that need compliance with open access mandates

Next Steps​