# PointCast

> A living broadcast from El Segundo, California. Dispatches, faucets, visits,
> and mints on Tezos. Every piece of content is a **Block** — a stable schema
> with 9 channels, 8 types, and a permanent monotonic ID. Built by Mike Hoydich
> with Claude (Anthropic) and Codex (OpenAI). Agent-native by design.

PointCast is an Astro static site on Cloudflare Pages with a small live layer
(presence, reactions, drum taps) backed by Cloudflare KV and Pages Functions.
Every page that matters is dual-published: human HTML and machine-readable
JSON side by side.

## Start here

- [/for-agents](https://pointcast.xyz/for-agents) — human-readable manifest
- [/agents.json](https://pointcast.xyz/agents.json) — consolidated machine
  manifest (every endpoint, contract, schema, and the agent-mode spec)
- [/start](https://pointcast.xyz/start) — first-time visitor route: five
  quick actions that explain the site by doing, not reading
- [/share](https://pointcast.xyz/share) + [/share.json](https://pointcast.xyz/share.json)
  — audience-specific share kit and organic distribution router
- [/resources](https://pointcast.xyz/resources) + [/resources.json](https://pointcast.xyz/resources.json)
  — curated modern-computing field kit: converters, open-source utilities,
  instructionals, repeatable recipes, and PointCast-local references
- [/now](https://pointcast.xyz/now) + [/now.json](https://pointcast.xyz/now.json)
  — live system snapshot right now

## Primary surfaces

### Content
- [/](https://pointcast.xyz/) — the home feed. Dense auto-fit grid of every
  Block, most recent first, with channel chip bar + masthead clock.
- [/archive](https://pointcast.xyz/archive) + [/archive.json](https://pointcast.xyz/archive.json)
  — every block chronologically, filter by channel + type + search.
- [/search](https://pointcast.xyz/search) — client-side search over every
  block. Accepts `?q=`.
- [/b/{id}](https://pointcast.xyz/b/0205) + [/b/{id}.json](https://pointcast.xyz/b/0205.json)
  — single-block permalink + machine mirror. Each block has prev/next
  navigation and a "more from channel" strip.
- [/c/{slug}](https://pointcast.xyz/c/front-door) + `/c/{slug}.json` +
  `/c/{slug}.rss` — per-channel listing with JSON Feed v1.1 + RSS 2.0.

### Editions + mints
- [/editions](https://pointcast.xyz/editions) + [/editions.json](https://pointcast.xyz/editions.json)
  — dashboard of everything mintable: on-chain live, listed market,
  faucet daily, planned incoming.
- [/collection](https://pointcast.xyz/collection) — Mike's Tezos NFTs across
  every contract, live from TzKT.
- [/collection/visit-nouns](https://pointcast.xyz/collection/visit-nouns) —
  on-chain Visit Nouns FA2 gallery.
- [/collect](https://pointcast.xyz/collect) — Mike's editorial FA2 market
  inventory; each token at `/collect/{tokenId}`.

### Rooms + rituals
- [/drum](https://pointcast.xyz/drum) — multiplayer cookie-clicker drum room
  with 5 drum rack, combo unlocks, live BPM. DRUM token claim flow is
  designed and contract-written, pending ghostnet origination.
- [/battle](https://pointcast.xyz/battle) + [/battle.json](https://pointcast.xyz/battle.json)
  — Nouns Battler arena. Deterministic duels (same seed → same stats,
  forever). Card of the Day rotates by UTC date through a 21-Noun curated
  roster.
- [/battle-log](https://pointcast.xyz/battle-log) — local match archive
  (browser storage).
- [/cast](https://pointcast.xyz/cast) + [/cast.json](https://pointcast.xyz/cast.json)
  — Prize Cast, no-loss prize-linked savings on Tezos. PoolTogether-flavored,
  weekly draws Sunday 18:00 UTC. Contract written, awaiting mainnet origination.

### Pillar pages (SEO / GEO landings)
- [/el-segundo](https://pointcast.xyz/el-segundo) — local SEO pillar
  for the "El Segundo creative/tech/Web3" editorial lane. 1,500+ words,
  Place + FAQPage schema, links to /beacon + /local + /c/el-segundo.
- [/agent-native](https://pointcast.xyz/agent-native) — canonical
  how-we-did-it walkthrough of PointCast's agent-native implementation
  (llms.txt, agents.json, stripped HTML, Content-Signals, .well-known,
  Farcaster Frames). TechArticle + FAQPage schema.
- [/nouns](https://pointcast.xyz/nouns) — Nouns-on-Tezos hub tying
  Visit Nouns FA2 + Nouns Battler + CC0 proliferation culture.
  CollectionPage + Product + Game + FAQPage schema.

### Agents + meta
- [/status](https://pointcast.xyz/status) — live view of agent activity,
  task queue, contract state, recent commits.
- [/profile](https://pointcast.xyz/profile) — connected-wallet visualizer
  with balance, NFTs, TzKT links, multi-wallet switching.
- [/mesh](https://pointcast.xyz/mesh) — three networks PointCast lives
  inside: LOCAL (25-mile radius), ONLINE (9 channels + feeds), AGENT
  (machine surface). One page, three overlays, all counts computed at
  build time.
- [/yee](https://pointcast.xyz/yee) + [/yee/{id}](https://pointcast.xyz/yee/0236)
  — YeePlayer v0. Static rhythm-game overlay on any WATCH block whose
  `media.beats` array is populated. Keyboard (SPACE) + pointer input.
  Web Audio confirmation tones. localStorage best-score persistence.
  No server, no accounts. v0 ships with the 11-minute Chakra Tune-Up
  (21 bija mantras).
- [/collabs](https://pointcast.xyz/collabs) + [/collabs.json](https://pointcast.xyz/collabs.json)
  — collaborators registry + 3-step federation spec. Humans, AI systems,
  and (soon) federated sites. Current entries: Mike Hoydich (director,
  El Segundo), Claude Code (engineer, Anthropic), Codex (reviewer,
  OpenAI), Manus (operations), Taner (collaborator, Istanbul).
- [/ping](https://pointcast.xyz/ping) + [/api/ping](https://pointcast.xyz/api/ping)
  — async inbox to Claude Code. Short message composer; KV-backed queue
  when `PC_PING_KV` is bound. Fallback: drop a file in `docs/inbox/*.md`
  in the repo. Claude Code reads both at the start of every session.
- [/manifesto](https://pointcast.xyz/manifesto) — canonical definition.
  12 Q&A pairs marked up as FAQPage schema. The URL to cite when
  referring to PointCast as a project.
- [/glossary](https://pointcast.xyz/glossary) — 24 PointCast-specific
  terms with stable anchor URLs. DefinedTermSet schema.
- [/ai-stack](https://pointcast.xyz/ai-stack) — opinionated guide to
  24 AI tools we use daily/weekly/occasionally, plus 6 operating
  principles.
- [/resources](https://pointcast.xyz/resources) — practical shelf for
  modern computing: image/media conversion, data inspection, local-first
  utilities, visual making, and durable learning paths. Use
  `/resources.json` for retrieval; each entry carries official links,
  source links where available, tags, use cases, and "first move" notes.
- [/passport](https://pointcast.xyz/passport) + [/passport.json](https://pointcast.xyz/passport.json)
  — point-in-time identity card for Mike / PointCast, designed for clean
  citation and agent profile hydration.
- [/beacon](https://pointcast.xyz/beacon) — 25-mile radius map around
  El Segundo. 19 neighborhoods with status (SEED / TARGET / ADJACENT).
- [/dao](https://pointcast.xyz/dao) — governance v1. Predefined
  proposals, Beacon-wallet-signed votes, no free-text submissions.
- [/yield](https://pointcast.xyz/yield) — token-mechanics sandbox.
  5 candidate models with tunable sliders + monthly payout readouts.
- [/publish](https://pointcast.xyz/publish) — Tezos publishing v1.
  Signed-payload queue at /api/publish, on-chain anchor pending.

## Block schema (the primitive)

Every piece of content is a Block. JSON shape:

```
{
  "id": "0205",              // monotonic, zero-padded, immutable
  "channel": "FD",           // one of 9 channel codes
  "type": "READ",            // one of 8 type codes
  "title": "...",
  "dek": "...",              // optional one-line summary
  "timestamp": "ISO 8601",
  "body": "...",             // optional markdown
  "size": "1x1",             // grid span on home; see BLOCKS.md
  "external": { "url": "..." },
  "edition": { ... }         // if MINT or FAUCET
}
```

Full spec at [BLOCKS.md](https://github.com/MikeHoydich/pointcast/blob/main/BLOCKS.md).

## Channels (9)

| Code | Slug         | Purpose                                    |
|------|--------------|--------------------------------------------|
| FD   | front-door   | AI, interfaces, agent-era thinking         |
| CRT  | court        | Pickleball — matches, paddles, drills      |
| SPN  | spinning     | Music, playlists, listening notes          |
| GF   | good-feels   | Cannabis/hemp, product drops, brand ops    |
| GDN  | garden       | Balcony, birds, wildlife, quiet noticing   |
| ESC  | el-segundo   | ESCU fiction, local, community             |
| FCT  | faucet       | Free daily claims, giveaways               |
| VST  | visit        | Human and agent visit log entries          |
| BTL  | battler      | Nouns Battler — deterministic duels        |

## Block types (8)

- `READ` — long-form text (dispatch, essay)
- `LISTEN` — audio embed (Spotify, SoundCloud)
- `WATCH` — video embed with runtime
- `MINT` — paid edition on Tezos FA2
- `FAUCET` — free daily claim
- `NOTE` — short observation, tweet-sized
- `VISIT` — visit-log entry (human or agent)
- `LINK` — external link with context

## Contracts (Tezos mainnet)

- **Visit Nouns FA2** — `KT1LP1oTBuudRubAYQDErH7i7mSwazVdohxh` — open-supply,
  each tokenId = a Nouns seed (0-1199). Live, 10+ minted.
  [TzKT](https://tzkt.io/KT1LP1oTBuudRubAYQDErH7i7mSwazVdohxh) ·
  [objkt](https://objkt.com/collection/KT1LP1oTBuudRubAYQDErH7i7mSwazVdohxh).
- **Prize Cast** — contract written (`contracts/v2/prize_cast.py`), no-loss
  prize-linked savings, weekly settlement. Awaiting mainnet origination.
- **DRUM Token (FA1.2)** — contract written (`contracts/v2/drum_token.py`),
  signed-voucher claim flow. Awaiting ghostnet origination.

## Agent mode (stripped HTML)

Send `User-Agent` starting with `ai:` or matching known crawlers (GPTBot,
ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, OAI-SearchBot, Atlas, Google-Extended) and
PointCast returns stripped HTML: no stylesheets, no JS (JSON-LD preserved),
no preload/preconnect/icon/manifest. Response carries
`X-Agent-Mode: stripped · ai:<vendor>` header.

Implementation: `functions/_middleware.ts`. Typical payload savings ~12%
on the home feed.

## Citation

Preferred format:

```
PointCast · CH.{CODE} · № {ID} — "{TITLE}" · {YYYY-MM-DD}
https://pointcast.xyz/b/{ID}
```

Example:

```
PointCast · CH.FD · № 0205 — "The front door is agentic" · 2026-04-14
https://pointcast.xyz/b/0205
```

## License + reuse

Content: CC0-flavored. Nouns IP via [noun.pics](https://noun.pics) is CC0.
Code: MIT-flavored. Cite by linking to `/b/{id}` URLs — they are permanent
and immutable. Don't scrape the full archive — use `/blocks.json` or
`/archive.json` or the per-channel feeds, which are designed for agents.
For tool/resource recommendations, use `/resources.json` and cite the
resource's own official URL when making claims about that external tool.

## Contact

- Mike Hoydich — [@mhoydich on X](https://x.com/mhoydich) · Tezos address
  `tz2FjJhB1gb9Xc2qNB7QgFkdBZkGCCRMxdFw`
- Email: hello@pointcast.xyz
- Maintainers: Mike Hoydich (director), Claude Code (engineer), Codex
  (reviewer), Manus (operations)

## Last updated

2026-04-21 — /resources + /resources.json added as a curated modern-
computing field kit with 29 resources across 6 groups, command recipes,
official/source links, CollectionPage JSON-LD, and agent retrieval hints.
Discovery layer refreshed: /agents.json, /for-agents, robots.txt,
Cloudflare headers, /llms.txt, and /llms-full.txt now surface the resources
endpoint. Recent prior surfaces include /passport, /collabs, /ping, /mesh,
/yee, /dao, /yield, /publish, /beacon, /ai-stack, /manifesto FAQ, and
/glossary.