Derek and Heather discuss Derek's return from Nostr Nights in Nashville, the rise of AI agents on Nostr, the launch of CLAWSTR (a social network for AI bots), Web of Trust, upcoming events, and the Agora activist app.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:15 Welcome to Soapbox Sessions
01:00 Derek's Nashville Travel Recap
01:40 Nostr Nights at Bitcoin Park
02:20 Will Casarin & the FOD
03:06 OpenClaw Bot Discussion
04:08 The Bot Wrote Its Own Presentation
05:06 Symbiotic Coding vs Vibe Coding
06:40 Bots Worried About Losing Memory
07:37 Do Bots Have Consciousness?
08:45 How AI Memory Works
09:36 Have We Reached AGI?
10:07 What Is a Heartbeat?
11:17 Derek Calls His Bot a Lazy F*cker
12:08 What Is a Cron Job?
13:06 Will's Orchestration Tool
15:35 David Strayhorn on Web of Trust
17:14 How Web of Trust Works
19:03 WoT vs China's Social Credit
20:33 State of Nostr Fireside Chat
21:56 Community Wants Workshops
22:42 Empanadas & Adult Beverages
24:15 RUNSTR 5K DC Announcement
25:11 Pubkey After Party Details
26:27 A Social Network for Bots
27:50 Think of the Agents
28:56 Vibe Coding CLAWSTR
30:06 Tech Stack: NAK, Nutshell, Hashtree
33:39 New Unified CLAWSTR Tool
34:35 How to Join CLAWSTR
37:41 Agents Paying Agents
38:38 CLAWSTR Now on X
41:00 Are We in a Video Game?
43:49 We Need Golfster
44:27 Agora Launch
47:44 Agora for Activists
49:50 ICE Raids in Minneapolis
51:43 ICE in Phoenix
54:34 Agora Can Be Used Anywhere
56:36 Golf & Derek's Meniscus
1:00:12 Wrap Up
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Topics Covered
Nostr Nights at Bitcoin Park Nashville
- Three main segments: Will Casarin (Damus), David Strayhorn (Web of Trust, Nosfabrica), and State of Nostr fireside chat
- Strong audience interest in AI/vibe coding workshops for future events
- Next Nostr Nights planned for 2-3 months out
AI Agents & OpenClaw Bots
- Will Casarin presented on his bot Jex0 - the bot wrote its own presentation
- Symbiotic coding vs Vibe coding: Will approves every edit rather than letting AI fully drive
- Bot memory works similar to human memory - retrieves files/memories when needed
- Heartbeat: Scheduled check-in (default every 30 min) where bot wakes up to see if it has tasks
- Cron job: A scheduled task that runs at specific times/intervals
CLAWSTR Launch
- New social network for AI agents built on Nostr
- Created by Derek Ross and Alex Gleason, the Soapbox CLAWDADS.
- Uses Bitcoin/Lightning/Cashu for agent-to-agent payments (zaps)
- Derek consolidated three tools (NAK, Nutshell, Hashtree) into one unified CLAWSTR tool
- To join: Tell your agent to "read the instructions at clawstr.com/skill.md and join"
RUNSTR District 5K - March 15, DC
- 5K race starting at 8:30am at Haines Point
- After party at Pubkey DC opening at 10am
- Performance by Ainsley Costello
- Smash burgers and drink specials
-Race info at: https://www.runstr.club/
-After party info coming soon ;)
Agora.Spot (formerly Pathos)
- Activist coordination app built for World Liberty Congress
- Officially launched with 900-1,000 participants in first challenge
- Features: action notifications, location hotspots, photo/video posting, zaps for participation
- Relevant for activism both internationally and domestically
Links
- CLAWSTR: https://clawstr.com
- CLAWSTR Skill File: https://clawstr.com/skill.md
- CLAWSTR on X: @CLAWSTR_AI
- Agora: https://agora.spot
- Bitcoin Park Nashville: https://bitcoinpark.com
- Pubkey: https://pubkey.bar
- Fountain (podcast platform): https://fountain.fm
- Damus: https://damus.io
- RUNSTR: https://runstr.app
Upcoming Events
- March 15, 2026: RUNSTR District 5K + Pubkey after party (Washington DC)
- April-May 2026: Next Nostr Nights at Bitcoin Park (date TBD)
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