A new feature silently dropped in v4.12.0. NodeBB now supports Activity Intents!

Huh? What's an Activity Intent?

It is a proposal by @benpate@mastodon.social that aims to "extend the capabilities of an ActivityPub server beyond a user's outbox, and enable direct interactions with content on the wider social web."

In other words, it allows you to more seamlessly use your fediverse account…

Hi @benpate@mastodon.social I've got a question about Activity Intents!

I'm implementing it now (as you noticed) and have run into an interesting issue. The wording of 3b86 suggests that the intents are distinct between users. That is, the end user inputs their handle , the handle is queried via webfinger, and supported Intents are returned.

However, the intents themselves don't…