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Local-First with grjte and Goblin Oats

Mittwoch, 9. Juli 2025 · 1 h 02

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In this episode, Anna Rose (x.com/AnnaRRose) and Nico Mohnblatt (x.com/nico_mnbl) speak with Goblin Oats (x.com/goblinoats) from Tonk (tonk.xyz) and x.com/grjte from Bain Capital Crypto (baincapitalcrypto.com) to explore the emerging world of local-first architecture.

Goblin shares the evolution of Tonk from an experimental lab working on blockchain games to a product that enables anyone to build personalised local-first software using natural language. grjte discusses her Groundmist project exploring personal data lakes and the intersection between local-first systems and the AT Protocol. The conversation explores the technical foundations of local-first software, including Conflict-free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs), parallels with blockchain systems, and how ZK proofs show up within cloud-optional architecture.

Related links:

• Tonk GitHub (github.com/tonk-labs/tonk)

• Groundmist (groundmist.xyz)

• Dappicom — NES Emulation in Noir (github.com/tonk-labs/dappicom)

• Speakeasy (tonk.substack.com/p/speakeasy)

• Automerge CRDT (automerge.org)

• AT Protocol (atproto.com)

• Ink & Switch: Local-first software (inkandswitch.com/essay/local-first)

• Homomorphically Encrypting CRDTs (jakelazaroff.com/words/homomorphically-encrypt…)

• Beelay - A new sync protocol for Automerge (github.com/automerge/beelay/blob/main/docs/pro…)

• Jess Martin - The last mile of Local First (youtube.com/watch?v=VCT4J4g2Ung)

• Local-First Conf 2025 (localfirstconf.com)

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