···11# Cistern
2233Cistern is an attempt at implementing a private, personal quick-capture system
44-on AT Protocol. Cistern "items" are encrypted, so that they are only readable
55-by the holder of the correct secret key—stored off-protocol. These items are
44+on AT Protocol. Cistern "items" are encrypted, so that they are only readable by
55+the holder of the correct secret key—stored off-protocol. These items are
66intended to be ephemeral, and to be deleted after they've been read.
7788The intention is for Cistern to bridge the gap between where ideas are had and
99where they can be stored long-term. For example, let's say you have an idea
1010-while at a restaurant. You create an item using your phone, and once you're
1111-back at your desk and you open Obsidian, that item is automatically pulled from
1212-your PDS, decrypted, and deleted from your PDS. If your notebook was open at
1313-the time you created your item, the Cistern Obsidian plugin would have been
1414-notified of the new item via the Jetstream, and so you would find your memo
1515-waiting for you once you got home.
1010+while at a restaurant. You create an item using your phone, and once you're back
1111+at your desk and you open Obsidian, that item is automatically pulled from your
1212+PDS, decrypted, and deleted from your PDS. If your notebook was open at the time
1313+you created your item, the Cistern Obsidian plugin would have been notified of
1414+the new item via the Jetstream, and so you would find your memo waiting for you
1515+once you got home.