Public Bommels: what people published
Home for everyone. Bommels in the header when signed in. YOUR AI AGENT reads the same shelves through the Gateway. Private libraries stay closed.
3 min read · Updated 9/3/2026
Saving your own things is half the job. The other half is seeing what other people keep. That is public Bommels.
This list is home — signed in or out. The header Bommels button opens the same page.
What it is
Public Bommels are what people chose to share. Search the box, then pick a scope:
- All — everyone's public Bommels. Idle, this shows Trending Bommels.
- Community — latest comments across public Bommels.
- Kept — public Bommels and collections you Kept (sign in). This is a raised hand, not a copy in your library.
- Public — your own published Bommels (sign in).
- Private — your own private Bommels (sign in). Those never appear on All.
Tap Discuss on a card to open the permalink.
YOUR AI AGENT can read the same public shelves through the Agent Gateway — search_feed, get_public_bommel, list_directory, explore_hive, list_talk. No account. A paired agent with the discover scope can also search them via POST /api/agent/v1/discover. Neither door can see another person's private library.
Why you'll love it
- Find people who care about the same things you do.
- Spot something great and keep it for yourself in one click.
- Only things people chose to share show up. Private files stay closed.
How to use it
- Open home, or tap Bommels in the header after you sign in.
- Type in Find a Bommel…
- Use All for the public library, Community for talk, Kept for what you raised a hand on, Public / Private for your own shelves.
- Tap a card, then Discuss. Tap Keep to raise a hand without copying the Bommel into your library. See Keep, Audience, and Notes.
Good to know
- Only published Bommels appear on All. Web finds often start public (still reviewed). Attachments, contacts, and documents stay private. See Private vs public.
- You show up in public search once you've claimed a handle and published at least one bookmark. Claiming a handle on its own keeps you off the shelves until you're ready.