OrdChan Metaprotocol

Base schema for OrdChan inscriptions using JSON payloads.

Create Board:

{ "p": "ordchan", "type": "board", "name": "", }

Fields:

Field	Type	Required	Description
name	string	✅ Yes	Human-readable, unique board name (e.g., "Technology", "Anime", "Random").

• 🛑 Ownership Rule: The first valid inscription with a given name owns that board — no overwrites.

Create Thread:

{ "p": "ordchan", "type": "thread", "title": "", "content": "", "board": "<board_inscription_id>", }

Fields:

Field	Type	Required	Description
title	string	Optional	Subject line of the thread.
content	string	Optional	Body text, links, etc.
board	string	✅ Yes	Inscription ID of the board this thread belongs to.

Create Replies:

{ "p": "ordchan", "type": "reply", "content": "", "thread": "<thread_inscription_id>", "reply": "<reply_inscription_id>" }

Fields:

Field	Type	Required	Description
content	string	Optional	Body of the reply, links etc.
thread	string	⚠️ Conditional	Required only for direct replies to a thread.
reply	string	⚠️ Conditional	Use if replying to another reply.

• ✅ At least one of thread or reply is required.

• 🔁 Supports recursive replies via the reply field, allowing deeply nested conversations.

Created by: @armyofyouth