Introducing Starter Kits

One of the hardest parts about joining a new social network is the cold start problem. You sign up, you follow nobody, your feed is empty, and you bounce.

We've all been there.

Starter Kits are our answer to that.

What are they?

Starter Kits are curated collections of accounts grouped around topics, communities, or vibes.

New to Loops? They'll get your feed going in seconds. Already here? They'll help you find creators you're actually missing.

Think "Indie Game Devs", "LGBTQ+ Creators", or "Fediverse Builders." Browse a kit and follow everyone in it with a single tap.

But here's where Loops does it differently.

Consent first. Always.

Every account featured in a Starter Kit has to opt in. We don't scrape, we don't auto-include, we don't add you to lists you didn't ask for. If your account appears in a Starter Kit, it's because you chose to be there.

That might sound obvious, but it's not how most platforms work. Most platforms would just algorithmically surface whoever drives engagement. We're not doing that.

It's federated.

Loops is built on ActivityPub, the same open protocol that powers Mastodon, Pixelfed, and the rest of the fediverse. That means Starter Kits aren't locked to one server. Accounts from across the fediverse can be featured, and when someone follows an account through a kit, that's a real federated follow. Your data doesn't live in a silo. You're not locked in. You own your connections.

Built for communities, not algorithms.

Server admins have full control over how Starter Kit creation works on their instance. They can require all kits to go through a moderation review before going live, or they can set a follower threshold so that established accounts get auto-approved while newer ones go through review. Trusted, high-follower accounts can publish instantly. Everyone else waits for a human to look it over.

This isn't one-size-fits-all. Every instance is different, and admins know their communities better than we do. We just give them the tools.

The fediverse deserves better discovery tooling. Starter Kits are the first step toward that.

Try it out and let me know what you think. And if you want to create a kit for your community, try it now on loops.video.

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Loops is community funded. No investors, no ads, no shareholders to answer to. Just people who believe the fediverse deserves better. If that resonates with you, you can support development directly on Patreon. It makes a real difference.