Portability

Your Data, Your Control

iBird is built on the Hedera Consensus Service. Your posts, replies, reactions, and follows are permanently recorded on-chain. You can export and verify them at any time.

HCS Proof Bundle

Download a JSON bundle containing all your HCS messages with their consensus timestamps and sequence numbers. Verify on HashScan.

GET /api/export/proof-bundle (requires auth)

Replay Tool

Reconstruct your social projection from HCS messages. Run the replay tool locally to verify that the database matches the ledger.

node scripts/ibird-replay.mjs --account 0.0.XXXX

Public Message Schemas

All HCS message types are documented with versioned JSON schemas. Build your own client, analytics tool, or archive.

See /schemas/ directory and docs/PROTOCOL.md

Why Portability Matters

HCS-as-truth is only a moat if users can verify and move their data. Portability earns trust and enables ecosystem clients, analytics, moderation, and archival tools. Your data is never locked in.