Acquaintance
A one-way recognition possibility I label locally.
No usernames · local trust · cosmic scale
Trust people, groups, devices, and agents without turning them into usernames.
Abracadoo lets you create local relationship labels — the “Bob” in your app is simply what you call that trust edge. The contact can persist, fade, be revoked, or be rebuilt one consentful loop at a time.
- Local-first
- No usernames
- Human-mediated
- Open protocols
The simple model
A contact is not a username. It is a local relationship label.
Abracadoo names the relationship edge instead of pretending one master identity can carry every context. Nobody else has to call Bob “Bob.”
Path
A route that can carry a short proof, message, or trust event.
Loop
Two connected Paths that have carried a reciprocal exchange.
Relationship
A remembered Loop with scoped trust, not a permanent account.
No usernames
The name is yours. The trust is earned.
Bob may be Chuck. Alice may be your D&D club. A trusted agent may participate in a loop. Abracadoo does not need a global handle to make the relationship legible to you.
Your labels live in your universe. A label does not prove identity, grant authority, or make someone discoverable. It only helps you remember a relationship edge.
Local label: What you call the edge.
Scoped trust: What this edge may do.
Revocable loop: What can expire, renew, or be rebuilt
Not another identity stack
Human before technical. Magical but grounded.
Not this
- Usernames as identity
- Searchable by default
- Institutional permission
- Permanent public profiles
Instead
- Local relationship labels
- Consentful trust events
- Context-specific identity
- Revocable loops
What works today
A small, useful beginning.
The current Abracadoo MVP creates local HumanKey acquaintances using Authenticator-compatible TOTP tokens. It is intentionally simple: create, share, recognize, and keep your trust material local. Labels are for your device and your memory; they are not global usernames.
The app is a lantern to return us to contact-based trust — no cloud required, no public handle required.
Try the live app →Protocol-native
From a local label to a universe of witnessed trust.
1Create a Pathlocal recognition, no username
2Exchangehuman-mediated proof
3Complete a Loopreciprocal trust event
For builders
Open enough to inspect. Warm enough to invite.
Abracadoo makes digital trust feel human again. It starts with HumanKey: a simple, open way to recognize trusted relationships without usernames, surveillance, or central identity systems. From there, it grows toward reciprocal loops, relationship proofs, and consent-aware trust surfaces that can support richer forms of communication.
EphemeralTrust is the field guide for the philosophy underneath: names are local, identity is contextual, and real trust begins with consent.