Recommend Lexicon New
The site.standard.graph.recommend lexicon declares that a user recommends a document.
Overview
Recommends are lightweight social signals: a user creates a recommend record on their PDS pointing at a site.standard.document they endorse. Aggregators and readers can use these records to surface popular or trusted documents.
Schema
Required Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| document | at-uri | AT-URI reference to the document record being recommended (ex: at://did:plc:abc123/site.standard.document/xyz789). |
| createdAt | datetime | Timestamp marking when the recommend was created. |
Example
{
"$type": "site.standard.graph.recommend",
"document": "at://did:plc:abc123/site.standard.document/3mbfqhezge25u",
"createdAt": "2026-05-19T14:30:00.000Z"
}
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Related
- Document lexicon - Documents that can be recommended
- Subscription lexicon - Following whole publications
- Permissions -
site.standard.authSocialgrants access to recommend records