Attie, Bluesky’s AI assistant that lets you create personalized social feeds without programming, is evolving into an open research tool.

The company said this week that it added a new feature to the AI ​​assistant, called Quests, that allows users to ask it for information and news that is spread through the broader Bluesky social network, dubbed Atmosphere. This includes not only Bluesky, but also any application that integrates with the underlying AT protocol.

Bluesky’s user growth has slowed in the past eight months: the social network saw its user base double to 40 million last October, in just one year, but it now reports around 45.6 million registered accounts. Therefore, the company has been looking to develop tools and services that allow it to increase its user base and potentially monetize it.

Attie, launched in March, is a standalone product from Bluesky that allows users to design their own algorithm, create custom feeds, and possibly one day code their own apps. Although the artificial intelligence assistant is free for the moment, the company has considered the idea of ​​charging for the service.

Quests adds new capabilities to Attie, allowing users to ask it open-ended questions to investigate what’s happening on this part of the open social web. For example, you could ask Attie to learn about current affairs or help you identify the most influential accounts in a particular field or location, the company explained.

“Attie’s AI is a tool that helps you make sense of the Internet, helping you fight the proliferation of misinformation and noise by giving you the tools to find the truth for yourself,” wrote Jay Graber, Bluesky’s chief innovation officer, who stepped down as the company’s CEO in March. (She has since been replaced by Toni Schneider, Automattic’s former founding CEO.)

“Our bet is that tools that help people make sense of the world will prove more useful than those that fill it with confusion,” Graber wrote. “We want Attie to lower the barrier to entry and experience needed to learn the AT Protocol and put the tools to personalize your experience in the hands of anyone who wants them.”

Graber noted that Attie is being redesigned to add accessibility features and a new logo, and that more changes will come in the coming months.

For now, the new Attie experience is in beta and users will be invited from a waitlist over the next few weeks.

While many Bluesky users dislike AI for economic, political and environmental reasons, the company has had to balance the inclinations of its community with the need to generate income to help itself and keep the development of the AT protocol it leads afloat.

In March, Bluesky said it had raised $100 million in funding in a round that closed in 2025. That gives it a runway to experiment with ideas like Attie and how AI can play a role in Atmosphere, as well as other services, like a premium subscription or tools for power users.