Overview
- Block publicly opened signups for Buzz on July 21, releasing desktop apps, publishing the code under an Apache 2.0 license, and offering free Block-hosted Nostr relays in beta.
- Buzz gives each AI agent its own cryptographic keypair tied to a human owner so agents appear as independent participants with reviewable activity and permissions.
- The current build includes channels, threads, direct messages, voice, media sharing, canvases, search, an auditable event log, and early Git integration for code workflows.
- The platform is model-agnostic so teams can plug in different models and agent frameworks, and organizations can either self-host their Nostr relay or use Block’s managed option.
- Buzz is early-stage and built on Block’s prior agent work such as goose and BuilderBot, raising questions about enterprise needs for access controls, auditing, and further governance as the product matures.