Bluesky has expanded its AI assistant Attie with a new feature called Quests, allowing users to ask open-ended questions about news, trends, and conversations across the Bluesky network and any app built on the AT Protocol. The update was announced in July 2026, with the new experience currently in beta and access being rolled out via a waitlist over the coming weeks.
Attie, which launched in March 2026, originally let users design custom social feeds without programming. With Quests, the tool now functions as a broader research assistant — users can ask it to surface trending topics or identify influential accounts in a specific field or location across what Bluesky calls the Atmosphere, its term for the broader AT Protocol ecosystem.
Jay Graber, Bluesky’s chief innovation officer who stepped down as CEO in March and has since been replaced by Toni Schneider, the former founding CEO of Automattic, described the tool’s intent in a post. “Attie’s AI is a tool that helps you make sense of the internet, helping you fight back against the proliferation of misinformation and noise by giving you the tools to find the truth yourself,” Graber wrote. She also noted Attie is being redesigned with accessibility features and a new logo, with further changes planned.
The expansion comes as Bluesky’s user growth has slowed. The platform doubled its user base to 40 million last October but now reports around 45.6 million registered accounts. The company has been developing tools and services to grow and potentially monetize its platform. Attie is currently free, though Bluesky has considered charging for it in the future. In March 2026, the company disclosed it had raised $100 million in a funding round that closed in 2025.
Bluesky has acknowledged tension between its AI ambitions and a user base that tends to be skeptical of AI for economic, political, and environmental reasons. The company has said it needs to balance community sentiment with the financial requirements of sustaining itself and ongoing AT Protocol development.
Source: TechCrunch