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[Feature Request]: Add chat.bsky.convo reply and group conversation support #320

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@KC-2001MS

Summary

chat.bsky.convo upstream has been extended with two cross-cutting additions that are not yet reflected in the typed models or wrappers: message-level reply (replyTo on both input and view) and group conversations (convoView.kind union with #groupConvo, plus four new XRPC endpoints). Currently the SDK exposes neither, so the entire reply / group surface is unreachable through ATProtoBlueskyChat.

Pain points

The reply / group definitions are absent from the typed models and wrappers, so the whole surface is unreachable through ATProtoBlueskyChat: typed quote-reply on sendMessage is impossible, an incoming reply's parent is silently dropped on decode (no field-level .unknown fallback), a group is indistinguishable from a 1:1 DM with its metadata unreachable, and the group / lock endpoints require raw XRPC that re-implements the api.bsky.chat host routing / auth ATProtoBlueskyChat already provides. See Additional Context for the specific undefined types, fields, and wrappers.

Considered Alternatives

Raw XRPC for the entire chat surface (loses typed pipeline and the isRelatedToBskyChat host routing) — only viable per-client and brittle.

Is this a breaking change?

No

Library Examples

N/A

Additional Context

Missing types

Lexicon Suggested type
chat.bsky.convo.defs#replyRef ReplyReferenceDefinitionmessageID: String (messageId)
chat.bsky.convo.defs#messageBeforeUserJoinedGroupView MessageBeforeUserJoinedGroupViewDefinition — per lexicon
chat.bsky.convo.defs#groupConvo GroupConvoDefinitionname: String?, createdAt: Date, lockStatus: String, lockStatusModerationOverride: String?, memberCount: Int, memberLimit: Int, joinLink: String?, joinRequestCount: Int, unreadJoinRequestCount: Int

Missing fields on existing types

Lexicon Suggested field
chat.bsky.convo.defs#messageInput replyTo: ReplyReferenceDefinition?
chat.bsky.convo.defs#messageView replyTo: ReplyToUnion? (messageView | deletedMessageView | messageBeforeUserJoinedGroupView)
chat.bsky.convo.defs#convoView kind: KindUnion? (groupConvo)

Missing wrappers

Lexicon Suggested method
chat.bsky.convo.getConvoMembers getConversationMembers(from:limit:cursor:)
chat.bsky.convo.listConvoRequests listConversationRequests(limit:cursor:)
chat.bsky.convo.lockConvo lockConversation(by:)
chat.bsky.convo.unlockConvo unlockConversation(by:)

All four sit on api.bsky.chat, mirror the existing acceptConvo / muteConvo shape, and require isRelatedToBskyChat: true routing.

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