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Just YOLO merged PR #230 (we're currently on PR 1818), which introduces NIP 66 for relay monitoring, authored by sandwich (nprofile…53ac).

This PR has been in the works for over two years. It's honestly hilarious that it hasn't been merged yet, since we're currently on version 7 of the spec.

I find this NIP interesting personally, because even though uptake has been slow (I don't have it integrated into either Coracle or Flotilla, although several clients do use it), it's going to be very helpful in scaling the relay network by providing metadata on which relays are most reliable, and for what purposes.

It's also done in a very nostr-esque way; basically "relay monitors" (which self-advertise) publish kind`30166` events in order to report on relays. Anyone can publish these reports, which gives us the best of both monitor reputation and openness.