Ok, #ActivityPub & #Mastodon geeks:

So, I use a combination a Firefox plugin & server settings to make sure all replies of threads I'm reading get downloaded for me to my local instance. Works great *except* it's really hard to keep track of what I read already & what I didn't. I just end up reading the whole thing over & over.

What I'd love is a way to “subscribe” (i.e., “follow a thread”) & have any reply on the thread put into my timeline.

Is there such a thing?

#AskFedi #AskFediverse

@bkuhn Not sure if this is what you mean, but there's a related open Mastodon issue (subscribe to post replies, get notifications): https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/7969

I'm not aware of any existing solutions. Mastodon v4.5 should auto-fetch all replies to a thread, though, in case you have missed it: https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/11/mastodon-4.5/

@nen Yup, if added as a feature, that issue would give me what I'm looking for.

I have all the auto-fetch stuff turned on (masto.host does it for all users now), and I also use substitoot which does it faster on the client side for real-time reading.

Another solution that would help me would be "mark post as read" feature.