diff --git a/adapter/anonAp.go b/adapter/anonAp.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f27c27c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adapter/anonAp.go
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+package adapter
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"forge.lightcrystal.systems/lightcrystal/underbbs/models"
+)
+
+type anonAPAdapter struct {
+	data   *chan models.SocketData
+	server string
+	client http.Client
+}
+
+type apLink struct {
+	Href string
+	Rel  string
+	Type string
+}
+
+type apIcon struct {
+	MediaType string
+	Type      string
+	Url       string
+}
+
+type apActor struct {
+	Icon              apIcon
+	Id                string
+	Name              string
+	PreferredUsername string
+	Summary           string
+	Url               string
+}
+
+type webFinger struct {
+	Links []apLink
+}
+
+func (self *anonAPAdapter) Init(data *chan models.SocketData, server string) error {
+	self.data = data
+	self.server = server
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getBodyJson(res *http.Response) []byte {
+	l := res.ContentLength
+	jsonData := make([]byte, l)
+	res.Body.Read(jsonData)
+	return jsonData
+}
+
+func (self *anonAPAdapter) makeApRequest(method, url string, data io.Reader) (*http.Response, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/ld+json; profile=\"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams\"")
+	return self.client.Do(req)
+}
+
+func toMsg(activity map[string]interface{}) *models.Message {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (self *anonAPAdapter) send(data models.SocketData) {
+	if self.data != nil {
+		*self.data <- data
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, string(data.ToDatagram()))
+	}
+}
+
+func toAuthor(actor apActor) *models.Author {
+	curtime := time.Now().UnixMilli()
+	self := &models.Author{
+		Datagram: models.Datagram{
+			Id:      actor.Id,
+			Uri:     actor.Url,
+			Type:    "author",
+			Created: curtime,
+			Updated: &curtime,
+		},
+		Name:        actor.PreferredUsername,
+		ProfileData: actor.Summary,
+		ProfilePic:  actor.Icon.Url,
+	}
+	return self
+}
+
+func (self *anonAPAdapter) Fetch(etype string, ids []string) error {
+	for _, id := range ids {
+		switch etype {
+		case "author": // webfinger lookup on id
+			if string([]byte{id[0]}) == "@" {
+				id = id[1:]
+			}
+			res, err := http.Get(self.server + "/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:" + id)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			data := getBodyJson(res)
+			wf := webFinger{}
+			json.Unmarshal(data, &wf)
+			var profile string
+			for _, l := range wf.Links {
+				if l.Rel == "self" {
+					profile = l.Href
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			res, err = self.makeApRequest("GET", profile, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			authorData := getBodyJson(res)
+			actor := apActor{}
+			json.Unmarshal(authorData, &actor)
+			author := toAuthor(actor)
+			if author != nil {
+				self.send(author)
+			}
+		case "byAuthor":
+		case "message":
+		case "children":
+		case "convoy":
+		default:
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/adapter/honk.go b/adapter/honk.go
index d8f9f35..b2e8b28 100644
--- a/adapter/honk.go
+++ b/adapter/honk.go
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ type HonkAdapter struct {
 	token    string
 }
 
+func (self *HonkAdapter) isAnonymous() bool {
+	return self.token == ""
+}
+
 func (self *HonkAdapter) send(data SocketData) {
 	if self.data != nil {
 		*self.data <- data
@@ -36,8 +40,13 @@ func (self *HonkAdapter) Init(settings Settings, data *chan SocketData) error {
 	parts := strings.Split(*settings.Handle, "@")
 	self.username = parts[1]
 	self.server = "https://" + parts[2]
-	self.password = *settings.Password
 	self.nickname = settings.Nickname
+
+	if settings.Password == nil {
+		// we're anonymous!
+		return nil
+	}
+	self.password = *settings.Password
 	// store all the settings
 	// make a request to get the token
 	r, err := http.PostForm(self.server+"/dologin", url.Values{
@@ -65,6 +74,34 @@ func (self *HonkAdapter) Subscribe(string) []error {
 }
 
 func (self *HonkAdapter) Fetch(etype string, ids []string) error {
+	// if we're anonymous, we can fetch the data as raw AP
+	// KISS
+	if self.isAnonymous() {
+		aaa := anonAPAdapter{}
+		aaa.Init(self.data, self.server)
+		return aaa.Fetch(etype, ids)
+	}
+
+	for _, _ = range ids {
+		switch etype {
+		case "byAuthor":
+			// gethonks
+		case "message":
+			// use honk-canonical XID
+		case "author":
+			if self.isAnonymous() {
+				// if we are using @user@server, translate it to https://server/u/user
+			} else {
+				// otherwise, use the URL as such
+			}
+		case "children":
+			// use honk-canonical XID
+		case "convoy":
+			if self.isAnonymous() {
+			} else {
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 812a4ba..1773968 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ module forge.lightcrystal.systems/lightcrystal/underbbs
 go 1.22.0
 
 require (
+	forge.lightcrystal.systems/nilix/quartzgun v0.4.2
 	github.com/McKael/madon v2.3.0+incompatible
 	github.com/nbd-wtf/go-nostr v0.31.2
 	github.com/yitsushi/go-misskey v1.1.6
 	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0
-	hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun v0.3.2
 	nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.11
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6c0b038..f9614ba 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+forge.lightcrystal.systems/nilix/quartzgun v0.4.2 h1:S4ae33noQ+ilMvAKNh50KfwLb+SQqeXKZSoWMRsjEoM=
+forge.lightcrystal.systems/nilix/quartzgun v0.4.2/go.mod h1:hIXDh7AKtAVekjR6RIFW94d/c7cCQbyh8mzaTmP/pM8=
 github.com/McKael/madon v2.3.0+incompatible h1:xMUA+Fy4saDV+8tN3MMnwJUoYWC//5Fy8LeOqJsRNIM=
 github.com/McKael/madon v2.3.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:+issnvJjN1rpjAHZwXRB/x30uHh/NoQR7QaojJK/lSI=
 github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2 v2.3.2 h1:5n0X6hX0Zk+6omWcihdYvdAlGf2DfasC0GMf7DClJ3U=
@@ -63,7 +65,5 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
-hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun v0.3.2 h1:PmRFZ/IgsXVWyNn1iOsQ/ZeMnOQIQy0PzFakhXBdZoU=
-hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun v0.3.2/go.mod h1:P6qK4HB0CD/xfyRq8wdEGevAPFDDmv0KCaESSvv93LU=
 nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.11 h1:f/qXNc2/3DpoSZkHt1DQu6rj4zGC8JmkkLkWss0MgN0=
 nhooyr.io/websocket v1.8.11/go.mod h1:rN9OFWIUwuxg4fR5tELlYC04bXYowCP9GX47ivo2l+c=
diff --git a/server/api.go b/server/api.go
index 57d1b03..b18e829 100644
--- a/server/api.go
+++ b/server/api.go
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"forge.lightcrystal.systems/lightcrystal/underbbs/adapter"
 	"forge.lightcrystal.systems/lightcrystal/underbbs/models"
-	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun/renderer"
-	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun/router"
-	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun/util"
+	"forge.lightcrystal.systems/nilix/quartzgun/renderer"
+	"forge.lightcrystal.systems/nilix/quartzgun/router"
+	"forge.lightcrystal.systems/nilix/quartzgun/util"
 	"html/template"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 3d88cde..9cb384a 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"forge.lightcrystal.systems/lightcrystal/underbbs/adapter"
 	"forge.lightcrystal.systems/lightcrystal/underbbs/models"
+	"forge.lightcrystal.systems/nilix/quartzgun/cookie"
+	"forge.lightcrystal.systems/nilix/quartzgun/renderer"
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
-	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun/cookie"
-	"hacklab.nilfm.cc/quartzgun/renderer"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"