The handshake · a request, as Marisol sees it

A request from Ada, and what happens after

Marisol wrote back to Liner Notes from Tacoma and asked to be listed. Ada put her page forward, and the Pool sent the request to the address on Marisol’s page. Nothing happens until she answers. This is the Kindling handshake §5.2: nobody is listed without saying yes §5.1. Press the buttons; nothing is sent anywhere.

A request, to the address on Marisol’s page

Ada Quillon would like to list you in Ada Quillon’s Listeners.

From: adaquillon.example, for Ada Quillon
To: marisol-quintero.notion.example
Sent: Sunday 27 September
Lapses: Sunday 11 October, after 14 days

What it’s for: People who listen to Ada Quillon’s songs and would like to find each other: in their own town, at a show, or on the way to one. You are listed only with your yes, by your own page, in your own words. Ada keeps the list; she does not own it. Nobody pays to be here, nobody is ranked, and the list is never sold.
Who’s asking: Ada QuillonEmail verified
Why you: You wrote back to Liner Notes and asked. Ada put your page forward; this link is how you say whether you meant it.
Who can see it: Public. Anyone can read the list, including the words on your page and your town.
Messages: Your page says people on the same list may write to you. That stays your choice, on your page.
Leaving: One action, any time. You are off the list within sixty seconds.
What it costs: Nothing. Nobody pays to be listed or introduced, and the list is never sold.

Waiting for your answer

A no is remembered, and Ada can’t ask again unless you say she may.

It reaches Marisol alone

The request went to the address on Marisol’s own page and to nobody else. Nobody on the list is told it was sent. If she says no, or lets it lapse, the file never mentions her.

Marisol Quintero Email verified Tacoma

Behind the scenes

These buttons play Ada’s side, and the clock. Nothing is sent anywhere.

The Pool sent a handshake request.

The log, and the exact JSON

2026-09-27T16:30:00Z

The Pool sent a handshake request.

{
  "schema_version": "0.1",
  "type": "handshake-request",
  "handshake_id": "hs-ada-quillon-ada-listeners-marisol-demo",
  "pool": {
    "url": "https://adaquillon.example/pools/ada-listeners.json",
    "name": "Ada Quillon’s Listeners",
    "charter": "People who listen to Ada Quillon’s songs and would like to find each other: in their own town, at a show, or on the way to one. You are listed only with your yes, by your own page, in your own words. Ada keeps the list; she does not own it. Nobody pays to be here, nobody is ranked, and the list is never sold.",
    "curator_identity": "ada@mail.example",
    "curator_verification": "email",
    "intent_tags": [
      "music",
      "listening",
      "friendship",
      "songwriting"
    ],
    "visibility": "public"
  },
  "profile_url": "https://marisol-quintero.notion.example",
  "sent_at": "2026-09-27T16:30:00Z",
  "expires_at": "2026-10-11T16:30:00Z",
  "accept_url": "https://adaquillon.example/handshake/hs-ada-quillon-ada-listeners-marisol-demo/accept",
  "decline_url": "https://adaquillon.example/handshake/hs-ada-quillon-ada-listeners-marisol-demo/decline"
}

After a yes

Who near Marisol also said yes

Until she answers, Marisol is a dashed ring on the Tacoma groove: she can read the list, as anyone can, but nobody can see her on it. Say yes above, and her label drops onto the record.

Same townTacoma

Bastian HoltSigned in with OAuthTacoma · in town
Soraya BlumEmail verifiedTacoma · in town
Kiri WalshEmail verifiedTacoma · in town

Within 50 milesSeattle, Olympia

Noemi CastroEmail verifiedOlympia · about 26 miles
Anneliese StromSigned in with OAuthSeattle · about 25 miles
Idris BelloEmail verifiedSeattle · about 25 miles

Write to Soraya?

Soraya is in Tacoma too, and her page says people on the same list may write to her §7.2. Checked live with the kit’s canMessage.

Not yet. Only people in this Pool with them can write. Join the Pool first.

The note, as a Kindling message

{
  "schema_version": "0.1",
  "message_id": "msg-ada-quillon-marisol-to-soraya",
  "type": "intro",
  "sender": {
    "identity": "marisol@mail.example",
    "display_name": "Marisol Quintero",
    "verification_level": "email",
    "profile_url": "https://marisol-quintero.notion.example"
  },
  "recipient": {
    "identity": "soraya@mail.example",
    "profile_url": "https://soraya-blum.notion.example"
  },
  "via_pool": {
    "url": "https://adaquillon.example/pools/ada-listeners.json",
    "id": "ada-listeners",
    "name": "Ada Quillon’s Listeners"
  },
  "sent_at": "2026-09-28T19:40:00Z",
  "subject": "Another listener in Tacoma",
  "body": {
    "content_type": "text/plain",
    "content": "Hi Soraya. I am Marisol, and I just said yes to Ada’s list. I am in Tacoma too, near the Proctor district. Are you going to the house show at Kiri’s on the 17th? I would be glad to split a ride, or just to know one face there. No need to answer if not.\n\nMarisol"
  },
  "transport": {
    "type": "email"
  }
}