diff --git a/bun.lockb b/bun.lockb
index 3e97801..6853be8 100755
Binary files a/bun.lockb and b/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ac16773..91b370d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,35 +13,35 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@sveltejs/enhanced-img": "^0.3.10",
-    "@sveltejs/kit": "^2.8.4",
+    "@sveltejs/kit": "^2.11.1",
     "@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte": "^3.1.2",
     "@tailwindcss/forms": "^0.5.9",
     "@tailwindcss/typography": "^0.5.15",
     "@types/eslint": "^9.6.1",
-    "@types/node": "^22.10.0",
+    "@types/node": "^22.10.2",
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
-    "eslint": "^9.15.0",
+    "eslint": "^9.17.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-svelte": "^2.46.0",
-    "globals": "^15.12.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-svelte": "^2.46.1",
+    "globals": "^15.13.0",
     "mdsvex": "^0.12.3",
     "postcss": "^8.4.49",
-    "prettier": "^3.4.1",
+    "prettier": "^3.4.2",
     "prettier-plugin-svelte": "^3.3.2",
     "svelte": "^4.2.19",
     "svelte-adapter-bun": "^0.5.2",
     "svelte-check": "^3.8.6",
     "sveltekit-rate-limiter": "^0.6.1",
-    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.15",
+    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.16",
     "tslib": "^2.8.1",
     "typescript": "^5.7.2",
-    "typescript-eslint": "^8.16.0",
+    "typescript-eslint": "^8.18.0",
     "vite": "^5.4.11"
   },
   "type": "module",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@atproto/api": "^0.13.18",
-    "@neodrag/svelte": "^2.0.6",
+    "@neodrag/svelte": "^2.2.0",
+    "@skyware/bot": "^0.3.8",
     "@std/toml": "npm:@jsr/std__toml",
     "base64url": "^3.0.1",
     "nanoid": "^5.0.9",
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     "rehype-slug": "^6.0.0",
     "robots-parser": "^3.0.1",
     "steamgriddb": "^2.2.0",
-    "typescript-svelte-plugin": "^0.3.43"
+    "typescript-svelte-plugin": "^0.3.44"
   },
   "trustedDependencies": [
     "@sveltejs/kit",
diff --git a/src/lib/bluesky.ts b/src/lib/bluesky.ts
index 1835db0..671b7a5 100644
--- a/src/lib/bluesky.ts
+++ b/src/lib/bluesky.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private'
-import { Agent, CredentialSession, RichText } from '@atproto/api'
+import { Bot } from "@skyware/bot";
 import { get, writable } from 'svelte/store'
 
-const bskyClient = writable<null | Agent>(null)
+const bskyClient = writable<null | Bot>(null)
 
 export const getBskyClient = async () => {
     let client = get(bskyClient)
@@ -13,19 +13,15 @@ export const getBskyClient = async () => {
     return client
 }
 
-export const postToBsky = async (text: string) => {
-    let client = await getBskyClient()
-    const rt = new RichText({ text })
-    await rt.detectFacets(client)
-    const {uri} = await client.post({
-        text: rt.text,
-        facets: rt.facets,
-    })
+export const parseAtUri = (uri: string) => {
+    if (uri.startsWith("https://bsky.gaze.systems")) {
+        return uri
+    }
     return `https://bsky.gaze.systems/post/${uri.split('/').pop()}`
 }
 
 const loginToBsky = async () => {
-    const creds = new CredentialSession(new URL("https://bsky.social"))
-    await creds.login({ identifier: 'gaze.systems', password: env.BSKY_PASSWORD ?? "" })
-    return new Agent(creds)
+    const bot = new Bot({ service: "https://bsky.social" })
+    await bot.login({ identifier: 'gaze.systems', password: env.BSKY_PASSWORD ?? "" })
+    return bot
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/lib/notes.ts b/src/lib/notes.ts
index 1f31ff4..e124e74 100644
--- a/src/lib/notes.ts
+++ b/src/lib/notes.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface Note {
     content: string,
     published: number,
     outgoingLinks?: OutgoingLinkData[],
+    replyTo?: NoteId,
 }
 type NoteId = string
 
@@ -30,6 +31,21 @@ export const noteExists = (id: NoteId) => { return existsSync(getNotePath(id)) }
 export const readNote = (id: NoteId): Note => {
     return JSON.parse(readFileSync(getNotePath(id)).toString())
 }
+export const findReplyRoot = (id: NoteId): {rootNote: Note, rootNoteId: NoteId} => {
+    let currentNoteId: string | null = id
+    let currentNote: Note | null = null
+    while (currentNoteId !== null) {
+        currentNote = readNote(currentNoteId)
+        currentNoteId = currentNote.replyTo ?? null
+    }
+    if (currentNote === null || currentNoteId === null) {
+        throw "no note with id found"
+    }
+    return {
+        rootNote: currentNote,
+        rootNoteId: currentNoteId,
+    }
+}
 export const writeNote = (id: NoteId, note: Note) => {
     writeFileSync(getNotePath(id), JSON.stringify(note))
     // only append to note list if its not in it yet
diff --git a/src/routes/log/+page.svelte b/src/routes/log/+page.svelte
index 0aa9a9a..43c3c61 100644
--- a/src/routes/log/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/log/+page.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import Window from '../../components/window.svelte';
     import Token from '../../components/token.svelte';
+	import { parseAtUri } from '$lib/bluesky.js';
 
 	export let data;
 
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@
 
     const highlightedNote = data.notes.get(data.highlightedNote ?? '') ?? null
 
+    const getOutgoingLink = (name: string, link: string) => {
+        if (name === "bsky") {
+            return parseAtUri(link)
+        }
+        return link
+    }
     // this is ASS this should be a tailwind class
     const getTextShadowStyle = (color: string) => {
         return `text-shadow: 0 0 1px theme(colors.ralsei.black), 0 0 5px ${color};`
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@
 <Token v={renderDate(note.published)} small={!isHighlighted}/> <Token v={noteId} keywd small={!isHighlighted}/><Token v="#" punct/>&nbsp;&nbsp;<Token v={note.content} str/>
 {#each note.outgoingLinks ?? [] as {name, link}}
 {@const color = outgoingLinkColors[name]}
-<span class="text-sm"><Token v="(" punct/><a style="color: {color};{getTextShadowStyle(color)}" href={link}>{name}</a><Token v=")" punct/></span>
+<span class="text-sm"><Token v="(" punct/><a style="color: {color};{getTextShadowStyle(color)}" href={getOutgoingLink(name, link)}>{name}</a><Token v=")" punct/></span>
 {/each}
 </div>
 {#if index < data.notes.size - 1}
diff --git a/src/routes/log/create/+server.ts b/src/routes/log/create/+server.ts
index 00954aa..0e60410 100644
--- a/src/routes/log/create/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/log/create/+server.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import { env } from '$env/dynamic/private';
 import { PUBLIC_BASE_URL } from '$env/static/public';
-import { postToBsky } from '$lib/bluesky';
-import { createNote, genNoteId, type Note } from '$lib/notes';
+import { getBskyClient } from '$lib/bluesky.js';
+import { createNote, findReplyRoot, genNoteId, readNote, type Note } from '$lib/notes';
+import type { Post, ReplyRef } from '@skyware/bot';
 
 interface NoteData {
     content: string,
+    replyTo?: string,
     bskyPosse: boolean,
 }
 
@@ -23,14 +25,45 @@ export const POST = async ({ request }) => {
         content: noteData.content,
         published: Date.now(),
         outgoingLinks: [],
+        replyTo: noteData.replyTo,
     }
     let errors: string[] = []
+    let repliedNote: Note | null = null
+    if (noteData.replyTo !== undefined) {
+        repliedNote = readNote(noteData.replyTo)
+    }
     // bridge to bsky if want to bridge
     if (noteData.bskyPosse) {
         const postContent = `${noteData.content} (${PUBLIC_BASE_URL}/log?id=${noteId})`
         try {
-            const bskyUrl = await postToBsky(postContent)
-            note.outgoingLinks?.push({name: "bsky", link: bskyUrl})
+            const bot = await getBskyClient()
+            // find parent and reply posts
+            let replyRef: ReplyRef | null = null
+            if (noteData.replyTo !== undefined && repliedNote !== null) {
+                const getBskyUri = (note: Note) => { return note.outgoingLinks?.find((v) => {return v.name === "bsky"})?.link }
+                const parentUri = getBskyUri(repliedNote)
+                let parentPost: Post | null = null
+                if (parentUri !== undefined) {
+                    parentPost = await bot.getPost(parentUri)
+                }
+                const rootUri = getBskyUri(findReplyRoot(noteData.replyTo).rootNote)
+                let rootPost: Post | null = null
+                if (rootUri !== undefined) {
+                    rootPost = await bot.getPost(rootUri)
+                }
+                if (parentPost !== null && rootPost !== null) {
+                    replyRef = {
+                        parent: parentPost,
+                        root: rootPost,
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            const postRef = await bot.post({
+                text: postContent,
+                createdAt: new Date(note.published),
+                replyRef: replyRef ?? undefined
+            })
+            note.outgoingLinks?.push({name: "bsky", link: postRef.uri})
         } catch(why) {
             console.log(`failed to post note #${noteId} to bsky: `, why)
             errors.push(`error while posting to bsky: ${why}`)