There is NIP-45 for counts, but it's not widely supported and it's quite cumbersome for relays as it probably requires a separate tags table, and some indices as well.
I know because I've built my own.
https://github.com/pippellia-btc/nastro
Anyway, I kinda agree, adding too much features to relays reduces one of the best feature of nostr: simplicity.
pip / Pip the WoT guy
npub176…7vgup
2025-09-30 09:38:44 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…hxgs
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