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+# Channels
+
+A channel is a persistent, signed collection of playlists with a publisher
+identity. People follow a channel on their Art Computer, and the playlists you
+add or reorder show up on their device. A playlist is a one-time selection. A
+channel is something you keep.
+
+Reach for a channel when you want an ongoing, followable presence (a gallery, a
+curator, a platform) rather than a single hand-off.
+
+!!! note "Build your playlists first"
+    A channel references playlists, not artworks. Make the playlists first with
+    [ff-cli](../ff-cli/index.md) or the [Hosted Feed](../hosted-feed/index.md),
+    then point a channel at them.
+
+## Make a channel
+
+=== "No-code (web)"
+
+    [publisher.feralfile.com](https://publisher.feralfile.com) creates and
+    publishes channels with no API keys and no JSON. Sign in, assemble your
+    playlists into a channel, and publish. Publishing signs the channel under
+    your publisher identity so devices can verify it.
+
+    This is the path for curators and partners.
+
+=== "API"
+
+    Channels are first-class on the hosted feed. Reads are public. Writes need a
+    Bearer API key.
+
+    Base URL: `https://feed.feralfile.com/api/v1`
+
+    ```bash
+    # Create a channel (write — needs your API key)
+    curl -H "Authorization: Bearer your-api-key-here" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      -X POST https://feed.feralfile.com/api/v1/channels \
+      -d @channel.json
+
+    # List channels (public)
+    curl https://feed.feralfile.com/api/v1/channels
+    ```
+
+    `channel.json` is a DP-1 channel: `title`, `slug`, a `publisher` identity,
+    and an ordered `playlists` array of playlist URLs, plus optional `summary`,
+    `coverImage`, and `curators`. The feed signs the channel on write. For the
+    full field list and every endpoint, see the canonical
+    [feed OpenAPI](https://github.com/display-protocol/dp1-feed-v2/blob/main/api/openapi.yaml)
+    and [channel extension schema](https://github.com/display-protocol/dp1/tree/main/extensions/channels).
+
+## Reach followers
+
+A channel carries at least one **feed** signature and one **publisher**
+signature, and conforming players verify both before they trust it. Once a
+device follows your channel, every playlist you add or reorder propagates to it.
+That propagation is what a channel gives you over a one-off playlist.
+
+## Next step
+
+Build the playlists your channel will point at. See [ff-cli](../ff-cli/index.md).
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       - OTA: art-computer/how-it-works/ota.md
     - Specification: art-computer/specification.md
   - Hosted Feed: hosted-feed/index.md
+  - Channels: channels/index.md
   - Contact: https://feralfile.com/legal/contact
 
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