Cactus Comments
Abandoned unmaintainedAn embeddable Elm web client that turns Matrix rooms into federated comment sections, with a companion appservice.
web (comments widget) · licence LGPL-3.0
- Web
- Last commit
- Jul 2023 3 years ago · 7 Jul
- Commits, last year
- 0 0 in 90 days
- Authors, 90 days
- 0 0 in a year, 11 ever
- Bus factor
- — no commits in the last year
- Last release
- v0.13.0 8 Jul 2022 · 0 tags in a year
- Lines of code
- 5.0k Elm
AI
Nothing found on any of the three axes. What we look for
PolicyNo policy found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance) Dev useNone found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance) In productNone found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)- AI in development: No commits in the last 365 days (last 2023-07-14); no agent files.
- Collector: 0 of 0 commits in the last year credit an AI tool (—). 0 agent files, 0 AI workflows. A lower bound: most AI use leaves no trace.
Activity
No commits in the last 365 days; the last one was on 7 Jul 2023. Bots are not counted.
Languages
Apps
| OS | Built with | Status | Minimum OS | Where to get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| other | discontinued | not stated | source |
Features
| Feature | Value | How we know | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDK | own (Elm) | code | gitlab.com/cactus-comments/cactus-client/-/blob/ |
| Encryption (E2EE) | No: No Public comment rooms. | claimed | gitlab.com/cactus-comments/cactus-client/-/blob/ |
| Cross-signing | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Key backup | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Sliding sync | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Next-gen auth (OIDC) | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Multiple accounts | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Threads | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Spaces | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| 1:1 calls | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Group calls | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Reactions | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Edits | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Replies | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Polls | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Custom emoji | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Stickers | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Location | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Voice messages | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Rich text editor | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| URL previews | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Push notifications | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Private read receipts | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Presence | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Room upgrades | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Moderation tools | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Accessibility | not-found | — | — |
| Translations | not-found | — | — |
| Telemetry | Not found: Not found | — | — |
| Default homeserver | not-found | — | — |
| Fork-friendliness | not-found | — | — |
Health signals
- Bus factor (last year)
- —
- Issue first response
- not measured (the forge did not give it)
- Release cadence
- 0 tags in the last year, latest v0.13.0 (8 Jul 2022)
- CI
.gitlab-ci.yml.gitlab-ci.yml- Tests
- test files found
- Security policy
- none found
- Licence
- LGPL-3.0
- Funding
- opencollective.com/cactus-comments
- Telemetry SDKs in manifests
- none found
Repositories
| Repository | Role | Activity | Last commit | Commits 1y | Authors 90d | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gitlab.com/cactus-comments/cactus-client | main | Abandoned | 7 Jul 2023 | 0 | 0 | 401f4ca35 |
| gitlab.com/cactus-comments/cactus-appservice | server | Abandoned | 7 May 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1ed012282 |
Notes
Our reading: dormant (last client commit 2023-07-14). A not-chat client; the appservice half could interest lane 5.
Researched by an AI agent (Claude) on 5 Nov 2026, not checked by a person; metrics collected on 5 Nov 2026. Source file: data/projects/client/cactus-comments.yaml. Spotted a mistake? Open an issue with a link.