mautrix-gmessages
Active stablePuppeting bridge between Matrix and Google Messages (SMS, MMS and RCS through the user's Android phone).
puppeting bridge · licence AGPL-3.0-or-later
- Server
- Last commit
- today 4 Nov 2026
- Commits, last year
- 130 79 in 90 days
- Authors, 90 days
- 3 4 in a year, 9 ever
- Bus factor
- 1 authors making half of last year's commits
- Last release
- v0.2610.0 16 Oct 2026 · 8 tags in a year
- Lines of code
- 25k Go
AI
AI policy
What the project says about AI-made contributions
Restricted (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)“In general, you can use AI to help with contributions. However, AI slop is not accepted. The author is accountable for the code. [...] AI should not be used for communicating with humans.”
AI in development
Whether the developers use AI tools on the repository
Occasional (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)attributed share is below the rubric's 1 % line; shown as occasional because commits are attributed (lower bound)
Collector: 1 of 130 commits in the last year credit an AI tool (0.8 %): claude 1. 0 agent files, 0 AI workflows. A lower bound: most AI use leaves no trace.
- 1 of 130 non-bot commits in the last 365 days (0.8 %) carry an AI co-author trailer or 'Generated with' line, e.g. https://github.com/mautrix/gmessages/commit/ab98fe9d12e596ec129fe2291d730e300c027288
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ab98fe9d12026-10-21 claude
AI in the product
Whether the product itself has AI features
None found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)no generative-AI features found in the README, ROADMAP or code
Activity
Languages
Features
| Feature | Value | How we know | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Network | SMS/RCS via Google Messages | — | — |
| Framework | yes mautrix-go bridgev2 | code | github.com/mautrix/gmessages/blob/9aef7fc879107c |
| Puppeting | yes double puppeting (automatic via an appservice registration, or manual login); relay mode: https://github.com/mautrix/docs/blob/da79465b14f6490d6f9a73d53ca5953d6cce0d75/bridges/general/relay-mode.md | claimed | github.com/mautrix/docs/blob/da79465b14f6490d6f9 |
| Encryption (E2EE) | Yes: Yes optional end-to-bridge encryption of the Matrix side (Matrix rooms encrypted between users and the bridge) | claimed | github.com/mautrix/docs/blob/da79465b14f6490d6f9 |
| Backfill | Yes: Yes | code | github.com/mautrix/gmessages/blob/9aef7fc879107c |
| Media | Yes: Yes | claimed | github.com/mautrix/gmessages/blob/9aef7fc879107c |
| Reactions and edits | Partial: Partial reactions with RCS only | claimed | github.com/mautrix/gmessages/blob/9aef7fc879107c |
| Group chats | Yes: Yes | claimed | github.com/mautrix/gmessages/blob/9aef7fc879107c |
| Login methods | yes Google account cookies, or QR pairing with the Google Messages app | claimed | github.com/mautrix/docs/blob/da79465b14f6490d6f9 |
| Terms-of-service risk | Not found: Not found no ToS warning found in the docs | — | — |
Health signals
- Bus factor (last year)
- 1
- Issue first response
- not measured (the forge did not give it)
- Release cadence
- 8 tags in the last year, latest v0.2610.0 (16 Oct 2026)
- CI
.github/workflows/go.yml.github/workflows/stale.yml.gitlab-ci.yml- Tests
- test files found
- Security policy
- none found
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0-or-later
- Funding
- github.com/sponsors/tulir
- Telemetry SDKs in manifests
- none found
Repositories
| Repository | Role | Activity | Last commit | Commits 1y | Authors 90d | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/mautrix/gmessages | main | Active | 4 Nov 2026 | 130 | 3 | 9aef7fc87 |
Notes
Needs an Android phone with Google Messages. Other SMS bridges: matrix-sms-bridge (modem), beeper android-sms (archived).
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/bridge/mautrix-gmessages.yaml. Spotted a mistake? Open an issue with a link.