mautrix-imessage
Slowing betaPuppeting bridge for iMessage (running on a Mac) or Android SMS, on the legacy mautrix-go bridge framework.
puppeting bridge · licence AGPL-3.0-or-later
- Android
- macOS
- Server
- Last commit
- May 2026 6 months ago · 14 May
- Commits, last year
- 1 0 in 90 days
- Authors, 90 days
- 0 1 in a year, 19 ever
- Bus factor
- 1 authors making half of last year's commits
- Last release
- — no tags
- Lines of code
- 13k 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
None found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)Collector: 0 of 1 commits in the last year credit an AI tool (0.0 %). 0 agent files, 0 AI workflows. A lower bound: most AI use leaves no trace.
- no agent files at HEAD 300ba6d0e556; no AI-attributed commits among 1 non-bot commits in the last 365 days
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 | iMessage, Android SMS | — | — |
| Framework | yes legacy mautrix-go bridge (v1); needs mautrix-wsproxy | code | github.com/mautrix/imessage/blob/300ba6d0e5566d1 |
| Puppeting | yes double puppeting | 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 | claimed | github.com/mautrix/imessage/blob/300ba6d0e5566d1 |
| Media | Yes: Yes | claimed | github.com/mautrix/imessage/blob/300ba6d0e5566d1 |
| Reactions and edits | Partial: Partial tapbacks; full features need SIP disabled | claimed | github.com/mautrix/imessage/blob/300ba6d0e5566d1 |
| Group chats | Yes: Yes | claimed | github.com/mautrix/imessage/blob/300ba6d0e5566d1 |
| Login methods | partial runs on the user's own Mac signed into iMessage, or an Android phone for SMS | claimed | github.com/mautrix/imessage/blob/300ba6d0e5566d1 |
| Terms-of-service risk | Not found: Not found | — | — |
Health signals
- Bus factor (last year)
- 1
- Issue first response
- not measured (the forge did not give it)
- Release cadence
- 0 tags in the last year
- CI
.github/workflows/go.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/imessage | main | Slowing | 14 May 2026 | 1 | 0 | 300ba6d0e |
Notes
One commit in the last year (2026-05-14). beeper/imessage (archived 2024) was the registration-relay variant.
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-imessage.yaml. Spotted a mistake? Open an issue with a link.