policyserv
Small team betaA policy server implementation (MSC4284) that checks events for spam before they reach a room, by the Matrix.org Foundation.
policy server (MSC4284) · licence Apache-2.0
- Server
- Last commit
- 20 days ago 15 Oct 2026
- Commits, last year
- 162 8 in 90 days
- Authors, 90 days
- 1 4 in a year, 4 ever
- Bus factor
- 1 authors making half of last year's commits
- Last release
- v1.8.0 15 Oct 2026 · 10 tags in a year
- Lines of code
- 17k Go
AI
AI policy
What the project says about AI-made contributions
No policy found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)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 1 % threshold; marked occasional because attributed commits exist
Collector: 1 of 162 commits in the last year credit an AI tool (0.6 %): junie 1. 0 agent files, 0 AI workflows. A lower bound: most AI use leaves no trace.
- 1 of 298 non-bot commits in the last 365 days (0.3 %) carry an AI co-author trailer or similar
- github.com/matrix-org/policyserv/commit/de7a1c554c20492a59d4af9e55aae977f0c5edb4
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de7a1c5542026-09-21 junie
AI in the product
Whether the product itself has AI features
None found (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)Activity
Languages
Features
| Feature | Value | How we know | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | — | — |
| Database | PostgreSQL | — | — |
MSCs
| MSC | Title | In this server | Flag | Spec | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSC4284 | Policy Servers | stable | — | merged, v1.18 | github.com/matrix-org/policyserv/blob/6a |
| MSC4387 | `M_SAFETY` error code | unstable | — | open | github.com/matrix-org/policyserv/blob/6a |
| MSC4456 | Harms taxonomy | unstable | — | open | github.com/matrix-org/policyserv/blob/6a |
Health signals
- Bus factor (last year)
- 1
- Issue first response
- not measured (the forge did not give it)
- Release cadence
- 10 tags in the last year, latest v1.8.0 (15 Oct 2026)
- CI
.github/workflows/docker.yaml.github/workflows/main.yml.github/workflows/zizmor.yaml- Tests
- test files found
- Security policy
- none found
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Funding
- none listed
- Telemetry SDKs in manifests
- Segment (go.mod)
Repositories
| Repository | Role | Activity | Last commit | Commits 1y | Authors 90d | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/matrix-org/policyserv | main | Small team | 15 Oct 2026 | 162 | 1 | 6adfeb983 |
Notes
Maturity is our reading. A matrix-org repo: whether Element counts as its core contributor, which would bring it under Element's AI policy in element-meta CONTRIBUTING.md, was not established.
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/server/policyserv.yaml. Spotted a mistake? Open an issue with a link.