Sydent
Slowing stableThe reference Matrix identity server, which maps email addresses and phone numbers to Matrix IDs.
identity-server · licence AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
- Server
- Last commit
- Jun 2026 5 months ago · 5 Jun
- Commits, last year
- 4 0 in 90 days
- Authors, 90 days
- 0 1 in a year, 46 ever
- Bus factor
- 1 authors making half of last year's commits
- Last release
- v2.7.0 18 Jul 2025 · 0 tags in a year
- Lines of code
- 19k Python
AI
AI policy
What the project says about AI-made contributions
Restricted (fits the chosen stance)(against the chosen stance)“AI-assisted contributions are accepted; unreviewed AI output is not. [...] If your PR was made with the help of AI, you must convey that this is the case using the PR template.”
Element-wide policy in element-meta CONTRIBUTING.md (added 2026-11-02), which says it applies to all element-hq repositories; the repo's own CONTRIBUTING does not link it yet. Commit messages may be AI-drafted if reviewed; reviews may use AI tools, but only a human approves or closes a PR.
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 4 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.
- 0 of 4 non-bot commits in the last 365 days carry an AI attribution (0.0%), counted at a4d741165ee2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | identity server (3PID lookup and binding) | claimed | github.com/element-hq/sydent/blob/a4d741165ee25f |
| Framework | own (Python, Twisted) | claimed | github.com/element-hq/sydent/blob/a4d741165ee25f |
| Encryption (E2EE) | No: No not applicable | claimed | github.com/element-hq/sydent/blob/a4d741165ee25f |
| Hosting | self-host pip or Docker | claimed | github.com/element-hq/sydent/blob/a4d741165ee25f |
| Configuration | config file and environment variables | claimed | github.com/element-hq/sydent/blob/a4d741165ee25f |
| AI backend | none-found | claimed | github.com/element-hq/sydent/blob/a4d741165ee25f |
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, latest v2.7.0 (18 Jul 2025)
- CI
.github/workflows/docker.yml.github/workflows/pipeline.yml.github/workflows/triage_incoming.yml.github/workflows/docker.yml.github/workflows/pipeline.yml.github/workflows/publish.yml- Tests
- test files found
- Security policy
- none found
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0-only OR LicenseRef-Element-Commercial
- Funding
- none listed
- Telemetry SDKs in manifests
- Sentry (pyproject.toml) · Sentry (pyproject.toml)
Repositories
| Repository | Role | Activity | Last commit | Commits 1y | Authors 90d | Measured at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/element-hq/sydent | main | Slowing | 5 Jun 2026 | 4 | 0 | a4d741165 |
| github.com/matrix-org/sydent | other | Dormant | 21 Jul 2025 | 0 | 0 | 83b6502e7 |
Notes
Dual-licensed by Element (AGPL v3 or a commercial licence). matrix-org/sydent is archived; development continues at element-hq/sydent. One non-bot commit author in the last 365 days.
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/tool/sydent.yaml. Spotted a mistake? Open an issue with a link.