Evaluate Matrix Policy Servers #78

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opened 2026-04-07 16:19:44 +02:00 by lilly · 0 comments

lilly commented

2026-04-07 16:19:44 +02:00

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The synapse homeserver now has support for MSC-4284: Policy Servers.

Rough Overview: Each room can configure a policy server which publishes policies regarding that room. Home-Servers with MSC-4284 support can reach out to policy servers of rooms they are participating in to evaluate whether they should accept local or remote room events.

We should look into whether Policy-Server software already exists (and if not maybe we could create it) and whether that can be added to our moderation setup. The benefit would be that room events wouldn't just be blocked by our homeserver but locally by every homeserver participating in a room.

The synapse homeserver now has support for [MSC-4284: Policy Servers](https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec-proposals/blob/main/proposals/4284-policy-servers.md). Rough Overview: Each room can configure a policy server which publishes policies regarding that room. Home-Servers with MSC-4284 support can reach out to policy servers of rooms they are participating in to evaluate whether they should accept local or remote room events. We should look into whether Policy-Server software already exists (and if not maybe we could create it) and whether that can be added to our moderation setup. The benefit would be that room events wouldn't just be blocked by our homeserver but locally by every homeserver participating in a room.