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Maubot

Plugin-based bot framework for Matrix chat rooms

Matrix & XMPP ★ 901 stars Medium setup AGPL-3.0

Maubot is a plugin-based bot framework for the Matrix protocol that lets administrators add automated commands, reminders, and integrations to chat rooms. Plugins are loaded at runtime through a web management UI.

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Key features

  • Runtime plugin loading
  • Web management UI
  • Reminders and integrations
  • Matrix-native

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Extensible with plugins
  • Easy plugin management

Trade-offs

  • Requires a Matrix server
  • Plugin quality varies

Is Maubot secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Maubot's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

Maubot replaces

Self-hosted Slack bots alternatives

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