This Week in Matrix 2026-07-10
2026-07-10 — This Week in Matrix — Andy Piper🔗Matrix Live S13E01 - Image Packs
🔗Dept of Spec 📜
Andrew Morgan (anoa) {he/him} reports
Here's your weekly spec update! The heart of Matrix is the specification - and this is modified by Matrix Spec Change (MSC) proposals. Learn more about how the process works at https://spec.matrix.org/proposals.
🔗MSC Status
New MSCs:
- MSC4502: Unrestricted room member access for application services
- MSC4501: Rooms as Social Media Pages
- MSC4500: State accumulator endpoint and transaction digests
- MSC4499: Strict server signing key caching and key ID uniqueness
- MSC4498: Holding messages pending moderation (via policy servers)
MSCs in Final Comment Period:
Accepted MSCs:
Closed MSCs:
- No MSCs were closed/rejected this week.
🔗Spec Updates
Matrix v1.19 released this week! Check out the release blog post for the full details. Exciting improvements include allowing clients to look up and display rooms you have in common with another user, custom emoji and sticker packs and proper history sharing when joining encrypted rooms.
Otherwise the spec process is red hot with many new MSCs opened this week. Remember that anyone can contribute a review to an MSC, so why not take a look at the list of open proposals and weigh in on any that strike your fancy?