The "How to Join" steps still said to register with a token from Jared;
accounts now come from LLDAP and people sign in with Lotus SSO. The steps
now read: ask Jared for a Lotus Guild account, open chat.lotusguild.org and
sign in with Lotus SSO, join the space. The contact line asks "Questions or
need an account?" and the server details say "Invite only".
Visible text no longer uses em dashes, en dashes or hyphens (dashes became
colons, commas, full stops or "to"; compounds became separate words), in
the hand-written parts and in data/features.json / comparison.json, with
index.html regenerated by build.py. Package names (matrix-js-sdk,
matrix-rust-sdk, matrix-dart-sdk, matrix-sdk-crypto-wasm) and D-Bus keep
their hyphens; markup, URLs and <code> are untouched. The reviewed date
displays as "September 26, 2026" (datetime attribute stays ISO).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_017PCb59uY3UKqDqt7B6hzd5
Each client's card and all 64 table cells were checked against its latest
release (source at the release tag, changelogs, official docs):
Cinny v4.12.7, Element Web v1.12.29, Element X 26.09.2, FluffyChat
v2.9.5, Commet v0.5.0, Nheko v0.12.1. ~95 cells corrected, notes
tightened, chips made consistent (platforms / SDK / one calling chip).
Notable:
- Cinny: calls, voice rooms and screenshare via Element Call are stable
(card gained the calling chip); ring, who-reacted, read receipts: yes;
polls: no.
- Element X: cannot START a screenshare (mobile web views have no
getDisplayMedia) — chip is now "Voice & Video".
- FluffyChat: threads, pinning, media gallery, custom status, QR invites:
yes; calls still experimental (DM-only, legacy 1:1).
- Commet: web app + Windows/Linux, no macOS; screenshare, widgets
(v0.5.0), favourites: yes; "Beta" chip dropped (not self-described).
- Nheko: calls are 1:1 only and only in Linux builds; threads: yes; no
release since Aug 2025.
- Element: no bookmarks or scheduling; custom status is Labs; QR invites
and sort order: yes.
- Lotus Chat: Vodozemac yes (Rust crypto), widgets yes, push = only while
open (no background push yet); desktop app is Windows + Linux (the
feature list said macOS).
- Vodozemac is yes for every js-sdk client now (Rust crypto).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PPmy3tPq869XDW4njjVaKA
- The ~1,800-word fork paragraph becomes 7 titled groups, one short line
per feature, plus a link to LOTUS_FEATURES.md.
- Single source: landing/data/features.json + comparison.json, rendered
into index.html by landing/build.py between BEGIN/END markers (all 71
table rows re-render with identical cell text).
- CSS moved to landing/style.css; build.py inlines it because the LXC 139
deploy copies index.html only.
- "Client comparison last reviewed" stamp driven by comparison.json.
- CI job `landing-fresh` fails if index.html drifts from its sources.
- Feature list brought up to date: 629 avatar decorations in 28
categories, mic level meter + remembered per-person volume, search
operators, paste-as-code, thread "Mark all read", pinch-zoom/swipe media
viewer, room widgets with a permission prompt.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PPmy3tPq869XDW4njjVaKA
Add the translation feature to the landing page (Newest July 2026
prose + comparison-table row) and the README custom-features table.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- README Custom Features: 'Inline media embeds' row (16 providers, facade, CSP
note incl. the live LXC 106 frame-src allowlist vs the repo wildcard fallback).
- landing: add inline media embeds to the July 2026 feature list.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- landing: Threads row upgraded to ✓ (full side panel + unread chips); prose
sentence for the new batch (threads, KaTeX math, opt-in encrypted-search
index, session hardening, crypto diagnostics).
- README: two new rows in the Lotus Cinny custom-features table.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- README Custom Features table: add rows for the in-call soundboard (P5-15),
call quality controls, and room call-permissions (P5-31).
- landing: mention the soundboard, per-user quality controls, and
server-enforced room call-permissions in the feature blurb.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Update the client-comparison copy to reflect that calls run our self-built
Element Call fork and that the ML noise-suppression tier offers RNNoise, Speex,
DTLN, and DeepFilterNet 3.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- README: correct embedded Element Call version 0.19.3 -> 0.19.4 in the
Custom Features and Tech Stack tables
- landing/index.html: add a "Noise suppression" row to the Voice & Video
comparison table (Lotus = 3 tiers incl. on-device RNNoise ML) and note
the feature in the June 2026 narrative
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
99 curated APNG overlay frames stored in user Matrix profile (MSC4133),
visible to other Lotus Chat users in real time across timeline, members
list, and @mention autocomplete. Includes the Lotus Flower decoration.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add a fail-open Python sidecar (livekit/voice-limit-guard.py) that fronts
lk-jwt-service to enforce per-room voice participant caps for ALL Matrix
clients, not just Lotus Chat:
- lk-jwt-service moved to :8071 (systemd drop-in), guard owns :8070 so NPM's
existing /sfu/get + /get_token proxy targets are unchanged
- guard reads io.lotus.voice_limit.max_users (Synapse admin API, cached),
forwards to lk-jwt-service, and on an issued token decodes the LiveKit alias
+ requester, counts distinct Matrix users via LiveKit ListParticipants, and
returns 403 when the room is full (rejoins/extra devices allowed)
- any error fails open (returns upstream response) so calls never break
- systemd/voice-limit-guard.service; README documents ports, setup, revert
Also update landing page: voice limit is now server-enforced for all clients.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Feature description paragraph: added AFK auto-mute (1–30 min voice idle
timeout) and knock-to-join admin badge (live count on Members button)
- Comparison table: new AFK auto-mute row in Voice & Video section
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
New table row for 5 animated CSS wallpapers (rain, stars, grid pulse,
aurora, fireflies). Feature blurb updated to mention the animated
backgrounds and the glassmorphism body-background fix.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds inline GIF preview and collapsible long messages rows to the
feature comparison table; extends the June 2026 feature list with all
five newly completed items (P3-5, P3-9, P5-19, P5-23, P5-26).
Includes pre-staged README additions for presence tracking, encrypted
search, privacy settings, draft persistence, and PiP persistence.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Update comparison table date to June 2026
- Add push-to-deafen (M key), night light filter, message length
counter, and TDS orange typing dots to also-available paragraph
- PTT row notes M = push-to-deafen
- Add Night Light row to UX & Extras comparison table
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
README.md:
- Replaced the stale 'Auto-revert spotlight on screenshare' entry
(that 600ms revert-to-grid code was removed — it caused fullscreen
to show avatars instead of the screenshare)
- Added accurate entries for all four features added this cycle:
Screenshare fullscreen, PiP screenshare focus, Screenshare audio
mute, Custom status message
landing/index.html:
- Updated Lotus Fork feature description paragraph to mention
screenshare fullscreen, screenshare audio mute, PTT, and custom
status messages
- Added PTT row to Voice & Video comparison table
- Updated Screenshare row for Lotus Chat to note fullscreen + audio mute
- Added 'Custom status message' row to UX & Extras section
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Document the new member list presence indicators and per-member device
sessions panel with per-device SAS verification in both the landing
page feature list and the README custom features table.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add per-message read receipts comparison row (8-col, including new official
Cinny column from dc8f588). Update Lotus Chat feature description to include
per-message read receipt avatars and chat wallpaper in calls.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add chat.lotusguild.org as the featured Cinny fork column and cinny.in
as a second comparison column. Adds official Cinny card in Other
Clients section and updates table colspan to 8.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Sticky first table column (feature names stay visible while scrolling horizontally)
with opaque background to properly cover scrolled content
- body: align-items flex-start on mobile to prevent vertical clipping
- ≤540px breakpoint: reduced logo, h1, padding, table font/cell sizes,
homeserver code word-break, client card tags stack vertically
- ≤380px breakpoint: further compression for very small phones
- Swipe hint ("← swipe to compare →") shown on touch devices above table,
auto-hides after first scroll via JS
- Privacy strip stacks vertically on small screens
- Footer/legal tighter spacing on mobile
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Add 6-client comparison table (Cinny dev, Element X, FluffyChat, Commet, Element, Nheko)
covering platform, security, calling, core features, UX/extras — ✓/~/✗ with context notes
- Note chat.lotusguild.org is the dev/beta branch of Cinny; add link to stable cinny.in
- Add "Dev Branch" purple tag to featured Cinny card
- Expand container to 900px to accommodate table; table scrolls on mobile
- Add encryption architecture note (Vodozemac Rust SDK vs matrix-js-sdk) in table footer
- Add table legend
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Lotus CIandClaude Opus 5.5
jaredandClaude Opus 5
rootandClaude Sonnet 4.6