Is Fluxer based on Matrix?

No. Fluxer isn't based on Matrix or any other chat protocol, and it has its own API and its own real-time gateway. Our planned federation will be built on polyproto.

Is Fluxer based on Matrix?

No. Fluxer was built as its own platform, and its code is open source. Fluxer isn't federated yet, and when federation comes, it will be built on polyproto-core, the base specification of polyproto, with our own extensions on top. It's item 3 on Roadmap 2026, which plans an experimental draft in 2026 and a stable release in 2027.

Why polyproto and not Matrix?

The main reason is where a community's messages are stored. In Matrix, every server with a member in a room keeps its own copy, while in Fluxer, a community will be stored only on the instance that hosts it. A small instance won't store other instances' large communities, and the trade-off is that a community is unavailable while its instance is offline.

Fluxer's federation will stay simple and be mostly about giving you one identity that you can use on other instances, and Fluxer won't become another Matrix.

Can I bridge Fluxer to Matrix?

Fluxer won't federate with Matrix directly, and there's no official bridge from Fluxer to Matrix or any other network. A third-party bridge could still connect the two networks, the same way bridges already connect Matrix to many other chat platforms.

Third-party bridges aren't made or reviewed by Fluxer. A bridge can do anything the token you give it allows, so only give a token to a bridge you trust.