Add author_is_bot to MessageResponse so bots can filter bot messages #73

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opened 2026-04-26 16:46:28 +00:00 by icub3d · 0 comments

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Migrated from GitHub issue icub3d/decentcom#114
Original Author: @icub3d
Original Date: 2026-04-23T23:57:10Z

Problem

MessageResponse (and by extension the bot SDK's MessageEvent) does not include an author_is_bot field. This means bots like modbot cannot distinguish messages sent by other bots from messages sent by users.

Currently modbot only ignores its own messages via evt.author_id == ctx.bot_user_id(). If another bot (e.g. welcomebot) sends a welcome message, modbot runs it through the spam detector. In practice this is low-risk today, but it will become a real issue as more bots are added.

Proposed fix

server/src/messages/models.rs — add author_is_bot: bool to MessageResponse, populated by joining on the users table (or passing it through from the storage layer).
tools/bot-sdk/src/events.rs — add author_is_bot: bool to MessageEvent.
tools/bots/modbot/src/main.rs — add an early return when evt.author_is_bot is true, consistent with how MemberEvent::is_bot is handled in the welcomebot.

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**Migrated from GitHub issue icub3d/decentcom#114** **Original Author:** @icub3d **Original Date:** 2026-04-23T23:57:10Z --- ## Problem `MessageResponse` (and by extension the bot SDK's `MessageEvent`) does not include an `author_is_bot` field. This means bots like modbot cannot distinguish messages sent by other bots from messages sent by users. Currently modbot only ignores its own messages via `evt.author_id == ctx.bot_user_id()`. If another bot (e.g. welcomebot) sends a welcome message, modbot runs it through the spam detector. In practice this is low-risk today, but it will become a real issue as more bots are added. ## Proposed fix 1. **`server/src/messages/models.rs`** — add `author_is_bot: bool` to `MessageResponse`, populated by joining on the `users` table (or passing it through from the storage layer). 2. **`tools/bot-sdk/src/events.rs`** — add `author_is_bot: bool` to `MessageEvent`. 3. **`tools/bots/modbot/src/main.rs`** — add an early return when `evt.author_is_bot` is true, consistent with how `MemberEvent::is_bot` is handled in the welcomebot. ## Labels - `area:api` - `area:core` - `type:feature`

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