BotKit changelog

Version 0.3.0

To be released.

• BotKit now supports Node.js alongside of Deno. The minimum required version of Node.js is 22.0.0.

@fedify/botkit

• BotKit now supports publishing polls. [#7, #8]

  • Added Poll interface.
  • Added Vote interface.
  • Added an overload of the Session.publish() method that accepts SessionPublishOptionsWithQuestion as the second argument.
  • Added SessionPublishOptionsWithQuestion interface.
  • Added Bot.onVote event.
  • Added VoteEventHandler type.
  • Added KvStoreRepositoryPrefixes.polls option.

• Added @fedify/botkit/repository module that provides repository implementations for BotKit.

  • Added RepositoryGetMessagesOptions interface.
  • Added RepositoryGetFollowersOptions interface.
  • Added Uuid type.
  • Added KvKey type.
  • Added KvStore type.
  • Added KvStoreRepositoryPrefixes interface.
  • Added Announce class.
  • Added Create class.
  • Added MemoryCachedRepository class.

• Upgraded Fedify to 1.8.2.

@fedify/botkit-sqlite

• Added SqliteRepository class that implements a SQLite-based repository for BotKit.
• Added SqliteRepositoryOptions interface.

Version 0.2.2

Released on August 8, 2025.

• Upgrade Fedify to 1.5.5, which includes a critical security fix CVE-2025-54888 that addresses an authentication bypass vulnerability allowing actor impersonation. [CVE-2025-54888]

Version 0.2.1

Released on July 8, 2025.

• Fixed a bug where messages from Session.getOutbox() didn't have update() and delete() methods. [#9]

Version 0.2.0

Released on April 21, 2025.

• Image attachments in posts became shown in the web interface.

• Added custom emoji support.

  • The return type of Text.getTags() method became AsyncIterable<Link | Object> (was AsyncIterable<Link>).
  • Added Bot.addCustomEmojis() method.
  • Added CustomEmojiText class.
  • Added customEmoji() function.
  • Added CustomEmojiBase interface.
  • Added CustomEmojiFromUrl interface.
  • Added CustomEmojiFromFile interface.
  • Added CustomEmoji type.
  • Added DeferredCustomEmoji type.
  • The text tagged template literal function now accepts Emoji objects (provided by Fedify).

• Added emoji reaction support.

  • Added Emoji type.
  • Added isEmoji() predicate function.
  • Added emoji() tagged template literal function.
  • Added Message.react() method.
  • Added Reaction interface.
  • Added AuthorizedReaction interface.
  • Added Bot.onReact event.
  • Added Bot.onUnreact event.
  • Added ReactionEventHandler type.
  • Added UndoneReactionEventHandler type.

• Added quote support.

  • Added SessionPublishOptions.quoteTarget option.
  • Added Message.quoteTarget property.
  • Added Bot.onQuote event.
  • Added QuoteEventHandler type.

• Added SessionGetOutboxOptions interface.

• Activities are more precisely propagated.

  • The Message.reply() method now sends the Create activity to the author of the original message as well.
  • The Message.share() method now sends the Announce activity to the author of the original message as well.
  • The AuthorizedSharedMessage.unshare() method now sends the Undo activity to the author of the original message as well.
  • The AuthorizedMessage.update() method now sends the Update activity to the author of the original message as well if it is a reply.
  • The AuthorizedMessage.delete() method now sends the Delete activity to the author of the original message as well if it is a reply.

Version 0.1.2

Released on August 8, 2025.

• Upgrade Fedify to 1.4.13, which includes a critical security fix CVE-2025-54888 that addresses an authentication bypass vulnerability allowing actor impersonation. [CVE-2025-54888]

Version 0.1.1

Released on February 10, 2025.

• Fixed a bug where direct and followers-only messages that reply to a bot had been forwarded to the bot's followers.

Version 0.1.0

Initial release. Released on February 7, 2025.