matrix-org / matrix-org/matrix-bifrost

Impossible to invite a first-time bifröst user to a matrix room

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Description

I'm trying to invite a user from XMPP to a Matrix room, using the official bridge. That user never used the bridge before.

When I invite their mxid (@_xmpp_username=40yax.im:matrix.org) from Riot, I get the following message:

Failed to find the following users

The following users might not exist or are invalid, and cannot be invited: @_xmpp_username=40yax.im:matrix.org
[ Cancel ] [ OK ]

Neither of those buttons makes the user appear in the room's member list.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by reproducing the invitation from Riot for an XMPP user who has never used the bridge, then trace the bridge's invite and user-discovery flow; done means the invite succeeds and the user appears in the Matrix room member list.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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