Ignore other bots: skip m.notice + IGNORED_BOTS denylist (Pete)

No repost (urls.go) or XP (xp.go) for ignored senders. Filters at the
dispatcher so all plugins are covered. m.notice catches convention-
following bots; IGNORED_BOTS handles m.text bots like Pete.

.env.example

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ BOT_DISPLAY_NAME=GogoBee
 # Which rooms the bot posts scheduled content to (comma-separated room IDs)
 BROADCAST_ROOMS=!roomid:example.com
 
+# Bots to ignore wholesale: no repost, no XP (comma-separated user IDs)
+IGNORED_BOTS=@pete:matrix.example.org
+
 # Admins who can run admin-only commands (comma-separated Matrix user IDs)
 ADMIN_USERS=@yourmxid:example.com
 

go.mod

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/skip2/go-qrcode v0.0.0-20200617195104-da1b6568686e
 	golang.org/x/image v0.40.0
 	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.28.0
-	modernc.org/sqlite v1.53.0
+	modernc.org/sqlite v1.50.1
 )
 
 require (
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/net v0.54.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.44.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.37.0 // indirect
-	modernc.org/libc v1.73.4 // indirect
+	modernc.org/libc v1.72.3 // indirect
 	modernc.org/mathutil v1.7.1 // indirect
 	modernc.org/memory v1.11.0 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -163,20 +163,20 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.28.0 h1:vBakLzf8MAdfED3NzAKiMeKQbc3AQ4EAS03NC+TVMXQ=
 maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.28.0/go.mod h1:/a9A7LGaqb9B3nho4tLd28n0EPcCdwpm2dxkxkLLgh0=
-modernc.org/cc/v4 v4.28.4 h1:Hd/4Es+MBj+/7hSdZaisNyu6bv3V0Dp2MdllyfqaH+c=
+modernc.org/cc/v4 v4.28.2 h1:3tQ0lf2ADtoby2EtSP+J7IE2SHwEJdP8ioR59wx7XpY=
-modernc.org/cc/v4 v4.28.4/go.mod h1:OnovgIhbbMXMu1aISnJ0wvVD1KnW+cAUJkIrAWh+kVI=
+modernc.org/cc/v4 v4.28.2/go.mod h1:OnovgIhbbMXMu1aISnJ0wvVD1KnW+cAUJkIrAWh+kVI=
-modernc.org/ccgo/v4 v4.34.4 h1:OVnSOWQjVKOYkFxoHYB+qQmSHK5gqMqARM+K9DpR/Ws=
+modernc.org/ccgo/v4 v4.34.0 h1:yRLPFZieg532OT4rp4JFNIVcquwalMX26G95WQDqwCQ=
-modernc.org/ccgo/v4 v4.34.4/go.mod h1:qdKqE8FNIYyysougB1RX9MxCzp5oJOcQXSobANJ4TuE=
+modernc.org/ccgo/v4 v4.34.0/go.mod h1:AS5WYMyBakQ+fhsHhtP8mWB82KTGPkNNJDGfGQCe0/A=
 modernc.org/fileutil v1.4.0 h1:j6ZzNTftVS054gi281TyLjHPp6CPHr2KCxEXjEbD6SM=
 modernc.org/fileutil v1.4.0/go.mod h1:EqdKFDxiByqxLk8ozOxObDSfcVOv/54xDs/DUHdvCUU=
 modernc.org/gc/v2 v2.6.5 h1:nyqdV8q46KvTpZlsw66kWqwXRHdjIlJOhG6kxiV/9xI=
 modernc.org/gc/v2 v2.6.5/go.mod h1:YgIahr1ypgfe7chRuJi2gD7DBQiKSLMPgBQe9oIiito=
-modernc.org/gc/v3 v3.1.3 h1:6QAplYyVO+KdPW3pGnqmJDUxtkec8ooEWvks/hhU3lc=
+modernc.org/gc/v3 v3.1.2 h1:ZtDCnhonXSZexk/AYsegNRV1lJGgaNZJuKjJSWKyEqo=
-modernc.org/gc/v3 v3.1.3/go.mod h1:HFK/6AGESC7Ex+EZJhJ2Gni6cTaYpSMmU/cT9RmlfYY=
+modernc.org/gc/v3 v3.1.2/go.mod h1:HFK/6AGESC7Ex+EZJhJ2Gni6cTaYpSMmU/cT9RmlfYY=
 modernc.org/goabi0 v0.2.0 h1:HvEowk7LxcPd0eq6mVOAEMai46V+i7Jrj13t4AzuNks=
 modernc.org/goabi0 v0.2.0/go.mod h1:CEFRnnJhKvWT1c1JTI3Avm+tgOWbkOu5oPA8eH8LnMI=
-modernc.org/libc v1.73.4 h1:+ra4Ui8ngyt8HDcO1FTDPWlkAh6yOdaO2yAoh8MddQA=
+modernc.org/libc v1.72.3 h1:ZnDF4tXn4NBXFutMMQC4vtbTFSXhhKzR73fv0beZEAU=
-modernc.org/libc v1.73.4/go.mod h1:DXZ3eO8qMCNn2SnmTNCiC71nJ9Rcq3PsnpU6Vc4rWK8=
+modernc.org/libc v1.72.3/go.mod h1:dn0dZNnnn1clLyvRxLxYExxiKRZIRENOfqQ8XEeg4Qs=
 modernc.org/mathutil v1.7.1 h1:GCZVGXdaN8gTqB1Mf/usp1Y/hSqgI2vAGGP4jZMCxOU=
 modernc.org/mathutil v1.7.1/go.mod h1:4p5IwJITfppl0G4sUEDtCr4DthTaT47/N3aT6MhfgJg=
 modernc.org/memory v1.11.0 h1:o4QC8aMQzmcwCK3t3Ux/ZHmwFPzE6hf2Y5LbkRs+hbI=
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ modernc.org/opt v0.2.0 h1:tGyef5ApycA7FSEOMraay9SaTk5zmbx7Tu+cJs4QKZg=
 modernc.org/opt v0.2.0/go.mod h1:03fq9lsNfvkYSfxrfUhZCWPk1lm4cq4N+Bh//bEtgns=
 modernc.org/sortutil v1.2.1 h1:+xyoGf15mM3NMlPDnFqrteY07klSFxLElE2PVuWIJ7w=
 modernc.org/sortutil v1.2.1/go.mod h1:7ZI3a3REbai7gzCLcotuw9AC4VZVpYMjDzETGsSMqJE=
-modernc.org/sqlite v1.53.0 h1:20WG8N9q4ji/dEqGk4uiI0c6OPjSeLTNYGFCc3+7c1M=
+modernc.org/sqlite v1.50.1 h1:l+cQvn0sd0zJJtfygGHuQJ5AjlrwXmWPw4KP3ZMwr9w=
-modernc.org/sqlite v1.53.0/go.mod h1:xoEpOIpGrgT48H5iiyt/YXPCZPEzlfmfFwtk8Lklw8s=
+modernc.org/sqlite v1.50.1/go.mod h1:tcNzv5p84E0skkmJn038y+hWJbLQXQqEnQfeh5r2JLM=
 modernc.org/strutil v1.2.1 h1:UneZBkQA+DX2Rp35KcM69cSsNES9ly8mQWD71HKlOA0=
 modernc.org/strutil v1.2.1/go.mod h1:EHkiggD70koQxjVdSBM3JKM7k6L0FbGE5eymy9i3B9A=
 modernc.org/token v1.1.0 h1:Xl7Ap9dKaEs5kLoOQeQmPWevfnk/DM5qcLcYlA8ys6Y=

main.go

@@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ func main() {
 
 	// ---- Set up event handlers ----
 
+	// Bots we ignore wholesale (no repost, no XP). Set IGNORED_BOTS to a
+	// comma-separated list of Matrix user IDs. Pete (@pete:...) posts plain
+	// m.text, so the m.notice convention below won't catch it on its own.
+	ignoredBots := make(map[id.UserID]bool)
+	for _, u := range splitAndTrim(os.Getenv("IGNORED_BOTS"), ",") {
+		ignoredBots[id.UserID(u)] = true
+	}
+
 	syncer := client.Syncer.(*mautrix.DefaultSyncer)
 
 	// Auto-join on invite + moderation member tracking
@@ -260,11 +268,25 @@ func main() {
 			return
 		}
 
+		// Skip explicitly ignored bots (e.g. Pete, which posts m.text).
+		if ignoredBots[evt.Sender] {
+			return
+		}
+
 		content := evt.Content.AsMessage()
 		if content == nil || content.Body == "" {
 			return
 		}
 
+		// Ignore messages from other bots. By Matrix convention automated
+		// clients send m.notice (instead of m.text) precisely so other bots
+		// don't react to them, which avoids feedback loops. Dropping notices
+		// here means no plugin reposts them (urls.go) or awards XP for them
+		// (xp.go). Our own messages are already skipped by the sender check.
+		if content.MsgType == event.MsgNotice {
+			return
+		}
+
 		// Ignore edits — they arrive as m.room.message with m.replace relation.
 		// Without this check, edits re-trigger URL previews and inflate stats.
 		if content.RelatesTo != nil && content.RelatesTo.Type == event.RelReplace {