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 [![Vulnerabilities](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=matrix-react-sdk&metric=vulnerabilities)](https://sonarcloud.io/summary/new_code?id=matrix-react-sdk)
 [![Bugs](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=matrix-react-sdk&metric=bugs)](https://sonarcloud.io/summary/new_code?id=matrix-react-sdk)
 
+# Repository Archived
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+The repository has been merged into https://github.com/element-hq/element-web to simplify maintenance and development. Please make contributions there
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 # matrix-react-sdk
 
 This is a react-based SDK for inserting a Matrix chat/voip client into a web page.