davey
A Discord Audio & Video End-to-End Encryption (DAVE) Protocol implementation
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, with conditions. Install if you are building Discord applications requiring DAVE protocol encryption and can tolerate Beta-stage software with incomplete documentation. The permissive MIT license, active maintenance, zero vulnerabilities, and broad platform support make it low-risk from a dependency standpoint. Do not install if you need production-grade documentation, API stability guarantees, or require immediate support—the project is young and documentation is explicitly absent.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.8 or later; compiled Rust extension requires a compatible platform wheel or Rust toolchain for source builds.
- Medium install friction due to compiled Rust components across multiple platforms; however, prebuilt wheels are available for common architectures (x86_64, ARM, PowerPC, s390x) on Python 3.8–3.13.
- Actively maintained with recent commits and no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-06-22 (53 days) · last repo commit 2026-06-22 · 75 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,746,085 downloads/mo, #3,596 on PyPI
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pip install davey
import davey
# Initialize DAVE protocol handler for encrypted Discord communication- Whether proper usage documentation exists beyond the disclaimer in the package description.
- Stability guarantees or API compatibility commitments given the Beta (Development Status 4) classification.
- Integration requirements with Discord's actual DAVE protocol implementation and any authentication flow.
- Performance characteristics and encryption overhead for real-time audio/video streams.
What it is and what it does
Davey is a Python implementation of Discord's DAVE (Discord Audio & Video End-to-End Encryption) Protocol, built on top of OpenMLS. It provides cryptographic primitives and protocol handling for end-to-end encrypted audio and video communication within Discord. The package is written in Rust with Python bindings, offering precompiled wheels for most platforms and Python versions from 3.8 onward.
The package is in active development (Beta status) with recent updates and no reported security vulnerabilities. It carries no external runtime dependencies in Python, making installation straightforward on supported platforms. However, the project explicitly notes that proper usage documentation does not yet exist, so developers adopting it should expect to work from source code examples or protocol specifications rather than comprehensive guides.
Use it for
- Building Discord bots or clients that require encrypted voice or video communication channels.
- Implementing end-to-end encryption for custom Discord integrations handling sensitive audio/video.
- Prototyping or researching DAVE protocol compliance and MLS-based group encryption schemes.
- Developing privacy-focused Discord applications where message/media encryption is a requirement.
- Testing or validating Discord's DAVE protocol implementation against reference implementations.
Worth the install?
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Yes, with conditions.
Install if you are building Discord applications requiring DAVE protocol encryption and can tolerate Beta-stage software with incomplete documentation. The permissive MIT license, active maintenance, zero vulnerabilities, and broad platform support make it low-risk from a dependency standpoint. Do not install if you need production-grade documentation, API stability guarantees, or require immediate support—the project is young and documentation is explicitly absent.
Install
davey on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to compiled Rust components across multiple platforms; however, prebuilt wheels are available for common architectures (x86_64, ARM, PowerPC, s390x) on Python 3.8–3.13. Actively maintained with recent commits and no known vulnerabilities.
Requires Python 3.8 or later; compiled Rust extension requires a compatible platform wheel or Rust toolchain for source builds.
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install davey
import davey
# Initialize DAVE protocol handler for encrypted Discord communicationVerify before relying
- Whether proper usage documentation exists beyond the disclaimer in the package description.
- Stability guarantees or API compatibility commitments given the Beta (Development Status 4) classification.
- Integration requirements with Discord's actual DAVE protocol implementation and any authentication flow.
- Performance characteristics and encryption overhead for real-time audio/video streams.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 53 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,746,085 / month, #3,596 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyProgramming Language :: RustTopic :: Software Development :: LibrariesTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: UtilitiesTyping :: Typed |
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