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+name: "Bot must verify other users' cross-signing identity before checking device verification"
+agent: coder-opus
+merge_failure: "Rename/rename conflict on the story file: master has it in work/4_merge/ while the feature branch has it in work/2_current/. The auto-resolver cannot handle rename/rename conflicts (it expects the file at work/1_upcoming/ which no longer exists). A human needs to resolve the story file location conflict before re-triggering the merge."
+---
+
+# Story 256: Bot must verify other users' cross-signing identity before checking device verification
+
+## User Story
+
+As a Matrix user messaging the bot, I want the bot to correctly recognize my cross-signing-verified devices, so that my messages are not rejected when I have a valid verified identity.
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [ ] The bot's `check_sender_verified` function (or equivalent) verifies the sender's identity trust status, not just individual device verification
+- [ ] When @yossarian:crashlabs.io (who has valid cross-signing keys) sends a message in an encrypted room, the bot accepts it instead of rejecting with 'no cross-signing-verified device found'
+- [ ] The bot still rejects messages from users who genuinely have no cross-signing setup
+- [ ] Existing tests (if any) continue to pass after the change
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- TBD
+
+## Test Results
+
+<!-- story-kit-test-results: {"unit":[{"name":"sender_with_cross_signing_identity_is_accepted","status":"pass","details":"Verifies get_user_identity Some(_) → accepted"},{"name":"sender_without_cross_signing_identity_is_rejected","status":"pass","details":"Verifies get_user_identity None → rejected"}],"integration":[]} -->
+
+### Unit Tests (2 passed, 0 failed)
+
+- ✅ sender_with_cross_signing_identity_is_accepted — Verifies get_user_identity Some(_) → accepted
+- ✅ sender_without_cross_signing_identity_is_rejected — Verifies get_user_identity None → rejected
+
+### Integration Tests (0 passed, 0 failed)
+
+*No integration tests recorded.*