agentirc 1.3.0

AI-powered IRC agent with multi-provider LLM support

agentirc

An AI-powered IRC agent built on a minimal async IRC bot framework. Supports multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, xAI, LM Studio) with per-user conversation history, tool use, and encrypted persistence.

Table of Contents

• Quick Start
• CLI Options
• Commands
• Documentation
• License

Quick Start

git clone <repo-url>
cd agentirc
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your IRC server, nick, and at least one API provider
pip install .
agentirc

Or with Docker:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env
docker compose up -d

Requirements: Python 3.10+, httpx, and optionally cryptography for encrypted history persistence.

CLI Options

agentirc [options]

Flag	Description
--env-file PATH	Path to .env file (default: .env)
--debug	Enable debug logging
--host HOST	IRC server hostname (overrides IRC_HOST)
--port PORT	IRC server port (overrides IRC_PORT)
--nick NICK	Bot nickname (overrides IRC_NICK)
--channels CHANS	Comma-separated channels (overrides IRC_CHANNELS)
--tls	Connect with TLS (overrides IRC_USE_TLS)
--model MODEL	Default model (overrides DEFAULT_MODEL)
--init	Write a starter .env to the current directory and exit
--generate-key	Generate a Fernet encryption key and exit

CLI flags override their corresponding environment variables.

Commands

User Commands

Command	Aliases	Description
!ai <message>	!chat, !ask	Talk to the AI
!persona <text>		Set a persona and reintroduce
!custom <prompt>		Set a custom system prompt
!reset		Reset conversation to defaults
!stock		Reset conversation with no system prompt
!mymodel [name]		Show or set your model
!location <place>		Set your location for contextual answers
!x <nick> <message>		Talk as another user

Admin Commands

Command	Description
!model [name|reset]	Show/set global default model
!tools [on|off|toggle|status]	Enable/disable tool use
!verbose [on|off|toggle]	Toggle verbose mode
!clear	Clear all conversation state
!country [on|off|status]	Toggle search country filtering
!join <#channel>	Join a channel
!part [#channel] [reason]	Leave a channel

Built-in IRC commands (!ping, !time, !help) are also available.

Documentation

• docs/configuration.md -- IRC and AI provider configuration
• docs/commands.md -- command registry and decorator API
• docs/extending.md -- subclassing IRCBot, event hooks
• docs/ai-agent.md -- AI agent architecture, providers, tools, and history
• docs/ai-output-disclaimer.md -- AI output disclaimer and conditions of use
• docs/not-a-companion.md -- project scope and intended use

License

MIT