ii-irc

name	ii-irc
description	Persistent IRC presence using ii (minimalist file-based IRC client) with event-driven mention detection. Use when setting up an AI agent on IRC, monitoring IRC channels, sending IRC messages, or integrating OpenClaw with IRC via ii. Covers ii setup, mention watcher, systemd services, and message sending/reading.
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ii-IRC: Event-Driven IRC for AI Agents

ii writes all channel activity to plain files. A watcher script monitors for mentions and triggers OpenClaw system events. Responses are sent by writing to a FIFO.

Architecture

~/irc/
├── irc.sh              # Management script (start/stop/status/send)
├── watch-daemon.sh     # Mention watcher → openclaw system event
└── <server>/
    └── <channel>/
        ├── in          # FIFO - write here to send messages
        └── out         # Append-only log of all channel messages

Quick Setup

1. Install ii

ii is in most package managers. On Arch: pacman -S ii. On Debian/Ubuntu: apt install ii. Or build from suckless.org.

2. Create scripts

Run the bundled setup script (creates ~/irc/irc.sh and ~/irc/watch-daemon.sh):

bash scripts/setup.sh --server irc.example.org --port 6667 --nick MyBot --channel