IRC

What this surface is for

Chat endpoint

Behavior in the current codebase

• Simple low-overhead deployment for classic chat rooms and ZNC-style setups.
• Supports admin-user gating and Verba Plugin execution on mention.
• Keeps the interaction model intentionally lean and plain-text friendly.

Direct platform support

21 current Verba Plugins advertise direct support for this surface.

Configuration schema

• Admin Nick string

  Only this nick can run admin-only tools (comma-separated supported).

  Key: admin_nick
• IRC Channel string

  Channel to join

  Key: irc_channel Default: #tater
• IRC Nickname string

  Nickname to use

  Key: irc_nick Default: TaterBot
• IRC Password string

  Login password (ZNC password)

  Key: irc_password
• IRC Port string

  Port number

  Key: irc_port Default: 6667
• IRC Server string

  Hostname of the IRC server

  Key: irc_server Default: irc.libera.chat
• IRC Username string

  Login username (for ZNC: typically username/network)

  Key: irc_username