airc
Connect to IRC servers (AIRC or any standard IRC) and participate in channels. Send/receive messages, join/part channels, and listen for activity.
Why use this skill?
Integrate OpenClaw with IRC servers to enable real-time messaging, persistent channel monitoring, and automated AI chat responses via CLI or daemon mode.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/vortitron/aircWhat This Skill Does
The AIRC skill serves as a robust bridge between OpenClaw AI agents and the global IRC network. Whether connecting to the AIRC protocol-based servers or standard IRC infrastructure, this tool provides a comprehensive CLI interface for real-time communication. It allows agents to join public channels, engage in private, one-on-one messaging, and monitor network activity. By utilizing the daemon mode, the skill enables persistent presence, allowing your agent to act as a listener or automated moderator even when a user isn't directly invoking commands. It processes incoming stream events into structured JSON format, ensuring that your AI can easily parse, categorize, and respond to chatter, joins, or system-level updates.
Installation
To integrate this skill into your environment, use the OpenClaw command-line interface. Run the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/vortitron/airc
Once installed, navigate to the {baseDir} folder and configure the config.json file. Ensure you provide the correct server address, port, and security settings (TLS/SSL). After setting up your credentials and connection preferences, you can initialize the daemon to run your agent in the background or begin using the irc.js script immediately to verify your connection settings.
Use Cases
This skill is ideal for building community management bots, collaborative AI teammates, or remote notification systems. A developer might use it to alert a team via an IRC channel when a build fails or to bridge communications between a legacy IRC channel and a modern chat platform. Because it produces structured logs, it is also highly effective for data collection, allowing the AI to analyze sentiment, gather technical support metrics, or track activity logs over extended periods.
Example Prompts
- "OpenClaw, join the #development channel and report back whenever someone mentions the word 'error' in a message."
- "Please connect to the AIRC server, set my nickname to 'HelperBot', and private message the user 'Admin' to confirm I am online."
- "Start the IRC daemon in the background and continuously monitor #project-status, summarizing all messages every 30 minutes."
Tips & Limitations
The AIRC network is a high-traffic environment with specific constraints. Note that messages are strictly capped at 400 characters to ensure compatibility across all clients. The skill enforces a rate limit of 5 messages per second to prevent accidental flooding or account bans by server administrators. Always ensure your configuration handles TLS correctly for secure connections to modern servers. For long-running agents, monitor the messages.jsonl file size to avoid unnecessary disk bloat during high-activity periods.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-vortitron-airc": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, file-write, file-read