Use Case
ii-IRC is a powerful AI agent skill that extends your assistant with new capabilities. 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. This guide walks you through installing ii-IRC, configuring it for your setup, and running your first commands β so you can start getting value in minutes.
Install ii-IRC: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install ii-irc
Restart your AI client (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or OpenClaw)
Type a natural language request related to communication to trigger ii-IRC
Review the output and refine your prompt for better results
Combine ii-IRC with other skills to build multi-step workflows
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing ii-IRC
Help me get started with ii-IRC
What can ii-IRC do for my communication workflow?
Show me an example of using ii-IRC
Select your agent
Option 1: Install via CLI (recommended)
Recommended (no pre-install needed)
npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install ii-ircOr via clawhub CLI (if already installed)
clawhub --dir ~/.claude/skills install ii-ircβ οΈ Requires Node.js 18+. No Node? Use Option 2 below to download the ZIP instead. Install Node.js β
Option 2: Manual install (no Node required)
Download the ZIP, extract it, and place the folder at the path below. Restart your agent to activate.
Install path
~/.claude/skills/ii-irc/π‘Extract and place the folder at the path above, then restart your agent.