Use Case
Stop doing repetitive communication tasks manually. ii-IRC lets your AI agent handle them automatically through natural conversation. 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 shows practical examples of using ii-IRC to automate common communication workflows and save hours every week.
Install ii-IRC: npx clawhub@latest --dir ~/.claude/skills install ii-irc
Identify the repetitive communication tasks you want to automate
Describe the task to your AI in plain English
ii-IRC will execute the task and return results directly in the chat
Chain multiple tasks: ask your AI to run a sequence of operations
Copy these prompts and use them with your AI agent after installing ii-IRC
Automate my communication tasks using ii-IRC
What repetitive tasks can ii-IRC handle for me?
Set up a workflow that runs ii-IRC every morning
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.