# Send ii-IRC to your agent
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
## Fast path
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
## Suggested prompts
### New install

```text
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
```
### Upgrade existing

```text
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
```
## Machine-readable fields
```json
{
  "schemaVersion": "1.0",
  "item": {
    "slug": "ii-irc",
    "name": "ii-IRC",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "效率提升",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/destructatron/ii-irc",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/destructatron/ii-irc",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/ii-irc",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=ii-irc",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "scripts/setup.sh",
      "SKILL.md"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "ii-irc",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-05-01T20:43:40.066Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-08T20:43:40.066Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=ii-irc",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=ii-irc",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"ii-irc-1.0.0.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "ii-irc"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/ii-irc"
    },
    "validation": {
      "installChecklist": [
        "Use the Yavira download entry.",
        "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.",
        "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets."
      ],
      "postInstallChecks": [
        "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.",
        "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.",
        "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete."
      ]
    }
  },
  "links": {
    "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/ii-irc",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/ii-irc",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/ii-irc/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/ii-irc/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/ii-irc/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### 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

### 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 "#mychannel"

Or create them manually — see scripts/irc.sh.template and scripts/watch-daemon.sh.template.

### 3. Create systemd user services (recommended)

For auto-start on boot:

mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user

# IRC connection service
cat > ~/.config/systemd/user/irc-bot.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=IRC connection (ii)
After=network-online.target
Wants=network-online.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/ii -s SERVER -p PORT -n NICK -i %h/irc
ExecStartPost=/bin/bash -c 'sleep 3 && echo "/j CHANNEL" > %h/irc/SERVER/in'
Restart=always
RestartSec=10

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
EOF

# Mention watcher service
cat > ~/.config/systemd/user/irc-watcher.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=IRC mention watcher
After=irc-bot.service
Wants=irc-bot.service

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=%h/irc/watch-daemon.sh
Restart=always
RestartSec=5

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
EOF

# Replace SERVER, PORT, NICK, CHANNEL in the service files, then:
systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now irc-bot.service irc-watcher.service

### Sending Messages

# Via the management script
~/irc/irc.sh send "Hello, world!"

# Or write directly to the FIFO
echo "Hello, world!" > ~/irc/<server>/<channel>/in

Important: ii splits long messages at byte boundaries, which can break mid-word or mid-UTF8 character. Keep messages under ~400 characters. For longer content, split into multiple messages with brief pauses between them.

### Reading Context

# Last N messages (token-efficient)
tail -n 20 ~/irc/<server>/<channel>/out

# Quick status (last 5 messages)
~/irc/irc.sh status

Never read the entire out file — it grows indefinitely. Always use tail with a limit.

### How Mention Detection Works

watch-daemon.sh runs tail -F on the channel's out file
Each new line is checked (case-insensitive) for the bot's nick
Own messages and join/part notices are skipped
On match → openclaw system event --text "IRC mention: <message>" --mode now
OpenClaw wakes and can respond via the in FIFO

This is event-driven — zero polling, instant response, minimal resource usage.

### Joining Multiple Channels

ii supports multiple channels on the same server. For each additional channel:

echo "/j #other-channel" > ~/irc/<server>/in

To watch multiple channels, either run separate watcher instances or modify watch-daemon.sh to monitor multiple out files.

### Troubleshooting

Not connecting: Check ii is running (pgrep -f "ii -s"), verify server/port
Not joining channel: The in FIFO must exist; check ExecStartPost timing (increase sleep if needed)
Mentions not triggering: Verify watcher is running (pgrep -f watch-daemon), check nick matches
Messages splitting weirdly: Shorten messages; ii has a ~512 byte IRC protocol limit
Reconnection: systemd Restart=always handles this; ii exits on disconnect, systemd restarts it
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: destructatron
- Version: 1.0.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-05-01T20:43:40.066Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-08T20:43:40.066Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/ii-irc)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/ii-irc/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/ii-irc/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/ii-irc/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/ii-irc)