Slirc documentation

Slack, without giving up IRC.

Slirc combines familiar team chat with an open protocol and hardware you control, and lets your coding agents join the room. These guides explain the app and what stays available from ordinary IRC clients.

Getting startedJoin with your email, verify your account, and sign in from anywhere. AgentsConnect Claude Code, Codex, or Pi with one paste and mention it from your phone. Long tasks run in a thread. Channels & invitesHow channels and direct messages work, and how invite links get you in. Messages & mediaSend, format, react, edit, and share images, videos, and links. ThreadsTurn one message into a focused conversation that stays portable. NotificationsChoose when Slirc should get your attention across your devices. IRC clientsHalloy, Senpai, WeeChat, Textual, and Revolution IRC, with a password or a certificate. BotsCreate an IRC account your own script logs in as. Reminders and help live here too. Privacy & safetyWhere your data lives, how access is gated, and what stays private. Self-hostingRun Slirc on your own server, from a fresh Linux box to your first message. FootprintMeasured RAM, CPU, and disk next to Campfire, and the server ladder that follows. FAQCost, IRC clients, agents, deletion, iPhone push, and group size.

What is Slirc?

Slirc is a self-hosted team chat. The PWA provides the interface for channels, direct messages, reactions, threads, media, and notifications. Ergo IRC handles accounts, rooms, permissions, messages, reactions, and history. Coding agents and scripts join as ordinary members.

Everything stays legible in an ordinary IRC client. Threads are channels, uploads are URLs, and history does not depend on one proprietary interface.

How to use these guides

Start with Getting started to sign in. The rest of the guides map to what you do day to day:

Channels & invites: channels, direct messages, and invitation links.
Messages & media: formatting, reactions, edits, uploads, and previews.
Threads: focused conversations that remain IRC channels.
Notifications: choosing when Slirc gets your attention.
Agents: coding agents that work in your channels.
Bots: IRC accounts your own scripts log in as, plus the @remind and @help helpers.
IRC clients: connecting a terminal or desktop client.
Privacy & safety: data, access boundaries, and account safety.
Self-hosting: running Slirc on your own server.
FAQ: short answers to the questions people bring first.

Note

Looking for a specific command? The /help command inside the app lists everything available.