Release Notes: v0.5.0¶

Release Date: 2026-03-28

Summary¶

This release adds IRC as the sixth messaging provider in OmniChat, enabling bidirectional communication with IRC channels and users.

Highlights¶

IRC provider for channel and direct message support

New Features¶

IRC Provider¶

Full IRC client implementation using ergochat/irc-go:

import "github.com/plexusone/omnichat/providers/irc"

p, err := irc.New(irc.Config{
    Server:   "irc.libera.chat:6697",
    Nick:     "agentbot",
    Password: os.Getenv("IRC_PASSWORD"),
    Channels: []string{"#mychannel"},
    UseTLS:   true,
    Logger:   slog.Default(),
})

Features:

TLS support (enabled by default)
NickServ authentication via password
Multi-channel support with auto-join on connect
Channel and DM messaging - send to #channel or nickname
Event handling for JOIN, PART, QUIT events
IRCv3 capabilities including message-tags and server-time
Automatic message splitting for IRC line length limits

Supported Platforms¶

OmniChat now supports 6 messaging platforms:

Provider	Package	Status
Discord	`providers/discord`	Stable
Telegram	`providers/telegram`	Stable
WhatsApp	`providers/whatsapp`	Stable
Slack	`providers/slack`	Stable
Gmail	`providers/email/gmail`	Stable
IRC	`providers/irc`	New

Dependencies¶

Add github.com/ergochat/irc-go v0.6.0
Bump go.mau.fi/whatsmeow to latest
Bump cloud.google.com/go/auth to v0.19.0
Bump google.golang.org/api to v0.273.0

Upgrade Guide¶

This release is backwards compatible. To add IRC support:

go get github.com/plexusone/omnichat@v0.5.0

IRC Setup¶

Choose an IRC network (e.g., Libera.Chat, OFTC)
Register a nickname with NickServ (optional but recommended)
Configure the provider with server, nick, and channels
Connect and start messaging

See the IRC Provider Documentation for detailed setup instructions.

Example Configuration¶

router := provider.NewRouter(logger)

ircProvider, _ := irc.New(irc.Config{
    Server:   "irc.libera.chat:6697",
    Nick:     "myagentbot",
    Password: os.Getenv("IRC_PASSWORD"),
    Channels: []string{"#dev", "#support"},
    UseTLS:   true,
    Logger:   logger,
})

router.Register(ircProvider)
router.ConnectAll(ctx)

Contributors¶

Claude Opus 4.5 (AI pair programming)