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IRCv3 Working Group documents modern extensions to IRC protocol

The IRCv3 Working Group maintains a set of specifications extending the original IRC protocol (RFC1459 and RFC2812) while remaining backwards-compatible with older clients and servers. Published features include SASL-based account login, server-side message metadata, away-notification, message timestamps, and message grouping. The group manages its work through a public roadmap and GitHub repository, and runs an open discussion channel on Libera.Chat.

ircv3.net · 2026-10-11

Parley debuts as decentralized IRC-compatible chat network

Parley is a new federated chat system where anyone can run their own instance tied to a domain, with identities formatted like email addresses (e.g. [email protected]). Instances discover each other via DNS and exchange signed messages over HTTPS, but present themselves to users as a standard IRC server compatible with clients like irssi, WeeChat, or Textual without plugins. The project's creators describe it as a working proof of concept that is not yet hardened for production use.

git.mills.io · 2026-09-28