cinchrb/cinch
The IRC Bot Building Framework observed · 2026-10-22
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 6025
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2748
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
999 stars · 183 forks observed · 2026-10-22
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-07, confidence 0.95
Cinch is a Ruby framework for building IRC bots with a plugin- and rule-based architecture and an object-oriented API. It handles threading and IRC protocol details so developers can focus on writing bot plugins.
Use cases
- build an irc bot in ruby
- create a chat bot for irc channels
- write modular irc bot plugins
- respond to irc messages with custom commands
- automate tasks in an irc channel
When to avoid
- starting a new project, since the project is archived and unmaintained
- you need modern chat platforms like Slack or Discord instead of IRC
- you need security fixes or active community support
Facets
framework · maturity abandoned
plugin-system concurrency developer-tools messaging-platforms developer-tools ruby cross-platform irc irc-bot chatbot archived automation
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cinchrb/cinch · fetched 2026-10-22 · ed65495deea5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cinchrb/cinch | main | 10 |
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