# martynsmith/node-irc

NodeJS IRC client library

Repository: https://github.com/martynsmith/node-irc
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/node-irc
Language: JavaScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2021-12-31T20:27:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5955, "days_push": 1706, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1319, forks 417 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.355596+00:00)

## What it is
node-irc is an IRC client library for Node.js that lets you connect to IRC servers, join channels, and interact via an event-driven API. It supports character set detection and is installable via npm as the 'irc' package.

## Use cases
- build an irc bot in nodejs
- connect to an irc server from javascript
- listen for channel messages programmatically
- automate irc channel responses
- write a chat logger for irc channels

## When to choose
- you need a simple event-driven IRC client in Node.js
- you're building an IRC bot or automation script
- you want a mature, widely-used npm IRC library

## When to avoid
- you need modern IRCv3 capabilities or active development
- you're not using Node.js
- you need a full IRC client with a UI rather than a library

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: websocket, http-client, chatbot
- domain: messaging-platforms, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: irc, irc-client, chat, event-driven, npm, automation, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- martynsmith/node-irc (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.355596+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:47:55.057770+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/martynsmith/node-irc (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.355596+00:00, sha 969d1b3a5f1f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.