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welcome ircv3 home working group wg faqs specifications specs registry reg support tables networks clients servers bridges libraries sasl mechanisms open extensible feature rich chat proven through years of use specifications these are the specifications which make up modern irc and the extensions that the ircv3 wg have defined view working group the ircv3 working group is chartered to prototype develop and test changes to the irc client protocol view faqs these are questions about irc and the ircv3 working group that we get asked regularly and our answers view introduction if you re just getting started with irc development the first thing to look at would be the irc core specifications rfc1459 and rfc2812 one of our members has also been writing a new core protocol document here which you may find useful to consult after that our specifications page contains the extensions the ircv3 working group has developed all of the ircv3 extensions are backwards compatible with older irc clients and older irc servers our roadmap details the specifications we have in the pipeline and our github repository is where most of our specification work is done for any other questions feel free to consult our faq page which contains all sorts of info about us and what we do if you re interested in talking with us our discussion channel is ircv3 on libera chat webchat ircv3 features standardised account login using sasl to speed up registration and authentication 3 1 3 2 providing the account information of other clients for the development of more advanced client features 1 2 3 optional metadata able to be attached to each message for easier standardised extension development link instant away notifications to let users know when other users go away or come back more quickly link showing the actual time a message was received improving history playback from irc bouncers link grouping related messages to simplify collapsing and display of those messages to users link what we re working on standardised account registration and verification allowing clients to provide better interfaces for end users link giving clients a standardised way to recognise access and view chat history provided by bouncers or servers link providing a mechanism to allow clients to automatically detect move to and keep using secure connections link allowing unicode nicknames and channel names improving the chat experience for international users link client avatars for display in graphical clients participating organizations inspircd irssi irccloud weechat nefarious ircd hexchat bitlbee kiwi irc unrealircd ircdocs znc palaver working group 2026 rss home working group wg faqs specifications specs