List configured IRC networks. Each has a state: "connected" (live this session) or "idle" (configured but not connected yet). Idle is normal and not an error — an account connects automatically the first time you use any tool on it. Just use the tools; do not treat idle as a failure.

Show the current connection status for an IRC account.

Fetch recent messages from a channel or DM. Use msgid values from results for reply/react/redact.

List channels and DMs that had activity in the given time window.

List the current members of a channel with their mode prefixes.

Look up information about a nick on IRC.

Return recent live IRC events buffered since this session connected: messages, joins/parts/quits, nick/topic/mode changes, and reaction TAGMSGs. To watch for new activity, poll this tool with since_seq set to the cursor returned by the previous call — you get only events after it. Filter by target (a channel or nick) and kinds. This is the live in-memory buffer; for older server-side history use irc_read_history.

Send a message to a channel or user. Provide text (single line) or lines (multiline array). Use in_reply_to with a msgid to thread replies. On success returns { ok: true } and, when available, the server-assigned msgid (use it for follow-up reply/react/redact). ok: true means the server confirmed the send — trust it; do not re-read history to verify. A failed or unconfirmed send returns an error, never an empty result.

Add or remove an emoji reaction on a message identified by its msgid.

Send a message the way a person would: emit a typing notification, hold it for a short time proportional to the message length (about 90 words per minute by default, tunable with wpm), then send the message. Use this for direct conversation where a natural typing indicator is desirable; use irc_send_message when you just want to deliver text immediately. Returns { ok: true } and the msgid when available, same as irc_send_message.

Send a typing notification (+typing=active) to a channel or user, signalling that a message is being composed. Clients show this for about 6 seconds, so call again to keep it alive while you work, then send the message or call irc_stop_typing. For one-shot human-like sends, prefer irc_send_with_typing.

Clear an active typing notification (+typing=done) for a channel or user without sending a message. Use this if you started typing with irc_start_typing but decided not to send.

Join a channel, optionally with a key (password).

Leave a channel with an optional parting reason.

Send a read marker up to the given timestamp for a target.

Redact (delete) a message by its msgid. This is destructive and cannot be undone.

Send a raw IRC protocol line. Destructive and unrestricted — use only when no higher-level tool fits.