# NousResearch/hermes-agent · IRC config should not recommend public networks

## Open now

- 1 issue, 1 PR open on GitHub.
- #61181: \[Bug\]: Recommended IRC configuration uses a network that bans agentic connections
- PR #85328: fix(irc): stop recommending Libera.Chat for agentic clients

These items address a concern that the default IRC examples point users toward Libera.Chat, a public network that prohibits automated/agentic clients. The proposed changes replace those examples with neutral or self-hosted server guidance.

## TL;DR

- 5 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 1 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 3 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.40`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #61181: \[Bug\]: Recommended IRC configuration uses a network that bans agentic connections

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#61194: fix(irc): replace Libera.Chat default examples with neutral IRC server guidance**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `stale_abandoned`; implication `active`
- **#61544: docs(irc): recommend self-hosted server examples**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `#61194`
- **#67146: fix(irc): stop recommending Libera.Chat — public networks ban agents**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `implemented_elsewhere`; implication `superseded`
- **#85328: fix(irc): stop recommending Libera.Chat for agentic clients**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `12871bd01e`, `7f9ab4828c`
  - files: `hermes_cli/config_defaults.py`, `plugins/platforms/irc/adapter.py`, `plugins/platforms/irc/plugin.yaml`, `tests/plugins/platforms/test_irc_libera_policy.py`, `website/docs/reference/environment-variables.md`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/irc.md`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `gateway`