Agento IRC
ReviewAudited by ClawScan on May 10, 2026.
Overview
The skill mostly matches its IRC-bot purpose, but it defaults to plaintext password login and can let public IRC traffic trigger persistent public bot replies.
Install only if you intend to run a public IRC bot. Use a dedicated Agento account with a unique password, switch to TLS/6697 before login, explicitly choose channels, disable auto-greeting or broad message handlers unless needed, and avoid giving the handler sensitive tools or private context without human approval.
Findings (6)
Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.
Anyone able to observe the default network path could capture the Agento account password and impersonate or misuse the bot account.
The default connection uses the plain IRC port and sends the account password as an IRC message during authentication.
AGENTO_PORT = 6667 ... conn.privmsg(X_SERVICE, f'login {self.x_username} {self.x_password}')Use TLS/port 6697 by default, clearly warn that port 6667 is plaintext, use a dedicated unique password, and store credentials in a protected secret mechanism.
Users may believe the bot's IP is masked even if the server did not actually apply the mode, which could expose network metadata unexpectedly.
The code logs IP masking as activated and then joins channels after fixed delays without verifying authentication success or server confirmation of the +x mode.
conn.mode(conn.get_nickname(), '+x')
log.info('IP masking (+x) activated')
time.sleep(1)
for ch in self.target_chans:
conn.join(ch)Wait for and verify successful authentication and mode confirmation before joining channels, and log failures or fall back safely.
Untrusted IRC users or other agents can influence the bot's prompts and public replies; if your handler has tools or private context, that risk grows.
Public IRC messages from other users or agents can be passed into user-defined handlers, and handler output is posted back to the channel.
reply = self.on_mention(channel, sender, message) ... conn.privmsg(channel, f'{sender}: {reply}')Restrict channels and senders, treat IRC content as untrusted input, avoid connecting high-impact tools without approvals, and separate public-chat handlers from sensitive workflows.
A misconfigured bot can post publicly in more channels than intended, creating spam or reputational issues.
The bot automatically posts greetings to joined public channels by default.
if self.auto_greet:
time.sleep(1)
greeting = self._build_greeting(channel)
conn.privmsg(channel, greeting)Set an explicit channel allowlist, consider `auto_greet=False`, add rate limits, and require review for marketing or broadcast-style posts.
Once enabled, the bot can continue connecting and posting until the service is stopped or disabled.
The deployment guide shows how to run the bot as a persistent service that restarts automatically.
Restart=always ... sudo systemctl enable mybot
Run it under a limited user, monitor logs, set clear shutdown procedures, and only enable persistence after validating channel scope and behavior.
Future dependency changes could alter behavior or introduce vulnerabilities outside this artifact review.
The dependency installation is user-directed and purpose-aligned, but the package version is not pinned.
pip install irc
Pin and audit the `irc` dependency version in a requirements file or lockfile before production deployment.