diff --git a/packages/servers/ircbot/.gitignore b/packages/servers/ircbot/.gitignore
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+++ b/packages/servers/ircbot/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/__pycache__
diff --git a/packages/servers/ircbot/LICENSE b/packages/servers/ircbot/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b0bd4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/servers/ircbot/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Copyright (c) 2022 Tiago Carvalho
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/packages/servers/ircbot/README b/packages/servers/ircbot/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe0e6b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/servers/ircbot/README
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+private-void-bot
+================
+
+IRC bot for the Private Void IRC network.
diff --git a/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/.gitignore b/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..225fc6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/__pycache__
diff --git a/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/fistbump.py b/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/fistbump.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33cea53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/fistbump.py
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+import main
+
+class EventHandler(main.EventHandler):
+    def on_message(bot, e):
+        if e.message == '.fistbump':
+            msg = f'vroooooooooooo fiiiist, {e.sender}! :^)'
+            bot.send_message(e.channel, msg)
diff --git a/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/quit.py b/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/quit.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc5bd53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/quit.py
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+import main
+
+class EventHandler(main.EventHandler):
+    def on_message(bot, e):
+        if e.message == '.quit':
+            bot.send_message(e.channel, 'exiting...')
+            bot.emit('quit')
diff --git a/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/reload.py b/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/reload.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..604337d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/reload.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import main
+
+class EventHandler(main.EventHandler):
+    def on_message(bot, e):
+        if e.message == '.reload':
+            bot.send_message(e.channel, 'reloading hooks...')
+            bot.emit('reload-hooks')
diff --git a/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/roll.py b/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/roll.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2850f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/servers/ircbot/hooks/roll.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import main
+import random
+
+class EventHandler(main.EventHandler):
+    def on_message(bot, e):
+        if e.message == '.roll':
+            msg = f'{e.sender}: rolled a {random.randint(1, 6)}'
+            bot.send_message(e.channel, msg)
diff --git a/packages/servers/ircbot/justirc.py b/packages/servers/ircbot/justirc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c1e6db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/servers/ircbot/justirc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2015 Gökberk Yaltıraklı
+# 
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+# 
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+# 
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+
+
+import socket
+
+from collections import defaultdict
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+
+_IRCPacket = namedtuple("IRCPacket", "prefix command arguments")
+
+
+def _parse_irc_packet(packet):
+    prefix = ""
+    command = ""
+    arguments = []
+
+    if packet.startswith(":"):
+        prefix = packet[1:].split(" ")[0]
+        packet = packet.split(" ", 1)[1]
+
+    if " " in packet:
+        if " :" in packet:
+            last_argument = packet.split(" :")[1]
+            packet = packet.split(" :")[0]
+            for splitted in packet.split(" "):
+                if not command:
+                    command = splitted
+                else:
+                    arguments.append(splitted)
+            arguments.append(last_argument)
+        else:
+            for splitted in packet.split(" "):
+                if not command:
+                    command = splitted
+                else:
+                    arguments.append(splitted)
+    else:
+        command = packet
+
+    return _IRCPacket(prefix, command, arguments)
+
+
+_IRCPacket.parse = _parse_irc_packet
+
+
+class EventEmitter:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.handlers = defaultdict(lambda: [])
+
+    def add_listener(self, name, handler):
+        self.handlers[name].append(handler)
+
+    def remove_listener(self, name, handler):
+        self.handlers[name].remove(handler)
+
+    def emit(self, name, data=None):
+        """Emit an event
+
+        This function emits an event to all listeners registered to it.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        name : str
+            Event name. Case sensitive.
+        data
+            Event data. Can be any type and passed directly to the event
+            handlers.
+
+        """
+        for handler in list(self.handlers[name]):
+            handler(data)
+
+    def on(self, name):
+        """
+        Decorate a function as an event handler.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        name : str
+            The event name to handle
+        """
+
+        def inner(func):
+            self.add_listener(name, func)
+            return func
+
+        return inner
+
+
+# Event data types
+_IRCEvent = namedtuple("IRCEvent", "bot")
+_PacketEvent = namedtuple("PacketEvent", "bot packet")
+_MessageEvent = namedtuple("MessageEvent", "bot channel sender message")
+_JoinEvent = namedtuple("JoinEvent", "bot channel nick")
+_PartEvent = namedtuple("PartEvent", "bot channel nick")
+
+
+class IRCConnection(EventEmitter):
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Create an IRC connection
+
+        After creating the object and adding all the event handlers, you need to
+        call .connect on it to actually connect to a server.
+
+        """
+        super().__init__()
+        self.socket = None
+
+        self.nick = ""
+
+    def run_once(self):
+        """Run one iteration of the IRC client.
+
+        This function is called in a loop by the run_loop function. It can be
+        called separately, but most of the time there is no need to do this.
+
+        """
+
+        line = next(self.lines)
+        packet = _IRCPacket.parse(line)
+        sender = packet.prefix.split("!")[0]
+
+        ev = _PacketEvent(self, packet)
+        self.emit("packet", ev)
+        self.emit(f"packet_{packet.command}", ev)
+
+        if packet.command == "PRIVMSG":
+            channel = packet.arguments[0]
+            message = packet.arguments[1]
+            ev = _MessageEvent(self, channel, sender, message)
+            self.emit("message", ev)
+            self.emit(f"message_{channel}", ev)
+            self.emit(f"message_{sender}", ev)
+
+            if channel[0] == "#":
+                self.emit("message#", ev)
+            else:
+                self.emit("pm", ev)
+        elif packet.command == "PING":
+            # Handle a PING message
+            self.send_line("PONG :{}".format(packet.arguments[0]))
+            self.emit("ping", _IRCEvent(self))
+        elif packet.command == "433" or packet.command == "437":
+            # Command 433 is "Nick in use"
+            # Add underscore to the nick
+
+            self.set_nick("{}_".format(self.nick))
+        elif packet.command == "001":
+            self.emit("welcome", _IRCEvent(self))
+        elif packet.command == "JOIN":
+            ev = _JoinEvent(self, packet.arguments[0], sender)
+            self.emit("join", ev)
+        elif packet.command == "PART":
+            ev = _PartEvent(self, packet.arguments[0], sender)
+            self.emit("part", ev)
+
+    def run_loop(self):
+        """Runs the main loop of the client
+
+        This function is usually called after you add all the callbacks and
+        connect to the server. It will block until the connection to the server
+        is broken.
+
+        """
+        while True:
+            self.run_once()
+
+    def _read_lines(self):
+        buff = ""
+        while True:
+            buff += self.socket.recv(1024).decode("utf-8", "replace")
+            while "\n" in buff:
+                line, buff = buff.split("\n", 1)
+                line = line.replace("\r", "")
+                yield line
+
+    def connect(self, server, port=6667, tls=False):
+        """Connects to the IRC server
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        server : str
+            The server IP or domain to connect to
+        port : int
+            The server port to connect to
+        tls : bool
+            Enable the use of TLS
+
+        """
+
+        self.socket = socket.create_connection((server, port))
+
+        if tls:
+            import ssl
+
+            context = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+            context.check_hostname = False
+            context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
+            context.minimum_version = ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_3
+            context.maximum_version = ssl.TLSVersion.TLSv1_3
+            self.socket = context.wrap_socket(self.socket)
+
+        self.lines = self._read_lines()
+        self.emit("connect", _IRCEvent(self))
+
+    def send_line(self, line):
+        """Sends a line directly to the server.
+
+        This is a low-level function that can be used to implement functionality
+        that's not covered by this library. Almost all of the time, you should
+        have no need to use this function.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        line : str
+            The line to send to the server
+
+        """
+        self.socket.send(f"{line}\r\n".encode("utf-8"))
+
+    def send_message(self, to, message):
+        """Sends a message to a user or a channel
+
+        This is the main method of interaction as an IRC bot or client. This
+        function results in a PRIVMSG packet to the server.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        to : str
+            The target of the message
+        message : str
+            The message content
+
+        """
+        self.send_line(f"PRIVMSG {to} :{message}")
+
+    def send_notice(self, to, message):
+        """Send a notice message
+
+        Notice messages usually have special formatting on clients.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        to : str
+            The target of the message
+        message : str
+            The message content
+
+        """
+        self.send_line(f"NOTICE {to} :{message}")
+
+    def send_action_message(self, to, action):
+        """Send an action message to a channel or user.
+
+        Action messages can have special formatting on clients and are usually
+        send like /me is happy
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        to : str
+            The target of the message. Can be a channel or a user.
+        action : str
+            The message content
+
+        """
+        self.send_message(to, f"\x01ACTION {action}\x01")
+
+    def join_channel(self, channel):
+        """Join a channel
+
+        This function joins a given channel. After the channel is joined, the
+        "join" event is emitted with your nick.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        channel : str
+            The channel to join
+
+        """
+        self.send_line(f"JOIN {channel}")
+
+    def set_nick(self, nick):
+        """Sets or changes your nick
+
+        This should be called before joining channels, but can be called at any
+        time afterwards. If the requested nick is not available, the library
+        will keep adding underscores until an available nick is found.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        nick : str
+            The nickname to use
+
+        """
+        self.nick = nick
+        self.send_line(f"NICK {nick}")
+
+    def send_user_packet(self, username):
+        """Send a user packet
+
+        This should be sent after your nickname. It is displayed on the clients
+        when they view your details and look at "Real Name".
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        username : str
+            The name to set
+
+        """
+        self.send_line(f"USER {username} 0 * :{username}")
diff --git a/packages/servers/ircbot/main.py b/packages/servers/ircbot/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83965f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/servers/ircbot/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import justirc
+import importlib
+
+class EventHandler(object):
+    def on_message(bot, event):
+        ...
+
+    def on_reload(bot):
+        ...
+
+def main():
+    config = dict(
+        debug=False,
+        nick='smith',
+        channel='#general',
+        server='irc.privatevoid.net',
+        port=6697,
+        tls=True,
+    )
+    run_bot(config)
+
+def shutdown_bot_hooks(bot):
+    for name, hook in bot.hooks:
+        try:
+            hook.EventHandler.on_reload(bot)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f'exception running hook {name}: {e}')
+
+def run_bot(c):
+    bot = justirc.IRCConnection()
+
+    bot.db = ()    # TODO: store a database handle here
+    bot.hooks = [] # storage for all bot hooks
+
+    if c['debug']:
+        @bot.on('packet')
+        def new_packet(e):
+            print(e.packet)
+
+    @bot.on('reload-hooks')
+    def reload_hooks(e):
+        shutdown_bot_hooks(bot)
+        bot.hooks.clear()
+
+        for path in filter(lambda h: h[-3:] == '.py', os.listdir('hooks')):
+            name = '.'.join(['hooks', path[:-3]])
+            if name in sys.modules.keys():
+                del sys.modules[name]
+            try:
+                mod = importlib.import_module(name, package=name)
+                bot.hooks.append((name, mod))
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f'failed to load hook {name}: {e}')
+
+    @bot.on('quit')
+    def quit(e):
+        shutdown_bot_hooks(bot)
+        exit(0)
+
+    @bot.on('connect')
+    def connect(e):
+        bot.send_line(f'NICK {c["nick"]}')
+        bot.send_line(f'USER {c["nick"]} 8 * {c["nick"]}')
+        bot.emit('reload-hooks')
+
+    @bot.on('welcome')
+    def welcome(e):
+        bot.join_channel(c['channel'])
+
+    @bot.on('message')
+    def message(e):
+        for name, hook in bot.hooks:
+            try:
+                hook.EventHandler.on_message(bot, e)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f'exception running hook {name}: {e}')
+
+    bot.connect(c['server'], port=c['port'], tls=c['tls'])
+    bot.run_loop()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()