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Terminal IRC client. Version 2.2a via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Terminal IRC client
Project links
Commands and aliases
- catgirl
- sandman
history
Project history and usage
catgirl is a terminal IRC client with a curses interface for IRC over TLS. Its README emphasizes focused terminal usability: tab completion, split scroll, URL handling, stable nick coloring, topic diffing, ignore filters, and sandboxing on BSD systems.
Project history
The official README presents catgirl as part of June McEnroe's IRC suite and points to an IRC Suite essay dated June 19, 2020. The project deliberately keeps a narrow scope: no dynamic configuration, no built-in multi-network management, no reconnection loop, and limited IRCv3 support unless it improves the intended experience.
Adoption history
The README says catgirl and libtls may be packaged for the user's system, and the supplied package facts list Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and Ubuntu. That is broad adoption for a deliberately small IRC client.
How it is used
Users run catgirl with a host or load one or more config files from XDG config directories. The manual covers TLS certificates, SASL PLAIN, CertFP via SASL EXTERNAL, logging to XDG data directories, URL open/copy helpers, and IRC command handling.
Why package nerds care
catgirl is interesting to package people because it combines old IRC culture with modern packaging details: libtls portability, XDG paths, curses UI, optional macOS sleep/wake wrapper, and BSD sandboxing. It is small, opinionated, and unusually explicit about what it refuses to implement.
Timeline
- 2020: The README references June McEnroe's IRC Suite essay dated June 19.
- 2025: The generated README page is dated May 8.
- 2026: The cgit page identifies https://git.causal.agency/catgirl as the upstream URL.
Related projects
- Related projects include pounce, which the README names as an IRC bouncer option, and sandman, the macOS wrapper shipped with catgirl.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:client
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/catgirl$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/catgirl~/.config/catgirl
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
catgirl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sandman | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version2.2a
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:catgirl |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.2a |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://git.causal.agency/catgirl/about/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation